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The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21

Mrs. Alexander Keyes was very attrac-
tive in a striped satin gown, shading
from pale pink to red and elaborate1y
trimmed with white lace.
Miss Azalea Keyes looked extremely
handsome in a rel crepe gown. all
spangled with rubies and garnets. A
crimson spangled flower was worn In the
hair.
Miss Margaret Salisbury looked stun
ming in red crepe gown, the bodice of
which was one mass of poppies An i'm
mense crimson poppy was worn in the
hair.
Mrs. A. D. Sharon wore a white bro
caded satin embroidered with mother-of-
pearl spangles The corsage was drapci
with point d'Alencon and fastened on the
shoulders with gold gauze roses
Miss Sharon looked very dainty in a
chic gown of white point d'esprit made
over white taffeta, trimmed with lace in
sertions and spangled in silver A white
aigrette was worn on the hair.
Miss Gertrude Goewey's gown was of
white chiffon trimmed with point lace.
Ornaments pearls.
Mrs Orville Dwight Baldwin was attired
in a very elegant turquoise blue silk gown
elaborately trimmed with black Brussels
point lace.
Mrs. William D. O'Kane wore one of the
most beautiful gowns that was seen last
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evening. 1t was a princess robe of white
duchess lace over white mousseline de,
sole. The bodice was cut low and trimmed
with mink. A large spray of pink roses
fastened over the shoulder lent a delight.
full finishing touch. A pearl necklace and
long chain OF pearls were the only or
naments worn.
Mrs. Maurice Casey wore an elegant
gown of lavender satin embroidered in
orchids.
Miss Katherine May Dillon looked very
handsome in white embroidered chiffon
gown.
Mrs. Henry Payot wore a very elegant
silver gray crepe de thine, trimmed with
duchesse lace.
Mrs. Colin NJ Boyd looked extremely
handsome in a beautiful gown of pale
blue chiffon. The corsage, which was cut
decolette, was elaborately trimmed with
exquisite point lace. Diamond ornaments
were worn.
lection OF exquisite white lace over white
satin. Her opera coat was of white bro
cade with sable trimmings
Mrs. George Law Smith wore a very
handsome black velvet gown trimmed
with flounces Of duchesse lace.
Miss Maud Smith wore a very chic i'm
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having something of the sway and lift
of flowers in the wind. Her facial play Is
marvellous, and the first glance Of her
half-shut eyes magnetizes one into com
plete subsection. But then there are her
hands. with which. by some sublimated
sort of Delsarte, Calve enchains those
whom her eyes have not already en-
slaved, and the last man capitulates to
the brilliant intellect behind the whole.
Calves Carmen. is an incarnation Of
lawlessness. OF the ''U by not2'' to every
deed where hckle impulse points She
INDUCES each momentary passion, not so
much for the passions as for freedoms
sake; and not all the kings horses and
all the kings men car keep her faithful
(spasmodically) after the impulse has
gone. Better than ary Carmen I ever
hope to see, 'Calve lives out the weird
leit-motif that winds IN and about the
part from the overture to the closing
tragedy. Her conception has the SAM
bizarre. Oriental strain. subtle and vivid
and one feels the net of her inevitable
fate winding about her from the very be-
ginning. 1t is the Carmen of Prosper
Merimee, the Carmen of Bizet, and
world type.
She is beautiful. but one does not think
of it; her voice at its best is a glorious.
rich contralto, modulated exquisitely. and
one hardly thinks of that. but it is the
whole thing that leaves a never-to-be-for-
gotten and unique impression. Viva
Calve!
Salignac sang and acted the part OF
Don Jose most competentIy, and Suzanne
Adams scored as Micaela. The rest OF
the parts were all acceptably taken, and
the orchestra was in good, but has been
in better form, in Mr.. Flon's hands.
Scott was the Torea6or and sang with
a fire and sparkle that even he has never
surpassed. He was effusiveIy -encored IN
the favorite ''Toreador Song, and re-
sponded to the delight of the house. Tho
applause, at first not enthusiastic, later
grew effusive, and in the second act and
in Calves superb acting in the card scene
rose tc an ovation The opera will be-
repeated tomorrow night. and it Is hoped
| the diva will be completely recovered by
then and able to do herself fullest justice.
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BIG HOUSE IS FILLED
TO FULL CAPACITY
Brilliant Scene Created by the
Gathering Of Hundreds Of
Fashions Throng.

torrents at p. m, a line of men and
women had gathered at the Grand Opera
house to secure admission to the thea
ter. Every seat had been sold days in
advance, and the house could have been
sold over again so great was the demand.
Everything at last nights performance
went as merry as a marriage bell. AL
though the audience was as large as
the one that greeted Eames and Sembrich
on Tuesday night, there was not a sign
Of confusion thanks to the excellent work
of Captain Of Police Spillane and his
squad of bluecoats.
Excellent Handling of Crowd.
Those who desired to secure standing
room in the opera house were compelled
to form in long line, that reached from
the box office out into the street. and
half way along Mission street to Third.
The awnings protected those in line from
the rain and the center of the lobby was
kept perfectly clear for holders of seats
in the theater.
AT p. m. the first Of the carriages ar
rived and deposited their burdens under
| the awnings in front of the theater. From
that hour until o'clock the line of car
riages reached along Mission street for
three blocks.
There was an elaborate display of
gowns in the foyer of the opera house
previous to the performance. The dresses
intended for the second night of the sea-
son, when Calve was to have appeared,
had been kept in reserve for last evening.
When Conductor Flon started the or
chestra the audience was nearly all seat
ed and the wraps that had concealed the
! creations Of the modistes were laid aside.
! The house presented as brilliant an ap-
pearance as it did on the opening night
of the season and on other gala evenings.
The boxes were filled with elaborately
gowned women. Rows on rows of the or
chestra. and dress circle displayed all va
rieties of evening dresses. and in the top
galleries there was mass of color. Men
prominent in all walks of life, and those
not so well known, accompanied the fair
members of their fan,slies to the opera
house, not to be present because it was
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~ AN FRANCISCO saw and heard
a new Carmen last night at
the Grand Opera-house It was
~ the Carmen idealized by Pros
per de Merimee in his famous
novel, around which Bizet wrote his en-
trancing music, with the exception of the
last act, which a friend added to the
6core after the composer died.
What need to tell Of how Minnie Hauk
or Zelia de Lussan interpreted the char
acter Of the wayward cigarette girl of
Spain or compare the subtle art Of
Madame Calve with other contraltos who
have sung in the opera
Society cared not one 3ot for the rain.
Calve was TO sing Carmen" and San
Francisco was to hear the diva whose
fame has thrilled two continents. Four
thousand people, representing all classes
Of society, sat in the Grand Opera-house
and listened to Calves singing and
watched her acting.
The 1000 and not the -Four Hundred -
rendered a unanimous verdict that Calve
IS the greatest Carmen" Of all. Those
who came expecting to see melodra-
matte rendition of the role rubbed their
ewes when they saw the graceful and
womanly impersonation Of the Calve-
'Can this be the singer about whom the
capitals Of Europe and the large Ameri-
can cities have gone into ecstacies?' was
asked by the skeptics after the first act.
Presents a Womanly Carmen"
But these self-same skeptics were the
leaders Of the applause in the reception
accorded Calve when the curtain descend
ed on the succeeding acts. The womanly
and human side Of the character of Car
men vas shown by the diva There was
no playing to the gallery by wild rushes
around the stage; there was none Of the
wanton abandon in the enactment that is
often mistaken for art.
Calve laid bare the emotions Of Car
mems heart and touched a responsive
chord in the breasts of the vast audience.
Artistic from the tip Of her toes to the
top Of her dainty head, she held that au-
oience spellbound, except at such times
as human nature could not restrain itself.
when the people burst forth into applause
IN the midst of scenes.
Although the rain was descending in
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HEN Calve first sang
~ Carmen" for the di-
~ W rector of an opera house
in Paris, with the par
ticular illumination of
some other dfscoverers of genius, he dub
bed her conception of the character heter-
odox-which it happily was-inartisttc-
well, is it?-and generally impossible. An
other clever soul advised the director to
permit the rash creature to sing her Car
men, for the Partisan public thatit might
teach her to repent her temerity in up
setting all recognized standards of inter-
probation of the famous role. And the
rash creature did sing the role for week
and certainly did learn things thereby,
but not quite what the director had in
contemplation. At the weeks end she
was famous throughout Paris, and now is
the greatest Carmen of the day anywhere.
Last night, in spite of the rain and
storm, huge audience gathered to hear
the Calve Carmen at the Grand Opera
house. and not least interested among
the spectators were Estefania Collama-
rini and Signor Russo, the Carmen and
Dor Jose of the late Tivoli Carmen"
Presumably everybody In the mouse nad
heard Collamarini in the part. comment
and comparisons flying thick and fast all
over the house in the entr' actes, for
there are those who hold the two singers
may be compared.
1t was a superb piece of generosity on
the part of Nine. Calve to sing at all on
such a night, as she had very evidently
not quite recovered from her cold, and
she may therefore not be finally judged
by her last evenings effort. She was
forced to save her voice at times, and
Only occasionally attempted vocal eli
max. But Calve is all and more than one
has dreamed of her.
From the moment she comes on the
stage, slow-stepping, like cat. 1.-the. sin
uous, luxurious, her costume a riot of
reds, green's. yellows, artfully unlike the
other cigarette girls gowns only in it's
greater lawlessness, one feels in the pres
ence of the great artist AS one looks at
her she impresses as some strange,
heavily perfumed exotic; as a flaming til
| ger-lily; her sensuous grace of movement
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
COSTLY GOWNS
ARE DISPLAYED
Latest Creations of Local and For
eign Dressmakers Are Seen at the
Calve Opera Performance.

Among the many elegantly costumed
ladies present were the following:
Mrs. Monroe Salisbury's gown was of a
magnificent black moire satin, trimmed
with white lace and white satin.
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soonest gowns and finest jewels
and the result was a house that was a
magnificent picture, with its soft tones,
great splashes Of color and flashing,
cleaning lights.
1t was house that was just as
'dressy' as that of the opening night.
Magnificent confections, the pride of 10
cal workshops and gowns imported from
the gay French capital and that had lain
packed away awaiting the great Calve
night helped make our buds and bellies
and matrons even more attractive than
usual
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-21
GORGEOUS GOWNS DISPLAYED
BY THE LEADERS OF SOCIETY
Men and Women Prominent in All Walks of Life Meet ir
Grand Opera-House to Render Tribute to
! Artist Of World Wide Fame.

MAGNIFICENT house greeted
the great Calve last evening.
Society was out in full force.
The ladies wore their hand
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Continued on Page Two.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22
CROOKS CLOSELY
WATCHED IN STORES

Herbert T. Russell, a floor walker
at the Boston Store, detected a young
man in the act of stealing a pair of
kid gloves off one of the counters, last
night. Mr.. Russell grabbed the gloves
and also made an attempt to hold the
young man for the police, but a sec
ond after he caught the thief, three
other young men, evidently in league
with the would-be thief, bounced on
Mr.. Russell and in a hard tussle sue
Ceeded in liberating the thief and get
ting away themselves before the police
could break through the crowd to as
sist the floor walker.
Mr. Russell noticed the young man
enter the store and walk up to the
glove counter He had been there but
q few moments when he slipped a
pair into his pocket He saw the floor
director about the time Mr.. Russell
started for him. There was a hot foot
race as far as the main entrance where
the thief was overhauled. Mr.. Russell
would have captured him without
trouble but for the interference of the
three men. A crowd of about 300 gath
cred and the fight did not end until
Mr.. Russell and the four men got out
to the sidewalk
officer Patrick j. Murphy, on duty
on Main Street, noticed the crowd
from the corner or Cnatnam ana Main
Street and started for the scene of the
fight but was too late to be of assist
ance.
Officers Henry A. Laviolette and Ed
ward J. Mccarthy were on special
duty at Sherer & Company's. About 10
o'clock officer Laviolette had three
fingers on his left hand badly damned
in the doors at the main entrance. No
bones were broken, and outside of sew
eral painful bruises the officer suffered
no i'll effects.
Yesterday afternoon at the Boston
Store, a woman walked up to Supt
Harry A Cook with three cut glass
vases and asked him to wrap them up
Mr.. Cook asked her where she got
them and how much she paid for them.
The woman said she bought them in
the basement and paid 81 cents a piece.
The vases We're marked SO each, and
While the floor walker was examining
them the woman disappeared.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22
PRISONER CHASED OUT
OF POLICE STATION
Frank BaIniski Driven Out Of Station One
Through a Mistake Of the Officer in
Charge Of Headquarters
new ORDER FOR CAPT. MATTHEWS

Station
change into effect omor
Bansi Foander
driven of Station yesterday morning
first
o
Street William
Edward Hackett FRANKLIN Russell
Paterson
j. pred
in of
bail bond He to
he would Baniski
with Chief Stone agreed
do and,ac taken custody
arrested yesterday
fromS
delivered him Officer
he celoon
court liberated the first offenders together With
the
left the police station
five minutes the mistake discovered
officer the station
officers
liberty forced het 1oned
following being issued
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22

Commencing Monday, Dec. %,
1901, the following changes in the
routine work at Station 1 will go
into effect: Capt. David A. Mat
thews will report at Station l at
o'clock a. m. and remain on duty
until o'clock p. m, except during
such time as he may require for
the midday meal, when he will be
relieved by Sergt George H. Hill.
THE captain will have charge of
all arrests and record books, will
book all prisoners when on duty
and keep all record books posted.
"Sergt. George II. Hill will at
tend criminal sessions Of the Cen
trial District Court with records Of
all prisoners to appear before the
court. The personal effects of all
prisoners who are transferred from
the Jail or Station to Station !
must be kept in the closet in the
booking room until their cases are
disposed Of. BY order,
WILLIAM J. E. STONE,
"Chief of Police"
The order was read to the reliefs at
Station 1 last night by Sergts. Walter
N. Drohan and Thomas McMurray.
Chief Stone in his investigation
found that yesterday morning Capt.
David A. Matthews received from
Lieut.. Matthew f. Walsh a report
stating that Frank Balniski had been
arrested at Station 2 on a bail bond.
The captain entered Balniskis name
on the police blotter at Station l with
an offense of drunk against him Chief
of Police William j. e. Stone came
into the station at o'clock and see
ing Balniski booked for drunkenness,
called the attention of Sergt. George
II. Hill to the mistake In the mean
time Balniski was brought into the
Waldo Street station and instead Of
being searched. his hat was taken
from him, placed on a shelf in the
cellrOom and he was committed with
all his belongings in his clothing to a
cell on the back side of the cellroom.
All other prisoners on that side We're
drunk offenders about to be released
without appearing before the court.
Balniski was chased out of the cell
by officer Keyes who had not been
notified of Balniski's offense. The pris-
oner took his hat off the shelf and
after being ordered out twice finally
took his departure. That he became
enamored with the thought of liberty
seems a sure thing, for he made him
self scarce Immediately. The other first
offenders were led up to the booking
room and their hats and belongings
passed to them and entry made of the
disposal of their cases, which reads,
Discharged without arraignment."
Chief Stone lays much of the blame
for the occurrence with the man in
charge of Station /, and proposes in
the future that Capt Matthews shall
have full charge of and responsibility
for prisoners at Station ! and that they
are held until their cases are disposed
Of
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22
SOLDIERS BODY TAKEN
TO THE PROVINCES

Miss Elizabeth Grady and James
Grady of 81 Providence Street, accom-
panied by their uncle, Charles Grady
of Northboro, went to Boston yesterday
morning to see the body of Priv. Will
liam S. Walden of the Second United
States Cavalry, which was brought to
Boston from the Preside, San Fran
cisco, where he died. They were disap-
pointed, as the body could not be seen,
for it was sealed in a metallic, casket.
The body was removed in the after
noon TO st. Johns, n. B., where it will
be buried by the side of the soldiers
mother Accompanying the casket was
a package of presents for Miss Grady,
from the deceased, who was a cousin
oe hers.
With the presents was a note from
Rev. J. J. Burke of San Francisco,
who was with the deceased when he
died.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22
BEEKEEpERS TELL THEIR
TROUBLES TO EACH OTHER

The Beekeepers' Association had its
first meeting of the season yesterday
afternoon in Horticultural Hall. The
president was absent. so the meeting was
called to order by Adm A. Hixon. who in
troduced Vice President E. P. Goddard Of
Grafton
The 20 members present then related
their experiences in bee raising for the
past year all Of them agreeing that 1t
had not been a prosperous one. Among
the speakers were G. S. Blake Of Ashby.
Samuel Parsons Of Worcester. c. E.
Prouty Of Auburn. William Goodell of
Oakdale and Frank NJ. Keith Of worces-
ter
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS

TTkiah. Cal, Dec. 21.-The south bound
stage between Laytonvilleand Willis was
robbed this morning half mile from the
latter place. A registered pouch and the
express box were taken. a man named
Ivans has been arrested and is now in
jail at Willis.
Lima, Peru Dec 21-Excitement pre-
walls here. Cablegrams from Buenos
Ayres report that the Argentine govern
ment has ordered the Argentine minister
at Santiago de Chill to retire if Chilli
maintains the position she has assumed.
Cleveland. o.. Dec 21-A coal famine
developed here today, and unless there is
a marked rise in temperature within the
next As hours much suffering will result.
A number of manufacturing plants will
close Monday unless fuel can be secured.
Washington. Dec. 81 - Rear Admiral
Evans. who has just returned from Tu-
tia, Samoa made a short visit to the
navy department today. He expects to
remain in this city until the end of Feb
ruary. when he will go to the East 20
assume command of a division OIL the
Asiatic Squadron.
Colon. Dec. 21.-M. Boulard Depoque-
VILE. French minister at Bogota. who
reached Colon Dec. 10. married this
morning at the bishops palace In Panama
Miss Chaises Of Lima.
Wilkesbarre, Pa, Dec. 2.-John and
Michael Arblenbrecht brothers were
killed. and Dominick Phillipini seriously
injured by a fall of roof in No. mine Of
the Pennsylvania Coal Company at Pitts
ton this afternoon. The men were boring
down coal when they were overwhelmed.
Washington. Dec. 81 - The President,
ACCOMPANIED by Mrs. Roosevelt, Miss
Carew. sister of Mrs. Roosevelt. Miss
Alice Roosevelt Miss Ethel RoOse~o's-
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.. Kermit Roose-
welt and Senator and Mrs. Lodge. at
tended the New National Theatre tonight
to witness The Rogers Brothers in
Washington"
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22
JOHN L. AMONG THE
CHRISTMAS TRAVELLERS

Union Station presented a busy scene
yesterday it being filed with people
coming and going or waiting for people
who were coming to this city to spend
the Christmas time with friends. From
9 o'clock till late last night the crowd
never decreased, and when the private
car which brought Uncle Toms Cabin
company over the Boston & Maine
road arrived and it was known that
John L. Sullivan was aboard the crowd
a assembled TO catch a glimpse of the re-
nowned prize fighter. The car arrived
in this city at S.53 and was shifted to
the New York, New Haven & Hartford
track where 1t was attached to the
Providence train which leaves here at
1915. The car was side-tracked at
Whitinsville where the company plays
tomorrow night.
On account of the heavy traffic all
trains were from 80 minutes to one
hour late. Of the morning trains, the
one due here at 9.43 from Boston did
not arrive till 1912 The crowd that
was to board the different trains was
So large that many trains were delayed
and lost many minutes in the station
In the afternoon, train No. Il, due
here from Boston at 302, did not arrive
here till 3.15. having lost Is minutes be-
tween Boston and here. Two extra
coaches were attached to this train to
accommodate the crowd. At this city
saa+s in the Pullmans could not be Oo-
tanned. as every seat was occupied.
Most of the people on the trains from
Roston were students from Harvard re-
turning home for the holidays.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22
HOBBS COMPANY IN
NEED OF MORE SPACE

The Hobbs Manufacturing Company,
10 Union Street. manufacturers of
paper box machinery. is to enlarge its
plant to almost double its present size
by taking a portion of the Salisbury
building next door. At present the floor
space of the company is 10000 feet and
this will be increased to $4,000 feet.
There is large demand for paper box
machinery both in this and foreign
countries, and from a modest begin
ming in 1891 the present company is
one Of five largest in the same line in
the country.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22
ORPHANS FESTIVAL NETTED
$295O62 FOR SISTERS

The sum Of $296O,62 was turned over
to the Sisters of Mercy yesterday by
Patrick ODay and Timothy II. Muir
ply, treasurers of the committee in
charge of the festival held in Mechan-
les Hall Oct. 30 and 81 The festival
was for the bweft Of the new Or
phans' home to be at Lakeside Leices-
ter, under the charge Of the Sisters Of
Charity The net proceeds Of the fair
were $313637. The expenses were $185,-
To- The sisters wish to thank, through
The Spy, all who in any way assisted
in making the festival a success.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1901-12-22
DAUGHTERS OF VETERANS
SERVED A GOOD SUPPER

Clara Barton Tent, D. of V, served
a cold meat and bean supper last night
from to o'clock in Sons of Veterans
Hall, AIS Main Street, to which 400 peo-
pie sat down.
Supper was served by Mrs. Ida E.
Warren, Miss Ethel Pressy, Miss Clara
Brewer Mrs. Alice Merrifield, Mrs.
Gertie Willard. Mrs. Elizabeth Rice,
Miss Annie O'Meara, Miss Alice Mo-
ran, Mrs Mary Lackey, Mrs. Luella
Sherwin and Mrs. Elizabeth Notion.
The committee in charge was Miss
Elizabeth Grady (chairman), Mrs. Eliz-
abeth Powers, Miss Mary Torpey and
Mrs. Mary Walsh.
A whist party is to be given tomor-
row night in G. A. r. Hall, 81 Pearl
Street, under the auspices of the Clara
Barton Tent Suitable prizes will be
awarded