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HIE SCUANTON TRIBUiNK-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 189S.
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Social and
Mis. W. II. Geni-hart gave n beautl
ful reception yesterday In honor of her
fair daughter-in-law, Mis'. Edwin W.
Gearhart. Thy house wus elaborately
(lccurnicd Willi chrysanthemums, and
the table In tin- dining room "as es
pecially effective with a delicate ami
airy nrranrjement of jilnk roses and
miiUrix denendlng from the chandelier
to meet the graceful centre piece.
The receiving party wore Mrs. Gonr
hart, Mrs. Albert Gallatin Wheeler, of
New York, and Mr. Edwin Gearhart.
Mis. Klrkpatrlck, Mrs'. William Han
ley, Mrs. W. W. Watson, Mis. II. C.
Barker, Miss Nellie rirlllln.MIss Unwell,
Miss Knnna Ilanlev. Miss Mutt, .Miss
Gearhart, MI?h Louise Matthews as
sisted about the rooms. Miss Wanner,
of Goshen, lml.. and Miss Augusta Mer
rill presided at the table In the dining
room, where Miss Frances 1'iatt, Mli"
Margaret llanley, Miss (iearhart. of
Lock Haven, and Miss KIpP. of Fltts
ton, assisted in serving. Miss' Ellza
lieth Sherer served frappe and was as
sisted by Miss Mary Gearhart. Miss
ltuth llanley nnd MIs-m Lois Schlagor.
In the evening a reception was given
by Mr. and Mrs. Gearhart, which was
largely attended.
Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler, of New. York,
assisted In receiving. Among the out-of-town
guests were Mr. and Mrs. KIpp.
Mr and Mrs. Hushes. Mis KlpP and
Mis.j Poke, of I'lttston; Mr. and Mrs.
Kirkendull, of Wllkes-Hurrc. Fiom
the city weie Mr, and Mrs. William
Hanley, Mr. nnd Mrs. C 1'. Matthews,
Hev. and Mrs. C. H. lloblnson, Mr. and
Mrs. "Walter Matthews, Mr. and Mi
AVIllard Matthews, Mr. and Mrs. Will
iam II. McClave, Mrs. William Mat
thews. Mr. and Mrs. II, 15. Ware, Mr.
nnd Mrs. Avery. Mr. and Mrs. Holland,
Ml-, and Mrtr. lllrdsall. Mr. and Mrs.
W. D. Hoycr, Dr. and Mrs. Huberts, Dr.
and MM. Fivy. Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
"Wutson. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Heynolds.
Mr and Mm. .1. 11. Torrey, Mr. and
Mrs. L. H. Stelle, Mrs. .1. 1. Dickson.
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Klrkpatrlck, Mrs.
"Willis Klrkpntrlck. Mrs. (!. 11. .Iermn,
Misses Plcrnon, Molt, Matthews, Han
ley. Dickson, Hessell. Nettle-ton, Hlel,
Kondrlck, Merrill H. V. Simpson. Molt,
Martin, Ellison and John Snyder,
l.ynde, Lawrence Fuller. John Harris.
Clarence Walker, Jones, J. M. Chance,
Merrill, Holland.
The ladles who assisted In the after
noon nisi) served In the evening'. Han
ley catered.
The reception to be given at the
Scranton club on the night of Dee. ;
promises to surpass In elegance most
similar events ever attempted In
Scranton. The board of trade rooms
will be opened and the entire club will
he used on this occasion. Uauer will
furnish music nnd the catering will be
done by the club. The invitations in
i hide two guests of each member. The
I'.itroiiessos are the wives of the board
of directors and the list conipriseH Mrs.
II. M. Holes. Mrs. Henry Delhi, jr. Mrs.
J 1!. Dlmmlck. Mrs. K. L. Fuller. Mrs.
11. J. Anderson, Mrs. T. II. Wntklns,
Mrs II. 1. Simpson, Mrs. T. K. Jones1,
Mrs. H. H. Sturges. Mrs. Everett Wnr
MM, Mrs. C. H. C'onnell, Mrs. II. W.
Klntrsbuiy, Mrs, S. Weston.
Mr II. 1'. Simpson. Mr! A. O. Hunt
and others are conducting a solicita
tion of box and loge rales for the "Gnn
(lollers," which promises to be very
nine essftil. The diagram for scats will
"mii on Friday next.
The directors of the IIuhiiKiinnn hos
pital have Issued invitations to the first
annual meeting at the Albright Me
morial hall next Tuesday evcnlng.when
a notable feature will be the address by
Dr. William Tod Helmuth, dean of the
Homeopathic Medical college and hos
pital, of New York. Dr. Helmuth's
v lfe is almost as distinguished as him
self, as she has been president of Soro
sis ami is at this time president of the
New York Stnto Federation of Wo
men's clubs, and is perhaps the best
known club woman in the country. It
was- expected that Colonel II. M. Holes
would preside at this meeting, but
olng to his intended absence from the
lty the position will be held by some
"lie else. The other features of the
meeting will bo the reading of reports
Mrs. Joseph A. Scranton gave a
thimble tea yesterday In honor of Mrs.
Nash, of Mudh-vm. Conn., when the
liuests were Mrs. A. E. Hunt. Mrs. H.
J. Matthews, Mrs. William Scranton,
of Oxford, N. J.: Mis. W. II. Perkins.
Mrs. A. G. Gllmorc. .Mrs. H. S. Moffat,
Mrs. O. P. Matthews, Mrs. C. D. Simp
son. Mrs. H, J. Heiinell. Mrs. (!. 1..
Ditks.in. Mrs. G. II. Catlin, Mrs. Will
lam Matthews, .Mrs. T. M. Caun ami
Mrs. James Arehbald.
Mrs. Scranton entertained at a re.
eption last week In honor of her
daughter, Mrs. D. I,. Tate. Mist-Are h
1 aid assisted In the drawing room; Miss
C.ilini'iv nnd Miss Conklln served
frnppe. Mrs. A. II. Storrs and Mrs, It.
M. Serunton presided at the tab'-; Pi
thi' dining room, where .mips Eloh-n
Uilmoro and Miss Merrill assisted In
serving refreshments.
Misses Anna and Flora Matthews
gave a luncheon on Tuesrdav In honor
of Mis Susan Jerniyn. The guests
were Mrs. O. H. Jermvn, Mis. (.5. 1.
firltllths. Miss MannesM, Miss Nettle
Coleman, Miss Clara Hevnolds, Mis-
Anhbald, Miss I.oulso Matthews and
Miss Chuuncey Heynolds.
Mrs. A. II. Shoplnnd entertained
n thimble tea on Thursday.
nt
Miss Wanner, of Goshen, Ind.. whose
great personal nttractloiu and beauti
ful voice were the subject of so mucli
comment on the occasion of her visit
In this city two seasons ago. Is a guest
at the homo of Mr. W. 11. Gearhart.
A farewell reception was tendered
Miss Stella Henner last evening at the
residence of Mr. nnd Mrs. D. H. Harrln.
.121 North Garfield avenue. Games, and
other diversions were enjoyed until a
seasonable hour, when refreshment
were ierved. Miss Henner leaves to
day for her home at Hazleton, Pa.
Mrs. Heese G. Brooks Iiuh issued In
vitations for a reception on Friday af
ternoon next In honor of Mrs. George
Grant Rrooks.
Mrs. k. s. Moffat gave a pretty
luncheon on Thursday In honor of Mrs.
William Scranton, of Oxford, N. J. Tho
other guests were Mrs. A. II, Storrs.
Mrs. It. W. Archbnld, .Mrs. L. S. Oak
ford und Mrs. G. dull. Dlmmlck.
Mlsrt Helen Hand went to Philadel
phia yesterday to Join her brothers. Dr.
Alfred Hand and Miles T. Hand, with
whom she will attend the Yale-Prince-ton
game today.
The Green Hldgo library folr will bo
held nbout Dec, 1, and promises to bo
an unusually interesting event,
Mrs. X. Y, Loot guvo a. luncheon on
Personal.
"Wednesday In honor of Mls Susan Jcr-
111311. Tho decorations' wore in pun
and were wonderfully pretty. The
guests were; The Misses Jerniyn, Mrs.
(1. 11. Jermyn, Miss Manners, Miss
Simpson, Clare Heynolds, Miss Welle,
Miss Wlliton. Miss Coleman, Miss Ter
wllllger, of Waterloo, X. Y.; Miss Nash,
of New York.
Mrs. J. E. Chemberlln. of 022 Tine
street, gave a reception Monday even
ing lust In honor of her brother, Pri
vate Charles Adams1, Company D, Thir
teenth regiment. Mrs. Chemberlln was
assisted In receiving by her, sisters,
Mrs. A. M. Slgnor, of Hlnghamton, N.
Y and Miss Emma Adams, of this
city. Mioses Irene Cowles and Molllo
Wardell mm veil refreshments. The
evening was delightfully spent with
cards and dancing. Among those pres
ent were Corporals Thomas Hu?sell, P.
13. Unman, Joseph Cleary, Private
Hitchcock, all of Company I, Thir
teenth regiment; also Hogart Conies',
Guy Morton. Fred. Hussoll, Prof. Carr,
Mr. Slote, Edwards, Hex Kimble, Hus
sell Kimble, Fred. Hutchinson, Evans,
Clyde Cooper, Charles Chemberlln,
I'.ryant, Mr. J, "W. Guernsey, Misses
Emma. Adams. Polly Cowies, Edith
Slgnor. Mrs. Carr. Molllo Wardell,
Anna Hussell, Nellie Drake. Mollle
Dtuke, Jennie Kaufman, Margaret
Kaufman, Sndye Mattes. Helle Ainsley,
Hessle Ainsley, Mrs. J. V. Guernivy,
Clara I.. Oakley. Martha Cheiuberlln,
Hlaek, Palmer, Houghtcr.
MoYf-meafts of People
Miss Simpson went tu New Yoik yesler-
la..
John Turn, of Ado'iis iiveinie. Is In New
Yoik city on hiish.iss.
Miss llendrlel;, of llos-ton, Mass., is the
guest of Mrs. H. C. l.ynde.
Mrs. Frank Hnbllng. Jr.. has returned
fimii a visit at Clark's Green.
Attorney A. A. Vc sbilig Is at Tunkhti-.l-riock
today on legal business.
Colonel and Mrs. II. M. Holes return'-'d
from New Yoik la-t evening.
Airs. William Si rutin . of oxfoid,' N. J.,
Is the guest of Mrs. A. II. Storrs.
Mr. Wesley Gardner, of llonesdale. will
spend Staidiy with Scranton friends.
Miss lloiistln. of Carbondate, Is vMthig
the Misses O'Malley, of 1'cdiir avenue.
Miss l.ydla May, of Hallstend. Is the
gueHt of Mls-s Nellie O'Malley, of Monro-
avenue.
.Miss Terwllllger. of Waterloo, and Ml"s
Nash, of New York, atv guests ot Mrs.
N. Y. I.eet.
Tile Misses (icnrhnlt. of Lock Haven,
are guests of Misa Lillian Gearhart on
Monroe avenue.
Hev. C. Wilson and lumlly. of l.inox
llle. Sutiehaiuia county, nre Istlng
W. S. 1'oote. of Page court.
Hen Phillips ami William SMnVr. of
the firm of Finn .t Phillips, relumed fiom
Willi imsport ui a luiHuos trip.
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Faltchlld, of Pater
son, N. J., am visiting Mr. nnd Mrs. It.
W. Kingsbury, of Monioe aeaue.
MbscM CillllKiin, ot Chicago, hae re
turned fiom a pleasant stay with Miss
Maine O'llollnran, of Cedar acntle.
Jlr. George Jatkson. siai E. S. Jack
son, ot the First National bank, h is
been home from college during the past
ve k.
It Is C. H. Warman who is at Asheville,
N. C, where ln has gone on account of
ill health and not A. It. Warman, pro
prietor ot the Uickawanna lat.ncir.v.
Mrs. G. H. Hand. .Miss Hand. Mlsn A.
Hand. .Mrs. D. K. Taylor, V. Stetlcr, 1..
V.. Danlell nnd TJ. G. Cnnrsm and wife
were leglslued at tho St. Denis, ill New
ork. this week
Iteglinental Adlutant D. II. Athrrton.
Uaartermaster Frank Yundllng and Heise
Wntklns, Inspector of rifle prai'tice. of
the Eleventh regiment, will leave Mon
day to Insoect companies of the coiutnan 1
in nnd about llarrlhburg.
New Goods.
A great sale of Ladles' Suits and
Jackets, Children's and Mines' Coats
Saturday; the lowest prices of the
scas.on. Mears & Hagen.
it HER POINT OF VIEW S:
There uie sonic in ople who ha
fads. You may have noticed this fait
yourself. Ocnslonally the fads aie
pursued with such indefatigable p,T
slsteii'e that ihey reach the undlcnl
fled stage of hobbies. This condition
Is always hard on the other persons
in the vicinity. There is the collector
for instance I don't mem the tax col
le.'lor, although, to be sure, he is the
biggest nuisance with his hobby that
an be imagined hut the colleiior of
soiiM'iilrs. postage stamps, buttons or
any other earthly thing, may have a
good time except that he perpetually
impoverishes himself to gratify his
fudili.'li last", but there hi always
somebody else who suffers Inconven
leneo, 'ecaus of his "collections."
The pipe fiend enjoys his fad to the
utmost and displays his stocK moro or
less ugly to the eve of the er.-ual oh
Hcrwr. with a pride only equalVJ by
a maltise pussy tat as she drv.i In
li'l' limp and blind offspring one by
one by the nape cl the neck io nhow
to the admiring gaze of the family.
Hut all those pipes, in their fnginlous
ly devised racks, mean an endless
amount of dusting by somebody, prob
ably the patient wife, for the ser-
v, mts must lint b" allowed to touch i
the precious outiit. She prob.-.blv has i
no Interest in pipes beyond an lin- I
pulslve desire to pitch them out of i
the window and air the room; al- I
tliousii there was an account printed
the other day of a woman who had i
tin pipo eoiiectlivi fud which she in
'Iged to the extent of never paying
tor her acquisitions, which she surrep
tltluiu'ly conveyed home and colored
with a degree ol attldulty worthy of
a heller cause. Men say she was a
connoisseur In pipes an(l that her col
oring of the meerschaums could scarce
ly be excelled by the must Inveterate
smoker of tho other bex. She, how
ever, Is the exceptfon. Tha average
woman gives a contemptuous. If un
consilous sn'ff at the mere sight of u
Pipe rack, with Its array of treasures,
and always looks Involuntarily toward
the wl'idow as If she would like to
opt. n it.
m it
Tho enne collector In ulmost us bad.
He enjoy.s tho collection and tells tales
more or less fabulous about each one
In th Pit, but they are always tumbl
ing down and thumping his wife on
the head when she endeavors to dust
the room, and he always counts them
nuDiiuiiuuri)' on ine ewiiiiiK joiiowmg
the dusting operations and wondeis
aloud if she has given one to his
father-in-law. or loaned his pet ele
pliant stick to her cousin, who Isn't
3-sTlie bct remedy lor
cliildiiu aud adults.
, "a" "TV Mr couKli,atlaua.ilppc,
UroucuiusauaiucipicutcoutAiiupttou. rnccVjc
a favorite with tho head of tho house.
Then, too, 'they always occupy a space
that a wife could usu so conveniently
for blue plates or another eorlcs of
Jardinieres.
Tho collector of flro-nrms nnd
weapons In general Is the cause of
considerable worrlment to his family.
If he 13 nt all enthusiastic he gets to
gether a Jumble of weltd, wicked look
ing articles likely to nllllcthls scnsiltlve
minded relatives with bad dreams. No
woman In tho house dares dust these
Implements of warfare, and us there
Is usunllv at least one member of the
fiimilv possessed of a clean devil,
that collection Is a corresponding grief
nnd humlllntloti, while not Infrequent
ly the devoted wife spends many anx
ious hours worrying ns to whether her
husband will take all tho fingers from
hla tight hand while fooling with some
ol the guns which she considers Infer
nal In device, ot whether lie will sim
ply blow his head off.
The bird's nest collector always has
a messy farm yard condition of things
In the pursuit of his fad. Som! of the
birds were slatternly in their liulldlng
operations and the mud, straw and
sticks nre continually making a litter.
The eggs aren't nlways strictly fresh,
or designed to kctp indefinitely. The
birds themselves moult more or less
constantly and get moth eaten and
dejected In appearance. If he has ani
mals for a fad stuffed ones his wife
never can persuade herself that the
house does not smell Ike a monngerle
or that the beasts do not need a
bath.
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There ore women faddists, too, w hose
faces aren't always a joy to the other
people In the house. One girl used to
collect china cats and dogs. She filled
all the mantles nnd table tops In the
drawing room. Then nhe died and of
course her parents cannot endure the
thought of destroying the "collection"
and they can't quite reconcile them
selves to the Idea of putting It away out
of sight as somehow It would seem In
be n hard-hearted procedure as If they
were forgetting the dear hands that
used to uriunge the queer little crea
tures or the sunny eyes' that regarded
them with loving caie. So they keep
nil these little dogs of various degree
and cats of unearthly hue and form
and continue to explain their presence
to visitors.
A fair and gracious lady made a col
lection of pitchers. Sometimes Mhe
wonders to heiwlf, why, for all her
friends bring pitchers to her from near
and far and her husband has been
obliged to destroy his stiawberry bed
In order to extend the dining room and
accommodate the array of pitchers
that spread themselves over the house
and almost the Hurroundlng landscape,
and her fad has outgrown Its Intended
dimensions.
The souvenir spoon craze was harm
less and rather sensible, but the new
fad for collecting souvenirs by appro
priating Monie little article of brle-a-brac
from your friends' drawing rooms
Is somewhat to be deprecated. It tends
to make your friends feel unhappy
when they view their former posses
sions In your collection and you mav
not have any thing of your own that
they particularly covet.
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Hut all this Isn't what I meant to
say when 1 began on fads', but to tell of
a woman who lias a lad for collecting
resemblances. She always seems to be
looking out for chance likenesses of one
person to some other person of more
or lesy distinction and being a close
observer of faces she gets an assort
ment of Interest although It may not
nlways be in accord with general opin
ion. Il'he other day she was discussing her
pet hobby nnd the conversation brought
out large accessions of her list.
"Why," she declared, "any number of
men bel!ee they look like McKlnley,
but they don't. Mr. Luther Keller.wheii
he is clean shaven, has about the clever
est resemblance to the president of any
one in this city, although Superinten
dent Howell Is rather like him when h
removes hlsi glasses. Holmrt, did you.
remark'.' Yes, they do s-ay that Judge
Knupp looks like him, but In my opin
ion the Judge Is far better looking. Mr.
Thomas E. Jones looks like Sampson:
George Hreck resembles Francis Jo
s' "ph of Austria; Charlie Hawiey looks
like Chauncey Depow. although really,
tin Hev. Dr. J. E. Price, a former pu.
tor of the Adams Avenue Methodist
ihtirch. wns astonishingly like "the
Peach;" Judge Edwards lesembles ex
Govenor Pattlsnn on u smaller scale,
Dick Holgate looks like the late Hjii
Hutlcr, Dolph Atherti ll Is quite like
Jame;i Whlteoinb Hlley, Lawyer Zim
merman slightly resembles Tom Piatt,
"You know," Interrupted a listener,
"that Lvddon Flick, of the Wllkes
liurre Times, looks so much like Theo
dore Hoo's-evelt that he has been taken
for Teddy In New York."
"No!" exe'almed the faddist. "They
say that John Costello. of Syracuse,
also resembles him strongly," while
another speaker icmnrkcd: "Well, tho
clearest resemblance known Is between
It. T. Hlack and Admiral Cervera."
"Now, that's so," chimed In all the
others. "I never thought of It before."
"Yes. and Christy Holuud and Wade
Finn. If thev had a composite plctum
taken, would he John Wunnmnker."
said another. "Hut Christy does look
amazingly like Senator Gorman. Al
fred Twining might also be a twin
Wanamaker. John E. Hoche looks
like Swallow, Franklin Howell liko
Albert Edward of Wales, Hernard Ale
gargte like Gregorovltch, the great
violinist. Hev. Mr. Pierce, of the
Penn Avenue llaptlst church, Is
quite like Amos Ciiinnilngs. of New
York. The ret-emblance between Mor
lis Stoweia and cluster A. Arthur was
often remarked. Albert Hunt Is
thought by many people to resemble
Holuud Heed, and School Con'rol'er
Francois looks like llotirke Cochran.
The number of chance rcseinbhinccs
extends on Indefinitely. Here are sev
eral more: Colonel Hitchcock bears a
sui prising likeness to Colonel John
Hay. Arthur Frothlnghiim M nlfo
said to resemble the ex-ndnlster to
England, J. A. Scranton has always
l.ctn said to I ear a strong likeness to
Favld H. Hill. Charles D. Hreck looks
like W. D. Huwells, the novelist. C. D.
Simpson, If he weighed a few hundred
pounds more, would not look unlike
General Slmfter. Fred Fleltis lookn
like Semtor Daniels, of West Virginia.
A striking resemblance exists between
Senator Hilly Mason and John J.
Coyne, of Mlnooka. Captain May hai
a itsemblancn to Maceo, the Cuban
pall lot. George "Watson has long been
pi .stored by hla resemblance to Mark
A. Ilanna. John J. Murphy looks
Timothy Wordiuff. James J. Wiigen-
hurst bears a sulking resemblance to
the late Janice G. Hlalne. School Con.
Holier Is. l. Jayno iooks lino juuge
H.
luiflington. nn.l lieorgo .Mitchell re
sembles Hobsou. Alderman Kasson,
If he could nuinase to die his love,
ly side whiskers1 red, would not
look very different from John "Moon
beam" Garmun, chairman of tho
state Democn.tii) committee. Stamp
Clerk Meiisett might bo taken for Tom
Stewart, nnd Colonel Sanderson
trongly resembles General Miles. Col-
unci Holes Is raid to resemble Glad
stone, when the great premier was
younger, and Calvin Seybolt always
reminds some people ot HlRinnrk,
"Jamie" lllnlr and J. J. H. Humll- ,
ton aro tho best Imitations of Nnpo-
lean to be found In this region, and
Diehard Hourke, the war correspond- I
ct t of The Tribune, looks like lird !
Hn. if that bit of Information Is
any Mitlsfactlon to Tho Tribune rend
ers, while J. 13. Kern resembles Con
gressman McAlecr. Hut what worried
the woman who had a fad for collec
Ing resemblances wus that she couldn't
find a man who could be taken for
Governor-elect Stone. Saucy Hens.
ESCAPING FItOM SIBERIA.
Hapless Convicts Secretly Helped
by Kind Villagers.
From Pearson's Wtekly.
Those subjects of the tsar who aro
ent to Sib ji Ian prisons for a real or
fancied offense against the social laws
or tho political decrees of the power
that la, know that they will bo treat
ed harshly; hut In no part of the
dreary country Is iniprlnonment so
cruel as In the Kara prison, where
the convicts work In the mines.
Attempts to escapo nre a common
occurrence all over tho country, but
the number of convicts who make a
dash for liberty from the Kara mines
Is far greater than from any other
piis in.
The miserable creatures who en
deavor to elude the Iron grasp of the
tsar's ollleiuls prefer the spring for
tl'ilr attempt. There is more cluinci'
of reaching the outer world, ot cross
ing the many mllis of desolate terri
tory that separate them from a place
of safety, In the early 'ninths of the
year, but they cannot always choose
their own time, and In the very depths
of the Siberian winter the desperate
men make the struggle for freedom,
preferring the rigors of night tramp
ing In the coldest season to the miser
ies of the prison.
How do these men find their way?
How do tho live"
They know the direction in which
safety lies, und they tramp onward
until they reach some spot where they
aro safe. That spot may be fur away
from the town at which the!. Imag
ined thev would arrive, but what of
that. They are free, thai Is the all
Important matter.
Yet theie is some guide fi r them
along the 111 st hundred miles or so;
for In the night when all Is still and
th" peasants In the scattered villages
are sleeping, Hie refugee's healt Is
gladdened 111 his dark and eolltary
journey b the filendly gleam of
lamps In tie cottage windows. From
the depth of Asia to the borders of
Europe, almost, at least one window
in every village Is illuminated by a
lump, placd thi'ie lor the benefit of
"those who must hot be seen."
For tht. moujlks have pity on them
and help them. The. escaped convicts
cunnot travel by day, lest they be de
nounced to the guards who are search
ing for them. They have to find sus
tenance where they may; money Is
useless to them, as they dare not open
ly enter a tavern or indeed any other
place In order to buy food or lo beg
for It, even. The peasants dare not
openly receive or help them, and the
chance of sin cess would be very small
but for the device of the llloUjlk.
If you enter the houve of a peasant
In the vicinity, say, of Irkutsk, and
partake of a meal, you will notice In
the window a little table on which
stands a lamp, a plate und a Jug.
When the meal commences, one of the
family plates a pinion of the food on
the plate; quite a choice morsel is
selected, anil you fancy that another
and mole Important guest Is expected.
A piece of ever thing U-i set out on
the plute and the jug Is lllled with
kvas. You begin to feel lather small.
When you entered you were treated
like a nobpiiimn, but evidently ott uro
not the chief guest.
However, the guest does not come,
and, more mystified than ever, you
seek an opportunit of usking the
meaning of the strange preparations.
"Who M it all for?" you ask.
"For the brodlaji; for th:s. who
niUHt not be spen' " Is the reply.
Yes, thos-e dellcaiies are for the con
victs. When they stealthily creep Into
a village at night and see that light,
ihey know that on the same table iui
the lamp is food and drink. They hao
only to push tin window and II opens.
jso that lln. may lawe me pane uiiu
i jug and refresh exhausted nature.
The nioujik does not wish to see
them; It Is beta.1 not. When he iieesj
the empty plate and Jug In the morn
ing he Is pleased, for he knows that
ho has helied some loot' creature In
his eiTort to escape from cruelty and
a living death and get back to life
and human sympathies.
FOLK SOI1G.
YllW Is tho lore the old wife knows
Who si os tin storm draw nigh.
And wind nnd cloud logethei close
The wlndcws of the sky:
"The north wind Is mun's wind.
1'ntiingleil with Ida fate:
In that he Joyed, in tint he sinned,
It chants his love and halo.
"The west wind Is the angels' wind,
lie sweep liielr lyre stilngs;
And where the gray storm clouds arc
ll'lnneil
We see the ruMllng wings.
"The cunt wind Is the Ji vil's wind,
And stings with fire nnd Ice;
Hut the south wind Is God's wind.
And blows fruiu paradise.
"And whence ihey go none mortal knows
Who heats tin in riding by:
We can bin watt!; 'Iiem as they close
The wlndcws cf the sky "
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MUSICAL QUESTION BOX.
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Profomcr J. Alfred Pennington, dlrettor of the Scrrnton Conncrvn- sjj-
tory of Music and organist of Elm Park church, has coi.sutlcd to io- JJ,
ply In the Saturday Trlbiiii! to queatl.inn concerning music and ninsl- ;
cul topics asked by Tiilmmi readers. Every render intercMed in music J.
Is nt liberty to nsk for Information. Questions may bi addressed to f;
"MUHlrnl Question Hox, caro of Tribune, or they may be addrcFSed .
to Professor 1'tiinliiRton. Only tho wi'.ors' Inltlnls will appear In Si
connection with the nr.swcrs to their questions. They may sign lletl- .
tlotis Inltluls If they dcslro to remain entlitly unknown. 3f
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N. F. Seme of our friend.' nre In tho
chorus ot "The Ootulolleis" now be
rehearsed, consequently that opera
Is much discussed. Would ynu tnliid
glvlrg n Bj-nopsli of the opera In the
"Question Hox?" I am sure there uro
many besides myrclf who would be
greatly Interested In It.
Answer. On account of lack of space
I will give a synopsis of the first act
only at this time and give the remain
der In next Saturday's Tribune. The
first act of the opera Is laid In Venice.
The llrst scene represents St. Mark's
square1, with the Ducal palace on the
right. The young ladles of the chorus
are "contadlne" or Italian peasant
girls, the young men are "gondoliers,"
that Is, persons who propel gondolas,
a certain kind of boat, through the
canals of Venice which are the main
thoroughfares of the city. In the llrst
scene Flametta (Miss Edith Martin),
Glula (Miss Edith James), Victoria
(Miss Mary Skinner), and other conta
dlne are discovered tying bouquets of
roses, singing the while a beautiful
chorus "List and learn ye dainty
rose-s." While they are singing the gon
doliers, enter, unobserved by the maid
ens. Francesco asks for whom the llow
ei'fi are being prepared and Is told that
they are for Marco (Mr. W. M. Hunnell)
and Giuseppe (Mr. Fred Ettnich) Pal
mier!, two gondoliers w ho It appears
are much admired by all the maidens,
and who are coming to choose their
brides from among the contudlne1. Af
ter Antonio (Mr. Halph Williams), one
of the gondoliers, has sung a merry
lay, Marco and Giuseppe make their
appearance In a gondola and receive a
Joyful welcome. On stepping ashore
und gallantly greeting the contadlne
they are overwhelmed with floweis.
They now sing a duet ending with a
recitative: "And now to choose our
brides. As u'l are young and fair we
really do not care ll preference to de
dare. A bias to disclose would be In
delicate: and therefore we piopose to
let Impartial fate select for us a mate."
This excites great curiosity, and be
ing asked what method they will choose
In the selection of their brides, they
reply. 'These handkerchiefs upon our
eyes be good enough to blind, and take
good care that both of us are absolutely
blind." It develops that they desire to
engage In a game of "blind-man's buff"
with '.he entire group of maidens, and
that the contadlne whom they succeed
In catching shall be the chosen brides.
This novel plan meets with untirovnl.
Their eyes are bandaged and after
some sly Insinuations on the pnri of
the young ladles that they are peep
ing they form into two rings with
Giuseppe In the centre of one ling and
Marco in the other. The game pro
ceeds with music to the nursery rhyme
of:
My pap.i he keeps tlii'te norseS
Hlack and white anil d.ipplc-grcy. sir.
Turn three- times, then lake your couires.
I'atch whatever girl you imiy, sir.
After i seiiuln-' old-fashioned game.
Marco succeeds in catching Glannetla
l Miss Clara Simpson) nnd Gulseppe
captures Tessa. (.Miss Grace Spencer '
Hoth gondoliers declare the result ex
actly as they wished It. After a duet
from Glannetla and Tessa In which they
express their ihanks for the honor con
ferred tinon them, the entile party ';'
mi n and maidens repair with n mer
ry song and jollity to the i bun h where
the wedding eeremony Is to lake place.
gondola now arrive at th pinzet
ta s-teps from whicn teps the Duke of
Plaa-Toro, (Mr. J.im-" C-irdner San-d'-is-on),
the duchess, i.Mls-s Katharine
Ti'iiberman.) their daughter. Caslldu.
i. Mil's '"llynhcth Thomas,) and their
attendant. Luia. (Mr. John J. Gleason. i
who. It transpires, is greatly In love
with c.i-Uda, who in turn Is equ illy
fond of him. It seem.-i that V'" whole
party have just arrived fiom Spain,
"And If ever. eer, eer
They g- t oack lo Spain.
Tiny will never, niur, never
'loss Hie eu again."
They have conic to Venice to visit
the grand Inquisitor. Don Alhambra,
who resides in the Ducal palace. The
Duke and Duchess, who are dressed
in pompous and faded clothes, are ex
it emely aristocratic in their bearing
and ut their entrance the humorous
element of the opera first makes It
appearance. After a long and ex
tremely amusing spoken dialogue,
Lilly, is stilt to the Ducal palace to
Inform the 'irand Inquisitor, Don Al
hambra. of their arrival. While he is
gone the Duke and Duchess dn Ide
that the time has come to make a
'cry important disclosure to their
duushtet' to the effect that when a
babe of six months old she was mar
ried by proxy to th" Infant sin and
heir of his majesty, , h(. wealthy kin;:
of the Island of Havataiia. This mon
arch shortly afterwards forsook the
religious creed of his forefathers,
whtih so lncenei the Grand Inquis
itor that h-i caused the Infant son
to bo stolen and brought to Venice.
This was twenty wars ago. "A fort
night oince," raid the Duke, contln
ulnu the store, "the King of Haratarlu
was killed In an Insurrection, and wo
are here to ascertain the whereabouts
of the crown prince, your husband,
and to hall you. our daughter, as Her
Majesty, the reigning queen of Kara
taiia " At this tho Duke und Duchess
kneel before her with great solemnity.
The Duke now slugs a humorous son,r,
The Duke of I'laza-Toro," after
which the Duke and Duchess enter
the palace of Don Alhambra. Lulz has
returned and ru-dies Into the arms of
Cisllda, who tells him the story with
which her father has made her ac
quainted. She decides not to resist
the Infant marriage and the unpleas
unt position In which she is placed
despite Lulz' pleadings to the con
trary. The duct which they
sing at tho conclusion of thU scene
is one of the gems of the opera. The
duke and duchess return from the pal
ace', accompanied by tho grand Inquis
itor, who Is coollyrecelved by tho young
people. Ho sings a song in which ho
says that when the babe, the heir of
Haratarlu, was brought to Venice
twenty years before, ho had him given
Into tho hands ot a gondolier who wns
to rear hlin ulong with his own son.
The gondolier himself got mixed In his
own mind as to which of tho boys wits
tho crown prince, and died without tho
matter ever having been straightened
out. (The whole matter as to the theft
hud been kept from tho heir himself.)
Now as to which was really to ascend
the throne of Haratarlu only one person
could decide nnd she wns the nurse to
whom the boy had been delivered when
he was stolen. This woman was the
mother of l.ulz. She wus at the pres
ent time the wife of an old brigand,
who was established In the mountains
around Cordova In Spain. Lulz, nc
oompnnlod by the grand Inquisitor'!
emissaries, set out for Spain at once
to fetch his mother to clear up the
quandary. All except the grand In
quisitor now enter the ducnl palace as
the wedding party of gondoliers nnd
contadlne return from the church sing
ing "Hrideuroom and Hiide!" at th"
close of which Tessa sings' a beautiful
aiin, "When a Merry Maiden .Marries."
The grand Inquisitor soon leatns to his
sorrow that hoth Marco and Giuseppe
have Just been married. He Informs
them that one of them Is the new king
of Maratarla, but an It Is uncertain as
to which of them it Is. he decrees that,
as the country Is In u state of insur
rection. It Is necessary they should as
sume the reins of government at once
nnd to that end they must reign Jointly
mi one Individual until their Identity is
established by the old nurse. Hula's
mother. They Inquire If they may take
their friends with them and are told
that their male friends may go with
them, but that their lady friends, In
rlndlnc their new wives, must be left
at home. This produces great conster
nation and Glannetta and Tessa are In
eomulable until the thought strikes
them that one of them will be "a regu
lar royal queen." From now on Maico
and Glusenpe sliux together since they
nre acting as one individual. If a. ques
tion is asked them they reiily at the
same time, and this brings about many
humorous situations. On account of
their Ideas of Hepubllcan equality they
decide that although they will lemein
ber their friends' handsomely In th"
giving of ofllces on their a nival In
Haratarlu all shall be em 11 strictly
equal basis. They bid an affectionate
fun-well to their new wives and In
company with nil the gondoliers who
are lo sail with them they embark on
tho Xebeque," as they sing a sailor's
choius:
And awa we go to the Island fair
Tluii lies In a southern sea,
We know not where, and we don't much
cue
Wherever lhat Mc mav lie."
The contadlne wave a fniewell in the
gondoliers, and the curtain ful If. Thus
cinls the tirst act. As I said at I he be
ginning, a synopsis of the second act
will be given next Saturday.
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L. W. Whnl Is the dltlereiiee be
tween tie- American lingering ami the
German fingering for the piano?
Ans'-.ver. None whatever. A proper
ly Instructed American will use- the
rame fingers In playing the piano that
a properly Instructed German will use.
Your supposition that there is a differ
ence I doubtless due to the fact that
there are two methods of Indicating
the tltigeilng ponuluiiy known us
"American" fingering and 'German,"
or "Foreign." lingering. In the llrpt
method, which Is really English and
not American, the thumb is indicated
by a moss, and the remaining lingers
by I. '.'. ;. I. In the second method the
thumb Is properly classed us 11 linger,
the live lingers being Indicated by 1. 2,
:',, I, r-. The latter method has almost
entirely rJ'ierseded the former both In
England and this country. In all the
best editions the foreign lingering N
used. This N a good and sulllclent
reaioii why ths so-called American
lingering should be entliely discarded
since, on account of the confusion
which mii.'t follow the use of two meth
ods, one only should be adhered to. Let
it be plainly understood, however, that
Hie dITere'-ce refers to the method of
indli siting the fingering, nnd not to any
difference In the manner of lingering.
THE CONSEItVATOBY THE EUii
LIC SCHOOL OF MUSIC.
ItY CHAlll.l'S II. MOHMI-:.
Head llefor the National Music Ttn h
es' As-ocl.itloli, June 'St. 1M. .
Whenever conservatory training Is
mentioned wc understand lh.it class
instruction Is referred to. This is n
Just inference, for the distinguish
ing feature of conservatory work Is
class teaching. As has often birn said
before, wo have, In the- conservatnrv
class, the practical application i-f public-school
methods to the study of
music, ami the results are just as
noteworthy us In nuy other study. Wo
look upon our public-school system,
In Its perfect application, as the high
est type of true educational work. So
Miould we regard the true conservn
toiy of nun-'lc In muslcul study.
No .system of insliui Hon, in anv
branch, equals that of the graded
lass, provided the class be kept small
nough to give e-ach pupil individual
attention, whether in Latin, mathe
matics or music. In either case, such
Instruction makes better scol.irs and
abler men aril w mien. Attention, con
ccntratlor, accuracy, quick uetion and
command of oii"'s self are tho inevi
table results of -such ttnlnlnp.
Of course, mm h depends upon tho
proper grudlng of tho atudents and
the size of the clasis, not less upon the
1 ability of the teacher
to hold tho at
and wisely In
teacher -.in not
anything; much
the leather bo
tention of the class
! struct them. A poor
1 teach a private pupil
1 less a class. Hut II
1 competent nnd the pupils bright, how
much greater tho stimulus, to teacher
and pupil, ot gifted classmates; If tho
1 pupils be dull, how much more need
of such stimulus!
Given four private pupils of aver-
' ags musical ability, having a half
hour lesson twiee u w ek (the teacher,
I of course, cn'"rely competent), nnd a
class ot fou. pupils of similar grade,
having two lessons a week, each of nn
hour's duration, under tho same
teacher, the class pupils will In every
wuy surpass the private un the samo
length of time), making more rapid
pi ogress, becoming technically more
expert, musically better developed,
and mentally bioador.
Again, th" atmosphere of a school
Is of the utmost" beneiit, and a mces
slty to one who would become a broad
and well-rounded musician. Tho
whole school Is a class. What nainhy
panibys our "private tutor" children
are, and how thoroughly unfitted for
the stern realities of business or pro
fessional life! In contrast, note the
quick perception, linn action, the
thorough mtntul poise and grip of our
public school boy or girl; our conser-
vatory and college student, who has
already inensu'red himself with his
peers und Is ready fen tho battle of.
life.
In n properly equipped conservatory
only Is there continuous and harmon
ious musical development. No pri
vate Instructions can accomplish tho
same results. If you doubt, look about
you, read history, study tho lives of
the lone mnsteis. How did Liszt
teach? how Mendelssohn? Most of
the great mastets were educated In
music schools, ninny of them tnught
In the bit conservatories, nnd today.
In the famocis music schools of tha
world, you will Pud ninny of the mas
ters of this epoch. Inspiring those who
nre to com" after them and llndlng
constant Inspiration In their own
work.
In spooking thus emphatically. I am
not theorizing, but giving you the re
sults of years of experience and edos"
observation; of my own professional
study.
The artistic need of Now York, and
of other Important titles today, lr a
great conservatory of music, in which
each department of musical work Is
thoroughly provided for: not a school
for piano here, for voice there; nu
operatic school, a violin school; u col
lege misnamed; n struggling, undi
rected conglomeration; but nn arc
school, broadly planned, generously
endowed, wisely managed! cheap tui
tion, the ablest specialists In chargo
or each department, u competent
American dlicctor, and behind It all
an enthusiastic and wealthy board oX
trustees who love le-arnlng and an.
MUSICAL GOSSIP.
Tho Scrantein Symphony orchestra vM
give Its first conieii. of ibis season, 011
Monday evening, the "sth of this month.
This is the llflh season that tills most le.
serving s iclety lias been In existence, and
has In that time received many bard
knocks: vet ll has lived notwithstanding
all the up-hill work and discouraging
events that would have meant de-ath to a.
society whose aim was not as high. Uy
the way, we understand that the term
"Symphony Hoys" is now of the past.
Tile e-ori-i ct term Is "Symphony Hoys ainl
Gills." Ihel'o having lately been added
to the mi inbei ship of the orcrcstra se.--eral
vrrv tal'-nti'd young ladles. Tho
tololst ol the symphony concert will lio
no otln-r than the gn-nl tenor soloist.
Evan Williams. The large number or
Seiantoul.ms who not very many monllu
ago traveled to Wllkes-1'.ine to hear Mr.
Williams, will brat- tcsllmoti Unit this
tenor sl.igei- will have been the great
est who I as evi r visited Scranton. All
singers, plutlcuhiiiy his Welsh coun
trymen will, no doubt, welcome this an
nouncement of his coming appearance, in
this cil. Oi.cc during every siason the
Symphony n defy has made It a point 10
!u lug one .rent artist to this city. Th
four who have thus far iippe-nicd re
spectively arc I'ltlrurcllo, ihe pl.inlsi.
Ffraugcou lJ.ivli s, baritone: .Max llii:--rlcli,
the ballad sliiKi.-r. unit Ibis seism.
It will be Evan Williams, leiior. The. i-r-ehestral
number will lie no less Inter
esting. They Include Mendelssohn's Hal
Ian symphony, a work overflowing with
svvtvit melodies and lint monies; the Sal
taivllo, the Italian wind for our Taran
tella, is a must eatehy and captivating
part. The other orchestral numbers will
ln lude works b.v (It leg, itieiulilnl and
Herlloz.
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The ladies' chorus of this cliy. Known
as tho l-ainiy .Menuiissolui society, nas
begun Its regular ichcarsuls which are
hehl every Saturday uftcinoon at 4 o'clor-k
at the Conservatory of Music under tho
direction of Professor I'eiinlngtoti. At a
recent business meeting Hon. William
Council was clcolcd president of the so
ciety which has been honored by his ac
ceptance. At the rehearsal today sev
eral new members will be present for the
first time. The full list of the members
Is as I'olh.ws: Mrs. Alum Haines. -Mrs. f.
O. Ilallentlne. Mis. W. L. Hunnell, ill-.
J. A. I'eiinlugtiin. Mrs. Alfred Cumuli,
Mrs. Maxwell Chapman. Mrs. Alma Con
nolly. Mrs. c.irr. .Mrs. L. M. Gales. Mrs.
George F. Hidlslead. Mrs. George llow
II. Mrs. A. E. Lister. Mrs. Milton Lowrv,
Mrs. .1111 ph O'llricn, Mrs. .1. 11. Hag",
Mrs. Dr. Hobirts, Mrs. Grace I'thmnn,
tho Misses Jinnle Andrews, Elsie Drown,
May Uiown, Alice Huike. Nellie llniniiili.
Isabil Clarke, .Alary Havlis, Edith Jain-'s,
Edith Jones, Anna Munson, Edith Ma--tlu,
Cornelia Mattes. Flora Mattlnw.
Malilia Matthews, Kiitheiine .Moiigau.
Josephine Mrdwuy. Ella MneNutt, Helen
Randolph. Anna Hose, Grace. Hose. Hes
sle Price, Lillian Shlvclv, Margaret Shear,
Phoebe Smith. Anna Salmon. Grace Spen
cer. 1 "era Storm, Hllr.aheth Thomas,
Murv Thomas, Mnigaret Vipoud.
II .1
The annual concert of Hauor's band will
be glvi 11 at tho Lyceum theater on De
cember s. This concert will eclipse th-
efforts of the band of Inst season hi
many ways. Several good soloists liavo
teen added to the list of participants.
The programme selected will be a popular
one. The rehears-.ils already com
mented have been very successful. Tho
number of musicians engaged for tha
e vent w ill bo forty-five men.
1. I! I!
Tlie 1lD.1l of four organ recitals in tha
Providian' Presbyterian church glviu
pioml.-e of being a lare fe-u-t lor organ
music-loving people. The artist of tin
occasion will be l'rol'issor Carter, now ot
Elmlia, N. V., and lot met ly organist of
the Elm Hark church, ibis city. Profes
sor Carter has hosts ol friends in Scran
ton. many of whom have already ex
pressed to the committee In chargo, thiir
great pleasure 111 the auticlpallon of mica
more listening to this talented performer.
He will be aslsted 111 Ills recital ill tins
Provide ne-e chinch by talent which will
be made pill lie In a few days. Tho re
cital will take place on the- evening nt
Nov. '."ili and will be open to Ihe- gen
eral public. A silver offering will bo ic
celved. I ! i!
One ot the most interesting tenoho-s ot
thei voice In Pails Is Madame Ida Lints,
who received such a fluttering notico In a
iccent number of tho Musical Cornier. An
Incident therein related Is regarding a
famous allium conlnlnlng s,2-" eiasfiUlea
portraits of the gntitcsl musicians of
earth. This was given her as a prize for
singing at .1 festival In Hamburg when a
girl. The value or the album lies largely
In the complete class lllcatlon ot tho
musicians named which Is an education Ini
Itself. Madame Llnig was 11 pupil "r
Marehesl. who valued her abilities so
highly that she was engaged to teach in
the Marehesl school, whole she remained
seven years. When Madame Marehesl
grows old and ceases to Insliuct It Is more,
than probable that Miid.ime l.lnlg will
take her place as the foiinmst teacher In
Paris In many respects, chief of which
is her purity of character and high niotnl
standards to which It is sale to trust the
young American gill who goes far from
home and friends and often Is led Into
great peril by unprincipled teachers.
i! '; 1
Mr. Pennington's organ rental at Him
Purk church was the most successful and
generally pleasing that has ever been
given In this city. Many requests have
been made for its repetition. Among the
most pieashi',' features was Miss Florence
Hichmoud's piano accompaniments to tho
vocal numbers which made u 1 truly beau,
tlful effect in combination with the or
gan. Miss Itlchniond's work us 11 profe.
slonnl accompanist Is receiving much ap
preciation In this region.
A Warlike Blvd.
Mr, Schcnley Park-J wish Auilubm
were alive now.
Mrn. Schcnley Huik-Why?
Mr. Solienley I'ark-llo could
nnd describe tho miliar',' round
Pittsburg Telegraph,
Plasslfv
robin.