Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-20
NOW LOOKING AHEAD
EYES oE SOCIETY FIXED ON rosr.
hENrEN PLEASURES.
DAYS AFTER EASTER TO BIZ GAY.
The Dancing Class and tho Germnn,
4 30 lie ths Chief E~vents-rhe Ma,
FESTIVAL, Hunt Club Races, Golf
tournament, Etc.-Personal Notes.

a great many preparations are being
tnaIc at this time for the entertainment
and amuscments for the -post-Lenten
season. Every Tuesday night the We'd
uosday club wakes all the echoes around
sha Young Mems Christian Association
oIaU IN practcing for their grand con-
cert or May festival. Mendelssohn'.
Beautiful song OF the "Lorelel." "tbe
sirens OF German legends parts OF the
'Mauut Of Olives and THE Swan and
The Skylark.' by Goring Thomas are
some Of the selections that the wednes-
day Club viii sing on May 18th and 25th.
Eog these occasions, too. the Boston Fes-
rival orchestra viii come TO Richmond
VITA bag and baggage-with Gadski. Mae
Spencer C~ampanari, Riegar. and other
s]o.oists. Miss Spencer, who sang at the
EAST May festival. Will be
here as having a charming personality
besides her beautiful contraIto voice
Aul G&dski. Of course, is known to both
game and fortune. One Of the musical
nggazines recently tells Of how. being
Tor the time chartered by Damrosch. she
came near offending him through a kind
ug-s TO his rival Seidl. 1t says:
The s,ory is not a complicated one.
S,.s. Gadski was asked by Mr.. Weber
T. sing once at the ladies' reception in
tla tamous Lotos Club. Being a warm
hearted, impulsive German girl. she con-
scented without consulting any one. Then
& friend pointed out TO her the enormity
o. her offence. Don't you know that
b..al has the concert under his direc-
zion. and don't you know, - Himmel!
taa- Walter Damrcsch and Seidl do not
Eg,akE
9Th ~bewndered prima donna was
Vsgghcd on the horns on a very serious
dilemma. She had given her WORD TO
appear, yet she hated TO give Walter
offence. Then she consulted a personal
representative Of Damrosch. who. in his
b...lgst most subtle way, elevated his
,,u eyebrow, and looked a small volume.
Enough! Gadski's mind was made up.
She dressed deliberately as became her
station, drove slowly TO the Lotos Club,
ind, rs the window Of her coupe was
slightly raised, she naturally caught a
cold. She made her appearance. she
made ncr excuse, she made her depar-
-lrc."
Miss Bette Booker, OF this city Of
E.ehm3nd. was also asked to sing at the
lD,gs Club this winter. For a young
singer 10 be asked 10 sing at the Lotos
C.ao, YOU know, is the very next thing
20 being asked TO sing in the choir i'm
mortal. And after the concert that same
important Gadsk said that she con-
E.lercd Miss Booker's voice one Of the
turest sopranos that It had ever been her
good fortune TO hear. Miss Booker has
really been reaping iaurels on every side.
To come down from music to dancing.
IL is said the gala season after Easter
s. 10 be celebrated by several dances.
There Is the opening ball that the
Dancing Gu will give at the Jefferson
on April 18th. and a subscription german,
without any date. that a number Of
young ladies here are arranging for, and
yhs german to be given by the Cotillon
Glass. The Assembly german, however,
Seems TO belong more TO the possibilities
rhan the probabilities. The Easter ger
man given by the Cotillon Class IS 10 be
a grand climax TO all the entertainment
that have been given by that ~organiza-
zion this winter. Perhaps no social or
ganiz3JiOu for the winter Of 1897 and 1888
has attained more enyiabie popularity
the Junior Cotillon Glass, an ex-
elusive assembly, presided over by a
young woman of uneXceptionable refine
ment and popularity and chaperoned by
prominent virginia gentlemen. The
younger set, for which the class was
formed, have shown how in old Virginia
fashion, good form, gentle dignity, and
q Jolly good time may be combined. The
lglus Hopkins Glee club, TO be in Rich
mond about the middle Of April, have al
ready engaged tickets for the Easter
Fermau Their presence, however, VIII
not ]endanger the pleasure and popularity
OF the Richmond men, as three OF the
most popular -debutantes this season IN
Baltimore, and many other girls, will
fneni Easter in our midst. The chape-
IONS for the cotillOn will be the same
ladies who have sustained and heIped
Che young directors during this season
These are Mrs. Joseph Bryan, Mrs. Ann
s. rutherford, Mrs. George w. Mayo,
Mrs. George Ben. Johnson, Mrs. Archer
Anderson. Mrs. Howard Hoge, Mrs.
Charles r. Boiling, Mrs. Thomas Boiling,
s,rs. Robert Blankenship, Mrs, William
T.. Royal, Mrs. B~rockenbrough, and
alrs. Hartley Carmichael.
the invitations to the first meeting or
Tie Dancing Class at the Jefferson, April
tL-h. have been responded TO very
promptly. and a large number OF the
prominent married people and the
younger people Of the two german sets
viii be present. A few of these are Mr..
ind Mrs. James Aston Caoell, Misses
Meme and Leila Myers, the Misses Ross,
olss Leila Tatum. Mr. Charles L. Will
Jr.. Mr.. Richard Gaines, Mr.. w.
+. T.. Mayo, Mr.. Idward Mayo, the
Mcclure MIR and Mrs. Dryden
Tenant. the Misses Harris, Mr.. ana
airs. Allan Donnan. Misses Bosher,
sra-srs. Charles and Randolph Holiday
General Anderson, Mrs. George Reid,
William Ferguson, Mr.. William Pal
,u.r. Nr. Guy Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. jack
E0l Guy, Mr.. Frank Potts, n Mr.. Iyler
Brock. The class has been modelled eN-
Getty after the w~ell-knOwn dancing class
... meets every winter at Sherrys, New
1.rs. under the patronage of Mrs. Roger
Pryor. the Sloanes, the VanderoiIts' ana
others.
A little more than a month from TO-
Day the Deep Run Hunt Club races WIN
place. TWO days are 70 be devoted
b. the race-the 28th and 30th OF April
Iu the first day the attractions VIII DC ;
hglf-mile fiat race for hacks ana 4
hunters, owned by the members OF the
-.ur. and the steeplechase for the Deep !
Hunt Club Challenge cup. This Is /
.r aI horses that shall have been o"heu I
hunted regularly by a member OF |
Ore club. with the clubs hounds previous 9
+. March ], 1896. The Challenge Cup J
.I SO VIII be the reward be- !
.Cs. there viii be the steeplechase Tor J
.s Commonwealth Club purse OF S~o' !