The record-union., 1899-07-16

In sooth. I'll tell you why 1 am SO sad;
II wearieS me; l know twill weary you;
Though how | caught it, found 1T, or
came by it,
What stuff it's made of, whereof it's born
you may divine;
And such a want-wit sadness makes OF
You'll say for once I have but small ado
to know myself
But to spare the spirit of Avon's bard
further pain, which must be eXcruciat-
ing in face of such bold appropriation
of his meter, and such objectionable
derisfon of his meaning, let me simply
state, before you have the opportunity
of stating it for me, that am want
wit" to-day and am at a loss complete
ly. You've all had duty letters your
selves and know what it is to sit and
stare and stare into vacant
space with still more va
cant mind there are eXcep-
tions to all rules, and nature OCCASION
ally does not "abhor a vacuum when
it comes to minds-and chew and chew
your pen until there is nothing left of
it by the time you conclude to resign
yourself to Fate, and resume, after a
long and apparently thoughtful con-
temptation of MY dear friend" (com-
MAJ with the inevitable, the insur-
mountable pronoun l.
But perhaps my state of mind is only
in keeping with the spirit of the times
or of the week, to be more definite.
By the way, what a cordial welcome
was rendered to Rabbi Voorsanger!
What a rush for seatsi How f1attering
to him. and what a disappointment to
have been unable to keep his engage
ment! What Antonios we all are
whose argosies of rich opportunities
are constantly wrecked on the danger
Gus rocks of Indifference or inaction.
for one expected to go to the lecture,
but failed to signify my desire by Sc
curing my place in advance, for which
1 offer due apology.
But the road to a certain unholy
place is said to be lined with just such
good intentions.
The principal, in fact, the only hap
pening of the week really touching
upon social life in this uneventful sea-
son was the marriage of two of our
most popular young people. Miss Ann
Schaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs Will
liam Schaw, and A. R. Pommer, son of
city. Unfortunately, however, for her
friends who would have liked TO offer
her congratulations, and send her off
on her honeymoon under the usual
shower of rose petals and rice. Miss
Schaw chose not to make a social event
of so important step in her life, and
was very quietly married at home in
the presence of the families and very
few intimate friends. So we will have
to wish her from afar constant con-
tent, and great deal of happiness in
the new life into which she has en-
tered.
Miss Lulu Steffens is home. having
graduated from the Johns Hopkins
Hospital, after a three years. course
there. After a short visit she expects
to return East and then on to. Germany
to join her sisters, the Misses Lottie
and Laura, at Goetlingen.
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A new quartet, which. will be a most
pleasing addition to S.acramento's mu-
steal program for the coming season,
has been formed. It is composed OF
Miss Frances N3urse, Mrs. Vim. T.
Murcells and Messrs. Wheeler and
Owens.
Musical circles viii be pleased, too, to
welcome. Miss. Mamie Barrett, who
arrived here last Tuesday from San
Francisco, she having passed directly
through on her way from the East to
the metropolis, where her mother is
living at present. Miss Barrett spent
over year in Europe studying music
and visiting the principal musical CEN
ters. Her head quarters were in Berlin,
where she wa : a most enthusiastic pu-
oil OF Barth : Of the Royal Hoche Schulz.
She will ~ .sume her classes here in
he faIl. az i'd viii begin class In San
Francisco to which she will attend
me day in the week. Mrs. Barrett her
noth@s viii continue to live in San
F'rasa SEQ.