The record-union., 1899-11-19

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sected''-pass me the expression-rner-
cilesslv. literally torn limb from limb
He is a, pessimist of the deepest aye
works are not drama: they show out
slice of life-a pretty raw slice, sohls
one said.
One interesting point Mr.. Syle gave
us was the origin of the word 'orches-
tra'-which we could have found out
for ourselves, only we didn't-from th@
Greek, m aiming ''to dance" and s-gnlly-
ing that part of the ancient theater III
which the chorus performed its dances
and evolutions, and was a circular place
back of the stage. By what process OF
evolution, I wonder, did the term climb
down over the footlights in front Ct
the stage, and embody itself in the corps
of musicians who occupy that space :
Questions arose in the minds of many
of us but none except Mrs. Purnell and
Mrs. Calvin found courage to pose
them These ladies did, however, and
raised each an interesting little discus
sion as a side issue.
I noted with sregret that the revival
meeting of quotations had but few con-
verts. "All right for you," as the
pouting child would say. Perhaps our
great grandchildren will have evolved
convictions-that is to say, their taste.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Skeels returned
last Monday from Santa Barbara.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Fitzgerald, but
shortly returned from their wedding
trip, will be pleased to receive their
friends on Thursday at S13 Seventh
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Richardson, ac-
companied by their son, will leave this
week for short trip East. They re-
turn the first of the century to Los
Angeles to spend the winter months.
Mrs. George Clark has returned from
her visit to San Francisco.
Mrs. W. J. McGavigan is visiting her
mother Mrs. E. Mccormick, of this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Morten cele-
brated their golden anniversary last
Friday evening at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. B. F. Howard, in a fam
lily dinner and a neighborly reunion
afterward. The rooms were prettily
arranged with clusters of that golden
pride of Japan, and among the hand
some gifts offered to the old couple
not the least appropriate was a hand
some bunch of mammoth chrysanthe
NUNS, whose depth of yellow seemed
to typify the pent-up harvest of golden
thoughts and hours of all those fifty
well-spent years. They were beauti-
full How strange is our love for the
chrysanthemum. In vain do we scott at
it's lack of perfume, it's rigidness of
stem. it's unyielding temperament. 1t
holds a place in an artistic heart
which none other can fill. Thus a beau
tiful woman will grace the perspective
of the drawing-room, have she no soul,
no heart, nor mind.
Mrs. William Siddons is visiting rela-
tives in San Francisco.
Mrs. L. F'abre, with her son Leon, is
spending the winter with her mother,
Mrs. T. Coleman.
Mrs. D. C. White has as guest her
brother George w. Young of Seattle.
Miss Edna Coppersmith left yester-
day for a short visit to San Francisco.
Mrs. A. H. Tickell of Nevada City is
visiting her sister, Mrs. B. F. Howard.
Cards are out for the wedding of
Charles McCullum Campbell and Miss
Bertha Ellis Dawiey to take place on
the 18th instant at the Sixth-street
Methodist Church
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Hyde Chick will
be at home to their friends after De-
cember LIST at 2313 Charming Way,
Berkeley.
Mrs Henry T. Gage has returned
from short visit to San Francisco.
Little Lauren Van Tassel celebrated
his fifth birthday by entertaining about
a A'NOA Z VI 4iiS yOdliS lileiIQS. Inc nome
of the tiny host was most artistically
arranged with the autumn tinted wild
grapevine which was used in great
profusion, making a very pretty eff
feet After many amusements peril
nent to their age, the little ones were
taken to the dining-room, where a
sumptuous feast awaited them The
birthday cake was a glorious affair,
with all it's five candles, and made the
little ones eyes shine with expecta-
ton. Their delight knew no bounds
when they We're allowed each one to
take home some of the cake in a fancy
box set at each place and containing
IN the cover a miniature photograph Of
the host of the day.
Most of the little ones were too BASH
ful to show evidence of the future par
humanitarian, poet, artist, or musician,
but one little toddler, Evan Merlin
Jones, was persuaded to give of his
talents. and recited Whitcomb Riley's
THE COLLINS VIII Get You If You
Don't Watch Out" in true heroic style.
Needless to say that it was a mothers
party as well, and that these enjoyed
themselves about in the same way that
papa does when he regretfully leaves
an afternoons work in order to take
SON John to the circus"
DR.. and Mrs. w. J. Gayigan cele-
brated their first anniversary on Thurs
DAY night by entertaining a number
OF their friends at the theater. The
boxes We're gay with the prettily-
dressed ladies, and all seemed to en-
JOY the comparison of Nance O'Neil
with kathryn Kidder in her idea of
Lady Teazle in School For Scandal.
After the theater luncheon was served