St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-08
"AT HOME"
4 Week of Perfect Harmony-A Concert
Season" Music in the
Air.
Great Fun Coming Balls for Charity
and Pastime--The Great
MOdjeska.
The Movements of Many People
Personal Gossip--Gen-
eraI, Etc.
The Past week in the Capital City

The Past Week in the Capital City.
Matters have moved along smoothly dur
ing the past six days with nothing spe-
cially brilliant or startling to chronicle.
Many little home affairs have occurred, but
the large general festivals are put off until
later. The ball TO be given at the Mer-
chants hotel next Wednesday will appro-
priatelv open the season, and st. Luke's
hospital. one OF the most worthy of chart
ties. will undoubtedly be greatly benefited
thereby. The novelty of a ball in the
spacious and handsome dining-hall, with
the broad corridors and pretty parlors for
promenading and converse. will prove an
attraction, and Col. Allen. the genial land
lord, will leave nothing undone to make the
affair brilliant success.
In musical matters there have been three
notable events. The testimonial concert
rendered to Mr.. Frank Wood was musical
but not a financial success. Mr.. Wood
came to st. Paul twenty-five years ago last
May, too weak to play Old Hundred" as
one OF the local historians put it. and since
then he has been the leading musician of
the place, keeping always abreast of the
times in all that appertainS to his pro-
Session and art. 4 delightful program was
given. the beneficiary being kindly and gen
er0usly assisted by Signor Jannotta, Mr.
George Stibert and his splendid orchestra,
the St. Paul Glee club. fine double male
quartet and Mr.. Fred VIII. AT this concert
was introduced Miss Elite Butter of Chicago,
little lady of bright. bewitching, brunette
beauty, fascinating charms of manner, and
q voice Of singular sweetness. large COM
pass and delicious quality. She was enthu-
siaSticaIly received and gave an aria from
Lucia in a manner that invoked storms of
applause. calling forth ''Within a Nile Of
Ednboro' Town" which was given with a
daintineSs of sentiment and expression nm
apprGachably sweet and taking. She scored
real triumph and musical circles will
gladly hail her return.
AT the opera house the attractions have
been The White Slave and Buttons
two pieces of very different character but
each acceptable to particular classes of
patrons. This week opens with Barney
McAuley in a Messenger from Jarvis Sec
ton. a characteristic production. and it will
close with four performances by the IA
nous and talented Modje5ka. that wonder
full and powerful artist who is without
peer on the dramatic stage Her appear
ance viii be the event Of the season thus
far and the capacity of the opera house will
be fully tested by the admirers of her re-
markable genius. This engagement will
afford occasion for a number of elegant
theater parties, a mos: delightful and sensi-
bic form of paStime.
Hotel Ryan is becoming quite a temple
of the muses. and it is very popular with
musical and terpsichOrean vOtarieS. On
Thursday evening the Chamber Concert
club gave fine concert there with good
success. On this occasion Miss Nillsen, a
soprano of much accomplishment. was in
trOduced and the instrumental trio, consist
ing Of Miss Geist, cello; Mr.. StOeving, viO-
lin, and Mr.. TitcOmb, piano, produced some
admirable work.
On Friday evening the second Hotel
Ryan concert took place under the direction
of Signor Jannotta. 1t was delightful
and brilliant affair and was we'll attended,
although the night was the most disagree
bic of the week. The Glee club is showing
splendid progress. its work being beauti-
fully smooth and finished and its voices
harmonizing to perfection.
\ CHARMING WEDDING.
The announcement made last Tuesday
morning Of the marriage of Miss Clara A.
Macklett of Spruce street to Mr.. Charles E.
Lightner of Elgin, Ill, was great surprise
to many of the young lady's acquaintance.
MI. Lightner is 4 prominent young mer-
chant of Elgin. and both parties are to be
warmly congratulated on the partnership
they have formed. The bride is the only
child of Mr.. and Mrs. o. C. Macllet of this
city. and it is a somewhat singular fact that
she was the last Miss Macklett in any of
the branches Of her fathers family. The |
wedding, which took place at o'clock on
the afternoon of Monday. was small but eX-
tremely elegant. The handsome apartments
were charmingfy decorated with fragrant
blooms. giving delightful effect to the
brilliant scene. The bridal cortege con-
sisted of the bride and groom. with Miss |
Josie WHITEWATER as attendant maid and |
Mr.. Milton c. Lightner Of Chicago, brother |
of the groom, as best man. Rev. P. B. |
Lighmer Of Cleamont, Del, cousin of |
the groom, of1iciated in the tying of the |
nuptial knot. The bride, one of the hand |
soonest of st. Paul'S beautiful girls, ap-
peared in a robe of rich cream or jersey |
satin with a square train, and profusely |
trimmed with white duchesSe lace. Her /!
veil was confined at the couture by orange |
blossoms, forwarded for the occasion by |
loving friends in Los Angeles, Cal. A |
sweeter little bride neer bushed beneath a |
bridal veil. Miss Josie Winterhalter, the |
maid. no less lovely than her pretty friend |
but of more stately style, was very bewiJch- |
ing in a short costume of white albatrOSS |
cloth exquiSitely trimmed with orenta, |
lace The favored guests were all cOnnec- |
tons of the two uniting families. and the |
ladies were coStumed in the most elegant |
style. Besides the officiating clergyman |
and Mr. VI. C. Lightner. the grOOm's |
brother, there We're present: Mr.. and Mrs. |
2. Badly and daughters, Miss Sallie Light |
ner of Detroit. Mich, and Mr.. and Mrs. |
Maui of Minneapolis. The gifts were very |
+l,,% fbar
to the bride being particularly elegaI.. sol |
itaire diamond ear-drops and an exquisite |
watch bearing large solitaire. BY the |
evening train Mr.. and Mrs. Lightner de-
parted on an extended tour through the
East, and will, after Dee. l. be at home in
their residence. No. Park street, Elgin
Ill.
\ BRILLIANT SURPRISE
Mr.. j. e. Donnelly was very pleasantly
surprised Wednesday evening at his resi-
dence, $50 Robert street The occasion
was the fOrty-second anniversary of his
birthday. At $50 p. m, his friends to the
number OF about eighty persons marched
in upon him. Mr.. Donnelly had evidently
been appriseG Of the affair, for he had his
carpets covered and everything in readiness
for the proper reception of his callers. Sci
bert's orchestra furnished the music and
dancing and merriment were participated
in until midnight, when bountiful repast
was served.
A novel feature of the evening was a four
handed Scotch reel, in which the following
gentlemen took part: P. T. kavanagh.
Hugh Campbell, Archie Mcleod and John
Mcclellan. They did themselves great
credit and sat down amid the hearty plau-
dts of those present. Judge Egan then,
on behalf of the ladies and gentlemen, pre-
scented Mr. Donnelly with a beautiful an
tique clock with bronze figures.
10