St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-11


tablished at the Peoples. He told her
there was no sense in her not enjoying
music; that if she would go to Il concert
like other music lovers aud nod her
head in ii me- or out of time,t to the music
nod her head anyhOW-and kind or
hum along with the orchestra. and look
like she had just recovered from fit OF
sickness when each piece was over, anu
she said ''How grand.' nobody on earth
would know but she was as bad music
lover as any of 'em. Mrs. Grundy was
quite pleased with his suggestion,
and said she believed she
would enjoy it-come to think
of all the people she knew
would he there and of those who were
TO sing. She declared that somehow it
always made her feel rather important
to have somebody Oh the stage recog-
nize her, and of course their social posi-
ton is such there is no reason why the
members of the 400 on the stage should
not laugh and talk with the others in
the audience if they want to. "lt's
such comfort to know where we stand
in this world" the dear soul breathed
with prayerful intonatiOn; because,
when we know where we stand, it can
make 10 earthly difference how we
stand there"
The orchestra was playing the open
ing overture when Mrs. Grundy TOOK
her seat, and after a hasty glance over
the house. bowling here and there, she
fixed her IOrgnette on the stage and was
extremely we'll satisfied with the picture
the chorus made. as was evident from
the expression of her face. She was
thoroughly enraptured with Mrs. Her
mann Scheffer, and found more real
pleasure i'll her playing than she sup
posed it ever possible for her to find in
any piano music. When Miss Alice
Shave, in a white silk and
the most charming neck and
Mrs. Grundy shared the general enthu-
STA IN of the audience. She told Mrs.
Selmes she believed she had never seen
more attractive vocalist. and declared
her modest demeanor and pretty face
called to mind every neat thing poets
have said about the charms of young
womanhood. Mrs. Grundy agreed with
everybody else that Miss Shave sang
her very best, and the load of flowers
she received did not half express the
delight her singing occasioned. While
the orchestra was playing the next num-
Der Mrs. Grundy said behind her fan
that to see the stolid face of that we'll
known capitalist, as he sat there Ill the
parquet beside his equally stolid-faced
wife, no one would ever suspect his
amorous proclivities nor guess the
skeleton in that family which fashion
able hotel quarters.
Dnring the rendering of the MeSSe
Solennelle, Mrs. Grundy was delighted
to be recognized from the stage by Miss
oh oft dc s1c-
sured Mr.. Grundy, in magnificent voice.
despite the fact that she was lurdened
with the necessity of occasionally
frowning the orchesta into perfect
time. Throughout the mass Mrs.
Grundy followed MI. Grundy's advice,
and was quite as determined as one of
the lady SoloiStS that there should be no
solo work done that she did not bum
her best to help it. When the enter
tainment was at an end she told Mrs.
Tarbox she would not have believed it
possible for her, with no ear, to enjoy
music as well as she had. and said she
could not tell how thankful she was she
had not yielded to her first impulse to
go to see Langtry.
On the way out she found Mr.. and
Mrs. F. B. Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs. Auer-
bach, Mr.. and Mrs. L. X. Stone, Mr..
and Mrs. L. |. Frost, Mr.. and Mrs. A. b.
Stickney, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Fitzgerald,
Mr.. and Mrs. Tarbox. Judge and Mrs.
Flandrau, Miss Selmes, Mr.. and Mrs. j.
j. Hill, Richards Gordon, w. H. Pat
terson, DIR. j. Ii. Stewart, Miss Stick
ney. Miss Auerbach, Miss Alice Fore
paugh, Mr., and Mrs. Thomas Cochran,
Jr.. Mrs. and Miss Fullgratf, Mr.. Skip
with, Mrs G. A. B. Shave, Gen. and
Mrs. M. ID. Flower, Miss Adah Haw-
kins, Mrs. P. H. Kelly, Miss Kelly, Miss
Finch, Miss Mann, Mr.. and Mrs. SEES
sions, Mr.. and Mrs. George Acker, Miss
Gotzian, MIR. and Mrs. Keogh, Mr., and
Mrs. George Nettleton, MI. and Mrs.
Russell freeman, Miss Marvel and
Frank Tatnall.