The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-10-26

Number of Weddings Are Sol
emnized-some of the DOings That
Furnished Pleasure to st. Paul
Society People-Club Dances in
Full Swing-Privnte Suppers and
LuncheOns.
In the opinion of Mrs. Rathbone Car
penter. Wagner is even greater as
dramatist than as musician. The story
of "Tannhauser' was told by the lee
turer yesterday morning at the residence
Of Mrs. George B. Young, on Summit
avenue, and the large number OF women
present were allowed a peep behind the
scenes, as 1t were, and given clearer
understanding than they ever before had
of the most dramatic opera of the great
composer. Mrs Carpenter gave history
Of the opera. Under the patronage or
Napoleon III. 1t was staged in Paris and
proved an unqualified failure. Forty years
later the opera was again sung In the
French capital. This time 1t was
success "Tannhauser'' was the last
opera that Wagner wrote with an over
ture. The overture to "Tannhauser'
contains all the chief motifs Of the
opera. Mrs Carpenter played the famous
Venus motif with it's slow, seductive
music; the bell motif, and the beautiful
prayer motif from the famous Pill
grim chorus.
The lecturer took up each character in
the opera, giving a most faithful pre-
sentation of each one. In all Of Wagners
operas, and especially in "Tannhauser,'
the best parts, said Mrs. Carpenter, are
the baritone parts. Though the lecturer
maintained that Wagner, the dramatist,
was superior to Wagner, the musician,
yet she claimed he was always musician
ly, never sacrificing the music to the
drama.
The third lecture will be delivered this
morning at 10 o'clock at the residence Of
Mrs William Graves, 779 Summit ave-
nue.. The subject will be die Walkure,'
with an Introductory talk on 1.-THE Rhine
Cold Mrs Marsh will play the fire
music.
Mrs. J. G. Norton gave the first OF
series of euchre parties yesterday after
noon at her home on Holly avenue in
honor Of Miss Egert, Of Ogdenburg, N. Y,
and Miss Rhodes The hostess was as
sisted in receiving by Mrs. G. G. De Cos
ter, Mrs. Stout, Mrs. H M. Pearce, Miss
Lillian De Coster and Miss Ruth De Cos
ter. Cards were played at thirteen tab es.
Among those present We're: Mrs. J. B.
Hoxsie, Mrs. George Thompson, Mrs.
Rice. Mrs. c. w. Copley, Mrs. F. r.
Rice, Mrs. Muir, Mrs. Johnston, Mrs.
John Rhodes, Mrs. Warren, Mrs. Beech
err Mrs. Oliver Dalrymple, Mrs. Moore,
Mrs. Bryant, Mrs. A. r. Dalrymple, Mrs.
Robinson, Mrs. Pearce, Mrs Schuneman,
the Misses Alice and Elsie Pope, MS
Clark, Miss Cary and Miss Wright.
Mrs. Norton will entertain again this
afternoon.
Mrs c.. A Moore gave a luncheon yes
terday afternoon at her home on Good
rich avenue in honor of Mrs. John Cam
mock, of Rochester. Covers were laid for
eight. The center piece was a bunch Of
President Carnot roses.
= The marriage of Miss Sadie Mcclure to !
Mr.. Henry Getchell took place last even
ing at 8 o'clock at the residence of Mrs
S. R. Parlow. 612 East Central Park. /
Rev Harvey Officer of st. Paul's Episco-
pay church, performed the ceremony, j.
which was witnessed by eighty guests
relatives and close friends of bride and 4
groom. The rooms were charmingly dec
GRATED with palms and American Beauty
roses. The ceremony was performed in
the main parlor. The bridal party stood
under a canopy Of smilax starred with
roses. Miss Lucy Parlow was maid Of
honor, and Mr.. George Parlow acted as
best man. The Mendelssohn wedding
march was played by Miss Matte Potter,
of Montana. During the ceremony MI 8
Nell, of Minneapolis, sang De Koren's
30 Promise Me-" The bride was gowned
in white organdie, with overdress of taft
feta, and carried bunch of Bridal roses.
The maid Of honor wore a white or
candle gown with pink trimmings and
carried pink roses.
A wedding supper was served after the
ceremony. The tables were prettily dec
grated with pink carnations and maiden
hair fern.
Among the out Of town guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Davis, Of La Crosse, Wis; Mr..
and Mrs. Dement,, of Fargo; Miss Matte
Potter, of Montana, and Miss Nell, Of
Minneapolis.
A reception was held during the even
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Getchell, parents of
the groom, and Mrs Parlow received with
the bridal party. Mr.. and Mrs. Getchell
will be at home after Nov. Is at 612 Cen
Cral Hdrk, East.
Mrs. Condo Hamlin entertained at
luncheon at her apartments in the MARI
borough in honor of Mrs. Rathbone Car
penter, of Chicago, and Mrs. Florence
Kelly, of New York. The table decora-
lions were pink. A company Of ten was
entertained.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Sealey, Of Ash
land avenue, will celebrate their golden
wedding at 1880 o'clock tomorrow even
ing In the parlors of the Central Park
M. e. church. Mr.. and Mrs Sealey will
be assisted in receiving their guests by
Rev. and Mrs. Benjamin Longley and
Presiding Elder and Mrs Rule
Miss Alice Maybelle Herbert and Rcbart
H. McCleary, both of St. Paul, were mar,
ried Tuesday afternoon at the residence
of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
]. Herbert, of Ashland Wis. Archdeacon
Jenner, of st. Andrews Episcopal church.
Ashland. performed the ceremony. Miss
Henrietta McAllister, of this city, was
maid Of honor, and F. w. Clark, of ST.
Cloud best man. The bride wore lace
trimmed white Swiss frock made en-
train. Miss McAllister was gowned in
pink taffeta over pink organdie. A we'd
ding supper was served to the relatives