, 1906-12-08

q palticie anu the days past, presen
and future are full of engagements il
great number n variety. The an
proach of the Christmas season was
happily emphasized in both the Pascoe
and Dawson parties, which were the
most important functions of the week
and it is evident from plans which are
already formulated that the enjoy,
ments usually incident to holiday time
will be rivalled this year by private
entertainments of more than ordinary
interest.
Mrs. Paul Pascoe of TrevalIs ranch,
ushered in the brilliant week with a
musicale given Tuesday afternoon at
North Star hall, the party serving the
dual purpose of introducing her talent.
ed young niece, Miss Hazel Entwisle
and celebrating the birthday of the
hostess as well. Mrs. Judge Brown as.
sisted Mrs. Pascoe and Miss Entwisle
in receiving and entertaining the
guests and succeeding a most delight.
full hour, the party assembled to enjoy
a concert which will long be remem.
bered wildly indeed by those who had
the pleasure of hearing it. The pretti.
est of holly-decked programs were pre-.
scented to the listeners, which showed
the chaice and arrangement of the mum.
bers to be as follows:
Piano solo, Rhapsodie Hongroise
NO. List
Miss Ida Langheldt.
Vocal solo, al Bacio' (a) .Arditi
Ave Maria" OBJ ..Arcadelt
Miss Hazel Entwisle.
Violin solo, Flower Song.
........ .Gustave LANCE
Miss Thirkeldsen.
Vocal solo, Where Thou Canst
Rest" (a) Searelle
In Lovely, Old Castillo"
(b) Bishop
Miss Entwisle.
Vocal solo, 90, Dry Those Tears, ta)
Teresa Del Riego
Jerusalem" OBJ Parker
Miss Entwisle.
Vocal duet, "In the Starlight. .....
Miss Burke and Miss Entwisle.
Miss Langheldt and Miss Thirkeld-
sen are young musicians of whom the
ladies of the city have long been just
ly proud and their piano and violin
solos added to the reputation which
they have already earned. Miss Emit
wisle, the vocalist of the occasion, has
been the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Pas
coe, for some months past, but this was
her first appearance before a Laramie
audience and her singing vas a revela.
ton. Imagine a slender, winsome girl
of sixteen ~caroling like a woodland
bird, the voice being a lyric soprano
of a range, power and sweetness which
suggested maturity instead of girlhood
The solos were all the more remarkable
in that Miss Entwisle has received
scarcely more than a dozen lessons.
Miss Burke, who was her ac~companist,
being also her vocal instructor. 1t is
the %concensus of opinion among the la.
dies who heard Miss Entwisle that she
has been endowed with rare vocal pow.
ers, and if her voice is carefully de.
veloped, it gives promise of proving
to be a gift far above the average. The
sweet young singer was deluged with
congratulations, n she received the
Communications with an unaffected
manner which was as charming as heI
melodies. Mrs. Pascoe's guests enjoy
ed exceedingly the genuine English
tea which was served in the ban
quet room, Misses Elizabeth Grow and
Nellie Marsh assisting gracefully as
mattresses, while Mrs. Brown presid.
ed with the hostess at the steaming
urn. Indeed, the ladies declared the
beverage had an especially delicious
favor on account of the characteristic
cosy" which protected it's receptacle.
The tables were strewn with mammoth
English ivy leaves and the favors were
a leaf of the ivy and clusters of frag.
rant English ~violets. AS was previous.
ly mentioned, it was Mrs. Pascoe's ma
tai day and prominence was given to
the delicious birthday cake which
Grandma Blake, who is e~ighty-three
years old. had prepared as a surprise
for the hostess. The tables were given
an added touch of color and beauty by
the pretty little boxes adorned with
brilliant holly which held the souven,
IRIS, and these packages proved to con,
tain exquisite sterling silver spoons in
Christmas design and bearing suitable
Inscriptions. Mrs. Pascoe's guests had
/ been carefully Kept in ignorance of the
anniversary feature of the occasion
but they neatly turned the tables by
presenting her later in the week with a
beautiful piece of cut glass. Mr.. Pas
GOES birthday gift to his wife was a
magnifcient solitaire diamond ring.
Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. a
ooo ,goin antertained at North Star