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LATE WASHINGTON GOSSIP -V A Glimpse of the Leading Lega tions in Our Republican Court. TALK ABOUT NOTABLE PEOPLE. Many of the Ministers Sport Swords and All Are Brilliantly Attired. WAPirrXGTON, D. C, Dec. 10.— A vis itor to Washington who wishes to see our foreign diplomats in all their glory should be present at the New Year's reception at the White House, when all of the represen tatives in town appear to pay their respect to the President, lo Americans accus tomed to the plain black coat which is worn on the occasion of our important ceremonies the glittering array is a bewil dering sight, for some of the costumes of the gentlemen who appear in European court dress are gaudy affairs. The Enibassador from England, Sir Julian Pauncefote, weara in honor of the occasion a suit of white and gold, and carries his hat under his arm according to the rules prescribed. The Ministers from other courts sport swords and glittering orders on their gold-laced suits, while the gayly colored robes of the Chinese Minister brush the neat black coat of the repre sentative from Japan. There are prancing teams to shining coaches on that day, and the sparkle of the plated harness and clatter of hoofs on the driveway make a scene of brightness and life. Sir Julian Pauncefote is regarded as the head or "dean" of the diplo matic corps, and preference is always shown to him, while all matters, such as the direction of the funerals of Ministers, are done in accord with his directions. It is the rule of the corps that the Minis ter who has been longest at his post shall be dean, and ■while Pauncefote has not in this case been the resident for the greatest number of years, his title of Ambassador is the first ever held by a Minister in Washington, having been conferred only a few years ago. The British embassy is a large red brick building on the* most fashionable street in the city. It faces the east, and at the front is a driveway and a porte cochere. The big glass doors have the English coat of arms engraven in the Washington Home of Congressman George B. McClellan. center, on the lamp-posts are glittering owns, wnile over the entrance is a in bronze of the familiar lioa and unicorn. The hall of the house is broad, and at the back is a wide stairway, at wnose head is a life-sized painting of the The parlors and library are handsomely hed and the stables full of horses and ches. At one side is a tennis-court, and on a bright diy the dignified English man can be seen in his white flannels busy hitting the ball, which his attaches mnst pick up when it is lost in the grass. The British embassy is the only house in town jwned by a foreign Government, the K-hoie place belonging to the English na tion. The French embassy was formerly the home of Admiral Porter, who aied about six years ago. It was leased from the i' >rter estate by the present Embassador, M. Patenotre, who has just bad the house put in thorough, repair and the outside T>ainted a pretty cream tint. Within it has been remodeled, new doorways cut and new furniture and ornaments brought from France. During his trip abroad this summer M. Patenotre bought a great many valuable Kctures and tapestries and now the parlors are beautiful with the rich hangings and quaint cabinets, while numberless pretty ornaments make the rooms most attrac tive. The Embassador has also been re cently presented by the French Gov ernment with a handsome set of china, in the center of each dish being a crest in gold— a design which is made ex clusively by the Government for its Era bassadors. *M. Patenotre is a handsome man with a tine ligure, dark hair and eyes of the same shade. His wife, who is a pretty blonde, was Miss Elverson of Phila delphia, and they have been married only two years. The Chinese legation, strange to say, is the most modern of the homes of our foreign Ministers. It stands on the crest of a high hill overlooking the city and the li;i" with the black dragon on its yellov/ surface is always floating from its turret. The house' is of a brownish stone and is built in commodious style, with all of the most recent of inventions for convenience. On entering one linds nothing savoring of the orient in the parlor, which is of light wood and furnished in comfortable American style, with licht carpet, stuffed , and heavy portieres. The dining- I CUI-NLSJi LEGATION WASMStfTOK. D. C. room has a pretty cabinet mantel, and it is fitted up with dainty engravings on the walls, mirrors and a clock, just as is in every well-to-do house in the city. In fact, the wnole mansion is all American throughout in its furnishings. The servants are Chinese and there are I about a dozen of them who do not know a I word of English and float about in their j gaudy robes and noiseless shoes. Besides i the Minister, who is a portly man, there ! are his wife ana three little children, tiny toddlere who drpss like miniature man darins in gowns embroidered with the most grotesque of figures. Mme. Yang Yu is no doubt considered a great beauty in her native land, and when got up in her robes of state is an im posing object. Her jot black hair is coiled i high over her olive face, her cheeks are i reddened with rouge and her slender form | is loaded with silken gowns covered with : embroidery, and great red and blue arti i ticial flowers are stuck in h<?r head on state . occasions. The two daughters of the Vice-Presi dent, who are soon to make their debut, JULIA AND LETITIA STEVENSON, DAUGHTERS OF THE VICE -PRESIDENT. [Photographed for "The Call" December 3, 1895.] ! are now living here in town with their , i mother at the hotel. Miss Julia Steven ! son is a tall, well-formed girl, who dresses ' I very stylishly in becoming gowns. She. ! has dark hair and blue eyes shaded by ; long black lashes, and a clear, rosy skin i j that shows excellent health. Her sister, . I Miss Letitia, is a blonde with hair of a red : dish srold. Julia is grave and serious, fond of books ; and study, while the younger one is full of i fun and cares more for the pleasures of j society. Last winter Mrs. Stevenson lost I her eldest girl, Mary, a lovely young lady, i who was just about to make her appear ance into the social world. Mrs. Steven son has never recovered from the loss of her child, and she will take but little part in society this winter. Young George McClellan, son of the famous general of that name, has taken a house in town and brought his family ; with him. McClellan is a fine-looking m&B, with an athletic figure and a big head of hair that looks a.< if it belonged to a footbarli player. His wife is a sweet woman. There are no children. Mc- Clellan expects to made his mark in the ; coming sessions of Congress. The effects of the late Minister from Portugal have been sold at auction and . the widow has left for her home with the ■ body of her husband. The Minister had , consumption before he came to America, , and the climate of Washington brought '' his disease to a speedy end. The home I which he had just arranged is now to let, j and the post of Minister will be tilled by a j young man, who will shortly arrive in this i country. Till b.p reaches here the Consul- I General at New York will act as Minister, j The beautiful Miss Helen Murphy of [ New York and San Francisco, who was ! married about two years ago to Senor Vi cente Dominguez, son of the acting Minis ter from Argentina at the court of St. i James, is now living here in town, where ; her husband haß taken a pretty home and ! British Legation, Washington, D. C. furnished it in luxurious style. She will be well remembered in California, where her father was a large property-owner. California's Congressmen are about all in and most of them are quartered at ho tels. Mr. Barham is staying at the Ebbitt House, Mr. Hilborn is at the Hamilton and the rest are domiciled about the city. Very few members are keeping house, hence we find the hotels full of statesmen. Most of the Senators live at their homes, and such men as Sherman, Hale and l^uay, who have lived here for years, own fine mansions. Society is taking a rest, and while there is a great deal of visiting done in a quiet way there will be nothing of importance done tiil after the Ist of January. Miss Morton, sister of the Secretary of Agricul ture, is located at t<he Portland, the rest of the Cabinet being at their own homes. Sen ator Allison is boarding at a hotel and so is Hoar of Massachusetts. Miss Herbert, daughter of the Secretary of the Navy, will be home within a short time. The daughter of Congressman Newlands of Nevada will make her debut in a few weeks. The family of the President are back at THE SAN FKANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1895. the White House and will romain till they go north again next summer. The family of Senator lirice are back in their old home and will be among the foremost of the entertainers for the com- I ing season. Mr. Hatch, the Minister from Hawaii, I and his wife, who was a San Francisco i girl, are located at a family hotel in town. Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett will not ! be in Washington this winter, but her son. who is the original Lord Fauntleroy, is studying at Harvard. The Morning Journal of New York, which has just been bought by Mr. Hearst of San Francisco, has located large offices In town. Sweeping Dirt Into the Streets. The Merchants' Association has sent a cir | cular letter to its members and to the heads of a large number of business houses requesting co-operation in the matter of keeping the streets and sidewalks clean. The letter states that it it is impossible to keep the streets clean if peo ple persist in sweeping the dust and dirt of their premises into the gutters. Receptacles for such refuse have been provided and placed atconvenient points. The letter calls attention to the city ordinance upon this subject, and it ta very apparent by reading between the lines that the ordinance must be complied with either by co-operation or compulsion. A BUST OF E. F. SEARLES The Art Association Will Have a Portrait Made in Marble. To Adorn the Hopkins Mansion — Rupert Schmid the Sculptor Selected for the Task. Honors are being thrust upon Edward P. Searles by the art fraternity of San Francisco. Most of the painteis in the City are at work upon oil paintings or water-colors, etchings or pastels to lay be fore him as a tribute to his interest in their profession, and now the Art Institute has awakened to a belief that the Uenelits it has received from Mr. Searles call for an enduring recognition. At a meeting of the board of directors of the Art Institute, held Friday, it was resolved to cause a life-size bust of Edward P. Searles to be wrought in Carrara mar ble and placed in the Hopkins mansion as a memorial of his having given the build ing and donated it to the purposes of art. It was also resolved to give the commis sion for the portrait bust to the sculptor, Rupert Sen mid. If it is possible to induce Mr. Searles to pose Rupert Schmid will go to New York in order to model t\u? donor of the Art In stitute from life. If Mr. Searles refuses to be modeled the bust will be made from a photograph, but it is hoped that he can be persuaded to sit for the portrait. The sculptor will be given a year in which to do the work, and when it is completed the portrait bust will be added to the perma nent exhibit in the Hopkins mansion. One of the most enthusiastic promoters of the project for perpetuating the donor of the Art Institute in marble is James D. Phelan. He is president of the Art Insti tute and he takes a lively interest in adding to the City's art treasures. It was a ma jority of the Board of Directors, however, which pas?ed the resolution unanimously to have Edward V. Searles wrought in marble for the benefit of the present gen eration as well as for posterity. Library inkstands in oak, cherry and wal nut; also in leather and silver. A larjre va riety oi handsome calendars in silver and leather. Desk-pads with sterling silver cor ners, elegant bound Excelsior 1890 diaries, suitable for Cnristmas presents at .Sanborn & Vail's, 741 Market st. * SHE WAS THE FIRST STAR And Besides That She Played Before the President of the United States. Every now and then an anecdote comes i to the front showing that our rim President liked the theater as well as do his follow ers of to-day. The point is mentioned in one of the many theatrical stories nar rated in that new book, "Shakespeare's ; Heroines on the stage." Says the author | I of the book: "A Philadelphia Portia of this same sea son of 1793-1794 comes of a noted family, being none other than Mrs. Kliza Whit lock, the sister of Mrs. Siddons and of the Kembles. In England, at the age of 22, she made her London debut as the heroine of "Shylock" on the 22d of February, 1783; and though somewhat masculine in face and figure, }*et displayed so animated a countenance and so graceful a bearing as to win a moderate degree of favor. A few years after coming to this land she en joyed the distinction of playing the first 'star' engagement on the American stage, being encaged for $450 and a benefit to play at the Boston Theater in October, 1796. There she repeated her Portia, contending with the remembrance of Mrs. Powell s impersonation of a previous season. She also had the honor of playing before George Washington in Philadelphia." CROSBY IS MISSING. 1) Jsappearance of a aiun Who Made a Successful land Deal. The police were notified yesterday by John Knowles, 1320% Howard street, of the disappearance of his friend, H. L. Crosby, who has hot been seen or heard of since Friday, December 6. Crosby had sold some property in Napa and obtained $3500 more for it than he expected. He had been celebrating the occasion of his jjood fortune, and when last seen had $360 in his possession. His friends are very mutfb worried over his absence, as they fear be might have been robbed and mur dered. He is described as a man 40 years of age, 5 feet 8 inches tall, slim build, dark com plexion, dark eyes and auburn hair. He wore a dark blue cutaway coat, vest and trousers and a black soft felt bat. A WORLD'S FAIR OF WINE Bordeaux Exposition Is Favored With the Earth's Choicest Vintages. ABOUT CALIFORNIA'S EXHIBIT. Faul Oeker Gives an Account of the Great Aggregation of Vineyard Products. BORDEAUX, November 15, 1395.— The great Kabelais makes Panurgaa say to Pantagruel: "Which of the two things would you rather have, a nose as long as yoar sight or a sight as short as your nose?" Pantagruel, after rellecting a moment, answers: "I'd rather have a drink." Rabelais evidently thought in regard to such obscure and idle questions that the truth might be found at the bot tom of the glass : In vino veritas. After all it is of greater importance to know what wine has been poured into your glass. In the good old time of the Curate of Meudon the sellers of adulterated win£ had no such easy time as those rogues of the present day. May Rabelais' hero and his successors always drink good, genuine wine and they will easily console them selves for not giving answers to certain questions. Surely the great wine exposi tion, as part of the general fair at Bordeaux, will have largely contributed toward solving the question as to where in the world such genuine wine may be had, and the State of California, as one of the tenants of this magnilicent "Palais dcs Vms" at Bordeaux, has an equal interest in showing it. Although only a small ex hibit, this California!! contribution, com ing bravely a distance of 7000 miles or so, to the proud congress of all the noblest wines of the world, gathered here at the famous viticultural center on the banks of the Garonne, cannot fail to hold its own in the illustrious assembly of the great "crus" of Medoc, Burgundy and other dis tricts. It was evidently intended by the pro moters of this Bordeaux Wine Exposition to show to the world at large that at last the French vintner had triumphed over his enemies, the phylloxera, the mildew, the black rot, etc., "after twenty years of persistent struggle, after millions and millions of losses and a seemingly unending Bisvphoa labor, that at last the former prosperity of the French, vineyards had beeun to return. But then the question has been asked : Why did Bordeaux invite her comrjetitors of other countries? Why allow them by coming to become still better known, and even gain fresh prestige by obtaining prizes and medals within the very walls of the great wine city ? French wine experts and interested parties say in answer that the axis of the wine mart of the world has changed since the time of the phylloxera, and France to-day, despite the reconstruc tion of her vine-yards, is obliged to gravitate in new tracks and to reconquer her old markets. Twenty years ago the wine mart was localized in France; at present it is universalized, and new relations have been entered upon between the various nations, from which France cannot afford to keep aloof. The French producers and dealers, there fore, want to be thoroughly posted on all new conditions, on all new wi.ie industries in the different countries. What better means, they further say, could therefore have been devised than the general ad mission of all competitive viticultural products of the world to this Bordeaux ex position, thus afford ing an opportunity right here to study and learn what their competitors are doing. Moreover, what would the real Bordeaux. Burgundies and Champagnes have to fear from wines of other climes and countries? However this may be, the International Wine Exposi tion at Bordeaux became a fait accompli, the invitation was accepted by all wine producins: nations, and we find gathered here, by the side of the very complete national and colonial French exhibits wines and spirits from Germany (Alsace- Lorraine, Moselle, Rhine, Bavaria); Cali fornia; also New "York State, Australia, Chile, Cyprus, Greece, Spain, Austria- Hungary, the Canary Islands, Madeira, Italy, Japan, Russia, Portugal, Roumania, Argentine, Uruguay. Switzerland, Syria, Denmark, Norway, Turkey, etc. One is vividly reminded here of the lines of the poet Mouselet: There is an hour when all the great wines meet each other— . - t ■ No more quarrels now between those brave com panions- No more interior discord between the Gascon and the liurgunder; . - - None are missing at this peaceable rendezvous, All are here— oh, what a magnificent spectacle, What a resplendent gala! But while the : 'Palais dcs Vms" un doubtedly is the wonder and the key of the Bordeaux Fair — which, by the way, will be closed in the second half of No vember — the latter is also a eeneral ex position on a considerable scale of all products of industry, agriculture, art, in dustrial art, sciences, etc., and is quite an extensive enterprise. Besides France, Al geria and Tunis, the French colonies and countries of the protectorate, only Eng land, Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Spain and Portugal were admitted as exhibitors. But In its wine and spirit departments, electricity and social sciences it is a world's fair, open to every nation without distinc tion. The originator and manager of the whole exposition is the Philomatic Society of Bordeaux, under the presidency of trie eminent engineer, E. Aug. Haussor. This society was founded as early as the year 1808. Its principal object is to pro mote useful industries and practical science, comprising technical and profes sional instruction and education by "means of free classes and popular lecture!>, the holding of technical, commercial and scientific reunions, expositions, congresses, etc. Its first exposition was held in 1827, lasted forty days and comprised sixty ex hibitors. Five more were held during' the period of 1828 to 1845. The seventh took place in 1847 and was on a much larger scale than its predeces sors. Though it was only a district fair, there were 300 exhibitors, and a national art exhibition was part of it. The tenth, which took place in IS)9 and lasted three and a half months, was entirely national, embracing also the colonies, and had at tracted 1300 exhibitors. The eleventh, in 1865, was the first international exposition held in Bordeaux, with over 2000 exhibitors and 300,000 visitors. Finally the twelfth, held in 1882, had the character of a world's fair in the wine and spirit department. There were 6000 exhibitors and 1,000,000 visitors. The present exposition is the thirteenth and the greatest ever held here. In size and extent it may be compared to our Midwinter Fair, containing about an equal number, or even more, of large buildings and halls, of an artistic style or preten tious construction. The exhibition grounds cover the whcle of the magnificent and immetiße public square of Bordeaux, which fronts on the RiveV Garonne, the Place dcs Quinconces, a surface of about 15,000 square yards, with the principal exhibition buildings grouped around the new Monu ment dcs Girondina. This fine work of ait is erected in memory of the Girondist party in the convention of the first French revolution— a very tall marble column, crowned by the goddess of Liberty ana surmounted by other allegorical statues and fountains, and basins at the base. The main building, the Palais Principal, a vast double edilice, consists of two sep arate parts. These are connected by an immense central rotunda, surmounted by a superb dome, the auditorium formusicales, theat rical performances, lectures, meetings, cou gressofc and social gatherings. The front part, whose central "entree d'honueur'' is flanked by horseshoe galienes, each ter minating in side pavilions, faces the monu ment of "the Girondists, and its interior is divided into several large halls or galleries rilled with innumerable worKs of the in dustries and industrial arts, the porcelains of Limoges, the faiences of Yaiauris, the bronzes, jewels of the greatest houses of France and other countries, art furniture, glassware, etc. The rear part, the beauti ful facade of which fronts ou *the river quai, is styled the "Palais de la Gironde," and consists principally of one undivided immense hall, harboring the most im portant part of ilie wine and spirits exhibit of the W orld's Fair. There are other buildings and sections within the exhibition grounds also de voted to this wine exposition, as for instance, a very large hall tilled with cel lar appliances, all of the latest improve ment, sample vineyards planted in all the celebrated vine varieties known in France, etc. These outside viticultural exhibits are by no means lost among all the other various largf- exhibition buildings and de partments of prominence, such as the Palace of Electricity, the Algerian and other colonial pavilions, the "Midway Plaisance" of the Annamitc, Senegal and Soudan villages, populated by hundreds of skillful artisans and artists, the machinery hall, art exhibits, chemical industries and many interesting specialties such as the artificial preservation in incubators of prematurely born infants, etc. ••• • • But all these features are overshadowed by this unique international win 9 exhibi tion, the like of which in completeness and detail has hardly been seen hereto fore. The interior of the "Palais dcs Vint" of itself is a beautiful sight in the artistic, tasteful arrangement of all these large and small pavilions, kiosks, pyramids, col umns. From the center of the hall there rises a graceful monument and work of sculpture, an elegant round "jardiniere" filled with choicest flowers and plants, the four pedestals of which support allegorical bronze figures and ceramic vases, while the high middle column, with its orna mental frieze and dome, is fittingly crowned by the bronze statue of "The Wine - drinker," holding a full goblet in his right hand. To the left of this monument are grouped within a very richly decorated installation, the "Salon d'Honneur" of the wine pal ace, the most beautiful flowers of the viti cultural wreath of the wonderful Gironde; Medoc, Red Graves, St. Emilionmiis and the white Sauterne wines. Here we rind under the banner of the agricultural and viticultural syndicates of Blanquefort an 1 Lesparre (Nathaniel Johnson, presi dent), the four foremost "crus" — Chateaux Latite, La Tour, Margaux and Haut Brion ; then follows a certain num ber of second crus of the Medoc, of third, fourth, fifth crus, thereafter the superior ''bourgeois" and the plain bourgeois of the same country, all com prising l<;0 exhibitors; further the exhibi tion made by the "agricultural committee" of the Medoc, a collective exhibit of eighty contributors of "bourgeois." '"artisan" and "peasant" crus, in their successive order and rank. Honor be to Medoc, to those wines which any one may drink without the least hesitancy, in all the ex cellence of their long noble descent! Indeed, they have a glorious old history. As early as " ISO:! the wine of Gascony, which included the Bordeaux crus, held an important place in the London market. Its exportation engaged 4<xio sailors and pilots continually. Even in the sixteenth centuiy the precious Medoc products could not be dethroned in the British Isles by the wines of Spain and Portugal, which then had become general favorites. About that time a French Embassador to the English court wrote home: "Our white louis are changed into English crowns, and if the loss of Dunkirk to the English has robbed us of that money the wine of Gascony will bring it bacK to us." During 1730 70,(XK) tuns of Bordeaux wine, valued at over 9,W0,000 livres, were exported, not only to England, but to Denmark, Flan ders. Sweden, Germany and America. In the "Salon d'Honneur" we further find the great white wi'ies, the unsurpassed Chateau "Y quem and ten of the first class of the Sauternais; Chateaux Climens, Guiraud, Rabaud, etc., which during the last rive years yielded in total nearly 6,000, --000 bottles of precious wine produced from grapes picked singly and throughout se lected most carefully. Honor be also to their neighbors here, the other old cms of France, the "wines of Sainct Melyon," which are so strongly con stituted that they will appear in all their beauty when other Medocs grow weak; the Saint Emiiion, Bonorol, St. Christophe dcs Bardes, etc., here worthily represented by eighty exhibits. Next comes the collective exhibit of the celebrated Libournais district (seventy three exhibitors) of Fronsac with the gen erous ruby crus of the Canon coast and of Dordogne(St. Michel, Saillans,Vevac, etc.), all of old reputation, and many others. There is a very brilliant collective exhi bition of the Canton de Bourg sur Gironde, beginning with the year 1865 and coming down to 1894, also generous wines so co piously produced by the picturesque sites of this district, with its fertile soil. Many new extensive plantations have been made there during the latter years, especially of the Malbec, Merlot, Cabernet and Verdot varieties, which thrive so well in Califor nia, but especially of Cabernet, which, blended with Malbec and Merlot, will produce wines which mature rapidly for consummation. Also in the once phylloxera district of the Canton de St. Andre de Cubzac, repre sented here by 150 exhibitors, the grafts of the varieties just named have made most wonderful progress toward the reconstruc tion of those vineyards. For want of space 1 must abstain from dwelling in detail on all those interesting various French exhibits, the grand vms of Burgundy with all their noble names, the Chambertin, Vougeot, Pomard, Beaume, Nuits, Mcntrache (mostly made out of the black Pioot grape), or the white Chablis (out of white Pinot or Chardenet), with a total production in 1893 of 70,000,000 Ameri can gallons, or on the wines of the "Midi" (south), Algiers, Tunis, Roussillon, Carig nane, or all the champagnes- of ILheims, Epernay, Cote dOr, Sauniur, etc., or the very line cosrnac exhibit of the two Cha rentes, etc. In the central part of the north side of the hall we find the foreign exhibits, by the side of Spain, Bavaria's Palatinate wines, Italy's large show, the collections of Por tugal, Chile, Argentine, Russia, California, etc. The most interesting "of these are the exhibits of Spain. Russia and California. The Marquis de Misa has sent a wonderful exhibit of sherry, the real xeres, "i'em perador de los vinos." This Spanish tire wine is raised on the chalk soils of a tertiary formation from the Mantuo, Palanimo and Pedro Xiraenez grapes. Such exquisite strong wine is no doubt destined to make the greatest fame of Californian viticulture in the hot interior valleys, where also "Rayonne de soleil est plus chaud qu'ail leurs." Other "vinos generosos" are here, the Spanish Moscatel, Malvoisie, Malaga, Lacruna, Muscat, Manzanita, of dark or amber or golden color. Rnssia has surprised everybody by her varied wine exhibit from the Crimea, Bessarabia, Caucasus, Turkestan, the Don and Astraehan, where almost everywhere an amazing progress has been made dur ing the last few years. French wine statisticians assure me that there are no less than 500,000 acres tilanted in vines in Southern Russia — the tenth part of the French vineyard acreage — producing from 80,000,000 to 90.000,000 American gallons each year, which would be nearly six times as much as California produces, and yet not enough for the home demand of that immense population. But I doubt the correctness of these statistics. A mag nificent pavilion, crowned by an elaborate dome, contains the Crimean and Cauca sian wines of the Czar, presented here by Prince Gallitzin. The Cabernet variety has been largely planted also in the Cri mea and, strange to say, contrary to the results obtained in California from this grape — viz. : a wine of Medoc type, though, perhaps, a little stronger in alcohol than in the Gironde — the Cabernet in (Southern Russia produces a port of 16 and 17 per cent alcohol without fortiiication. soliigh is the percentage of sugar pro duced in this variety by the hot sun of the Crimea. This partt "is pronounced to be a delicious, velvety and' fruity wine. Also Tokay, Malaga-, of Livadia are pro duced there without any addition of sugar and alcohol. There are, further, exhibited here good Burgundy wines of the Caucasus, made out of tne Kakhetic grape, Saperavie, and the Grenache varieties, the latter being well known in California. The Mon vede and Puiotgns yield enormous crops per acre and wines'of 13 per cent alcohol. Also Seniillon, Maivoise and Riesling thrive well. It is interesting to chronicle that Japan is represented by wines and brandies pro duced by natives. Last, but not least, California's exhibit. This choice collective contribution from all the different wine districts of the State, tne names of which appear in large letters on the outside wails of the little orna mental pavilion, has no doubt consider ably advertised California wine here and attracted a great deal of interest. There has been an amount of sampling by the jury, experts, dealers, journalists and others, and opinions have been formed and expressed upon the value of our product. As far as I can learn, many of the wines, both red and white, have cre ated surprise, and in several cases a !mira tion. "Unfortunately, I notice that a num ber of bottles on exhibit, particularly of white wine, have gone wrong, turned cloudy and show deposits. This may have given rise to some of the fault-finding with the white wines. As I have learned from our Consul, Mr. Wiley, or rather his Vice-Consul, Mr. Beecher, both of whom have taken a most earnest interest in this exhibit, .some critics claimed to discover a taste of "rot ten wood" in some of the wine?. The wines of Inglenook (Xapa), Cresta Blanca, Berinjrer Brothers, are among those which I heara favorably commented upon. On the whole, our red wines seem to be liked better here than the white. The former seem to have shown the best keeping qualities among this exhibit. Fault has been found with the labels, corks and tin caps. In some instances the latter have worn badly. To this 'may perhaps be at tributed the poor condition of some of the botties. The best varieties of wine and brandy which we produce are apparently here on show— our Cabernets, Zinfandels, claret blends. Semillons, Suuterne types, ports, sherries, sweet wines, etc. Ali or most of our leading wine-cellars and vineyards seem to have taken part, and it would therefore be probably useless to enumerate the exhibitors. California appears repre sented in ali classes and divisions of the ofhciai catalogue. As far as the publications of the awards co to date the diploma of the silver medal has been awarded for wines (dry and sweet) to the collective exhibit of Califor nia and the Cupertino Wine Company of Santa Clara County. The diploma of the bronze medal to Albertz of Cloverdale; Arpad Haraszthy; Carpy ifc Co., Napa; H. W. Crabb, Napa; Ruby Hill Vineyard Company, Pleasanton, and Julius .Smith, Livermore; the bronze medal also for brandy to Uiehl, Menke & Co.. San Fran cisco. Honorable mention i 3 awarded to Ben Lomond Wine Company, Santa Cruz; Beringer Bros., St. Helena: Italian-Swiss Agricultural Colony, Aati: P. Kleio, Santa Clara; Napa Valley Wine Company and Schilling & Co., San Francisco. Germany received for wines nine awards, Australia thirty-six, among these a diploma of honor, the second best (the first Deing the grand prix), and tive gold medals, the third best (while the diploma of silver medal is only the fourth best); Austria- Hungary only three awards (one silver medal, two honorable mentions); Chileone gold medal for the National Society of Agriculture and two bronze medals; Cyprus one honorable mention; Spain about 140 diplomas, from the diplome d'honneur down to the honorable men tion; New York State (Bishop of Roches ter), one honorable mention; Greece nine, Italy twenty-five, Japan one, a gold medal; Portugal twelve, the Argentine Republic one silver medal, Russia one grand prix for the Czar's exhibit (no doubt for political reasons), one bronze medal and four honorable mentions; Switzer land one silver medal, and Uruguay one bronze medal. There may yet be other awards for Cali fornia, the publication of which has not been reached or which may have been cabled over before this letter will be pub lished. Whether the California wine has been done full justice at Bordeaux, either by the contributors to the exhibit or the jury in making the awards, will be diffi cult to determine now. Some of the Bordeaux experts who expressed them selves freely on Spanish or Russian wines had nothing at all to say about ours, and even declined to give their opinions. It is not to be forgotten that in the English and German markets California is a com petitor with France. It may be of interest to add that since May 1, up to October 12, during twenty two weeks of the exposition of Bordeaux, the total number of visitors was 1,719,078. The following are the awards given for California brandies at the Bordeaux Expo sition: Diploma of silver medal — InglenoQk vineyard, Rutherford, Napa County; Ital ian-Swiss Agricultural Colony, Asti, So noma County ; Sabatie & Co., San Fran cisco. Diploma of bronze medal— George West, Stockton, and Diehl, Menke & Co., San Francisco. Honorable mention— Beringer Brothers, St. Helena; H. W. Crabb, Oakville, Napa County; Kohler & Frohling, Glen Ellen; Repsold & Co., San Francisco. Among the foreign exhibits of brandy or "Cognac" California ranks as high as any other country, in fact higher than most of tnem, only Greece, Italy and Russia also carrying off silver medals. Australia had to be contented with bronze medals. Italy and Russia each received but one silver medal, Greece six, California three. One New York exhibitor is awarded "honorable mention" for his grape brandy. Yesterday's edition of the leading wine journal of Bordeaux, Feuille Vinicole de la Gironde, contains a brief summary of all the foreign wine exhibits, written by the editor and well-known wine expert, Henri Kehrig. It will be interesting to hear what he has to say about the Australian and Californian exhibits: "Around the lourth pillar, opposite the Greek monument, are grouped the wines of Australia. First the collective exhibit of the co'ony. of Victoria (twenty-six ex hibitors), then fifteen individual exhib itors. We find here, also, the Cabernet, Malbec. Riesling, Frontignan, etc. The Australians, on the whole, have sent us good products. Some of their types are perfectly 'vinified,' both red and white and sweet wines. Some specimens show a good deal of fineness and a 'cachet' of grandeur. Australia is very much devoted to viticulture, but, generally speaking, the financial results do not come up to the sacrifices made. "The California monument pavilion, ar ranged in very good taste and decorated with dark green velvet hangings, repre sents an assortment of a great many vari eties of wines. California aims at the pro duction of all classes of wines and the con dition and form of the bottles are exactly appropriate to the product. The claret is in Bordeaux bottles, the Rhine wine in 'fluted' Rhine bottles, the port in so called English bottles, the grape brandy in cognac bottles, etc. ; and we read here on labels: Cabernet, Sanvignon vert, Mal bec, Reisling, Trammer, Port, Sherry, Malaga, Tokay, etc. The collective ex hibit of California consists of twenty-two exhibitors, one of which presents a collec tion of wines of eight different years since 1886." Paul Oekeb. His Natural Inference. "I'm taking lessons on the violin from Professor Scrape." "Is he a good master?" "I should say bo; last night I heard him play four tunes on one string." "Really? Well, you ought to be able to Slay one tune on four strings."— Chicago Record. Supreme Test. Elder Berry— What is your idea of faith? Joblots— Putting a nickel on the plate and expecting a crown of pure cold.— New York Herald. NEW TO-DAT. OEPARfIE Dr. Sweany, Our Most Eminent Medical and Surgical Expert, Adopts a New Course. He To-Day Publishes Testimonials for" the First Time— A Most Remark- able Showing— What Skill and Abil!- ity Have Accomplished. IT HAS BEEN STATED AGAIN AND AGAIN that the noblest work that any man can be engaged in is in the alleviation of the suffer- ings of his lellow-mortals, and it is doubtless true. There is not one man out of a hundred on this Coast who in this connection has not heard ot Dr. Sweany (whose ofliccs have for many yours been as t^7 Market street) and the wonderfully clever work which he had done — Curing; when each and every school of medicine had given patients up, and healing and putting on the right path the thousands who had be- come victims of pernicious habits, or who, DR. F. L. SWEANY. (From a recent photo.) through their follies, had become utterly "don» up, "as some people call it. Feeling that perhaps it might really be doing the public a service, Dr. Sweany has at length been persuaded to publish a few of the many thousands, of testimonials and grateful let- ters with which his ottices are fairly stacked. The permission of each patient has iirst been obtained, and then the testimonials have been verified by a well-known business man, and only the initials are appended to the letters, for even now Dr. Sweany will not permit their identit yto be known to the world. Patients who come to the office for treatment, however, have the privilege of inspecting these letters in their original form as well as thousands of others. As will be noticed below affidavit has been made to the absolute genuineness of these let- ters, and they are not to be in any way com- pared to the purchased letters which so many unscrupulous doctors of low character publish. Tney are usually bought by the score and are of no value whatever to the inquirer or seeker after health. To commence with, then, let us take the cas© of a middle-aged man of Sacramento. He- writes the following interesting letter: Sacramento, Cal., Dec. 6, 1894. DR. SWEAXV— Dear sir: I am feeling a great dPiil better. I have not felt as well in twenty years as I do now. My stomach is in good condition. I sleep -.veil and my appetite is good. The color is* coining back in my face. 1 can say your medicine is a great boon to me. Before taking your treatment my appetite was poor; always got up in thn morning with a bad taste in my mouth, stomach swollen and sore, and sometimes liad voruiiin;; spoils. I have taken medicine from our doctor liere, but all the relief I had was temporary only, but I have every con- fidence that you will cum me. Wishing you success in all your undertakings. Kespectfully, A. A. That bears the very imprint of truth on Hn face, and shows that Dr. Sweany's treatment really cures — it does the work thoroughly. Sometimes, of course, this sort of success creates professional jealousy, as in the case of, this young fellow who lives in the Sagebrush, State. He says: Keno, Nev., July 28, 1894. DR. F. L. SWKASY- Dear Sir: Tne last medi- cine has helped me a great deal, ram t'eelinsj tine. Kverybody is pleased to see me up and ask how it ! happened and to tell them who it Is that cared me. Those doctors that gave me up to die are mad to sec me improving, and when anybody asks them why they did not cure me they say I cannot g«t well. I'lease send me some more medicine. B. B. The confidence which Dr. Sweany inspires iv his patients is most remarkable. The mo- ment they are fully under his care they seera to get imbued with the idea that they have at last found help. For instance, read what a young Oregonian says: Baker City, Or.. August 22, 1895. DR. SWEANY— Dear Sir: 1 believe that I will be well in a short time. I am gaining sexual power quite fast. Have not parsed milky urine more than twice since taking medicine. Send a supply of medicine as soon as possible, as my supply will be out in a few days. Yours truly, A. A. J. And then, for a moment, consider this grate- ful letter from Mexico, for it is true that Mr. W. E. G. had much to be grateful for. ilo> wrote : ?onora, Mexico, June 16, 1895. F. 1,. SWEANY, M.D., San Francisco, Cal.— Dear Sir: I received on the 11th instant your let- ter and package of medicine. Your directions have been carried out as closely as possible, and I could not hope for better results. My general health is excellent; muscles of tlie buck and legs are braced up: I can undergo a great deal of exertion without feeling tired; nw mind is clearer, and, if I may so express it, purer; feel cheerful and no longer despondent; feel better and look better. I used to bo troubled with neuralgia pains under the eyes, which seem now to have left me. Sexual emissions have become rare. I sleep and eat well and my d'gestlon is good. I will say- that if I continue to progress so well as at present and find myself in a satisfactory condition on mar- riage I sball not consider the amount already paid you to end my obligations to you. It is now likely that my marriage will take place in September. Yours truly, \V. K. G. And perhaps here it may be as well to give a specimen of a letter from a man on the fair way to recovery. Look at the trust and confi- dence that he has in his complete recovery. And it is right that he should have: Los Angeles, Cal., July 16, 1895. DX. F. L. SWEANY— Dear Sir: Please send me some more medicine. The pain I bad in the lower part of my belly is not half as bad as it was. I sleep well and my appetite Is good. I weigh 28 pounds more than I ever did, and I am bound to get well. My flesh is as hard as a rock and I have not done mucn. work, either, to make muscle; still 1 have muscies, and good big ones, too, Kespec'u- fully, C. A. And others write in different ways — as the spirit moves them— all pleased with the coutse of their treatment and all full of praise for the eminent specialist. One man says: My head feels better than It has for a year. I can sit down and do mental work with more ease than for a long time. In my heart I must say thac I feel truly grateful to you for the relief. And another: I have noticed a marked change in my condi- tion. The loss of semen has nearly ceased and the shrunken organs seem to be gradually returning to their natural size and strength. This list might, of course, be continued un- endingly, but a sufficient variety has been given to show how great is the range that Dr» Sweany covers in his treatment ot diseases. All chronic and private troubles.no matter how severe, are unfailingly and quickly bene- fited; diseases peculiar to women is another specialty, and that disgusting ailment, ca- tarrn. is promptly cured. Indeed, if you are ill.no matter what is the matter with you, apply to Dr. Sweany, and you will get prompt and certain help. Don't waste any t.me. Come to the office to-day if you are in "the city: and if not, sit down at once and write, for quite a large proportion of, Dr. Sweany's professional business is done by correspondence, and out- of-town patients are' treated quite as success- fully as those who are able to call at the office in person. AFFIDAVIT. The original testimonials which are repro- duced above were inspected and compared by Mr. A. Atkins, the well-known and popular newspaper man, and he has made the following affidavit thereto: State of California, City and County of San Francisco, ss. Personally appeared before me, Mark Lane, a Notary Public in and for the City and County of San Francisco, State of California, A. Atkins, who, being flr6t duly sworn, deposes and says that he has carefully examined and compared the fore- going copies of letters and testimonials, signed, respectively, »' A. A.," "B. 8.," "A. A. J.,'"<W. K. G." and "C. A.," witfc the originals thereof, now in the possession of Dr. F. L. Sweany of San Fran- Cisco, and that the same are true and exact copies of said original letters and testimonials. A. A'l KINS. Subscribed and sworn to before me this day Of December, A. D. 1895. MAKK LANE, Notary Public in and for the City and County of San Francisco,- State of California. F. L. SWEANY, M. D., 737 Market Street, SA> T FRANCISCO. 23