St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-10
SOCIETY'S PLEASURES.
Out-of-D Door Excursions and Exercises the
Present Rage at the Cap
ital
High Tea" as Democratic and Popular
Substitute for the Formal
Dinner.
The Experiment Being Tried OF Civ
ing High Class Opera at Twenty
five Cents.
High Testimonial Paid Miss Thurs by
by the Leading Lights or
Washington.
ont.of.Door Pleasures.

Washington.
Out.Of.DOOr Pleasures.
WASHINGTON. May 7.-Out-door amuse
ments for the few hours of daylight and
music for the evening has been society's
program this week, and it has been pretty
closely followed. The days have been
busy ones and the nights have been more
than busy. The regular season being con-
sdered as over and done with, society has
been looking about for a way to amuse it
self. The problem has been solved by get
ting up parties to visit the many beautiful
spots lying about the outskirts OF the city
or within easy distance. For morning
parties it has now become quite fashionable
to take the steamer and spend the day at
Mount Vernon, or go on the canal boat to
Great Falls, where the time flies quickly by
in fishing, flirting and scrambling about
over the rocks. In the afternoons horse
back parties to Cabin John Bridge, Soldiers
home and Pierce's mills are popular But
THE VERY LATEST
is to fill coach or carriage with party OF
congenial friends and away to the Seneca
QuarrieS, where supper at the Old farm
house precedes the ride home by moonlight.
The president has set the example by going
on Monday to Gettysburg and giving as
much time to riding as possible in the latter
days of the week. He is very busy man
but has the good Judgment not to neglect
his health meantime, and the result is that
he is on the streets and roads almost every
afternoon and evening. This gives addi-
tional interest to outdoor life, and society
is taking good deal of it. Pretty white
and gaily colored tents are stretched on
grounds attached to fashionable residences,
and in the shade the younger members OF
the households pass the hours OF the day
until the time comes for their afternoon
drive OF game of lawn tennis. This game
continues to receive
A GOOD DEAL OF ATTENTION.
and it is no uncommon sight to see a merry
party of young people Of both sexes en-
gagged in its pursuit on the ample grounds
surrounding the most fashionable homes OF
the city. There is well-kept lawn tennis
ground on the grounds attached to the
British legation, and there you may often
see the daughters of the British minister
engaged in merry game OF tennis With
some of the diplomats, who are so numer-
GUS and all of whom welcome any Opportu-'
nifty of this sort. There is fine lawn tennis
ground alongside the Robson residence,
too. and it is no uncommon thing to see a
party of Young ladies and gentlemen engaged
in the game, while the ex-secretary of the
navy sits quietly by seeing the fun. On the
fashionable drives outside the city you see
fashionable people in fashionable turnouts
enjoying the balmy air and restful expert
ence of spring time at Washington.
The evenings have been buster and given
more opportunity for display OF toilets and
qualification Of the whimS OF fashion. Music
has been engaging them. Beginning with
Monday it has run through the entire week.
Monday evening was marked by the ap-
pearance of Theodore Thomas and his mu-
sicians at the Grand opera house. They
were welcomed by
AN INTERCHANGEABLE AUDIENCE,
among which were large numbers OF people
of prominence Tuesday evening there was
at the same place a presentation OF the OPP
era of Patience" by some people OF prom
inence in the social world, which made 1t
most interesting performance. wednesday
afternoon and evening were given to Ihom-
as and his company, and handsome dressing
by the ladies and swall0w-tails and light
gloves for tue gentleInen were everywhere
to be seen. Perhaps the most interesting
musical event of the week, however, was
testimonial Oh Thursday evening to Miss
Emma Thursby, rendered by no less person.
ages than the president and cabinet and a
large number of others OF social and ma
tional reputation. 1t was most brilliant
climax to the social season in this city.
Miss Thursby by this testimonial received
tribute such as has never befoSe been ac-
corded a singer in America, for the presi-
dent of the United States, the members OF
his cabinet. the entire diplomatic corps and
all the leading persons in official and social
life in this city united in paying their hom-
age to
HER NOBLE QUALITIES
both as a woman and as an artist Miss
Thu1sby may feel proud of the honors
Welded to her, for it shows the respect and
esteem in which she is held in the capital
of her native land. The program for the
evening was arranged with exceeding care,
and besides several numbers by MISS
Thursby, selections were sung by MIS-.
Powell, the well-knOwn cOntralto, OF this
city, and MI. A. L. King, the New YORK
tenor, who made such favorable impress
sion at Miss Thursby's concert in the Con-
gregational church some time ago. FRIDAY
evening was also musical, the opera OF Fra
DiavolO" at Ford's opera house, by Mrs.
Seguin and her company, attracted large
audience. The season OF cheap opera pre-
sented here by the managers OF the Wash
ington theaters has fairly begun and prom
ises to be a success. FordS mas Deen
crowded with fine audiences, and Albaugh'S
is promised as good houses next week When
the Boston Ideals are to appear. Inc en-
terpriSe is a new one, something
IN THE WAY OF AN EXPERIMENT.,
but it seems likely to be success. The
price of admission is put at % cents, with
25 cents extra for reserved seats. The re-
suit is that the legend, Standing room
only.' is seen almost every night, while the
audiences still continue to number many
people of prominence. The week ends
with another musical effort, the final con-
cert of the choral society at Albaugh's.
The cantata of ''Klearchen," one OF Rheln-
berger's latest and best works, which eXcit-
ed so much admiration at the last concert
given by the society, will be repeated with
the same soloists as before, Miss Agnes
Huntington and MI Whitney Hockbridge.
Those who listened to Miss Huntington's
magnificent voice and thorough artistic
singing at the last concert appreciate this
opportunity for hearing her again, probably
the last. too. that will be afforded for sew
eral wears. for later in the month she sails
for Europe, where. it is understood, she will
complete arrangements for an operate en-
gagement there.
Al RATHER INNOCENT AMUSEMENT
in which society is now indulging itself is
teas. There are several grades of the Sc
teas. an ordinary tea, high tea, and
occasionally blue tea, though the last
mentioned is not much of fort here. The
ordinary tea is simply social gathering at
which the principal duty seems to be
drinking tea and eating slight refresh
ment of biscuit cake, thin sandwiches and