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THE
LATEST FASHION GOSSIP
FOR WOMEN AND MEN
WHITE SATIN GOWN TRIMMED WITH GREEK SATIN AND EMBROID
ERED WITH LILIES OF THE VALLEY ; BODICE OF WHITE CHIFFON.
The members of the Sorosis deserve all
the compliments they have received on
their delightful reception and charming
club rooms.
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On Monday evening the spacious apart
ments were most artistically decorated
with a wealth of flowers, palms, ferns and
potted plants, among which here and
there were to be seen graceful bows and
streamers of golden yellow tulle and satin
ribbon, that being the club's color.
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Exquisite taste was noticeable through
out, as much thought having been given
to the ladies' dressing-room as to any
other apartment, the toilet table being
adorned with dainty articles in Dresden
china and silver.
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Some of the gowns were very handsome
and much admired. One snowy-haired
matron, with a bright color, was admirably
attired in a robe of heavy pearl-gray corded
silk. The full gocieted skirt was well cut
and the sleeves of the bodicfi were of the
same material, but the bodice was of white
silk embroidered with a raised black silk
cord. Point lace completed it.
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A youthful maiden made a pretty
picture in a simple frock of white silk and
chiffon, with here and there a pink rose
bud. One a Jit tie older wore a creamy
white crepon. The bodice, cut square,
fitted well around the plump shoulders.
An open galloon of fine pom work made
the costprne a dressy one, as a considerable
amount f was to be seen on the corsage
running horizontally.
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An exceedingly fetching dress made one
of >an Francisco's society women unusu
ally attractive. It was a Dresden silk
Laving a yellowish ground, over which
were scattered half-opened crimson rose
buds. The skirt and bouffant sleeves were
of this and the corsage o; pale green silk,
exquisitely embroidered in sequins. An
otiier costume I liked was of pale gray
brocaded satin, trimmed with a deep, rich
shade of green velvet, ou* of which waa
made a large bow with long ends, which
effectively assisted in giving a finishing
touch to the decollete waist, as it was
sewed between the shoulders. One of the
founders of the club looked handsome in a
pale lavender brocade made in the latest
mode, with a deep fichu of fine lace.
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Several of the visitors were in visiting |
garb, and two of these costumes were ex- i
cellent; one of a deep shade of tawny
brown iitted like a glove. The skirt was
absolutely without ornamentation, the
only Laving an oriental design em
broidered upon it in a material I am not !
acquainted with, but the result was ex
quisite, tbe embroidery being about two
shades lighter than the velvet. A French
bonnet in tones of brown with a cluster of
crimson roses, and light gloves completed
it. Tbe other dress was of prune colored .
uncut velvet. At the neck and sleeves
only were bands of richly cut jet. The
bonnet being also in jet it looked like a
great fly with wings extended. Ermine
was used excellently well in combination
with black velvet, a crimson velvet vest
giving the touch of necessary color. This
vest hail little ermine tails sewed on it.
The wearer, a striking brunette, never
looked better.
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Several costly jewels were worn, one
fascinating bit of a woman having a semi
circle of emeralds set with diamonds
around her neck.
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A great star of diamonds gleamed at the
throat of a beauty, and I noted not a few
frills and lichus of costly lace, almost as
valuable as the jewels which nestled among
their creamy masses. Bows were to be
seen of all seizes and descriptions, from the
gay, flighty looking little affairs worn in
the hair to the Jarge ones which are be
coming a favorite adornment for many
gowns.
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The dressing of the hair is an important
consideration and the proper waving of
the tres«es is exceedingly difficult to ac
complish, so an expert maid or the visiting
hairdresser has become an absolute ne
cessity. There are at present two distinct
styles of arranging the hair which were
noted in London and Paris at the begin
ning of the season and promptly re
appeared in New York with modifications.
'1 he English fin de siecle girl wears her
Lair neatly and systematically waved over
her head, and in the back it is in a knot,
which the Queen says is now an essential
j.art of a fashionable English coiffure. It
is by no means an easy matter to accom
plish and it is extraordinary how pointed
ttiis is becoming, standing away a long
distance from the head itself, after the
manner of a door-knocker.
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The style in Paris is singularly neplige,
and to obtain the proper effect is far from
easy, as the line must be carefully drawn
between a neglige and an untiay state.
When so arranged the hair should hide the
cars entirely. It is frizzed in front, while
the rest of the hair is divided down the
center parting. Part of it is divided oft
and drawn high up at the back into a loese
coil, while all the rest is allowed to fall
loosely over the ears and invisibly fastened
at the back, a few only escaying at the
back of the neck. Now our bonny Ameri
can has improved on both of these styles
and from a combination of them makes
herself as fascinating as usual. She does
not indulge in a "door-knocker" coil, nor
<iocs ilta "irjaa" the front. Her hair is
softly waved and the coil Is very prettily
arranged for her street hat, but in the
evening the waves are a little looser and a
few curb are allowed to escape on the
forehead.
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Apropos of the graduation of the nurses j
at the Occidental Hotel Tuesday evening,
I see that Lady O_rilvy has become a nurse |
at ti:e Dundee Infirmary — and she is only i
one among a number or gentlewomen wiio ;
have nobly devoted their lives to the alle- i
viation of physical suffering and, as a I
writer in the last number of Harper's Ba
zar remarks concerning the nurse, "the i
work she does is work that in all aties has j
been considered womanly, rerined, reli
gious. It is work that in the days of chiv
alry the lady of the castle did* and edu
cated the daughters of the war-lords to do."
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We cannot leave our firesides for even an
hour's shopping; at this season, without
feeling that Christmas is really near at
hand ; there is a brignt, cheerful look about
the holly and red berries, and such a jolly
I twinkle in the eyes of the children that
! half of us forget that money is scarce, and
i spend in a reckless manner. I trust many
j of the beautiful pieces of embroidery and
! exquisite fancy work done by our women
here may be purchased. They are worthy
of our appreciation. Stores and rooms
where such articles are on sale are well
worth a visir, as I discovered, for they
abound in dainty things one would never
, dream of, appropriate for almost every
' one, and in these busy, bustling days few
jof us rind leisure for fine needlework. I
I see that embroidery on pirehment lsgrow-
I ing in favor, the result being most satis-
I factory. Some of our lady artists paint
' delicate flowers and vines on fichus in a
manner that attracts favorable attention
from the grande dames of fashion.
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About bachelor friends whom you want
to remember on the 25th. 1 think a good
rule would be this: "When in doubt, send
a sofa cushion." You can make it as
expensive or as simple as you choose, and
for a college boy you can have it em
broidered in his college coiors. MaKe
good, long, sensible affairs that will be ap
propriate for a smoking-room.
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The introduction of a touch of white to
our winter gowns, although extremely ex
pensive, is again to be the rage, as we'iong
ago discovered it. to be charmingly becom
ing. A good ana sensible arrangement is
to have a white satin waistcoat draped
with some real lace, well made, for with it
can be worn your clack tailor skirt and
co.it of fine cloth, and later a smart com
bination is to wear it with a black silk or
satin sk'.rt and a sealskin jacket, which, if
really stylish, will be lined with white
satin. Of course a bloused waist of the
palest blue moire, trimmed with some of
the new black lisse with white lace ap-
One of the Latest Styles of Dressing
the Hair in Paris.
plique upon it, will be less expensive in
the end, as the white waistcoat will soil
all too rapidly.
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On account of demand for chinchilla
pearl-gray satin lines many coats and
wraps and, speakinc of capes, one just
worn in Paris is described as having been
made of black fox with a deep yoke of
black leather traced with sequins of every
imaginable color and shape, outlined with
gold. I certainly do not fancy such com
binations, but then it is not probabie that
we will see more than one such garment
during a season, but sequins are in great
vogue, beautiful effects oeing produced
with them.
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Muffs lined with fur are not popular, for
they too rapidly soil delicate gloves. As a
result our belles prefer a lining of white
satin. A New York beauty was recently
seen with a very lovely muff of chiffon.
How our grandmothers would have
laughed at such an idea! Nowadays
happy is the woman who bas the means to
indulge her original ideas, provided, of
course, that they are artistic, for she at
once leads in her set and is eagerly scrutin
ized in her every appearance.
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Toques are popular as ever, for not only
does the woman with an oval face look
well in one, but so also does her sister with
a broad face, and now such charming im
ported affairs can be had for a mere song.
¥¥¥ ¥ ¥
Thus far this season there is nothing
especially new in fans. "The most beau
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1895.
tiful fan for opera or ballroom wear has a
real lace top, either black or white, with
tortoise-shell or other valuable stick. The
prices asked are high, ranging from $30 to
$400, as frequently the sticks are encrusted
with jewels.' However, very satisfactory
ones can be purchased for $5.
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Mothers are, many of them, busily
selecting and makine up muslin de
laine, creamy white India silk and
chiffon for the little maids who will so
gayly dance around Christmas-trees be
fore long. Some of the prettiest frocks
now worn by the wee girlies are of
accordion-pleated white or cream white
mousseline de soie, two frills forming the
yoke and half a dozen frills on the sleeves.
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At a delightful tea given in the Western
Addition this week there were an unusual
number of handsome capes noted, most be
ing of black velvet. One was of this fabric
lined with palest blue satin and trimmed
handsomely with sable. Another had
some rich Irish point applique on the
large collar, which was lined, as was the
rest of the garment, with white satin. A
matron had a yet handsomer wrap as her
cape was completely edged with real point
lace, the lining, being a gorgeous piece of
green brocade. At this same tea a very
striking brunette wore an exquisite piece
of rare lace. It extended in a yoke-like
effect from her velvet stock collar. In
deed, with such an adornment any plain,
well-fitting silk or velvet gown could be
made effective.
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It is too bad I cannot tell you about the
Saturday teas, but next time you shall
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It is predicted that we are to wear "rats,"
such as our mothers wore years ago. They
are horrid, but then the genuine pompa
dour must have foundation as well as form,
and so we may expect to see "rats" in
general use within a few weeks. The new
est side-combs half encircle the head and
assist in holding the present style of puff
in shape and place.
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I have written about opera cloaks, but
one described by a Paris correspondent of
Vogue will be appreciated by you all. The
writer says: "In order to give my readers
Dainty Child's 1 rock of Muslin and
Lace, With Pale Blue Satin Ribbons.
[From the London Queen.]
an idea of what the modern opera cloak is
like, I will describe a mantle worn by one
of our young duchesses at the opera a few
nights ago. It was of pale pink velvet in a
design of daffodii and heliotrope, embroi
dered with seed-pearls, topazes, amethysts
and brilliants, lined throughout with the
palest ot pale swansdown in an evanescent
shade of pinkish lilac and edged with an
intermingling of faint lemon-hued mara
bout, and pink coral, garnets and uncut
topazes made into a fringe. This cloak
was very wide and long. At the
back there was a Wntteau plait of
point d'Angleterre, starting at the collar
and gradually widening until it reached
the bottom of the semi-train. This costly
lace was placed on a foundation of azure
satin and had a delightfully soft and Moat
ing appearance, overshadowing the heavi
ness of the velvet with its filmy clouds.
The front of the cloak was arranged with
a kind of stole of the same lace over
changeable pink and azure satin, while the
neck was surrounded by a thick ruche of
the same material and finished off by a
little pointed hood, easily drawn over the
head in cold weather."
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And the fashionable woman of to-day
does not consider that one such cloak fs
suflicient, nor even two, one dark, the
other light; not at all. She must have her
sortie de bal to correspond in color and
trimming with whatever gown she wears.
Truly, there has never been a more ex
pensive, gorgeously extravagant season.
Maecella.
TOE MEN.
Another great exertion is being made by
'The Healthy and Artistic Dress Union"
in London to brine about a radical change
in evening dress for men. Black velvet
has been selected as the correct fabric,
and the regulation swallowtail cut for the
coat is to be retained, but it is to be fur
nished with deep cuffs of silk, matching
the rolled black silk collar. The vest is to
be of corded white stlk, and the shirt
of soft white silk, with a turned
aown collar there are to be frillings at the
wrist. The tie will be of soft silk with
lace ends. The coat is to have buttons of
dull cold, enameled. Knee breeches are
to take the place of our trousers, and the
black silk stockings are to be worn with
patent leather shoes naving handsome
buckles.
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It will be many moons before any
j changes are likely to occur, although it is
j an accepted fact that the present style is
hideous. The stiff shirt bosoms are far
| from artistic, and many men are in favor
j of knee breeches, but the Due de Morny
■ did not even succeed in changing the color
; of the cloth used for full evening dress,
( and I think this change will probably
come first.
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It is interesting to note that "the swal
lowtail coat of to-day has, by a lonsr seiies
of evolutions, been evolved from the just
| nu-corps worn before the Revolution (the
j pockets which were in front relegated to
I tlie back) and also from the long outer
vest of Charles ll's reign, made without
any gatherings at the waist and with but
tons and buttonholes down the front, worn
| also throughout the period of William 111.
GOWN WORN BY iMISS GRANVILLE IN "THE SQUIRE OF DAMES," NOW
RUNNING AT TIIE CRITERION THEATER, LONDON.
[From the London Queen.]
The slit at the back of our tail coat is due
to the fact that this baglike garment was
not possible for riding in without adivision
which could fasten behind. When this
loose vest came to be gathered in at the
waist it suggested the coat body and tail;
the front being looped back to buttons on
the hips originated the two at the back of
the modern coat, and the folds are the re
sult of buttoning the garment in in the
time of the Merrie Monarch. By and by
the front corners were cut off, and in
George Ill's time the present evening
dress coat was really introduced. The
nick in the folded collar of both coat and
waistcoat originally allowed for buttoning
round the neck, but in the evolution of
these garments it ha* not retained the
right place, and the buttonholes have van
ished."
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When a bride is married in the evening
in a traveling gown the groom must" not
appear in swallow-tails.
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White waistcoats may always be worn
with evening dress, but, of "course, not
with a Tuxedo. Black satin ties are cor
rectly worn with the Tuxedo.
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A few very smart men in New York last
winter wore' velvet collars on their evening
coats, and I regret to say some men have
aped the style out here, for the best au
thorities pronounced it "bad form."
¥¥¥ ¥ ¥
With evening dress either a low-cut shoe
or a patent leather pump is correct. Biack
silk socks are worn, of course.
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Seymour Hicks, now acting in New
York in "The Shop Girl," is said to dress
with absolute correctness, his clothes fit
ting him to perfection.
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The fnd for collecting posters is likely to
be taken up in San Francisco, the exhi
bition at the Bohemian Club being excel
lent. One well-known bachelor East has
his den papered with posters. The effect
is striking and original.
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The following is from the London
Queen: Mr. Vanderbilt. father ■of the
Duke of Marlborough's bride, is, in spite
Cycling in Battersea Park, London.
[From a snapshot.]
of his immense fortune, one of the hardest
working men in the States and is often out
and engaged in business soon after 7
o'clock in the morning. The only relaxa
tion he is reported to enjoy, save when on
his annual holiday to Europe, is one
hour's driving in the middle of tho day
with perhaps the finest trotter in the
world. C. C.
MRS. UPPERMOST.
By Mrs. Lynn Linton.
From her earliest days she was Mrs. Up
permost in her degree, and she admitted
no rival near her throne. As the eldest in
the nursery it was sne who drilled the
youngers— and a hard time they had of it.
She ordered them about like so many Joco
motive dolls; interfered with their games;
rearranged their toys; made them dance
when they, wanted to sit stilly and set
them like an army of dummies on their
high chairs when their spirits were high
and they were all agog for a romp. The
hand of Nanna herself was not as heavy on
those Curly-pates as was that of the fledg
ling Mrs. Uppermost, who could not begot
to admit that others had rights equal with
her own, still less that any one had au
thority superior to hers when dealing
with the little ones. It sometimes
took all Nanna's official supremacy,
backed by the mother's superior authority,
to subdue the pretensions of this callow
Mrs. Uppermost into proper working
dimensions— so strong was her spirit of
! domination even then— so unshakable
| her belief in her own superior wisdom,
; and her right to rule by virtue of that
superiority. It was she. indeed, who kept
j the nursery in an uproar; for all that she
, throw the blame on every one but herself.
It was Sissy who did this, and Sissy who
j did that; and Sissy who siapoed Nan, and
1 Sissy who punched Will; and Sissy who
j would not let Janey alone, and Sissy who
| made baby cry. But Mrs. Uppermost put
| it all the other way, and the Persecuted
! Innocent was a petted favorite compared
! with her own account of herself and her
j tribulations.
As time passed the characteristic of the
nursery became the scourge of the school
| room. Older than her young sisters, she
had naturally the advantage so far and the
| start given by her seniority she utilized
with an unsparing hand. Things which
( she had learned only last week she as
; aumed that her sisters should know to
day, and nipny were the sarcasms and re
proachful jibes she heaped on ihe head of
the pretty little f humbling who did not
know what she, the elder, had only just
learned. Then she would assume her pro
fessional air and erlit the lesson-book for
the benefit of the dunce. But as she was
once overheard impressing on Thunibiing
the fact that horse hairs thrown into a
I river grown into leeches and water-snakes,
| her lessons in natural history, at all events,
were not of the finest quality, and the
place they occupied in the brains of little
Curly-pate might have been more advan
tageously rilled. But it would have been
of the nature of a mild miracle had Mrs.
Uppermost been convicted of folly. What
she imagined she knew she was very sure
j was gospel truth, and that she had made
some mistake was out of the region of pos
sibility.
Grown from childhood into girlhood,
and from this passing into the young
lady of the Introduced. Mrs. Uppermost
became a slender thorn in her mother's
side which not all her maternal love could
bear without both wincing and displeas-
I ure. Critical, fault-rinding, managing,
I absolute, she wrought at all four corners
I for occasions whereby to display her su
i periority, and at every turn of the road
j made frantic snatches at the reins. It
i was one perpetual contest between her and
her mother. Wno should be mistress and
I whose will should prevail was t c theme
on which they fought; and the battle be
came more important and the right more
arduous as the girl's character consolidated
and her will became more clearly self
conscious. For very peace sake the mother
was fain at times to give in and let her
headstrong daughter become manageress
on this and that occasion. At others she
had to be firm, and protect the younger
si~ter, who else would not have been
allowed to call her foul her own.
As it was Mrs. Uppermost held it
as a kind of freehold of which she
merely let the tenant right during her
will and pleasure, and woe betide the poor
little maiden when the self-elected pro
prietress chose to exercise her rights. As
both girls had been taught German, with
whicli the mother was unacquainted, be
fore her very face Mrs. Uppermost would
gird at her young sister, calling her un
seemly names in unintelligible gutturals,
which Thumbling was too much in awe of
her autocratic tormentor to translate for
the benefit of motner and her rebukes. If
by chance tears came into her eyes she
made haste to conceal them, knowing that
things would he made hotter still for her
than even they were now should mother
see and Mrs. Uppermost must be scolded.
But Thumbling had a hard time of it, all
things considered, and even her governess
could not wholly protect her.
As a young lady introduced to the world
of balls and partners, of picnics and
amusements, Mrs. Uppermost made her
authority felt among her friends. She
managed everything and coerced every
one; and where she could not control she
quarreled. The timid submitted to her,
but the high-spirited rebelled; and fac
tion fights were frequent in her own par
ticular set. For here again, as with her
own younger brothers and sisters, she was
the proprietor of all the souls that grew
about her path, and those who would not
pay her tribute got into rough water.
During this period of her existence noth
ing annoyed her so much as any show of
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independence on the part of her friends and
playfellows. They must love or hate
according to her ruling, else would she
wash her hands of them altogether — as in
the case of Rose May, her own especial
chum, with whom she broke all her ties
of confidential friendship and even social
acknowledgment, because that young lady
would marry Fred Fowler after Mrs. Up
permost had taken him in horror and de
barred him from her drawing-room. The
Fowlers were her family friends; but what
did that matter? Mrs. Uppermost chose
to quarrel with Fred, and, according to
her, her whole world was bound to follow
suit. Thus it came about that there was a
general jubiiation when Mrs. Uppermost
herself was engaged, and as general a hope
that she would receive from her husband
Borne of the coercion she had been so
liberal with to others. "It would serve
her right if he tyrannised over her," said
her long-suffering victims as with one
breath ; and many of the more vicious and
outspoken said warmly, "and I hope he
will!"
But he did not. As luck would have it,
she married one of tbose good-n a tured,
rather stupid, rather dense-witted giants
who let a woman rule the roost in her own
way, ana do not interfere whatever that
way may be. Impressed with a profound
belief in her masterly abilities, he allowed
her to use them on all matters pertaining
by right to him as well as on those which
were her own. By degrees she invaded
the whole province of masculine privilege,
and there was not a circumstance on which
she did not lay her dominating hand. It
was she who allowed or disallowed the
cigar, the game of billiards, the hunt, the
golf link, the friends, the associates, the
vote and the color to be worn at the elec
tion. She allowed the poor fellow not so
much free will as would give space for a
fly to stand on. It was her will and her
view, and his part was to conform
and obey. So he did — partly from the
good-natured giant's feeling that if it
pleased her that was the main thing, and
partly from the gradual absorption of his
will in hers, and corresponding weakening
of his backbone. It would have taken a
stronger man than this poor Titan of hers
to withstand her constant attacks on his
freedom. It was like the granite and the
dropping of water, and the water had the
best of it. She was known all through the
county as the domineering wife and the
Mrs. Uppermost in society. Wherever she
went she somehow managed to take a place
of precedure beyond her social standing.
But no one much cared to cross swords
with her, so arbitrary and so unyielding
as she was — and with a husband, too,
who always backed her up, act as outrage
ously as she might. Whatever was set
afoot in the county Mrs. Uppermost
either quashed, if she had not been made
the principal and leader or took out
of the originator's hands, if she affected
the idea and held it as one rich in prob
abie honor. Before you knew where you
were, Mrs. Uppermost, and not you, the
originator of the scheme, had her name in
big type, and was the acclaimed of ail
sympathizers. To Mrs. Uppermost, and
not lo you, came the reward of merit — the
thanks for zeal and industry and unflag
ging endeavor — the celebration of the
noble thought which prompted the busy
hand. Mrs. Uppermost's name was in ail
men's mouths, and if some made wry
faces in the dark*, in the full sunshine of
publicity they shouted huzzas ! and smiled
full featly. Thus was her cup full, and
her portion a very Benjamin's; but not a
crumb more than her deserving de
manded—she thought complacently to her
self, counting her theft as gain.
As a house mistress and the manager of
men and maids, Mrs. Uppermost has the
tightest, hand of any in the district. Her
servants are well treated, but terribly in
terfered with; nursed and doctored when
they are ill— for Mrs. Uppermost is great
as an amateur "leech" and nurse — but
scolded as much as they ara ministered to,
and treated with more rigor of regime
than affectionate sympathy. They have
no holding, indeed, in her affections at all
and no sense of stability in her service.
Energetic as she is, she changes them with
less compunction than she throws away a
pair of soiled gloves; and she changes
them for the merest trifles. Things which
another person would pass over with a
mild remonstrance or a half-smiiing rebuke
she makes into crimes worthy of instant
dismissal. So that in spite of good wages,
good food, rigorous nursing when in sick
ness, and not too much to do, Mrs. Upper
most's place is not a favorite with men or
maids, and no one is found to stay in it
longer than can be helped. Over her
children the same domineering spirit
reigns supreme. The liberty she fought
for so strenuously when she was a girl she
denies to her own daughters — and, so far
as she can, to her sons, even when these
men are grown and equipped for their
life's ventures. Before that time they live
and move and breathe only by her per
mission, and those of them who develop a
will of their own are "snybbed" as sharply
as ever Chaucer's Pore Persoun snybbed
the "persone obstinat" of his flock. Thus,
as she is, Mrs. Uppermost lives as in a
sense the terror of her world — arbitrary,
positive, managing, supreme, unsoftened
by love, unmoved by sympathy, herself
her own divinity, and ncr own will her
sacred law. — London Queen.
Hondrkds of new styles in ladies' combina
tion pocket-books, gentlemen's letter-cases,
card-cases and billbooks. Fine memorandums,
engagement tablets, visiting and address lists,
etc. Open evenings. Sanborn, Vail &. Co. •
Life of Catherine Parr.
Catherine Parr, the lady who had the
singular good fortune to become the widow
of Henry VIII, would have been in luck
if she had remained a widow. She mar
ried Sir Thomas Seymour, with whom she
lived very unhappily, and finally died un
der suspicion of poison.— Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
NEW TO-DAT.
DUE & HENSHELWQOD
Have Just Opened
for the
HOLIDAY TRADE
A Choice Selection of the fol-
lowing Articles :
Foster Gloves, Fancy Silks,
Street Gloves, Brocade Silks,
Handkerchiefs, Dress Goods,
Neckwear, Fancy Linens,
Lace Scarfs, Silk Blankets,
Feather Boas, Silk Umbrellas,
Silk Hosiery, Eiderdown Quilts,
leather Goods, Blankets,
Silk Skirts, Rain Coats.
The above goods are
specially adapted for
Useful Gifts and the as-
sortment is complete.
OR. JAEGER'S SANITARY
WOOLEN UNDERWEAR
For Men, Women and Children.
132 Kearny St., Cor. Slitter.
OPEN EVENINGS.
NEW TO-DAY.
Don't Shiver
These chilly A
mornings and *L
evenings. Get
one of our B. es*^^fP^il^H
&H. Oil Heat- I^^^^
ers, and get it |g=Se|||||||||
now. Hand-
some, practi- i|'4^^^^^
cal, plenty of
heat, and costs *mD
but 3 cents an ■fr^ 7«ffjififfiffi
hour.. We sell
costs you no l^^irri^^^Pfl
more than the vlKiillP/
as-good" kind. -^ iWy-B'^^Bti
Open-front Heater, light and heat
at the same time, is $7.50. Make
home cheerful and comfortable,
and a Heater makes a sensible
Christmas gift. Shipped to any
address on receipt of price.
& H." cen-
f polished
Sfith hud
some onyx
columns,
and fitted
with the "B.
& H." cen-
t c r-d ra ft
burner, the
fl finest made.
i^ A handsome
#) silk shade,
Jh£_ trimmed
"^^^^aST with m-
broi dered
chiffon, goes
«<?-a. <=;<--> with every
334. 50. ]amp Th - e
$6 kind go at $3.75, the $7.50 kind
at $4.50, the $9 kind at $5.50.
These prices hold good until Satur-
day night, but the lamps may not.
Better come early. Mail orders
filled if cash comes with the order.
China, Glass, Lamps, Ornaments, etc.,
all ready for Christmas selections. A
splendid assortment and WHOLESALE
PRICES. Don't wait too long; come
NOW and avoid the rush.
OI»E3>T 3HV:EJ\ri3Jtf'G-S.
THAT BIG CHINA STORE
A Quarter of a Block Below Shreve't.
WANQENHEIM, STERNHEin & CO.,
528 and 530 Market St.,
27 and 29 Sutter St.,
BELOW MONTGOMERY.
FREUD'S CORSET HOUSE.
USEFUL HOLIDAY GIFTS
FOR LADIES AND MISSES. .
One of our Celebrated Corsets and Waists.
AGENTS FOR THE
Long-waisted P. 1). Sans Kival Corsets.
C.l*, a La Sirene Corsets, Celebrated
Koyal C. T. Corsets, Elegant N. T.
French Corsets, Unrivaled Werly Cor-
sets, Bicycle Cornets. ■
\A 5- 1^ a'fe; i fig jE«'*™ t% "ss 2
Country Orders Promptly and Faithfully Filled.
US?" Catalogue sent free upon application.
Kir Parcels delivered free to Oakland, Alameda
and Berkeley. ;: ::\ n -
Our Store Open Evenings Until, Jan. 1."
Make >o Mistake in Our Address:
M. FREUD & SON,
742-744 Market St. and 10-12 Brant Avc.
LOOK!
-AT THE 10 PER CENT REDUCTION AT
J\ JOE POHEIM'S, the Tailor. For holiday trad*
all the latest designs of Woolens now in.
Suits Made to Order from $15.00
Pants Made to Order from 84.00
Overcoats Made to Order fr0m. .820. 00
Full Dress Swallow-Tail im-
ported and Silk-Lined from 840.00
Perfect Fit Guaranteed or h Sale.
JOE POHEIM, THE TAILOR,
201, 203 Montgomery St.,
724 Market st. and 1110, 1112 Market it.
walTpaper!
IlrlLL rrirLila
JAS. DUFFY & CO.
Have REMOVED to
No. 20 Geary Street.
GREAT REDUCTION
TO CLOSE OUT LAST SEASON'S PATTERNS
TO nAKE ROOM FOR THE NEW.
WINDOW SHADES !
Any Color, Size or Kind.
WHOLESALE RETAIL.
DR.WOEWOO ■'■.^fi^k "
Chinese Drugs §*T *>vivsW
and Tea anil Herb , B£
Sanitarium, tfr * iS»
776 CLAY STKKET, JgL -^ 3»
Bet. Kearny and Dupont, pS| S£^.' *«
Ban Francisco. •-• Yjv/ . *52^ /^*
I San ■ Francisco, Octo- %A • - : . yff
ber9, lB9s.— After several I Jlifi' l. ii'X.
years suffering from nerv- Sr WjgfV • > fJ 2
ous headache, luns and F''«fS£iS A iJ
liver complaint, ann hav-S^W*? .*£?£■
Ing : r consulted ■ diilerent l^gft^tia^S? V*^S
physirinns without sue- i-Sh^Si^^h'X Br^SS
cess, I finally went to am! tW^lZS^*-jm\ 7*
was treated by Dr. Won!; j£ J &ffi^^&g(^®//;i^
Woo, and in five weeks f nm^SXS>'j^yS^/ / ihSSt ,
was entirely cured.
• y, -v - • .;..:.;•- AUGUST PLUSCHKELL, I
- ■, ■ 716 Natoma St., S. F.
Office Hours— o:3o to 11 a. if., and X to 8 and 7
ito 9 P.M.; - >
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