The San Francisco call., 1908-09-27

the 81 Francis or Palace hotels be-
tore the IRE or what those OF the Fair
mont and 81 Francis now are-in the
season.
Gathered ln the hau of the Hotel
Majestic one evening last week noteo
group of san Franciscaus. including
Mrs Russell J. Wilson Mr- and Mrs
srrille C. Pratt Mr. and Mrs. Peter G
-4cBean- 4-r- and AIRS. George HeaZle-
Ton MIS- Pratt was Mss Emily VIII
son The general top-c among them
al was the homews-d Journey and AZ
wat time they would meet again in
san Francisco.
he weather has turned 6ne again
happily 50 that the final shopping 70
nc done bF CsIforufsns is being done
under more agreeable circumstances
man last week. when il seemed as
though winter had almost set in Those
who sailed FOR home az that time were
oemoaEing the prospect Of a rough
voyage 10 New York
Gr. and 8Trs. H. Weinstoclz Of Sacra-
rento arrived n Paris last week
Neinstock's views on the labor situ-
alton ir general ard strikes in partic-
-ar - ser forth IN an interview IN
- Paris daily paper. have created q
most favorable impression and meet
with general public approval As labor
commissioner OF California he is well
relations between capital AID labor
le believes that much OF this trouble
csa be avoided by proper legislation
BIG HATS LATEST FAD
Gin a body meet a body coming
through ID door these days there IS
hound 70 be trouble II one or more OF
tlem happens TO be a female who IS
wearing one OF The new fall hats
Nothing like them has ever been seen
tn the memory OF the Oldest fnhab-
i-sDt. for they are not only big or
huge. but Enormous with q capital E
peasef- Il IS no exzgEeration 70 say
that Two OF these hats simply can not
PASS through an ordinary sized door AZ
-1e same time Talk OF their fran
ing the face Well. they certainly do
r-a- with q three foot margin all
around Eot only Goes one see the
new police regulations as 70 the wear
t-E of hats posted UP when buying E
tIeater ticket-by the side OF the dis-
gram Of the seats-but many OF the
theater advertisements in the newspa-
pers direct attention 10 the fact that
mo hats are ID be worn IN the play
house
Naturally. with these immense head
coverings. which seem 10 grow wider
and wider constantly in the matter OF
hEtu. the hair must be dressed ac-
cordinglr and above all. very much
u1fed ~ the sides IN order 10 I'll up
some of the space Many women have
g collection OF wigs. just as in oIden
DAYS. for . is impossible 70 keep ene's
locks in order with the many demands
. of changing ones toilette during the
I--is said. incidentally. that France
IS threatened with hair famine. hair
cressers' agents finding Il difficult TO
g oh
mons For years peasant girls in
Brittany and Normandy have been IN
rns habit n selling their tresses at
annual hair fairs for IS or So but
therc is now apparently. a shortage OF
supply IN these quarters, and in order
70 meet the deficiency France has been
compelled TO import hair from other
countries Japan and China contribut-
ins about 600 tons OF artificial hair
each year
PRETTY MODELS SEEN
Decidedly the prettiest and most at
tractFe models OF the season are those
launched" by Beer and DrecoI. and
IN much better taste and with less ex-
RgEeration than any 1 have seen. At
Beers I saw some perfectly exquisite
toileItes- The tsilOr-mades were prin-
cipslly Eiuh scant skirts, almost all
plain, and long or short vests. as best
almost Invariably with three-Quarter
length jackets. elaborately braided. and.
ere uiiElt say. almost al loose fitting.
Rarely have I seen such beautiful
evening gowns and fur mantles One
~ gray chiffon. embroidered IN large.
scarlet poppies. was made up over fame
eoEered liberty satin. the train pointed.
IS ere all the models displayed in this
house cutie narrow and not al all long.
rT..f,,
u dull shades Of gray and old pink.
with tiny pearls in a design OF small
blackberry effect The mantle shown
wlth this was also OF gray chiffon.
lined with fame coiored satin. with a
large chinchilla collar, the entire af-
1air as light and soft as 4 feather
An exquisite gown OF blue. that soft.
pastel shade. was also embroidered in
silver and gray. a large square plas-
tronike effect forming the front OF
the waist noted that many OF these
we're used
A pink liberty had the tunic trimmed
with beautiful deep fringe 70 match.
and reaching about 10 the knee on one
sloe, was much longer on the other.
and was oraped across the back.
fastening there with one or two large
buttons
of-c0urse. ali these bewitching things
show 10 best advantage on pretty girls.
who. with their slim and graceful flg-
Ures and their hair arranged in the
very latest style, are. verify. fashion
plates.
AUTO ROADS GOOD
s. r Shattuck. former president Of
the American automobile association
who is touring the continent with his
family. en- auto. IN speaking OF the
roads Tor automobiling- said The
French roads are excellent. the Ger
man roads a little less good. the Swiss
good and the Austrian perhaps less
Wen cared for We have had no trouble
with the Inhabitants OF the places
through which we have passed. and
there is 10 necessity for any auto
lnobilists 10 have trouble II they will
behave reasonably, 90 quietly through
the villages, DO not kill peoples
chickens and dogs and DO not frighten
the people themselves with reckless
running OF car.
Speaking or automobiIing in the
Luited states, he said The sport is
greatly increasing in the United States.
We found ourselves behindhand al first.
with great deal TO learn from Europe
but we quickly made up lost ground
and now the United States IS producius,
the very best Of machines. / believe
that the importation OF foreign auto
mobiles is vastly decreasing
Referring 10 automobiles. the report