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SUNDAY EDITION.
WHERE WINE
IS THE KING.
The Rhenish Erich from Whence
.Comes the Vintages of ■*
**"*- •;' ;; '.'Rare Bouquet."
THE . "GOLD. OF HOCIIHEILI."
'*- -'•;-. * .flfly-i-
The Famous Vineyards of the " Rhein-
Gau" and the Different Brands
They Produce -How Some of the
Most Famous Rhcin Wines Are
Made — Former Monasteries.
Scm*; New Wine-Cellars.
'.-;' IT — v •■• pfI~pAXSZ, Germany. Rhineland?
.- •' J \ / ..[• Does it not seem as if the
7'.'f \fl\/i S v ? ry word exhaled a deli
-■'"' V V*. '/ Cutis an. ma, akin to the in
'•'* Il\* (J I ci nip iriule "bouquet" with
„ t— T\^y' S which a bottle of the genu
'":'iheßheuhli liquid premeates the air of a
.' room, -the moment the cork is withdrawn?
"'■ Kliinela"d, the .word comprises the proudest
. '"•'\yrtie..''.nai}je.s' of tlie world: Steinberg,
*■ .lohan.Hisli-.nr, . ' Ranenthal, Ruedesheiiu,
:;*J'.*Marko*{irunii, Graefenbcrg. Oeisenbeiin, As
-'-" niaunshauseii and Ilochheim. These titles
; are so comprehensive in their meauing
'fl- that-, they need no appealing to the
degree of r the prize jury of the
Louden -/World's* 'Fair of 18C2, which
f •••■■ ' '" "'^^^^'\v%£^^ ; "^W''''~ "'*•■" """^'iiliiSjjlC^v
■declared the Rhenish wines superior
to any other vintage. Withal, it's a* Crit
*-. ical- task "to prove the fame of such noble
• -fluids by detailing their qualities, It is much
I (scribing the fragrance of tbe rose or
;. t!;e sons et .the nightingale, and the safest
way 1 know of for bringing theoretical con
viction to the climax of personal enthusiasm
i- to drink -them. Klopstock, the famous
-.'•poet, sings the praise of tlie " Gold ol lloch
.- i.eiu" .11 the- following enthusiastic lines;
-• Tfam breath'st a ttagraaea like the evening's balm.
.' Hike flowers by. the water's edge exhale:
THou art Kerens, not flowing, gentle, kind,
-."'"Vet strong Klthal and free from Idle froth. ■ . . , .
* .- .'•'tHij.high-'flown encomium might well be
-1 -supplemented by the opinion, writes a cor
'-respondent to the St, Louis Post-Dispr.tch,
•which physicians expressed, thai the
'.' noble ■Rhine*: wine is lull of rejuvenating,
-dietetic properties, and the lucky possessor
-.of a private wine-cellar points with pardon
able pride to. the venerable " sarcophagus,"
in which"- .for. a hundred years or more the
Spirit if. -Some noble vintage has been im
prisoned. -Soother wine retains its excel
lence and fire at so great an age.
' Here we are on. the terrace of " Johannis
. berg*' Castle. Here spreads before one's
•-.vision ;by fair the largest portion cf the
•.-.Rhenish wine paradise. Along the banks
."o'f.- the 'Rhine, between .the villages of-Er
' b.Voh : and HaUeiiheim, gleams a narrow
; strip of vine-clad territory wnich produces
'the most precious brand, the noble"Jlarko
'.-. brunner." ' A little further on, beyond the
' "liill-i of llallgarten, the top of the " Scliarf
:'. ehstein" rtiin i- risible, and in its friendly
'■• shadows ; thrives the \ fiery. Graffan berger
and the excellent." Kiedrieber. Pro
tected ■■' bV'tlie brawny forest-arms of the
■ .'.*■ ftabenfcopt," the.Rauentbaler Hills stretch
BACIIARACfI, LOOKING UP TJIE RHINE.
'-.and crane tiieirneks. : In the sunshine net
fur away the eve catches a glimpse here nnd
,<;re of the high wail that guards the treas
.* ure of the Steinberg against the trespasses
'•< of covetous-invader?;, while right at our feet
■'.lies the most extensively Cultivated of all
. wine-lands the Johannisoerg. In the val
■ley* to out- left* grows the flower of
*■" Castle " VoUraths." Branching off to
' the '■ right : we observe the Gei*enlieiiiier
■* : and ■-■■.: Eibinger . stores, * overtop ed
•'.by the terrace-like structure of the Rudcs-
• r hi-iinr Mountain, '.as it fades away in the blue
? mists of the.ether... Hidden behind the back
.•of this -.mountain*. -lie's Asmannshausen, so
''that it does not como within tte precincts
■of this nano'rania, and very properly so, for
.the lands which 'compose, the "Rhein-Gau"
repudiate the purple blood of its vintage,
y. In former days Rhenish wine district
extended: much further up the stream than it
•:' does at the present time, and during the
■: thirteenth century the. cultivation of wine
' : ,- carried on as far north as the boundary
lines of Holland, Even at the beginning
•of . the..- present * century the Bene
dictine -."Abbey- of '■ St. Panteleon did
• "itself '■■■"■- proud .'in the .production of
' its* famous"'" Bischofsberger." But- the
'.: thirty years' war destroyed nearly all the
• wine lands of that more northern territory,
and --the -world-wide renown of the Rhine
-wine is confined 7 almost exclusively to the
-.vintages grown in what is called the "Rliein-.
Gan." -.-..
--ii •The little city of Elt.vill<) was the capital
of this peculiar estate. It was formerly
: called -Altavilla,': and is at the present day
,- one of the very few places on the banks of
.the Rhine. whose original charm has* not
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been -.destroyed by railway lines and em
bankments. As' we land at the little pier,
; which -stretches far out into the river. Elt
.tille spreads out before us in the full splen
dor of /.Rhenish romance and antique
beauty. Hern aud - there a castle
•turret emerge* from its proud seclusion
to. testily to the foi mer pomp
: and grandeur of lons forgotten generations.
A church, built of the red sandstone so com
mn along the banks of the (Rhine denotes
-.by its dimensions and powerful execution
that it was once worthy of being the -eat of
:an Archbishop and later on an Archduke.
Its court-yard is shaded by auiceut liuden
trees and skirted by silent, mysterious-bulk
ing bouses, the erstwhile habitations of tho
clergy. Among them there is one particu
larly venerable comer — tbe little house ■in
which the disciples of Gutenb-rg executed
tiie famous prints, which spread throughout
the world Ellville's fame of being one of the
original refuges of tho noble black art.
But a- the name of many a generation has
been scatteied to lhe winds theircastle gates
have opened to admit modern .traffic and
commerce. In one of them a champagne fac
tory is locate I. the well-known brand of
"Matthaeus .Mueller," and the "Khein-Gau,
the homo of the most celebrated - 'still
wines," contains a number of factories of the
lively "sparkler" which competes la a dan
gerous way with the Fienetl original.
Another castle has "been turned into a
tavern, and lias become a favorable point of
pilgrimage for such drinking companions as
desire to mingle a dose of Rhenish romantic
sentiment with the golden fluid from the
bumper, and the vine-clad battlements of
the terrace of linrgh Krass, between whose
merlons we gaze upon the constant glitter
ing of the surface of the river Rhine, are as
genuine as the chiseled scui.clieous;above
the modern tavern sign. ••
There are many such places of pilgrimage
throughout the Rhine district, and as one
passes by a pretty villi here and there,
which, Jlike that of the Johannisberg,
crowns its own vineyard, with tho
softly - splashing stream ou one side, an
other celebrated spot is reached within
an hour's time, the " Burgomaster " of
Wal'uf. I know of nothing mure enjoyable
to do than to linger . in lhe deep, broad
shadows of the "wine-garden," situated Im
mediately on the batiks of the river, sipping
oue of the select brands which the "Burgo
master" reserves for connoisseurs. At this
point the river expands into a broad .'lake,
beyond whose shining surface dawn the im
posing steeples of the cathedral of the
"Golden City of .Main/,'' while a. wreath of
verdant forest hi Is on the opposite shore
frames the charming picture. *-. •
The conversation, of course, is all about
wine ami the hope entertained as to its suc
cessful outcome, and the "burgomaster" as
sures us that, while the crop was a little late,
the quantity of the season's yield is safe be
yond a doubt, it is only natural that in lhe
" Rhein-Gau" the hopes ■ and expectations
that sway the heart of man should center in
the all-absorbing theme of wine, and there
is no other wine land on earth where human
hands aid aud foster with more untiring
CJSTLE of KLOOF.
zeal the promises . which nature makes,
despite all disappointments. For the Rhen
ish wine-grower can expect an excellent sea
son only with every tenth year, and every
third season is sure to prove a failure.
In what then do the favorable conditions
consist, wliich make the "Rhelngau" the
wine paradise of the world? First of all,
the rare, sunny location— Biebricb to
liingen tin- river describes a direct cast
west course, so that tne hills situated on its
western banks command the full flow of lie
noonday sun. The high mountain walls of
the Taunus and the hills of the Rheingau
afford ample shelter against dangerous
northern winds, and the Alps of the
"U;nger Loch,": as well as the hills of
Scblerstein, close in the sides of this
fertile vale. To the glorious gift of the
sun tlie bio id expanse of the river
adds its reflective warmth, and the slaty
stone masses prevent the ground from cool
ing off too' suddenly at niulit. These re
markably favorable conditions of location
are supplemented by the peculiar nature of
the ferruginous argil soil. Tne selection and
treatment of tbe grape is also a matter of
great importance, and it is principally the
Riesling a small-berried fruit, that enjoys
the wildest cultivation, for, while it lipens
late, it is of excellent quality. At Rude
slieim tliere are grown besides the Riesling,
the Orleans, and at Asmannsbausen the
blue Kleyner.
The beginning of the wine production in
the Rheingau dates far back into the dark
middle aces, aud the Saga, with more poetry
than authenticity, declares Charlemagne as
the first planter of the vine. The story goes
that be saw the sun melting the snow on
Kuedesheimer hills earlior than elsewhere
which uiroumstancu induced him to lay 0U»
vineyards m these bills. For a long time
only one kind of wine was known, but later
on a distinction was made according to the
properties of the ground, the kind of grapes
that were grown, etc. At the present lime
the poetical industry of wiue-gi owing i
more or loss governed by the subtle laws of
science and the care, for instance, which is
bestowed in the districts of Steinberg and
Johannisbcrg upon fertilization, nursing,
vintage and later on the treatment in the
wive vaults is so marvelous that it has it
equal nowhere on earth. The little town of
Geisenlniiii supports an -academy for wine
and fruit-growing, a fact which may not be
generally known.
To the Abbey of F.lierbaeli is undoubtedly
due the highest praise for the meritorious
work it has done in regard to the cultivation
and Ciiiumcrci 1 treatment of the wine of the
Rheingau. You need only mention "Eber
barli " and you have a foretaste of the most
delicious giapc-jnice that ever crossed man's
tongue, for in the old liioiinsterial cellars
lies stored away the finest and nobiest cres
cent of .old and young growths, the quint
escenee of "all good drops," which his
grace ibe sun has deigned to distill from the
grapes of the Rheingau. An auction tabes
place every spring, at whicn nearly all the
wine commissi of Europe are present.
The monastery is very picturesquTy sit
uated in the center of a '.shady valley at the
Taunus, and our way along the high road
leads through smiling fields bathed In sun
shine. The more deli-ate color of the vine
yards gleam from out of the rich gre-n ef
the proudly waving acres of rye and wheat.
The raven .rests of the Taunus look with
majestic gravity down upon this gloiiou s
land, flooded with the rich blessings of a
season's prospect. We- drink in eagerly tho
fragrance of the wine flower, which is wafted
to us on the wings, of- balmy brerzes fiom
Ilallgarteih Kiedrich and the Steinberg.
Directly past , the - latter leads - the
way. . The tall,*- prison-like wall, which
surrounds the .: property, indicates at
once the precious growth that hides behind
its protecting dimensions. . The vintage of
the Steinberg rivals, with the lire of the
Johannisberg, and when the year is an ex
ceptionally good one it surpasses it, al
though It cannot come up to tho "bouquet"
of the latter vintage. The three best sites
THE MORNING CALL, SAN FRANCISCO, SUNDAY. NOVEMBER 30, 1890-SIXTEEN PAGES,
of the Steinberg growth are tlie "Goldene
Becher" (Golden Cup), the " Rosengarten"
(Garden of Hoses) and the "Plm-nzer"
(Planter). They command the same high
prices, as the ■ Johannisbergcr. A cask
(1200 liter) of Steinberg of 1822
brought at an auction held in 1830
12,210 gulden ($4884*1, and a cask of the vin
tace of IHlii was paid for in 1860 with $4SOO.
The entire site comprises but eighty acres
and the cultivation ofliie Steinberg Vine
yards is in the able hands of the monks of
Eberbacb. They proved to be superior
agriculturists, and the present pr sperity
of the Rhenish wive growth is directly at
tributable to their remarkable efforts.
They were, the first to market their own"
brands as well as hose raised in the Rhenish
wine ■ districts. . Upon ships, which they
themselves constructed, tliey carried it to
llacharach, which, through the Eberbaehor
monks, became the emporium for Rhenish
wines.
The Abbey of Eberbacb was always held
in high esteem, and was at all times liber
ally endowed with privileges and franchises
of all kinds by the Papal chair. At. the
present day the grand buildings of the once
splendid abbey have been turned Into a
prison, and nothing is lelt unaltered in the
original construction of the- same but the
old cloister church, which to-day is used as
the State vault lor the storage of such
noble vintages "as tlw Steinberg, the*
brunn, Uiaeleuber, Ruedesheiiu
and ltanenlhal. The walls of the arched
spate, where iv former days the altars stood,
are lined wiih the white, clean atinis, pro
vided with shining brass cranes, and the
colossal wine* presses. But the flower of
flowers, the acme of all vintages, the famous
"Eberbacb Cabinet." is kept in the so-called
"Sanctuary," a house opposite the for, uer
church, girded by double walls and thick
hedges to keep out the heat of day.
• Following the path which winds along the
mountain side, we reach Kiedrich in about
an hour's time after leaving the Abbey..
Aside from its fame as a wine village,
Kiediich possesses, in- the St. i Michael's
Chapel, a jewel -of. Gothic . architecture,
-winch seeks its, match far and near. -.Not.
far from Kiedrich we come upon the Kauen
tlia'.er Hills. Their product is an " up
start," which, like the Steinberg,. his come
into renown only since the beginning of the
present century. In the month of August,
ISO:!, tho City Fathers of Frankfort-treated
tneir guests, membeis of the German Sovei
eigns' Congress, with R.iuenthaler wine at
0 thaler the bottle, and ever since that time
this brand Is called the "Sovereigns' wine."
In a secluded corner between the villages
of Erbacb and Ilalteiuieiiu is found ihe spot
where grows the fragrant, delicious gold of
the Markobrliuu on bandy twenty-three pre
cious acres. .
■ Funher on, < n Metternlcb ground, closed
in and staked off with fences painted in the
Austrian nationnl.colors, the black and yel
low, we come across the "king of wines,"
the noble Johauuisbrrger. This property
was formerly a wealthy convent, but passed
iuto the hand- of Prince Meiieruich in ieii;,
as the royal gift ol tbe powers of the alli
en to il.e lanious statesman, for his re
markable vices. The "Cabinet -wines"
of the Johaunisherger vintage are sold only
in bottles, and tbe noblest juice of all is re
served for Prince Met tern s private .use,
and lor gills, winch he likes to make to
frieudiyioy.il houses. Aside from the con
ditions el location, fruit and soil, the
Johanuisbcrper owes it* superiority over ail
wines of tim world tn the peculiar treatment
of its vintage. The grapes are allowed to
hang on the vines until they reach a certain
degree of putrefaction; c.lltd "< dellaeule"
in wine parlance; and the art which helps
to achieve sucn delicious results Consists in
knowing exactly when that degree is
leached, and iv the selection of the berries,
wiii- h requires Hie utmost care.
Geiseuheini and Rucdesheim are the two
last towns tDat belong within the pie in-
proper of the "Rheingau." The natural
surioundings of Asuiauuliauseu are of a
more sober character than the Eden-like
natures of the home of the Rhine wine. The
clarets of Asmunuiiausen have a peculiar
almond flavor and in quality tbey are not
surpassed by the Burgundy of Chalnbertin.
The summit of the Roedesbeim Mountain
is crow ued with the Oft-praised beech-grove
of the Niedervrald, and the national.monu
ment elected in lioiioi of Germany's unity.
The Ruedesheimer is the most popular of
Rhino wines. Its strong "bouquet" hes a
certain poetic flavor, and even before the
powerful statue- of the Germania cast its
shadows over the vine-clad sides of the bill,
the vintage of Kuedesiieim was considered
ti.e German wine par excellence. To-day
its popularity i- double. what it was before.
FATHER BRESLIN.
His Obsequies at '■ : Sl. "*■- Paul's '
is Obsequies at lbt. Paul's
Church- Yesterday.
The funeral obsequies of the Rev. Father
Lawrence Bresliu, late pastor of St. Luke's
Catholic Church, were solemnized yesterday
morning in the sacred edifice which was
erected through bis energy and persever
ance, an I which • will forever stand as a
monument of his devotion to his religion
and the spiritual Interests of his congrega
tion. Shortly after the reverend gentle
man's death, on Thanksgiving day, his re
in line were carried to the chinch, where
they lay in state before the high altar, sur
rounded by floral offerings ami lighted ta
pers, until the close of yesterday s ceremo
nies, while night and day his mourning par
ishioners kept vigil until the final leave
takings which immediately preceded tho
journey to th.- grave.
At 10 o'clock a solumu requiem mass was
began in ;he preseuce of a large .number of
the secular and tegular clergy, ihe sodalities
and an Immense congregation, which over
flowed ihe aisles ami vestibule. The cele
brant was Rev. Father Scan of St. Jo
seph's Church, who was assisted by Rev.
Fathers O'Connor and Flood, as deacon and
sub-deacon. Rev. Father Casey acted as
master of ceremonies, and the altar was at
tended by the .acolytes of St. Peter's
Church. His Grace Archbishop Rlordan,
attended by bis chancellor and secretary, oc
cupied the throne within the sanctuary.
The mass was celebrated to the musical ac
companiment of WllC"X's "Grand Re
quiem," which was rendered by the follow
ing members of St. Joseph's choir: So
pranos — Miss Lottie Crawf- rd and Miss
Fanny Denny ; alto. — Miss Etta Bayley and
Miss Marcella Sullivan: tenors— D. M.
Jones and Albert Tissot: bassos— Frank J.
N-oiiins and Charles Borrmiiiis; musical
diiectorand organi-t, P. J. O'Sullivan.
At the closo of the mass Rev. Father
Camber, pastor of the c inch at Mission
San Jose, preached th** eulogy, taking Ids
text from Acts v i i i : '_. "Devout men took
order for Stephen's Itineral and made gieat
nioiirningoverhim." .The death and burial of
ibe protomartyr, mentioned in the test, was
Brat referred to to mark similarity between
the incident there related nod tlie present
funeral services, whieli had called lo^elher
so m ny if the faithful to mourn over their
dead pastor. lie had known him in the
days of his youth and the years of his vigor
ous manhood, and could tell lliem that as a
seminar! in and an Ordained minister of the
gospel he cvi r held the highest place in the
affection and esteem of bis 'fellow-students
and cu- workers in the ministry. Educated
at the famous missionary college of All
-11 allows, in Ci unty Dublin, Ireland,
he spent the year of his deacon ite
In the Sunday - .school of , Clontarf.
After his ordination he was sent on the
American mission, and for many years la
bored in the Territory of Utah, where he
founded many schools and Churches, lie
was finally called to San Francisco, after a
time appointed to the pastorate of St.
Paul's Parish, which had no existence
then except in name, and by the careful
husbanding of its slender resources man
aged in a little while to erect thn handsome
church they were then assembled in, as
well as the adjoining parochial residence.
The reverend preacher then referred to
the piie-tly virtues of the deceased, and the
stern sense of duty which guided his whole
life. Three years ago, ho said, lie was
called out, late nt night, in a blinding storm,
to attend the deathbeds of four pari-honers,
whose homes were scattered over distant
portions ol his strangling parish. His physi
cal strength, weakened by previous illness,
broke down beneath the strain, and the
seed, were then laid of the pulmonary con
sumption which curried hun to the grave.
After an appeal for prayers for his happy
repose, the Archbishop pronounced the ab
solution, the clergy and congregation took
their parting look at the remains, the collin
was taken from the catafalque and carried
to lhe hearse between the open ranks of the
Children of Mary, alter which the cortege
wended its way to Calvary Cemetery, where
the interment took place.
Among the attending clergy were: Rev.
Fathers Connolly, Montgomery. Cottle, Scan
lan, Casey, Lynch, Rogers, Foley, Lai kin,
Coyle, Brennan, O'Grnuy, Fitzpatrick, Mul
ligan. Crowley, Cdinmiugs, Kenealy - and
(assidy of thiscity; Rev. Father O'Connor
of Stockton, Fathers King, MeSweeiuy and
Kirby of Oakland; Father Doran of Ala
luCda, Father Thomas Caraber of Mission
San Jose, Father Cassin . of San Rafael,
Father Clcary of Petaluma, Fathei Riordau
of Menlo Park; Father Cooper of San Ma
teo, Father O'Sullivan of Rnd wood * City,'
Father Conlan of San Pablo,' Father Powers
of Livermore, Fathers Lagan and McKinnon
of San Rafael, besides ; member* of the
Jesuit, Franciscan, Dominican audLazarist
orders and Christian Brothers.
» . ——...- ■■„ * ■ i i . „ •
In order to I'i.y .i llic' Debt.
The Laurel Hill Cemetery Assi elation has
asked the Superior Court for the right to
sell that portion of the cemetery. not re
quired for burial purposes In older to pay off
bonds amounting to 9138,000, Judge Levy
has set Friday next as the day for hearing
i the application.
WRAPS WROUGHT
REGALLY.
Fine Cloaks that One Sees on tlie
Winter Promenade.
- ■- .-■*", iymmmpsm ? *>■'■-•
there Is the Girl "Who Is Too English, the
' Blonde Matron and Sho Who Is French '
'•" Frcm Top to Toe— Luxurious Furs. -•/ "
Special to Thr Sunday Cali.
ftv'I.AEW YORK, Xov. 25,. 1890.-"Wii<in
1 _H_ tlle morning Is bright and* one can
i_Tmll buy a great, glorious bunch of chry
santhemums • for 10 . cents . then life for a
brief period seems worth -living. : One can
forgive one's .pocket-book for refusing to
yield the commercial equivalent of the last
water-color sketch or Japanese jug ihat
tempted and resign one's self to philosophic
contemplation 'of the tall girl in a puce
coloted cape who' is so desperately over-
English that as she disappears In a Broad
way shop one takes involuntarily a step
after, in fanciful expectation of hearing her
call for the •'.slender woman's size" in the
pink and cream ribbon-run undergarments
she looked at in the window.
"In London," one can imagine her say
ing in . Manhattan accents, "We have, only
two sizes, the Blender and the over-size. • To
measure by inches is so odd, you must ex
cuse my not understanding."
One can't like the too-English girl, She
has pursed her mouth' into conventionality
and tilted her hat- with its sui key feathers
down over her nose. She lias deliberately
taken all the beautiful American spontaneity
out of herself to stiffen and straighten, till
the. "goose-step" itself could do little more
toward making her— high-shouldered, gieat
oollsred cape and all— an Amazonian carica
ture of a grenadier.
What regal splendor is that of the" blonde
matron.- fier - tread is beginning to be a
thought heavy, but in that sweeping velvet
cloak the sleepy-looking club man ou the
Mmm
Fmbroldery and Fur Garnitures.
corner turns bis head to look after her with
"amazing, fine woman."' The soft, deep
blackness comes op about her plump, satis
fied chin ami the loose coils of her yellow
hair. • It curves across her bast- that is ap
proaching what- will be the rather sensual
maturity of its blossom, and it slips down
smooth as • a glove over her hips in a clasp
that brings out their fullness, ami it glories
in its daring with a warmth of fur and a
blaze of gold embroidery. It reaches the
pavement, it even trails. It is magnificent;
it would be audacious in a less material
civilization. .
Out of a florist's comes a young Woman
whose dainty boots are pointed at the toes,
bhe has been buying mignonette. She takes
short steps as if her leet were not altogether
comfortable. Her hair is brown and her
'oval face 100 delicately tinted, but her cloak
is tlie freshest tiring from Paris, and she be
iravs involuntarily a consciousness of its
merits as she pauses on the steps to brush a
fleck ot oust from her arm. It is a long el ■ *
of a dirk royal blue camel's hair, a float
with a trim little cape with velvet bows
weighted by pointed pendants bobbing on its
shoulders; a cloak with quaintly chic
sleeves laced at the wrists with coids; a
cloak with velvet bands and a spike-pointed
girdlo: a cloak that would he quite in its
element on tne Avenue de Opera, and that
looks on all other cloaks with a vicarious,
nut ill-natured disdain. From top to toe the
cloak is Fieneb, and one may walk behind
it for a block before oue tires of its owner's
pride ill it, and of her demurely proper little
foreign affectations.
The chill days of November are quite the
time to study uirls anil [wraps, and what
flacks of them there are, to be sure. * What
tight-fitting, narrow-skirted • long clonks
with sleeves of fur and velvet rising above
the ears, a comic anxiety, so it seems to the
spectator, looking out from lhe wearers'
faces lest they go down and be swallowed
up, each iii the gulf between two mountains.
What. Hyde Park cloaks with Happing skirts
that slop al the knees,* what loose courtier
coals and lung vests, what Camisards and
velvet reilii igotes of bishop's purple, what
fur collars and great pocket flaps of fur.
Wherever one walks one brushes otter and
seal and bear skin. Plum-colored cloths
.veep by one and wine color, pomegranate
and rosewood. • All the colors are deep and
rich and warm. There's joy in life and love
of good things and strong vitality in the
very look of the winter promenade.
Here's a girl with skin so fair and locks so
go din that had She lived a few hundred
years earlier GuidoKeni might have painted
her for an Aurora surrounded with clouds
aud roses. On solid earth she walks ou pro-
i Iff 7 m§ii
1 1\ f ■
/111 Ij**
111 » T~j?*^
Rfioittdrr Cape irith Prep Points.
saie Manhattan Island, all In a Beau Brum- |
inel coat of golden bronze, * with basques
that reach half way to the pavement and
braided in a narrow twisted cord of gold and
brown. Carrying one ragged white chrys
anthemum comes a tall, lithe girl in nickel
gray. Her long coat fits her very closely
and bar chin nestles in a great Valois collar
of white . and curly fur. She is slow and
graceful, and quiet and smiling, and on the
skirts of her clunk are embroidered green
velvet fern fronds.
Under the horses' noses, scorning the
elbow-lifting aid of the buriy policeman,
dances a little rough cheviot jacket in a
clear army rei that. ono watches as one
would watch a butterfly. It fits the small
plump figure with military precision from
the straight, erect collar, stiffened with su
perb silver embroideries, to the scant skirt,
slashed up the buck, and worked in broad,
brilliant patterns. Such a trim', chipper lit
tle jacket and such a chipper little woman.
She looks up tho street and down the street
as she reaches* tho sidewalk, confident as a
sparrow.
Crossing the pavement to a wailing car
riage moves a stately cloak dress of Parma
violet worn by a pale blonde woman. Her
eyes look straight hefore her and she makes
no motion to lift her rich heavy draperies.
(In the front of her cloak is set a square
plastron of violet plush bordered with dark
marten lur. Below this vest a short pointed
bodice front of the regal material is laced
across with cords. Her high flowing sleeves
are caught back to the elbows. Broad bands
of fur and plush give long straight hues to
her trailing skirts, and as the footman shuts
the carriage door one sees the last of a set
unsmiling face under a broad felt bat from
which droop violet pinnies. - "".' *
* And so they pass and repass— shoulder
capes cut in deep points like . bodices; seal
skin sacques with high round feather col
lars and rose-colored - silken : linings; tan
coats, severely .. plain, loose fronted and
double breasted; lung, showy cloaks : of
striped plush, in green and gold ; fur-trimmed
mantles of dahlia, and niyitie,' and deep
royal blue; shaggy storm serges, warm with
hairy bear's fur; jackets of leopard skill :
capes of saffron cloth lined with cream— all
types of luxurious richness, with their tall, 1
wired collars, their fluffy ruffs and boas,
their magnificently wrought I Russian ; ara
besques and passementeries, their enliven-
Ing bits of color and cheerfulness to brighten
the drear fog and grayness of November
mornings. - • " .-- -'--
'- And when the curtain dropped on "As
rael" and the. first night of German opera
what a glitter there was of evening gold
and white *• pulled ; up over bared, plump
shoulders.*. There = were women gracious,
graceful and superbly costumed in low-cut
robes of velvet, with heavy wild embroider
ies and many glistening jewels. And about
the fairest, tallest and most winning a man
who was taller yet wrapped a great marvel
of cream white, faintly iridescent with
pale rose color and blue and glowing oil
the inner side with a warm blase of Span
ish yellow. • The woman who was nearest
mo hud hair that . was light brown and a
color so fresh and clear it rivaled any
rouge .an unjust: critic might have
mentioned In such a • connection. Few wo
men could have - worn her cloak of silvery
silk like the "moonshine's watery beam,"
and fewer, wearing it, could' have stood in
the glare of the electric light with a high
Medici collar of mauve passementerie touch
ing their ear lobes and challenging the hunt
for Imperfections. There was a cloak of
white camel's hair, lined with : faint blue
plush and edged up and down the front and
about the silk ruff with rose and white os
trich feathers. There was another of pale
/s£?***-y •sW^ f taf -t
The Latest from Paris.
pink niatelas.se, with gold, silver, copper arid
black mingling in the- .superb embroideries
that bordered it from throat to hem.
Gowns as ell as How made a riot of
color at the. chrysanthemum Show. .On the
first evening 'the two debutante daughters of
Sir Roderick Cameron were out in jacque
minot-red toned down with Russian . gray.
In a box sat a matron in cardinal velvet
wi!b petticoat of pinkish ivory satin. A
striking frock bad a- Louis XV - bodice, of .
sky-blue brocade, and a flat skirt edged
about the foot with blue ostrich feathers.
A quieter toilet was a dress of- bottle green
silk with wide bodice and skirt * ravers of
black embroidery. ' Its wearer had added a
.small jet capote, trimmed with roses and
black feathers.'. The most attractive com
bination was, perhaps, a gown of change
able art silk worn with a' redingote of
striped ashes of roses taffeta. • -The ' hat was
.rose-colored ' broadcloth wiih pompon of
gray feathers.
At a quiet little Thanksgiving gathering
two pretty .frocks -appeared. - One had a
simple narrow-skirt of striped broiize-green
and black silk and was flounced half a yard -
deep with;. frill's of black chantilly. Tbe
.bodice was laid in plaits so.as to show ouly
the bronze-green material iv front; where
the deep V was* filled in Willi lace, which
also edged the elbow shoves. The- other
was a- black velvet robe with a wide border
of black ostrich feathers edging the short
train. -The bodice was high at. the back with
an. ostrich feather collar, whose ends con-'.,
tinued down the front and met in a point at
the waist line. ••'..-. Ellen osbohn*.
Cowriclil. . .-..'■ -
NICARAGUA CANAL.
A 'Letter Frmn the General Manager
Iteffriril loir Prucreas Made. .
c' A letter was received yesterday by W. L.
Merry from George W. Davis, General Man
ager of the >*i earn gil a Caual, detailing facts
concerning the progress of the work. Tlie'
loss of the ' dredge Ferdinand de Lesseps,
previously 'reported by telegraph, is alluded
to, and Captain Davis says that it was one
of the' oldest dredges of- the Slaven plant.
Tlie loss is by no means irreparable. .
There arc still live dredces from, the old
Panama Canal plant, all' of wliich are better
than ibe dredge lost at sea.'- There are also
now at Greytown two suction-dredges, the
property of-' the North American Dredge
Company, which are adapted to the work on
the bar. Still another dredge is being com
pleted in Scotland, which will proven pow
erful adjunct.*. This can work on the bar in
rough weather ami is .consequently styled a
"sea dredge." .It is expected that this
dredging plant will be sufficient to complete
all the work to which it is adapted on tlle
eastern side; ' .'. . :*.
The letter also gives the substance, of the
recent report received from Chief Engineer
Menocal from Greytown. The City fit Pans
has been, set at work Cutting a furrow from
the inner harbor toward the inner bar.. Tlie
result of this will be the opening of a chau
rcl-permitting the entrance of vessels of
fourteen feet draught.. Mr. Menocal ex
pected that within a fortnight from the time
his letter .left Greytown this first prelimi
nary opening would be completed. As soon
as that was done it was bis- purpose to place
one of the suction dredges in the channel
and use thatmeansof deepening and widen
ing the artificial channel, which he expected
to make Immediately, to tlie westward of the
jetty. ".: * . . •'■•-*
This last. work has now extended from the
shore line SCO leet to its seaward end, being
In 14 teet of water. It is being extended as
the material for it ariives. The channel
proper, which was opened by natural causes
after the breakwater bad been extend d
seine ao feet, is luither to the westward, a
halt mile or so. By means of the channel au
entrance is" i fleeted for vessels of eight or
nine feet draught. ,-* ■
Quite n Lnr^e Entitle.
The value of the late Simon L. Jones'
estate, has been appraised at S;io3,ySs. It
consists of shares of stock in various cor
porations arid valued at $80,686; a three
fifths interest in the firm of 8. L. Jones &
Co., (15,000; real property on the south side
of California street, * near Front, SSO.OtO;
property at the southeast corner of Twenty
liftli avenue and II street, 91000: lands in
Preclta Valley, §2000; lot on Washington
street, east Washington place, $20,000;
certificate of membership in the San Frau
cisco Stock Exchange, $1000; two lots on
Channel street, near Seventh, $13,500;
property iv Marin County, $8000; property
near Sears ville, $54,000; property in San
Mateo Couuty, GdO; property in Oakland,
$10,000; money realized from salo of 60
shares ot Security Savings Hank stock,
SWSO. ] ■ :.:-.-
State Board of Trade. Rooms.
. The committee appointed to secure rooms
for the exhibit of the State Board of Trade
has not yet succeeded in obtaining such
accommodations as it desired. The most
eligible to be secured at a reasonable rent is
liv- third Hi or of the History Building, on
Market street. The room is 10 by 170 feet,
with an L 20 by 00 feet the rear of the
building. The location is a desirable one and
the committee will probably settle the matter
during the week. _ - ■ - "
Opium in it Handkerchief.
A pale-faced youth nam d Pa rick Mc-
Lean was arrested at the County Jail yes
terday by Chief Jailor Patterson for attempt
ing to smuggle opium -to an inmate named
Dacey, who is ' serving ninety days for va
grancy. McLean had the drug wrapped up
in a green silk handkerchief, which he was
passing to Dacey through a wicket, when
Patterson caught him. The visitor was
lockeliipat the City Prison on the charge
of misdemeanor. ;-■■.:■
Judgment Afllrmrd fin Appcnl.
The appeal in the case of John Reynolds
against Antoino Borel to recover a deposit
made to "bind" a purchase of land," condi
tioned upon title being found perfect, for
which Reynolds was allowed twenty days to
search the records, was decided yesterday by
the Supreme Court. The order of the lower
court requiring the defendant to refund the
money was affirmed. *
A Si-tic of Supplies.
:'f There is at present a scarcity of supplies
t for conducting the business of the Morgue,
so, the Coroner claims. , He declares * that
•there is not an ounce of disinfecting fluid in
the establishment, no postal- cards with
whieli to notify jurors and witnesses when
an inquest, is to-be held,* aud, in fact, a
scarcity of many limits needed to properly
conduct. the establishment.
•Inliii I). last's Kstiie.
The estate of John D. Yost ; has been aif
praiscd at 510 C.200. i An undivided one-third
interest in the business of 11. S. Crocker ft
Co. in this city is valued at $125,01X1, and an
undivided one-quarter interest in ! the same
firm in Sacramento is appraised at $25,000.
Arreated for Mayhem. -
, James Harmon, ; who bit the finger of
M. J. Fitzgerald, the marine reporter of the
Merchants' /Exchange, '% during t a row :at
Meiggs' Wharf on Thanksgiving day, was
arrested yesterday on 11 charge of mayhem.
Ho secured his release on bonds.
THE STOCK MARKET.
There was a rally in the north-end stoc'is yester
day, Mexican selling op to $2 81,' Ophir to $3 99,
Sierra Nevada to $2 40 and Union to $2 10. Tae
Otber Ccmstocks were quiet and unchanged. -
Tbe lowest and highest prices of the leading
stocks last week were as follows: Belchor, $ 2 IC@
2 46: Best A Belcher, $2 41089 85: Million, $2 25
@2 00: Challenge, $2 30@2 70; Chollar, $3 40®
3 70:. Con. cm. and Virginia. $3 -IWd.'.l 90: Crown
Point, $1.90@2 25; Gould A. Curry, *1 70401 90:
Noreross, $1 se®'.! 20: Mexican. $-' 50@2 SO; Ophir,.
$3 75(|il- Overman; $1 7662 55: l'ot::si, $«i,h@7;
Savage, ft! 15«'J* 45: Sierra Nevada, $2 i !'--.-' 40;
'Union, $2 10(^2 40; Yellow Jacket, {2 25@2 65. .
Variations In local securities during the week
were few. - Electric Light sold at a range of $15®
18 and Hawaiian Commercial at $1-1 75,-&17. . .-.
* Holmes lias .shipped 8634 ounces silver. . .
' Savage milled last week 735 tons ore, assaying
$20 06: Belcher, 268 tons, $19 98: Crown l'olut,
407 tons, $13 78; Overman, 372 tons, $16 96.
Savage has $33,736 In bullion on hand. '
Overman bas shipped $10,663,. of which $6436
was gold. : . '.'.. . - * '. '.•.:*.
. The Seg. Belcher delinquent sale takes place to
morrow. • .'_.■■■'.'
Local corporations paid, dividends In November
as follows: Mof?___Bff2?l^'i * '.
Name. ■ ..'*.*'* Kate percent ' Amount.
Home Mutual Insurance C 0. .-,..,,.. '■ 1 $3,000.
Oakland lluiilc-lusurauceCo. ...... .' O^i '.'1.500
. Name.- .- Rate V Share. Amount*.
California Electric Light :....; .15 *.7,500
--•Central (iasllgllt Co-, ;. 100 20,000
Oakland Gas Company .* 20 6,000
Pacific Lighting C 0..: .-.'.. ....' 50 10,000
PaclHc Gas Improvement C 0:.,.'.., ,40 12,000.
San Diego Gas and K. Light C 0.... 25 . 1,250
San Francisco Gaslight Co „*.„• 30 ... • 30,000.
Stockton Ga's Co.". ■; -25 .* '1.250'
Contra Costa Water C 0..;.'. * ■ 50 15.U00
Spring Valley Water Co 50 60,000.
Ttlscarura Water Co ' '10 . 2,000
Atlantic Dynamite C 0.'...:.....*.... ■ 40 12,000
California Powder Co -„ 100 15,000
Giant -Powder C 0..: ; • .75 10,800
Safety -Powder Co .-..:.. 10 •;. 2,500
Vlgorite l'otedrf Co .*..•...*....■. 10 •' V.Sno
Callforniaistreef Cable Co . 60 6,000
Omnibus Able Co : -25 .. 6,000
Ju.lson Manufacturing Company.. ' 20 -. 3.620.
Schmidt Label and Lithograph Co. ' 25*. 1,250
Pacitic Borax and Halt .:..„:. 1.00 6.000
Pacific Iron and Calico -...*'* 20. 3,000.
Pacitic W00dcnwareC0..... ....... 25 ■ 1.50 U.
Alaskc-Trtadwell M.Co 25 -25.000.
Black Diamond (bai; '.. .'-20 .- 10,000
ConuminweHltHSlln. C 0..., -.- • 20 2:1.000
Daly Mining C 0;.'...; .-... .25 37,600
llomestake Milting CO 10 12,500.*
Idaho Mh.lng-Co ;,.. 200 ■ 6, -00
Newton Mining Co -, '• 5 8.000:
Ontario Mining C 0. ,..... .......... ■" * 60- 75,000.
'.Total.--':..".*.:..*.:... ...'......;.:•'. . $417,870
Summarized,. these dividends compare as follows:.
fl-^J.': •".• -• : .-1899.-. • .1890.*:
Cas companies...' .-...'.:.„• $73,500 .- $xB.OOO
Water eonltiairfes.:.. 1 ., '.-.' .15,000" '. 07,000
Insnranee'coiiipanlcs -...-.. 14,600 : .. 4,50'J .
Powder companies. v.*. . 27,000 , 42,800;
Street railroad companies, --. 12,500 10,000
Sugar companies..' 60.000' . .-.'.:.'..
*Mlnlng companies... .:.... ;' 128:000 * 191,200
Miscellaneous, companies.. ...y 36,250 -.- -14,370 ■
T0ta15.........;..:... .'....'.' 9185,7.90 $117,870
Tbe total for- iho same mouth m 1888 ■ was
$534,100.. . _______^_ *-...
.'. Assessment* Pendliisr."
- Tbe following Is a list of assessments now pending:*
Company.
Hon,, ;
Silver King... .......
I;,le .V Norcross
; -g. llrlclier A: M
Silver Jim..... -
faker Divide
'on Imperial;;..".
lusseil K. .'. m.
Unrtlu Wnlte ..
•lexicaii... „..".•.',.. .,.:..
>'. I'loointleltl ... M ,...
vine Hayes ............
ill verado....
durgan ;,,..;.:..
.'on. New YorK
Lonlidonce .'. "..
T^St :
-Oct !
.Nov
[.Nov '
.Nov
Dec L 3
. Dec 1
J.Dec • 3
.Dec ' 4
.Deo 8
.Dec 8
.Dec 16
.Dec 10
. Dec 22
.Dec 22
.Dec 20
.Deo 20
.Jan 6
Jan 12
.Jan IS
I"
I.Nov
I Nov
.NOV
•
.1'
■Notk— .Assessments of rallies net listed on the
Board fall delinquent, in onlce. .
-. lSOAlli*' SALES.
I rlli wire vine tin sales sesrerday In the San
] i an cno Mori, 1 curd: . .'..•_.••
ji^oi't-An KKssTOKe-fl :?.0 a. *f.
--100 A1ntia. .. 1.20 iDoCPi>tnt..'J.(lo 3500vrinn.. 2.15
.ISO Anile* 95 100U A C....1 : 50 .2.10
400 lleicaer. a. 15-100,. -...-.... .1.711:150 Poto»l.-...6 l 4
100 l;.* |;..-.'J.-to"^Uo.lll9tlce..l.lU 100S.tTUe...i;.'J<>
100 80die. ...80. 150 Mekicati.-UVy|ltOScorDliin..ilO
15 J Bullion...'.!' i 100 Mono 65 260 S !1t51...1',i
400 BulwcJ..-..'/6 100 .'.601 50 Nev... 2. IS
100 Cak.iLoiila.Ssi -'0 M lHUl>lo.2>4;'JoU fci 11111. .....50
100 t'Holiar„3.6o Nev W 86 200 ......Yii
250...... 3.651 66' '...Bill 50 0*n10n....'.M0
160 CC,Y V..3'/j! 8151e.1.11, SOUtan 70
200 C 1in0,... '.-25-10J .N Com.. 1.40 150 w C0m ....60
.100 C PaclHc. .SO) 50 . .1.05|25U It Jacm.'.'.iiO
P< !l< nine Tit re the bait » in tne Pacilic Stoci Hoard
'jtfcttrilny: -arr«nC"Sfr*."'_^, v c ;
iif.riAn ricMioxr—
■6o Belcher. 2.ls abo Exctin'..'..-.Bl|loo rjcclil ...1.06
150 is a U....-2'.. wo i. & c..,.1*/ 50 0vtmn...2.a0
150 .'.T..3.6S lUO'II * N-'i ■100P0t0»1....C',4
250 liodle,.. 1.001 . .1)30. ..2.00. 60 ..» 30....6V4
250 95 100 Justlee.,1,16 150 6='a
200 ltulllon..2.3oHsOKentuck.li3sl sUSavai:e.,2.2o
200 liuiwer... .2fl:ii.o Mexican. '.'.Buauu *M.. 1.n0 •
100 Caletlolia.;3lllso- 150.H 1»eT...'.?.15'
650 CC& V...314200 : .2.70200Utan.......70
200 3.46 150.... ...2»i|2bo ....: .72
10 „.:...:.' 3,35,100 -b 10... 2. »0 2110 -. 7.*>
760 imp.... .27iiU0M0n0...-..60 225 YJaeaat.ll.XO
350 ti P01ut..1.95 1Q0 Uu1Ur..'...3^!176 2.35
300 15xcaq..... 80,-00 ..8 5 '-.
■flflflfl, 'CLOBIKG " OI'OTATIOXS. -fl'fl.
HH_H_!fc-!S**' • ' Satußdav, Sox: 29-12 «.
-Sid.. AtkidA • ■ aid. Atked.
Alplia Con. 1.13- I.2oJustlce -.:... 1.10 1.16
Alia 1.00. . l.oMKeiiturlc 1.30 1.40
Ande5....'....:-. 95. 1;00 l.miy Waaluigu. '30 35
. 8e1cher.. ........ 2.15 2.20 Locomotive —■■ 05
Belle Isle:: -75 80,Mexlcah.' 2.80 j 2.85
llcntou P011....-* —.2.00 .Mono 60 ■ 63
. teat * lielcaer.2.so 2.66 Mount Diablo.. — 2.60
Penile 95- 1.00 .Navajo BO 40
Bullion „2.30 '.'.M, Nev Queen 80 90
Bulwer: :...'2O. 25 .\ Belie ...1.15 1.20
laledouin 35 40 Coiniuonwitbl.40 ■ ■ —
Central :. 15 no occidental 1.05 1.10
Cliallcuje C0n*..2.30 2.35 Ophir ; 3.90 4.0U
lliollar .-..-.3.60 8.6.S overman 2.20 2.26 .
loiiimuMoa:ih..2.oo 2.20 iter „ 15 - 20
Con Lai « Mr. . 3.45-3.60 l't-eriess...^... 20 26
Con -New YorK-' .15 -2U,P0t08!;.-. 6.25 -6.50
Continence...... c-la 6.60 .sa\ii£ • :*.....'.... 2.20 2.25
Con Imperial... 25 30 Bli A Ml, C..1.20 1.25
Crocker ....-...- 20 ' "26 Scorpion .." 20 *25
Crown P0int... 3.06 Z.luJKlerra.' Nevada.. 2.3s 2:40
pel Moute :. 65 65 Silver Hill. 25 30
Past Sierra Nev — 05 silver King ' 30 - 35.
Eureka.....' .... — 3.76 .Symlii ate 05 . 10
'Ezebequer 80 B. lulon Con 2.35 2.40
0011111 A Carry. 1.78 1.80 Utali... ;... 76 80
brand Prize.... 25. Kill Weldon 15 ,20
Hale A N0rer.5..2.00 -2.05 w I louistock.... 65 60-
Julia *... 20 26' V Jacket 2.40 2.46
SIISCEM.ANEOUS •' SECURITIES.
'fl-fl Satiroav, Nov. 29-10:30 A. it
Sid. Alkitl. Bid. Atked
Hd«.-1'j...1185i 120 l'aclflrl.lehti;. — ■ .- 80
ClllaCoWllds.ll)0'' 101»., 8 1' Oasllldt.. 67 57Vi
llupnl-sl liils.lls 130' tiKtonOiU. 30 60 -
PACllseltyU.loo — Cai-stKK. 108* —
Mi llllilais... — 102 . Central UK. _ — 16M|
JUt-stltltßtlsl2s ■— CltyKK..:... — 100.
1' Coast Kit. 100 • — I- A C Use !J6 40 '
NPE X KUs..lllVall6 'Ueary-st lt K. — 100 '
Mtynf<;.-llKil*ll2'V 4 — IN 15 4MII 8. 65 —
oiuiduusClid.lieVa — Omnibus 11 It — • 75/4
PAOKUHiIs...II7 — IPreJitllo It it. 27% 31
IV. illtyllns. 90 100V4 AliyloNev As. 97 99
Powl-stnylt.l.ll2 118 Caiirornia Ins — HTVi
SPKKArIzBdsIOO 10«i„,:Coininere'lliiS Sly, 90
Sl'llllCalltai. .'— 114 Fireman's Id. — 157V4
81*KKl'alIi5s. 99Va — Home .Mutual. 150 166
SPIirKCaIBUJIoS 109 State lnvestm 75 —
BVWater6's..l2oHl2l Union Ins 86 87
SVVVater4's.. — , 94 '/i Atlantic Paw. — 43
AnzluL'alPuk. - 80 Cal Powder. ..lso —
hank ot Ca1.. .279 284 ' Giant Powder — 63 "
Cal Sarel>el.os — 60* Sai'tv Nlil'ow. 9-i's OVa
i-lrslNalllanlc — 172 Vlitorit Pow.. 4a 8 ir, a
LP* Alnl'-ai — 127'/. mean Pow.. — 121^,
1. .. I !-.:,». 35 40 Cvi Klec Llcbt 16 17
Pacific 8ank. .160 170 Cal Klae WHS. 2Mi 7
Merch Ik Bint 20 26 ■ Ilaw'u Com... 141,4 15
Blue Lakes w. IS . -- llulrli'n .Su.-ar 17V4 lt*Vi
CoutraCos W. 93 96 Juds'nSl'fsUO 19 21 •
MarlnCo W...' — CO Oceanic S ».. — 92 .
8 V Water.... -94 — - Pa •B 8 * 5... — 75 -
Central Gas... 92 i 100. 1 ... I:, A* Nad. — ** 34 ' '■
Los An,--- (las. 55 — Pac PaonoiU. 1 2 *
Oakland Oas.. «— . S4«>l\icWoi»duw*» — 8*
Pac laaaliu Co 68 68i,a!
* -'- MORN'IN-O SM.KS.
- Boaril-20 Cal Electric LU'ht. 17%: 15 Hutchin
son Sl' Co. 17-: 10 Hawaiian Commercial 14%. ■
btreet— slo,ooo S V or A Bonds, 106.
— ■ 1
Dentil Kate of tho Cltr.
There were 139 deaths in tlie city during
the week just ended. The foreign born num
bered li], including 11 Mongolians. Fi teen died
under 1 year of age, and a like number were
over 00. . There were 3 suicides and 6 cas
ualties, and 82 deaths in public institutions.
The more fatal diseases were: : Apoplexy
3, bronchitis 3, croup 8, diphtheria 11, enter
itis 3, typhoid fever 5, heart disease 7, in
anition 4, consumption 2d, pneumonia 13. -
Pocket Money for Curie 'Ss in.
During the ■ month of November, the
United States Mint In this city made.
$1,500,000 In double eagles, .K,:>7,. 0 in stan
dard silver dollars, and 931,00360 in dimes,
making a total coinage of $2,202,270 00.
" The lleautiful are never desolate,
• Fur someone always loves them."
ti SMOOTH SKIN
AND A
- Clear Complexion -
-.■v. v.-r^.M Make 'plainest face
■fl if -'/./, fll'f /^Attractive. Beauty Is
; fn,,/y -^£&4t~f : comparative not ' ab-
,- J* *+~,^ie*-. '■ So ]„ te . • -We , ml all.
by proper care, have a nice smooth skin and
a clear complexion, which are in themselves
the first elements' of beauty. Nothing c in- 1
duces ta^this ' end so thoroughly and com-
pletely as the daily, use of MRS. GRA-
HAM'S CUCUMBER AM) ELDER
FLOWER CREAM. As a protection from
the effects of sun and wind, and for cleans-
ing i lie face from cosmetics or .other impur-
ities, it is superior to anything discovered. .
Price ft -All druggists sell it. Beware
■of imitations 1 "■ n"3d tf Su *
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An : excellent and mild < ■Hurtle Purely
Vegetable. Taken nccm-ding to directions
restore heal tit and renew vitality. frlce
SSo » Itox. Sold br all druggists. - Ml Xt BoM
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'____ DRY GOODS.
HOLIDAY AMJNCEMENT !
A Matchless Collection
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Elegant Outer Garments !
.*"":'. We begin the month of December with our Grand Annual
Sale of Holiday Goods, in preparing for which our buyers have .• "'■
scared no efforts in collecting the greatest aggregation :of .''
ELEGANT, USEFUL AND BEAUTIFUL ARTICLES SUITA- :
BLE TOE HOLIDAY GIFTS ever brought to this market. We •'■
respectfully invite an early inspection of the innumerable at- ';*.
tractions exhibited, especially in our great Cloak Department,
where our display of LADIES', MISSES' AND CHILDREN'S f.
OUTER. GARMENTS comprises all the very latest and I most W,
fashionable novelties in ORIGINAL DESIGNS, HANDSOME '""' : .
SHAPES and STYLISH MATERIALS, all offered at ; figures?:* j
Corresponding with the following REMARKABLY LOW
PRICES. • •■■■:.• _ -, :■'-'. '- : ■ y-'y -.y .'yyZflZ Z'-y^ZZZyZ
LADIES' CLOTH JACKETS.
';.'.--':: At $7,50, ...
LADIES: DOUBLE-BREASTED REEFER
... * JACKETS, material line black or blue
■ chevron, bound ail around with mohair
braid, pocket lapels and puffed slioulders.
.stylish bono buttons, worth $10 50, will
',:'• be offered at $7 50 each.
A--yAX * 1 0. .'_-'.
LADIES' DOUBLE-BREASTED LOOSE-
. FRONT JACKETS, made of strined or
'.-.plain chevron, stitched or. bound all
'■ around .with braid, large buttons,.
high shoulders and slashed back, length
- 25 incites, worth $15, will be offered at
: $10 each.
At *12.5Q
LADIES' VERY NOBBY LOOSE-FRONT
JACKETS, made' of ' black, beaver . or
-chevron, large, revere collar of ■ astra-
chan, four fine' silk military loops, entire
garment triinmid with nstrachan, worth
. ; ' $17 50, will be offered at $12.50 each. *
• : '.. ■''•fl. 'y At *15.: •"' ':■■ A:
LADIES' DOUBLE-BREASTED AND
LOOSE-FRONT JACKETS., mode of
.- ' fine diagonal chevron, rolling collar, high
shoulders; entire- garment trimmed with.
braid and silk cord, four fine* mili-
. tary loops in front, worth $22 50, will be
"' offered at $15 each. . ■
: : At *17.80.
LADIES' DOUBLE-BREASTED LOOSE-
.- FRONT JACKETS, made of wide wale
cheviot, rolling collar and sleeves, hand-
somely embroidered, large silK Puttous,
* faced with satin, worth $25, will be of-
'■* fered at $17 50 each.
ladies' asm WRAPS./
$ia,so.
LADIES' CLOTH WRAPS, made of fine
,-' twilled' cloaking, prettily . braided,
trimmed with cord fringe, worth $17 50,
'-•-.* will be offered at $12 50 each. *
i *■ "At Sfe I*7 50. -77 A
i DIES' CLOTH WRAPS, madeof plain
and French diagonal* cloaking, long
tabs, '.puffed shoulders, . elaborately
* braided and trimmed with cord fringe,
- lined with tine satin, worth. 822 50, will
be offered at $17 50 each. . • :*.*.'•;
• At $ao, *'.*..*
LADIES' CLOTH WRAPS, made of cork-
screw, diagonal, and heavy Indian
- •• cloaking, long-pointed dolman sleeves,
* finishid with drop, ornaments, long-
• pointed tabs, handsomely braided back
and front, trimmed with knotted gimp
-.. fringe, worth 825, will be offered at 820
. : 7 . each. •'- -.. •
At *SES.
LADIES' WRAPS, of serge and armure
cloaking, pointed all around and
trimmed with heavy knotted fringe,
long pointed tabs, garment handsomely
...... braided, puffed shoulders, lined with
'*. best quality of satin, worth $32 50, will
be offered lit 825 each. ;':.-,:
At $30,
LADIES' WRAPS, braided and embroid-
ered all over, long or short tabs, with or
without sleeves, trimmed with acorn
fringe, lined with rhndame. worth
. $37 50, will be offered at $30 each.
.LADIES' NEWMARKETS.
At *__o.
LADIES'. VERY HANDSOME NOV-
ELTY PLAID NEWMARKETS, loose
and pleated fronts, with pearl buttons,
. puffed sleeves, collar, cuffs and belt
made of velvet, worth $27 50, will be of-
. fered at $20 each.
--- * '^^.t $35 .
LADIES' BEAUTIFUL CHECKED
MARKET double-breasted,
• lnrge coachman's • cape, box-pleated
back, cape, collar, cuffs and lap pockets
trimmed with wide fancy braid, worth
$32 50, will be offered at $25 each.
LADIES' CLOTH CONNEMARAS.
At * IS.
LADIES' STYLISH PLAID CONNE-
MARAS, prettily trimmed with velvet
- - and fancy buttons, worth $22 50, will be
offered at $15 each.
At **ao.
LADIES' CONNEMARAS, made of plaid,
striped and figured cloaking, with or
'. without vests, pleated backs, worth
$27 50, will be offered at $20 each.
LsLciies' Imported Jerseys. : v ,:
At 41.50. -yy" '..■ "A. .•':■ .-;;■
LADIES* CASHMERE JERSEYS, in several colors and black, worth regular S3, will be "
offered at Sl 50 each. fliyy '•. * ".*'• .'" '•*-.-
-: VA 7' At *a.oo. ,**.*-- .*••'■• "-.' .. 'fy
LADIES' IMPORTED BLACK FLEECE-LINED JERSEYS, tailor made, cheap at \
S3 30, will be on sale at $2 each. "• ■■'."..•'•• .'• '■' .
At *a.50. ; - •'-..,-'
LADIES' IMPORTED CASnMERE JERSEYS, some elegantly trimmed with soutache' '
braid, others smocked fronts, in all the latest -shades, worth regular St 30, will be-
' offered at S2 50 each. - . •* . , •*" • i .= ■':■' : y
* - At $3.00. -fl-fyy
LADIES' IMPORTED CASHMERE JERSEYS, in several styles of trimming, worth ' •
regular S3, will be on sale at S3 30 each. gr»*'**^*^& 7^^^fey;^S^^gS^^
SIT- Mall orders promptly and carefully executed. Goods delivered free In Oakland, - *
Alameda, Berkeley and San Kafael. •'•-'*.. • '..
AT Our new Catalogue Is now ready and will be sent to any address on request. .
SGI" See To-day's "Chronicle" and " Kxamlner" for Special Offerings from our new „
Fall Stock of Blankets, Linens, Curtains, Ilouse-furuisliinss, Silks and Black and Col* " * ".'
ored Dress Goods, Laces, Hosiery, Etc. * ,
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LADIES' SEALETTE JACKET,!
:*.*' At ___r_EJ-__- * •'■•:■.■•■; Y'-y
LADIES' SEALETTE JACKETS, trimmed . 1
• with sealskin buttons do«n the front, *,-'.
'yi' lap barks, lined with'heavy satin, Worth-"
$15, will he offered at $10 each: ', • '- : .. \ ' ;
*" '*. At 415. :"'••■ A"-:.iff'. :
LADIES' SEALETTE JACKETS, extra- 7
fine quality; trimmed with large sealskin •
buttons-down tlie front, pi.iffed slioulders, •"
lined with best qualitv- of satibj* worth :
■ $20, will be offered at sls each. ■-".:*. :".-•-
.- __t $30 ' .- . '•* -'l" A
LADIES* SEALETTE' JACKETS, extra
length, largie lap pockets, sealskin hut- ■:.-
-• tons, puffed shoiildeis. lined With. silk.-.'
rliadaine, worth $25, Will.be offered at •
820 each. ' .**-.: -yy flflfl. :" fly y .:■:
- . At ' __a. 0. ". : ."'.'. yf.
LADIES' SEALETTE ; JACKETS, revert .
front, puffed. sleeves with.- cuffs, blind '.
fasteners, standing cellar, lined : with -'•
satin, worth 827 50,. will ' be offered at
. $22 50 each.- ■._..' *.*„ : ."-.'*■ :-. - •,-iiC,-"
' At -27.50.
LADIES'. SEALETTE JACKETS, : fine .
' quality, beaver-colored satin lining with •
■ * " combination brown and gold embroidery, .
plush facing, Marie Stuart collar, seal- ;
skin and silk fasteners, worth' $35, will
* beoffered at $27 50 each;:..-. -._.' ■'„ .",
: LADIES' SEALETTE WRAPS.
* , .** At $15. ' ■' ' ' fl ' ■-■
LADIES' SEALETTE WRAPS, long tabs, ;
•- - half sleeves with cuffs,*, trimmed all .
around with deep sealette fringe, lined '
with quilted satin, sealskin ornaments,' •
. worth $22 50, will be offered at $16 each. ,.{
: f yflAX'^^o/i.yy:'7, A -'yf
LADIES' SEALETTE ' WRAPS, long tab's, .
pointed-backs,, half sleeves with cuffs,
sealette*' fringe;: 'fronts'* trimmed with
sealskin ornaments; lined with best
itv of quilted satin, worth $27 50, Will be i
offered at $20 each. . :•..-•• , : , ■ . ..*;* .;.■'*
•■>.': , ■'yiA : t"-*aa:---.;" :^-:;. 7
LADIES* SEALETTE WRAPS, long tabs
trimmed with large drop. ornaments, seal- *
' skin and.'silk*' fasteners *. oh front.' lined -
with quilted satin, worth $32 50; will bo '
offered at $25 each.; ' -.*;.- '.'y ■•,.'.:'..' >-
Misses' and Children's Jackets.
*. ' ';' At 45.C6. : <' 'yf
CHILDREN'S LOOSE FRONT DOUBLE-
BREASTED. * JACKETS, .••m.a.de, yoL.
cheviot,* -button*; hip backs, worth* '
$7, will be offered at $5 each. fl. '*■* ; *,'* v
''.; At : 48.00. '.-:..:'-.' *'.
CHILDREN'S REEFER. JACKETS.: diag-
• * onal, cheviot, 'puffed. Sleeves,* rolling col-
lar, fastened with. silk cord and tassel, V
worth $10, will be offered, at 88 each. .-■*
Misses' and Children's Cloaks,
At $4.00, $5.00 ami $6.00. ;
CHILDREN'S LONG DOUBLE-BREAST-
ED CLOAKS, madeof plaid' and striped .
cloaking, putted sleeves, trimmed -with :.
;•• fancy bone butt ns, ages from ito 16V
worth $550, $650: and '$7 50,. will bo
offered fors4, Sj.an'd.sGeaTi.*-..- . *..
At $5.50, *?6..V0 and $7.50. : . -..
CHILDREN'S '-VERY ', HANDSOME .
CLOAKS, made of- -plaid -.cloaking, '.;
. gathered cape with yoke,- gathered skirts^ .
fancy metal buttons; froiii 4 to "l 6' years,'*
worth $7, 88 and 89,.* will be. offered for *•
$5 50, 80 50 and 87 50 each.' ' •'.'•. .* *..■.-
LADIES' ASTRACHAN CAPESL-
At 47,50 and *10,
LADIES' ASTRACHAN; CAPES, with
yoke and collar 'of plush, Marie Stuart *
y. collar, plain satin lining, blind fastener*,
worth $12 50 and 815, will be offered at
$7 50 and $10 each. -\ "• ,"•; •-.
•'. •• -''.* • *