The record-union., 1898-04-03

ness, telling a tale of slavery and OPP
preston, while those of Scotland are
joyous and gay, because the Scots have
been successful. Mr.. Fairweather sang
a pathetic folk-song of Ireland, which
was over two thousand years old, the
original theme having been taken from
the Hindoo, also an English folk-song
THE Anchors Weighed and a bright,
happy, mischievious Scottish ballad OF
long ago. To show the contrasts of
style, Mr.. Fairweather sang modern
ballads by Franz and Rubenstein, and
by request Kathleen Mavourneen" and
Annie Laurie" all of which brought
forth great applause. The musical part
Of the programme was concluded by
the singing of Rubenstein's Good
Night" Mrs. George H. Perry of Ala
media, an accomplished musician, acted
as accompanist during the evening and
afternoon. For a brief lecture, Mrs.
Fairweather reviewed the satirical
story by Ibsen, Peer Gynt." The hero
was a non-committal man, who felt the
pulse OF popular opinion of his own,
always allowing a loophole for escape.
He was a dreamer of great things to be
done but never grasped the realities
of life, simply drifted along with the
tide. After a long life of aimlessness,
of adventures upon land and sea, he
found himself at last upon a desert,
wearied, wounded traveller, where he
encountered strange man, who proved
to be manager of a button mold fac
tory. Peer Gynt accOSted the stranger,
asking his mission, and learned that he
was seeking worthless men, men who
had made no use of the opportunities
of their lives who were neither good
enough for heaven or hell, and these
men he was to cast into the button
factory and mold them over into but
tons. Such a one as he was looking
for was before him now. Ibsen as
well as Wagner had provided for the
redemption of the man through the
love of a pure woman, and the novelist
takes the wanderer back to a woman
whom he had loved, and there leaves
him to work out his own salvation. The
lectures were a rare treat both from a
musical and literary standpoint. and
the memory of them will long remain.
The next subject for consideration by
the club will be Current Topics
4
The East End Whist Club was enter
tanned at the home of Mr.. and Mrs H
A McCraney, 171S NJ street. The rooms
were prettiIy decorated for the occa-
sion After the regulation whist games
the guests INDUCED in music and
games. At midnight all repaired to the
dining room, where tempting supper
n M nd
f. H. Keefer carried off the honors for
the evening.
The wedding of Miss Nina Briggs and
Paul Culver was solemnized at the res
idence of the brides mother in Palo
Alto on Wednesday last The bride
was a former resident of Sacramento,
and is a sister of DIR. w A Briggs, DR..
w. E. Briggs and Mrs. DR.. Sutliff. The
newly married couple. after a brief
honeymoon, will reside in San Fran
cisco.
Miss Elizabeth Parry and Frederick
w. Groth were married on Wednesday
evening at the home of the brides par
ents, S15 Eighth street. The ceremony
was performed at high noon by Rev.
A c. Herrick. The bride was attend
ed by her sister, Miss Nellie Parry, as
bridesmaid and Stephen Hopkins acted
as groomsman. The home was beauti
fully decorated for the occasion with
potted plants, smilaX and flowers in
profusion. The prevailing color in the
parlor, where the ceremony was per-
formed, was pink and white The bay
window had been transformed into a
bower of beauty, yards of white tulle
were gracefully draped and looped from
the center of the room to the bay win,
dow. forming a canopy: and here was
suspended with white ribbons a lovers
knot. On the top of the canopy amid
the pink roses and smilax was a
beautiful white dove. The color scheme
was carried out in pretty effects of
yellow in the drawing room and hall.
Streamers of yellow crepe paper were
festooned from the windows to the
chandeliers. golden buttercups and pop
pies We're used in quantities in the dec
Orations. The predominating color in
the dining-room was lavender. Rib
bons of lavender and white were ar
tistically looped from the chandeliers
to the bountiful and handsomely spread
table. The room was gay with the fra
grant blossoms of lilacs. The bride was
handsomely gowned in white organdy
over white satin She carried a deli
cate bouquet of brides roses tied with
long satin bows. The happy couple
was the recipients of many elegant and
costly presents. Amid the shower of
rice and harbingers of good wishes. Mr..
and Mrs. Groth departed on the after
noon train for San Francisco where
they will spend their honeymoon. On
their return they will reside at S15
Eighth street.
Mrs. McGrew Of Oakland has been
visiting during the past week at Miss
Belle Johnston's of Cortland
The Circles of the Griggs C. r. Club
met at the following places: Circle No.
l. at the Capital Primary School; Cir
Gle No. ,, at Miss Dixon's: Circle No 3,
at Rev, Simon's; Circle No. /, at Mrs.
Godatd's, and Circle No. ), at Miss
Rippons In the near future the club
expects to have course of four lee
lures by Professor Griggs of Stanford
on 'Self-Culture" and Moral Educa
ton