The morning times., 1896-06-07
FIRST OF The SEASOH
Marine Bands Summer Evening
Concert at the White Lot.
PLAYED TWO NEW MARCHES
Three or Four Thousand People At
tend the Opening Event-Sonsa' r.
III Captain" and Fanciulli's 'OId
hickory" Receive the Popular Ap-
provaI-A Very Jolly Gathering.

Three or four thousand people gathered
together in one place, and most OF them
ladies, without a single or double bicycle
in sight, have at Lease the charm of novelty
III these DAYS or whlrring wheels. The oc-
CaSl,sn WAS the gathering yesterday even
ing ,Il the White House ptnnniiS TO hear
the inaug gural concert of the summer season
Dy Lue famous Marine Band. Shell walks
anI bicycles are nos on the beSs of terms.
There was, uf course, a sprinkle OF rain
TO MAKE the summer evening technically a
correct thing, but the shaver was not wet
enough Ia phase the most delicate laces
o. ruffleS an the dainty swiss, lawn, muslin,
organdie Or percale mysteries THAT were
everywhere in sigHt. H. was quite evident,
considering the ever present threat OF a
heavy duwnpnlr ANA the perlinaclty win
which the unterrified remained To the Hail
Columbia that II was intended To do
fun measure OF holor to the opening event.
The hills looked quite pretty, dotted with
hundredS OF pretty people and elegant COS
TUNES. some OF which looked their most
picturesque against the literal background.
for hundreds were stretched off with quite
as much ease as that of the other summer
girls un the sands of the seashore-
ALL SORTS OF COSTUMES.
There were few gentlemen, whose
bikes were evidently not far Off who ap-
peared in kmckerbockers, or masculine
blu,ners Altogether these gatherings
are somewhat informal, but always Well
dressed soCiable, and cosmopolitan.
The recent flight OF Mrs. Cleveland from
the White House perhaps accounted for
the absence from the windows OF the beVleS
of ladies and little girls who usually graced
these only reserved seats on lhe premises
In their places Were sundry bald headed
looking gentlemen who had possibly stolen
F.aEgs aF4Fln..r fFfn 10 III
10 listen to the negro melodies I'D the
Medley from the South
It must have been a bad quarter of
an hour for Mr. Carlisle when they pla yed
"Wav Down in Old Kentucky" to say
nothing uf SILVER Threads Among The
Cold Equally appropriate for MI CleVe-
land was the GRASS WldOWcr'S Lament,
which is the leading melody for the
flat cornet i'm the putpourFi from Macbeth,
which was pla yed yesterday afternoon for
the first time on the White House grounds
The program was one of special inter
esi To a great many Washingt"nians. as
they were TO hear for the first time, 10y
The Marine Band. Sousa'S march from
"El Captain" and ''Old Hickory 10y
Fanciulli. winch was composed 10y the di-
reclor of The band for the Tennessee State
Centennial
The Eel Captain march WAS handsomely
received as measured by the applause. The
march has all OF the familiar spirit and
enthusiasm OF movement OF SouSa's best
known compositions. The crowd paid
Fanclulli a high compliment 10y the oVa-
ton which his march was given.
COMPLIMENTED FANCIULLI.
II WAS Enthusiastically applauded, to
which the director bowed has thanks, and
as an encore PLAYED his American Ea gle"
"0ld Hickory is full of melody, which ad-
dressed Itself intently to the popular ear.
It's movement is smooth, graceful and
brimful OF life.
A number that went well was Bucalossi's
"a Hunting Scene The whole pro gram
was well selected and special attention was
paid TO the fine rendition OF the grand
selections fIOIp Macbeth"
There was real enjoyment in the occasion.
il is not often that people have the OPP
purtunity of rolling on the grass in this
vicinity and that privilege was one OF the
big things of the outing. Cigarettes cigars,
3 velvety lawn, fountain with real spout
ing water, the freedom of the back yard
Of the greatest sovereign on earth, and
three thousand lovely girls promenadng TO
the strains OF the best band i'm America are
things which can be had all in a bunch
IN only one place in the world, and that is
Washington.
1t is not true that Mr. Cleveland sent for
his gun when he was told that the Marine
Band was out in white duck.