St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-03
The Main Interest in Washington Now
Oenters in Music and Horse
Flesh.
Theodore Thomas Concerts Among the
Coming Attractions Amateur
Performance of Patience"
Grand Preparations for the Fashion
able Races to Be Held at
Ivy City.
A Testimonial to Emma Thursby's
Worth as u Womun--A Pretty
Kleptomaniac.

receiving attention, and the preparations
for the coming races at Ivy City are prov
ing of great interest to a good many people.
A good horse is thoroughly appreciated in
Washington. The roads are so fine and the
races so good that there is only one thing
that attracts more attention in the social
world than fine horse. The other attrac-
ton which ranks above horse is a man.
Men, it must be understood, are very
scarce article in society here. Whether
they do not have taste for this sort OF
thing or do not have the time to spare for it
is uncertain, but at least it is a fact that
they are scarce article. When madame
wants to give swell entertainment, and
must for the sake of her lady guests have
about as many gentlemen and ladies,
THERE IS A TERRIBLE TIME.
There is no trouble to get as many ladies as
are wanted, for they are plentiful and al
ways willing to go, but the sort of material
it becomes necessary to take up and pass OIL
as representatives of the Sterner sex is alb
solutely astonishing. So it is proper to re-
mark as above, that men and horses are
very much admired in Washington society.
The feature of the week have been
music and horses. Part of these have been
enjoyed in actual presence, while part are
to come next week and the week which is
to follow. The races at Ivy City are always
well attended and always fashionable.
Hence the arrivals of horses this week In
preparation for this event which is set for
May IL, have been of great interest and
many trips have been made over the fine
road between the city and the racing
grounds to see them as they are exercised
and
TRAINED ON THE TRACKS.
There are large number Of arrivals and
the prospects are that the races will be the
finest ever held here. There are now at
the racing grounds over hundred racers,
and it is expected that the number will
reach nearly double that by the time the
races open. Gov. Bowie'S string has come
from Fairview and lot of about forty from
Memphis. The atmosphere of fast steppers,
the arrival of the presidents new
seal-browns and the fine roads
and weather have made horseback
and carriage riding much enjoyed
features of the week, and the drives i'll and
about the city have been crowded. In the
direction of the race tracks and the Soldiers
home it is very common to see ladies and
gentlemen well known in society galloping
over the hills, prominent figures among the
throngs who come and go in carriages or
ON GATHERING BICYCLES,
for bicycling and tricycling grows in popu-
larity here every season.
Music has, however. been equally fea-
ture of the week. Beginning with last
Saturday night there has been series OF
musical events which promises to stretch
far into the summer. At the Grand opera
house on the evening named was given
probably one of the finest amateur perform
ances ever seen in this city. Patience
was the opera, and it was admirably rem
dered by some people very prominent in so
ciety, and witnessed by many more OF
prominence. Next following this was the
presentation of Riddle and Smiths new
opera of the ''Kettledrum," for which the
sale of seats was very great and the attend
ance very large and fashionable. 1t was
announced to be a ''full dress" event
so far as the audience was concerned, and
the announcement was honored by very
large proportion of those attending. 1t was
brilliant scene and one long to be remem-
bered So successful was the opera and the
entertainment that it was decided to repeat
it on the following evening. The musical
enthusiasm being thus wrought up to a
pretty high pitch, the announcement that
concerts at the White house grounds this
week was welcomed. These open air con-
certs on the White house grounds are al
ways well attended and are really fashion
able events. Next week there will be a
number of musical events of great in
tereSt.
THE THEODORE THOMAS CONCERTS
at Albaugh's, on May and 6, will be one
of the grandest events of the entire season,
for the program includes not only instru-
mental music, which is rendered by the
celebrated orchestra, but also vocal solos by
Nine. Fursch- Madi Miss Emma Juch, So
prano; Miss Hattie Clapper, cOntraltO; Mr..
William Winch, tenor; Mr.. Max Heinrich,
basso, and Nine Amelia Frederick Ma
terna from the Imperial opera, Vienna. On
the evening of May Z, a grand testi-
monial concert will be given Miss
Emma Thursby by her numerous friends
in this city. The signers of tie testimonial
say: 1--WE are moved in this by our desire
to testify, not so much to your eminence as
an artist(f for that is universally recOgnized)
but your readiness to contribute your great
talent to the support of every humane and
charitable work, and to your
CONSPICUOUS WORTH AS WOMAN
Ill oil tllC ItldUlOllS VI lllC. liz tCStllliO-
NAL is signed by the president and the mem
bers of his cabinet, by the members of the
diplomatic corps and by other leading Off
Gals and prominent citizens. President
Cleveland, ex-Secretary Blaine Baron and
Madame De Strive and Mr.. Stillson Hutch
ms will, among others, be seated in the
boxes. Miss Thursby will be assisted by
Mr. King of New York, Mrs. Powell, Che
Waller De Kontski and other noted must
clans. The Choral society will give its
third and last concert at Albaugh's on Sat
urday evening, May 9. At the closing con-
cert Rheinberger's beautiful cantata,
''Klaerbhen," will be repeated by request,
and Miss Agness Huntington and Mr.. Whit
ney Mockridge, the English tenor, who
were greeted with so much favor ON their
first appearance here, will again assist.
This will be the last appearance here of
Miss Huntington probably for some years,
as she is soon to fill an engagement in grand
opera.
SOME SOCIAL CIRCLES
here are rolling delicious morsel of KEEP
tomania gossip under their tongues. The
incident goes back to Inauguration day foI
its date. The dramatis persona are among
the elect who were admitted that day within
the capitol to view the magnificent cere-
monies. While throng was pushing and
elbowing its way across the rotunda to the
senate chamber, the feminine victim in the
episode, who, by the way, is relative OF
the vice president, had removed her costly
seal-skin sacque and was carrying it over
one ann, just behind and also in the cur
rent was the feminine william in the little
melodrama, which hinges on mania fol-
theft. 1t would not do to describe the eyes
and complexion of the unfortunate pilfereI
who followed, for she is the wife of lega-
ton attache and her identity might be read
lily discovered. The California lady felt a
twinge of her arm, but thought naturally
that it was
THE JosTL.ING OF THE CROWD.
In an instant she found that her beloved