Morning journal and courier., 1880-03-01
Birthday Surprise.

very pleasant ana SOCIAL party aSsem DleC I last Friday evening at the residence of MT and Mrs. Josiah Atwood, No. IS Leonard | street, to pay surprise to their daughter Fannie on the anniversary of her birthday. | Among the vast throng were several very fine toilets, but we are unable to mention but g | few Mrs. John Clark, Waterbury, elegant black silk; Miss Cora Clark, black velvet | skirt; Mrs. Edwards, lavender silk; Miss Nellie Atwood, black silk with velvet and ele. gant lace trimming, while Miss Fannie was l richly attired in beautiful navy blue silk Mir. J. Daniels, of Springfield, Mass, black dress | coat, light pants; MT. Sexton, Springfield, dark blue suit; V. M. Beecher, Seymour, black dress coat, light pants; Mir. Edwards, | black suit s. Yale, black suit.
 The evenings entertainment was inter- piano by Mir. E. Sexton and Miss Fannie, and excellent singing by Misses Atwood and Clark and Messrs. Edwards, Yale and Daniels. Last but not least came the order to take partners for the Quadrille Lanciers, MT. Beecher and Mrs. Clark leading the way, followed by MT. Edwards and Miss Cora Clark. Everything in readiness, the signal was given by Mir. Sex ton, who was ably presiding at the piano, and soon all were engaged in tripping the light fantastic" under the able prompting of MT. Beecher, and continued until the wee small hours of morning, when all dispersed to their respective homes, each wishing to again meet the other at Fannie's next anniversary.
 Several very fine and useful presents were given by various friends, which time and space forbids us to enumerate.
 Entertainments.
 MISS CAYvAN.
 Tomorrow evening Miss Georgia E. Cayvan will read and the Yale Glse Club will sing at the Dwight Place church. This will make 8 most enjoyable entertainment and the church will no doubt be crowded to it's utmost capac- ity. The admission is only twenty-five cents.
 GnMoRE's FAMOUS BAND.
 The Gilmore Band concert at Peck's Grand Opera House tomorrow evening is so deci- ded an attraction that already the indications are good for 8 large audience. Gilmore's new national anthem Columbia will be given with chorus of 100 voices. A fine vocal and instrumental concert will prscede the hymn. The sale of reserved seats opens at o'clock this morning.
 THE TWO ORPHANS.
 The public will once more have the privi- lege of seeing the highly popular play of ''The Two Orphans" which will be present ed at Peck's Grand Opera House this evening by the celebrated Union Square Theatre Combination, with the great favorites Miss Lillie B. EIdridge, who has won so much ia vor heretofore in this city, in the leading role, and Miss Laura Linden, 8 strong addition to he company. The interest attaching to the play and the powerful cast will doubtless bring out large audience. Seats at Loomis'.
 RR. sRAULDNG's LECTURES.
 As will be seen from the advertisement in another column, the subject of MT. Spauld- ing's last lecture, on Wednesday evening, is 'tSt. Peter's, the Worlds Cathedral" In this lecture full account is given of Chris tian ecclesiastical art from the basilica of an- ,ient Rome to the highest triumph of church together with complete history of St. Peters, including the grand designs of Michael Angelo. The lecture contains nothing ,f sectarian character, but is thorough and accurate description of the worlds cathe- lral, changing the shadowy edifce of the hearers imagination into the glorious reality. ! Admission tickets can be obtained at Judas Or 50 and 75 cents.