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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1913)
TTTR - MOTIVING OREGONTAN. TITTTTJSDAY. DECE3IDEK 4, 1013. SOCIETY GLIOES IN MAZES OF TANGO MELBA, GREAT SINGER, TELLS ABOUT HER FIRST BIG NIGHT OF TRIUMPH Happy After Selling Bed Crosa Seals, Diva Recount Winning of Her Tame Weather Reminds Her of Australia, and she Tells About Her Home and Girlhood Days. After First Timidity Wears Off, t Smart Set Starts In to Learn Latest Steps. Mi! am STUNNING FROCKS SEEN mi milt 12 5 : mm,M&-' IfcsTOII s if 4421 iLi iauka, jj jgru; . in L .3 Ml- m I Several Variations of Popular Ball room Dance, Exhibited by Harry Cray and Miss Wirt, Draw ; Large Attendance to Hotel. Society "tangoed and "tead" again yesterday afternoon at Hotel Multno mah. The affair, coming Immediately upon the heels of the debut of the dan cing teas In Portland, was equally sue ressful with Tuesday's event, and un doubtedly will continue to hold full sway for the remalnaer of the season at the hotels. There were fewer spec tators and more dancers yesterday, and the spacious ballroom permitted the participants to indulge in all the varla tlons of the modern dances. Tea and refreshments were served during the dances in the ballroom, and tables were also placed in the supper room. While there was an immense gather- Ing of the smart set, the men in infor mal dress and the women in stunning afternoon frocks and tailored suits. owing to the capacity of the ballroom and splendid managerial ability dis played everyone was comfortably seat. ed and served and had an excellent view the dancers. Harry Gray and his charming' assistant. Miss 'Wirt. danced divinely, giving exhibitions of several variations of the ballroom tan fro, hesitation waits and one-step. The dances were extremely graceful and pretty and were executed in artistic style. At first the guests were chary and timid about dancing, but soon they were all gliding about In gleeful fash- Ion, the purpose of all present seeming to be an earnest endeavor to learn the frraceful. rhythmical steps as shown by Mr. Gray and Miss Wirt. Both the Multnomah and Portland hotels will have the tea dances again on Saturday from 4 to 7 o'clock. ... The Red Cross stamp booth at Hotel Portland, under the direction of Mrs. Julia Louisson and Miss Getta Wasser man. Is meeting with tremendous suc cess. They were assisted yesterday by Mrs. John G. Clemson. and in the aft ernoon by Mrs. Henry F. Metzger and Miss Marie Louise Feldenhelmer. A special attraction of the afternoon was the presence of the charming diva, ' Madame Melba and Jan Kubelik, who entered into the spirit of the occasion with keen enthusiasm and Increased the - sales considerably. Today, the booth will be presided over by Mrs. Jonah B. Wise, and Mrs. Sidney Gelser In the morning, while the afternoon will be In charge of Mrs. Henry J. Ot tenhelmer and Mrs. James P. Cook. ... At the new residence of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Haviland, 940 Gladstone avenue, a Thanksgiving dinner was given to a number of German friends from their home town of Norfolk. Neb. After the dinner dancing was enjoyed until midnight. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Otto Piller and family. Mrs. Bonner and daughter. Charles Haviland, Fred Behrena. Mr. and Mrs. Will f tal srer. Mrs. Adolph Esswein, formerly Miss Piller, August Nemeyer. William Rcln hardt, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Jensen, Miss Esther Walter and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Marshall. ... Miss H. Fngstrom. of Portland, ts one of the late Western arrivals at the Hotel McAlpln In New Tork. ... Mrs. C. V. Vosper entertained Mon day afternoon In honor of her sister. Miss Ida Stipe, a bride-elect, with a china shower and card party. Mrs. Vos per was assisted by her mother. Mrs W. J. stipe and sister; Miss Ada Stipe. The living-rooms were decorated beau tifully with enchantress carnations and pink hearts. In addition to the honor guest there were: The Misses Mayme Brown. Reva Funk, Charlotte Glger, Irene Connell, Bess Hand, Luclle Sle rers, Mrs. Alexander H. Shaw. Mrs. George Vosper, Mrs. F. R. Stipe and Miss Ada Stipe. For the pleasure of their families, members of the Chi Psl fraternity en tertained at the University Club with a luncheon. Saturday afternoon. The table was attractive with yellow chry santhemums and gmllax. A delightful menu was served. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Kollock. Mr. and Mrs. William Dolph. Mr. and Mrs. Fred erick H. Drake. Miss Drake. Dr. and Mrs. Norman Pease, Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Ilea. Mrs. Hammond. Mr. and Mrs. Shen pard, J. B. Kerr and Mr. and Mrs. M. IX Reed. At the close of the luncheon each child was presented with a doll and a book. . 9 Cards have been sent out for a large reception to be given on Saturday. De cember . by Mrs. Charles Wesley Jones, at her home. 8S5 Alameda drive, from 3 until S o'clock. The University Club has Issued Invi tations for Ita annual reception, to be given on Friday evening, December 13, at the new clubhouse. The rush for Red Cross seals con tinues and many prominent society maids and matrons are aiding in the Mies. Those who will assist today and their stations assigned are: Meier A Frank Morning. Miss Hazel Parker; afternoon. Mrs. Clifton McAr thur and Miss Kemna Klosterman. Lipman. Wolfe at Co. Morning, Miss Stewart. Mrs. I. N. Lipman. Miss Selma Meyer and Miss Flora Itosenblatt. Olds, Wortman it King Mrs. Elmer B. Colwell, Miss Elva Burness and Miss Constance Mulr. J. K. Gill & Co. Miss Constance Chevalier and Miss Jeannette Parker. Wells-Fargo building Mrs. J. F. Hsight and Mrs. J. B. Laber. Owl Drugstore Mrs. Lu Bell Bauer and Miss Flo Bauer. Postoffice Graduate Nurses. Portland Hotel Morning, Mrs. Jonah H. Wise and Mrs. Sydney Telser: after sioon. Mrs. Henry J. Ottenhelmer and DJrs. James P. Cook. Imperial Hotel Morning. Mrs. J. C K. King and Mra G. M. Woodney: after noon. Mrs. William L. Flnley and Mra Herman T. Bohlman. Multnomah Hotel Mrs. A. C. Smith and Mra Wilbur E. Co man. Oregon Mrs. Robert O. Deick and Mrs. Thomas D. Honeyman. Hazel wood Mra H. M. Hendershott. chairman: Mra C. McMicken. Miss Inez Cross and Miss Florence Cleveland. The Pan-Hellenic Society, which has be.'n selling seals at the Seward Hotel, tinder the direction of Mra George ierlinger. has transfererd its booth to the Hazelwood Restaurant. Miss Mabel Baker will be hostess to day at a large reception In honor of Miss Doris Skeel and Miss Dorothy Shoemaker at her home In East Twenty-eighth street from 3 until S o'clock. sa WW . 's "Mr a km,- - i 4 S 4 A v 1 - I r- . '7. -v MADAME MELBA, AS HALKSWOMAV, AJTD JAN KVBEI.IK AS OXE OK RER PATRONS AT RED CROSS CHRISTMAS STAMP BOOTH AT PORTLAMI HOTEL YESTERDAY. IT WAS In the Royal 3pera-House at Brussels. Queen Marie was there with her ladles. The house was bristle with composers and critics. An unknown Australian singer named Mel ba was making her debut, singing Gilda in "Rlgoletto." Mathilde Mar ches!, her teacher, who died the other day at 93. had come from Paris with Charles Felix Gounod, the composer, to hear her. The chandeliers were yet trembling with the applause that had greeted the first flight of the fresh young voice. clothed in the magic plumes of song. when a woman in a box near the stage said to her companions in a voice hate- .ul and loud enough to be heard In an adjoining bos: "Melba! Debut! I heard her hissed ten years ago In Spain!" At once a friend of the young singer in the adjoining box rose, went to the door of the box occupied by the woman with the hateful voice, and knocked. To the man who came he said: "Sir. I don't know who you are and I don't care; but a lady In your box has Just toia a lie aoout the lady on the stage. If sho doesn't apologize, I'll punch your neaa: - Apology Glvea by Proxy. The apology was given by proxy by the man who came to the door. Thus you see how we celebrities. whether a singer or Colonel Roose velt, are assailed unjustly," said Madame Melba In her parlor at the Portland Hotel yesterday. "And It's too bad that we haven't always champions such as I had that night." she went on. "I did not learn of the Incident for years afterward, and my friend only told me when my success had long been assured and he knew that the story could have no pos. slble effect on me. as it surely would have had then, when I was trying so hard and was so anxious to succeed when my fate as a singer literally trembled In the balance. "But my success was Instantaneoua The Queen sent for me. She told me that she had never heard so beauti ful a voice as mine. I had fulfilled the fondest expectations of my good master. Marches!. The critics proclaimed that a new star had arisen." That night the wires and cables were singing the news to the music lovers of all the earth. Sober Moa.raold Wonders. At no other place was It received with such wonderment, nor with such a whirlwind of other emotions, aa In a sober Scotch Presbyterian household In Melbourne, Australia. Melba, the new star, was Nellie Mitchell, their' daughter, their madcap, tomboy girl. "She was always up to somethln' onexpected. was our Nellie," said the father, telling about It afterward. "Was there a horse on the place that she would na nor could na' ride? There was not. And what a time we bad to keep her from sleepln' In the stables." Melba took her operatic title, from her beloved Melbourne, the "old home town" that she still loves above all the cities of the world, and she has seen and sung tn them aH except Constanti nople. Athens. Lisbon and a very few others. Pareata Oppose Singing. "I 'discovered' myself," she said. "My parents were such strict Scotch Presby. terlans Oh. yes, 1 am Scotch to the vurra backbone that they wouldn't let me sing. They feared the stage as a device of the devil and grand opera as a certain chute to hell fire. They made me cease singing, or tried to. when 1 was years old because of the compli ments given She for my singing In a churchconcert." But the girl knew better than the old folks. On lonely, truant rides 'cross country she sang to the skies and the winds. She sang In the stables, and the horses whinnied to hear her. She sang any time, any place, out of paren tal hearing or discovery. She was married at 17 years old. Her name, other than Melba, Is now Mrs. Charles Armstrong. Shortly after her marriage she went to Europe for vocal culture. Her father thought that It was simply to perfect her voice aa an amateur. Resignedly, he decided that If she must sing It would do no harm for her to learn how, so long as she confined her singing to sucti proper music as hymns and cradle songs. From the church concert, when she Jewish Women's Council Hears Addresses. Mra. S. UJMamaaer Telia mt Trip AbroasT a ad Wark ( Organisations Betas Done la other Cities. AT the'' regular meeting of the CouptU bf Jewish "Women held yesterday ln 6--11ing-Hlrsch Hall, . an exceptionally attractive programme was presented under the direction of Mra Ludwlg Hlrsch. Two interesting addresses and some music, followed by a social hour, were features. Mra 8. M. lilumauer, who had Just returned from a visit In Kurope and Eastern and Southern states, told of her Impressions on viewing the ancient buildings of the Old World. After telling of her" trip through Eu rope, the speaker gave an outiine of what is being done among the councils In Chicago, New Orleans. I'OS Angeles and San Francisco and brought with her greetings from the women of those cities, especially of those of San Fran cisco, who are hoping the triennial ses sion of the Jewish Women's Councils will be held there. The useful monuments the good work of the women of America was referred to as of greater value than the ancient monuments of Europe. Mrs. Blumauer said - that In Hull House. Chicago, those In charge were considering allowing the tango to be taught to those who attend the social center dances. . . . Mra Lulie Robbins. of the extension department of the Oregon Agricultural College, gave an address on "Phases of Women's Work." The Industrial revo lution was cited aa an important cause for the development of woman's work. Mra Kobbins spoke of several of the aiteresls that women had furthered, in cluding probation. Juvenile court, social center, reform and child rescue work. Settlement work, nursing and the In terests of the Young Women's Christian Association were also mentioned. An artistic treat. was afforded the members and guests In the musical part of the programme. Mra Delphlne Marx sang an aria from "Samson and Delilah" and another from "Carmen." She had the inspiration of a brilliant piano accompaniment played by Mra Kose Bloch Bauer. Mrs. Simon Selling, president of the club, presided and several members o the social committee assisted tn serving refreshments. At a meeting of the Vernon Parent Teacher Association at Vernon School Tuesday afternoon, a communication from Commissioner Brewster was read regarding the pars, 'uprovement bonda The position of the association, on the same grounds, was reiterated. The as sociation favors park Improvement only after playgrounds have been estab lished In those districts where the need Is great, as It Is In Vernon. Highland and Woodlawn. Mra Felts, president of the Oregoe Congress of Mothers, was present-and spoke regarding educational matters, the need for more education of the sort which will make the need for reform Institutions less.. H. 11. Bushnell msde an address on the subject of "Parliamentary Law and lta Use Among Women." A committee was appointed to consider the forma tion of a class In parliamentary law, of which Mr. Bushnell will take charge. The Women's Political Science Club had an Interesting meeting Tuesday afternoon In the Public Library- Mrs. Mattle Khoads read a paper on "Prison Reform" and a letter from a prison worker, telling of the good work being done In the state penitentiary In Ari zona. At the regular meeting next Tuesday Mra Millie Trumbull will ad dress the club on "Prison Reform." a a The Portland Parent-Teacher Asso ciation will hold ita regular business meeting today. There will be luncheon at 12:30 at the Toung Women's Chris tian Association, with reports after ward. The business meeting will be held at S o'clock in the library. m The department -of dramatic art of the Portland Woman's Club will meet this morning at 10 o'clock In room G. Central Library. Mrs. Helen Miller Senn. dramatic chairman, will preside. Members will consider voice control, platform speaking and sightseeing. Sli'attuck Parent-Teacher Association held a large meeting Tuesday, when Superintendent L. R. Alderman, Mra. F. S. Myers and several others spoke and the programme waa followed by an' was 8, until she was 21. and bad her Initial triumph In Brussels. Melba never once sung in public Portland Weather Please. "Docs Portland always have such dlamond-and-sapphire days as this In December?" she asked, drawing back the curtains and looking out across the city toward Mount Hood, his snowy head showing seams of purple In the advancing dusk. "Why, this is like Australia, this fresh, crisp air. this dreaming haxe o'er all the landscape. I thought It would be raining here. This Is what you Americans call Indian Summer, Isn't It? "And am I not lucky to be here at such a time. The neighbors used to call me the sunshine girl and. who knows? perhaps I have brought this sunshine and these Australian skies to Portland." Thrice fortunate she counted herself, for since September, when the present tour began in Montreal .she had not slept In the same bed twice In any citv, as she did in Portland Tuesday and Wednesday nights. The two-day stop here was a real vacation for Melba and her party. Seal Sellers Happy. While Melba. upstairs, waa telling about her first triumph, down in the lobby of the hotel, beneath a little booth hung with holly wreatha and Red Cross emblems, a happy group of wom en were counting the proceeds from the sales of Red Crosa Christmas stamps, which will go Into the great National fund to light tuberculosis. Two, and perhaps three, records had been broken. First, their booth had sold $156 worth of stamps, the day's record for Port Isnd by about $50. Second, Madame Melba. for the first time In her career, had posed for a newspaper photogra pherand In their booth, while In the act of selling Red Crosa stamps. Those were the splintered records, and of the $15. more than 490 had come to the booth In the 10 minutes that Melba had acted as saleslady, which, they believe. Is another record for Red Cross stampa sold in a given time. m elaborate luncheon. Mrs. J. F. Kelly la president of this enterprising circle. The psychology department of the Portland Woman's Club (Florence Crawford, chairman! will meet in the main clubroom Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The lecture subject will b "The Twofold Nature of Mind." The Graduate Nurses have volun teered their services In the campaign s gainst tuberculosis, and will aell Red Cross seals In the Postofflra. Mra Thomas Honeyman and Mra. Robert G. Dleck have opened a new booth In the Hotel Oregon. The New Amber Glow Light Latest Invention from the WeLsbach Laboratories 157-CANDLE POWER FOR of a Cent's Worth of Gas per Hour So carefully bas this new invention been worked ont that the absolute minimum of gas is used to sap ply the maximum of candle power, together with the wonderful, soft, mellow ligUJ, which has made the AMBER GLOW one of the most popular lights ever offered to the public. ITS BENEFIT TO THE EYES AND HEALTH ALONE IS ENOUGH TO WARRANT ITS UNI VERSAL USE. SCIENTISTS tell us that of all the colors of the spectrum, Amber reflects most light. So why not have Amber Light in your home why not a genuine AMBER GLOW LIGHT? We install them in your home, you pay nothing down, but remit in three monthly installments of 75e each, with your gas bilL We replaee any defective part within three months of date of sale. PORTLAND GAS & COKE COMPANY the booth yesterday to buT Red Cross seals she smiled and said: "Five dol lars, please." ' Assisting In this "benefit" perfor mance were Kubelik, master violinist, and M me. Kubelik. who greeted all comets, adding honors to this booth, which has now had for its distin guished visitors Mrs. Minnie Maddern Flake, who sold seals yesterday; Mme. Melba and the Kubellks. Melba and Kubelik and Mme. Kubelik all made generous contributions to the fund that Is being raised by the Visiting Nurse Association to wage the fight against tuberculosis In Portland. The total receipts of the booth for the day were about SKO, members of tho Ad Club recpondlng generously to an appeal made at their weekly luncheon. resentative citizens to Representative Hawiey to disregard this petition and do all In bis power to prevent any ac tion on It. A majority of citizens deplore any action which mlgnt further delay the construction of the building and as the site on Sixth street was settled def initely three years ago. It Is urped that a protest now will avail nothing and plunge the city into a fruitless inter nal dispute. The German iovrnment baa ordered the construction of a plant which will use cuv ernment coal and bo capable of producing tf.tMio.000 gallon of benzol, the new "TV-!, annuallr. MEDFORD CITIZENS DIVIDE Fight Over Location of Federal Building Renewed. MEDFORD. Or, Dec S (Special.) Medford Is threatened again with a ight between the East and West sides over the site of the new Federal build ing. A petition against the site has been presented to officials at Washing ton, while the wires have been hot re cetitly with personal appeals from rep- RED CROSS SEALS COST $5 Melba, the Kubellks and Mrs. Flake Aid Antl-Tnbercalosls Fund. Five dollar per man! That's what It cost m to buy Red Crone seals from Mme. Melba yesterday at the Portland Hotel booth presided over by Mrs. Julius Louisson and Miss Getta Was serman. asolsted by Mrs. Henry F. Metzger and Miss Marie Louise Felden helmer. Red Cross seals are put up in en velopes containing 25 each at 25 cents. Melba, the world-famous singer. Isn't used to 25-cent admission tickets. Ho, when the men about town visited ((("WaitforThera" ) Hp-re-? Health Nation fU J Hot Bouillon made from ARMOUR'S BOUILLON CUBES, refreshing and stimulating without reaction. Palatabk tasting of beef (or chicken) and vegetables, already seasoned. Wholesome and Convenient Made In an Instant a cabs to a caa AU giuutia and Pi ifa AlngoiirsBloiiilloiiGes Don't Fuss With Mustard Plasters! There's no sense In mixing up a mess of mustard, flour and water and get ting everything all mussed up when you can so easily relieve that pain or soreness with a little clean, white MCSTEROLK. MUSTEROLE is made of pure oil of mustard and other helpful Ingredients, com bined In the form of a pleasant white ointment. It takes the place of the out-of-date mustard plaster and will not blister! 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Manufacturers of jewelry, shoes, food products, varnishes, pianos, hardware, whetstones, have pored for hours over this report, jotted down figures and conclusions, and then have gone away to straighten out Unlfi in their own selling plans. Why should a report on textiles be of such en grossing interest and service to a canner of foods, for example? Because it necessarily bored, into the very foun dations of all American retailing and wholesaling. This report is typical of the work, of our Com mercial Research Department. The duty of this Department is to supplement our thirty years of ex perience with an exact knowledge of today's trade conditions, markets, channels of distribution, costs, profits, methods, tendencies. The Department is now making an investigation of the conditions on the Pacific Coast of the automobile industry and of food products. It is conducted by expert investigators, who are not and never have been advertising men. It is entirely .unbiased, interested only in facts to be used, to the advantage of our clients. It is in the same spirit that we maintain a bureau of statistics, a department for copy censorship, a force for the improvement of illustrations and typography, and other facilities for advising on general advertis ing problems. , The opportunities of the Pacific Coast for na tional publicity are vast. But they can be realized, and the handicaps overcome, only after conscientious study in the light of full and correct information. The information we have, or will get And in the study we are prepared to help to" the extent of our power. Advertising Department THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY The Ladies Home Journal The Saturday Evening Post The Country Gentleman ( vThe Criterion of Fashion Pacific Coast Office ' First National Bank Building, San Francisco' . Everett Sisson, Manager