Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1890-03-29

ness of supplying extra cnAlrS LOT
Fifth avenue houses onsuch occa-
sions. They a"e light arm chairs
with easy backs. This was the style
of seats ut Mrs. yanderbilts for her
| guests. Mr. aud ldrs. Vanderbilt greeted
them cordially, without any stiff form
atty, in the beautiful hallway of the
house. The usual laying aside of wraps
and hats followed, after which the people
| assembled in the great parlors, which
| were arranged like q concert hall, with a
piano and violin stand at one
enl and rows of chairs extending
crosswise to the other end. The per-
Torrance beg IL at three o'clock and
lasted for something more than an holr
| and a half Only four musicians took
part, but that is no criter on by which to
Judge of tie quality or expense OF the
entertainment. That quartette cost Sl,2?O
for they includ the stars of the musical
season-Eugene d'Albert and Pablo de
Sarnsate, besides Bertha Marx and Otto
Goldschmidt in minor capacities. The
programme was literally brilliant, but
| hardly such as these artists would have
cared to present had the critics Of the
newspapers been present. D'Albert and
SaIasate realized that no single social set
in New York could number thu ee hundred
genuine music-lovers in its list. they
| knew that large proportion of the list
epers would be not only ignorant of mu-
sicdl literature Tut lack ng in cultivated
! taste. To great extent, therefore, they
| catered to tie audience, and no severe
| intellectual composition of Bach, Brahms,
| or Beethoven was used. The COM
| POS, rs chosen were Schubert, Chopin,
Rubenstein, Strauss, SarIsate, Greg,
| iszt, Wien:awski and Zarzychi Most
| o. these rIe ranked as classical, but the
| selections from their works were of the
| lighter character, and such as had been
| made tolerable to uncultivated ears by
| great repetition Even at this, and
| though the pieces were performed super
| latively we'll, there were not few who
found it Struggle to keep bored ex-
| preston from their faces. Yet every
thing was heartily applauded, and every
body said how much he had enjoyed it,
! A good many, like Miss lille Hewitt
the org ,nizer of the ladie,' orchestra,
Mr., and Mrs. E. G. Stanton, and the
| Misses Stokes, were undoubtedly In
| earnest; but there is no question that the
social aspect of the affair entertained
many others more than the very costly
| music.
| At the close of the concert the guests
| wcle Sc rived with what was called lunch
con, but which might have been termed Q
! banquet, although the company was III
afternoon dr., IS and some of the featuI e.
of formal dincer were lacking. But
there was plenty 10 eat in the way of deli
CAFE patcs. confections, ices, coli meats
S dads, and bottled goods. The musicians
| get some of it, too, being treated precise
ly like other guests and it was interest
Jag to note that D'Albert, who has been
dubbed Cowboy Pianist" by some of the
local musicians, on account of his UNI
c0uth appearance, dress and manner, be-
haved quite in con 'ormity with the usaces
of the society in which he found himself
| for n time. While luncheon was being
eaten there was more music, this time by
! Lander's Orchestra. Il small local band
whose chief business is to play waltZes
and dreamy reveries at tie houses of the
mighty while the mighty feed. People
like Lander's music because there is nc
necessity of suspending conversation
viii it is going on. The entert ,inment
was over eJrly in the evening, and the
| guests separated while yet ihere was time
| TO get into evening dress and 60 to dinner
| somewhere. -Nelc York letter to Chicago
| LedDer.