The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-07-11

Abe Baron and Baroness Uriu ct the
Fairmont wore new gowns. Al iosst
they We're supposedly new although
the American woman has become so
accustomed to regard her own gowning
as matter of first Importance that
perhaps she has forgotten the heart
pangs on the subject that fall to the
let OF her oriental sisters he oriental
sister. by the way, always seems pic
turesque. 1t seems a dissertation. some
how. to think of her embroideries as
brand new or evan as being purchased
with her husbands money 1t seems.
however, that all the array of embroid-
cry worn by the Japanese lady at
party is not old nor historic, but very
likely to be brand new and to have
cost quite substantial sum in good
American coin. After the recent ban
quet. when the clubman who tells the
story was talking over the success of
the party in various ways and the cost
OF the fun he said in a merry mood,
Wen, ----------, TO the Japanese,
"AnylNw. you did not have to buy
gowns for your wife as the rest of us
did for that memorable occasion.
oh, did l not?' said the inscrutable
Japanese. DO you know what my
wife's gown for the evening COST?
of course not said the practical
one
well. it cost exactly $500. That is
not cheap
The American is said to have ac-
guessed sadly, and they Ead common
sorrow.
A mere man with little to occupy
his massive mind save literary curios-
ity began tour of the city one day
last week to ascertain the true and only
pronunciation of the name Of that an
Client and mystic parsonage. portola
ne man who would learn in the school
Oh those VINO profess to know said that
he ventured the question to eyeryone
he met on the street and within an
hour gave up the pursuit of knowledge
since every man pronounced the name
of the inoffensive Portola differentlv
He says now that he fears the name Of
our coming festival may have a queer
Indian resonance before the djscuss1on
is finished. The man eager for truth
who by the way is member of the
Bohemian club, which fact might he
construed to account for his finesse in
acoustics and his zeal in the quest Of
the truth-said that he spoke desper
ately to the last person on his route of
research saying: How do Won. NV
good fellow, pronounce the great fes
tival' name-is it Pcrtola, Portolan or
Portolum."
The nonentity considered him with a
whitening glance and replied, why
don't you know-it is Portola." (Short
%. Some one suggested that there
is nothing left for tho Lelated bohemian
only to ask Mayor Taylor. which he
might have done in the first difficulty
and saved himself the disappointing
through the streets of the
city where confusion on that scholarly
point reigns among the simple citizens.
Miss May Sutton, whose engagement
to Harry B. Ham, the capitalist. was
announced last week l. not a drawing
room beauty her friends say, but she
has the wholesome charm that comes
from much living out of DOORS Some
pink checked fair haired girl is re-
ported to have criticised the tlufYy
locks of the tennis player, saying that
Miss Sutton had hair like straw The
smile is most unlxind, 70 say the least. |
and in fact not at all true. To be sure
the beauty that one expects and finds
in girl whose life has been almost
entirely under the sun is type that
must be tanned of wind and weather. |
but who shah say that. is not fascfna-
ton in itself? So. g.ris. please. a few
kind words for the girl who has
chosen to distinguish herself among