Brooklyn Life from Brooklyn, New York • Page 17

BROOKLYN LIFE. THE very sudden death on Wednesday of Mr. Frederick Wesson, of 85 Joralemon street, of course eliminates from the social calendar one of the notable coming-out receptions of the season on the Heights that of his daughter, Miss Alice Fredericka Wesson, who was to have made her debut on the tenth of this month. Mrs. Wesson, it is scarcely necessary to remark, is the eldest daughter of the late Bishop Littlejohn, of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island.

WITH the coming Monday the Bagby morning musicales at the Waldorf-Astoria will again be furnishing metropolitan society with one of its most delightful diversions. The series, which will take place on the first three Mondays and the last Thursday of this month, promises to be more attractive than ever. Sembrich will sing again and the soloists will Their program here will include the vocal arrangement of "The Beautiful Blue Danube" waltz, which they sing delightfully a national dance, a fine echo song and seven other numbers. It is a concert which should not be missed. LAST Monday, under the direction of Carl Fique, the Brooklyn Quartet Club gave a most enjoyable choral and orchestral concert at Prospect Hall.

The three separate choirs of the club, men, women and mixed voices, participated. There were also solos by Mrs. Fique, among them Senta's ballad from "Der Fliegende Hollaender." Gottfried Angerer's setting of Eschenbach's "Mein Lied" was one of the chief choral numbers. WHAT is said to have been the largest audience that ever sat before the Lincoln Dramatic Club of St. Francis Church saw "My Uncle from Japan" presented by the club in the parish hall, Maple street and Nostran.d avenue, last week Monday evening.

Mr. William Burke in the title role was especially good, and the coach, Mr. E. A. Morris, and stage manager, Mr.

John McCullough, are entitled to great credit for their important share in the production. The cast included Miss-May Bagnall, Miss Maud Timory, Mr. Joseph Burton, Miss Katherine Murphy, Mr. James McGown and Mr. Thomas Casey.

At Prospect Hall on Thursday evening, December the eighth, the Clover Musical Society holds its annual reception and dance. Music will be furnished by the Squadron Orchestra. The Chronicler. usual large Brooklyn contingent at the opening musicale. ONE of the important events of the coming week is the dinner to be given by Mr.

John Claflin, in honor of Mr. Alexander E. Orr. The dinner will be given on Saturday, the tenth, at the Metropolitan Club. PARADOXICAL as it seems, Monday evening brought the first of the Week's End Dances at the Pouch Gallery.

The dance could not have been more animated and certainly must have been shorter had it been held on Saturday evening, so what's in a name? The patronesses present were Mrs. Henry C. Litchfield, Mrs. William H. Marshall and Miss Mary Quereau.

There was general dancing throughout and the attendance included Miss Marjory Putnam, Miss Ruth Ward-wall, Miss Ethel Moore, Miss Enid Lima, Miss Edith Quinby, Miss Sara Walker, Miss Fanny Boyd, Miss Bessie Thorn, Miss Ethel Barnum, Miss Katherine Kraetzer, Miss Isabelle Bush, Miss Marion Frazier, Miss Marion C. Randall, Miss Sallie E. Colson, Miss Claire Quereau, Miss Nellie T. Graef, Miss Emma Booking, Miss Helen Sayer, Miss Marion Roe, Miss Louisa Cement, Mr. Howard B.

Major, Mr. Grenville King, Mr. William Howell Orr, Mr. Richard B. Walker, Mr.

Carl B. Franc, Mr. Kendall E. Severance, Mr. Francis E.

Westbrook, Mr. Richard Boswell, Mr. Nelson Flandreau, Mr. Scott Bailey, Mr. Heno P.

Bender, Mr. William Rhinelander Renwick, Mr. Howard C. Renwick, Mr. Robert R.

Lasher, Mr. Charles C. Clark, Mr. Walter, S. Haviland, Mr.

Madison B. King, Mr. Frederick Warren Lovejoy, junior, Mr. Lavater Whihe, Mr. William W.

Lockwood, Mr. Edward H. Lock-wood and Mr. George Reynolds. THE engagement is announced of Miss Eliza Hurst, daughter of and Mrs.

Thomas D. Hurst, of 298, Garfield TRAVEL NOTES. AMONG the last to return from Europe for the winter were Mrs. Henry D. Brookman and Mr.

and Mrs. Amory S. Carhart, who went abroad about the middle of summer. They arrived last week Friday on the Baltic. On her return trip, on Wednesday of this week, the Baltic carried away Mr.

and Mrs. Edward S. Harkness, who were married on the fifteenth of last month and are to divide the winter between Europe and Egypt. Mr. and Mrs.

Harkness returned to town from their honeymoon a few days before sailing and were guests of the latter's father, Mr. Thomas E. Stillman, at 9 East Seventy-eighth street, Manhattan. On Tuesday Mrs. Harkness entertained a few of her most intimate friends at luncheon.

On the Baltic also were Mrs. Albert Haley and Miss Lucy Haley, who only arrived in town from their country home at Mystic, Connecticut, on Sunday. After reaching Liverpool the Haleys will visit Chester and Leamington before arriving in London. Later they will cross to Paris and will do considerable traveling on the Continent, including the Mediterranean resorts. They return in May to look after the building of their new home at Mystic, which will probably be their permanent residence, although they will continue, as heretofore, to spend a portion of each winter in Brooklyn, at the Margaret.

Mr. and Mrs. William Sloane, whose marriage was one of last week's fashionable events across the river, have been spending part of their honeymann at the Homestead, Hot Springs, Virginia. Mr. Sloane is a grandson of Brooklyn, his mother having been a Miss Berry, of this borough.

Mrs. Samuel Sloan Chauncey, who was recently a guest at "Rookesbury Park," Wickham, has returned to London. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Perry Sturges and Mrs.

Daniel D. Mangam were in Paris over last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Franklin H.

Lovell, formerly of 9 Washington Square North, have gone to Rome, after a three months' visit at "The Priory," Mountain Station, New Jersey, the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Grafton Duvall Dorsey. Dr. and Mrs.

Otis Downs, the latter a daughter of Mr. Walter E. Parfitt, and their daughter, are visiting at the homestead for a few days. They are to make their home in Engle-wood, where Dr. Downs expects to establish himself in practice.

place, and Dr. Edward P. Starpird, son of Dr. and Mrs. I.

W. Starbird, of Boston. NEXT Tuesday evening at Associatipn Hall the Apollo Club will open its twenty-seventh season with what promises to be a very fine program. The soloists promised are Miss Miner, who will sing "Pleurez mes Yeux" from "Le Cid" and two songs, and Mr. George Cuthbertsori Carrie, tenor, who is down for "Salve Dimora" from "Faust." Mr.

Hugh Williams will sing an incidental solo, accompanied by the Richard Arnold sextet to Lachner's "Evening Peace," one of the club's numbers, and Mr. Fred G. Rover will give the tenor obligato to another Kremser's "Night Greeting." The club will also dnir MacDrtwpll's "Frnm the Spa." Chadwick's "Sonsr of the Viking," Gounod's "The Ant and the Grasshopper," Proth-eroe's "Barcarole" and the Mendelssohn cantata, "To the Sons of Art." The Arnold Sextet is also down for a number by itself. Mr. John Hyatt Brewer, as usual, will, act as conductor.

FOR the celebration of the sixtieth anniversary of the Church of the Pilgrims on the eighteenth of this month an uncommonly fine evening musical service has been arranged. "The Messiah" will be sung by the quartet of the church, under the direction of the organist, Mr. Arthur Mees, the Mendelssohn Union, of Orange a chorus of seventy-five voices assisting. At the special morning services the Rev. Dr.

H. P. Dewey will, of course, preach. FOR the fifty-sixth annual dinner of the St. Nicholas Society of Nassau Island next Tuesday has been chosen.

The dinner will take place at the Montauk Club and may be counted upon to bring out the usual representative gathering. ON Friday evening of last week Mrs. Custer, the widow of the distinguished General, was the guest of honor at a dinner given by Mr. and Mrs. William D.

Faris, of 202 Hancock street, who were her compagnons de voyage in a recent trip around the world. The other guests were Mrs. Kate Upson Clarke, Mr. George M. Clark, Mr.

Charles H. Russell, Mr. Herbert F. Gunnison, Miss Fannie Bell and Mr. Martin Faris.

IN the concert of the Tyrolean Alpine Singers at Association Hall next Thursday night Brooklyn will have an altogether unique musical treat. These singers were the delight of every visitor to the Tyrolese Alps at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, where they sang at the further end of the great square of the most beautiful of all the many concessions. They come from Zillerthal, in Tyrol, and sing in costume. BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS. THE Pratt Institute Free Library exhibition of books suitable for Christmas presents is this year larger and more interesting than ever before.

The books for children are shown in the Children's Room, first floor, every week-day from nine till six, and on Wednesday and Saturday evenings from seven to nine-thirty. The books for older people are shown in the General Reference Room, second floor, from nine a.m. till nine-thirty p.m. every week-day. The December number of the Library Bulletin will contain the list of books recommended, with the names of publishers and the usual selling prices of the books.

This bulletin may be had without charge at the library, or will be sent to any address on receipt of a two-cent stamp. The library staff will gladly assist in the choice of books on any special subjects not represented in the list. The books shown are unusually attractive. A collection has been made of some of the best of the recent series, which, especially those on India paper and in flexible leather covers, have added so much to the beauty, usefulness and compactness of the private library. Every one is invited to inspect the books.

(Announcements on page 18.).