The record-union., 1897-06-06


| cate cakes. set forth for their benefit
in the refreshment-room, bade each
other and heir beloved teacher good
night" and disbanded
Mrs. Henry Tracy is soon to leave
with her little daughter Dorothy for
Monterey.
Although not universally known, the
art of singing is really comparatively
new, and until the last century was
merely the result of good voice Voice
building as now understood was entire
ly unknown. Female performers were
not employed at all until the Restora-
ton. and the first italian lady singer
appeared in London in 1892. Mara Cat
alanin, Pasta, Grisi and Patti have been
perhaps the most popular of the female
Italian vocalists. Since the art Of sing
ing, or more properly, the art of voice
| building has become more generally
understood, singing is more popular and
| more universally studied than ever be-
fore. Schumann says: IF you have a
voice, no matter how small cultivate
it. 1t is the most precious of Gods gifts
to man.
Mrs. Campbell and Miss Fannie
Campbell. who have been wintering in
San Francisco on account of Mrs.
Campbelrs health, have returned to
! Sacramento, where they will remain
for about two weeks before going to
Monterey for the summer. Mrs. Camp
bells health has much improved since
she was here last summer
Six women with more than the usual
amount of pluck have gone to the Alas
kan gold region. Not that they expect
TO mine for the precious metal that has
set our portion of the world all agog
with eagerness of late; their aim and
object is entirely womanly and appro-
pirate to their sex. Furthermore it is
OF nature quite essential to the lords
of creation and without the perform
ance of which men would find it hard
to be comfortable. Three of them went
armed with sewing machines, and they
all expect to make high wages in a
country where white women and their
superior domestic accomplishments are
as yet scarce.
The Theta Chi High School Frater-
nifty gave their annual picnic on the
18th ult. at Beach's Grove, down the
river. All the teachers were invited,
and as each member is permitted to
invite one young lady friend there were
some sixty passengers aboard the
Fruitvale which was chartered to con-
vey them by water to the picnic
, grounds. A jolly time was enjoyed
during the day and the ride home in the
evening was perfect. The enjoyment
of the merry party found vent from
time to time in snatches of old familiar
college songs, and all pronounced it "a
perfect day and all too short" when
the steamer came to the landing and
the merry makers wendell their several
ways homeward.
Mrs. Caroline Winans, who has been
visiting her son at his home on Eight
zenith and G streets, departed on Wed
nesday night for her home in Seattle.
A new composer has arisen in the
music world and it is said she is des-
tined to become famous A mere child
of 10, she has already performed Won
ders in musical way. The daughter
of prominent musician Of Chillicothe
Mo-, she began at 3 years of age to
manifest extraordinary talent, which
was fostered carefully by her mother
until about two years ago, when she
took the child to Chicago in order to
procure a wider field of possibilities
and study for her talented child At
10 years of age the young artist
Blanche Sherman by name-had COM
posed the music, arranging it for or
chestra, written the libretto and direct
ed the production of an operetta for
fifty juvenile voices in two acts and
entitled THE Brownies, or a Night in
the Woods" The operetta was pro-
duced with success in a number of
Southern cities. She scores a success
whenever she appears in concert, and it
is said her genius for music is marvel
Gus. She plays the most difficult COM
positions with perfect ease, and not
! long ago gave a concert in Chicago in
! which she rendered from memory a
| programme consisting of works en-
| tirely by Bach. 1t comprised a concerto
in c major for two pianos and orches-
ira, six preludes and fugues including
the great chromatic fantasia and fugue,
| two gavottes, two bourrees, THE
Loure," and a prelude from the second
English suite, a marvellous programme,
| as all students of music, particularly
| those familiar with the difficulties in
vented by the immortal Bach know too
| Well. Truly we may expect something
marvellous from this talented being if
! health permits her to continue the task
| of perfecting herself in the art which
| she has adopted with such loving zeal.
| Through some misunderstanding Mrs.
Perry and Messrs. Zech and Won der
Meyden did not come up to participate
liz the programme at the reception ten
dered the Tuesday Literary Club by
| Mrs. Beckman at the Golden Eagle
| lately The same trio furnished the
music for the closing day of the Ebel
| Club of Oakland. There were one
! thousand Invitations issued for the oc-
casiOn, and Mrs. Perry received much
] applause for her solo work as we'll as
many congratula tons for her manage
ment and arrangement of the pro-
gramme. Mrs. Perry is musical direc-
| tor of the club She will visit her
mother, Mrs. F. R. Dray, the latter part
| of the month.
Mrs. Kate Topper Salpin, President
of the Parliamentary Clubs of South
ern California, is to give four lectures
] before the Tuesday Literary Club on
the 18th inst All women inter
/ ested in studying parliamentary rules
| for the government of clubs are invited
| to be present The admission is to be
| by ticket