The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-20
CHATTYLE7TER FROM CHICAGO

most popular resort for many people,
. both residents and visitors, who arc fortn-
nate in holding membership, or to have
invitations to its attractive halls and gal
leries. Aside from the very delightful
exhibit of American artists and the in.
teresting gallery OF the Chicago Anti
quarlan society the Chicago Ceramic
association has had an exhibition Of artis-
tic work during the week. a line of
handsomely gowned women have received
the hundreds OF appreciative visitors and
1t has been rich treat to pass among
the ebony framed glass cases and view
the lovely examples in the broad field
of ceramic art
The lecture hall in the institute, which
was given by Mr.. Charles Fullerton as
a memorial TO his father, the late Ander-
son Fullerton, is dream in architectural
beauty and ornate decoration. Here the
fine corps of professors attached to the
institute give interesting lectures upon
various subjects and lines OF study. II
is interesting to scan the audiences which
gather here, composed OF refined faced
women and bright young men and girls,
| who come with pencil and note book to
permanently benefit by the scholarly re-
search and practices portrayed by the
| gifted speakers.
1t has been my pleasure to listen to
two OF these interesting lectures-one
/ by Prof. Otis, an eminent authority on
| architecture, the other by Taft the well
known sculptor, who accompanied his
! lecture by stereopticon illustrations. All
these pleasures and privileges will--let
: hnnn-hn CT Tan
/ young men and women, when the Rice
Institute" has been built and dedicated
| to these great uses
Mr.. and Mrs. Potter Palmer are at home
for the winter season Their beautiful
castle is the most attractive and striking
edfce among the handsome homes upon
the far-famed Lake Shore Drive. The
Palmers have had the whole world from
which to gather, personally, the treasures
in art which fill their home. Masterpieces
upon canvas, n marble, bronze silver
and ivory, rare laces and silken drapery, |
richly inlaid floors and priceless rugs,
jade precious stones and rare books, all
these furnish harmonious setting for |
the gracious, womanly woman who adorns +
this palace OF the Occident. 1t is not or /
the many delightful visits which l have
made to this hosptable home, OF which |
wish to write, but OF one quiet hour .
spent with Mrs Palmer, when she told
me of the ome-comng OF her lovely
niece, Princess Cantacugene the Young
American girl, who for loves sake has
gone with her young husband to his far
away Russian home.
After leaving the railroad train near
journey-twenty miles of which were
through the Cantacuzene estate. At the en-
trance they We're met by all the peasants
OF the estate, who bore TO the bride of I
the house the traditional bread and salt,
the peasant women presenting also a scarf 4
OF rich lace, their own handiwork and love
Offering to the bride.
Their carriage was drawn by six horses
four abreast, at the wheels and two lead
ers There were three relays. At each
relay there was an entire change of car
riage. horses gorgeously Inverted, coach
man, footnan and outriders. The last /,
stage OF TIE journey was made In the car i
riage which bore the princes mother and
grandmother home when they came as ,
young brides Floral arches spanned the |
driveway and, as darkness approached to, '
ward the end of the journey, the archei :
We're lighted, and torch bearers, mounted i
upon white horses, lighted the way to i
the chateau. In the entrance hall. superb c
IN furnishing and being one hundred by \
seVenty-five feet in size. liveried servants f
or the household We're drawn up upon each Il
sac, Beyond the hail, in the brilliantly
lighted salon, the princes mother stood,
waiting to welcome the bride
In one hand she held bread and salt: in N
the other, the Icon-the sacred madonna :,
OF the Greek church. After the blessing .
and welcome, high dignitaries of tho y
church were presented. After this cere q
mony imposing religious services were y
held and then dinner was served in the q
grand old dining hall, which has resounded 1,
with good cheer for near two hundred "
years. "
Surely who shall say that aught hut D
love brought this knightly young prince D
from his distant home In continental Eu. A
rope to claim his modest. dowerless bride !,
from democratic America? NJ
since Monday night the Auditorium opera f.
house has had the usual clientele of richly 81
costumed and bejeweed box holders with a
none TOO great crowd in the body of the 10.
house The air has been full Of the melo /.
y OF Mancinellis superb orchestra and
WI HIau peerless cotorie of artists Mon NJ
iN night Tannhauser was given. Several
,,.ars VINO were bllles to appear were ',jn- =,
disposed "a peculiar malady which nov pa
'ades all professional musical cirdles, br
nu ialled to appear. Tuesday morning UT
ne critics fairly howed Tuesdav niabt of
me Marriage of Figaro" was given tn
iozart's exquisite composition is as clear up
ma pure as the sparkle OF rare gems. And ea
Vlth Games, Sembrich, de Lissan and Be
Saurmeister. with Edward de Reszke and to
,ampinari TO interpret II there was little Bit
Wonder that the large audience was stirred III
IN, the highest pitch of enthusiasm. WI
While the body OF the house does M,
ompare with the splendor and graceful
ess OF the Metropolitan In New York the 7
tage OF the Auditorium is vastly superior ia,
the immensely of space in the MetropoI. an
an. It's cayernous depths seem impotsi- -.
lie 10 arrange for many OF the Italian NV
peras, While at the Auditorium the stage ma
ettings In richness and coloring seem 10 S 5atr
iend charmingly with the music. The
am impelled to indulge in another com fro
arison. Chicago audiences fall far below the
lose OF New York in brilliancy and be. gro
ivior. To my surprise on Tuesday nigbt con
uring the closing scene OF the opera. With iac
ne orchestra in sublime tone, the sunerh
aorus in the background the brilliant
singing stars" in front, all reaching in TO
rand melody almost to the dome. sny G
imber OF these "no-time-to to- wait, Chi w.
'goans, with souls SO dead" actually w vac
'ose In all parts of the house and passed to
4 of the tbaatar 800" "