The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-14

The past week can truly be called quiet
one as far as society folk were concerned
There was decided dearth Of good at
fractions st the theaters and no evening
affairs AZ al. Tennis afforded It's quota
q amusement. thaEks 70 the weather
clerk. and made happy several days that
otherwise would have h~en decidedly
stupaf. On Wednesday the Seattle Tennis
Club courts we're filed with mass 81
feminine loneliness 10 smart sumner
gowns and tennis aanneis. Tea Was serv-
ed from the cIub house veEandA by Mrs
". 2 Backus. 3frs. Montgomery Russell.
Mrs. AcEwan and Miss Graves. ard iis-
Grady patronizsd- Many OF the leading So
c3ety people Of the city were present. and
the following ogE-of-town ladies. Miss
Underwood. Of New York. Miss TEIton. Of
Cambridge. Miss Ulirich. % Cleveland:
Mrs Drowned. OF Everett: Miss Eliot. Of
Portland. and Miss Van Wyck. OF San
FIancssco. The greatest interest xas
taken In the play. which was confined 70
mtxsd doubles. generous applause being
gtFca the ladies' whenever a clever stroke
was made. The following ladies' took part
IN he play: Mrs Andrews Mrs Rollins,
Miss Folsom. Mrs. Carstens Mrs Albert
SOC. Mrs Ksilsher. Miss Young. Mrs. Fis-
ken and the gentlemen. Mr. Meserve. Mr.
Hsre. AFR Goodwin. Mr.. ellison. Mr.
C+F04i ara 3AE- FkSkSH.
aiiss Mae Potvfn. the famous young lady
pssHist. viii give piano recital az The
Static tbeater on the evening of June "a.
at sifich the young artist viii give some
OF her best numbers. II Is hoped that
Mss Hamilton VIII arrive in time 20
whistle az the concert Mrs w. j. Gramhs
VIII sing several selections, which will
lesad an additional attraction 10 the re-
citAi The concert WI be in the nature
or welcome home for Miss Potvin by her
mary friends and admirers, ar~s win be
the swell musical event OF the season
Mrs. W. z. Boone gave the card party
OF lie week al her handsome home, %
Seventh avenue. yesterday afternoon
Progressive euchre was played. The par
lors Were decorated In an elegant style.
with roses. California peoples and smi-
lax The guests included: Mrs. A p Bur-
web Mrs A. n. Brookss. Mrs. John *
Brown. Mrs Fred Siimson. Mrs Charles
Stilns1a. Mrs. Harwood Morgan, Mrs. ID.
X. Baxter. Mrs. kioeber, Mrs. Del Hsr-
baagh Mrs. Wilson. Mrs ]. z Mcknight.
Mrs. David Kellogg. Mrs. Maurice Nc
Mi5ken. Mrs Engie. Mrs. r F. Blaine.
Mrs- A X s5frout. Mrs. Montgomery Rus
sell. Airs. 9. W. Price. Mrs Flavius Cote.
Ars esoh!s. Mrs Thomas Greene. Mrs.
Joshua Green. Mrs. McEwan. Mrs. r. Fl.
washbnn. Mrs. willard Stimson. OF Los
ANGELES Mrs. s. D. King and Mrs. L III.
Gray.
During the past week new tennis club
vas orgz ngzsd under the title OF the Ply
mouth Tennis Club. The courts will be
st the old university grounds. and no pains
or expense VIII be spared in making them
anleng thu lest in the Northwest. The
Dawson: Eiee president. Charles L. Dem
ny secretary and treasurer. C. ".
suran Tnn other members % the club
are ri. G. HIS. George Cclran, r J.
Caknan. Clarence Edwards. y. W. john
son. w 3. Hutchinson. 2. VI. Gordon,
Fret Gillette. Fred Hammors. Walter Nc
cfufe. +. c. Kiibourne, w. ID. Conner. Ira
Bronson.
The officers Of the United States steam
er Aihatross. al present in the harhcr,
entertained the members OF the Rainier
Club officers Of the survey steamer Pat
terson. naval osftce-s having shore duty
In this city and a few other friends about
ship hast evening az an Informal smoker
Launches from the ship were run at in
tervais during the evening and on each
trip we're flied with jolly crowd OF Jolly
fellows al bent on that iovfalty that
I1HFkH INA entertainments Oh AfEfFkft%iH
naval officers Good fellowship was king.
as IL always is at these affairs. and many
good story was waited about on the
fumes OF fragrant Havanas. Toasts were
given hv guests and responded 10 by the
hosts some OF them being worthy OF the
efforts OF a Depew. The present ward
room mess Of the Albatross Is Lieut.
Commander j. F. Moser. Lieut. aud F.x-
ecutive ofsscer l.. NJ Garrett Lieut. II
s.,s-.
and r II. Leigh. Paymaster r. r. Du
Bo}s. Surgeon l. L. Young Fish Com
misSioners q. IL. Townsend. A. b. Alex
snder and III. c. Fassett.
Miss Grace r Koch a Seattle girl and
the charming vocalist so Well known and
universally lEked ~ De music loving peo-
pie 81 this city. returned Thursday from
Europe, where she has been studying nau-
sic for several years. sell as having
visited LONDON. Paris Lespsic. Hesiel-
berg and other point OF interest on the
continent
Miss Koch has naturally a dramatic
soprano voice 81 remarkable purity and
sweetness. and the three years OF hard
work and special training NJ the Colozne
conservatory. under the special training
Of that great master and teacher OF vocal
culture. Prof. BenEo Ssaizenherg has
added greatly 90 its range. expression and
musical qualities she has sung IN
number OF concerts while abroad. and
each time hep German audiences. noted
a. they are fer their keen appreciation
~ good music. have gives her the most
enthusiastic expressions OF their approval
and appreciation of the rseh Qualities Of
her voice she sang recently IN ,he great
concert Of tire IssvfertsfsI OF Cologne. ana
TIRE Cologne Gazette commented uuun her
singing a. follows Tbs large audience
that allea the vast concert hali az rhe
Cologne ftsffertafs1 and enjoyed The ~ue
musical pr0xraEnTTss rendered there GzSe
evening was xfvew the pleasure ~ msses-
irr - tne artistic renaeFfnEs q Z ne~
cantsfrsce Miss Grace + Koch. The
numbers In whieh she infrc3ucs,a herself
t. the nubiie were THE zraza aria ard
recjtstive from 'Freiscaatz And two
German songS fTeTn BRAHMS .Felaetr-
sarukirt' and Dart Un71T-- Ger walieu'
TAe yosEug stnger won tsa most ertns-
ssasssc applause an3 was eoEnpa3lc3 10 re-
sEsaad 20 an eacaTe. giving e. IN q rest
finished manner Tea Casowns Ze8tanx
commenting asaz her appliance al ore
q tie cansErv1tC concerts said We
BAD ths pleasure. last evensnx. ~ listen
ing - q youax American puni1, Miss Grace
= kaeh. q seattle. Waza- Z who
entered The conservatory recsnfsy. ws
san havsiy class ner - = papa as ire *
cesfees ETairiHE already reserved. rcsspas,z
VITA the sterling qualities - a voice haw-
tsg a range - reariy thrse ecfaves. ire
registers havzax Asea worked IN rsssf
h~aasafu}iy. weai3 rank ker as an artist
ra1l1ss~ rhaB a a1pii
Miss kSeh hegan hsT zaus5eaf essssrsffas,
wnssr~ Nine. CFfsosa a thls etfy ia waas.a
n9Eca cresslf IS dae fur hez sacen~a
II s8&tsar 10 gne possession u a ssssa
Fo3ce. Asss Aeeh eas the sased eazFrn
q a yuosr pleasing ENrsaaalltv- sAe