The record-union., 1896-11-15

On I street, opposite the Courthouse,
where the Heyman family lived for
many years. Heyman, senior, was
dear lover of the divine art; a man of
indomitable will and perseverance, and
thus it was that under his watchful
cafe and tuition his two children, Ar
mold and Kittie, became at an early
age thorough musicians and accom-
plished pianists. AT the fathers death
Mrs. Heyman departed for the East
and Europe, having in charge with her
own daughter Gertie Carley- Aud, who
was a devoted friend of Kittie's, and
left her to her studies in Paris. while
Kittie went to Berlin, there to perfect
herself as an artistic in her work, and
where she became in time the favorite
pupil of Professor Barth, under whom
she has studied during all these years
of voluntary exile from home.
She arrived in New York on October
23d, and is now under engagement to
William Steinway for forty concerts to
| be given in a tour of all the largest
cities of the United States, beginning
| with New York City this month of No
vember.
Miss Heyman has an agent in the
West at the present time who viii be her
manager in all concerts given west of
Buffalo.
1t will be remembered that Miss Hey
man played to us in concert just before
her departure for Europe and the ex-
quisite manner in which she rendered
some of Chopin's most intricate COM
| positions. Her technique at that time
was almost faultless, her playing full
| of fire and all difficulties seemed to be
| handled by her as mere pastime. Truly
after years of study in the old world
| she must be little less than a marvel,
and all her friends in the West, of which
there is a host, will join in the fervent
wish that we may be favored by hear
ing her once more, and that her man
agement may include California on the
list OF her Western engagements.
1t is with regret that we learn of the
departure of Lester Lonergan from our
midst. For some months he has been
leading man at the Clunie and filled
most artistically every role assigned to
him. He leaves tomorrow morning to
fill an engagement in San Francisco for
a short season, thence through some Of
the large cities en- route to New York,
where he will be under enga cement for
the winter / suppose it is too much
to expect that we should be able to hold
continuously people of so superior an
order as we have been favored with for
the past six months, and thus it is with
deeper regret that we see them depart
,ol~ l.1,x%
is familiar with journalism, at which he
has served his time, is clever at verse,
has written for some of our leading
magazines and has for some time been
engaged upon a play of new and de-
cidedly original conception which will
probably be presented to the public be-
fore long. He leaves a number of
friends in our city who wish him bon
voyage, and hope in time to see him
among them again.
On the evening of the 10th inst Mr..
and Mrs. J. l.. Siller celebrated a dou-
BILE anniversary at their charming resi-
dence, 1922 P street. The occasion was
not only in honor of their tin wedding,
but was the birthday of Mrs. Siller as
we'll. In recognition of the latter event,
she received from her little son and
daughter an elegant diamond ring and
a large and handsome music box. The
evening was spent at cards. the favor
tie game Of whist being the order of
the evening, for which prizes We're Of
fered, to encourage competition. The
winners prizes were a four-foot tin
horn, won by Mrs. Sam Katzenstein,
and a large tin drum, won by c. A.
Lewis. The boobies were a horn and
drum, made on a very small scale, and
were carried off, respectively, by Mrs.
G. A. Lewis and Ed. Kay. After the
games the guests, about forty in num-
ber, adjourned to the Supper-room and
there partook of a bountiful repaSt.
Among other daintieS with which the
table was loaded were two large fruit
cakes. presented by Herman c. Fisher.
One he warned Mrs. Siller would much
better be kept for Thanksgiving, as it
was much too fresh to cut, being baked
only that day. The other, a handsome
affair generously frosted and decorated
with the legend, Many happy returns
Of the day" he advised her to cut at
once. Being little suspicious, she
asked, Can I find a knife sharp
enough?" "Oh. any knife would do"
he replied. Forthwith the attempt was
made with a common case knife and
amidst roars of laughter from all pres
ent. it was discovered that the cake CD
beneath the handsomely frosted exte-
rior was built of tin and loaded with
brick. 1t was a very good joke on
Henry Wolf. who had been clamoring
for a piece Of this, the handsomest and
finest looking cake on the table. ever
since he entered the dining-room. After
hearty congratulations from all pres
ent, the guests departed at a late hour,
wishing their genial host and hostess
Many happy returns"
POLLY OLIVER.
Tuyn Harmed Moof