The San Francisco call., 1899-09-17

| and bellies OF San FTaueiSC0's ear
i lest and most exclusive social set.
Look IL the Interesting little band OF
women NlO -Ved and moved and had
their being IN early days when San Fran
cisco was ia sWa1dIing clothes, when the
bay line curved up 10 where MOntg0m-
cry street now rests high and dry, and
when the Western Addition was nothing
but succession Of shifting sand hills.
This band Of women, bound together
more closely, perhaps, because OF their
151t--l.n 2 from home and friends formed
j =ls-l. set caat was far more select and
conservative than that % be found al
most -rllt=-s. They were all young and
strong and eager u extract from life al
the honey that iJ would yield.
some lad crossed The scorching plains.
% l-r-l-r-as ~ teams. others mad come
in ships that swept around Cape Horn,
but 2 common purpose had brought them
all There was d popular bel-er Ch4C gold
was -o picked up n huge nuggets in
tie pubic streets, and each one vas am
ll---0s ID gather up few
The conditions OF the time, the ease
With which money was acquired, made
possible the lavish and open handed hos
pitA-iLy 1Ich was . CHARACTERISTIC OF IAs
time.
In all the social history If San Fran
cisco there has never been anything qult9
bellies OF forty years ag0D5 lifted from
the chest which l4s been is re9esl-S
tilGLE -IE wei nal = IG+----- j
trock -haC she had worn n the cary II
-les- It's T1lUE1ilcls folds were trunk
worn and yellow VIII age -LC a. slS
gave IL = loving ---t-4 s1aze, signing ne
here never L-d been ana never coL-a DC
again anything % equal Z-- MAD 1E )t-7-
ness Of these never =r-Ec-6=-11rg q -C=- days
Sa1 Francisco vas noted L9r t-s pretty
women then. IS .r = 70 4, Indeed, is rep
--2--CG a. S-lLE -I5 ground LCI DS~l-ty
has never w4-=d- L also carries the PAIN
.-t-- -l-s--tt tDgE 1L LL4ESE
styles, Il = said one might as wen Dc cut
q the world aS out o ire t455lll-l -I-
r-ew=d IN the IsaL o- present DAY t4sl--
soon ds found dad as % be obliged TO ap-
lezr ID r-1l1- u the -lsrLnles that were
chen considered the very hslshl o. s4H-
Ia= wemea Hoa-=d about in great hoop
skirt Ie-=Cr5sl-leS the sight l- Wll-H
from u,1ie- the queer poke bounets were
eyes as bright and diDples as r0gL.sh as
these which are today employed IN the
line hearts And think q the oppcF-lEli-
lies OF those poke bCEnets, E1c Doubtless
more rEa1 -1s maiden OF ye olc5E time,
II fastening her bonnet strings under a7r
chin, tied young mans aeart HtEA-l-
What has become Of these e-stvtiI4
bellies ard social leaders,
Many have faded away into the shadows
and others ace The grand DANES o. today,
=
them, Z the reigltng buds and bellies
Fancy for the moment that Tines
Wrzal has turned back 20 the 1883 notch.
Then rCCus your g4s5 OF the procession
u quantity gar1sl women IS l. passes n
review before you.
Tirs- Genes Mrs. HagE.l, VINO came
here frcu old NalltGck in $3.50, The
bride CT J. 3 Eaggt1. than 4 rising young
lawyer.
Shortly afrs-va-d her sister Mss su-
sa- 2. Sanders Young. pretty and al
-cac-.ye, 1otr=a her L-eyd Tevis was
way fell in owe with his partners Nttie
stsrer-Iu-Iaw and laid heart and budding
fortune at her feet. They were accepted
as al the world knows.
into the EaEgtn & Tevis Golfers. the
tcuas u these two partners became the
scene Of many handsome embellishments.
Mrs. Eaggll = dead, bur Mrs. TeVi5
s-iu presitas II her beautiful home or
Mob Hi, although the sounds Of merri-
s now a house Of mourning
Mrs. Thomas H Holt. as Miss Addie
Smith was a celebrated belle and beauty
II Washington prior 70 her plunge INTO
the social swim IN this city. Her
glorious blue eyes and Yellow riuglets
thereon but how il the world do you
suppose she ever managed % get through
Z doorway IN that tremendous hOop2
Imagine q crowd such as that which
turned out 10 see our boys 90 march
ing by. with every woman ercased IN one
of those colossal bird cages,
Mrs. Hall McAIIisCer. pretty and
vivacioUs. enjoyed a social leadership
that was undisputed Her home was a
nucleus for the fuu-lOviug young people,
and q grand fancy dress ball that she
gave is still remembered and talked OF