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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1890
Page
4
The piece notes Easter fashion at length with Easter bonnets umbrellas and gowns making streets and churches lively. It highlights goose eggs Easter cards and flowers as popular items and recalls Easter as a time of joy weddings and renewed affection as spring progresses. THORNE HEANCH.
A sequence of intimate gatherings fills the week with surprise parties at Miss Mary Lier's home on Monter ey street and at Miss Mattie Haw thorn's Windsor street residence in Allegheny. Guests enjoy dancing, singing and recitations as friends from Pittsboro and Allegheny attend. The Idlewood Church gala yields prizes for Inez Jones and Willie Allott, while the church clears its debt and mourns the absent old pastor James Robinson. A Carson street party honors Miss Carrie Miller with dancing and supper, and the Daughters of Liberty host a well received social in Post 1g hall featuring Tower and two young pianists amid a grand floral display and Easter lilies.
A flurry of homecomings and trips lists Mr David Jenkins and family relocating to Canton Ohio Aust in L Bailey returns from New York Thomas RK Herd and wife back from a two month Southern visit T C Bit of Lock Haven visits Mrs W L Merwin at 51 Dennis ton Ave East End John and Mrs John A Moore return from a four week Florida and Cuba trip Misses Annie and Blanche Homsen Allegheny Ursuline convent students home for Easter Henry E Porter Allegheny City returns from East Liverpool Rowena Landon Beaver Pa among linguists at Seventh Ave Easter Monday dance invitations extended to the Thomas Dancing Academy event at 8 to 12 and 2 to 6 hours. Curry University pupils entertain at West End M E Church for charity Professor Simon Bissell in charge A reception next by Christy’s Dancing Academy promises a grand event with limited invitations. A miscommunication forces Mc Michaels Royal Halians reception to be at Orpheus Hall Monday with Genert’s Orchestra providing music. Shiris B Jackson of Idlewood returns from Acony bearing a medical honor. Ralph Bagsley Pittsburg and Alfred Truman visit Sugar King Claus Spreckels at Philadelphia sugar refinery. Mrs Sadie M Barnhart returns from flooded Johnstown districts and Westmoreland County health benefiting stay. She now at Sheridan Station Pittsboro Cincinnati and St Louis Railway home after Monday April 7.
Sewickley society page lists Mr and Mrs Charles M Vey at Annapolis and Mr RR Miller's short trip to Boston and New York City. Miss Lidice Nevin reportedly ill with typhoid. Joseph Craig plans April in New York City and Watertown NY. Mrs Samuel Shannon returns from visit to Sewickley parents to Denver. Local students home for Easter include Hutchinson Semple Nevin Woods Christy Porter Woods. Tyrolean Queen operetta to be repeated in Choral Hall for Sewickley Free Library. Sewickley Athletic Association posts officers: President F C Osburn Vice President H M Richardson Secretary W W Whitesell Treasurer Fred Irvin Board George Whitesell John Porter RP Nevin Jr.
Miss Lillie McKee, former Charters borough teacher now at Allegheny City, visited Idlewood schools Thursday. Attendance at Idlewood M P Church supper included Mrs. Marcie Walker and others. A Bell's schoolhouse reading contest yielded a silver medal for top reader. Miss McConnel received praise for teaching. M E social at J B Hanna home proved enjoyable. Lizzie Logan, Mattie Newton duets, James Barr guitar, Foster Hanna mouth organ, two Miss Wishingers, Muses Mabel Beard and Ada Marshall recited with praise.
Nellie Bly has been found in contempt and may be arrested on an attachment after failing to appear in a libel case brought by Ed Phelps against the World. The Albany lobbyist seeks damages over a sensational article Bly published under the World name two winters ago. Bly, said to be in Buffalo, accuses her manager J M Hill of complicity, while Hill denies the claim.
Excellent upright piano priced at 225 dollars and a square piano for 175 dollars. A parlor organ is offered for 55 dollars. The store advertises Lohmer and Volby pianos plus Hallet Cameron models at reasonable prices. Located at 557 Smithfield Street, Hoffmann & Co. Pitcairn's fittings mentioned.
The article reviews Pittsburg theater offerings and future plans. Henderson aims to build a top tier theater on the Jackman site while Alvin Joslin Davis pursues a lavish new house. Gulick & Co. and Harris remain strong rivals. Bijou is a fixture. Florence St John discussed. Grand Opera House hosts burlesque and includes Miss St John’s stage history. Spider and the Fly may draw Easter crowds at Bijou.
The Bijou opens with Spider and Fly, a three act burlesque extravaganza praised for wit and songs. Bessie Cleveland and Hilda Thomas star with Florence St John in London Gaiety style numbers. The show features Mephistopheles and Enniscorthy selections with a chorus of 100 voices. A large advance sale signals a strong week ahead.
Gregory The McCartheys and Al Reeves with banjo return to Iron City after years away. Newcomb trio and Ida Lillian Abrams lead a varied lineup with Lippert the Bavarian and Big Alice among curios. TRUE Irish Hearts at Harris Theater features Dan McCarthy in a five act drama with Lanty Lannigan.
Minnie Pamir debuts Fool's Mate and H T Youne joins Sells Bros circus. New theaters eyed by Pat Harris Gulick Co and others while ventilation discussed for Mr Henderson's project. James Powers leaves Rudolph Aronson Casino. Rich Harris to stage new farce with Powers as star. Easter puzzles lure 600 buyers. McGeachy ships Old Jed Prouty eggs. McCarture's One of the Bravest travels to Cleveland with J A Reed directing.
A flurry of exhibitions fills New York galleries as Spiegel shows Love's Symphony etchings at leading shops and Waaseley and Stevensons announce a joint show. The General Grant monument fund sits at 150000 with all designs so far rejected, while Gillespie Gallery previews a large foreign painting collection and a major Madame Madeline Lemaire water color display.
The article details Grand Army of the Republic post activities in Allegheny including concerts and a Drummer Boy performance at the Bijou with strong support from Post 3 and Post 259. It notes commemorations of Appomattox, visits by Department Commander Denniston, and plans for future open celebrations and meetings.
General Pearsons appointment as manager of Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers is unconfirmed yet. Delegations from Nosland 6 Youngstown and New Castle Encampments travel to Sharon Pa on April 10 for muster ceremonies parade supper formal muster and banquet. ENCAMPMENT No 1 opens with 100 charter members. Judge Over spoke to a large veterans audience last Monday and Judge Singie will discuss the South tomorrow evening. Monday night Judge Collier will trace the history of the One Hundred and Thirty-ninth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Camp 167 held its first meeting in Post 2's elegant hall last Tuesday evening. Major Samuel Harver's name was approved by Colonel McNulty for Camp 142. Camps 33 plan an Allegheny Cyclorama Hall reception on Tuesday April 14, likely aiding the Soldiers' Widows' Home fund.
A brisk volume recounts prison life in Andersonville and Florence with pathos and humor. Comrade Creelman's tale, from Co. A 101st Pa Volunteers, is offered by the Pittsburg News Co and Union News Co for 25 cents.
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