The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21

of more recent period, and many peo-
pie have learned to swim in the tanks
at Del Monte. Mrs. Selby Hanna
formerly Miss Marie wells) and her
cousin, Mrs Truxtun Beale formerly
Miss Marie Oge) were devoted to swim
ming at one time. and of course did it
as extremely we'll as they did every
thing, be it mastering languages, rid
ing horses or anything else to which
they turn their attention. Miss Minnie
Houghton is another well-known girl
who swims very well. Mrs. CASTOR
Ashe Cformerly Dulce Belado) swtms
wonderfully well, having learned at
Monterey, the old home of her family,
in her childhood. She still retains her
interest in the pursuit. and is one of the
best here
Conditions are so different now at
these former resorts.
Santa Cruz still has the faithful few
who go there each summer. and many
people from the interior of the State.
fleeing from the heat of the summer
months, throng the beaches. but it is
sadly changed since the days when
every one who was any one was to be
be seen there, and no season was con-
sidered complete without at least a
few weeks at Santa Cruz. At Monterey.
too, all is different. The beautiful
hotel is filled as Of yore, but people go
for many brief visits during the sum-
mer instead of spending theNentire sea-
SON, and Eastern and foreign guests
are more in evidence. People have be-
come more advanced in their ideas and
many of those who formerly went to
these places for the season go abroad.
The pretty towns and country places in
Marin have also been built up since
then and have attracted many of the
elect, who substitute golf, motoring.
riding or driving for swimming.
Mrs. Fred Tallant was quite a won
derful swimmer a few years since, but
has given it UP of late. Her sister, Miss
Pearl Landers, however, still excels at
it and enjoys her tiny cottage at Mon
terey, where she has her own private
beach. to the fullest extent. Graceful
Miss Daisy Van Ness, who is now Mrs.
John Taylor, and who is making
tour Of the world on her honeymoon
journey, was wonderfully strong and
expert, as was also Miss Flora Low.
Miss Minnie Houghton is considered one
Of the best, swimming really remark
ably well.
Expert Girl Swimmers.
Before the fire there was an enthu-
siastic set of the younger maidens of
society who used to gather at the Lur-
line Baths on certain days of the week
and devote the morning to swimming.
Miss Helene Irwin is one of the re-
markable swimmers of the younger set,
she having learned in Honolulu, where
the Irwins have such extensive proper
ties and where they have spent much
time. Miss Helen Ashton is another
good swimmer, being particularly fear
less in the matter of high diving Miss
Maisie Langhorne also sWims and
Langhorne. Mrs. Daniel Shean (for-
merly Miss Ursula Stone), who has
just returned from the Philippines, was
fond Of swimming and did we'll Others
are Miss Maude Payne Miss Edna
Davis, Miss Ysabel Brewer. Miss Marie
Brewer and Miss Helen Thomas 1t is
said that Mrs. VIII Tevis is probably
one of the best swimmers of the pres
ent day. and Miss Grace Baldwin is an
other expert. Miss Maude O'Connor
swims well, as do Mrs. Edward Pond,
Miss Constance Borrowe and Miss
Elizabeth Livermore. It is useless to
attempt to eunmerate the men who
swim well as it is practically
universal masculine accomplishment
Thanks to the village swimming pool
the country boys streams or ponds or
the city baths, every boy becomes able
TO swim at least dog fashion" before
he reaches years OF discretion, and the
man who cannot is looked upon as hay-
ing been denied part of the birthright
of his early youth.
There are to be at least half
dozen weddings before the end of the
year, which will DO much toward max
ing the winter gay one. although in
almost every instance the somewhat
hackneyed phrase, which we have
heard of nearly all the weddings since
the fire. "a quiet home AFFAIR" is chosen
to describe the anticipated events
There will probably be quite bit OF