, 1877-02-11

The Favorite Church So
prano Of the Me- .
tropolis.
How Plymouth Disposed Of Zun-
dell, the Superannuated
Organist.
Hark Twain's Encounter with an In
terRiewer, as Revised for d..
the Press Club.
4 Minister'S Hit on His Brother Min.
Eters..-And the Game Of
''Jim'' and Jay.

~ W1AAsCtFS nIt Oh Ills Br0tner Hill
1sters..-And the Game Of
'sJim - and jay.
From Our 0ua Corresoond<n..
NEW YORK, Feb. Sat the charity ball ID
1hutsday there was lady who had on $aoo,ot
worth Of diamonds,-yet nobody ran away Wit
her. She lives In San Francisco but not eve
jealousy ventured the whisper that her diamond
were Californian She vas not beautiful, to sa
truth, but she IVES sparkling beyond compare
1t WIS diamonds on diamonds On her hca
vas diamond coronet Queen might enyl
IN her arms were not only heavy diamond bract
" lets, but above either elbow diamond ban
Wide as your three fingers. About her wais
Fas diamond belt, and from this hung . dia
mond chatelaine. There seemed really to be II
place for more diamonds, else / believe sh
~on1d have added them. 1t would not at a
surprise me to learn that her pocket was full O
diamond pins, 50 that in case Of the usual tea
she might be prepared to properly cover til
damage As to the color Of her dress or IT
material, cannot sag. Toquotc Master Brook
sulogy on Mistress Ford, She was too brigh
to look against
WHAT JENKINS SAYS
. This charity ball, by tue way, was the featur<
of the season. The Academy was only tot
crowded, and the receipts must hare been satis
factory. The toilets did not iDdi.ate any SCARF
TT Of money In the metropolis don't know
much about such matters myself, but the ladies
said they had not seen richer display in many
Sears. Moreover, Mr. jenkins sends this pars-
graph: "Nothins could surpass in loyeNness
Tue costumes worn By the ladies who attended
!his BALL. Natural roses, camclias, carnations,
and silntlaI we're la1ished in rich profusiou
anong the dainty drapery, while each delicate1y-
EtoFed hand grasped bouquets Of the choicest
hlossoH's> Every nook aud coruer Of the dress
ins-room was oyerdowing with beauty and FASH
lon diamonds flashed and bright eyes sparkled
rs II trying to outTle each other in bril]iancy.
4aefe was more youth and vitality and beauty
ehAn USUAL Ahat for the merry pcals Of laugh
Ter breaking upon the pcrfu1ned air from
1he corner where charming maids are discussing
eaut and bouquets Alas! for the dcceitfu1
and far who make the most Of their charms for
Sweet charity S sake, breaking anew hearts that
Tere blishted. turning heads that we're rroof
against Wiles-" And blessed be Jenkins for
ever! 1t would have been hard lines for the
EAid 'deceitfu1 and fair had Mr.. Jenkins. place
been filed By such cynic as Pope, who went
home from dance, in which he was unable to
participate and wrote sayagely:
Iainted for sight, and eesenced for the smell,
sa1l In the ladies'. How each pira1e eycs
80 weak vessel, and go rich prize
- FAVORED AND FAvoRITE SOPRANO,
1ne n1t.t popular church soprano in New
York is Miss Emma Thurkby, VINO sings at tbe
sroadwaE Tabernaclc,-Dr Taylor:s. Nice
3aszsey Is perhaps better known rs q concert
than ehurrh singer, aud no doubt prefers tn
nave It that way. But whether or not she feels
more IN place I'll the concert-h211. she cannot bc
Dull o1 place anywhere Her voice is wondrors-
y fresh aud pure, Of great be1ibility. and
rompass ito in alt) Nor is Miss Thursby less
attractive personally than musicallv. She is
pe1itc and pretty, neither blonde nor brunette,
fna With 1t4ir Of that soft shade Of brown which
poct6 recognize as above the raren-b1ack or
Eoloen-red' Her disposition is no less sweet
tnan hcr manners arc charming, and no wonder
Ehe is E favo:itc Of the first degree. It is said
she Is without an enemy. though the iealousies
snd r1ralr1es among leading sopranos are rs
noted as those 2mong lorers, and though a most
s1cehent quartette was displaced to make room /
lo1 that of which she is a member
THE FORTUNE OF THE PAST,
alss Ahursby d1st appeared as church singer
~ 11isaaoutn, some seSen or eight years ago. and
years OF service there, she was temuted 1r q
large salary elsewhere, and, rs plynoutt, ,1;s1ed i
he Idea Of bidding for singers. was permitted IN
make the change. She had then an eycel1ent |
natural Eosce and bad style. 4 trip to Enron,.
gave her more power and robust health, but did |
not cure her faults Of execution and intouation.
She hnaJ1T began to study with that "a fien,1,,
Madame RudersdoEL,-as her pupils atfection- |
atelS speak OF hcr,-who treated the nretty it,
11e lady no better than she would an ugly large
1ads> bot who nevertheless fairly beat her out
OF fnannerls1ns and false intonation, and gayc
ner 1mproved quality OF voice mud larger sty1e. I
MISS 1hurspy was worn after her summers
~o'A VIII the Madame, but she was rewarded BY
@ue successes ol the winter. She is especially
aoa'sed 1of TIC concert Her ballads never fall
~ o1a" an encore, and are full Of the bright
LESS and caafm OF her 0wu nature. For 4 trufv
szeat ofaIofto singer she has not vet sufficient |
areadth; Is not SO good as Mrs. Iuaogcne Brown.
u se- bartholonew's, or Mrs. Lasar Studwe1i,
" Eisnooth, not better than Miss Kate Stark,
o1 the Church of the Covenant. Yet she & at
present decidedly the most popular in Whatever
branch OF music she attempts.
The FORTUNE or THE PRESENT,
.h1es Ihurehy gets the highest salary yet paid
20 any church-sfngcr in this city. She has S3,-
N~~a o<slues carriages to and from her residence
40 Williamsburg, aud hotel expenses on Supday.
ne nearest approach to this is the $500 salary
paid Mrs. Brown. Aside from this revenue,
Miss Thurshr receives $175 q night for her ap-
pearancc in concert, with all the engagements
Rhe can GIL. The regular Sunday engagement
tnterferes with the concert tours ard she has |
decided to sing no more st the Tabernacle after
May OF this year. Another summer OF study
With Madame Rudersdorf, and she will then he |
rcadF for purely concert season.. An Incl
dental reason for Her resignation at Dr. Taylor,s
is possibly the Erumb1iug in certain quarters at /
her high sa&ary. This is paid by few wealthy
PeTholders who Wish TO he entertained with
good music Nevertheless the crumblinc goes
On, the generality Of persons not knowing the
1acts, and calling 1t a shame that church some
f5o,00o In debt should be 50 extrayasaut. The
ase does look bad on It's face and the choir Fill t.
probably be victims Of appearances. +
TIE MOT PERSONNEL
With admircrs by the score, 3Iiss Thu1sbv is ,
Z, or thereaoouts, end not engaged When she |
8as at Plymouth a young man Of nrooklyn fell =
desperately in love with her, TO her surprise and
'e,,ret, but nothing more, Hc took his refusal
u, and Immediately proceeded to 20 to tic Ind.
after few mouths Of disasrceah1c excuses In IL
hese parts. he Started for California, and has
'eTer been heard from since. How many others {
Cpuld like to be r.ona than fr;on.7 ri +1,a 7.3,- !