Excerpt from Town Talk, Vol. 8: The Leading Weekly of San Francisco; January 6, 1900

For some months I noticed the absence of her name from the list of those present at social functions where she had formerly been a shining star. She had been a large entertainer, the wealth of a kind and generous aunt and uncle permitting her to lavish extensive hospitalities upon her friends. Lately, she has again made her appearance in the swim. And this is why I say she is plucky, for there is nothing so hard to live down as ridicule. Her ex-husband has never languished in obscurity. I often meet him at functions. He is of good family and has plenty of money, and notwithstanding the records of the divorce court his enjoyment of the commonplace pleasures of society is not impaired. He has the polish and breed ing of a gentleman and before his marriage was regarded by match-making mammas as a good catch. It was unfortunate that his wife should have found it necessary to sue for a divorce. A quiet separation should have been arranged, to be followed by a divorce for a less sensational cause.

The lofty kicker is blonde and slim, She kicks right over her beautiful chin A kick that's truly charming! But the other night, her foot in its flight Reached a height that was alarming. In exposing her hose, she broke her nose With a lofty kick from a bunch of toes. She tore in pain her lovely mane, And writhed and wriggled madly Alas Alack! 'twas a fearful crack, And it hurt the lady badly.

After every fashionable wedding those that were there always have a great deal to talk about. The gwin-follis wedding was an eventful one, and there has been much gossip anent the function and various ceremonies that preceded it. Not the least interesting of these ceremonies was the bachelor dinner of young Mr. Follis at the University club. There was never a bachelor dinner like it in San Francisco and it will long be remembered at the club. It was at that din ner that I heard the story of a certain somewhat embar rassing deal that Mr. Follis found it necessary to make in order to smooth the way for his nuptials. Becoming a benedict is sometimes a more expensive performance than the bridegroom bargained for when first contem plating such a step. Some people seemed to think that it was very amusing for the bride to have an attack of poison oak on her wedding day, but I must confess I cannot see where the joke comes in.

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