The San Francisco call., 1906-04-09

VIII require perhaps one light dress or
more delicate waists. II the weather Is
propiti0us. hats may be discarded in the
evening and one member Of the COM
mittee suggests that they even be omit
ted al the day sessions There viii be
no necessity for wearying mind and body
with elaborate and constant change OF
dress. Comfort and wisdom in selection
should govern. As the Federation women
are generally handsome, intelligent ano
cheerful of countenance. there is no fear
OF lack Of beauty or brilliancy in the as
sembiage
Now. what dye think OF that for a
common-sense declaration on the dress
question: I wonder much II it will de-
crease the woes-and the inhumanities-
OF the expressmen and the baggage-tend-
ers, poor devils. If il would, then would
the Biennial of 1906 have niche in his
tory.
II has often occurred to- me- during the
summer exodus. If women who prate In
their clubs all year about cruelty TO AMI
mzIs-'-supposing men to be exempt-pack
their trunks with the consciousness that
some man and his half brother, the horse,
must wrestIe with IT From observations
1 sometimes doubt it. for many a strained
back and many q sWeaty horse have
seen bearing women's trunks Whether
they are cIubwomen's trunks l know not
one at least hopes not. since club fellow
ship is thought TO ripen consciousness
The regular alternate meeting Of the
san Francisco Council Of Jewish Women,
Mrs. D. s. Hirshberg chairman, was held
on Thursday in the Sunday-school rooms
Of the Temple Emanuel
An unusually interesting address was
given BY Edward Lande upon the great
DisraeH whose personality and achieve
uents were handled in fascinating
fashion
The lecture over, Mrs. A. siIverman
filed the rooms with sweet melody, rem
derfng two solos with much feeling and
finish.
Dr. KapIan's Bible class held it's usual
meeting before the gayel fell for the 81
lence that all good parliamentarians de-
sire-aud seldom get.
The San Francisco Council Of Jewish
Women is planning an art loan exhibition
TO take place at Wheeier's Auditorium
on May 8.
It is said that every prominent Jewish
woman in town will lend her pictures,
laces.-oId fans and antique jewels to the
affair
such a promise is alluringl
A good half Of all the art treasures oe
the town are possessions OF Jewish wo-
men. who appear to have q magnetism
for things beautiful. And thus does an
are exhibition OF theirs give much OF
promise TO discriminating lovers Of treas
ures.
Tickets for the affair may be obtained
from Miss Aronson. the president. or Miss
Cook, the secretary
TIE sorosis Club enjoyed a red letter
day last Monday, when Elmer Harris.
the seintillant young Ibsentst, discoursed
upon 1.-The Dolls House.
Now comes the announcement that he
will give the lecture 10 all who may
care to hear on Wednesday evening in
the Maple room at the Palace at 70 cents
per-but It's worth twice the sum. For
that 1 will stand guarantor, even to d
lien on my slender salary Among the
patrons are Edgar d. Peixotto, Fairfax
Aiken. Mark Gerstle, William Thomas,
81 NJ. Pecht. F. w. Aitken, Hugh Good
fellow and Professor w. c. Mitchell.
The sketch Clubs exhibition in the
california Club house of copies Of 'Old
Masters" continues until Wednesday,
when the sundown OF the day should have
saen hundreds of conscious townspeople
vending their way to the honored walls
r7,ented Benoni Irwin. whose power
sneaks from the virile canvases. The
collection shows copies from Rembrandt,
van Dyck, Franz Halls, Velasquez and
Murillo-
Miss Julie Heyneman and Mrs. Caro-
line Rexford johnson supplement the
Irwin collection, but the support can
scarcely be said TO be adequate. In fact
the reputation honestly acquired by both
women is impaired by these contr1bu-
tions-
The Mills Club. Miss Henrietta Case
holt president. viii hold its usual month";
" meeting tomorrow at the Sorosis Club
house. 1870 California street.
In addition to the genial handgrfp of
good feIlowship-and the Incidental cup of
CeyIon-the following programme will be
presented:
Musical selections, Miss Laura Taylor,
accompanied by Miss Gertrude Taylor:
lecture, Some Functions Of Domestic
Science Miss Henrietta de Gore, dieti-
tan, Lane Hospital; music.