Evening star., 1896-02-22

record-making on the graphophones, oeing
strong and sweet. The ''Highland Quartes.
is composed of the best singers from Bon
ME Scotland. and the records they have
been making Tor thegraph0phonesa are sure
to be appreciated. Bhe many admirers Of
Mr.. Casey will be glad to learn that they
can hear his latest. ST Wish They'd Do It
i 1th the I sraphophens @ aIM and ss sinetoseope, a
which are sure to prove nteresting-selec-
tions for the comicIfnchned and those who
take more serious view Of life.
An Odd Fellows Natr-Canton Potomac,
]. Q. o. F., Drum Corps will open their fair
and bazaar on Mondaysevening in Odd Eel
lows Hall, 9Th street southeast. and will
continue for two weekA The fair is for the
purpose OF obtaining new uniforms.
Peoples Course of Killarney
to Dublin Is the title iof the lecture to be
Rogers at Universalist Church. the fifth en-
tertainment of the Peoples Course" It is
nardiy necessary to enlarge here upon DR..
rogers success upon the lecture platform,
familiar to most of the Washington lecture
goers. When it is said that the route over
whlca ne Will conduct his audience at this
lecture IS virtually the paths Of his own
chliunood. II brings great promise of a
most enjoyable evening with this most
popular lecturer.
A Martha Washington Tea.-A Martha
w asnlngton tea was given last evening at
the trinity M. L. Church for the benefit of
the help and mercy department of the Ep-
worth League of that church. The tea was
preceded by an entertainment, and large
number OF the members of the league and
tneir Ii0 friends were present. Those who par
tlclpated in the features of the evening
were Messrs. Weavers, Bowen. Ottobock
ana Bockler, and the Misses Storm, Fowler,
Buckley. Lloyd and Bayne.
Fitzsimmons Signs with Pat Reilly.-Pat
Reilly has. just signed Champion Bob Fftz-
inn mr. f01s
York.
IRE B1schof Concert.-The third concert
OF the fifteenth season by the pupils of
Dr. J. w. Bischoff was given last evening
IN congregational Church before an ap-
preciat,ve audience, and was fully up to
the We!l-known standard of the Bischoff
entertainments. Judging from the ap-
piarse. the features of the program were
the solos Of Mrs. Thomas c. Noyes and
Mr.. ]. r. Shields, and the singing of Mrs
Sherman Hight, assisted by the Congrega-
tional Church choir, while the opening
number. Faust Fantasie," played on the
organ by DR.. Bisckofr should not be over
looked. Owing to the length of the pro-
gram response to encores was not in or
Ger, but the audience was emphatic in de-
manding more from Mrs. Noyes and Mr..
Shields. BY request Mrs. Noyes sang Tos-
US "Good-bys." and followed 1t with
phatic encore of the evening: Mr.. Shields
luiibci VAS -ldtll ) NON Il v er.' hOSSinl
"1nfiammatus' was the selection of Mrs
Hight end the choir, and it was a fitting
close to an unusually enjoyable program
The other numbers, all artistically exc
cuted, were: Queen of the Night" Miss
Wea Coleman; 1T Was Not So to Be-" Miss
]sobel Du Bois: Rise, Sleep No More"
Congregational Church choir; THE Land of
Yesterday" Mrs. j. j. Costnett; "Staccato
Polka" Miss Jeaneua Ray; ''In Ouesto
Sempice." Miss Marie Stuart; Grand Fan
tase, in f mipor Crhe Storn)," Miss Nelly
King, and 'Cavatna, Robert LIE Diable,"
Miss Elizabeth Wahly. The fourth con-
cert OF the season will be held March %.
Mss Richards Lecture-Nliss Janet Eliza
beth Richards will deliver an Illustrated
lecture ON Paris: Modern and Historic" at
the Church of Our Father, corner 18th and
L streets, next Tuesday evening. Miss
Richards not only describes Paris in her
Usual happy maneur, but Interestingly
weaves the story Of the history Of France
in her narrative OF the capital of the colu-
try. The pictures which are to be used
have been specially prepared from photo
graphs under Mss Richards supervision
ana embrace, besides the scenes of modern
and historical Paris. the portraits of the
FAMOUS men and women who figured in
French history. There is probably no city
IN the world that gives a lecturer such a
field as Paris. and Miss Richards makes
the most OF every opportunity to bring out
something interesting and entertaining
ABOUT scenes, events and people of the gay
capital, both now ana in the times gone nv