Distinguished Excursionists.
I hear from Portland that society in the Northern State excelled itself in entertaining the distinguished party that visited the Exposition in E. W. Hopkins' private ear. About twenty of San Francisco's haut ton accompanied Mr. Hopkins on the trip, the gay party including Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. Scott, Mrs. Walter Martin, Mrs. Mountford Wilson, Mrs. Willie Barnes, Mrs. Gaston Ashe, Mrs. Crockett, Mr. Mizner, Dr. Louis Lesser, Dr. Souther and Mr. Koster. The Hopkins yacht, "El Primero," had been sent ahead, and was used for excursions up and down the Willamette river, and in this way many of the invitations extended by the hospitable Oregonians were reciprocated. Mrs. Cyrus Dolph, sister-in-law of Senator Dolph, gave an elaborate reception in honor of Mr. Eleanor Martin and the other members of the party. It was one of the most notable affairs ever given in the Northern city. The Dolph residence and grounds are the most beautiful in Portland. The lawn was a veritable fairyland, with myriads of lights twinkling from the trees and shrubbery. Indoors was a mass of roses, the red library being entirely decorated with flaming jacqueminot.