The San Francisco call., 1904-09-04

Snobs? Are such birds indigenous
10 this land Of the free?
Ave. good friend, and there are
three species Of the bird. a few spec
linens of which thrive famously in the
San Francisco smart settle money
snob. the old family" snob and the
clever snob, the latter class divid-
ed into the artist snob and the liter
AIRY snob.
Now. of these the money snob is
perhaps the most common variety,
and unquestionably the most mad
dening. Next comes the family
snob. who tries 10 market his small
personality at the price of his prede-
cessors. And then comes the artist
snob. together with his literary con-
frere. they who have, perhaps. the
best excuse for their sin, because of
their own endeavor and their mental
development. and since the only aris-
rocracy worthy of recognition is a
brain aristocracy. But may the good
Lord deliver US from ALL amen!
The latest phase Of snobbery in our
Western burg is manifested in a local
club. the personnel of which is sup
can do things-sing, play, write and
read
For q time the club thrived admir-
ably. Then up spoke Miss Moneysnob
whenever q new member was proposed
with the condemnatory remark that
Really. they haven't anything.
They're not in our set" Then along
comes Miss Oldfamily- Who are
they? Who was her grandfather
While they may be nice people, really,
they don't belong the singers
or the instrUmentalists don't get IN
sust because they made a bad choice
of grandfather.
The artist snob is partially under
standa bic, but no less uncomfortable. He
las conceived a fine contempt for con-
entionsl things-for money. for ra-
donal conduct and for the opinions OF
men-sll Of which is as reprehensible
~ the sin OF his confFeres.
And. by the way, this snobbery j:
largely propagated in our public high
schools. where frats and sororities
abound: in the universities, where the
same associations exist, but to a lesser
degree; and in the so-called finishing
schools for girls. where money, dres:
and family form the measure Of popu-
lsrity, and where character, cleverness
and personal charm count for but little
And At the bottom of it all lies the
maudlin mistakes Of mothers, whose
dear desire for social triumphs for theil
daughters has poisoned their young
hearts and tainted their souls-anC
wesried the world with their snobbery
which distinctly holds no place il
American civilization.
What a glorious success was the auto
meet at Del Monte,
Weren't there? Well, don't tell il
You'd never be missed in the crowd
twas so large and composite. Neve
was there more exhilaration on tai
than during those days Of fearful ad
venture-in comparison a bull fight il
tame.
And even the gowns at the races wer'
exciting. Really. twas well that Coun
Montague was created a man of bal
ance-Unlike some other Counts anC
Princes who have tarried among US
else the bswildering array Of feminin
beauty would have quite o'ercome him
even as it did the gay Prince Boris.
And. by the way. speaking of tn
handsome Count he's rather close vi
in the train of Miss Ethel Hager'
cavaliers. He was never many pace
away from this clever young woman
who really is the epitome Of fun an
wit-with Mrs. sam Buckbee for
close ally.
The clubhouse was the stage of rar
good fun. where the smart folk gath
ered nightly-with mint juleps an
twicetoId tales to speed the passin
hours
Among the prominent folk at tn
"meet" were: Miss Lalla Wenzelbergel
Miss Helen Robson, Miss Pearl Land
ers, Miss Grace Spreckels. Dr. and Mrs
II. G. Freeman. Judge and Mrs SIoss
Mr. and Mrs. VIII Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs
Augustus Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs. Ere
McNear. Mr.. and Mrs. George A. New
hail. Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Murph,
Mrs. S. A. Moss. Miss Ethel Hager. Mis-
Lille O'Connor, Edward Greenwa,
M and Mrs. r. p. Schwerin. Andre,
CarTiean, Mr. and Mrs. G.. A. Pop,
Nr. and Mrs. L. p. Lowe, Mr.. and MIR,
Robert Oxnard, John D. Spreckels, Nj
ard Mrs. Robert L. Coleman, II.
Simpkins. Gerald Rathbone, Mr.
Charles Baker. Mrs. George Andrew,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bernham, Mr.,
&. =. Stone, Mrs. G. L. King, Fred "
Gregory. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. GrifhtI
Ms. Hayworth. Mrs. Chauncey Wins
low. Mr. and Mrs. III. Fisher. Mr., an
Ms {. g Moore, f. w. Hopkins, SaI
hopkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Sherwood HoJ