Sacramento daily record-union., 1882-01-28
Reception rendered the Club Last Even
ing by Albert Gallatin.

ladies waived the privilege thus presente
that the gathering was In almost all respect
: full-dress party, aud the costumery was a
rich and elaborate as is usually seen ol
full-dress occasions. There were over fou
hundred persons present. The officers of tn
club, headed by Norton Bush, President, as
sisted Mr.. Gallatin in receiving the guest
and showing them those attentions that th
spirit of the occasion demanded. When thl
company had assembled, so many as coulC
gathered in the drawing rooms, and, afte
Introductory remarks by the President, thu
programme of exercises was carried out al
follows Trio, minuet (Boccherini). Mrs. w
A. Hughson and Misses Gee and Evans
Words to Friends" written by a compli
mentary member and read by the Secretary
Miss Lucy G. O'Brien; vocal duet, "Comt
Where the Rosebuds Sleep " (Lecocq), Misses
Milliken and Woods piano solo, waltz in A
fiat major Chopin, Mrs Henry Edgerton
reading, 1.-The Portrait Owen Meredithl
Albert Hart vocal solo, e" L Love My Love
fPeasel. Miss Millikeu " A Bunch of But
tercups," by several ladies and gentlemen
This latter was an amusing travesty upon
the Little Buttercup character and song il
" Pinafore." a number of characters were
introduced, each of which sang the ButtercuI
song in the dialect and style peculiar to the
character assumed, and finally all appeared
together and rendered the air in concert. Tha
effect was ludicrously amusing. Mrs. Hugh.
son took the part of Frenchwoman. Miss
| Kitty Tyrrell that OF an Irish peasant girl,
Miss Fanny Tyrrell German peasant girl,
Mus L. b. Mott, Jr., Scotch girl, w. B.
| Hamilton a plantation Dinah, and Flood
| Flint appeared as a Chinaman, while little
May Blakeney was the real Simon-pure
Buttercup." Just prior to this piece Miss
Fleissner, by request, sang "Violets," by
| Pinsuti. The accompanies during the pro-
gramme were Mrs. Edgerton, Miss Grit
fin and Mr.. Fleissner. The address
''To Friends" read by the Secretary set
| forth the objects and purposes of the associa-
| tion, and sought to disabuse the public mind
| of the idea that the club has anything in COM
mon with the esthetic craze, but rather is an
| organization for culture and social intercourse.
| AT the conclusion of the programme, the
numbers of which were well received and
warmly applsuded, dancing was inaugurated
in the drawing rooms on the main floor and in
the double billiard and school rooms on the
| third floor, TO the music of two bands, those of
| Church & Watson, and Jones, Grant 4 Beebe.
On one floor G. II. Putnam acted as
director, and on the other w. f. Hun
| toon. From 1920 supper was served, the
caterer being Henry Fisher. The dishes
were choice, and served up with excellent
TASTE The tables presented a tempting array
of cold meats and fowl salads, cakes, jellies,
ice-cream, ETC., while coffee and tea were
served to order. Meanwhile on the main
floor a servant supplied all who desired
with lemonade and light beverages from
| table In one of the chambers.
/ Dressing rooms were set apart for the
guests, and careful attendants assisted them
| in removing and caring for their wraps. The
! floors of the halls and drawing-rooms of the
| Il xr,ara novarad with caDvaa a6diap
much to the brilliancy of the light and the
| effect of the costumery of the ladies. In the
| center of the main hall the large aquarium
was filed with laurestine violets and
| rare flowers, while the sides were
thickly hung with smilax in deep festoons,
from which numerous twining lines of
smilax ran up to and mingled with the trim
mings of the chandelier overhead. To give
room for promenaders much of the furniture
was removed from the rooms, and every
facility given for the guests to be at ease.
The entire affair was conducted in spirit
of broad hospitality on the part of the host,
and was managed by the club on its part
with good taste. There was an absence of
mere formality, in the place of which there
prevailed hearty social spirit. In which cold
reserve was noticeable for its entire absence.
Two of the rooms on the second floor were set
apart for the art and bric-a-brac exhioit.
These were under the immediate direction OF
the President of the club. Concerning the
art and brac display, in number the
club has made no larger exhibit, and unques-
| tionably none of higher order Of merit.
| Indeed, it was admitted by competent judges
| that the display embodied more real art work,
and less of the amateur character, than
/ any previous exhibit of the club, show
/ ing material and most creditable advance
ment in art taste. and progress of an unex-
pected degree. Especially was this notice
able in the exhibit of porcelain painting,
which embraces the elements OF true art
work, and is capable of as fine results in de-
tail and execution as are seen in many of the
higher planes of painting. In another re:
spect the exhibit was worthy of especial
| notice-the Improvement made In the va
riety of subjects. What has been heretofore
a serious objection was lack OF originality IN
the contributions at the exhibits of the club
Now, however, the members show evidences
of independence and much originality. Many
of the stadies were from life, and bore the
evidences of conscientious labor.
The professional artists exhibiting were
four in number Norton Bush, ten paintings,
two of them being of his largest canvases
C. d. Robinson, twenty-nine Yosemite and
Mendocino studies Mrs. E. G. Bingay,
water colors, porcelain paintings and oil
paintings, and Miss Julia Ostrom, number
of paintings in oil. A complete catalogue
of the entire exhibit, of all classes of work,
is as follows:
Mrs. Robert Beck, of San Francisco-Two
fruit pieces, one animal piece.
Miss Julia Ostrom-rwo pen and ink
sketches, two flower pieces, one figure piece,
one crayon, two still life, one black and white
one banner, one satin palette.
Mss Margaret Ostrom-One figure piece,
one medallion.
Mrs. E. r. Hamilton-Two water color
paintings.
Mrs J. H. Lewis-one landscape painting
seven flower paintings.
Mrs. H. II. Kendall-One water colo
painting.
Mrs. Annie Woodson-Two specimens of {
new style of souvenir table, with plaques
thereon, by Mrs. j. 81. Lewis.
Mrs. Horatio Hurd-0Ie porcelain paint
ing, one plaque.
Norton Bush-Five landscape paintings
two landscape black and white, one marin
painting. two animal paintings.
Miss Lilly Eyans-Handsome Japanes
bsd-spread (contributed).
Mrs. George W. Chesley-0ne landscape
two landscapes in black and white.
Miss Minnie P. Calroll-One plaque, on
satin lace and embroidered tidy, one panel.
G. D. Robinson-Twenty- nine oil sketche
, | OF u OSGQlC6 anu NACnuOSinO SoooS NACoc-
Miss Amelia Klippel-One crayon study.
Mrs. Z. B. Mott-One afghan in embroid
cry and lace.
Miss Mary Mott-Etching doilies.
MRS. E. c. Bingay-Three water colo
paintings. three porcelain plaque paintings
three paintings in oil.
Miss Flora Carroll-Two hower-pieces, tw
animal-pieces, one banner. one pie-plate, on
setter-dog's head, one fruit plaxue, one sill
satin and lace embroidered tidy.
, Miss Fanny Tyrrell-Three porcelain pain'
ings, one water-color painting, one crayo
drawing, one oil study.
Mrs. w. A. Hughson = One porcelai
| plaque painting, twenty-five pieces porcelai
, painting.
r Miss Fanny McClatchy Three water-colo
paintings (fowers), one fancy head lin sepis
fourteen pieces porcelain painting. one pise
{ painting ION glass;
. one water-color.
Mrs. NJ. T. Brewer-Eight pieces porcelai
. painting, one wall-pocket.
(: Mrs NJ. NJ. Blakeney-One embroidere
muff one fruit piece in ink; four specimen