The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-05
MRS. HEARST'S MUSICALE
A Brilliant Success From a Social
and Artistic Standpoint.
Society Also Entertained by MIR. and
Mrs. Walsh - Their CotiIlion Pre-
faced by IA Number of Dinners
Several other Prominent Events
on the Programme of Last Night.


on the Programme of Last Night
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst contributed to the
social programme of last night musicale
that brought together brilliant assem-
blage from diplomatic and official circles,
there being present in the music room of
her splendid residence in New Hampshire
Avenue over two hundred guests The
hostess whose name is synonymous with
everything that is graciously hospitable
welcomed her guests in a toilet of ruby
velvet, the cOrsage outlined with bril-
liants and draped with old point lace. She
was assisted by her niece, Miss Anne
Apperson, and her cousin, Miss Lane
Both young ladies were gowned in delicate
blue tulle, the former showered with gold
paillettes and the latter with silver. A
touch of floral beauty was added to the
splendid rooms by orchids and long, stem
med American Beauty roses with here end
there the graceful foliage of palms. The
guests were seated at $3.50 O'Clock, when
the following programme was rendered:
J.
violoncello solo, 'Berceuse de JoceIyn. GODDARD
Mr. Leo Stern.
songs-'fm Roamer (son and Stranger),"
Mendelssohn
''Hark Hark, the Lark ~ Schubert
Mr.. Bispham.
songs-''Recitatio und Trio aus Paulus,"
Mendelssohn and Bsrtholay
Wohin'' ...................Fra Franz Schubert
Nine. Schumann- Heinek
Nioionceilo solo-"Melodie Romantique,"
Tschaikowsky
Mr. Leo Stern.
Songs-"Lungi dal caro- bcnc'' ............ .Secchi
''Quand' ero Paggio'' (''FalstaT'' J. Verdi
Mr.. Bispham.
Part II.
Songs-"Nm wer die sehnsucht kermit.
Tsehaikowsky
Ave Maria" ....-.....---.-.-.....-Gou nod
(violoncello obligato, Mr.. stern)
Nine Schumann-Heinck.
Nioloncello solo-"Dance des Sylphes'' Pepper
Mr.. Leo Stern.
Songs sapphische Ode ..... Johannes Brahms
'strampelchen. Eugen iiildach
VIE Elm Grtlssen' ..-......Ad. Wehrkeus
Nine. schumann-Heinck.
BALLAD Edward ....-..-..---......-,..C- LoeWe
Accompanist, Mr. Rudolph Won Scarpa
Among the listeners were the French
Ambassador, the German Ambassador, the
Austrian Minister and Baroness Hengel-
muller, the Belgian Minister and Countess
de Lichteryelde, Senator and Mrs. Wet
more. Mrs. Letter, and Senator and Miss
Kean
Artistically considered, no entertain
ment of like Importance has been given
at the National Capital since the Mclean
of last year. on which occasion
also Nine. Schumann-H einck sang.
Mrs. Hearst has invitations out for a
second musicale to take place on Feb
ruary IL.
Fashionable society was indebted to Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas f. Walsh last night for
sne of the most elegant entertainments of
the year. Their hospitality expressed it !
self in a dance. given at Rauseher's, at |
which the guests. to the number of $50, |
were made up of the young married peo-
pie and beauX and bellies of WaShing.on's |
official and social world. Mr.. Caspar
Crowninshield led the cotillion, assisted
by Miss Wilson, daughter of the Secretary
Of Agriculture; Miss Cockrell daughter
Of Senator Cockrell. and Miss Rochester
of General Rochester. U. s. A.
The young ladies We're guests of the host
and hostess in Paris last summer where |
Mr.. Walsh represented his State, Colo |
RADIO. at the Exposition Universelle. Miss |
Wilson wore a wonderfully becoming and |
artistic French gown of white silk en- |
brodered with roses in natures colors. |
Miss Cockrell and Miss Rochester also |
wore Paris tollettes, the former an en- !
broidered pink crepe de chine. and the |
latter a delicate blue crepe with dainty |
touches in white lace. The favors. which |
we're unusually dainty, included fluffy bcas |
If pink feathers, pink fans, corsage bou- |
luets and boutonnieres, and any number Of |
pretty silver trinkets both for the maids |
md matrons and the men. Supper was serv
ID at 1890 in the green parlor. in which. |
n addition to the palms and pink lights |
Quantities of pink fowers-the appoint
nents of the table being in the same rosy
hue. Before the dance a number OF .he |
quests were entertained at dinner. given
~ Mr. and Mrs. Walsh. Miss Wilson, Miss
yockrell Miss Rochester, and the Misses
'foulke-
Among the twenty-four guests who
lined with Mr.. and Mrs. Walsh were the
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
ill, the Comptroller of the Currency and
irs. Dawes. Representative and Mrs. Ohm
ted, Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace and their
Iouse guest Governor Thomas, of Col
RADIO Miss Wilson's guests were Miss
L. Williams. who is now visiting the
PRESIDENT and Mrs. Mckinley. Miss Alice
lay, Miss Edith Nelmore, Miss Deering,
fiss NJ MILAN, Miss Fanny Fuller. Miss !
.overing Baron Herman, Baron Sebert, |
Cousins Mr.. Rousseau VI.
Jefferson. Mr.. Jasper Wilson and Mr..
ames Wilson, jr. At Miss COckrell's the
inner guests were Captain and Mrs.
Miss Letitia Stevenson. daugh-
er of ex-Vice President Stevenson, Miss
icKenna, Miss Louise Foraker, Miss Nc
.anahan, Miss Scanlon of St. Louis, Mr..
Vauters of the Belgian Legation. Mr..
Mr.. Totten. Mr. Floyd of
Mr.. Ewing and Mr.. Johnson
I New York.
The dancers entertained at dinner by
he Misses Ffoulke we're Miss Enrol Cuth-
ert Brown Miss Henrietta Sands Miss
anet Newlands Miss Sanger, Mr.. Alfred
hopkins. Mr.. Schroen of the German En-
assy, Mr.. Herbert Smith, Mr.. W. Carlton
Watts and Mr.. Robert Keeling.
Miss Rochcster's guests were Mr.. and
irs. Walter Andrews. the Assistant Sec
etary of the Treasury and Miss Wander
in, Miss Julia Foraker. Miss Siebert,
Iiss Helen Bell, Mr. Zelenoy of the Rus
ian Embassy, Baron AmbroZy of the
.ustria- Hungary Legation, Mr.. Wyeth,
ir. Dennison and Mr.. Henry Rochester.
Rev. Dr. Elliott and Miss Elliott will
lold a reception for the congregation of |
he Church of the Ascension at the rec
ory. 1II9 Street northwest, on Thurs J
lay, the 7th instant, from s to IL p. IN
30 cards will be issued.
Miss Helen Stewart will spend the
month of February with her aunt Mrs |