The morning call., 1890-12-11
SWEET CHARITY.
Musical Fete for the W0men's
Union Benefit.
A Unique and Splendid Entertainment-Ap.
p!auded Throughout by Large and
Enthusiastic Audience.

One of the most unique entertainments
ever gotten up here in the cause of worthy
charity was that which opened last evening
at the Odd Fellows Hall under the guise of
a musical fete. a musical fete it was it is
true, and of the most charming description n,
but with so much other entertainment
thrown in that the music seemed but deli
cate web into which was woven, in delight
full fashion, the customs and traditions of
Sweden. Scotland, France and Russia.
The large hall was decorated for the occa-
sion with an artistic drapery of colors, in
which the starry flag held conspicuous
place American streamerS and Japanese
bric-a-brac were suspended from the CELL
ing; the balcony was hung with foreign
colors and fancy banners, and the walls
with vari-colOred panels, whose bright hues
shed a glow of warmth upon the scene.
When o'clock came almost every seat had
its occupant, and, with creditable prompti-
tude, no time was lost in commencing the
programme.
A SWEDISH WEDDING.
While the tardy arrivals were still being
ushered to their places an admirable or
chestra of strings and reeds earned the
heartiest applause for their rendition of
Rossini's overture from william Tell
Hardly had the melody Of that charming
selection stopped before the notes of the
Swedish Wedding March" broke upon the
ear, the stage curtains parted. and the
bridal procession was seen to enter. Lead
Ing the merry band of peasants was the
whipman, whose function it once
was to keep the audience awake
during long wnded sermons by
gently tickling them with whip, while at
weddings he acted as a clown, and, to
reasonable extent, as master OF ceremonies.
Following him came two tiddlers. playing
their instruments and dancing to their own
accompaniment. After them came the
bride and groom, and the wedding guests
walking in couples. Various movements in
the nature of march were then executed,
under the direction of the whipman, till
finally the fiddlerS took their station on
table, the party separated into two divisions,
| and a dance, not unlike the Sir Roger de
| Coyerly, with Swedish variations, ensued.
THE WEAVING DANCE.
Into this We're introduced the weaving
dance, indicative of the wife'S future em-
ployment at the loom, and other measures
| peculiar TO merry-makings of the kind, the
most singular of which was the blind
folding of the bride and groom. who, being
| surrounded by their friends, who formed
| two rings around them, picked out Of the as
semblage young couple upon whom the
| joys Of welded life would soon fall, if the
old legends were to be depended upon.
| Upon the conclusion of this incident, which
was accompanied by pretty chorus, the
| only solo in the piece was sung with great
sweetness by Miss Gertrude Aud. The
couples then joined hands, danced off into
| the wings, and this Swedish wedding scene
was over In answer to general demand
| for an encore the participants returned to
| the stage and repeated the greater part Of
| the performance with just as much effect as
| in their first rendering.
THE PARTICIPANTS.
The costumes, which had much to do in
| N aklng the scene effective, were OF the sew
enteenth century, ana were remarkably
rich and handsome. Those who took part
Kremke. Miss Gassman, Miss Alice Hum
| phreys, Miss Lille Blondin. Miss Deutsch,
! Miss Ida Webster, Miss Range. Miss Lena
Malm, Miss May Arnold, Miss MCCLELLAN,
Miss Jennie Redell, Miss Emma Fleishman.
Miss Andrews. Miss Lenore O'Meara, Miss
! Amy MCCLELLAN, Miss Agnes Coryeil aud
! Messrs. Theodore Solomons, Frank Marks,
| William Calcutt, Harold Blankman, Felix
! Deutsche, Hiram 10y, Walter Thompson.
| The scene WAS managed by Miss Anna
| Cronjelm Wallberg, assisted by Miss NJ. l..
| SOule.
SCOTCH SWORD DANCE.
After Miss \. Joseph had executed
| Chopin's polonaise, op. %. on the piano
| forte, the sound of the pipes was heard, and
| and as "Gillie Calum'' reverberated through
the hall the difficult Scotch sword dance
| was performed by Edward Ross. This was
| succeeded by the Reel o Tuloch to the air of
"Tulloch Gorum," in which Messrs. Ed
ward Ross, Andrew Crawford. George W.
| Paterson and James Baxter participated,
! they and the piper. j. S. K. Tevendae be-
| ing attired in full Highland costume To
the greater part of the audience this portion
of the programme was a revelation. aud how
well it was enjoyed could be told by the ap-
| plause which greeted it.
A selection from Offenbach was next
played by the orchestra, it in turn, being
| succeeded by the ever popular minuet.
This brought upon the stage a courtly
company, reminding one by their elegance
of dress and dignity of manner, of the bril-
rart in The stately measure and captured
| all hearts by the grace and precision of ther
movements. They were Miss Ida Wad-
| ham, Miss Lolita Music, Miss Laura Music,
| Lieutenant William L. Brown, Lieutenant
Charles j. Evans, G. Music and j. Dan
| lei Jr.
RUSSIAN SOCIAL.
The orchestral selections which followed
were 'Traumerei" lSchuman), Loves
Dream After the Ball' (Cziboulka). Next
and with its first notes the curtain parted,
| showing. upon the stage, a "devitchnik." OF
social gathering of brides young friends,
spending with her the eve of the wedding
1t was pretty group, showing a number Of
fair maidens in their party dresses, and gay
gallants attired as soldiers. Choruses
and solos in the Russian tongue
accompanied the action of the piece. dur
| ing which the Russian custom of braid
| ing the BRIDES hair for the last time
married women being forbidden To wear
| their hair in braids) was carried out. Then
came the farewell song and the brides
response Miss Alice Rhine), followed by
the Russian national dance or Pliaska
This latter was one Of the gems of the
| evening and was SO heartily applauded that
1T mad to be given second time. 1t was
| danced by two ladies, Miss Landsberger,
capDed aud booted, taking the gentleman's
part, and Mrs. Began, the lady's. After the
| dance the brides best friend Miss Agnes
Burgin) addressed her in a legendary song,
| all present joined in the national hymn, and
| the curtain fell.
The participants in the Russian scene
were: Mrs. Began. Mrs. Forrest, Miss
Sandrini, Miss Hynemann. Miss Hober,
Miss Peixotto, Miss Wainwright Miss
| Wolf, Miss Kinsman, Miss Clay, the Misses
Lano sberger, Miss Campbell. Miss Ormond,
Miss ICELAND, and Messrs. Daily, Solomons,
Landsberger, Shook, Hynemann, Clay,
| HIKE, Curtis, Guyed and Jacobovitch.
DANCING ENJOYED.
After the performance the floor was
cleared and dancing was enjoyed for a
| couple of hours. Refreshments were served
during the evening in the ladies' parlor by a
committee consisting. of Mrs. c. w. Kins-
! Dittenhoffer, Mrs. Kalisky. Mrs Shipper,
Mrs. Major, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. A. Davis,
Mrs. Luman Wadhan, the Misses Deuts che,
Miss Music and Miss Josie Blum
Brilliant as was last evenings entertain
ment, that Of tonight promises to be still
more brilliant. There Will be new and in
creased attractions, followed by dancing,
I and AIMING the distinguished guests who
are TO be present will be King Kalakaua
and his suite and Admiral Brown of the
Charleston. During the evening the band
play the Hawaiian national air.
THE BENEFICIARY.
Aims and Objects of Worthy Institu-
| tion-Its Managers.
In connection with the fete it may not be
uninteresting to know something of the
workings of the union for whose benefit il
was given. 1t was formed just two years
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