The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-02
SWEET SINGERS.
Jersey City Girls Who War
bic and Play for Their
Friends and Charity.
SOME WHO ACT AND REcITE,
What is Entertaining Society and
All its Acquaintance.

Society girls in Jersey City are not
much given to the study of music. Some,
OF course, really love it and have devoted
many hours TO the cultivation of what
talent they have in this way. Not q great
while ago 4 singing society was organ
lied by Mr.. and Mrs. John Mccoy, Of
Bergen avenue. for The young society
people who had any ability as singers.
Victor Baier became their leader, and so
far the society is doing famously.
Nearly all the young society people who
can lay any claim to being singers
have joined, and consequently the
society is rather large but very pleasant.
For one of the officers it has Miss frankie
Steel, daughter of r. H. Steel, of Pail
SADIE avenue. Miss Steel is acknowledged
70 be one OF the best, II not the best,
singer among The ladies in this city.
she has nigh soprano voice, very
sweet and full, and has given
years to its cultivation. Besides possess
ing such lovely voice, Miss Steel is
gifted With a sweep disposition which
shows Itself in the ready and affable way
IN which she complies with request to
sing, being quite willing to use her voice
Tor the benefit of those who enjoy hear
ing 1t.
Miss Margaret Throckmorton also DOS
sesses an unusually good mezzo soprano
voice winch gives promise OF great
excellence and It is always a
Toffey has also a good soprano voice and
uses it well. One of the latest among the
society singers is Miss Title Mcbride,
VINO is Jus6 being heard of as singer.
Those few who have heard her voice
think 1t very good one and full of much
promise Miss Mcbride is still cultivate
ing 1t and IL is said she will deveiope into
brilliant singer.
SWEET coMTRALTos
Those who heard the comic operas
given at the Jersey City Athletic Club
who sang contralto parts. In these
operas Miss Hellerman's first attempts
at singing were made, and she
received so much encouragement
that she has been spending much
time in taking vocal Instructions
since. ana has sang in different ehoirs in
this city. Miss Hellerman is also good
pianist.
Miss Renfe Cranmer, very pretty
young girl, has also a sweet eontralto
voice, which she has just begun to culti-
vate:. 1t promises to develop into one of
excellent quality. Miss Florence Turner
and Miss Jennie Clerihew sing for the
pleasure OF their friends. who cannot
help but enjoy it. They both have So
prano voices In other branches of music
ONA cC4ScJ lily 8A1lc btGlA W plclcE bUb
piano, and as yet they study other musical
instruments but little. Miss Lillian
Pearsan and Miss Franklin Steel both
perform well on the guitar, but there is
no expert banioist or mandolin player
among the ladies, or If there be- one she
carefully conceals the fact from her
friends, and keeps all the pleasure for her
self alone. Among the pianists Miss Ida
Lembeck, who plays wonderfully well, is
particularly quick at reading music, and
Miss Bray, daughter of Thomas Bray,
play on the piano with remarkably
me execution. Among our girls
We eshARs few who have aspired
toshistrionic fame, even for the pleasure
of their friends. Miss Maud Chiffon, a
tall, stately blonde. entered the Dion
9Boncicault School Of Acting when it
was FIRST organized and was progress
ing rapidly. displaying much abil-
ity; but like all girls she became en-
gagged TO be married, and has bid farewell
TO all her dramatic aspirations. Miss
Gertrude Garland, a petite blonde, and
Miss Maud Williams, also q very pretty
girl, are now rivals in the elocutionary
art, and both recite frequently at parlor
entertainments and afford much pleasure
to their listeners, certainly. Reviewing
Jersey City society from musical stand
point it can hold its own with its sister
cities. EIDDA