The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1884-05-15
The ART LOAN !.
THE OPENING DAY OF THE WEEKS
FESTIVAL, AND WHAT WAS
TO BE SEEN
The Concert ut Night-What
Was sung, and by
Whom!

Perhaps the greatest display in the
way of art and woman's handiwork
which has ever taken place in the city
of Austin was inaugurated here ye3-
terday in Nhe LadIes' Art Loan In the
Brueggerhoff building.
Entering the Spacious hall one Is
FAIRLY BEwILDERED.
with he evidences OF ARTISTIC skiu
and ta,tf .'.spi..yed on all sides
= ,iatingS OF :. r..fo order are 10 b.
a ,soo all sides. and the the display
Dl Ii, edle work is simply astounding
T., ore o; the steruer sex. Then there
are also provided these substantial
comforts which appeal to all alike.
Lunch, ice-creaIn, cake, etc, supplied
through the day and evening.
n FLOWER STAND,
with profusiou of the cheic, st OF
these "smleS of heaven" is also
there. presided over l,y committee OF
Eldits, the IGention of whose names
would be an all-suflicient guarantee of
taste in selection, and general superb
GRITTY in arrangement.
THE CONCERT.
At night the hall was well filled,
and the concert passed off splendidly.
Mrs. i. M. Croker acted as musical
directreSs, and accompanist, and to
her is the success of the evenings
entertainment largely attributable
Mr.. Dudley Wooten OBLIGATED In
announcing the participants.
The musical entertainment was
opened by the performance Of an APP
propriate selection by the orchestra.
This WAS followed by an Easter an
-"Slnging OF the birds"-which
was finely rendered by the st. David's
choir.
Miss Anna Boardman followed
with the "Cookoo song" and acquit-
ted herself with credit.
Mrs. Won HARLOW sang a selection
from the opera, Roberto IL Dlavolo,"
and gave such rendition of it that
she was heartily encored, in response
to which she sang that favorite piece,
"Sing, sweet bird"
Mrs. Townsend, the brilliant instru-
mentalist, favored the audiance with
several "Gems from Scotland" This
was a veritable treat to lovers of good
music, and elected much applause
from the appreciative portion Of the
audience.
Miss Bessie Stiner sang "the Night
ingale and the Rose" with fine effect.
The evenings
ENTERTAINMENT CONCLUDED
with "Tyrolean warblinys" by DIR. and
Mrs. HARLOW. The Doctor and his
wife are both finished vocalists
and thoroughly merited the applause
they received. The programme was
q good one, and all participants ac-
quilted themselves in such a manner
as to reflect credit upon those under
whose direction the evenings enter
tainment was arranged.
ON THURSDAY NIGHT
the Greys will attend the Loan in a
body, in Military uniform, and will
add, doubtless, to the enjoyment of
the evening.
For want of space TIE STATESMAN
!. is compelled to omit the names of he
lldies comprising the committees pre-
siding over the different departments,
but
ASSURES THE PUBLIC
that every courtesy that can be shown,
is youchsafed those who visit the
Loan, and that none are permitted to
leave the hall who are not thoroughly
convinced of tho ability of these
worthy representatives, of the gentle r
sex, to please the eye of the most tx
acting critic, Or the palate of the epi-
cure. The STATESMAN trusts that
the weeks entertainment will prove
successful beyond the expectations Of
yid's church may be given increased
F. in III