The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-03-01

lIlS WOULD be a pleasant world
In If February and March were
S eliminated from the calendar,
and n June or two substituted.
There is absolutely nothing doing
socially, but Easter week promises
great things, including the Charity ball,
the Subscription dance at the Bicycle
club both of which will open late, to
permit everybody to hear Schumann-
Heink, with Miss Claire Horan as solo
pianist.
Paderewsk at close range is not the
dishevelled can't-get- -him-u up in the
morning person in appearance that his
portraits would lead the observer to
believe. Instead his hair fair and
fluffy and beautifully kept as it is, has
no tumbled effect, no wild unkempt dis
array. He is fussy about his dress and
j imagine that his French valet, who
guards the pianist with as much solicit
tude as he would take care of u pack
age of strictly fresh eggs at sixty-fve
cents dozen, has no easy task. With
all this fastidiousness as to dress, some
how man in a decollete collar never
seems exactly what you expect.
The light the other night gave Pader-
ewski a ghastly look which closer OBJ
servance does not verify. He is not
sallowed and haggard, although in re-
pose his face has n sadness upon 1t i'm
possible to analyze. This has deepened
since the death of his son last March.
But Paderewslii, animated and talking
in the beautiful English which appeals
TO his listener, is anything but sad of
countenance. He is most versatile
speaking seven languages with a per-
fection of accent and fluency. 1t would
seem that one who can speak Polish and
Russian ought to be able to learn any
other tongue on the face of the earth
He explained the other night that Po-
Iish Is not so difficult to pronounce as
1t looks. 1t certainly looks like a sue
cession of very hard sneezes, but he
says that "w" is always "v" at the
beginning of a word and "f" any where
else; CO. is never pronounced like tx"
but always as "tz;' "g" is like "g'' in
get" "ch" is like "ll," "cz' like Itch"
'sz' like "sh," and "szcz' (oh myD is
t'shtch."
Musical people are beginning to real
ize that they owe a great deal to MIR.
Fred c. Hand for his enterprise in Sc
curing such talent for the city as it
has never had before. The last triumph
in arranging for Paderewsii is some
thing which will never be forgotten. 1t
is an exceptional privilege to hear him
at any time, but to have him in our
own city was an advantage we scarce
ly. hoped to enjoy. Mr.. Hand has been
the recipient of endless congratulations
since his latest venture.
The Charity ball, which will be given
Easter Monday night, will be leading
event of that gay season. Judge Kelly
will lead the grand march with Mrs.
II. c. Wills. There will be magnificent
decorations and fine music A great
demand for tickets is promised The
attendance will be drawn from all parts
of the valley.
On the Saturday nights in March the
Young Women's Christian Association
Will serve chicken supper from $50 to
1880 in the association lunch room.
This is for the convenience of business
people and shoppers who wish to re-
main down town in the evening The
tables are most attractive and the
menu prepared by Miss Ericsson will
be delicious.
appetizing and the business men are
urged to patronize it. The association
is in dire need of funds and it is an
object which should claim hearty sup
port. The secretary, Miss Wood, lost
SIS curing the fire the other day. She
was very brave in all the excitement
of that occasion and collected the valu-
ables about the rooms and stayed amid
the smoke to serve coffee to the fire.
men.
The second year of thee Woman's
Exchange began the first of February.
Something more than $1,S00 was paid
out to subscribers, which means that
large number of women received sub
stantial return for the work of their
hands, and that a great many others
were enabled to purchase articles of
food, luxury and practical value at
reasonable prices.
The home made cakes and table deli
cacies are impossible to procure else
where. The fancy work and dainty
household adornments find many buy
ers and are unique in their taste and
variety
The following schedule of table deli
cacies has been arranged:
Tuesday - Philadelphia scrapple,
pressed beef, desserts, tea biscuits.
Wednesday-Fish cake, salmon cut
let's, salads and rolls.
Thursday-Baked beans, rusk Dutch
cake and pumpkin pie.
Friday-Codfish balls, fish croquettes,
tea biscuits.
Saturday-Pressed chicken salads,
rolls, variety of cakes.
The famous Philadelphia orchestra
will give a concert at the Lyceum next
Wednesday night, when the patron
esses will be the following:
Mrs, II. IL. Brady, Mrs. G. DUB. Dim
mick, Mrs, j, Benjamin Dimmick, Mrs.
Aaron Goldsmith, Mrs. William Con-