The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-09-21
Violin and Plano SoIos-Charmed
Mrs. Kinney's Peturn.

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1.-THE above was the program for the
musicale given last evening at Fern
hurst, the King street home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Jos. B. Atherton. As shown, the
recital was by Miss Maud Kinney, as
sisted by Mrs. Grace Richards Wood
ward. The pianist for Miss Kinney's
violin solos was her mother, Mrs. Sell
ma Kinney, and the accompanist for
the vocalist was her brother, Profes-
sor Theo. Richards.
The affair was a notable musical
feast, with brilliant company. Guests
numbered about 100 and included
those people Of the city known to have
a fondness for and appreciation Of
music of the highest order The
spacious tropical grounds of Fernhurst
were Illuminated with Japanese liant
ems Of red, white and blue and the
beautiful home of the AthertOn's was
in party dress, with rare plants and
flowers, the green's of the country and
the selections of foreign travel every
where. The performers Of the evening
appeared in the large double parlor.
This room and the dining lanai were
filed with chairs for the guests. Many
people prominent in society were in
attendance. All were most delightful
~ entertained.
Ii was difficult for even the very best
of critics who listened attentively to
each number to say which was best. 1t
was agreed that Miss Kinney was a
young lady possessing the highest
order of talent and one who had prof
tied greatly by the advantage of in
structiOn under the best masters of
Europe. Miss Kinney is confident, has
delicate touch and expressive shading
with the violin, but she seems almost
inspired IN Interpretation at the piano.
Mrs. Richards-WOodward, whose
vocal ability has long since received
Acknowledgment here, was even more
pleasing than ever. 1t was commented
that some of her notes had been i'm
proved by her trip and study abroad
There were two encOres during the
evening, one for the vocalist and one
for the young mistress of the instru-
ments.
Mrs. Jos. B. Anterior desired espec-
tally TO present Miss Kinney to the
best musical circle of the city. Mrs.
Kinney is the widow of an Island man
who died at Wailuku many years ago.
He was a school teacher. Mrs. Kinney
is a musician and linguist. For about
seventeen years she has been in Den
mark. Norway and Sweden. Mrs. Kin
ney is now teacher of French and Ger
man in the Honolulu High school. She
is an accomplished musician, being an
especially finished piano player. 1t
was in Europe that the musical bent Of
Miss Maud Kinney was given en-
enlargement and the advantage Of the
best and most persistent cultivation
by the most famous instructors. Miss
Kinney. who is but seventeen, seems
slight and girl1sh till she begins to
produce music either with the violin
or upon the piano Then it is the music
that holds attention. There is wonder
and admiration at the ease with which
the most difficult passages are pre-
scented. A brother of Miss Kinney,
aged eighteen, is taking a post grad
nate course at the University of Cali
fOrnia. The family is one of aptitude.
The program was less than an hour
in length, there being no protracted
selections or numbers. Before the
music there was a formal reception in
the double parlor, with Mr.. and Mrs.
Anterior, Mrs. Kinney, Miss Kinney
and Mrs. Gilman in the party. The as
sistants were Mr.. and Mrs. Richards,
Mrs. Chas. Atherton and MIR. Frank
AthertOn. Refreshments and a social
closed the evening. Among those pres
rent We're: Senator CullOm and ladies,
Mrs. s. B. Dole, Harold NJ. Sewall and
Mrs. SewaH, Consul General and Mrs.
Haywood, Admiral Miller, Rev. VIM. NJ
Kincaid and Mrs Kincaid H. F. and
Mrs. Wjcbman, Fred J. and Mrs. Low
rev, Jas. A. and Mrs. Kennedy, Miss.
HaIstead, Professor Yarndley, Capt.
Berger, JOS. A. and Mrs. Gilman, W.
w. and Mrs. Hall, the Misses Soren-
son, D. H. and Mrs. Case, Governor
CIeghOrn, H. S. and Mrs. Townsend,
Miss Patch, Mr.. Hedemann, Justice
F'rear. E. A. Sherman, Professor and
Mrs. Scott, the Misses Scott, Mrs. H. E.
Cooper, Mrs. Sturgeon, Miss Sturgeon,
Mrs. McGrew, DR.. and Mrs. Cooper,
Mrs. Severance, W. L. and Mrs. Hop
per, c. II. and Mrs. Cooke, A. F. and
Mrs. Cooke.