Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-11-12
ETCHERs AND ETCHINGs.


Art Reception Appealing Directly to the
Polite worId-A Fashionable Morning
wedding-What Is Past, What Is Here
and What's to Come.
Society has taken up the etching fancy,
as represented by Mrs. Frances Sumner, of
New York. Mrs. Sumner came here from
the East yesterday in tile interests of the
New York Etching Club, besides several
hundred artists, whom she represents d.
rectly. Already number of society women
have become interested; so that it is likely
Mrs. Sumner will give an art reception in a
short time. At it she will display
q number Of gems. which she alone
possesses, having obtained them directly
from the artist, Ii they are original, or from
the etcner, if they are after some famous
painting. Mrs. Sumner will be in town for
some time, but will possibly introduce her
self to the social world by this art reception
ut the M0nongahela House In lew days.
These affairs are made very exclusive by in
vitatiOn cards. which alone obtain admis-
sion. Some OF the worlds famous paintings,
exGelIenay Reproduced p, by great sa etenihgs, Hs
the works of every important American
artist now residing in France, to say nothing
of the home artists whose works occupy
places of honor in Pittsburg households.
TONIGHT will open in the Rev. Mr. Cor
don's house. O'Hara street, East End, the
two days bazaar for the benefit of the new
Church of the Covenant, now being erected.
The women of the church have come for
ward as they usually do to aid the members
in clearing off the indebtedness, and accord
ingly the Ladies' Aid Society of the Presby-
terian sanctuary Is sponsor to the pretty
fair The officers and committees are: Presi-
dent, Mrs, Huntington; Vice President, Mrs.
Stevtler. Secretary,
Mrs. Waddell.
Fruit Committee-Mrs Thompson, Chair
man; assistants Mrs; sn1ysIy G Mys Mbtwm MIS- pew
Art Table-Mrs. Stein: Chairman; assis-
tants, Miss Snively. Miss Agnew. Miss
Thompson, Miss Wightman and Miss Annie
Fancy Work Tab1e-Mrs. Fulton, Chair
man, assistants, Mrs Ruffley, Mrs. Shields,
Mrs. Rees aud Mrs. King.
Doll Table-Mrs. Waddle, Chairman; AS
sistants Mrs. Moss, Mrs. Graham and Miss
Reed.
Candy Table-Mrs. Huntington, Chairman:
assistants Mrs. Gordon. Mrs. Croml1sh, Mrs:
Shields, Mrs. Richmond, Mrs. Hoffman and
Miss Wilson.
Loan Art Exhibition-Mrs. Steybler as
sisted by Mrs. Van Hook.
LAFAYETTE HALL, as of old, is the spot
where the Catholic orphans tea party will
be held this year on November 1s. The usual
degree of enthusiasm, always marking this
event, is being evinced and committee meet
ings and the like are rife. The hall is not an
attraction nor an agreeable place, and moth
ing proclaims better the quality of the hos
pitable entertainment given on these occa-
sions, than the hosts OF people who turn out.
Nobody ever saw Lafayette Hall with less
than a crowd in it at the tea parties. The
President; Mrs. Leddie Gloninger, Treasurer;
Miss Phelan, Secretary. The lemonade
booth is in charge of Miss Mary Dunlevy
and Miss Giles. Mrs. Katherine Oldshoe and
Mrs. j. Lediie. .Gloninger with aids, Mrs A.
V. d. Watterson Miss Alice Gloninger, Miss
Walsh, Miss Mary Barr, Miss Annie McAleer
and Miss Rose Gallery. Only 600 tickets will
be sold.
Miss LOTTIE HALVES will entertain the
opening dance of the season of the Ben
Venue Club on next Friday evening. The
young ladies are taking particular pains to
have this event an agreeable one, as the
club has acquired a reputation for having
thoroughly enjoyable evenings, though the
door is promptly shut upon any unfortunate
man who ventures near. This club has been
in existence for u couple OF years, the dances
being given at the houses of the members
once q fortnight. Several VISITORS will be
present on Friday evening, and the small
sisters of the members have promised to do
their guests honor by displaying their skill
in fancy dancing.
Social Chatter.
Miss MARY KEATING's marriage will be cele-
brated with the solemn accompaniment of
High Mass this morning i'll Sacred Heart
Church, East End, ut IL O'Clock. Rev. Father
Kahn will perform the ceremony and after
wards of1iciate at mass. 1t will be one of the
fashionable events of the week, a reception
at Mr.. Keating's home on Rebecca street be-
ing supplemental to the church ceremony.
MORRIS STEPHENS, formerly q singer atSt
T,~.., oh, f<xf hat -af
the Second MP. Church, has been engaged as
tenor in the Shadyside Presbyterian Church.
The appointment is a compliment to Mr..
stephens, who was one OF numerous contest
Europe, where he was the pupil OF SSignor
Rahdegger, in London.
AT little informal gathering yesterday
morning was settled the matter of the Lin
den Club euchre parties, which will begin
at an early date in the Linden Club house.
They will be carried on i'll more ambitious
manner than heretofore, and those inter-
ested in arranging them promise unusual
good entertainment.
Miss CARRIE ScHMERrz, Of Howe street,
East End, with Mrs. Strain, relative and
travelling companion, is at present the guest
of the Hon. Roland j. Hemmick, U. S. Consul
at Geneva.
TONIGHT Mr.. and Mrs. S. 8. Pinkerton re-
Miss Elizabeth Niattocks of Chicago, Bid
we'll and Fifth avenue, Shadyside.
Much, interest has been excited by the
mysterious blue Jay I" to be given by the
Kings Daughters at Patterson's Hall, Butler
street, Thursday, November 10.
=. Mr. AND Mrs. A. v. d. WArrERsON, OF Lin
coin avenue, East End, have issued invita-
tions for IL progressive euchre on Friday
evening, November 90
MRS. ROBERT MUNRoE, Of Sheffield street.
receives this afternoon, and in the evening
Miss Munroe will be hostess to younger set
of friends.
Mr. AND MRS. z. A. FORD will entertain q
few friends BY a box party at the Duquesne
Theater on Friday night.
Anxiety In the Northwest.
Portland, Oregonian.1
In no part of the United States is there