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8 THE COURIER visiting members. Fifty gentlemen were present and tht evening was spent in the enjoyment of muBic and songs. Mrs. Austin Humphrey entertained Ine D. A. Y. P. at a luncheon at the Lincoln hotel yesterday afternoon. Thoeo present were: Mesdatnos Burt rug, McClay, Sizor, DobEon, McClueky, DaviB and Tylor. Judgo and Mrs. E. P. Holmes havo issued invitations to tho marriage of their daughter Florenco to Dr. Charles Aaron Hull, to occur on Monday, April iho soventeonth in tho Holy Trinity Episcopal church. Mr. E, L. Richoeon Is assisted by Misa Mattio Mundorf in teaching fancy steps, stage dancing, fencing, otc. Children's cIbbb, 2 to 4 o'clock, 12 for eight lessons. Richeson's dancing academy, 141 South Twelfth streot. Mrs. Gerbart entertained the L. A. G. F. konsington club on Tuesday afternoon. Fifteen of the members were present, and as guests Mrs. Robin ette and MIbb Chapin. Chancellor MacLean returned on Wednesday from Chicago. While there bo attended a meeting of the alumni of tho Nebraska university who are in that city. M5bb Agnes Rawlings formerly at the Pnlaco Beautiful will meet her friends and patrons at the hair dressing parlors of Miss Anno Rivett, 143 South 12th. Electric wiring, gas and electric fix tures and lamps a specialty. Korsmeyer Plumbing and Heating Co., 215 South Eleventh street. Dentist Hill, over Miller &. Paine. MrB. Helen Holu.es of Washington iB the guest of Mrs. J. W. McDonald, Prof. Richards and Dr. Lees returned the first of the week from a hunting expedition in the vicinity of St. Joseph. Mr. F. W. Taylor haB roturned from a trip' to Washington, New York and Rochester. MIeb Agnes Mulry and Mr. W. Paul Fitzgerald will give a card party next TueEday evening at Mount Emerald. The cotillian party announced for last night at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Buckstaff has been postponed. LAST WEEKS LATE EVENTS. Mies Lillie Young of McCook, and Mi, Roy B. Combs of Grae, Nebr., were mar lied on Sunday at 2:30 at the home of the groom's sister, Mrs. W. S. Beck, Dr. F;L. Wharton officiating. On Saturday afternoon occurred the marriage of Mies Maud Franklin to Mr. Fred A. Sexton. The ceremony was performed by tho Rev. John Doann. Mr. and Mrs Suxlon will nsido at 1244 F. street. Miss Helen Harwood entertained hi r Sabbath School class at a one o'clock luncheon on Saturday. The membeia present were Misses Alice Farnngton, Inez Everett, Ruth Bell, Lena Bemun and Ida Johnson. Ihe East Lincoln social club met on Friday evening with MisB Robinson at 328 North Thirty-Brat street. Those prespnt were: Misses Barber, Taylor, Field, Clock, Wheelor, Hill, Robinson, Sickafoose, Trumblo and McCall. Mes srs. Philpot, Hogg, Robinbon, Bell and Barrett. On Friday afternoon Mibb Inez An gel 1 entortained a number of little girls in honor of her tenth birthday. She received many pretty mementoes of the occasion from her guests. The S. D. kensington club met on Friday afternoon at tho home of Mrs. Fred Yule. Tho following officers were elected: President, Mrs. E, B. Spen cer; secretary, Mrs, B. A, George, In tho evening Mr. and Mrs. Yule enter tained at dinner, Morsrs. and Mes dames George, Underbill and Spencer. On Saturday afternoon MrB. Charles Mayor gave a cinch party. Tho tloral decorations were elaborate, and the luncheon whb delicious. Prizes wern awarded to MIbb Friend, Mrs. Acker man and Mre, George Cook. Miss Edna Polk gavo a charming in formal party on Saturday afternoon. Her guests were: Misses Miner, Lewis, Cor.hrano, Watkins, Harwood, Ham mond, Macfarland, Macfarland, Turner, Chambors, Gotner, Green, Broady, Grig gB, Welch, Mulliken, Loom is, Sheldon, DaviB, Wobstor, Woods, Lansing, Mc Gahoy, McGaboy, Barber, Cunningham and Haeckor. Iho eocond annual Easter dancing carnival given by Mr. Elmer L. Richo eon occurred Wednesday evening at the L. L. I. hall. Forty couples were pres ent. The Rssebud club gave a masquerade ball on Wednesday evening at Walsh's hall. Thirt) couples were present. Died on Inured ay of heart disease, at her home at 1130 N street, Mrs. A. G. Osmer. Tho funeral will bo held at St. Theresa's pro cathedral tomorrow, Sunday, at half past two p. m. Mrs. Osmer has lived nineteen years of a UEeful and kindly life in Lincoln. She and Mr. Osmer conducted a restaurant and all the boardera have grateful memories of Mis. (Darner's kindness and cheerfulness. Died on Thursday April Gtb, Latta Avery Ladd, infant son of Dr. and Mrs. Ladd. The baby was very winsome and tho parents have the sympathy of all who know them. MUSICAL MENTION. JOHN RANDOLPH. There has been an unusually good opportunity this season for persons in terested in music and more especially in pianoforte playing, to compare method of performance and styles of interpreta tion. We have had here in Lincoln the two boet known women pianists in the world Bloonfield-Zeisler and Carreno. Rosenthal, in all probability the greatest virtuoso now before the public, is prom ised as the next player of note and our local pianists have made it possible to hear not only the classics, but a large number of ultra modern compositions. It must be understood that there are, roughly speaking, two schools of inter pretation in vogue amongst pianists. One school of artistry encourages a classic severity of outline. Its expon ents emphasize the intellectual aide of the composition? played, their form as well HB their meaning, and are distin guished by repoBo and dignity. The other Echooi of players are by tempera ment predisposed to the exploitation of tho emo ional portent of the works in terpreted, sometimes subjectively inter weaving their own inner feelings with the warp and woop of the composer's effort. Of course I do not speak of vir tuosity bo far as that is concerned both schools use all possible technical re EourceB to increase the brilliancy of the performance from the mere standpoint of digital dexterity. But this, while considered vastly the more important by the public at large and hence of great importance to the artist from a pecuniary point of view, ia in the really great artist wholly subordinated to the question of interpretation. It is better to read "Hamlet" in one's closet than to hear it played by an incompetent performer. Hence granted an ability to read and understand music it is better to hear a Beethoven sonata in the inner recesses of ones brain than it is to hear it played by the average young lady whose parents think she has a talent for music. But granted a really competent and artistic reading of master works, a reading based upon years of study and preparation, it is a question, not so much of individual preferences but of tho merit of the per formance. Some persons by nature and training prefer the more subjective in terpretation, some will have only the objective reproduction of the composi tion with merely so much of the per former as may lay bare the meanicg nf the author behind the composition. Henry James, in speaking of certain writers, aptly says: "But we do not set them back to back they are both so de lightful!'' It is not wise or helpful to eet interpretations back to back if they are delightful. One may be taller, but we may enjoy and learn by observing both. I am not prepared to say that a fub jectively emotional performance of a muBical work a reading into it many thirgs cot at all intended by the com poseris a greater performance than a clear expression of the performer's idea of the exact meaning of the "man who wrote the music." Madame Carreno ia intensely indivi dual in her interpretation personally, I prefer lets Carreno and more Bach or Beethoven, bb the case may be. On the other hand Madame Bloofleld Zeis ler while not in any sense lacking in emotion confined herself to the mean ing of composer more closely but both were del'ghtf ul and much to be desired. It seems to me that Mrs. Will Owen Jones is by temperament and conviction inclined to the more intellectual school of performers. That she ia not lacking in emotion was shown repeatedly in the recital given on Tuesday evening at the Chapel of the State university. The program of thia concert contained so much that was new that I must dis cuss it to some extent in detail. The recital began with allegro movement of a sonata by Ludwig Schytte, a modern composer who must not be confounded with the Russian composer, Edward Schutt, whoee works do not rank so high. Mrs. Jones was nervous and not at her best in this number, which at the first hearing impressed me as a good instance of the modern fine treatment of the Sonata form, containing two themes of contrasted emotion. The second theme is quieter in character although tho general impression of the whole movement waa a cheerful notiug. The second number was less novel though not often seen on concert pro grams. It was the beautiful theme and Variations in B minor of Schubert rear ranged with added difficulties by Tau sig. In this Mrs. Jones' admirable tech nical powers were displayed to excellent advantage. Moreover her interpreta tion of its polished phrases left little to be desired. In the "Basso Ostinato" by the mod ern Russian composer, Arensky, with its quaint rhythm and marked individuality the pianist was heard to good advantage but it was in the Chopin group, consist ing of the "Scherzo in 0 sharp minor,'1 the "Valse in G flat," and the "Ballad in Aflat" that Mrs. Jones was at her best. Mrs, JoneB command of the technical resources of the pianoforte is so well known that it is not necessary that I should say that at no time in the even ing was it otherwise than amply ade quate. It seems to me that of the moat admirable traits in Mrs, Jones' perform ance is the unobtrusive way in which her technical resources are used. Instead of difficult passages appealing difficult, they not infrequently appear easy and surely this is desirable. The next number on the program was an arraogement by Braesin of the "Waldweben" music from Warper's "Siegfried." I cannot say that this number appealed to me, chiefly for the reason that the pianoforte cannot re produce the gorgeous orchestral coloring of a Wagnerian score, and th reform . gnerianBCore,audthe perform- ance of it on a concert program is an ungrateful task for the performer as well as the public. 1 did not eare for the "Intermezzo" of Brahm, which seemed devoid of color, but in this as in the "Trilka" of Tschaikuwaky which followed, and in the four characteristic pieces by the Aaaerican composer, Mac Dowell, Mrs, Jones displayed her UBual command of her resources. Of the four MaoDowell novelties the last two seemed moat impressive at the first hearing. After the well known "Witches Dance" of MacDowsll and a less familiar piece called "Flute Idyl," by the same com poser, both pieces being charmingly played, the concert closed with two im monsely difficult pieces by Liszt. One was the Paganini Liszt etude in E flat the other the familiar and beautiful' "Waldssrauschen." Mrs, Jones deserves the thanks of the public for her presentation of so many novelties. It ia a good thing to hear the classics, more of Bach and Beethoven is unquestionably a good thing for the student and public, but an occasional recital of this nature ia a very agreeable charge. MATINEE MUSICALE. A program of Easter music made up choice selections from the music given at the churches on Sabbath, was pre sented on Monday at the Matinee Musi cale. The aoloiste were Mrs. Marion Treat-Taylor, Mrs. R. A. Holyoke and Miss Holmes, all of whom sang beauti fully. A duo by Mrs. Holyoke and Miss Reynolds was an attractive number as waa also a piano duet by Misses Givens and Hollo wbush. CLUBS. Continued from page 5. ia divided into three departments via: manuscript for exchange; parlot talks, lectures for expenses; parlor talks, lec tures for compensation other than ex penses. A full explanation of the Bureau aa well as much other valuable information may be found in 'the Ne braska year-book for '98-'09 which can be obtained of the president, Mrs. S. C. Lang worthy, Seward, Nebr., for which ten ceute is charged to defray expense of printing it. It is hoped by your Executive Brard that every club wom an in North America will send for one of these books. There will be a meeting of the Cotiu cil of the G. F. W. O. held in Phila delphia, June 2nd and 3rd. Business of vital importance to the General Fe deration will be diBRussed at this meet ing. The presidents of all clubs affili ated with the General Federation, and State Chairmen of Correspondence are members of tbis Council and it it" hoped all sections of the country will be well represented. The Cozy club of Tecumseh met at the home of its president, Mrs. Anna L. Apnerson, March 22nd. The lesson "Napolean'a Seizure of the Spanish Crown," led us from the many in fluence of the many aided Napoleon on Spanish history, to the first of the Car lists. Mies McCrosky's paper, "Noted Names in Spanish Fiction" is worthy of more than passing notice. It showed careful research and waa both com prehensive and entertaining. Not only did it reveal the fact that there are many real, live Spanish authors today, but also that Spanish fiction ranks second only to English. Miss Eva Cooper rendered two very choice musioial selections: Cavalleria Rusticana, and one of Mozart's beauti ful sonatas. Altogether, the afternoon was one of rare pleasure and profit. The next meeting of Sorosis will be V r