The record-union., 1897-01-31

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This is getting TO be a great town for
clubs, not the sort carried by our uni
formed and law appointed protectors.
No, indeed! We should fare much bet
ter for a few more of that sort, I'm
thinking. But the sort I refer to is the
social function where people gather by
appointment in certain numbers for a
STATED purpose, literary. musical, sci
ientific. The latest thing in this line is
the new whist club gotten up by Mrs
-McKune, and named after the fashion
sof the prizes awarded, The Handker-
chief Club The members are taxed
twenty-five cents per meeting, and the
HreaSuly thus established is drawn
7lpon for the purchase of the prizes,
three in number. the first valued at
81 30, the second 70 cents and the third
80 cents. They fill five tables with en-
thusiastic whist players and the club
(which body Mrs. E. B. Crocker has
been elected an honorary. The club
numbers about twenty members, of
meets bimonthIy at the homes of its
members, and despite the fact that re-
freshments are taboOed a jolly good
time is enjoyed. Following is a list of
the ladies of the club, who met last week
at the residence of Mrs. Shock, corner
Of Sixteenth and Il streets: Mesdames
McKune, La Rue, Shock, Steffens, To-
ger, TwitcheT, Van Voorhies, Siddons,
Mott, Dray, Wallace Briggs, Beck
with, Belshaw, Sewell, Sullivan.
Mrs. Budd's regular Thursday cat
Home" which is the day on which she
welcomes informally all of her friends
who are inclined to call, was last week
an uncommCnly pleasant affair. She
was assisted on this occasion by Mrs.
+. r. Dray, Mrs. General Johnson, Mrs
Beckman and Mrs. Adjutant- General
Barrett. The ladies of the Legislature
We're received and the afternoon rem
dered sociable by the Introduction of a
vocal solo by Mrs. Stone, piano solo by
Mrs. Lipman and other pleasing musi-
cal numbers.
Apropos Of these ladies Of the Leg
sslature, they have instituted the most
delightful custom of receiving their
friends at their rooms in the most
charmingly informal manner. serving to
them. as they desire, hot chocolate or
tea They are determined to make the
sirne of their sojourn among US a pleas
ant one, and if present indications are
prophetic, they Will surely be success
ful.
A letter from a. friend in San Fran
cisco states that the waltz composed by
Mrs. Laura Dray-Perry some little time
since was lately performed at the Or
pheum in that city with great success.
Mrs. Perry and a large party Of friends
ATTENDED in a body to hear the first
public rendition of the waltz which she
had named My Beauty" and many
We're the congratulations sh0wered
upon the fair composer at the close of
the performance. Professor Hugo Mans
deldt was also present. Mrs. Perry is a
favorite pupil of Mr.. Mansfield. and
The was enthusiastic over her success.
Mrs. A. a. Wood. sister-in-Iaw Of II.
G. Smith, one Of the well-known Bul-
lard girls and an old-time resident Of
our city, passed away from a life Of
physical suffering after lingering I'll
mess, on the 2Jth inst. at the residence
of Mr.. Smith. Mrs. Wood Will be we'll
remembered by all who were acQuaint-
ed with her even in the slightest de-
gree, as a woman of uncommonly love
1y character. She was resigned 10 u
remarkable extent 10 her approaching
end and through her long fitness was
never known to murmur. The sudden
death of her husband in San Francisco
came to her with a shock which her al
ready weakened nerves never recovered
from Her only daughter, May. who
died few years ago with consumption,
was well known here, having been
raised in this city. She was the idol
of her mothers heart and the two were
almost inseparable during her lifetime
The prospect Of reunion with her
daugter robbed death Of any terrors il
might otherwise have possessed for the
mother
We all went to hear Nordica on Non
day night, as a matter Of course.
Everybody was there. I think there
was not one Of Sacramento's musicians
except those confined by Illness 10 their
homes, who was absent Mrs. MoeIIers
vocal class. who rehearse3 for the sa-
y s
tended In a body. Everyone was 3n
the qui vive with expectation. Those
who had gone to the Bay and had
heard this charming quartet in "Seis-
fried said: "Ah. You don't dream Of
the treat that IS In store for YOU Aud
SO it proved. The daily papers have
siven us their criticisms and I think
none OF them have had anything but
the highest Communications and aulc-
gies to offer. But who shall say wh9t
emotions were stirred in each inaivid-
ual heart by means of this feast OF sal
isfying melody at which our hungry
music foyers sat down that night.
Scalchi, with her deep, noble contralto,
warmed ones heart instantaneously
with sympathetic fire. How the delicate
italian syllables fairly tripped from her
wonderful throat Now her voice would
swell with dramatic feeling. then al
most die away in a sob that made one
almost clutch at ones throat 10 still ths
responsive ache there. In sympathetic
passages her voice was full or the sug
gestion Of unshed tears. And Nordlca.
What words can one find fitting TO d2-
scribe the impression made upon US all
by this veritable queen of song? What
ought we not to feel. that our beloved
native land has produced such voice.
A voice beyond ones widest dreams or