The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-12-07
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The first or the TOUR IrOcauero uanccs
took place last evening. There are
about seventy-five subscribers, and they
were about all there There seemed to
be TO some extent lack Of snap and 60.
that should make these dances enjoy
able, and also the music was not all 1t
should have been, and the long waits be-
tween dances shorrd in some way be
remedled.
Appropos of these dances aud the Prov
dence assemblies, etc. to be given this
season, we trust we may be nardoned for
giving utterance To "A somewhat common
complaint and making n kind suggestion
TO some OF our young gentlemen who
stand about the entrance TO the hall ana
converse wi h each other during the
dancing, thus compelling score or more
| OF young ladies TO decorate the walls, who
would much prefer to dance. The ques-
tion has often been propounded, why do
these young men 20 TO tue dances " they
do not intend TO make themselves agreea-
bleg but a satisfactory answer has never
been found.
On the evening Of Dec. 10. the Brown
University Glee. Banjo and Mandolin
Clubs will give concert in New York
city at the Berkley Lyceum. The Brown
alumni residing in New York will be out
in full force. The ladies VINO will act as
patronesses are MeSdames Harold Brown.
William +. Caldwell, George w. Carr.
| Frank w. Cheney. Charles L. Colby,
Gardner Colby, Arthur III. Colby, Elisha
Dyer, Jr., William II. =. Faunce, David
ii. Greer, Rush G. Hawkins. j. Is. r. Her
reshoff, Charles Hitchcock, William
Warner Hoppin, Edwin G. Larned, Fran
| els Lawson, w. Watts Sherman, Charles
NJ. Stead, George u. Wetmore. A COM
mittee of Brown alumni has the direction
of the concert. They are L. G. Chlffin,
'67 Francis Lawton, so; Arthur Lincoln,
10 4. f. Brown. Jr., go; Arthur II.
Colby, 9l, and Il. S. Webb. '92.
1t has been said in musical circles that
| the reason OF Nine Nordica's trip to this
| country was to get married. The young
| man, II is said, was an Austrian who left
| the cavalry service TO 20 upon the lyric
stage. His name is Doeme. Mime, Nor
dica said yesterday that she knew the
young man, but she was not marrying Mt
present She said she was going To sing
with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and
would sing at Bsyreuth next summer,
being the first American 20 be accorded
that privilege.
1t is perhaps not generally known that
the Hon. Rathbone Gardner, United
| States District Attorney, unites with his
| pursuit of civil law n strong attach
ment for divine law and is an earnest and
| effective laborer in the vineyard. Last
| Sunday, Mr. Gardner delivered a practi-
| cal sermon in the church OF the Ascen-
sion, Auburn.
Charles o. Black, formerly of the Paw
tucket Times is now residing in Phoenix.
Arizona He is nC'sY on the staff of the
Arizona Republican. fhe Republican
has daily. weekly and Sunday editio on
with all the latest improvements aud
has the largest circulation in Arizona.
Albert Il. Salt and Miss Mary c. Pros
ser will be married In the North Congre-
gational Church Wednesday evening,
Dec. 81, at 1880. A reception will be h cid
in Carroll Hall, at $50
The engagement is announced OF Miss
Mary Burlingame and Frederick Peck
both of this city.
Next Friday evening il ladies night"
at the Elmwood, also members night
at the falma Club
A reception and dance from s to 10
O'Clock was given last evening at 5. ID.
SDlDk 5 ACduony W tuc iouHS ItOple
Society of All Saints Church. There
were about 200 members OF the society
ana their friends present. Luther Bros,
furnished the music and Gelb & Norton
served the refreshments The evening
was n most pleasant one and the financial
success gratifying.
Cards are out for the home wedding of
Miss Flora Richards to George G.. Ar
mold, Wednesday, Dec. IL, a. $3.50 u. NJ.
There will be reception from too
o'clock.
A. u. Baker, ex president of the Mini
gret Lodge, at Charlestown, X. in the
old Indian reservation, will entertain
few of tue members at dinaer at his resi-
dence. Arlington street. Boston, to be
followed by "A theatre party to see Rosina
Vokes Company.
Hon. George Carmichael has received
cordial invitation from the general man
ager OF the Santa Fe system, on behalf OF
the members of the Southern Rhode
Island Press Club, TO visit Southern Cali
fornia aud the Pacific coast this winter.
Mr. Carmichael was the first president of
the club.