The St. Louis Republic., 1903-04-05

multitudas To speak truthfully they have
not even attracted cOrporafs guard
Professor Snow OF the University. gave
a lecture on the French salons. II was not
only.-a scholarly effort. 10 use 4 trite. but
applicable phrase. but a vastly interesting
and delightful paper that anybody with
even a mOdicum OF knowledge on the
French people might have enjoyed unre-
servedly. When l arrived there were three
persons in the room. Professor Snow came
in took his position on the platform
glanced around with considerable surprise,
and finally remarked with just shade OF
amusement:
May ask You. good friends to come 4
little nearer the front? That will make Us
quite en- femille." / may add that the
enumeration above held good throughout
the lecture.
MIR Kroeger. who never gives other than
a splendidly vital and vigorous music tais.
brimmiug with information. and carefully
phrased. held forth before fifty persons
the other mo- 1inL. on the subject of com
parsons between the various music
schools. I did not At all blame one woman
for her remark, as We came away:
Well. when Air. Kroeger is dead. maybe
he'll be appreciated she said.
Mrs. Gertrude Foster Brown OF New
York, engaged TO give TWO lectures for the
Morning Choral Club on Thursday and
Friday of last week. must have felt
tribe discouraged when the paltry few who
gathered TO hear her most excellent disser-
tat!ons, charmingiy and z1usically illus
tratea. on Wagnerian music dramas. am
inclined TO blame the Choral for the small
attendance at these two affairs. however.
Each member was permitted TO bring one
guest. and Friday morning. If not
Thursday. the number OF Morning Choral
members. who made themselves conspic-
nous by absence was sad to see-yery sad.
Curious how inconsistent we manage to
be at tirneS We invariably declare with
much JUNCTION each Ash Wednesday that
lectures want and lectures we propose
to have. Then always manage to
peter cut" in this way.
But bridge whist is engrossing.
And the shirt waists this spring must be
covered with hand embroidery.
Which reminds me that Lillian APPEL En-
cry very cleyeriy combines her lectures
and her embroidery. taking the latter TO
the former and stitching away most indus
triously while she improves her mind. She
got the idea from her Viennese expert
ences. over there all the women music
students go TO daytime concerts with sew
ing TO occupy their fingers. Not bad
scheme. this.
But If We didn't go to lectures We were
kept occupied with college presidents and
the entertaining thereof most of last week
Doctor and Mrs. Hadley came en- wednes-
day and had complete round before they
took an early train on Friday morning for
Chicago. The dinner given to President
Eadiey at the st. Louis Club on wednes-
day night was. naturally. the event Of their
stay. and quite elaborate. The horseshoe
table vas a mass of flowers. mainly liiies
with pond effects arranged with sinken
mirrors. Yale blue crepe added to the en-
semble. and Yale flags festooned the din
1nS-Toom. The menus were most artistic.
Doctor Charles Goodwin. 6S did the covers.
sketehing a corner of the Yale fence with
the laurel wreath hanging over Il.
Mrs Hadley was invited TO dine with
-
while the men banqueted. Mrs. Gouvernor
Calhoun. Mrs. Judson's daughter; Mrs.
Samuel Capen. Mrs. Marshall Snow, Mrs.
James DTummond. Mrs. Ben Adams. Mrs.
Richard Wright were among the women
asked to meet her. On Thursday. while
President Hadley went to the Fair
grounds. and otherwise allowed himself to
be shown the sights by men. Mrs. Hadley
was entertained by a brsak-ride in the
Simmons break with party OF six o. seven
women. and that night the Judsons had a
few 70 dine with the Hadleys- Mrs. Sam
Capen's luncheon TO Mrs. Hadley on Thurs
day afternoon. while small. was very en-
joyable. To tss a dozen or more women
were invited-Mrs. Clinton Whitte-aore.
Mrs. Herf. Mrs. Henry Boeckelsr. Mrs. Will
Gregg. Mrs. Fred Hawiey. Mrs Otto Mers-
man, Mrs. Edward A Nanny. Mrs Albert
Terry. Mrs. George Warren Brown we're
among the number
President and Mrs. Harris OF Amherst
who came yesterday 20 tarry with US until
Monday night. have had their time fully
occupied thus far. They are stopping with
hr. and Mrs. William X. Bixby In Port
land pace. The reception yesterday after
noon AT the West Ind Hotel started the So
cial ball. Five or six hundred cards TO
married sets. young sets. AID everybody
who had the least interest in Amherst. were
sent cut last week. with the result that
Doctor and Mrs. Harris and Doctor and
Mrs. Cornelius Patton greeted large
throng in the parlors between and 5
O'Clock. Purple and white. the Amherst
eolors. were omnipresent. rith a plentiful
amount OF greens. The serving table,
where Miss Augustine. Miss Lucy White
law. Miss Mildred McCluney and Miss
Marie Peckham held forth. was daintily
done in violets and white sweet pease. Mrs.
McCluney. Mrs James i. Ford Mrs. Blk
by, Mrs. Birge. and Mrs. Michael Burnham.
Miss Ford. the Misses McC1uney and Miss
Margaret Whitelaw assisssd, being without
their hts
Las. light was the Amherst banquet
given y the alumni association to the
gradua.es. and to-day uoctor Harris will
preach n. two places, at the Reverend S. ].
Nlcco!"5 church this morning. and tonight
at the E'ilgrim Congregat ,onal Church. To-
morrosFs functions are TO be largely in
formai end quite small. Mrs. Patton has
arrangel to entertain Mrs. Harris and a
few women at luncheon.
day night Miss Myrle KaufYman's engage
ment to Dan HilI. second sou of Mr. Ew-
ing Hill. Sr.. was n subject Of much pleas
ant discussion. Miss Kaufman made her
debut last winter at q ball given in the
Odcon. and has been the object OF many
masculine and clso feminine attentions
since then. She is popular and decidedly
pretty. Her japanese monologue on Fri
dav night was hit
Another engagement Just announced is
that OF Miss Anne Bartlett Newell. daugh-
Ter of Mr.. and Mrs. E.bridge Newell Of L.
ciode avenue. TO Mr.. Denny W. Roper TIE
wedding is shortly to follow. being set for
April Is.
a sol5-out box list fully a month before
an entertainment indicates considerable tn
ferest N said entertainment. This IS what
the Margaret Mcclure Chapter OF the L. d.
q. c. has to feiicitate itself on just now.
Their affair comes the sth and eth of May.
and the entire list of boxes at the Odeon
has been disposed of Those who win &C.
cupy the Enclosures are: Mrs. Randolph
Hutchinson. Mrs. Frmin Desloge, Doctor
W. II. Burritt. Mrs. Festus Wade. Mrs.
Murray Carleton. Mrs. a c. Cassidy. MIS-.
A. H. Faue-. Mrs. FINS Marshail. Mrs. A.
c. Goerts- Mrs. +. G. Lanshorne. Mrs a
V. Du Pont. Doctor Leland Boogher. Mr..
J. J. Brodericls. Doctor Henry SchwarZ.
Edward /. Preetorius. Er. CHS Eilerbe,
Mr.. Charles Huttig. Mayor Rolla Wells,
Ralph Orthwein. 3Irs. Jacob Van Blareom.
n "a