Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 113, 1 March 1909 — Page 5

PAGE FIVE NEWS OF SOCIETY

T1TE RICHMOND PAIXADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, MONDAY, MARCH 1, 1909,

What Is Doing in Social, Club and Miss Elizabeth R. Thomas

A very charming social event for today wa3 the card company given this afternoon, by Miss Edna Bayer at her home on South Eighth street in honor of her house guest Miss Roberta Carver of Avondaje, Cincinnati. The house was tastefully arranged with sweet peas and ferns. There were guests for six tables. Dainty favors were awarded. After the game an elaborate luncheon In several courses was served to the guests who were seated at small tables. The guests were Miss Ethel Marlatt, Miss Mary Peltz. Miss Pearl Cisco, Miss Grace Smith. Misses Lenora and Viola Wickemeyer, Misses Ellen and Alida Swaine, Miss Halcey Harold, Miss Muriel Bartel. Miss Ethel Lockwood, Miss Edna Hoover, Miss Ethel King, Miss Deborah Sedgwick, Miss Alice Harvey. Mrs. Collins. Miss Ruth Mashmeyer, Miss Edith Moore, Miss Ada Kelly, Mrs. Edward Warfel, Mrs. A. Schade, Mrs. Georee Gay, Mrs. M. G. Balfour, Mrs. Charles Igelman, Miss Hazel Budd of Muncle. Indiana; Miss Ruby Wilson and Mis3 Marjorle Pennell. During the afternoon Miss Blanche Bayer and Miss Gladys Weiss played several pretty music numbers. Miss Charlotte Bayer and. Miss Mary Highley presided at the punch bowl. & Jt J Miss Regina Requarth and Miss Nora Requarth of Greenville, O., and Miss Bertha Kemper were entertained to six o'clock dinner last evening by Miss Mabel Feeger of South Seventh street. igft Mr. and Mrs. Harry Meek entertained very pleasantly yesterday at their "home on the Liberty pike In honor of their daughter Mrs. Stephen Worley who was recently married. A midday dinner wa3 served to about sixty relatives and friends of the young couple. In the evening an elaborate Fix o'clock dinner was served to about twenty-five young people. Places Ivara o i-ro n ere, A a tht tflWla fnr lVfiftjt Lenora Farlow. Mr. Clarence Crowe, Miss Edith Boyer. Miss Nettie Paulson, Miss India Smelser, Miss Ruby Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. George Killen, Mr. William Reid. Mr. Frank Worley, Mr. George Worley, Mr. Samuel Johnson of Eaton, Ohio; Mr. Roy Stevens, Mr. Harry LaFuse. Mr. Bert Skinner, Miss Elsie Dennis, Miss Ida Worley, Mr. Ernest Hill. Mr. Arthur Hill, Mr. H. J. Haines and Mr. Westcott Haines. tS IW Of all -the affairs with which the modern bride is "showered" perhaps the one that calls for all sorts of kitchen utensils is the most welcome, especially if the bride-elect is going to housekeeping and that seems to be the proper thins these days. At a recent party this scheme was carried out by the hostess. It was an afternoon affair from three until five o'clock and the invitations were written on little pink tea-pots, , with the day, hour and date. There were just fifteen guests. The afternoon was devoted to games. If the bride was able to answer questions put to her by the guests the article was forthcoming. If she could not answer first, the one who could -produced the article and gave It to her. The packages were all marked and placed in a clothes basket. At five o'clock tea was brewed and English toasted muffins were served with orange marmalade. It, was such a simple, pretty, WHO HAVE DAUGHTERS Find Help in LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Winchester, Ind. "Four doctors told me that they could never make I I me regular, and that I would eventually have dropsy. I would bloat, and suff erf rom bearingdown pains, cramps and chills, and 1 could not sleep nights. My mother wrote to Mrs. Pinkham for advice,and I began to take IydiaR Pinkham's Vegetable Com pound. After taking one and onehalf bottles of the Compound, I am all right again.' and I recommend it to every suffering woman." Mbs. MAT Deal, Winchester, Ind. Hundreds of such letters from girls and mothers expressing their gratitude for what Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has accomplished for them have been received by The Lydia Y.. Pinkham Medicine Company, Lynn, Mass. Girls who are troubled with painful or irregular periods, backache, headache, dragging-down sensations, fainting spells or indigestion, should take immediate action to ward off the serious consequences and be restored to health by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Thousands have been restored to health by its use. If you would like special advice about your case write a confidential letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free and always helpful.

MOTHERS

affair and everyone thoroughly enjoyed it. t3& Mr. and Mrs. Claude Addleman entertained a company of friends at a dinner party Saturday evening at their home on West Pearl street in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Snaveley. The dining room was prettily decorated with roses and festoons of smilax. A bowl filled with Richmond roses formed a center piece for the table. Places were arranged for twelve guests. & J J Mr. and Mrs. Charles Krelmeler entertained with a dinner company last evening at their home 321 South Fifth street. An elescant dinner in several courses was served at six o'clock. fK J5 Mrs. Louis Hirsh of Anderson, Ind. and Mrs. Henry Raivitsch of Indianapolis who have been guests of their parents Mr. and Mrs. Sol Fox have returned to their homes. JS J9 J Master Ralph Neal had for his guest over Sunday. Master Carl Cook who resides east of the city. Society has settled down to its regular Lenten avocations, traveling sewing and studying for the most part with an occasional dinner at which some intellectual personage of distinction is asked to be the guest of honor, to give it countenance. Then to, there is card playing, for the most part charity bridge and the spring dress making. Taken all In all women folk will be quite busy during this period. J & Miss Edna Trueblood accompanied by Miss Elizabeth Davidson, students at Earlham college, were the guests of Miss Trueblood's parents. Mr. and Mrs. S. C. Trueblood of Indianapolis, over Sunday. i& The following is an article which appeared in Sunday's Indianapolis Star, written by Miss Laura A. Smith: In a previous letter I wrote of the splendid work being done here by Miss Elizabeth Burchenal, who, by the way, is Telated to William Dean Howells, in teaching the slum children folk dancing. Last summer Miss Burchenal went to England to get hold of the Morris dances and quaint aid English games. I wonder if her seach for these Morris dancers had anything to do with the revival of these dances in England just now? An association has been formed to revive these folk dances and to teach the English children of the slums to dance them, just as Miss Burchenal is teaching little East Side New Yorkers to dance them. One curious feature of the English movement is that the meadow dances are learned by children who have no meadows on which to dance hem, and city children are take nto the country children to show the latter how to dance these outdoor dances-. t Sounds like our Country Life Commission, does it not? Little Gretcben Hartmann, who plays Mary Jane In "Mary Jane's Pa," was selected by her associate members of the Society of Stage Children to go to Albany, heading a committee to confer with the Committee on Child Labor Laws of New York state. It is the purpose of this committee to ask the Committee on Child Labor to take from the Gerry Society the right of granting permits for the appearance of children on the stage and and place this power in the hands of a commission composed of clergymen, an attorney and a representative theatrical manager to be appointed by the governor of New York. Miss Hartmann is the youngest emissary who has ever gone to Albany for the purpose of appearing before and addressing a committee of legislators on a question of state law.

CLUB NOTES Mrs. C. Kibbey and Mrs. Caroline Kibbey entertained the members of the " Ticknor club to a one o'clock luncheon today. This is an annual affair and always proves very enjoyable. The table was beautifully appointed with flowers, ferns and candalabra. J J J The Sunday school teachers of the Reid Memorial church will meet Wednesday evening at the home of Mr. B. B. Myrick Jr., on North Eleventh street Ji Jl A meeting of the Woman's organization of the First Baptist church, will be held Wednesday afternoon. j j ; -ji - ; ' The Lady Maccabees will give a social and card party Tuesday evening at the home ot Mrs. Ferris, 103 South Second street. AH members and friends or the society are invited to be present. A luncheon will be served. J J J The Aftermath society will meet Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. F. W. Stephens at her home, US South Sixteenth street. The meeting will be in the nature of a business session. The Anglican club of Earlham college will meet Wednesday evening. Mrs C. K. Chase will address the meeting. ;...' - J J Tuesday evening the members of a Sunday school class of the First Presbyterian M. E. church which is taught by Mrs. B. F. Wehrly have arranged for a missionary entertainment , The

Art Circles.

PHONE 1121 program promises to be a delightful one, In that the different nationalities in native costume, will illustrate the growth of Christianity in heathen nations. The program is: Piano solo Miss Luclle Turner. Vocal solo Karolyn Karl. Explanatory talk Rev. R. J. Wade. Vocal solo Miss Stella Barber. Dialogue In costume, "Voices of the Women." Mohammedan prayer and creed by memebre of class. Recitation Ina Manning. Violin olo Marjorie Wiltrout. Reading Miss Bilheimer. Dialogue By five members of class. Vocal solo Le Roy Lacey. Ladies' Quartet. The recital given Sunday afternoon by the Richmond Orchestra association in the Commercial club rooms wa3 a successful affair, being largely attended.. , j j Mrs. Dudley Elmer and Mr. Wilbur Hibberd were given the favors at a meeting of the "Buzzers" Whist club held Saturday evening at the home of Miss Marie Campbell on East Main stret. J J J A banquet will be given Friday evening at the First M. E. church, by the Methodist Brotherhood. A meeting; of the Men's club of the Frist Presbyterian church will be held Tuesday evening. NOTES OF ART Another collection new to the Herron Institute will be one of bookplates, which will also be included in the March exhibition. The mainstay of the collection will be 422 plates, American and foreign, lent by Miss Esther Griffin White, of Richmond, whose private collection while not the largest is one of the best known in the country. Miss White is a member of ex-Libris Society of London, and the Berlin ex-Libris Society, and is well known for her contributions to American and foreign book-plate journals as a number of published articles on Indiana book-plate designers. Some of the best known designers of the past and present will be represented. Among those from Indiana are Carl Bernhardt. May and Grace Greenleaf. Jesse Friedley. Julia Sharp? , Florence Fox, W. H. Voris, Eunice Jameson, Helen McKay Steele, Gaar Williams, "Bowers" Paul Keinker, William Forsyth, Margaret Steele Neubacher. Indianapolis News. FADS AND FANCIES The large turban-shaped hat is undoubtedly the most popular model today, and for it only the very softest treatments are considered smart. Tulle is a favored covering, perishable though it may be. A pretty hat was seen recently that any girl could copy, supposing she possessed plenty of time and patience. The entire outside of the hat was covered with little puffs of tulle, one row after another regularly going round and round. The only trimming was a black brush, caught at the left side with a handsome jet buckle. The newest model in princess gowns is that showing a panel that starts from the armhole seam on the shoulder. This tapers to the waist, but not sharply, and extends in a straight line to the hem of the gown. The neck is cut out to display the blouse. The dress material will often be no more than straps at the shoulder seams, while the depth of the "waist" in center front will be barely four inches.

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Talks on Singing II. The Mastery of the Tongue. By LU1SA TETRAZZINI

CHE tongue is a veritable stun I bling block in the path of the singer. The tongue Is an enor- j inous muscle compared with! the other parts of the throat and; mouth, and Its roots particularly can; by a slight movement block the pas-; sage of the throat pressing against the larynx. This accounts for much of the pinched singing we hear,. When the tongue forms a mountain In the back part of the mouth the singer produces what you call in English slang "a hot potato tone" that is to say, a tone that sounds aa If it were having much difficulty to get, through the mouth. In very fact, it is i having this difficulty, for it has to pass over the back of the tongue. The would be singer has to learn to control the tongue muscles and, above all things, to learn to relax the tongue and to govern it at will, so that it never stiffens and forms that hard lump which can be plainly felt immediately beneath the chin under the jaw. It requires a great deal of practice to gain control of the tongue, and there are many different exercises which purport to be beneficial in gaining complete mastery of it. One, for Instance, is to throw the tongue out as far forward as possible without stiffening it and then draw it back slowly. This is done In front of a mirror by trying to throw the tongue not only from the tip, but from the root, keeping the sides of the tongue broad. Another way i3 to catch hold of the two sides of the tongue with the fingers and pull it out gently. For my part, I scarcely approve of these mechanical ways of gaining control of the tongue except in cases where the singer is phlegmatic of temperament and cannot be made to feel the various sensations of stiff tongue or tongue drawn far back in other ways. Ordinarily I think they make the singer conscious, nervous and more likely to stiffen the tongue in- a wild desire to relax it and keep it flat These exercises, however, combined with exercises in diction, help to make the tongue elastic, and the more elastic and quick this muscle becomes the clearer will be the singer's diction and the more flexible will he her voice. The correct position of the tongue is raised from the back, lying flat inthe mouth, the flattened tip beneath the front teeth, with the sides slightly raised so as to form, a slight furrow in it When the tongue is lying too low a lump under the chin beneath the jaw will form in singing and the tight muscles can be easily felt. When the jaw is perfectly relaxed and the tongue lies flat in the mouth there will be a slight hollow under the chin and no stiffness in the muscles. The tip of the tongue of course is employed in the pronunciation of the consonants and must be so agile that the minute it has finished its work It at once resumes the correct position. In ascending the scale the furrow in the tongue Increases as we come to the higher notes. It is here that the back of the palate begins to draw up in order to add to the resonance of the head notes, giving the cavities of the head free play. You can easily see your back palata working by opening the mouth wide and giving yourself the sensation of one about to sneeze. You will see far back in the throat, way behind the nose, a soft spot that will draw up of itself as the sneeze becomes more imminent. That little point is the soft palate. It must be drawn up for the high notes In order to get the head resonance. As a singer advances in her art she can do this at will. The adjustment of throat tongue and palate, all working together, will daily respond more easily to her demands. However, she should be able consciously to control each part by itself. The conscious direction of the voice and command of the throat are necessary. Frequently in opera the singer, sitting or lying in some uncomfortable position which is not naturally convenient, for. producing the voice, .will

consciously cnre"ct ner notes' into the head cavities by opening up the throat and lifting the soft palate. For instance. In the role of Vfoletta the music of the last act Is sung lying down. In order to get proper resonance to some of the high notes I have to start them in the head cavity by means, of course, of the apoggio. or breath prop, without which the note would be thin and would have no body to it The sensation that I have is of a slight pressure of breath striking almost into a direct line into the cavity behind the forehead over the eyes without any obstruction or feeling In the throat at all.

This is the correct attack for the head tone, or a tone taken in the upper register. Before I explain the registers to you I must tell yon one of the funniest compliments I ever received. A very flattering person was comparing my voice to that of another high soprano whom I very much admire. "Her voice is beautiful, particularly in the upper register I insisted when the other lady was being criticised. . "Ah, mad a me," responded the flattering critic, "but your registers give out so much more warmth." I think this Joke is too good to lose; also the criticism, while unjust to the other singer, is interesting to the student because in the high register, which includes in some voices all the notes above middle C, the notes are thin and cold unless supported by the apoggio, the breath prop, of which I have told you so much. People ask whether there are such things as vocal registers. Certainly there are. There are three always and sometimes four in very high voices. The ordinary registers are the low, the middle, the high voice, or head voice, and sometimes the second high voice, which has been called the flagellant voice. A vocal register is a series of tones which are produced by a certain position of the larynx, tongue and palate. In the woman's voice the middle register takes in the notes from E on the first line of the staff about to middle C. The head voice begins at middle O and runs up sometimes to the -end of the voice, sometimes to B flat or C, where it joins the second head register, which I have heard ascend Into a whistle in phenomenal voices cultivated only In this register and useless for vocal work. Though the registers exist and the tones in middle, below and above are not produced in the same manner, the voice should be so equalised that the change in registers cannot be beard. And a tone sung with a head voice and in the low' voice should have the same degree of quality, resonance and power. As the voice ascends In the scale each note is different and as one goes on up the positions of the orgsn of the throat cannot remain the same for several different tones. But there should never be an abrupt change, either audible to the audience or felt in the singer's throat. Every tone must be imperceptibly prepared, and upon the elasticity of the vocal organs depends the smoothness of the tone production. Adjusting the vocal apparatus to the high register should be both Imperceptible and mechanical whenever a high note has to be sung. In the high register the head voice, or voice which vibrates in the bead cavities, should be used chiefly. The middle register requires palatal resonance, and the first notes of the head register and the last ones of the middle require a, judicious blending of both. The middle register can be dragged up to the high notes, but always at the cost first of the beauty of the voice snd then of the voice itself, for no organ can stand being used wrongly for a long time. This is only one of the reasons that so many fine big voices go to pieces long before they should. In an excess of enthusiasm the young singer attempts to develop the high notes and make them sound in her own ears, at all events as big as the middle voice. The pure head tone s2BLda.em3U and f&ibla to ti-s clncer

Br. L S. Chenoiveth Will remove his office ttca the Rfcscaic Tenple to first building Scath, JlKerth 9th Street, scd will be fczsd in these roona from 8 a. n. to 5 p. cu every day except Wednesday. Automatic Pnone 1542

he'rsetf. and she would rather rasa the chest quality, but the head tone has the piercing, penetrating quality which makes It tell in a big hall, while the middle register, unless used in its right place, makes the voice muffled, heavy and lacking la vibrancy. Though to the singer the tone may seem immense, in reality it lacks resonance. A singer must never cease listening to herself intelligently and never neglect cultivating the head tone or overtone of the voice; which is Its salvation, for It means vibrancy, carrying power and you tin to a voice. Without It the finest voice soon becomes worn and off pitch. Used judiciously it will preserve a voice into old age. Ths True Artist. "It Is living the role that makes the artist" declares Tetrazsint "to lose oneself, to forget one's identity. "The first night I sang at Corent Garden I did not know what kind of a place it was. I did not take any thought of the appearance of the audience. The next day I was asked If I did not think it very gloomy. I could not hare told. "I try to phrase my part according to the meaning of the words, not with the Idea of musical display, the run expressive, the high note a natural dramatic climax, sly range? It la said to be extraordinarily elastic, going from B below the staff to E in alt "Is it possible to become a singer unless one is born so? I do not think so. I believe that this Is one of the necessary requirements for a great artist but there is something else that Is of equal Importance, and that Is heart, the possession of heart and souL "And remember this: You can train the voice. Tou can take the raw material and make of it a finished product: not so the heart. It is there or It Is not there. If It is not there, you will never move an audience to tears. Yon will never find sympathy responding to your lack of sympathy. "Mind. I am not saying in all this that If you have a natural gift and are very, very sympathetic you can succeed without the usual hard work. I have simply not emphasized that point for It seems to me that every thinking person must know that nothing in the world, no matter what the profession or trade, can be accomplished without that aid." REV. T. J. GAVETHE PRAYER He Opened the Session of the Senate Today. The Rev. Thomas J. Graham, pastor of the First Presbyterian church delivered the prayer at the opening of the session of the Indiana senate this morning. Senator Kirkman Saturday sent a message to the Rev. Mr. Graham tendering him an invitation to be present at the Monday session and offer the prayer at the opening. Through the sixty days of the session of the general assembly, both branches are daily opened with prayer and as a rule Indianapolis ministers are called on to perform the duty. It is rare when a minister outside ot the capital city is called on.

KIIOUFF ASKS THAT THEY BE Oil GUARD

Warns School Authorities to Keep Watchful Eye on Legislature Now. FIGHT DETRIMENTAL BILLS SCHOOL WORKERS ARE SUPPORT. INQ ONE MEASURE. WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE UNIFORM SALE PRICE OF BOOKS. Prof. C. W. Knouff of the high school, who is one of the members of the state educational association committee on legislation, has written all the principals of high schools and superintendents of schools In the state relative to school legislation coming up this week. The educators are warned to be watchful that no bills are allowed to go through the legislature which will prove to be detrimental to the school interests. Garrard's Bill Favored. The bill which he Is urging the educators to see passed is house bill No. 139. It has been introduced In the house by Garrard and In the senate by Kane. In speaking with Mr. Garrard the other day as to the probability of the bill passing, the representative stated that he believed it would receive the favorable consideration of both houses. The bill provides that the text books be changed not more frequently than once in five years: that the sales price be a discount of 25 per cent from the publisher's list price: that books have a uniform price and not to be sold at higher cost at one place and less at another as is done with some of the English text lxks. as well as those used in the history department. Also that school board i handling text books must not sell them at a profit to exceed lO per cent of the publisher's' price. MASONIC CALENDAR. sssassMSsa Monday, March 1 Richmond Commandery, No. 8, K. T. Stated conclave. Tuesday. March 2 Richmond Lodge No. 196, F. and A. M. Stated meeting. Wednesday. March 3 Webb Lodge No. 24. F. and A. M. Called meeting Fellow Craft degree. j Thursday, March 4 Wayne Council No. 10,. R. and 8. M. Stated As- ' sembly. 4 j Saturday. March 6 Loyal Chapter No. 49, O. E. S. , Stated meeting. 8MOKED FISH STURGEON. HALIBUT, WHITE TROUT. HERRING HADLEY BROS.