Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-23
Entertainment at De|monlco's for the
Benefit Of the Home for Be-
frlendIug Young Girls.
Joe Howard Speaks In Aid Of the Gene.
terry Fund OF the Press Club
Incident Mt the Casino.
Wall Street Pays Respect 60 prominent
Bcar-An american Distinguishes
fiimseif Abroad.

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arc lavish with our money Ia our style 0
living and amusements, so are we in ou
charities. For charity's sweet sake al
the purses unlock, and each seems bound
10 contribute something. The Creates
social event Of the week was the enter
tainment given IN Delmonico's ball room
for the benefit Of the Home for Beffiend.
Ing Young Girls and Children. This Is O
Catholic institution; was founded by
Monslgnor Preston, and was favorite
charity Of the late Cardinal McCloskey
But at the call OF charity Protestents and
Catholics alike responded. The lady
patronesses were Mrs Eugene Kelly,
Mrs. DR.; Emmett, Mrs. George V.
fIercker, MrR. Van Breugh Livingston,
with prominent French families In the
Couderts, Gilbcrls, Del Monies, Mrs.
jules Reyual aud Mrs. Hugo Fritsch
The singers all gavetheir services, some
OF them being prominent amateurs. Mr..
Delmonico kindly gave tho use OF the ball
= room, Messrs. Tiffany g. Co. donated the
tickets and programmes, while Mr. lIaDft,
the florist, decorated thereon at his own
expense.
The apartment was crowded with a
most fashionable audience, In full dress
The first number on the programme was
quartet OF four ladies, two at each
piano, the use OF the two pianos being
the donation OF the Steinway company
The four planists were Mrs Seward, Mlts
Darrecott, Mrs. Perkins and Miss Gale
They all wore white satin toilets with
white lace overdresses.
Then came aulo from 'fLo Prophcte,n
sung by Mrs. Florence Rice-Knox, who
never looked more beautiful. Her op.
pearancc was the signal Of much applause,
Her costume was q combination Of white
satin and Valanciennos lace Grape lisso
tucker finished the low-neck corsage
which was drawn together with narrow
white ribbon, while lunches OF the same
adorned the shoulder. In her dark hair
tlaHhed diamond arrow, while on her
neck was large diamond star of great
brillancy, and above a cardinal velvet
ribbon tied around her throat. She wore
long white kid gloves, wrnkled all the !
way extending acoye the elbow. Around |
tho neck OF the dress, just below the
tucker, were several diamond ornaments
at intervals, prominent among which was
large cats eye, surrounded by dia'
monds a corsage bouquet Jacquominot
roses and white satin slippers completed
this beautiful costume, which was lifting
adjunct TO Mrs Knox's brilliant style OF
beauty.
Later In the evening Mrs Knox sang a
waltz song which gained great applause,
aud Notwithstanding the length OF the
programme, she was obliged to respond
To gn encore with charming English
song pleasing Incident was the pres
entation Of bouquet OF roses by one OF
the lady patronesses to Mrs. Knox.
Mrs, James Brown Potter was the next
on the programme with recitation
When She reached the small platform
erected for those taking part the audi.
ence broke into great applause, amounting
To M ovation, and IL was several minutes
before Mrs. Potter could proceed. This /
was her lfst appearance In public since
her Visit 20 Washington, andhcr admirers j
hero extonded an unusually hearty wei I
come. Mrs. Potter wore q long train 5
dress OF black Ribbed velvet, low neck 1
with sleeves OF black lace, on which were c
lozenge-shaped velvet figures; tho front
seams OF the sleeves were left open, but r
were caught together by two superb dla- 1
mond ornaments. She wore her hair IN AL /
loose coll at the back, IN which was placed =
another diamond ornament. Mrs, Potter a
roclted Charles Wngsley's "Lorane, Il
Lorraine, Loreo,h "kentncky Belle" and &
poem called "rwo Snadows,n In which n
she was particularly coy aud attractive, o
displaying much comedy, while In the n
earlier poems sno moved many present 20 "
tears Mrs Potter was obliged 20 come [,
forward ana bow her acknowledgements /,
several times after each recitation O,
Miss Howard sang beautifully, her sing. ii
ing being greatly applaudcd She wore a
most uniquecostume Of gray tulle, trimmed =
with velvet the same color, aud scar. y
lat wary hap..t,tfO,K 80 No., Ia. a..
Mrs, Ward IN u pink silk, sang In a trio, p
composed Of herself, Miss Howard and q
Mr.. Coke. u
OF course, Mr.. Donald De v, Graham, u
me handsome young kngllshman, with =,
his delightful tenor voice, gained instant ~
recognition, aud he was Obliged to Weld "
70 the demands OF those present and sing ~ ~
ieyoral times. His best, n there was any ~
rest where all was so attractive, was =,
Snlta song which he gave very effectively. -
w. Graham has been great social sue. ~
'ess, having brought letters OF lntfoduc, -
Ion to Mrs Aston, Mrs Belmont, and y
'ther ladies OF society. This was the last
TO hear him sing, ns he re. y
urns soon 20 England.
Mr. Michael Banner last, hut far from !.
east, Is young wonderful violin player
10 IL quite young and looks the musician.
ie iairly makes the violin squeak. He
gas applaudod again and again, the audi ol
nee seeming never 90 have enough/of the ~
harmlng music. The AFFAIR was 4 great OF
uecess, netting a large sum for the char oI
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Prominent among tho audience Mas Mr..
'ddlson Cammack aud his brlde, who Is re
eaily q beautiful girl--tall/ with light. &c
rowu nalri her figure y yefy good, She x
Pore black silk toilet ,ombined with We
nrdinal. Mr., SnyVesaT Fish, son OF ~
x-Seetetafy Hamilton Fish, was present, az
$50 ex-Lleut Gov, borshemer, Mr.,
.ugene Kelly, the propSinent banker, and u
lany others well Xown in New York "
ocieiy. q. E.H. y
YOUNG JOE HOWARD as 4 LncruRGR. N
One Of the events Of tho week has been Il
be appearance Of Mr. Joseph Howard, b
r, as lecturer. He appeared Nc wal u
.ck'e theater aud spoko 10 aid OF the GEM
terry fund OF the Press club, The lecture lul
cited over $500 A high de,k was bor- n
owed expressly for Mr.. Howard's use, ia
" he As ncar-sighted As heappcared at la
~ deck arfayed Ia modest dress suit, 10
ith eyeglasses on his nose, he was d'
rceied With q wave Of hearty applause. l hl
ave known Howard nearly thirty Years "
more active and versatile reporter never
ycathtd, His adventures. accurately an
etailed wcQld mako yolnmts az enter ha
Inhg as either the mensnirs u Mar rs
onlel or the eecapadosc ~ Faublas No 10
pnfSer nor Correspondent in America ms
y coined as much mcpey by perflsient, co
and ccrtslnly none has wh