The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-01-25
w Week's Social News

and private mnscum were removed to Lexington
| avenue and the east was broken in tho mor-
ing 50 that no more can bc produced as when
| the Shakespeare Memorial society bought up cN'
orytng ouS,iblc pertaining To Shakespeare th"N
refused TO allow any mere casts to he takcn us
SO doing to same extent impaired the original.
There Is cast, or in sculptor's parancc. "fv'
| ing mould" in 1884 in the custody of Professor
owen, of the British Museum, London, Eng.
| land. taken from the poets face after death.
| II was preserved for many years in Germany,
| having been carried there by the German noble.
! man attached to tho embassy Of James the hrsts
| reign, from this death mask the sculptor worked.
A very common practice at that time when
| monumental likencsscs "crc considered as I'M
portant as portraits and all means possible were
taken TO perfect the likeness, the sculptor work.
ing in the immediate neighborhood had the su'
| pcrvison and criticism Of the poets young
| daughter Judith, upon whose memory every line
and expression OF his face was stamped we also
have by this means the exact facial measure
| ments the mask and the bust having been as.
| certaincd TO be identical After the completion
of the memorial it is supposed that Girard John.
son, the sculptor, sold the death mask to the
German nobleman.
My Father Mr.. j. j. Edwards Of New York,
gave Mr. Gibson bust from life of Robert Owen,
the great socologisi, in exchange for the Shakes
peare bust which he bequcathed TO me-"
The German held at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs w. w. Scranton on
Tuesday night was very enjoyable. 1t
was led by Miss Augusta Archibald
and Mr.. La Motto Belin. The figures
were exceedingly pretty and the favors
included muffs, aigrettes, boutonnieres,
etc. Among the guests We're: Mr. and
Mrs. A. Fl. Storrs Mr.. and Mrs. p. b.
Belin, Mr.. and Mrs. b. Il. Watson, Mr..
and Mrs A. c. Twitchell. Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Watson, Mr.. and Mrs. +. j.
Platt, Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Robertson.
Misses Boies, Matthews. Pennypack-
er, STEEL. Dale, Archibald, Sturges,
Sanderson. Beln.
Messrs. Theodore Fuller, A. G. Hunt,
James Blair jr., j. ii. Brooks, NJ. E.
Fuller, DR.. Claude Walker, Max Bes-
sell. Dickson Torrey, S. II. Iingsbury,
Chamberlain, La Motto Belin.
Professor j. S. Salter will open an
other series of French lessons next
week. The preliminary lectures will
be on Wednesday and Thursday at 4
and s O'Clock, afternoon and evening.
Professor Salter is beginning the sec
ond course of lectures at the request
of many who attended the former
series and who have written a test-
monial affirming that he has made
good all the statements given in the
circular which was sent out last fall.
Mr.. Hand has arranged with Pade
rewski's manager for an engagement at
the Lyceum, in this city, Monday even
ing, February "a. While this date oc-
ours in Lent, that fact will scarcely
make q difference as regards an audi
ence to hear this greatest artist of the
age. 1t is great event to have him in
Scranton for one of the dozen concerts
which he will give in America.
1t is also announced by Mr.. Hand
that he has secured Madame Schu-
mann Heink for Easter Monday at the
Lyceum.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. S. Weston gave
box party Tuesday night in honor Of
Miss Manness. The guests We're Judge
and Mrs. Knapp, Mr.. and Mrs. Everett
Warren, Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Kings
bury, Mrs. j. Benz. Dimmick. Miss
Clare Reynolds and Mn. Oakford.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Frank Reynolds
gave dinner last night, when the
guests We're: Rev. DR.. c. NJ. Giffin,
Mr.. and Mrs. C. ID. Jones, Mr. and
Mrs. w. H. Peck, Mrs I. f. Megarge..
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. Porter.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. f. Byxbee enter
l,n tl,A H..
lor hospital on Monday evening at
their home on Madison avenue.
Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Mcleod enter
tanned a few friends at dinner last
night in honor Of Mr.. Tyler, the cele-
brated New York artist.
A very handsome autograph souvenir
portrait of Sousa will be given every
one of the first thousand ladies who are
in attendance at either matinee or
evening performances.
Mrs. c. II. Welles and Mrs. p. b.
Belin entertained at cards yesterday
Mrs. II. w. FIeitz gave an attractive
card party on Monday,
Mrs. n. Y Leet entertained at cards
on Wednesday. There We're eighteen
tables and the favors were very beau
tiful.
Mrs r. Q. Powell will entertain at
a luncheon on Thursday of next week.
The Misses Merrill will have lunch
con at their home on Jefferson avenue
next Tuesday. "a
Miss Ella Platt entertained a COM
pany of guests on Wednesday when
Miss Hapgood, the authority on Rus
sian literature and customs, read a
paper on Russian politics, following