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13 TIIE JfORXIXG OREGOXTAX. TUESDAY. APRIL I, 1913. SNAPSHOTS TAKES YESTERDAY OF MARY GARDEN. WHO APPEARS TONIGHT IN "THAIS." DISPLAY OF GOWNS NEW ITALIAN OPERA IS GORGEOUS OR THE OFFICIAL PIANO OF --. The Chicago Grand Opera Co. IS THE Brilliant Gathering Greets Op . eratic Stars at Initial Production. "The Jewels of the Madonna' Restores to Italy Pride as Land of Tunes. SOCIETY IS OUT EN MASSE SOLOS TRULY GLORIOUS 71 naiiMieisiiiiwei i imiiiiii Flam mi) '!' Slum ) "' "" ft rW jmjiiilj - j.. j 1 I M yw 4 ' iff " t HjrrJ"lir 1 M"-T"w""''J'Jts"l' 'Ak Vff Jf - v2 S 1 I if s j v - a AND GEMS NOTABLE Madame Carolina White Charms Audience Chora I Best Ever Heard In Portland and Mem ory of Dancers Jjingers. THE JCWEU OF THE MADONNA. II CInJain aelu. Madaana) - (la Italian) Opera In threa mc:m b Ermanno Wolf-rerrarl. Oennara Clluswppa Gaudenal Caro'le Louise Barat Mallalla Caroline White Rafaala. Olovannl Pole Rtaao ......Francesco Daddl Cleelllo Cmlla Venturis! ft:".a Mabel Rlersimsa Cencetta Hsllsn Warrum tarana Adale Ixnard Grftzla Rnslnl Oalll Totonno . ..Kdnionu Wanwrjr ftoeeo N'lsolo Foaaatta A Macaroni vendor. Michel Zaribach A Tor Balloon Vendor G1usppe Minerva From vocal, orci-.estral and scenic viewpoints. Ermanno Wolf-Ferrari's new Italian opera of the romantic ichoo'.. "Jewels of the Madonna," ing in Italian, at the Orpreum last night- and opening the season in this city of the Chicago Grand Opera company- la the moat Important and most splen did new grand opera every sung in the Pacific Northwest. It i received with every mark of admiration that a pleased audience can bestow on It. It naa tune. regal color. plenty of rousing action, glorious solos and true orchestral value. In It. Wolf-Ferrari has restored Italy to the proud position it once occupied as the land of grand opera. Madame White Wlan. Like Ute operas of the Pucrlnl type, such as "La Boheme" and "The Girl of the Golden West." the time of "The Jewels" Is set In the present, and Its people wear every day. common-sense rlntnes, with just a dash of color to .relieve toe dress picture of, inadonlty. Naples Is the home of "The Jewels. and the music is Italian rather than German or Frenih. with warm, sensu ous color, and above all plenty of tune. "Malle 11a," sung by Carolina 'White ( Boston glrli. occupies the stage moat of the time and Is the hardest worked singer. Madame White has a dramatic soprano of splendid quality, both In volume and range. Her voice has sparkle and sheen, it Is perfectly nlaced. and both her phrasing" and enunciation are admirable. She makes av line stage picture. She sings and acta the part of Mallella as a sort of mild Carmen, without the devlllshness that marks Blset's great heroine. Yet Madame White's Mallella la a born coquette, a heart-breaker and wrecker vt peace. She mocked at the Jowly adoration of Gennaro. the blackemlth. sung by Oluseppe Gaudenzl. tenor, and was free with her kisses In Inviting tha openly expressed admiration of Kafaele. the Cammortst chief, sung by Giovanni Polese, baritone. Caadeaal Score aa Aeter. Gaudenzl. tenor, baa a fair voice. He is dramatic tenor, rather than lyric, and his singing lacks clarity. He Is a better actor, and gave a splendid in terpretation of a love-sick, sentimental youth, with a love of things religious, but erring when he placed Mallella higher In his thoughts than the Virgin whom he professed to regard as his patron saint. He groveled at the girls feet, a mood that suited her coquetry exactly, and his voice came around slowly as that of a desperate man willing to steal the Jewels from God's .u.p l,i.t to win the girl's love. Gau- densi's slnvlng voice changed with each despair. He had no great high-ringing note to reach, as the music did not call for that, but came Into his mo vocally toward the middle of the sec ond act. as he gave the stolen altar jewels to Mallella. Polese. as the dashing cammorlst chteC made a romantic, dashing figure, with his bold bearing, fine baritone voire, and good statfa presence. His voice Is of the velvotv kind, with good compass, and kS an actor he Is to be tommended for his striking realism. C'keraa Seta Mew Mark. Louise Eerat. meszo soprano, who sang the part of Carmela, the black- ratth's mother, does not have much to do with the stage action, but she sang the part with kill. The "buffo" part of Francesco Daddl. the little man wno tanced si comlraMy In the first act, lingers pleaantly In remembrance. The cl-orus numbers about 73, and moat of them are Americans trained in tha Plppel Chorus School at Chicago. They sing with ease and good volume, and are the best chorus-people Port land ever has heard. This la especially true of the sopranos of the chorus, and the male chorus is splendid. Its tonal effect Is rousing. As for the orchestra of about Si we!l done, tt'a a symphony orchestra in Itself, and is a perfect Joy to hear. Its violin section Is a treat. Campania! la a quiet, scholarly, dignified con diictor. not too fond of glittering ef feet, as some of his predecessors have b.-n He is free with his music beoa and bends tha orchestra to his will with a aulet sweep, and lo. It is done. without fuss or feathers. There Is no long musical, orchestral Introduction to the opera. Thero are hardl- any chanches for applause In the action of the opera, so uuickly do events crowd upon one 'another. The intermcsso between the first and sec ond acts. Is a picturesque bit of writ ing, and has lovely, haunting color and tune. The church chant in the ftrst act la splendid and surely will live Wolf Ferrari hss composed great onera. The nest thing about it la tune. A great tune composer has arisen. The audience thought so. MORALS IN GERMANY. Relations Between Men and Women fall for Improvement. Scrlbner's. Of the relations between men and women I long ago came to the conclu sion mat this Is a subject best left to fie scientific explorer. It Is. however, open to the casual observer to com ment upon the monstrous percentage of Illegitimacy in Berlin. 30 per cent, or one child out of every five, born out of wedlock: 14 per cent In Bavaria: and lo per cent lor the whole eaiylre. Z titk 'A I if - ;v"i : lLJAl l ... ,anl) AflOVK (LEFT). WYJfV COMAJf C IITKKHS. KltiHT) MARY GARDE. OK OF HER FAJIOl S S.wlLKS TO This alone tells a sad tale of the atti tude of the men and women toward one another. There is a long Journey ahead of the women who propose to lift their sisters onto a plane above the animals In this respect. In the matter of dl. vorce Prussia comes fourth In the list of European nations. Norway, with the cheapest ana easi MARY GARDEN DECLARED PERFECTION IN "THAIS" Story of Opera Is Intensely Dramatic. Snowing Conversion of Courtesan in Her Luxurious Apartments fcy Monk AthanaeL THAIS." This open consists of three acta, and U written bjr Massenet. Its cen tral (inure la Thais, the courtesan of Alexandria, ft beautiful young wo- ' man of many amours. The opera, opens depleting the m on as try of the Ceno btte monks In the desert, and Athan ael, one of the recluses, announces that he Is about to re-enter the world to try to convert Thais from tha error of. her ways. Athanael meets Thai la Alexandria, amid aU her alluring pleasure, and she mocks him, as her various lovers surround her. each insisting that he Is the favorite one. In her house. Thais muses over her cruel abuse of tha holy man from the desert, and when he appears and denounces her. ask ing her to jrlve hcrsetf to God. a ptrong scene ts reached. Athanael. the monk, finds to his terror that ha ha fallen In love with Thais. She think that she a!so lores him. In the second scene of the second act the beautiful "Meditation Is played as a violin solo. In the third and Imxt act the oasis ThaJa. broken In health. Joins a sisterhood, and there ts another tremendous emotional arena between her and Athanael. h dies, penitent- HE Bernhardt of grand opra is the name that has been a bestowed upon Miss Mary Garden, who will give her ap pealing portrayal of "Thais." tonight, at the Orpheum Theater. Miss Garden has earned this name because of her magnificent histrionic ability which makes her notable among all other con temporary singers. It Is doubtful if any actress on the dramatic stage sur passes the American diva in the force of her ability and the strength and masterfulness of her personality. In dramatic rolea she is supreme, so far above any other artist that In any hands bnt her own her roles seem weak and colorless. In "Thais." the story or the brilliant and beautiful courtesan of Alexandria, who, at the solicitation of the holy monk "Athanael.' renounces the sinful ness of her life and retires to the clois ters of the nunnery to work out her 1 A. ! i ", ' ; V ' it "j-' rs' . aa? I I ( 4. 'lift" . , " . 3 - - "- it j I -1 ii lb - 1 1 jiii nrTnrnTrJ o liMM f .'I 4 4 riyrr IS;! v - -w ' 1 1 ' ' u)iyw'yarws, t - v r II HHAMS, MARV GARDE A1VD U)H BELOW, MARY GARDE! FLASHING TU11 OHEGOJUH PHOTOGRAPHER. est, and at the same time the wisest, divorce law In the world, has almost the lowest percentage of divorce. In 1910 there were 390 divorces out of 400.000 existing marriages, of which 14.600 had taken place that year. The percentage Is thus only about 2H per year. The total per 100.000 of the pop ulation in Switzerland is 43, salvation in prayer and penance, the prima donna has a role which has won her world-wide recognition. Thais Is Won. It la at the conclusion of the first scene of the second act that Miss Gar den's dramatic powers are displayed to their full extent. The scene is her gor geous home, and here to this abode of luxury comes the Cennoblte, the holy man of the desert, to expostulate with the sensuous Thais over her mode of life. He enters just as she has finished a pagan appeal to Venus, to keep her ever young and beautiful, and finds her gazing in her mirror enamored of her own charms, like Narcissus of old. She scoffs at his exhortations and laughs when he points out the Joys of the Christian heaven, but la alarmed when he vividly paints the torments of the souls which lurk in the depths of the Infernal regions, for those who die in their sins. Her alarm is but momen tary, however, as, attracted to this man by his sympathy and kindness and interest In her, she throws herself in bis arms with the cry that she is his. This is the most dramatic moment of the opera. "Athanael" casts aside his elaborate cloak and stands forth clad in the rough apparel of a monk. His denunciations fill the air with excom munications and the soul -of "Thais" with horror. Masie Declared Wonderful. Completely unnerved, she begs him to desist, but he heaps reproach after reproach upon her bead until at last her hardened heart is touched, and. falling .upon her jeweled couch, she cries aloud for him to lead her to the light of the Christian heaven and to teach her the truths of the one God. The curtain falls upon this climax, which is one of the most thrilling in the entire range of opera or drama, and it Is the usual occurrence for Miss Garden to be compelled to despond to at least 15 recalls. Following this cornea the beautiful "Religious Medita tion, " which Is played between the scenes of the opera by the orchestra and which, directed by Cleofonte Cam panlnL la one of the most effective ren ditions of music ever heard. The part of the monk. "Athanael." will be sung tonight by hector Du franne; that of "Palemon" by Constan tin Nlcolay. Marie Cavan will sing "Crobyle" and "Myrtale" will be ren dered by Minnie Egener. The curtain tonight will rise at t o'clock sharp. I . " - r - ROYALTY IS TO WED Germany Will Celebrate Honor of Kaiser. in FREAK PLAN IS SUGGESTED Princess Victoria Ionise and Prince Ernst August of Cumberland to . Be Married May. ZA by . Wishes of Kaiserin. BY CARL, WALDEMAR, BERLIN,- March It is undecided still what form the national thanks giving for the 25th anniversary of the German Emperor's accession to tha throne will lake. Suggestions are made on ail sides, and their number is le gion. Mo.st of the suggestions, how ever, reveal a rather exaggerated ef fort, either for freak originality or for mammoth proportions. Among the lat ter may be included the 20,000,000 post card idea. The suggestion, which has caused some little stir (as is not unnatural in a city that boasts of possessing both the largest store and the largest eating-house In the world), was addressed to a newspaper which Is frequently re ferred to as "the one the Kaiser reads," and is as follows: "Will you allow me to propose a greeting by millions, which would cer tainly be original and which has not yet been equalled? I propose that the Postoftlce shall supply a special form of post-card with the address of his Majesty on one side and on the other a suitable worded greeting. The card should be so designed that the sender need only add his name and address, and it should be on sale everywhere at a penny. Children Are Considered. "All associations, corporations, sol diers and school children would be sure to take part in such an ovation. The kindergarten pupils will be so far advanced in the art of writing by June that they will be able to subscribe their names to such a card, and in order that the poor children may Join, Germans of fortune might buy and present a cer tain number of cards to the schools. The cards would be collected through the Postofflces and postboxes, and would be stamped on June 15, the Ju bilee day. The postal authorities would be well able to certify their number on that day In order to communicate the result to his Majesty. The date cf the marriage of Princess Victoria Louise and Prince Ernst Au gust of Cumberland is fixed for May 24, This change or arrangements is oue, 11 is said, to the Kaiserin. who considers. In company with all Germans, that the "Wonne-Monat" Is the luckiest month for a wedding. On that date the silver wedding of Prince and Princess Henry will be celebrated at Berlin, so that it will he a double festival. Prince and Princess Ernst will then take up their resioence at Rathenow, where the prince's new regiment, the Ziethen Hussars, is stationed. A villa that formerly belonged to the com mander of the regiment is being got in readiness for the young couple. In con- seauence of the early wedding it Is an. nounced that the Emperor's customary visit to Corfu will be abandoned this Spring. Kansas Medicine. (Detroit Free Press.) Mayor Gaynor at a luncheon said to a Prohibftionlst. "It is snissitudinous on your part to think that prohibition would succeed in cosmopolitan rew lorK. i-ronioi tlon would do worse here than In Kan sas. "You know how it does there. The liquor can only be sold as a medicine. As a New York visitor was buying a toothbrush in a Kansas drug store one afternoon a brawny cowboy en tered with a four-gallon demijohn, plumped the great wicker demijohn on the counter, the druggist looked at him inquiringly, and he said: 'Fill ber up, Jim. Baby's took bad.' " Salem Mian Succeeds Capron. SALEM, Or., March SI. (Special.) Charles L. Dick, of Salem, traveling salesman for Mason-Ehrman Company, of Portland, baa been named as a mem ber of the Oregon Naval Board in charge of the Naval Militia to succeed Albert J. Capron wno has resigned. Dick was for some time bead of the Salem Fruit Union. Attractive Women Appear In Tri umphs of Milliners' Creative Genius Set Off by Dazzling Array of Costly Jewels. Society in all its splendor of gorgeous gowns, beautiful wraps and priceless jewels graced the opening night of the season of Grand Opsra that means so much, not only from a musical, but from a soolal standpoint. As limousines and autos arrived in front of the then-' ter, eager expectant crowds gathered about the -entrance, pressed curiously to sea the social elite in aU their elaborate array of evening garments. Particularly noticeable were the gorgeous " wraps of soft, -exquisite brocades or velvets, with costly fur collars of ermine and sable enveloping their wearers. The head ornaments were in a large measure confined to bands of diamonds or pearls, noiamg flowing aigrettes. osprey or tiny plumes, Portland has never before seen such a collection of magnificent Jewels at any one function. Between the acts the members of the various box parties promenaded and had an opportunity to exchange visits, and the audience was given a few moments in which . to admire the elaborate gowns and beautiful Jewels. While the curtain was up, however, society forgot everything but the stage and the music. In the audience the following were noticed: Distinguished Gowna Seen. Mrs. William C. Alvord was distin guished in a black satin gown trimmed with chantllly lace. Mrs. H. F. Ackerman watt attired in a. handsome gown of black chiffon made over black satin. Her ornaments were clusters of diamonds. - Mrs. W. B. Ayer was gowned in a handsome robe of white satin, cut along becoming lines and elaborated witn trimming of gold lace. Mrs. Cecil Bauer wore a beautiful gown of emerald green chiffon, ex quisitely embroidered in gold beads and built over white satin, the effect being most charming. Mrs. W. C. Bristol was becomingly gowned in Cascade" blue charmeuse draped in a Bulgarian net elaborated with border of gold embroidery. Mrs. E. E. Cookingham was gowned in black net embroidered over crepe meteor with black Bulgarian lace on the bodice. Mrs. W. H. Dunckley was in a King's blue charmeuse with bead ornaments. Mrs. Marcus A. Flelschner wore an Im ported gown of rich black satin ex quisitely embroidered in cut steel and blue beads. The girdle and sash were of royal blue satin. Mrs. L N. Fleisehner wore a hand some gown cf creamy white charmeuse over which was draped white silk net elaborately embroidered in black. Miss Minnie Flelschner was attired in a becoming gown of vleux rose chiffon fashioned over white charmeuse. Miss Carrie Flanders was attractive in a gown of black net spangled and made over white crepe meteor. Bodice and skirt were draped in becoming mode. Miss Failing wore a handsome gown of rich brocade in golden tones. Th bodice was draped with becoming effect and the trimming was of gold. Miss Mary Failing wore a beautiful Frenchy creation of old blue chiffon striped with gold. This was made over a soft silk of harmonizing shade and caught in the draplngs with clusters of French flowers. Mrs. A. Feldenheimer wore a black gown draped over with black chiffon embroidered in an artistic way with coral beads. Mrs. C. Feldenheimer was beautifully gowned In white satin, trimmed with gold lace. The robe was draped en tirely in black chiffon and a string of pearls added to the charming effect. Mrs. Sigmund Frank was handsome in a black silk gown of modish cut. She wore beautiful Jewels. Mrs. David Taylor Honeyman was in a pretty gown of chiffon of varying shades of rose built over charmeuse. Mrs. Ludwig Hirsch was attractive in a Paquin gown of royal purple satin trimmed with sliver lace. Mrs. Oskar E. Huber was charming in a gown of black lace becomingly fashioned over silk. . Mrs. Sol Hirsch was gowned lri Faience blue brocade elaborated with Carrick Marcross lace. Miss Hirsch was in delicate blue chlf. fon over satin. The gown was elab orately embroidered in gold. Miss May Hirsch wore American rose brocaded crepe. Miss Clementine Hirsch was daintily gowned in a white lace dress made over white satin. Point Anglaise elab orated the bodice. Mrs. Max Hirsch's gown was one of the most beautiful creations in soft velvet of an emerald green shade. The shoulders were draped in Carick Ha croff lace, the bodice was cut in deep V-shape at the back and the skirt was gracefully draped. Mrs. Frank E. Hart was gowned in a handsome Parisian creation of white net embroidered in Iridescent beads over orchid satin, with girdle of Amer ican rose velvet and touches of the same at the corsage. Mrs. Max H. Houser's gown was an imported model of filmy lace and chif fon over cream charmeuse with a clus ter of French flowers. Mrs. Fred A. Jacobs wore Thraclan crepe in the vieux vim tones, embroid ered with attractive design in Algerian blue. The open sleeves were of venise lace and the bodice was covered with lace. Mrs. Thomas Kerr wore a stunning gown of silver striped chiffon over black crepe meteor, elaborated with Chinese embroidery. Mrs. Warren E. Thomas wore a strik ing gown of Tuscan satin, with a one sided drape of Armenian lace, beaded in a beautiful design. j Mrs. I. Lang's gown was an exquisite Parisian model of white brocaded vel vet embroidered In silver. Dla-aioBd Ornaments Predomlnte. Mrs. Wilber E. Coman wore a stun nlng gown of white lace over char meuse with .handsome hair ornament of diamonds. Miss Milla Wessinger was pretty in a Du Barry pink chiffon over satin, trimmed with shadow lace. Mrs. Richard Koehler "was gowned In gray chiffon over silk of a harmon izing tone. Mrs. W. L. Brewster was in pastel tones of blue with girdle of mulberry velvet and a rose at the corsage. Mrs. Henry E. Jones was distin guished In black chantllly lace over black charmeuse. Mrs. Dom Zan was beautiful in white brocaded satin elaborately adorned Wtssgm&k-i ; 1 v 1 1 4- 4 1 -' :" It is the preference of connoisseurs who seek .artistic supremacy, irrespective of cost. All styles are shown at our warerooms and are sold on easy payments when so desired. General Western Representatives V4t 0J MORRISON STREET with Princess lace. She wore an im ported evening wrap. Her hair was banded with brilliants. Mrs. Edward Gantenbein wore a pret ty gown of light pink trimmed with black lace. Mrs. Kate Hertzman was gowned In a becoming costume of cream brocade. Mrs. Richard Koehler was distin guished In a handsome blue satin gown with duchess lace. Mrs. Peter Kerr wore a lovely gown of white charmeuse and green chiffon. attired in a gown of black satin with Lierre lace trimming. Mrs. David C. Lewis was charming brocade velvet, and a handsome pearl necKiac.e. Mrs C. Hunt Lewis was most at- . . : I a trnmT tt whltA SAtln. LI tl I. Li I. iu a, gracefully draped, elaborated witn rhlnestTTies. Mrs. J. Wesley Ladd wore an at tractive gown of Ivory satin and Ba varian lace. Mrs. Robert W. Lewis was atirac 1 1'. inMtv I , H si H H net and black chiffon gown over white satin. Mrs. L. Allen Lewis was attractively gowned In an imported model of white and silver brocade, worn with mag nificent diamonds. Mrs. I. N. Lipman was attractive In a hn.,,f'l Porlfllan i-nh Of soft charm- euse of rich fuchsia shades, trimmed with duchess lace. The wrap was of a similar tone, embossed in gold and edged entirely in ermine. Mrs. Gay Lombard was distin- .-..1. a 4 . o-nwn of bla.z velvet. trimmed with quantities of rhlne stones. , , Mrs. Julius L. Meier vas gowned In a handsome creation of white satin, embellished with silver lace and motifs and the draplngs caught wita clusters of pearls. The corsage was embroidered with pearls, and edged with silver. Handsome jewels com pleted the pretty effect. Mrs Henry Metzger's gown was a L.tL.,i r i.0,vv bTnc.ftde. in white and engellne. made with Carick Macroff lace, the effect being aiuiy tractive. . 1 1 nrBiAw .1-u crnwtlMl In A ALTS. ' v-' - ' ' ' o--- handsome costume of green and gold brocaded satin crepe, cui is u ucooi. m- a t ifoiAr was distinguished in a black gown, made of Duchess lace built over blacK siik, inuimtu witu Riirnnn lace. As ornaments she wore diamonds. Mrs. Paul Wessingers gown was midnight blue velvet, with rose point lace. . . Mrs. Fred Olson was Deautiiui m a Ss,m&&r rlryr wr-ua-9 tmr &t H MARY GARDEN IV THE CHICAfiO GRAND OPERA COMPANY, SINGING EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE GRAFONOLA Her Records of For Sale at Representative Graphopbone Stores, and : Columbia Graphophone Co. 371 Waablnstoa St. All Columbia Record. Can "I always said that never would I sing into a phonograph of any kind but. one does not always live up to everything one sayshappily for after months of tireless persuasion the Colum bia Phonograph Company won out. and here I am faying, like everyone else that wilf hear them, that the Columbia Records are without a rival: -iney are su musical, losing all tnat Deasuy m tallic quality that mars the phon v. 7. uAnA-4l Tv inor cnmD menu for their eternal success." FOR MUSIC TEACHERS AND AMBITIOUS YOUNG PIANISTS A Special Spring and Slimmer Course LachmundConservato Steams Bulldlug, I.ISZT'S METHODS and instructions in technic playing of Beethoven. ChoDln LlssW et". is studied with Moszkowski. Srharwenka. and finally thro,, yVara with Liszt personally, and as taught by Mr.- La. hmuml at his New Tort Conservatory to pianists from nearly every state, including two from Oreeon ADDreciatlng that opportunity has come to their own door, nine mu42 teachers (five Sf whom from large universities in this state) are npw "udvlng thfs course with Mr. Lachmund.- A teacher must either add to his knowledge deteriorate, and this course is for such who have a desire to advance th?ir standing and class. A JUNIOR DEPARTMENT a special fea ture. All .pupils T have the advantage of the director's persoual supervision. . 1 AND BROADWAY costume of chartreuse and brown tints, gracefully draped in embossed chiffon and trimmed with touches of American rose. Mrs. Fred Seller was attired In black velvet trimmed with rhinestones and pearls arranged in " artistic design. With this a dog collar of pearls was worn. Mrs. Joseph Nathan Teal wore a French creation of white and blue tulle over satin, and beautiful pearls. Mrs. Guy Webster Talbot was' charm ing in a lovely blue and gold costump, and a band of tulle and osprey in he coiffure. Mrs. Morris H. Whltehouse was charming in a gown of white satin, enriched with gold, motifs and veiled in embossed chiffon. Mrs. Holt C. Wilson wore a beautiful gown of white maltese lace draped over a foundation of white Moire Renais sance. Mrs. C. E. S. Wood was handsomely attired in ruby velvet made with Ions train and trimmed with La Boheme lace Miss Romaine Wood,' who accom panied her sister, Mrs. Frederick 11. Green, wore a stunning white satin creation, elaborated with filmy lace and a pink chiffon coatee. Mrs. W. J. Hofmann' was prettily gowned In blue charmeuse elaborated with silver embroidery. In her hair she wore a bird of paradise. Mrs. Andrew C. Smith was gowned in cream brocaded metelasse. silk trimmed with touches of gold and wis teria charmeuse. The bodice was cov ered with Venise lace. Mrs. Edward ' Ehrman was prettily gowned in a creation of black and white, elaborately beaded. Miss Anita Burns wore a stunning gown of yellow Thracian crepe, trim med with Bavarian lace and bands of sable fur. Miss Esther Goodman was In rose pink brocaded satin, with a bodice of cut beads over Aivrican Beauty, with touches of black in the garniture. Mrs. W. U. Sanderson was .distin guished in an Imported French costume of white duchess lace over pale blue, cut decollete and entrain, and worn with a superb dog collar of diamonds. Mrs. L. Allen Lewis' gown was one of the most striking and elaborate cos tumes noticed during the evening. It was a shaded chiffon over charmeuse, going from the deepest tones of Amer ican rose to a brilliant cerise. She also wore a handsome Oriental coat and an elaborate headdress of gold leaves and scarlet rosebuds. New York's new Hotel MrAlpln represenls an investment of fl3.S00.00O. It has 23 stories above ground. Thais Louise, Herodlade, Le Jongleur de Notre Dame, and Othera. Be Played ou Victor Machine. sun. n " . Opposite Poatofflce. ft ry of Piano Playing