The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-11-26
THANKSGIVING.

4 dance was given at the Country
club last night. which was much en-
joyed. Mrs. George G. Brooks was the
Chaperone Of the occasion. Bauer FUR
nshed music. Among the guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. q. Brooks, Miss Coch-
ran of Englewood n. j.. Miss Blanche
Morrell, of Elizabeth y. j.. Mr.. Pease,
Of Wilkes Barre; the Misses simpson,
Miss Grace Spencer. Miss Kemmerer
Miss Winton. Miss Hunt, DR.. Buchanan,
of New York; Messrs. Blair, j. II.
Brooks A. q. Hunt, Lawrence and
Frank Fuller, VIII Fuller, Morrell, Mof-
fat, James Gearhart. Nealc, Thorne.
Brooks. Holland, Kemmerer, J. Wind
sor Decker
II ia hardly to be realized that the
Bachelors ball is scarcely five weeks
distant. The committee is busily en-
gagged with preparations and it will
certainly be an event unprecedented in
its magnificence, and almost unap-
proachable in detail. Oppenheims or
chestra, of Wilkes Barre, has been en-
gagged and Bauer's band will also play.
There will be a slight innovation this
year. as the music will be continuous.
not pausng during the supper. Clark
will do the decorating. which will con-
tain some unique features.
The opera OF the Condoliers has had
the effect of a great surprise to most
people who attended the entertain
mcnt. The exceptional degree of tai
ent evnced in several cases and the
uniform excellence of the work were
unexpected. The six weeks Of drills
and rehearsals. under direction of Mir.
and Mrs. Dixie produced marvellous
results, while the influence of train
ing in the Conservatory of Music was
plainly shown i'm the splendid voice
work Messrs. II. p. Simpson, J. W.
Oakford and \. G. Hunt accomplished
good results in a financial way and
demonstrated. as these gentlemen al
WAYS do, their enterprise in behalf Of
charity.
1t is unfortunate that the Scranton
public did not seem to thoroughly APP
preCiate the excellence Of the affair,
and failed to patronize ii as it really
deserved The work of every memher
of the cast and chorus was nota bly,
good and the orches- -'Hl accompaniment
by Bauer was most satisfactory.
Mrs. w. u. Staples spoke to a large
audience of ladies in the spacious par
lors of Mrs. Thomas Dickson's yester-
day afternoon where beauteous roses
spent their sweetness on the air. The
subject was Shelley. and was peculiar
~ well treated by the fair speaker.
The strange evanescent splendor of
Sheliey's genius was described with
rare fidelity. The illustrations read
were notably well selected. Her inter-
pretation of extracts from Adonas. the
Revolt of Islam. Alastor, The Witch of
Atlas, Helas and finally Prometheus
Unbound and The Cenci, We're heard
With earnest attention. 1.-The Sky
lark" was rendered in full in its "un-
bodied JOY" the exquisite grace and
ethereal lovelness of this poem be-
ing as delicately portrayed as it's
thought in
I'VE look before and after
And pine for what is not
Our sinCcrest laughter
With some pain is fraught;
' Our sweetest songs
Are those that tell of saddcnt thought
\ criticism of the great Promethous.
which was placed at the summit of
poetry Of progression. was given. and
the dramatic story of Beatrice Ccnci,
as written by Shelley after seeing
Guido's picture, was strongly por-
traycd. The reading closed with
pathetic description of Shelley $
untmely death and an apprOpria te
quotation from Adonais strangely ap-
plicable to his own sad death by
drowning
The next reading will be at Elm Park
house next week.
Mrs. F, II. Jermyn gave pretty
luncheon on Tuesday in honor of Miss
Susan Jermyn. Among the guests were
Miss Adams, of Vermont: Mrs. G. b
Jermyn, Mrs. A. II. Storrs, Mrs. A
ID. Blackinton, Mrs. w. NJ. Dickson
Mrs George b. Smith, Mrs. George Nj
Hallstead, Mrs. Franklin Henshaw
Mrs Il. +. Watson, Mrs. c. S. Weston
Mrs Rogers Israel Mrs. Everett War.
rem, Mrs. T.. l.. Fuller. Mrs. n. q
Robertson, the Misses Jermyn. Miss
Terwilliger, Miss Belin, Miss Simpson
Miss Winton, Miss Hunt, the Misses
Matthews, Miss Bellies, Miss Nash, Miss
Clara Reynolds.
Miss Esther Kline. of Wilkes Barre
the we'll known ceramic artist, vii
give an exhibition of painted China
at the Griffin art studio Monday anC
Tuesday afternoons.
Mrs. Sidney Williams gave lun.
Cheon yesterday at her home on Jeffer,
son avenue in honor of her sister, Mrs
George H, Deacon, of Germantown.
The Misses Moredock gave a euchr,
party Thursday evening in honor %
their guest, Miss Bessie Mcmahon
Among those present were Misses Ami,
Neubower, Grace and Alice Hines
Cornelia Moredock, Bessie McMahon
Eva Moredock, Messrs. Hench, Neu
bower, Harris, Daily and Roe
Mrs Elizabeth Reynolds gave a fam
lily dinner at her home on Sandersor
avenue on Thanksgiving Day.
Rev. and Mrs. Foster T. Gift enter
tanned the members of the Grace Luth
Gran congregation Thanksgiving nigh
at their home on Webster avenue. Th,
pastor and his wife We're the recipient
of many gifts and a delightful evcnin!
was spent
The handicap at the Country club wa,
won by MIR. II. h. Brooks on Thanks
giving Day. Miss Anderson was tn
only lady in the match
The marriage of Miss Amy w. Kin
back 10 Mr. Archie NJ. Sprague wa
solemnized by Rev. r. f. Y. Pierce o.
Thursday.