Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1890-03-21

guests were limited
VS. to three hundred.
&c One man in all New
zzzSSSSs$ York has the bust
ness of supplying extra chairs for
Fifth avenue houses onsuch coca
sions. They are light arm chairs
with easv backs. This was the style
Of seats at Mrs. Fanderbilt's for her
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt greeted
Them cordially, without any stiff form
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
piano and a violin stand at one
end and rows of chairs extending
crOsswise to the other end. The per-
Torrance began at three o'clock and
lasted for something more than an hOHr
and half Only four musicians took
part, but that is no Criter on by which to
judge of the quality or expense of the
entertainment. That quartette cost 81 200
for they included the stars of the musical
seasOn-Eugene d'Albert and Pablo de
Sarasate, 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
Sarcastic realized that no single social set
in New York could number thee hundred
genuine music-IOVers IN its list. They
knew that a large proportion of the list
eners would be not only ignorant Of mu-
steal literature but lacking in cultivated
taste. To a great extent, therefore, they
catered to the audience, and no severe
intellectual composition of Bach, Brahms,
or Beethoven was used. The COM
pOsers chosen were Schubert, Chopin,
Rubenstein, Strauss, Sarasate, Greg,
List, Wieniawski and Zarzychi. Most
of these ar6 ranked as classical, but the
selections from their works we're of the
lighter character, and such as had been
made toIerable to uncultivated ears by
great repetition. Even at this, and
though the pieces were performed super
iatively well, there were not few who
found it q struggle to keep bored ex-
preston from their faces. Yet every
thing was heartily applauded, and every
body said how much he had enjoyed II.
A good many, like Miss SalIie Hewitt,
the organizer of the ladies' orchestra,
MIR. and Mrs. Z. @. 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
We're served with what was called a lunch
con, but which might have been termed q
banquet, although the company was In
afternoon dress and soma of the features
of a formal dinner were lacking But
there was plenty to eat in the way of deli
cate pates, CONNECTIONS, ices, cold meats,
salads, and bottled goods. The musicians
get some of it, too, being treated precise
ly like other guests, and it was interest
ing to note that D'Albert, who has been
dubbed Cowboy Pianist" by some of the
local musicians, on account of his Un-
couth appearance, dress and manner, be-
haved quite in conformity with the usages
of the society in which he found himself
for a time. While luncheon was being
eaten there was more music, this time by
Lander's Orchestra. a small local band
whose chief business is to play waltzes
and dreamy reveries at the houses of the
mighty while the mighty feed. People
like Landers music because there is no
necessity of suspending conversation
while it is going on. The entertainment
as over early in the evening, and the
guests separated while yet here was time
to get into evening dress and go to dinner
somewhere. -Nelg Y0rh letter to Chicago