W E E KI. Y N o RWAL K' 4 G A Z ET T E'.’
WEDNESDAY.
WAGNERIAN' INTERPRETATION.
An Afternoon with Mme. Constance
Howard that will Long Be
Remembered.
The musical lecture upon the first
act of Wagner’s Meistersinger by Mme.
Constance Howard, at the Congrega-
tional chapel yesterday afternoon, was
delightful in everyg,way. It was im-
possible to look at; the " artist and her
audience without fwthe'unspoken com-
ment as to the Stride toward self-de-
velopment and confidence made by wo-
men, even within these last ten years.
Here is a wholly unidue form of in-
struction and entertainment requiring
both strength and endurance as well as
many finer qualities, planned and car-
ried through .lwith 'ease and grace, by
a. charming, delicate woman. _All the
arrangements ofs'f-the audience room
were plannedandei'Iecuted by ivomen,
and therefore, it is safe to ,say'done with
"more of an eye to artistié efi'ect, than if
by men, and the reéi'tal was listened to
with enthusi‘a’Stic‘appreciation by wo-
‘mcn alone. These'gathe'rings of women
at lectures, conc ts and teas, are in-
'teresting in; more .--.ways than one.
There is a spam neity and informality
about them, which. it does not seem
possible to have in so great a degree
where there are gentlemen present.
The piano used was a Sohmer grand,a
magnificent instrument provided bv
Mr. C. F. Hendee for the series of re-
citals. This piano had not been heard
in Norwalk till the Marshall Wilder
concert the other night, and we feel
sure that after the way Mme. Howard
brought out its fine qualities, it will
have gained many admirers.
Mme. Howard was introduced in a
few graceful words by the newly elect-
ed President of the Woman’s Club, Miss
M. A. Taylor, of South Norwalk.
The artist began with a little lecture
upon Wagner and the special opera she
had chosen to interpret, and then
played the overture. She is a very
handsome woman, with a fine figure
and beautiful profile. Her manner is
most charming and gracious, at once
disposing her hearers in her favor.
Her voice is exquisitely sweet, and her
accent most cultured, ’so that during
the whole recital, which she inter-
sperses with explanation and comment,
in a very racy way, it is a delight to lis-
ten to her sympathetic tones.
She wore a hundred-year-old yellow
brocade, an heirloom in her family,
with old lace and pearls about the neck
and sleeves. There is probably no
composer so difficult to render upon
the piano as Wagner; indeed people
are disposed to think one cannot do
him justice without an orchestra, but
these unbelievers should hear Mme.
Howard. .
There is a peculiar advantage in
listening to the interpretation of an
opera in this fashion, which is really
lost if one hears it for the first time on
the stage. There is so much to watch
in the acting and stage effects that a
great many beauties of the music are
lost to the uninitiated.
These Mme. Howard brought out
with much effect. She describes the
different motifs, tells the story and
gives the themes brought in from time
to time. Her playing is delightful. Her
touch is at once firm and delicate, and
she is so deeply imbued with apprecia-
tion of her favorite composer that she
carries one withher. She is a remark-
ably versatile woman. Very few could
be so ready and ecual to such effort in
so many ways at once. Though she did
everything with the greatest appear-
ance of ease, one could feel that it was
art which made it seem so, as the mere
physical effort must be, without doubt,
very gr eat. _
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CONCERT AND BALL.
' The Hat Makers Make Merry at
Music Hall.
Music hall was crowded last evening
on the occasion of the first grandCon-
cert and Ball of the Nonwalk Hat Mak-_
ers' Association. This was the first at:
tempt of the Association, and while it
may not have been a success financially
it was socially, and will long be remem-
bered by those who were fortunate
enough to be present. Theconcert
given by the American 2nd, Regiment
Band of New Haven, was, without
doubt, the finest ever given in Nor-
walk. The rendition of the several
pieces was excellent, while the . Saxo-‘
phone solo of “The Heart~ Bowed.
Down” and “Only to See Her Face
Again” by Mr. A. H. Hall were received
with rounds of applause. Taken all in
all, the concert and the ball which fol-
lowed was the best of the season.
Among the many present were Mr.
and Mrs. James Haugh,Mr. and Mrs.H.
Hubbell, Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Camp-_
bell, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Raymond, Mr.
and Mrs. George Brown, Mr. and Mrs.
John Rooney, .Mr.,and Mrs. Henry,
German, Mr. and Mrs.‘G. H. Vosburgh,
Mr. and Mrs. George Tobey, Mr. and .
Mrs. A. Craw,‘Mr. and Mrs. I. Hamilgv
ton, Mr.‘ and. Mm William; Gilbert,
Mr. and f~ Mrs. John Many; V'H'omel‘
Rockwell-and family, Mrs. James Hall
and Miss Hall, Mrs. Kocour, Mrs. T.
Littell. Mrs. P. Haugh, Misses Mamie
Riley, Minnie Bettinger, Kate Tierney,
Minnie ' Taylor, Miss flanking the
Misses Melleher, Carrie Taylor, Kittie
Cole, Mamie NagleiM-ag'ggcavanaugh,
the Misses Barrett, Rose Flynn, Mag-
gie McMann, Anna Makeley, Lizzie Mc-
Mann, the Misses Murphy and Clarkin,
Annie Veach, Nora McMann, Lillie
Conners, the Misses Bresnan, Susie
Casey, Sarah Hamilton, Nellie Cahill,
Nellie Condon, the Misses Raymond,
Minnie Cahill,
Wehle, Miss Powell, Messrs. James
Blake, Taylor, Seymour, Shehan, Fin-
negan, Gilbert, Pierson, Halleck, John
Blake, Powell, Sherfibod, Davis, May-
hew, Griffith, rigidsi,,,xetterer, Shaw,
Kinnan, Shea, Db 3.,Wehle, Cole, C.
Waterbury, Peltgngf'A. Waterbury,
Bussing, Hyde, _Donhelly, Grumman,
Hamilton, Scully,‘ McCarty, J. Ward,
Thomas, T. Ward, Schaub, Whitney,
Chichester, President Lynch, .‘North-
r0p, Mchhei}, emu, McGinty, Bo-
gardus, Cari Williams, Sheriff Toner
and many others. . ‘J .
Among_:th6se fromout'pf town were
Miss Eugenia “O’Brien. of Brooklyn;
Aldermaii’ William, J. Foley, Council.
man J .1 E;Cufi‘, and'ThomaS'Hefi'er-
nan, of. Banbury; Secretary D'ougan
and Mr. Kelly-,- of, Brooklyn.
A large share-of the credit of the As-
sociation’s Success isdue. to Mr- Edward
Barrett, chair-map" ft ,. ' '1 : mittee of
arrangements, " ‘h
a'”
ZETTE are Tex“ basalt Mssrs Fred
Seymour and Michael McGinty for the
many favors shown.
ANOTHER VICTIM.
At 9:30 o’clock, this morning, there
lay in the baggage room of the Consol-
idated road, at this city, another victim
of walking on the track. He was on
the down track of the road at the curve
near the second bridge between here
and Rowayton, and stepping off the
track, to let the pay train pass, was
struck by the train due here at 9:16.
He was struck on the head and his
death was instantaneous. His right leg
was also broken below the knee. His
name was Olaf Anderson. He wore a
blue shirt, was about 50 years old, and,
it is thought, was a member of the Sol-
diers’ Home at Noroton, but it is more
likely that he is a tramp. The remains
were taken to Gregory’s morgue, and
Coroner Doten, of Bridgeport, sum-
moned. .
St. Paul's Guild Reception.
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The reception given by the ladies of ‘
St. Paul’s Guild, last evening, at the
parish room was a very pleasant social
affair. Rev. Mr.
ber of the parishioners to welcome their
new rector. Music was furnished by
the Y. M. C. A. orchestra and refresh-
ments were served, and the rooms were
tastefully decorated with flowers. Not
only the rector-elect and wife enjoyed
themselves but every one else, and all
look forward to many such pleasant
gatherings, and as this reception is one
part of the work laid out by the ladies
of the Guild we shall expect to hear
from them again in the near future.
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St. Paul’s Parish.
The annual meeting of the Vestry of
St. Paul’s Church was held yesterday in
the Sunday school room. Rev. Mr. Sel-
leck and Rev. Mr. Graham were pres-
ent. The regular business of an annu-
al vestry meeting was transacted._ - Mr.
Henry H. Williams was engaged as sex-
ton for the ensuing year. The trainer
for the Boy Ch01r, Mr. Fairlamb of New
York, begins his duties as instructor
and trainer, May 1. A quartette choir
will furnish the music for six months or
until the Boy Choir are ready. The
choir trainer is to meet the boys and
young men once a week. They are al-.
so to be under the instruction and di- '
rection of Rev. Mr. Graham.
.4 one...—
Mrs. Dr. Noble is the happy, or un-
happy, possessor of a feminine deScend—
ant of Ham, who came from the .sunny
South to be Queen of the Parsonage
kitchen. It was this sable. lump of eb-
ony clay that first discovered the fire a
the barn and rushed into the presence
of the good Doctor aswhi'te with abject
'fear- as a darkey can look, and startled
all the solid parson’s gravity out of him
by stammering-“ It’s all bust out be-
hind.” “ What has burst out behind?”
at once retorted the bewildered Doc—
tor. “ Why, massa, de barn is—-it’s
afire l” But this is not the good“aunt-
ie’s” chief claim to present and post-
humous fame, It seems that Mrs. No-
ble, on a recent Sabbath morning, was
so unreasonable as to insist that “aunt-
ie ” should do some kitchen duty as her
mistress desired it done and not as
“ auntie ” desired to do it. Auntie
finally, after a strong protesting argu-
ment, reluctantly yielded, but she got
even with her unyielding mistress, by
going promptly down to her church on
Knight street where rising up before the
full congregation,she besought the pray-
ers of the church, “ dat do good Lord
would come down and sof’n de hard
heart of: Missus Dr. Noble.”
At the latest date the omnipotent
power thus invoked had not proved con-
spicuously effective, . - -
. It is rumored that steps are being'_
taken to arrest the principals and all
others connected. with the recent prize
.fight. It isalso understood that oneip’f
theiprincipals has already shaken the
dust of Norwalk from his feet, and that
by the time this reaches the public. eye ;
'the other will have packed his grip and;
gone for a summer outing.
Katie Clavin, Alida!
Graham and wife .
were present, as were also a large num- ,
Postmaster Hubbell and his able
corps of assistants handled in and dur-
ing the month of March, 55,049- pieces
of mail matter, as follows :‘ Delivered,
registered letters, .57; letters, 26,178;
postal cards, 4134; second, third and
fourth class matter, 16,237. Collected,»
local'letters, 429; mail letters, 6,280;
local postal cards, 180; mail postal
cards, 947; second, third and fourth
class matter, {$07. _'
The new water main was: connected
at the reservoir yesterday and asixteen
inch gate put in. It, isJExpected that
the main will be connected at this end
in about ten days, when it is hoped
that a fine supply of water will be had.
There seems to be ‘notruth inthe re-
port that Henry H.~Williams and E.
K. Lockwood 83 Co. will consolidate
their crockery‘business and form a cor-
poration. ‘ '
THURsnAY.
FIRE ON SMIIH’SISLAND.
The Barn, Bath House and Sheds
Go Up in Smoke.
At 1.30 o’clock yesterday afternoon
Samuel Armour who with his mother
occupies a cottage on Smith’s Island and
has charge of the light-house, discov-
ered that the grass on the Island was on
fire, and that it was rapidly making
progress toward the barn and other out-
buildings a few hundred feet from the
residence .of Mrs. Theodore Smith,own-
er of the island. . He immediately set
at work with the help of his mother, in
extinguishing the flames, and thought
he had succeeded, when glancing to-
ward the house he saw that the fire was
eating its way through the grass in that
direction and gave it his immediate at-
tention, carrying buckets of; water and
using other means in his power to check
it, which he succeeded in doing, but in
the meantime the fire in the sedge and
grass had communicated with the barn
and it was in flames and past all efforts
on 'hispart of saving, and at 6 o’clock
the barn, bath house and sheds were
burned to the ground. Mr. Armour
told your reporter this morning that
several clammers were on the island
and he assigns to some of them the
cause of the fire, either through their
carelessness or otherwise. A most re-
markable statement by Mr. Armour is
that of- the number of people who were
on and about the Island not one volun-
tcered to help him. Mrs. Smith and
family are out of town, and the house
is unoccupied. Mr. Armour states that
it was 1 o’clock this morning before he
had entirely extinguished the flames,
and that the island was almost com- ..
pletely burned over. He telegraphed
Dr. Ledger Smith of New York, the
situation this morning. That hisnun- .
tiring efforts saved the house goes with-
out saying.
The New Subway.
The new subway of the New Haven
& Hartford railroads that has been
building for nearly three years was
operated Monday for the first time.
It gives the roads four tracks from the '
Grand Central station to a little dis-
tance beyond \Voodlawn cemetery.
The subway is constructed of uncut
stone from Connecticut quarries. Up
to the present time passengers of the
New Haven and the Harlem roads have
been much inconvenienced by the de-
lays caused by the work on the subway.
In the future all trains on the two roads
will be able to make much better time.
It is the intention of the New Haven
directors to extend the subway several
miles further within a few months.
.0.
Yesterday afternoon four New Ca-
‘ naan ladies coming into town in a two
seated wagon drawn by one horse,
had an experience on Main street, be-
tween McCormack’s blacksmith shop
and Low’s grocery store that they
wouldn’t care to repeat.~ Precisely
what started the horse'into a run is not
known, but it is supposed a street car A.
and rope jumping children had some-
thing to do with it. At all events the
horse ran and before he was stopped,
had broken the whifiietree and part of.
the harness, and thrown one of the
ladies out, hurting her internally it
was feared. She‘ was taken into the:
house of Mrs, Malcolm, opposite Mc-
Cormack’s blacksmith shop, and after,
recovering somewhat was taken home
by rail. »Meantime~ the harness and
wagon had been patched up by Mr.
McCormack and two of the ladies drove
back to New Canaan. In the excite,-
ment, the names of the ladies escaped,
from the memory of the people who
live near the scene of the runaway,
hence they could not be learned by the
DAILY GAEETTE representative thii
morning. '
Mr. - Hamersley. counsel for State
Comptroller Staub, filed in the su-
perior .court in Hartford yesterday af-
ternoon an answer to the application of
the executive secretary, Austin Brain'-
ard, that cause. be shown why a writ 'of '
mandamus should not issue against
Comptroller Staub. The ansWer denies
"that Brainard is executive“ secretd‘ry
land that Bulkeley is governor, and as-
serts therefore that no money is;
due Brainard. No date has yet been
fixed fer a hearing. ‘ .
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