St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-06
AT HOME. !"
Terribly Dull in Sooiety-A Calm After
Storm of Melody and
Harmony.
Chit Chat About st. Paul Favor1te
Singers and Actors--De Lussan
and Huntington.
a Mass of Small Gossip Retailed lot
Sunday Reflection and Meditation
1.-The Grand Ryan Ball.
AT HOME.
Quiet Week in SOciety--Go ssip
Cleaned Behind the FOOtii2hts.


Cleaned Behind the FOOtiiah
Society seems to be taking a rest after a
week of music with the Boston Ideals. The
more scholarly and cultured have enjoyed
the splendid performances of that great
actor. Thomas Keene. and they have been
more than royalty entertained. For these
performances the opera house should have
been as crowded as during the opera season.
Mr.. Keene now stands the peer of any
tragedian in the world, and to the intelli-
gent student his PRESERVATION of the magnii-
cent ShakeSpearian characters are thor
oughly delightful and instructive. The man
agement has shown great taste and liberality
in mounting and coStuming the plays, and the
effect produced by the elegant and correct
scenery, was superior to anything ever be-
tore seen in st. Paul or in fact ever be-
fore attempted. For such thoroughly
good entertainments as keene and
his genial manager, VIII r. Hayden. bring
us, there should be much more liberal sup
port from the public One Of the most
ludicrous features connected with the
Keene engagement was the criticism of a
newspaper man who pretends to be pro-
fessional and expert analyZer OF plays and
artists. He gave his pretentionS severe
rebuff when he ridiculed the scenery and
costumes. Ii he were possessed of small
fraction of the education and talent of the
designer of the scenery and the dresses, he
would not have placed himself in such a
foolish position and would be more compe-
tent to undertake the work he processes to
be able to do. He should have informed
himself better on the subjects and then he
might have learned that not only the
scenery but the gown of Mrs. Allen" was
historically correct. Was it malice or ig-
norance?
don't know what to chat about this
week, my lady colleague does the bias
and frill business so prettily, and the boys
give so much from day to day during the
week Perhaps little gossip about the
Boston Ideals and the great uagedian.
Keele will please yOu-So L will remlnisce
alittle.
Pretty little De Lussan is one of the
brightest ladies L ever met. She is self-re-
liant, cute. and delightful conversational
ist. She prides herself on managing her
own business without the aid of parents or
big brothers, and does not hesitate to speak
with pardonable pride of ''her bank ac-
count, " or to inform young bachelors like
At HOmeD that her pretty signature at the
bottom of check is of value Of course l
told her that it made no differ
ence to US fellows whether her
bank amount was small or large. for we
should ''love her still the same" 1t is by
no means improbable that she will draw
check of goodly proportion to apply on st.
Paul real estate. Both Mile. de Lussan
and Miss Huntington were recommended to
Manager Foster bv Mrs. Raymond nee An
ME Cary, and surely her Judgment has
proved correct, for two Sweeter singers or
nicer girls it would be difficult to find. 1t
IL. 49,, ,,.I,1 &ol-
an interest in the Boston Ideals. for she
was one of the old-time crowd herself, and
many were the jolly evenings we used to
have with Barnabee, Whitney and others
on Shawmut avenue. Then Annie sang the
first tenor in our male Quartets and was one
of the boys. | can recall the time when
she would sit and work with her now
plump little hands on her beautiful concert
dresses and MARBLE Concone's old exercises
by the hour.
Miss Huntington in personal appearance
is just the opposite of Mile. de LuSSan.
The latter is petite and of most pro-
nounced brunette type, while the former is
stately and Of the purest blonde style. The
Boston Herald man puts it very nicely
when he describes her as resembling lone
of Whistlers symphonies i'll brown and
gold" as she affects modest browns in her
at-home costumes. Her hair is of a beauti
full golden hue and clusters around her tenn
piles and neck in tiny waves and rings.
Her eyelasheS are long and dark, and her
eyebrows heavy and arched. She has been
compared to Gladys. the beautiful Countess
Lonsdale, and surely the lovely countess is
complimented by the comparison. During
Miss Huntington'S visit in London she ell
joyed the friendship of the brightest rank
of titled society people. and on her depart
ure was the recipient of a beautiful jeweled
token of the esteem of the Princess Of
Wales.
Miss Huntington's teacher was Lamperti
junior, a master famous for training the
voice equally through its entire register,
and worthy successor to his illustrious
father. He always prophesed a grand
operate career FOR Miss Huntington, and
quite objected to her singing in concerts
as she did for two seasons. Lamperti
stated that she was his best contralto pupil,
as Madame Sembrich was his finest soprano
student. These ladies were fellow pupils.
The success Miss Huntington has made as
an actress is phenomenal her eight weeks
on the stage having produced an artistic
method attained by but few old actors.
In chatting with Tom Karl l learned that
the melOdious bachelor had home of his
own. On the bank of a pretty little
lake. in Western New York, he has a
charming cottage, where his servants
live constantly, and where be luXuriateS
during his resting summer months. There
is no carriage road to his forest home and
his visitors find themselves obliged to reach
it by boat from country inn on the oppo-
site side of the lake. At this rustic tavern
Mr.. Karl keeps his horses. He always has
congenial company with him during the
summer, and enjoys himself to the fullest
possible extent.
Mr.. Tom Keene's home is at the old home
stead Which has been in the Keene family for
lis years. 1t is on Staten island, about fif-
teen minutes ride from New York and the
substantial old manor house is surrounded
by forty-slX acres of finely kept land. His
family besides his wife consists of bow 7
years old and married daughter Mr.
Keene takes great pride in rearing fancy
stock, and has on his farm some of the
finest cattle in the country.
MI. Win r. Hayden. Mr.. Keene's man.
ager, has charming wife and one of the
prettiest little daughters possible. Both
travel with him, and he thus has home all
the year round. At the close of season,
about June l, he seeks his home at the
Highlands of New Jersey, twenty-five
miles from New York City. 1t is on high
uIdu over odnuy dOOk dIu llcdi NOfOi -oiHh
island. The residence is very handsome,
has over $50 feet of yerandahs and cost
more than $4,000 Mr.. Hayden is entitled
to luxury and comfort for he has worked
hard and faithfully earned it.
Speaking of Mr.. Hayden, he is an en-
thusiast in the tobOgganing pastime and is
full of good suggestions. Among other
ideas, he advises coasters to cushion their
swift vehicles and suggests that they can
borrow cushions from their church pews,
being sure to return them early on Sunday