Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-23

1ZZf east MALL street.
History club with Mrs. Oliver I.
Knode, AZ south eighth street.
One of the most delightful and in
teresting social events of the season
was the leap year whist and dancing
party given by the lady Elks last
evening In their beautiful club rooms
The rooms were charmingly decorated
with palms and carnations, with ear
nations as favors. The leap year
novelties added greatly to the mer-
riment of the occasion, the ladies en-
loving to the utmost their unusual
privileges. Drive whist was the fea-
ture of the early part Of the even
ling. First prizes were won by Mrs.
! Harry Morrow and Mr.. James Muir
ply, second by Mrs. Harry Simmons
and Mr.. Edward Gates. Consultations
we're awarded to Miss Maud Lamb
and Mr.. Frank Chambers A large
number of visiting guests were pres
ent, among them being Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Wilmington and Mrs. Harry
Dickett, of indianapolis. Mrs. Jerome
Curtzman, of Minneapolis; Miss
Amelia Remlin and Mr.. Daniel Nc
/ earthly, Of Cincinnati.
Davis full orchestra furnished the
music for the dancing, which was en-
joyed until the wee small hours
warned the ladies that it was time to
escort their gentlemen friends home.
Madame Schumann-Heink's Roper
| toire.
AS time advances local interest IN
the coming treat of the near future,
in the appearance Of Madame Schu-
mann-Heink is aroused. 1t is under
stood that Madame Schumann-Heink
has about the largest repertoire of
any female singer before the public.
1t consists of sixty-seven operas, IN
which she sings nearly one hundred
parts, and, if required, could sing any
Of the roles with a couple Of hours
notice OF the more modern operas,
which number about thirty, she can
sing all at a moment S notice. She
has eighteen popular German operas
in her repertoire, and tbirty-six ora
torios, eight of which she has pre-
pared to sing here during her coming
tour in English. She sings nearly all
the songs of Beethoven, Brahms,
Schubert, Schumann, Franz and a
considerable number by American
and English composers. AT song
recital given by the Madame recently
in large eastern city a well known
critic had the following to say in his
criticism of her work: "She is an
artist in all the musical sense of the
word. She is a high soprano and a
contralto in one, for she has notes as
high and as flexible as "Patti's and
deep chest tones as low as Scalchi s
and all the notes between these ex-
tremes. When the Schumann and
Schubert songs were written they
prophesied great artist as a prime
necessity for their rendition. Nine
Schumann-Heink fulfilled all theil
promises. From every artists point
Of view they were given in a manner
at once faultless and were revela
ton of vocal possibilities.
Miss Stella Barber was the sub
ject of a very delightful surprise
party given by her mother, Mrs. J. o
Barber, last evening at her home, IL
south thirteenth street. Music anc
card games, including finch and pi
were features of the evenings enter
, tainment, followed by the serving o.
dainty two-course luncheon. Among
che guests were: Misses Mary Likins
Alice Lanning, Mary Dickinson, Rutl
Mott, Bertha Carver, Beulah Greer
Ruby Reid, Alice Marlatt, Mabe
, Keller, Helen Glover, Clara Tyrel
: Louise and zella Sheppard, Debr'
Shute, Mildred Gaar, Agnes Twige
.. Ruth Peltz, Ella Knollenberg, Saral
Nixon, Catherine Snyder and Lucil
Polglase.
. The Tourists met last evening wit
e Miss Sarah E. Hill, 2O37 Main street
? Mrs. Florence Lodwick read the pa
] per of the evening, choosing for he
7 subject, as previously announced
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