St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-01
MINNETONKA.
The New Orchestra and the Open
ing Hop.

the enjoyment of large number of guests.
The orchestra is one of the finest in the
Northwest, and is led by Prof. IL. ii.
Thiele. a thorough musician and conductor.
Prof. Thiele studied in Leipsic and Boston,
and has had rich musical experience. He
has played with the famous Dodworths
band, and at the Olympic theater in New
York, and has led the orchestra at the
United States hotel Saratoga. He has
been in Milwaukee for the past ten years,
seven of which he has spent as assistant
leader of Bach's orchestra, and the last
three with his own company of musicians.
His is recognized as the favOrite society
orchestra of Milwaukee, and is considered
a very superior company. Prof. Thiele is
a composer as well as leader, and his oper
''Amaryllis,'' has been produced with great
success i'll Milwaukee. He is engaged upon
a new opera, which will be given to the
public early in the fall. He
plays first violin in the orchestra.
II. ZeitS. another first violin player, is
young musician of promise, and Z. Hansen,
who also plays first, is from the Chicago
opera house. +. Hensler. the second yiO-
linist, is from European circles. r. Baez,
viola, has been assistant director of the
Hess Opera company, is a Spaniard by
birth and is one of the best pianists in the
country. E. Beya, the cello artist, is a
Leipsic student who came to this country
W the Elite orchestra; w. Walker, bass,
+ IN the Chicago opera house; l.. f.
,lrecht, flute and piccolo, has world
l6gjagatiOn as a very fine player; +.
II, oboe sGiOist, was member of
Strauss and Lumbies Orchestras in Vienna
and came to this country with Schreiners
Red Huzzars. p. Chappic. the solo clarionet
player, is from the Grenadiers' band Of Aus
tria, while j. Holman, the solo cOrnetiSt,
was for some time member of the Second
Regiment Bavarian band. L. Chappic and
Julius Kretlow play the French horns. E.
Schemmer is the second cOrnet, o. Schem-
mer plays the trombone and Aug. Spranger
is xylOphone soloist and drummer. Nearly
every member is a soloiSt and the
orchestra is the best that has been
heard as a permanent institution by
lake people. The dancers last evening
were charmed with the music, and that it
viii prove a magnet to draw guests to the
house goes without saying. 1t is expected
that daily concerts will be given in the aft
ernOOG, while on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday evenings of each week the Military
band will render choice program of selec-
tiOnS. One evening in each week viii be
devoted to the presentation of request
program, and on Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday evenings the orchestra will play
for the regular hops. A special program
viii be arranged for Sunday music. The
initial regular concert by the Military band
will be given this evening, when the fol-
lowing choice program will be rendered.:
March" Hotel Lafayette" from the
Opera ''Amaryllis." ............ .Thiele
Dedicated to Mr.. E. Mehl.
Overture The Night Wanderer" :. .Moskar
Walt TtSl,afrrole'' Mptra
belection-"The Beggar Student .Milloecker
Polka-''Papacoda' '.....-......St Strauss
March-''Mery War" .............S Strauss
Gavotte-'tEver Thine Weiss
selection Medley. Boyer
Cornet SOlo-''Superb". ...........H och
joan Hoffman.
'Ialy-hO' Bernstein
THE LAFAYETTE BALL.
The opening hop at the Hotel Lafayette
last evening was the social success it was
expected to be as the first of a series of
brilliant events to continue througe the sea-
son. The circumstances under which the
affair took place were exceedingly favorable
for thorough enjoyment, and it is but the
stating of a truism to say that no social sea-
son at this hotel has ever opened in more
suspicious manner than the present one
The hall was a scene OF beauty, being dec
GRATED and Illuminated in a charming man
ner. The decorations were prepared by
Prof. Evans and, though not elaborate.
evidenced excellent judgment on
the part of the master of cere-
monies under whose direction the
arrangements were perfected A delight
fully cool breeze during the entire evening
made the dancing very comfortable. and
the music by Prof. Thiele's splendid orches-
ira was superb. At s o'clock the overture
called the vOtaries of TerpSichore to the
hall and about Seventy-tive couples re-
Sp0nded. A gOOdly number came out Oh
the evening trains from Minneapolis and
st. Paul, and large party of society people
came from the various hotels and cottages
about the lake, combining with the guests
OF the Lafayette to make the scene one of
animation and brilliancy. There were
fourteen numbers on the program.
Nothing elaborate in the way of toilets was
attempted by the ladies' and but few an
peared in full evening costume, yet all
We're attred with taste-charming taste
and beauty. Most of the gentlemen were
Ill Inll dress, yet every style of gar
menG from the conventional evening coat
fGeAe siness suit, was represented. The
jhLS I great fOmality was noticeable.
ana lie occasion was what the promoters
Intended delightful season of pleasure.
During the evening a choice lunch of sub
stanuas and delicacies was served by a
corps OF WATERS under the direction of Mr..
Al RUNNER The guests ate standing
anu evidenced great pleasure in this part of
the program. At the conclusion of this
service dancing was resumed and continued
with great eclat until nearly midnight.
The presence of 50 many cottagers and no.
tel guests from the various points of the
ldke was highly appreciated by the manage
ment. Among the participators in
me pleasures of the evening
Were' John Summers and wife,
Miss Alice Monfort, Clarence E. Secor and
wife, G. ID. Blakely, j. A. Moore and wife
DR.. A. Wharton and wife, Miss Wharton
a. X. Barnum and wife, w. II. Richard,
son and wife, DR.. Douglass, DR.. Patterson.
Ii. G. Ives, c. il. Warren, Charles Loft
and wife, Silas DeCoy and wife. Mark
Bohrer, May Bohrer, w. Harrison and
wife, st. Paul; r. b. Langdon and wife
Carour Langdon, Miss Carrie Langdon
Mai G.. A. Camp and wife, Miss Lulu
Camp, Miss Grace Chute, Hal Watson.
George Neiler, G. Eustiss and wife, Ike
Halowell, George NJ. Pullman and wife,
Dr. and Mrs. Beaumont Mr.. and
Mrs. c. A. Heffelfinger, Charles Handy,
Miss Thompson, Maud Buzzell, L. r. An.
drews William Orr c. ID. Allen, j. w
Griffin and wife, Mill Woolford and wife
Henry Elliot, Minneapolis; Col. j. b. Alex
ander and wife, Mrs. Nj. J. Harrison anC
daughter, Miss Merriam Brock, Louisville
KY; Miss Wheeler, Mrs. Howard anC
daughter, Miss Clellard, F. H. Knight, st
Louis: Mrs. Jewett Wilcox, Miss Maude j.
Wilcox, Chicago; Miss Harriet Il. Pickert,
New York; Miss Era Hersey, Saltwater
Mr.. Waterman, Burlington Ia; Mr.. anC
Mrs. c. A. Eaton, ST. Paul, and many
Others.
HOTEL ARRIVALS.