Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1884-05-24

Church Socjabic "Ro.
The Foreign Church folk a, Giilo know Just
how to get up a choice, entertainment for it,
member, and friends, The one held May 9th
al the house Of Sheriff Severance was delight
hl one-at least every one said SO, and what.
ever every one says must be so, it is said aud
generally conceded # was very moist
evening such as occurs in lIilo, now and then
but the people came out in good numbers, but
little late waiting for the moisture TO cease
little. The vcranda was Illuminated by
large Chinese lanterns, Each visitor who came
was met at the door by either Mr.. OF Mrs. Sew.
erdnce and welcomed. The entertainment was
opened with vocal duet, Mrs. Severance
and Mrs. Henry Deacon; Miss Cora L.
Hitchcock and Miss Austin sang solos Miss
lIillcbrand played piano solo All the scec-
tons were charmingly rendered. After the
music came choice refreshments, as usual.
Small Chinese tables were used young ladies
passing the good catables and drnkables.
Then came a reading by Judge L. McCully,
selection entitled Lady Wentworth, by Long.
fellow finely read and applauded. After which
came "The peak Sisters two Of whom were
boys)-Miss Emma Clark, Miss Helen Sever
ancc, Miss Cora f. Hitchcock Miss Alme
Hitchcock Miss Mile Austin, Miss Annie
Austin, Miss Mary Hillebrand Mrs. Blackman,
Master Efie Austin, and Master Robin Black
man. The Sisters were dressed exactly alike
in black dresses, high peaked caps made Of
white paper, long white aprons, peaked at the
bottoms, white neckerchiefs, peaked cuffs, and
peaked toes TO their shoes. Each carried a
large handbook They left these boxes peaked
up in peak at the close Of the entertainment
when they left the room. The given names Of
the Sisters were Araaminthy' Belendy, Clor-
indy, Dorathy, Elenthy, Felicity, Glorindy,
Hyminly, lreney, Jerusely, Keturney, Melindy
Nancissy, Ophely, Parmely, Quimly. There
were twins, very amusing, small boy and
young lady who was not grown up. Miss
Stabeler was the manager of the Sisters and
showed up very finely their good points, which
kept the audience in roar of laughter. She
was requested 10 bring the Sisters to Honolulu,
in order to show the people OF that place how
to be happy and to cheer them, as Hilo people
have that faculty. The solos sung by the
Sisters were "Were Band of Sisters, to tune
'Old Granite State "Mary had Little
Lamb, Visionary Musings, 1.-TWO Leaps in
the Dark, Yankee Doodle" and 1.-THE Boy
Stood on the Burning Deck, Eating Peanuts by
the Peck" Prof. Strohlcin was present and
played some choice selections on his fayorite
instrument, the either, playing very finely to
tie great pleasure Of all, j. A. NJ.
Hilo, May 10, 1854.
II"sicd Notes.
Remenyi gave his farewell concert in New
York, April goth.
san Francisco is opera crazy, and local
companies are now being formed,
Verdi has just completed new grand opera
lago.' 1t will soon be brought out.
"Dek" new opera just brought out in
London, is said to be equal in dialogue and
music to any OF Gilbert and Sulliyan's
The large organ in the old Boston Music
Hall is being removed 1t is the largest in
America and took seven years to build.
- Pinalore seems to have lost none OF its
charms for the general public. One reads of
it being given here, there, and everywhere.
Ernest Dore, elder brother Of the late
Gustave Dore, died recently, aged 50. lie was
a musician and composer OF considerable merit
The American AT Journal, the leading
musical paper in the United States, has Just
entered upon its twenty second year OF weekly
publication.
Sir Michael Costa, the distinguished English
composer and conductor, died Of appoplcxy at
Brighton, England, April a9th, after weeks
illness aged "a
Musie's meaning is TO deep for human words
We catch its beautiful melodies, and are held
spellbound by its deep harmonies that chant Of
awe and wonder and its tunelul influence
falls over us like mystic charm, and we are
Gained into state OF rest(llness by its invisi.
BILE power But its meaning We only feel in
the heart.
The Music Teachers National Association Of
the United States will meet at Cleveland,
Ohio in July, One important subject to be
brought up, is, the establishment of board Of
examiners who will be empowered to grant
diplomas OF efficiency to music teachers who
pass an examination This is first step
towards doing away with the present large
number Of bogus and incompe,en, so-called
teachers.