The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-09

60.
Among the club books which have
recently been issued are those OF the
Ladies Music club, which are unusual
" handsome. The covers are OF heavy,
olive green paper, tied with white CORDS
and in gold letters on the back are the
words Ladies' Music Club"
In the front are names OF of1cers ana
members of committees with a cruz
directory. consisting of the names OF
active, honorary and associate members
with their addresses Following TINS
are the constitution and bylaws with
the programmes for the entire year
The first meeting viii be held Wednes-
day, September Is, at the home OF MIS-.
Frank Foster in POtWln-
On October 20, a recital viii be given
BY a prominent musical organization OF
Lincoln, Neb-, which IS known as the
Matinee Musicale" organization IhlS
is the organization which invited the
Ladies Music club Quartette to Lin
coin last winter to give a concert and
entertained them so pleasantly during
their stay there.
The committee which prepared the
year books is composed of Mrs. L. 3
Ferry, Mrs F Z. Wear, Miss Catherine
Smith and Mrs. Charles S. GIeed-
The books also contain the following
sketch OF the history OF the club, pre-
pared by Miss Ellen ParkhlIrst for the
meeting of the National Federation of
Musical clubs held in St. Louis, May,
1893
IN the summer of 1888 four music
lovers in Topeka thinking to add to the
interest and value Of their individual
studies, decided to devote certain after
moons TO music and to the discussion
Of musical subjects These meetings
proved so pleasant that other musicians
were invited to participate in them, and
very soon a formal organization was
effected. known as the Ladies Music
club
Mrs J. w Hardt was chosen presi-
dent, an office which she has ever since
retained at the earnest and unanimous
wish of the members. The membership
was at first limited to twelve. but in
order to welcome all available talent it
was later extended to twenty, and at
the present time il is twenty-five OF
the original twelve members eight are
still actively engaged in the clubs
work
AT first it was the custom of some
member appointed by the president to
assign the numbers Of a programme
two weeks in advance Of the meeting at
which they were to be performed. Then
q year book was adopted, the president
annually appointing a committee which
very carefully outlined the work Of the
following year, each member usually
appropriate to the subjects chosen by
the committee.
The classical composers have been
studied Singly, and also grouped ac-
cording to nationality or certain per
iOds Of musical history, and sometimes
their works have been chosen to illus
Opera" The OratOrio,' Form in
Music" The December meeting is al
ways devoted to the music Of BeethOv-
en-, it occurring near the birthday of
programmes Of the club snow an in
creasing interest in the work OF the
modern composers
The vocalists and Observation-Disclosures
the latter including a viOlinist, number
about equally. a vocal quartette and
a more recently formed piano quar-
tette, are pleasing interpreters Of their
distinctive forms of music.
In 1883 the club gave a recital to
about fifty invited guests This was the
modest beginning OF a series of delight
ful annual concerts for which invita-
tons are eagerly sought.
The society has long wished to be
able to give artists recitals, and in or
der to realize this desire it this year
added an associate membership. BY
means OF the dues OF the new members,
which now number two hundred and
seventy-seven. the club not only gave
one recital but a successful series, COM
prising concerts by the Max Bendix
Co, GOdOwsky, and the Bruno Steindel
Co. The associate members have shared
six of our programmes with US, and
also the Max Bendix concert, and unit
ed, form an appreciative and sympa-
thetfc audience.
The club showed its progressive ten
dency by joining the National Fedora
tiOn upon its formation, sending Mrs
Dietrich as delegate TO the Chicago
meeting Mrs. J. ". Hardt, the L. NJ
C president, had the honor of being
placed upon the board Of directors for
the west. and has worked very faith
1ulIy IN the interest OF the federation
Several of the members attended the
St Louis convention, one of them Miss
Mabel Martin. having a number on the
programme of amateurs
The club has always had the inspir-
alton OF a high purpose every member
working earnestly and generously for
It's advancement, and on its June an
1lNerSay II may well recall with pride
the successes that have SO happily at
tended the eleven years of its history"
Miss Grants TrOusseau.
It is said that Miss Julia Dent Grant
viii have the most beautiful rousseau
ever made by French dressmakers for
A Paris correspondent gives the fol-
lowing description OF a few OF her most
elaborate gowns
The most costly of the evening
gowns is Of black and gold Tt is made
of an exquisite quality of black silk
gauze, deliberately embroidered in gold.
Both the deCOllete bodice and long
trained skirt glisten with threads Of
shining real gold, which are wrought
into q pattern of fOrentina iris The
embroidery widens as il nears the low
er part OF the skirt until at the hem it
IS q simmer of gold
The costume is made with one of the
new diaPhanous trains. which were in
troduced at the drawing-roOm. With
this regal gown Miss Grant VIII wear a
gorgeous Russian gold necklace with
pendants of hand-cut workmanship. IN
her dark hair a butterfly of wrought
gold viii hutter. Then there is a
golden 6trdle to go with this golden
gown, which fastens with a heavy
buckle Of Russian gold.
In striking contrast is another ball
dress Of white crepe du Chine and lace
which introduces an entirely new
fashion The gown is made over white
peau de Sole and is striped with broad
insertions OF real Brussels lace. Start
ing from the left shoulder of the bodice
and wandering down to the foot of the
skirt IS an exquisite embroidery Of
green leaves Caught among the leaves
are sprays OF orchids in shades Of pink