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EHE SUJNA .ORBaONIAN, BOBTIAOT QCT&BEB- 14, 1900.
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Oregon. October.
O eoldeh dajs of cloudless-skies,
When forests .flame with gorgeous. -dyes;
"When a touch of -wine seems In the air,
Fields are brown, and pastures, bare;.
Deep purple wraps the distant hills; ?
.And -shadows gray fall on the rllle;
Thro rustling com the-s-ephyrs sigh
In grief to see fair Summer die:
Tills Is theseason when lovers dream;
A1J Nature a fairy land doth seem f
These are the days of "vYebfoots' " slory.
Sung in song and told In Eto-ji
J. Wayne Baltimore in Pacific Monthly
BIOGRAPHY OF PARKJBAN
Life of the Great. American, Historian
Reviewed by Charles Haili.
Farahaui LatPnlilipotlonSi
Intsead ot following the chronological
snethod in his "Life of Francis Parkman,"
Charles Halght 'Parnhani has- slnrpluiea
tbj .reader's labor- and gained vividness
of portraiture by .confining chronology
chiefly to one chapter, thenceforth view
ing facts and experiences- as bearing
"mainly on .achievement and development;
Thus, mSay-'of -the details of mend blbgra
phy are brought into closer and more sig
nificant relations -with the deeper inter
ests of life The book; naturally divides
Itself into three parts: Parkman's- pre
paration, the reflection of bis personality
in hfs -works, and the story of his moral
growth. Mr. Farnham knew Farkman
and the biography was written with tne
sanction of the bistorian's nearest rela
tives, and with their assistance as Xar
as information of a personal character is
concerned. He had access to all the
valuable material in. the hands tf" Mr
Partanan's" family and- friends, including J
such letters as- have been, preserved, tne"
diary of his vacation journals, and the
autobiographic letters written by the his
torian to his friends, Dr. George- H. Ellis
and Martin Brimmer.
The history of literature can. hardly
show another writer who made Tils worlr
bo predominant an. interest throughout
his life, who overcamer so many serious,
obstacles, or who worked with- so much
apparent Independence of hindering, physi
cal conditions. Parkman needed all his
money, ability and will power to face,
the difficulties ot his career. His dis
eases gave him a much deeper trial than
physical suffering. They continually
threatened him with an ineffectual lire,
and a denial of his innermost longings.
No one can estimate the power he must
bave lost in the mere strain of enduring
imperfect digestion, insomnia, rneunur-
tlsm, arthritis and nervous trouble
These with poor sight and pains in the
head were continually sapping his force.
He never saw a perfectly well day dur
ing his entire literary career. In the face
of all these difficulties he took tip a la
bor of exceptional magnitude, one that
he estimated at the outset would require,
with good health, about 20- years. Tne
task took him E0 j ears Instead of 20, and
the thoroughness and extent Of his work
under the conditions of its creation maace
his achievement certainly one of the won
ders of literature.
Parkman's books bear a very close rela
tion to his character. His love of truth
was almost a religion; sincerity with him
rose to impartiality in: all historical
questions, despite the strongest preju
dices in relation to contemporary men
and movements. In writing history he
collected all the authorities, weighed" the
evidence with exceptional care, coolness
and w"sdo"m, and finally gave his opinion,
entirely independent of feeling He cared
little for the underhand elements of his
tory. The complexities of diplomacy,
petty personal matters, meanness" or mo
tives and conduct received' small devel
opment tinder his hand Whatever men
end erents -may have ben in their cep'nSv
his conception and presentation of them
were frank strong and simple.
Parkman was ?frrtVltably in Us work what
he was" In hist teftipVrSme&t Juran, -Spartan-and
Stoic all In one "We are constantly Im
pressed by ills Puritan economy of praise.
Few achievements of characters call out any
expression of admiration, although his paces
glow with their rtrohg dietl6n did rapid move
ment. Althouch as a ran he suffered under
the strain, of these op"osrte Qualities, as an
historian he fourd in them a. large part of Til
success. His mannr -under criticism was1
natural that of a strong and Independent
eoul standing on solid- ground, and loving a
fight. He wrote: "I believe that, -when 1 feel
confident in my posUlbn. I am not "very sensi
tive to CitlclBm "" But he had no toidness for
polemical an"d n-eta"ph si eat contentions; he
was declsiv e rather thtui -argumentative. Early
in life he formed Ms opinions on nearly all tho
topics he afterward had occasion to handle,
and he hold to these views with crcat firm
ness Parkman's methods in portraiture were
happily varied according to his materials,
and in view of the literary contrasts and
effects he wished to produce. His lovo of
action made him fond of the dramatic in
Tiistory. He liked a character to por
tray himself by his acts. This method
was his first choice whenever proportion
end material permitted its employment.
Parkman's portraits are further Interesting
as a record of his srowlh In tho earlier
works their Urmncsrs of treatment Is not free
from a certain hardness Though living and
effective, these portraits generall gle only
the external forces that are made manifest In
a public career: They show keenness of per
ception more than sjmpathy. But suffering,
Iriendshlps, years of hard work and success at
7as, couldn't fail to mellow u narcre so capa
ble of culture. In his later volumes Parkman
chows more Interest in the emotional and
BDlrltnal forces of character, tm may be seen
In his describing tho meanness of Braddock 1
towards women, Montcalm's affectionate and
domestic Qualities, and the filial and poetic
eentlment that graced tho poetic figure of
"Wolfe.
Mr. Farhham reveals a humorous and
imaginative side to Parkman's character
that borders on the heroic:
His Summer home was on the southwestern
shore ot Jamaica Pond, a small body of water
now Incorporated In the parks of Boston
Parkman had here one more means of keeping
up cheerfulness tho dally row of one hour,
which ho never omitted or shortened. Such
frequent turns on a lake only a Quarter of il
mile across would have become Insufferably
tedious without some means of mental enter
tainment He therefore enlarged the pond, by
the use of far-on names, such as the Cape of
Good Hope and U&hrlmj' Sea, peopling each
region with tho lions and whales appropriate
to the surronndlnrs. "He kept in Its depths a
terrible ichthyoaurus and a tearful sea ser
pent. To the very cats along the shore seen
tr unseen ho gave names, ch&racten and the.
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most astonishing experience. Tho family of
muskrats were visited! dally to watch their
building and. domestic doings.
Again Mri Farnham writes:
The- nroblem they had to meet was to relieve
his brain By "some lightsome actlv Ity. avoiding
both serious topics -of com ersatlon. and. gloomy
silence One of the chief elemente of hist do
mestic intercourse was humorous' romancing.
rAt hrcakfast, alter replying briefi to. In
quiries as to his health, he would begin a tale,
and carry It on throughout tho" meal, and" ev en
continue It da bj day He whlled away time
in the same way while driving about, the coun
try. Frequently he chose subjects more or
less thooloricals He lm rated a minister In.
Florida who was so Ill-supported" by hi con-
eregatlon that he had to eat crocodile eggs,
which turned him into an amphlblousi divine;
and a Miss BimpkUhs. who conducted! a Sunday
school for young demons; as her pupils were
rather- restless she- packed) their tails through'
holes. In; the bench, and tied, knota underneath.
It was la. 1841 that Parkham- began the
researches and experiences that were to
ill him for his work. In. ths Winter of
1846 he made a trip through Pennsylvania.
This- year is- marked also- by his most
adventurous and Important expedition,
the trip of the Oregon Trail. Finding
his health in n deplorable state at the
close of- Hie- Oregon. Trail, journey,, he de
voted, himself, largely to medical treat
ment in 1847 and 1848. With the help of
f rienflly eyes' and. hands he dictated "The
Oregon Trail" In the Fall of 1846, and it
was published in the Knickerbocker Mag
azine in 1S47. The order, of publication
of his historical works -was: "The Con
spiracy of Pontlac," lfcol; "The Pioneers
1 of France in the New World." 1SG5; "The
Jesuits in North America,." 1867; "La Salle
ana the Discovery of the Great West,"
1859; "The Old Regime," 1874; "Count
Fronentac and New France Under Louis
XTvYr 1877J "Montcalm, and Wolfe," 18S4;
"A Half. Century of Conflict," 1892.
The close of Parkman's life was both
happy and characteristic. He bad always
hoped to die before reaching the lingering
weakness and. decrepitude of old age, for
such a soul could not but dread anything
that ever pointed toward a dimunitlon. or
power. When a friend once spoke witlr
pride- ot the work he had done, his energy
flamed out with the promise to do still
mora it he should: live. He died" Novem
ber 8, 1833, after an Illness of three days,
in his 71st year. (Little, Brown. &, Co.,
Boston.) '
Mruklne a Life.
In "Making a Life," Cortland Myers
speaks vigorously and helpfully not only
to joung people who have the world be
fore them, but to aH who would con
solously, by purposeful direction, make
thelr lives well worth the living1,. ThlS1
thought is epotomized In, these words or
Huxley. "No human being; and no so
ciety composed of human beings, ever did,,
ever will, come to much, unless, then
conduct is glided and governed- by the
love- of some ctheral ideal." Mr- Myers
treats his- theme under the ideal, pur
pose, progress, mystery. Influence, waste,
law, pain, environment, memory con
science and destiny lof life. "Eternity,"
ho says, "is the only realityt Christ
alone has the power to change destiny
by changing- character. The gift of his
character to an immortal soul is the gift
of his glorious destiny."- (Baker & Tay
lor' Co., New Torlc)
The Kalf-Heartedt,
The hero of John Buchan's story, "The
Half-Hearted," is a young Scotchman or
excellertt family who goes through. Eton
and Oxford and suffers from over-training.
The title of the story Is suggested",
not by cowardice, but by irresolution and
Indecision in the hero, produced by his
education. In consequence of these he
loses in love and In a Parliamentary elec
tion. But he is thoroughly sound at
heart, awf he enters the service of his
government In1 India, where he retrieves
his character, and by supreme sacrifice"
saves the empire The contrast between
culture and action Is drawn in vivid lines
by a well-trained' hand, and the story Is
one of strong interest. (Houghton, Mif
flin Ss. Co, Boston-.
JL GtorgizOL Bnagalow.
Miss Frances- Cburtenay Baylor - tells
in "A Georgian Bungalow" a story of
an English family on a rice plantation in
Georgia. There are four young persons
in the family, and they enjoy amuse-
f ments peculiar to their neighborhood.
They go to picnics., barbecues, county
fairs and cakewalks, and-the attractions
of these is well described, as Is the chil
rirpn's eniovment of -them. By and by
the four children and their mother ano.
'governess start for a visit in .-ngianu.
a !tnrm wrecks their ship, but after
many nerils and anxieties all are savetl
(Houghton, Mlffln & Co , .uo3ioiw
A Child ot Glee.
Miss A. G. Plympton's new book, "A
Child of Glee," should be as poular as
ber "Dear Daughter Dorothy".'' It deals
with the adventures- of a little girl from
Biddeford, Me., who- Is traveling in Eu
rope with her father, and is about to
-witness the coronation of a child Queen
in the Kingdom of Averlll. Little Mar
jorie's father is made a prisoner of state,
and the child becomes the playmate of
the little Queen and has many remark
able adventures. A good deal of history
is interwoven witlrthe narrative!. (Little,
Brown & Co., Boston.)
V nT
Indian B6y at School.
In "The Middle Five: Indian Boys at
School," Francis La Flesche gives a true
picture of the nature and character of the
Indian boy. In thfe tai'k of th boys ne
reproduces the peculiar English spoken
by them, which was composite, having
VifiPT. e-athered from the imperfect compre
hension of their books, the provincialisms'
of the teachers, and tne slang ana Daa
grammar picked up from uneducated
white persoris employed at the school dr
at the Government agency. (Smail, May
nard & Co,, Boston.)
Br. JBttnny.
"Mother Goose" paved the way for
"Father Goose: His Book," and now we
have "Mr. Bunny: His Book." The verso
Is by Adah L. Sutton, and the illustration
by W. H. Fry- It is a book that will de
light children. (The Saalfleld Publishing
Co., Akron, Ohio)
Restraint of Trade.
"Restraint of Trade," by William Hud
son Harper, Is an. exbaustivo treatment
of the industrial question from the evo
nution of industry, from the savage with
the stone nammer, oowa iu wb iruavo.
taking In socialism, trade combinations
and munfeipar and private monopolies.
"Public: policy," the author holds, "re
quires, that corporations, In the- exercise
ot powers, must be confined strictly wlih
ih their- charier limits." (Regan Printing
.House, Chicago.) - .
Expansion. Un.derNeiv Conditions.
New- conditions create new problems,
new necessities, new duties,,, new- oppor
tUniUesj We are becoming the leadlngi
manufacturing pcopjB ot the worJdi As,
few years since we were satisfied with
tho home market. Now we ace compet
ing foe the markets q the world Dr.,
Joslalu Strong discusses the question Inf
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HAIGHT PARSHAM.
the light of these and other new condi
tions, physical, Industrial, social and po
litical in "Expansion Under New World
Conditions." After making the rather
broad statementthat thearable lands ot
the United States are practically exhaust
ed, the author proceeds:,'
"The nation's energy has been., chiefly
concentrated on the Industrial conquest or
the continent, and the exhaustion of the,
arable lands marks the, .practical, com-,,
pletron of that: conquest arid constitutes
the beginning "of a new era Irt our In
dustrial history. Heretofore our growing
energy and our waxing wealth found a
limitless opportunity within our own
land. Now a limit has been, fixed, and
our ever increasing energy and wealtn
will find an ever decreasing, field for in
vestment at home. This,, of course,
means' that henceforth, they will Increas
ingly go abroad "
A wdrld policy, the author maintains. Is
not only justified, bur required by the new
world life upon which the United States
has entered "True enough it Is unprec
edented," he says, "but so are the new
world conditions which demand It. Con
servatism demands precedents; progress
creates them. The first precedent is al
ways unprecedented. It is time to dis
miss 'the craven fear ot being great to
recognize the place In the world which
God has given tisr and to accept the
responsibilities which it devolves upon us
in behalf of Christian civilization." ' (Ba
ker & Taylor Co., New York.)
Tfee 5alt-Box House.
The scepe of "The Salt-Box House' by
Jane Do Forest Shelton, is laid Tn that
part of the old town of Stratford, Conn ,
which- was formerly called Rlpton, now
Huntington, and the book shows the
manner of life among" persons of tho bet
ter class- in he country districts. The
restricted! life could not be free from pri
vations, but it had, nevertheless, not
only diversions1, 'but many graces and,
attractions. The -author has exoluded
the well-worn records of splnnlng-bees,
husklngs, apple-parlngs, etc , but has
r"JSe
18th century life. (Baker & Taylor Co ,
New Tork.X v
Jefferson Cyclbpeella.
A worfc of prodigious research is "The
Jeffersonlan pycTopedla," compiled and
edited by John P Foley. It Is a com
plete classified arrangement of the writ
ings ot Thbmas Jefferson on government,
politics, law, education, commerce, agri
culture, manufactures", nayigatIon fi
nance, morals, religious freedom, and
many other topics,, of permanent human
interest. It contains everything- of Im
portance, that Jefferson ever wrote upon
these subjects There are SOtitles, in aU
phabeticar- order, all pplendldly arranged
for convenient consultation. A book that
should be in every reference library.
(Funk '& Wagnalls Co., New York.)
Houston and Jackson.
"Sam Houston," by SarahBarnwell El
liott, and "Stonewall Jackson," by Carl
Hovey, are late additions to the "Beacon
Biographies " Mrs .Eillott has written
an entertaining sketch ot the Texas pio
neer. "It Houston bad failed at San
Jacinto," she says, ''he undoubtedly would
have been labeled 'Filibuster.' He was
what is nowv called art expansionist, and
the' battle of expansion helrijr fought to
day nvas fought just as olently in 1S03,
1856. 1819, 1844; and the same political
obloquy has been Ih each'case the crown
of the expansionist" Mr. Hovev has
written a plain "story of a ?reat soldier.
(Small, Maynard & Co , Boston.)
Spencer and Spcjiccrlsm.
For nearly half a century Herbert Spen
cer has been a leading- figure In the field
of contemporary philosophical thought
and work, yet in "Spencer and Spencer
ism," Is presented for the first time an
authorized biography of4 him Hector
Macpherson, the author, has had the per
sonal assistance ot thefamous philoso
pher in this work. The book Is by no
means a slavish reproduction ot Mr. Spon-
cer's writings. Taking hla stand. Unan
the fundamental, ideas, of the; "Synthetic
Philosophy," Mr.j Mhcp!herson, used them
in his own way to interpret and illustrate
the-sreatevolutionar-y-proeess! (-Doubie-day,
Page & Co., New Xqrk.)
i i 4
Helpful,- I?polietX
Four- helpful, bppklets In. ornament
white- binding are: -"The Hour of? Oppoiv
ltunity," and "Good Mariners and Sua
cess(" by Orison Swett? Marden;- "Books
That Nourish Us," by Annie Russell Mar
ble, add" ''Fate Tdastefced, Destiny Fulr
nlled,,,," by W. J5 Colvllle. Mr. Marden,
recommends care of the persop? and thfr
habit of dressing "well as anP index of
character. Mrs. Marble points outclasses,
of "literature which- are- wjorthy of atten
tion. Mr. Coiyllle takes the ground that
all- things) that cross? our path come as.
conditions thafe-are to bo met? and mas-
tered, and that out of all difficult, trying
or even seemingly evil conditions, gQOOi
must Inevitably come. (T. "y. Crowellr
& Co., New York.) '
Expsjasion.
"Duty, Opportunity, Destiny," Is adis
cussion of the expansion problem, ethi
cally and commBroiallx. "No other course
was qpen to thai United States," says
the author, "than to destroy Spaln,'s- sov
ereignty in the Wtysifc Indies, anc the ?hjjr
Ipplne Islands There wasno thought, ofj.
National aggrandizement, and no depart
ure from the high purpose which enlistee,
our sympathy. To 10,000,00I of the human
race there has been given a new birth or
freedom, and to ' the American- people a
new and noble responsibility." The pam
phleMs. published anonymously. (Seattle.
& Hffman. Portland;)
Sbort Story Writing-.
"Short Story Writing," by Charles. Ray-mQdJ,Baxr.ojtti-Is.a
practical treatise on.
thes art o short story, designed to pre-.
sent concretely the rules of that art. All
the plrnclples presented are Illustrated
by apt excerpts from- actual short stories,
both good and bad Supplementary chap
ters treat of the mechanical side of au
thorship and offer valuable suggestions
concerning the marketing of the finished
story. (Baker & Taylor Co , New York.)
THE MAGAZINES.
Review of Presidential- Campaign in.
the Bjevi-rr Qt Reviews.
In the October Review- of Reviews, the
editorial department entitled "The Prog
ress of the World" contains an Impartial
review of the Presidential campaign down
to Its present stage,, special attention be
ing given to the letters of acceptance of
r the several candidates. Other topics edi
torially treated in this number are the
Galveston calmlty, the ooalmlners' strike,
the pending elections in England, ana" the
'problem of reconstruction, in China.
October Atlantic treats many pressing
public questions, both foreign and domes
tic. Ex-United States Minister Angeli
deal3 with the "Crisis in China," and
John1 Christie writes about recent prog
ress in New Zealand. Kate H. Claghorn
discusses 'Our Immigrants and Our
selves"; Edward Stanwood argues for
"Voting by Mall" ; Canon Rawnsley shows
the startling extensions of Greek history
covered by the recent "Finding ot the
First Dynasty Kings' and J. Taylor
Wood tells of "The Capture of a, Slaverr
In ante-bellum days.
The Benedictine; fathers ot Mount An
gel, Or , have tjegun the pucllcatipn or
the Mount Angjel Magazine. It contains
essays and poems of a religious characs
ter.
The October New Llppfncott offers a
novel by Joseph A. Altsheler and two
lpng- stories by Edith' Wharton and Mrs
Schuyler CroVnlnshleld1. In, addition to
these special attractions, there are other
stories' and timely papers.
The leading irticle in Leslie's Monthly
for October glves-a dramatic and Interest
ing account of the system of Siberian ex
ile, a terrible ehapter of history, which is
closing by ortler of the Crar.
The
author of the papdr is a native of Rus
sia, a liberal in politics but not an ex
tremist. .. -, ,
The Engineering Magazine for October
Is strong" in lts treatment 6f the coal and
Iron situation the leading topics of the
day. F. E Saward," Department of Min
ing and. Metallurgy, United States Com
mission to the Paris' Exposition, reviews
the growing export trade in American coal
a'nd the certainty of-dta Increase, with re
sultant development of a vast sea-carrying
trade.
'Leading features of Harper's Magazine
for, October are: "Wel-hal-Wei," by
P,oultniy BigeTow; "Thet Ntrltlvd Value
of AJcohol," W. O. Atwafer; "Michel ard
-ingele1 a story of Huguenot exiles, Gil
bert 'Parker; "Mortimer Menepes; the
Man and His Methods," Chalmers Rob
erts; "The Chinese 'Resentment," H. H.
Lowry; "Waterways of Anierica," Alex
ander Hume Fordr and the usual comple
ment of fiction and poetry. The number
is illustrated by Henry Mayer, A. B,
Frost and Albert Levering.
".The Story of a. Young Man," by Clif
ford Howard: Elizabeth Stuart Phelp"'
new novel, "The Successors cf Mary 'the
First," "A Story ot Beautiful Women,"
"Blue River Brar'Sfories " by the author
of "When, Knighthood Was in Flower,"
are all begun. In the October Ladles' Home
Journal.
Beginning with the November Issue, the
Ledger Monthly will be enlarged, mil
Increased In price from E0 cents to $1 a
year.
In "A Treason of Nature," In the Oc
tober Outing, Charles G. D. Roherts en
ters into, hunting from the moose's rathrr
than the hunter's point of view, dep'c'ing
the animal'1 defiant lordship, Its passions
and its undoing.
The sound
Of Instruments, tha made melodious chime,
YSTas heard of harp and organ; and who moved
Their stops, and chords, was soon; his volaht
touch, -Instinct
through all proportions, low and high,
Tied, and pursued transverse the resonant
Sttjue. ' ..k-KUtoa.
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(I IVI lidif II
Jafc,eaiyl.
All things arej; wrought- of- melody,
Unheard, yet fujl of sqeaklriir spells;
Within the rock, within- the- tree
A -soul of music- dwells,
To harmony all growth is set;
Each seed Is but a mualo note,
From which eachj.plapt, each, violet, "
Evolves its purple note.
Compact of melody, the&roae
Woos- tho sdtt, wlsdfwlth strain:-on strain
Of crimson, and th,uilx blpws "
Its white bars to thou rain.
The trees aro paean, and the grass;
One long, green fugue, beneatlvthft sup;
t Song Is his life, and anj shall, pass
Shall cease, when song 1b done
-r-MadlsaCaTwin la. Truth. '
OUR MUSICAl FRIENDS
i
Ifews of People in Boston: and Ctti
cago in WJh.om Portlandcrs Arcu
, Interested
Since Portland is only an. outpqst, far
fraway from the great centers ot struggle,
and artistic endeavor, It Is not an easy
matter to keep in touch with the" great'
movements of the iday. Under these cir
cumstances we must consider ourselves
peculiarly fortunate In the musical frlend
"ships we have established "with people
of winning personality and sterling: abili
ties who are recognized factors In, the
great world of art. Any neews. from these
is. always eagerly 'welcomed, for -vyo are-
ln a chronic state of music" hunger for
tidings of the important events that;' are
going on about us. Mjss Emily Tcevett
has just returned from a sojourn, of sev-
era! months in Chicago and Boston where
she enjoyed the opportunity , of studying
at close, range the mest recent phases, of
musical development, andt also ot renew
ing acquaintance with & number- of musi
cians in whom 'Portland! people take a
farm personal interest and of whom they
will ,be glad ,to hear from, so direct
a, source. At the request offTha Qjrego
nlan, she kindly consented to relate such,
fragments of her experience as she could
recall at the moment.
While in Chicago sho visited Hulfc House
and was greatly Impressed' with the ex
cellent work that" was being done' by Miss
Eleanor Smith, who- Is now regarded, as:
one of the most sucqessful,,voIcetraIners;
of the djajf for children. She Is a. very"
well-known and charming' writer; o chil
dren's songs. These;,are .not cut-and-dried
affairs, composed at the deisk, but are-he
natural and spontaneous outgrowth- of her
experience in the classroom-..' "v
r An Evening; nr Hull" Hansc,
"Her pupils are. little, tenement children?
from the crowded districts about Hull
House, factory girls of almost every na
tionality under the sun,". said Miss Trey
ett"I was present during an evening
ot National songs and dances. In which
these children from "forlorn and wretched,
homes came out In their old-country cos
tumesgorgeous affairs, the Russian par
ticularlyfor, poor as they are, they had
carefully preserved their finery. It was
fa hot night, I rememher, and their, ker
chiefs and head-dresses and tightly laced
bodies must have "been warm and uncom
fortable. I inquired if suoh an exhibition
did not cultivate , vanity, but was told
that, on the contrary. It was of the great
est value, since it taught them to respect
their own language and nationality, ot
which they were disposed to be ashamed,
uniting; them more closely to their parents
In qonsequenoe. One Husslan girl of 18
was particularly Interesting, both because
of her remarkable beautv and her unusual
voice a rich mezzo-soprina. Miss Smith
has- beenr wondering whether her. talents
are sufficient to Insure her a career. She
is a mlllhand, and works 10 hours a day.
She 'has a dar,k, Oriental face, strong but
not plquanta well-developed . figure and
a heavy, impassive temperament,
'JTherewas a little German, girl of about
12 years old who had a voice like an an.
Kel's, sci sweet and splritualjihat it lifted
one Into another world. It was impossible
to listen to it without the tears coming
to one's eyes. Nor could one understand
how a face and voice o? such exquisite
purity, so free from every taint, could be
longto the slums Among the dances we
were particularly Interested In the taran
tella danced' by a group of wild, 'harum
scarum, lmp-llke little Italian 6-year-o'ds.
"The chorus, work was characterized by
a certain high, ethereal quajity of tone.
There was nothing In it to suggest the in
tonation of speech, which was unusual,
for most children when they sing1, are
tempted to use the speaking voice. But
this seemed all spirit, a pure, floating
quality of tone that had no earthllness
In it,
A Gifted Child.
"Miss Villa Whitney White, with heT
Boston pupils from Beacon street and
Commonwealth avenue, obtains much the
same ffnte-llke tone as does Miss Smith,
with her Chicago tenement children. But
the most gifted of all MIS3 White's pu
pils Is a poor girl whom she found sing
ing popular street songs at home ha a
tremendously bjg music-hall voice, that
was generally regarded as phenomenal by
her family and neighbors. Sho was 10
5 ears old. Of cpUrse,' the first thing: Miss
White did was to tone It down, and now
It Is a wonderfully beautiful voice, fine
and smooth In quality, and remarkably
even In the registers. Miss White has
charge of the' Ringing In ft music school
at Hartford,- Conn., but all her oth-r pu
pils are In Boston. Every Sunday she
sings In Concord, N-, H., and between
tmes she doe concert work around Bos
ton, but shej gives mos't of her energies
to teaching. As she, herself puts it, 4J
consider it nore satisfactory to teach one
person to learn 'the multiplication table
than to tpll a thousand people there Is a
multiplication table''
'"There s cjulte. a- little coterie of Port
land people In ,' Boston, with Mr?. Lee
Hoffman's flat, on' Commonwealth avenue,
as Its center. Mrs. Hoffman has just re
'turned from her six months' trip abroad,
vfhlch she, substituted for her usual Sum
mer visit to Portland. She spent much of
her time In Constantinople, but was most
vividly impressed with St. Petersburg and
Moscow. She says that after seelngrthem
'all the rest of the world seems tamfe, and
colorless At her home I met Miss Vir
ginia White, the violinist, of Seattle, well
known in Portland as the niece of Mrs
deorge Taylor. She is. doing- Wonderfully
good work, in music under Loeffler; and
he, I hear, has given her his violin. He
himself has just acquired a valuable
Strndivarius,
"Miss Alice Cole, whose contralto used
to be heard In Trinity Church of this city
a. few ears ago, is how living In Boston
with her mother. She Is well started on a
very successful ' career. After leaving
Portland she went over to London and
studied with Henscher, becoming one of
their family circle. She Is an Intimate
friend of Hejen Henschel,- who 13 so
rarely gifted-ih poetry, musio and art.
Through the Henschels Miss Cole had
many unusUit opportunities. I know that
on one occasion -she sang at Alma Tade
ma's beautiful home a perfect treasure
house for art. Mr. Henschel, you know,
'a one of the best all-around musicians
of the dav. In Europe h unearthed ever
30 many charming little French peasant
jongs several hundred years old.
Successful Portland Singer.
"Miss Cole brought home the manu
scripts of many ot these, and sings them
in the most captivating fashion, Sho pos- j
sesses a fine method and much style, to
sgether with- a very wide range, embrac
ing Brahms, Schumann and the other
Ieadlne European composers, together
with the chief American song writers of
the day, for she belongs to their circle
In Boston. She was recently sent for to
jointhe Thursday Morning Club, which
Is: a- very aristocratic and exclusive soci
ety No aspirant need hope to become a
member unless he possesses higb 'social
"standingr In addition to recognized mu
sical ability. She Is very bright and
olover, with a most charming personality,
'and is; greatly to be admired for her brav
ery in maJjingj such a successful career
for hersjelf slngle-handed-
"Mme, Schumann-Heinjc T heard twice,
once la. Chicago, and again at the
Worcester MubEce Festival, aftea I had
i1 gone to Boston. Both, as an actress and
as a. singer she fascinates one she is
' so veijy-' big, and yet she moves about
wiin suc rairy lightness., Af t$r, singing,
thevgreat "serious recitative; and aria from
'St .Paul 'The: Lord; is Hipdful of His
Own an.d being called Baclc by a tumultous-
encoreF she gave a pretty little
French, gesture, of tho hands, a-lf to sny
'Reajiy, I have, nothing to give you and
then, sang- a little song with) the most be
wltchinsc grace. Her face Is not exactly
beautlfuli but In her smiling moments It
lig&ts 'up so- expresslvely'that you cannot
turn, your opera glasses away from her.
Every line-In It tells the story of tne
song. Sho 1$ very dramatic, and wears
gorgeous gowns. She uses her big voice
very effectively. In Schubert's 'Die All-
L macht for example, where tho words
'Great Is the. Lord are repeated over and
oyer-again, she made a wonderful climax.
Each, time one feels that she has given
the audience all she had, so full of thrill
ing: power are the words; yet this Is only
the besixtntng,', for at the last she soars
away beyond it most gloriously.
Mr. Kneisel Sends Greeting:.
"Mr. Franz Knelsel, who was associate
conductor wlth Mr. Chadwlck at the
Worcester festival, sent a kindly greet
ingjto Portland, people. through Miss Trex
ett, saying that he remembered hl3 visit
here with- much, pleasure and Interest.
Mr. Calvin Cody, of Chicago, who is also
welL known. In Portland from recent visits
among: us, has a strong clientele In Bos
ton, his-Summer'g. work there having at
tracted much, attention.
"There was not a concert I attended
alt the time I was away," concluded Miss
Trevett,, "in which X did not wish that I
was. in a Portland audience. Our people
here have better manners than to talk
during the entire performance, a3 they
do there. At the Worcester festival thi3
was very pronounced, yet it was an ex
tremely fashionable audience, in full even
ing dres3. And. in Chicago when I went
to hear EUjah' at the Auditorium there
was so much neighborly conversation go
ing pa about- usj that vre h&d to give up
our, seats and go into tho foyer, and
finally left even that before the perfor
mance was conoluded. Eastern audiences
impressed me as being; very ill-bred"
OENS, ITS FIFTH SEASON-
AHdrcvr Bosart's- Sqns Recital Before
the Maaical dab.
The 'fifth season, of $he Musical Club
opened. Very Auspiciously Wednesday
afternoon at Parsons' Hall with a song
recital by Andrew Bogart, the delight
ful, youag' tenor of San. Francisco. Mr.
Bogart's Portland friends observed a
marked change in his singing since his
previous recital here. His voice Is rounder-
and fuller, his style ia greatly im
proved, he- i3 more versatile, and, he sings
bigger compositions. When these virtues
are "added to the same captivating quality
of tone and excellent method that won
him qo many admirers during his last
visit to Portland, there will be"no surprise
at the warm enthusiasm manifested by
his "audience on. Wednesday afternoon.
The --opening number, a 17th century
song, t"Wait Thou Still' slow, solemn and
sustained, showed his broader style to
great advantage. This was one of the
most beautiful numbers on tho pro
gramme. Schumann's "When Through, the Plaa
etta" an& the, gay "Clown's Song"
('Twelfth Night") wer,e, also the subject
Ot much, favorable, comment among the
audlencer and brought a rousing encora
att the 4end ot the Schumann grqup. The
little 'folk-song, by Chadwlck, was
charmingly given, and Kevin's "The Ro
sary," which was specially well-suited to
his, voice and style, has probably never
been sung in Portland better than he
gave It last Wednesday.
Naturally a good deal of Interest cen
tered In Damrosch's "Danny Deever
which was heard for the first tfane In this
city. It Is one ot David Blspham's well
known, favorites, and Mr. Stuart, Andrew
Bogart's San Francisco teacher, who ac
companied him to Portland, was heard
saying that he considered It the best
American song that has yet been written.
It Is a war song, very dramatic and
bloodcurdling, likely to- send tho cold
chills down the backs of timorous women,
with Its. stirring drumbeats, march of
the soldiers and dismal refrain, "going
to hang him in the morning." Mr. Bogart
sang it well, and it served to show off his
newly acquired breadth of style.
On Thursday Mr. Bogart and Mr. Stuart
left for Seattle, expecting to return hy
way of Portland, after which they will
go East.
PORTLAND TENOR HONORED.
J. "W. Belcher Sine In "The Crea
tion" in. SpoUane.
Mr; J. W. "Belcher returned. Wednesday
from Spokane, where ho was engaged to
sing the tenor part in the oratorio "Cre
ation," which v.as given in that city last
Sunday afternoon. This waa one of the
important features of the exposition
Which is now going on in Spokane. There
was a clldrus of 250 voices and an or
chestra of 20 pieces. The oratorio was
given in the main tent, and the place was
packed, the receipts show'ng 11,541 peo
ple present. The Spokane Review and
Qhronicle says of Mr Belcher: "His sing
ing was the work of an artist. His voice
is a robust tenor, his style decided and
masterly, his articulation perfect His
rendering of 'Native Worth' waa charm
ing, and ho demo'nstrated to a critical
audience bis artistic ability as a 3Qlolst."
HOYT AGAIN IN HARNESS.
Lately Striclcen Playwright Writing;
( a New Play.
' The New York Journal prints an inter
view with Dr. Harry. McManus. who h.is
been the guest of Charles Hoyt, the play
wright, since his re!eise from the San
itarium at Hartford, Conn.
Dr. McManus says hat since Hoyt has
been at liberty, he has greatly Improved
In health, and his meptal operations are
perfect. He has gained in weight and
Is able to look after his business affairs.
He keeps track of all tfte theatrical com
panies In which he is interested.
He is working upon a new play entitled
"A Bunch of Blue Ribbons." and his fin
ished work Is up to his ustial standard.
Dr. McManus says an analysis of some
of the medicines given to Mr. Hoyt before
his commitment disclosed a large per
centage of morphine. According to Dr.
McManus. Hoyt's emaciated condition and
mental disturbance were due to the lack
of proper medical 'treatment.
Trouble.
Honey ef you looks fo Trouble,
You kln-fln him. sho!
Etyou hunts, jou,'ll fin him double
SneaMri roun jro' do.
He's so glad, taw hah you know him
Up he'll nans his hat
Stay fornbeh leas you show him
You'll hab none o' dat.
Now I cwlne tow tell you suffln
(Larnt It ye'rs ago),
Ef jou drap yore wlnrow cuttln.
An flhet tlsht yore do
He sune tire ot payin' 'tentlon
Whar ho am despised;
He's Jest Trouble year me mention
When he's recpnMzodl
J -V(r ABlfUU X"3WJ, ) Bi,l.J.
WHAT THE CRITfCS SkY
ENGLISH OPERA- DISCUSSED- BY
NEtV TORSC JOURNALS.
Best Cnorn Ever Heard in the Met-
ropolltan Poor Principals A
Financial, Success.
The- close of the first week ot grand!
opefa in. English at the Metropolitan.
Norat York, has brought forth a storm of
divergent opinion from the music critics.
On certain; Important points, however,
ithey agree: As an opposition movement
to the pernicious "star system," it de
serves encouragement. Artistically the
ensembles are hlshly satisfactory, tha
chorus 13 the best the Metropolitan has
seen,, but the work ot the principals is
full, ot defects, as. was of course expected.
Financially, the venture la a success,.
The season opened with ''Faust' whlch
was. followed by "Tannhauser," and"Mig
non"." Following are" some of the crlti-cist-
tekn 'ron - ' "An lournnls:
Hillary Bell lnNew York Press: Opera
In Engllsb has gone through its first
'week successfully- Certain, of the critics
received It patronizingly, if not con
tsmptuously. The Tribune, Times, Post
apd. Sqn sneered;- but -before the weelc
was ended these supercilious judges
confessed that the scheme was feasible.
Feasible? It 13 practical, it k? also
astonishing. Nobody has explained hovr
sO'much coultFbe given for so little. l
Is true that the performances have not
bfen up to the plane of the Metropolitan's
'reputation But no one expected thera
to oe, except th& afroseaid journalistic
grumblers. Mr. SaVage has been too busy
for explanations and Mr. Grau is in Eu
rope. Meanwhile no- argument has been
given of the fact that we have had opera
at onej-thrid the cost of opera.
New York Times: Mr. Savage's newly
launched craft la laboring: severely undes
the disadvantage of being manned by a
partly Inexperienced crew.
New York Herald t "Faust," as glvert
last night, had no ragged edges and
hung well together. It was the work of
well trained artists at-home In their roles
and seconded by excellent stage manage
ment, which was especially conspicuous
in the ensembles. Under such circum
stances It is hardly surprising that tho
audience declined to regard grand opera
la English at the Metropolitan a3 an ex
periment, but accepted it as a fact. The
enterprise has certainly started under .
most favorable auspices.
New York Sun: None ot tho individual
singers, had so much to do with the
mejrlts ot last night's representation of
"Faust"1 as the large and fresh-voiced
chorus, which was more presentable than
anv ever seen on the stage of the Metro
politan and exhibited a really human in
terest in the dramatic progress of the
scenes in which It was. engaged. The
volume- of tone waa excellent, the sing
ing was spirited and the excessive vi
vacity of the choristers alone interfered
with the full enjoyment of Its work.
J. C. Wilcox In the Concert-Goert Un
doubtedly the features of the English,
opera company that warrant a sanguine
attitude, towards !-.: future are tha or
chestra and the chorus.
The .singers who appeared in the casts;
of the three operas given this week, one
must record that about two-thirds ot
them, failed to give evidence of talent
sufficient to Justify their presence on tho
Metropolitan stage In "Faust" Har
ence Whltehlll. at Mophistopheles.
achieved a comparatively complete suc
cess. It was his first public appearance
In the role.
Phoebe Strakosch was the Marguerite
in tho "Faust" performance. Her por
trayal had dramatic consistency and pr-sonnl-
oharm. but she sang tho "Thule"
ballad badly and the Je-nel Song" heav
ily. In dramatic ensembles, such as tho
last act trio, she was far more effectfve
She should sins Elizabeth bettor than
Marguerite I would think from this first
hearing.
"Tannhauser" was almost hopeless.
Naturally, all the crudites In the orches
tra pit revealed themselves In this score.,
and Conductor Eckhotd's reading of It
was not sufficiently luminous; to make
many amends. After the dlsheartenlnjr
effect of the "Tannhauser" perfo-mmce.
Wednesday evening's presentation ot
"Mlgnon" affored a delightful reictlon. It
Is not surprising, of course, that the
simplest opera of .the three, should re
ceive the most satisfoctory production
particularly at the; very outset of the
season. The fact that Zelle de Lussan
scored a personal triumph In the titular
role does not account for the success of
the "Mlgnon" production It had,- be
sides considerable of excellence among
he principal singers, the vital element
of ensemble. The orchestra, the chorus
and the stage directly deserve equal
praise for the happy result.
Emilte Frances Bauer In the Musio
Trade Review: The benefits to accrue
to New York are manifold and vast.
Already now. and before the season had
opened, pupils were coming: to New York
instead of to any other city; even Boston
is sending pupils here because of the op
portunities to be derived by the presenca
of an opera company of such excellence
as the English opera at the Metropoli
tan. Glacomo Mlnkowskv in New York Jour
nal: "Faust" was sung In English for
the first time in the Metropolitan Opera
House last night. An audience, enthu
siastic and (Towdnd. cave to the event
a splendid approval. The test was grave.
PatU, Meiba. Jean de Reszko, Alvarea.
had given in "Faust" a tone, x measure,
that would have Intimidated successors
mote pretentious than ;ho3Q of the Eng
lish Opera Company last n'rht. They
were Intimidated, because they were
modest; but their audience encouraged
them by plaudits They exp-essed the
public's confidence In their capacity for
taking pains
New York Herald: Society gave the
performance of "Faust" no official recog
nition. A few of the few among the box
holders who love opera for Its: own.sak
and not for Its association with the rou
tine of social life, were present, but
they gave no distinctive character to the
audience. It must be recorded that one
of the essentials of grand opera social
prestige was lacking.
As far as the performance was con
cerned. It was one which gave Tradition
several body blows. Some of these were
decidedly fdul. but most of thorn were
well intentloned, well delivered and
struck vulnerable spats.
First of all the stage management
displayed intelligence, ingenuity and a
relalzatlon of the fact that a role was
being unfolded in which the action and
pentomime are important elements. Sec
ondly the chorus a vry largs one is
composed of young, enthusiastic, earnest
singers, with fresh, vigorous voices and
active bodies who enter into the spirit
of their work with unmistakable Indica
tions of drill supplemented with personal
initiative.
In their very qualities He the faults to
be charged up against the stage mana
ger and the choristers. There wa3 too
much "business." too much movement,
too little repose.
New York Dramatic Mirror: Taken In
its entirety the singing, the mounting,
and the stage management the produc
tion wa3 mors than satisfactory.
Life: So long as "grand opera" Is
confined to the mysteries of a foreign
language and foreign customs. It Is likely
to have a certain vogue. Make It fa
miliar by usjlng the English language,
and perhaps the American will realize
that grand opera is, after all, only a
grand bluff to make the common people
aspire to pay large money to hear what
they do not know anything about. The
general Impression remains that "Fauaf"
waa competently sung and acted at the
Metropolitan for perons who wish to
hear in English a rcat story set to rea
musiCj
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