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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

They now all indorse the selection
of the Mayor, who, although he has
never seen Miss Scott, is convinced
from Professor Mathews representa-
ton that she possesses beauty of no or
binary type.
Miss Scott is dainty young wom-
an. She is rather slender. being feet
inches in height and Weighing only
11S pounds. She is neither blonde nor
a brunette her hair being light brown
Her nose is short and retrousse, tip
tiltel Nike the petal of a rose. She has
a bright smile, a merry laugh and a
musical voice.
With sister she keeps bachelor hall
at 5S2 Drexel boulevard. and spends
her spare time writing poetry. Her one
hobby is baseball, and she plays the
national game with the small boys of
the neighbOrhood.
II don't go in for golf or tennis,
but whenever I get a chance l play
baseball" says the Chicago maiden.
Il can dance and 1 can skate, of course.
Who wouldn't be able to in Chicago?
Yes, / can cook, and cook pretty well
at that.
Il never thought that | would be Sc
lected. l knew Professor Mathews had
sent my name and a note to the Mayor,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
RECORD OF RAIL DISASTERS.

WHEN the Interstate Commerce Commission begins to
record OF lives nued out and permanent injuries dealt broad
will nothing appalling The commits
SONS report for year included of something
casualties American roads, but when editors of big
daily have reckon almost nightly much space de-
the that will exceed that Of the last Over lives
lost at Eden Coo seventy killed smashup Tennessee
crushed picnic train in New erseythese will be of the
largest items in the forthcoming statistics.
Some OF the OF Great Britain have been calling editorial
notice they style
public the the rails They point
out the fact that for hundreds killed the by railroad
wrecks the records Of their railroads have but six deaths in the
same period tailed against them 10 offset the fact OF
out of hearing Of railroad whistle The impuaton is broad
y drawn consequently the travelling public this side Of the
shares management supreme ndif
precautionary against possibility
Certain it is that with the rapid strides taken b invention in
years whereby mechanical the rolling stock
and the rails themselves have had the tendency reduce the
Of fatal accidents attributable human angs the death
should be lowered instead OF increased the terrible
IN the early days OF aroadng when every sacrhce was made in
The endavo reach and fields enterprise and
when the human agency relied upon almost altogether
the safety OF passengers accidents some OF them
OF frequent occurrence To-day we have improved oadbed steel
wooden trucks
the Of disaster grows.
problem question weight with their
affairs: in of articles appearing
hory experience declares that in many instances the desire
those charge OF railroad operation practice economy
forces are cut down old engines are sonced uD with akehi in
OF being replaced by supreme confidence placed
luck every department of operatonthen blow falls
where. suddenly. terribly.
admitted ali hands Lynde in his article
transportation by rail has grown the magni-
ude Of quasipublc function. Indeed other
discharged BY the public itself But since America the
themselves the public has right require that this service shall
performed with due regard for the safety OF life and limb
without reference special regard for the corporations profits
= particular instances
If the somewhat melancholy drawn that the
railroads be forced by the weight OF public opinion
scrupuous for the safety of those whom they
for Of that opinion is ripe Those whose employment
lead the of railroads
hardened the entaled
the liabilities of their lives
If travel the rails with reasonable
death manning should make
The railroads commodities
money from the laws OF trade nsistent
nland for service be by compliance
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

and we often laughed about il. But
] thought the Mayor would select some
girl who has won a name for herself
in society or as local beauty.
Now understand, my acceptance Of
the honor rendered me does not indi-
cate that l fully agree with the Mayor
in his choice of beauty. l was never
discovered before and have not been
famous long enough to accept ii as
true myself.
Il do not think for moment that L
am the prettiest girl in Chicago, but l
shall pose as the typical girl as well
as my natural gifts will permit"
That others indorse the Mayors Sc
lection of Miss Scott is shown by the
following statements from eminent
judges:
The best thing the Mayor could
have done was to select a girl who is
neither d blonde nor a brunette" de-
clared Director French of the Art In
sfitute. Chicago is so cosmopolitan it
has no distinctive type, and conse-
quently a compromise is the only
choice"
Chicago can put forth the ideal
type of beauty" Miss Amelia Bingham
declared when shown a photograph of
Miss Scott.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
Furnishing the House

Do not make the drawing ap-
rear like a bric-a-brac shop. Have a
fair showing of ornaments. but have
them all rare and beautiful and spread
out that they may be appreciated by
the observer.
To have a pretty home avoid glaring
contrasts of color.
II the wall papers are figured choose
plain carpets or draperies.
Avoid cheap reprints or poor pictures
of any sort.
See that bookcases have glass doors
OF curtains to preserve the books.
Purchase a few good articles of fur
niture rather than a host Of cheap
things. which will neither look we'll nor
wear well after the first month.
DO not put several varieties of styles
in one apartment. That is. do not in
fiict Victorian chairs upon Louis XVI
wallpaper and combine empire sofas
and mission clocks.
Do not despise any old pieces of fur
niture. If they cannot be used now
they may come into fashion again in
the future.
Avoid cheap sash curtains with hand
some inside curtains and vice versa
Have a general sitting room where
the entire family can congregate cozily
in the evening. and, If possible. have
an open fire and good reading lamps
there and a comfortable lounge in one
corner.
Remember that the kitchen outfit is
not the cheapest part OF the furnishing
If carpets or rugs are too expensive
buy plain ingrains, which come in all
colors and both wear forever and are
always in good taste.
Do not choose any conspicuous or
tiresome upholsteries if you do not ex-
pect to refurnish for some time and you
will thus avoid much family discomfort.
Beware. above ALL of trying TO please
everybody i'll the house-it Is a useless
ard unsatisfactory proceedings
deIphia Ledger.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
Advice to Bachelors

Agree with the girls father in pol
itics and the mother in religion.
If you have a rival keep an eye on
him. If he is a widower, keep two eyes
on him.
Don't put too much sweet stuff on
paper II you do you will hear it in
after years when your wife has some
especial purpose in infiicting upon you
the severest punishment known TO a
married man.
Go home at a reasonable hour in the
evening Don't wait until a girl has
TO throw her whole soul into yawn
that she can't cover with both hands.
A little thing like that might cause a
GOODNESS at the very beginning of the
game.
If. on the occasion of your first call
the girl upon whom you have set your
young affections looks like an iceberg
and acts like cold wave, take your
leave early and stay away. Woman
in her hour Of freeze is uncertain. coy,
and hard to please
In cold weather finish saying good
night in the house. Don't stretch it all
the way to the front gate and thus lay
the foundation for future asthma,
bronchitis, neuralgia and chronic ca
tarrh to help you to worry the girl
after she has married.
Don't lie about your financial condi-
ton. 1t is very annoying to bride
who has pictured a life of ease in her
ancestral halls to learn too late that
you expect her to ask a bald headed old
parent who has been uniformly kind
to her to take you both in out of the
cold.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

T0S n infant lay on a downy
~ Cooling and smiling sweetly
BY the magic power of
love-light shed
Enthrslling hearts completely;
Then a tender one the babe ca
ressed.
And sang il a grooming song,
1t closed its eyes on a mothers
breast
And time went passing on.
A joyous child in the morning
hours
With a dear companion stray
ing,
flowers.
United love displa ying;
Till wearying of the hillside steep.
They sought the fiowery lawn.
Then two little heads fell. fast
asleep
And time went passing on
A lover stood in a leafy grove.
With a maiden's ringlets toying;
He plead for the kiss of requited
love,
A lovers arts employing
On. happy his lot when her lips
confessed
She had loved him well and
long.
As her head lay fondly on his
breast
And time went passing on.
A man stood strong in the prime
of life.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

TaAT the dean of the divinity
school of the University of
Chicago knows as much about
n beauty as he does about theol-
ogy and New Testament history
was shown by his recommendation
that Miss Grace B. Scott represent the
city of Chicago on the Oklahoma City
day at the St. Louis Exposition, says
the New York World
Mayor Harrison. with rare judgment.
judgment her rivals contend, selected
her as the official Chicago Girl for the
beauties representing sixteen cities at
the exposition.
After the Beau Brummels of the AL
dermanic Board had puzzled for two
months In trying to select typical
beauty. Professor Smaller Mathews of
the divinity school of the Chicago Uni
versity suggested Miss Grace Scott.
his private secretary. She is the clerk
TO the divinity school, and even her
enemies admit she is pretty; but some
contend that her beauty is not
classical.
She's a pretty girl, and 1 don't care
whether her beauty is classical or not, "
Mayor Harrison said. She's a typical
Chicago girl and will reflect credit on
herself and the city"
Miss Scott in no wise resembles the
gritty, helmeted Il will" girl which
sculptors made TO represent Chicago
Miss Scott was born in Kansas, and
has a complexion as fresh and clear as
the breezes of the Western prairies.
Professor Mathews has never before
posed as a connoisseur of beauty. In
the past he has devoted himself entire
~ to teaching biblical history and this
has led some of Miss Scott's rivals to
assert that maybe somewhere in an
cient history there is a style of beauty
that justifies her selection.
Them fellies down at that Standard
Oil University will make this town
ridiculous declared ''Bathhouse John
when he heard who had assisted the
Mayor in his selection. why, they
never see a real live beauty"
The Board of Aldermen and a spe-
cial committee consisting OF Ruther-
ford Mccormick. son of the Embassa-
dor to Russia; Major Foreman of Gov
ernor Yates staff of colonels, and
John Brennan wrestled with the prob
beauty for two months. After exam
ming hundreds of photographs they
were unable to agree, and it was then
that Professor Mathews came to the
rescue of the city.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
THE SMART SET :
BY SALLY SHARP.

Miss Helen Pettigrew and William
Lehman will be married this evening
at the Callahan home on Pacific ave-
nue.
The guests will be chosen from rela-
tives and intimate friends, about 100
in ALL
Rev. Father Ranim win officiate and
the attendants are Miss Alice Sullivan
maid of honor; Miss Ruth Morton and
Miss Armor Delmer, bridesmaids.
Percy Pettigrew is best man, with
Earl Cummings and Robert Dudley as
ushers.
Mrs. Eugene Freeman will entertain
at tea to-day in honor of her daugh-
ter Miss Maud Payne, who is a debu-
tante.
This maid is especially blest in hap
by surroundings. She has but recently
returned from Europe and has all the
sweet pretty things for which youth is
so covetous.
After tea" the debutantes Of the
season will be dined. then Mrs. Free
man will fill out the happy day by en-
tertaining the maids and men at a
Columbia Theater party.
Another departure will be that Of
Miss Brooke Rose to-day, who goes
for a prolonged trip through Mexico
with Dr. and Mrs. Wheeler. Miss Rose
was the guest at a farewell tea last
Sunday given by her aunt. Mrs. Selden
S. Wright.
Miss Ella Deming daughter Of the
late Theodore Deming and niece OF the
late Mrs. Charles Croker. will leave
for New York in a few days.
Miss Deming goes to the home of
her cousin, George F. Crocker, where
she will remain for an indefinite period.
1t was in this same home a few
days ago that the marriage of Miss
Alice Rutherford to ]. Langdon Irving
took place.
Miss Deming is one of five unusually
handsome girls. Her sister. Miss Mary
Deming. was married a few years ago
to Mr. Schwan of New York.
The statutesque type essentially be-
longs to the Deming family, but it is
most pronounced in Miss Ella who is
sincerely and widely admired for her
beauty.
Her departure for New York will
leave a rift in her circle of friends
both in San Francisco and Sacramento.
Mrs. Thomas Patterson Woodward
and Miss Woodward inaugurated their
first day at home for this season yes
terday afternoon, when the home on
Pine street was the scene Of much
brightness and pleasure.
Beautiful chrysanthemums were gen
erously distributed about the halls.
while decorat tons of pink Ornamented
other parts of the house.
Mrs. A. ID. Cross, Mrs. Sidney North.
Mrs. Frank Argall, Mrs. L. Melstedt.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
Some Good Recipes

BAKED CUP CUSTARD.-Scald four
cups Of milk in dish set in another
Of hot water Pour the hot milk on
four eggs we'll beaten with one-haIf
cup of sugar. Stir well. then pour into
earthen cups Crate a little nutmeg
over each cup and set in a pan OF hot
water in slow oven and bake until
the center Of each custard is firm. In
old times the custards were put in the
brick ovens after the heat was re-
duced, and as the last thing to be
baked. The consistency of the Gus
tard must be velvety
HOT BISCUIT.-Sift four cups Of
-four with one level teaspoon OF salt.
two rounding teaspoons Of cream tar
tar anc one level teaspoon of soda.
Rub in two rounding tablespoons OF
butter. which win be about quarter
cup, and mix with one and three
quarters cups OF milk. Pat out on the
board until thin enough TO cut in
rounds with a cutter dipped in -four.
Bake in a quick oven.
STEWED POTATOES about
half dozen good sized potatoes. Chop
them and place them in a buttered pie
dish Season all well with pepper, salt.
and just a pinch of mace. Heat half
pint of milk. fiavoring it with an
onion; add one ounce OF butter and
pour over the potatoes. Bake in a
quick oven for more than half an hour.
scatter parsley over and serve with
cold meat
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
LIES STORY.

With a woman. sweet. maturing.
And they whispered sweetly, hus-
band wife,
With a strength Of love endur-
ing.
For the blessed, sweet refulgence
bright.
ShOne strong as at rosy dawn.
And they basked with joy in the
holy light
AS time went passing on
The sun in the west. declining
now.
His beams of gold is sending.
Ger every hill and mountain brow.
DenOting day is ending:
The babe. the child and the
lovers true
OF the morning hours have gone.
And an aged pair the twilight
view
AS time goes passing on
They talk Of scenes Of the feet
ing day.
Its mingled joy and sorrow.
They watch for the last depart
ing ray
And think of joys OF the NOR
row;
They seek repOse through a night
of rest.
And wait for the coming
dawn
Then close their eyes on a loving
breast
And time goes passing on.
-Pittsburg Press.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
Cows Spoil LOvemaking

Because the onerous duty of i'm
pounding cows interrupted his atten-
lions TO his sweetheart, High Constable
Ernest Ludwig of Freeland, Pa, re-
signed his post the other day, says the
Philadelphia North American.
BY virtue of his office Ludwig was
obliged to capture all stray cows. and
his little love affairs were often inter-
rupted by calls TO duty.
He openly admits that a tete-a-tete
is preferable at any time to roaming
through dark alleys, and is willing to
give the job to some fellow who has al
ready secured the object of his choice.
A successor will be selected at the
next meeting of the Council.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

! and Miss Evelyn TheObald were in the
receiving party.
A luncheon for Miss Isabel Kendall
was given yesterday by Miss Marion
walsh. while to-day Mrs F. /. Ken
dali. mother of this most popular bride
to be, will entertain at luncheon Miss
Kendall with her bridesmaids.
Miss Alice sprague leaves in a day
or two for a visit TO Mr.. and Mrs.
BENJAMIN Oxnard in Los Angeles
Miss Alice Sullivan arrived yesterday
from Honolulu, where she has been
having a delightful visit.
Her return home at this season is
doubled in interest. for she is to be
maid of honor tonight at the we'd
ding of Miss Helen Pettigrew TO VIII
liam Lehman
Mr.. and Mrs. W. B. Bourn and Miss
Maud Bourn entertained last evening
at a dinner dance.
About twenty guests were asked to
dine. after which fifty or more ar
rived for the dance in the evening
Pink was the pervading color Of the
decoration in the dining-room, which
looked very lovely and was gay with
a happy throng.
Flowers, varied in hue. and palms
were used in adjoining the rest OK the
house.
These guests were among those
who were hidden TO the pleasant al
fair: Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Eyre
Mrs. Downey Harvey. Mr.. and Mrs.
Seward McNear, Mr.. and Mrs. Shep-
pard Eells. Miss Natalie Coffin. MISS
Gertrude Josselyn. Miss Marjorie JOS
selyn Miss Maisee LanghOrne, MISS
Christine Pomeroy. Miss Emily Will
son. Miss Charlotte Wilson, Miss Ger
trude Eells. Miss Dorothy Eells, Miss
Genevieve King, Miss Hazel King. Miss
Josephine de Guigne. Miss Christine de
Guigne. Miss Abbie Parrott, Miss Anita
Harvey. Miss Newell Brown. Miss Car
men Selby, Miss Frances Moore, MISS
Edith Berry, Miss Helen Chesebrough,
George ChesebrOugh. Gerald Rath-
bone. Thomas Berry. Brin Berry.
Wharton Thurston. Lieutenant Jack
Babcock. Thomas Breeze, Herbert
Baker. Athole Mclean. Sidney Sails
bury, George Cadwalader, Edward
Howard, Harry Scott. Cyril Tobin,
Joseph Tobin, Robert Eyre. Percy
King and Jack Little.
Miss Lille Ries. whose marriage TO
William HUE will take place on the
18th, was guest OF honor
at luncheon given yesterday by Mrs.
Charles Deering.
The home on Broderick street was
Iavishly decorated in brides roses and
candeIabra with pink shades.
Twelve covers were laid and a
charming afternoon was passed by the
guests, who offered many good wishes
to the coming bride.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
Debts Due English Milliners.

A writer in London Truth says:
1.-THE other day l saw published tt e
balance sheet of a limited liabil ty
milliners' establishment. If I remem-
Der rightly, the debts unpaid were set
down to bout 100000. BY the amount
of credit in this one establishment one
can judge of the enormous sum owed
to all milliners by their customers
collectively II is we'll known that
heavy commissions are offered to
ladies' who introduce customers and
that many ladies are not above e.
cepting them
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
School, Girl Smokers

The Warren. Pa. branch of t w. c.
T. Il. is exercised over the alleged
prevalence of cigarette smoking among
school girls Of Warren. At a meeting
of the women. the statement was made
that. many young women between II
and 20 years old had contracted the
habit
Missionary work is to be undertaken,
and it is probable that the Board of
Education and City superintendent of
Schools W. c. MACEDONIAN will investi-
gate with a view to stamping out the
evil
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

There is no reason why Toxic should
be the first large city to hear of the
fall Of Port Arthur, even though she
is perhaps more anxious to hear of
it than any other. At present there
seems to be no reason why Toxic
should ever hear of it.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
This Auto Saws Wood

Palmer Jordan of Danielson, Conn,
bought secondhand automobile at
Providence. r. L., for a small sum and
has rugged 1t up for saving wood. and
1t does unique and rapid work. he
saws cord of wood in from eighteen
TO twenty minutes and then jumps
aboard and runs to the next customer.
A Big Blast.
About 1880 pounds of black powder
were touched off by electricity at a
point near Evanston. Wyo., with the re-
suit that about $4,000 yards of rock and
nearly 10000 yards of cement gravel
were loosened up ready for attack by
steam shovel. The shot cost in labor
and material in the neighborhood OF
$1,000. The explosives were placed TWEEN
ty-five feet below the surface. black
powder being used because of it's lift
ing properties. The blast was a success
in every sense.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
Religious PROFESSIONS.

Four hundred Liverpool shopkeepers
have petitioned the City Council for
more protection from religious pro-
cessions, which. they say, are running
trade
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

II is now believed that the London
experts who, at the beginning of the
war. said Port Arthur would fall with
IN six weeks didn't know any more
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

The next President of the United
States will be elected by the indepen-
dents, that is to say, by those who are
not chained to any political party and
who vote for what they conceive to be
the best interests of the country
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

Yes. Russias little affair with Eng
land will probably distract attention
from the way she is being handled by
the Japs-if that is what she was af-
ter.-Chicago Journal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

Every time a woman moves into a
new house she utters silent prayer
that No. will never have a chance to
live in it.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
THE PRESS OF THE NATION.

Springer and JEFF Wardle of Bost-
wick's Corners.-Chicago Record Her
aid.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

The Chicago Inter Ocean asks: Are
women more honest than mem" Sure.
The former use genuine paint in col
oring their checklist. Louis Star.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

Dowie says the theater is childish
Wonder If Dowie ever heard the story
about the pot and the kettle?-chicagC
Journal
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09
HEARTLESS.

He-Cruel woman. Have. you the
heart TO refuse me?
She-No; I've given it to another
man.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

Special information supplied daily 70
business houses and public men by the
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen'a) 30 Cal
Norma street Telephone Main 1o43.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

II. as scientists contend the moon
makes the hair grow. bald-headed men
viii have a valid excuse for staying
out late these nights.-New York Her
aid
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

Ruyters Kramp-I bought rne new
desk yesterday. BY the way, what do
you write on?
Eaton Spayce-Mostly on an empty
stomach.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

Kuropatkin is understood TO be still
turing the japanese on. Presently
he may wish they were not so easily
iured. New York Tribune
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-09

Genuine eyeglasses. zoe to soc Ctry
mel. 70 Attn (front oyster restaurantl.