Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-14
SOCIAL SWIM.
A RESUME OF THE SOCIAL EVENTS
OF THE WEEK.
A Full Report of Hypatia and Musical
Poem-Several Parties of Va
rious Descriptions.

| Mr.. A. L. Crawford opened her hand
| some house on North Waco avenue last
Monday afternoon to the Hypatia club.
| 1t is safe to say that no open meeting OF
| this delightful club ever elected more
| praise and pleasure than this one, which
! was under the direction of the committee
on music with Mrs. Gertie Winch as chair
man.
The following members responded to
roll call (Which is one of the most pleasing
features of Hypatia) The president, Mrs.
Toler, Mesdames Cox, Todd, Miller, Glenn,
Guthrie. Jocelyn, Reade, Mccoy, Hendry,
Parsons, Baldwin, Clark, Carter, Spang-
Ter, Wright, Buckner and Shields.
The following were present as guests:
Prof Metcalf. Mesdames Metcalf, Craw-
ford, Sherman, Walker, Biting, Holmes,
Buckner, Styler, Ryder, Hays, Kimball,
Misses Hamblin Hobbs, Skinner, Guthrie,
Jocelyn and McCabe, of Topeka. The
program which afforded SO much pleasure
was as follows:
Piano duett. =. Brahms Hungarian Dance
Mrs. Strong and Mrs. Winch.
6,anG s0 PoemNodern N Mrs anna Bona
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Mrs. georgia Mccoy
An Address-Classical Music. 49,.
Prof. John Metcalf
After the address, which was pro-
nounced delightful treat by every one,
Prof. Metcalf gave two examples of music
the first by Beethoven, the second Schu-
mans Whims
\ vote of thanks was given Mrs. Craw-
ford for her hospitality and to Prof. Met
calf for his invaluable aid in the program
Mrs. Todd extended an urgent invitation
to every member of Hypatia to spend Mon
day afternoon, April Is, at her home on
Fairmont to hear reports of the recent
Sorosis convention.
This little poem was read by the club
poet:
MODERN MUSIC.
The chairman of music has set me this
task,
And in thinking it over. wonder she'd ask
Me to write on this question, for SO much
depends
On having subject Eat ones finger ends. -
But I'll try a few lines and fill in the
spaces
With rests, in measure treat of musical
graceS.
I find in the modern so much is comprised,
Tn, field is more vast than ere realized.
So much has cen written, the subjects
gigantic,
From the style of Smiths march to Chop
ms romantic,
The musical studies of this date you
know.
Contain so many changes from do, re, to
do,
In playing the scales, is it true now l Won
der,
IT'S only of late years, they pass the
thumb under?
In the subjects of modern composers
guess.
There's not left new idea or thought to
express,
There's lively, or sombre, there's brilliant
and glad,
The slow quiet movement, the tender and
sad
The airy staccato, the deep and devotional
The strong intellectual, the trashy emo
Ulonal,
There's music for dirges. there's light
operate
Where lovers (enammelled) can grow SO
There's music to sing by, to laugh by, to
talk by,
There's music to dream by, to dance by, to
walk by.
And music for everything under the sun,
Tho the list is quite long. it is only begun,
The styles are SO varied SO numerous the
schools;
There is scarce composer conforms to all
rules.
OF the writers l think I'll just mention a
few,
To speak of each one, why I'd never be
through.
In musical critics l find there are some,
Who declare Wagner a herald Of glory
to come"
They exalt his arrangements, his grand
rugged style,
And compare his ideas to the works of
Carlye,
But few years ago tremendous orations
Were given to Gottschalk's dew droppy
creations.
He generally wrote to describe the poetic,
Just what you would think of a mind SO
aesthetic.
OF List. the particular feature, it seems,
Was his great aptitude to enlarge others
themes.
| once had friend who knew Mills very
well,
She said his best work was A fat Taran-
telle.
How strange it must seem that one who
could write,
Should stop in his work for queer little
spite,
As the case of Rossini, who solemnly
swore.
After hearing the Hugenots, he'd write no
more.
In the opera Martha written by Flotow,
There's an exquisite rhythm in the light
spinning motto.
I'm not very sure, but l think there be-
longs
In musical history place for war songs.
Not a veteran today but feels his heart
bound,
When he hears, 1--WE are tenting on the
old camp ground. "
There's one | might mention, tho I've not
essayed
To tell You exactly just "hOw sRuby
played"
But his works are original, strong and
unique.
Requiring the broadcast and fullest tech
niqu,
At some of the schools in the east now |
find
They've established a rule which quite
suits my mind.
On the prize scholars there they now con-
fer medals,
In the names of old masters, who played
without pedals
alone,
For in ali of this music you've not heard
tone?
GEORGIA Mccoy.
Miss Hattie HAYS entertained Tuesday
evening.
Mrs Harry Woods, OF Wellington, spent
the week in the city.
A party will be given to Judge and Mrs.
Stevens. of Cincinnati, Monday evening at
the parlors OF the Carey.
A number of friends gave Miss Jessie
Lewellyn party Friday evening at her
home in Paramount. previous TO her de-
parture for the east. The guests were
Misses Mabel Pierce, Gertie Moore. Edith
Aubiu, Ada Aiken, Salhe Downing Matte
Meade and Messrs. Earl Hartle, Tom Har-
ris. Huston Taylor. Chas Cox. Marcus
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