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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREOONIAN, PORTLAND, MARCH 18. 1900. 15 GADSKI GIVES ADVICE OLDS & KING ' ill w If f iSM The eweetct tunes are pregnant with a. want. And -writ In minors eer. Too eoon past; The cradle song" Is but a prelude, sunjr To usher In the requiem of the dead; The requiem's murmum do but tone the soul In unison lth those who chant the vast. Exultant strains of ever-living Joy. Trancle Howard "Williams. MORE HONOR FOR SOUSA Dollars That Go to the Sons-Birds Before Tncjr "Will SineOther Notes. tsousa will go to Paris so accredited that even crowned heads will have to lis ten to his marches as performed under his personal direction, for he has been officially appointed the musical director, bandmaster and all-around harmony ex ploiter of the United States end of the Exposition by Commissioner Peck, says an exchange. As a result he takes CO American musicians with him, and will open at the Exposition on April 14, when he expects his music-makers to be so far recovered from mal de mere as to know the "Liberty Bell" or the "Georgia Cake walk" from Beethoven. So far the after arrangements are some what nebulous. By contract, the band must play at the Exposition on all "na tional" days. These are so many that it will keep the band guessing to do much else, but in between Mr. Sousa Intends to run to such places as Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Frankfort, Cologne, Mayence, "Weisbaden, Dresden, Lelpsic, Munich and other towns where beer is brewed, as well as Carlsbad, Budapest, Vienna, The Hague, and all the European watering places, including Ostend, Trouville and Scheuernlng. In answer to the ever-recurrent query concerning the salaries of opera singers, Hilary' Bell writes: "Singers will not tell the terms on which they are engaged, for ev&ry one of them firmly believes that his or her art is worth double the money. Nor Is the impressarlo a talkative man. Therefore, the writer refuses to be put on oath about figures that can not be authoritatively proven. The salaries of this season. however, are about as follows: Mme. Calve, $1500 a performance: Mme. Som brich. $1200; Mme. Eames. $1000; Mme Nordica. $00 (possibly $1000); Mile, de Lus san. $300: Mme. Ternlna, $1000; Mme. Ad ams, $CO0; Mme. Strong. $250; Mme. dc Vere. $250; M. Alvarez, $1000; M. Saleza, $S00; M. Van Dyck. $SO0; M. Sallgnac. $400; Horr Dippel. $500; "M. Edouard, $CO0; M. Pol. $500; Signer Campanari, $300; Hear Van Rooy. $500; Mme. Mantelli. $200; Mme. Brema, $200; Mile. Bauermelster, $100: Mile. Olitzka. $100; Signor Manclnelll (con ductor). $250; Heir Paur, $150; Signor Bc vlgnani, $100. The absence of M. Jean has not diminished receipts at the box office, but it has relieved the pay-roll of $1500 to $2500 a night, for the Polish tenor had a percentage of the receipts as well as a salary. With the exception of Calve, there is no remarkably high-priced singer In the company this year. The chief singers are engaged for various periods and guar anteed so many performances during their engagement Thus, if a prima don na signs a contract to remain with the company for, say. three months, an article in her contract gives her, say, 12 perform ances. She Is paid by the performance, and receives the same amount for singing a small role as for a great one. Sir Arthur Sullivan's music suggests In spiration, if any does, and so it -will per haps surprise some readers of his new autobiography, published In England and soon to be brought out here, to read how he has toiled to obtain some of his best results, says the New York Mall and Ex press. .Sir Arthur has peculiar gifts a sense of absolute pitch, which enables him to distinguish all chords; a practical knowledge of overy orchestral Instrument except the double reeds, and ability to read anything at sight Yet all these, he says In effect, will profit a composer noth ing unless he Is prepared to -work, work, work. For himself, his happiest thoughts have not come of spontaneous imagina tion, but from persistent and methodical work. If he h?d waited for inspiration, he says, he would have accomplished lit tle. The first thing he set himself to obtain In a given composition was the right rhythm, and the illustrations given in dummy monotone bars of the evolution of the well-known number "Were I Thy Bride" give an Idea of the labor some will regard it as drudgery bestowed upon it The words are set forth in common, three-four and six-eight time, with expe rimental accents on different words, and so, by a process of exclusion, he obtained Just the right time and measure and the true accent Then It was comparatively easy to Invent a melody, and when that was done, there were the accompaniment and orchestration to follow. Mr. W. H. Lawton, of Chicago, recent ly lectured on "The Voice Registers." He made the statement that the success of the old ItaJIan masters was achieved through proceeding on the basis that there are five registers in the voice. Mr. Law ton declared that he has worked out tho problem, scientifically and vocally, proving that five registers do exist in the normal voice, instead of three, as generally sup posed, and that ho is able to detect with accuracy the division of these several reg isters. It is the lack of knowledge about the voice registers, Mr. Lawton maintains, that is responsible for all the confusion that exists regarding voice teaching. It is held by him to be the most important point of all. and the one least understood by the average teacher. The street organ-grinders of Belgium are compelled by law to play each morn ing before the police magistrate, who must be satisfied that their Instruments are in tune. The -Choral Society of tho Centenary Church Is preparing the sacred cantata of "Queen Esther." -which it proposes to give during the Lenten season. A musical epitaph from the Granary burying ground, Boston: Here lies Interred Priscllla Bird. Who sanp on earth till sixty-two; Now on high above the eky. No doubt she sings like sixty too. ANTON SCHOTTS SUCCESS. Mucins "With G&dskl and DUpham 1b Srb Francisco. Anton Schott, who is singing In concert with Gadski and BIspham, In San Fran cisco, has carried the audiences by storm with his magnificent singing. He expects to return to Portland by next week. A San Francisco musician describes his success as follows: "He simply walked off with all the honors. He was without ques tion the great artist of the occasion. BIspham, with his beautiful voice and stylo, could not compare with him in dra matic power. In 'Tannhauser' he rose to the occasion nobly when he .sang his descriptions of love, hurling his con temptuous phrases at Wolfram; and when he sang the 'Erzahlung' without moving a muscle, and jet acting the whole thing out with superb dramatic effect, the house fairly yelled their bravos, and it was some time before Mr. Damrosch could be heard. Mr. BIspham and Madame Gadski applauded, too, as hard as they could. I was told that Mr. Damrosch, in talking to some men at the club, said that Schott was the greatest "Wagnerian tenor that had ever lived." Musical CInb Note. As Leonora Jackson's tour to this Coast has been postponed till October, the con- JOHANNA GADSKI, cert that is to be given by her under tho auspices of the Musical Club will be de ferred to that time. The concert committee has bought tick ets to the Damrosch recital for club members, and they will probably be re ceived on Monday. The annual free concert of sacred mu sic is being planned for an early date in April. Miss Louise Egbert has returned to New York. The club regrets deeply the loss of such a member, and the removal of so artistic a musician from Portland. Miss Egbert's address will be 12S West Forty third street. New York. Mrs. Davis has been made a member of the examining committee. Corilrny Gets Ronton Lyrics. Manager Cordray announces that he has succeeded in securing for his patrons the Boston Lyric Opera Company, one of the best-known light opera companies In the country. Mr. Cordray says that it was with considerable difficulty that Manager Thompson was persuaded to come to Portland on his return from the Hawaiian Islands, but that he finally came to the conclusion that it would be worth his while to give Portland music-lovers an opportunity to hear his company In a new repertoire. The company embraces Josephine Stan ton, the soprano: Maud Leckley. George Kunkel, George Henderson and numerous other well-known people. It will sing a number of operas which are well known and popular with local theater-goers, as well as several new ones. Manager Thompson has succeeded In engaging Russo, the tenor of the late Lombardl Opera Company, and who will sing in all the grand opera productions of the Lyrics. nelli? After Padercvrski. Manager Calvin Heilig, of the Marquam Grand, is leaving no stone unturned to make this a notable local musical sea son. Following closely on the appear ance in this city of Nevada and Scalchi and the forthcoming visit of Gadski. Dam rosch and BIspham, he is making a strong effort to bring Paderewskl to Portland at an early date. Mr. Heilig is now at San Francisco for the pur pose. At Hotel Portland Tonijcht. March "L'Appell Des Ulans"...EIlenberg Overture "Morning, Noon and Night" Von Suppo Waltz "Love Thoughts"... .Arthur Pryor "II Trovatorc" (a) "Anvil Chorus".... (b) "Miserere" Verdi Popular Song "I'd Leave Ma Happy Home for You" H. von Tllzor Selection "The Wizard of the Nile".. Victor Herbert Oddity "Colored Aristocracy" Bernard Piece de salon "Characteristic". Eilenberg Waltz "A Lady of Quality" Stone Gems from "Th Serenade" .Victor Herbert Patrol "PIttsford Farms".. ..G. Weigand March and Deu Temp "Hearts Are Trumps" Young George H. Parsons. Musical Director. Bragged Too Soon. She wedded a count but she bragged too mon Of titles, estates and a life ho gay; For the count skipped out by the light of the moon. And now he has count-less bills to pay. Philadelphia Record. Jjm ISfipt FOUR. ARTICLES OF FOOD THAT AIIE FORBIDDEN SINGERS. No One Cnn Have a Svrcet Voice and a Sour Stomach Sins Dally. I verily believe that all this musclo ex ercls for singing is humbug, said Gadski the other day in the Philadelphia Press. A young woman may develop her neck as much as sho wants, but if during -that time she has not learned to place her tones correctly, she will get more tired with a strong throat than she would with a weak one. I heard of a young woman who was studying singing in a great city, and sho would go through this muscle exercise many times a day, and yet I found sho never walked, she did not take the flno fresh air, cooked her own meals and lived on almost nothing. She said that she did not have time to eat much, and that sho was not hungry, anyway. Now, nothing could have been more senseless than that. No one can succeed In any profession on an empty stomach. Now about diet I do not believe much more in this than I do In the muscle ex ercise. It is another thing that has been run Into the ground. I do not want to be fool ish and appear to say that a woman- who wants to use her voice well can eat any- WAGNERIAN fiOFRANO. thing at any time. That would" be not only silly in regard to singing, but In re gard to everything else. Our stomachs are very Intelligent parts of our bodies. I sometimes think they are much more intelligent than the hearts. If we treat them like machines, they punish us. If we treat them with sympathy and Intelli gence, they flourish and reward us. And so, when a person wants to do anything well in which the nerves play an Important part, the stomach should be considered tactfully. No woman wants to eat things that will give her indigestion, because she cannot have a sweet voice and a sour stomach. Above all things most earnestly she should depend upon wholesome food and not liquid stimulants to keep her voice In good trim. No drug or no alcohol has a good effect on a singer. It may stimulate her to bravado for a little while, but its action on the heart will tell quickly. Do Not Eat Nuts. If you wish me to be explicit about cer tain foods, as what to cat and what not to eat before singing, I. know of only four things which I strictly refuse. Do not eat pork or mutton or nuts or candies. Oh, especially do not cat nuts. Never touch nuts if you can do without them, if you want to sing well; emphatically, never touch a nut for hours before singing. Because of indigestion? No, it Is not that It Is because the little husks and bits of nut will lodge In your throat Just as they lodge In your teeth. There is no use saying you can wash it down, for you can't No liquid will promise you the completo washing away of a little 6kin that will lodge somewhere In the membranes. You will think your throat Is clear, when In the midst of one of your worst arias up your throat will come the little bit of husk and get on "your palate and choke you. I promised to advise you about your practice. Remember this: That if you do not use your voice every day or so- you become like one of our Korps student", who, if he keeps out of practice with, his schlagen, may be a great duelist in theory, but ho will come off with his face much slashed. One must keep In practice with anything to be a master of that thing. If you are taking your singing seriously and are to make a great profession out of it. then your hours for practice will be set down for you by your master. But if you are to remain an amateur with a fine voice, then after you leave your master you should practice every day. I do not mean. Just sing. Not to amuse your self with ballads, but to practice your scales and your breath, so that when you are called upon to sing you will not have to say: "I am so hoarse because I have not practiced for so long"; or to clear your throat several times and say: "I am afraid my throat is a little husky, for I have not used it for so long." Fifteen or 30 minutes with your voice each day will keep It in a flexible condition. If you cannot play your own accompaniment it is not really necessary that you should have any. Standing by the side of your piano and striking your chords as you need them, sing without music It is far better to practice standing than sitting. I hope very earnestly that what I have said may have been of Interest to you. I lovo to talk of my profession, for J think it is one of the greatest and I should so love to convince all of you that even a sweet, little voice can be made mucto of. and by practice, humility and & desiro to New Laces Hundreds of novelties from the lace centers of the world are here at most reasonable prices. All-Over Laces For vests, yokes, and revers, with edges narrow, medium and wide, to match, in white plat Valenciennes, and cream or white Venice, Maltlcc. Rennalssance, Point de Avray, Reseau Nets, Real Clu ny and others. , Also serpentine patterns, in different widths, for skirt trimmings. New for Shirt Waists White organdie, with tucks, and In sertion, hemstitchlngs, puffings and headings, at lace counter. Our New Neckwear For Ladies Includes many late fancies, such as Mousscllne de Sole Ties, two yards long, with fancy ruflled, hand-painted or fringed ends. They're extremely swell. New stock collars. 25c up. New stock ties, 50c up. New spangled collars, Jabots, pulley collars, and net ties. Ladies' Glove News A handsomer line of gloves cannot be found than our Spring order brings us. We've earned a reputation for selling gloves that are right In every respect. Three superior grades In grown, mode, sand, tans, beavers, violets, oxbloods and black are: Vassar 2-clasp full pique sewed, excellent wearing c-j sf gloves at P Jvl PAIR. Jouvln. a porfect fitting fine dress kid 3-clasp glove $1.60 PAIR. Regatta 2-psarl-clasp dress co nrj PAIR. If You Want Or are going to need fancy ribbons, don't fall to see our all-silk striped and 25c corded fancies, at YARD. V3Sn lireSS UOOOS MUJ" Lr -J UUUUJ As the season advances, our showing becomes still more interesting. Here are some of the latest. Embroidered Batistes 40c, 50a to $1.25 yard. A sheer weave; white or.- colored ground. Silk Organdies Plain and satin striped, rich and hand some coiorlngs, at 50c and COc yard. Silk-Mixed Fabrics Some printed, others with silk stripes and plaids. From 50c, 60c to $1.25 yard. Imported Organdies With delicate sprays, Dresden designs and figures and new pastel colors, at 25c, 25c to 45c yard. Scotch Ginghams The largest and finest collection. 150 patterns, in all, at 25c, 35c and 40c yard. French Percales An immense variety, suit able for shirt waists and men's shirts; best colors, 20p vH In Crockery Store Third Floor New Easter Ornaments- SUCH AS Animals, 5a to 25c each. Rose Leaf Candlesticks, 23c to EOc each. Raised Figured Bonbons, 23c to 50c each. Jardiniere and Pedestal, GOc. Choice Lines of Guaranteed Cutlery None but best reliable makes shown here. Table Knives With white bone handles. $L33 set. With white celluloid handles, $L50 set. Antique Ivory handle sterling silver bol ster table knives, $3.75 set. Bread knives, 10c, 2Cc, S5c to $1 each. Butcher knives, 25c, 30c and 45c each. Knife sets, three pieces, 13c set. Carving knives, black bone handles, $1 to ?0 set. 1&17 Rogers Bros, knives and forks, $LC3 set. Triple-plated guaranteed sugar shell and butter knife, 49c pair. , Child's set, three pieces, 49c set. Table forks, $LCO set. OLDS & KING give pleasure to yourself and others, can win for you and yours many beautiful hours. And remember, that in the hands of you American women lies the fate of your beautiful, appreciative America as o. sing ing nation, to take her place In the fore nost ranks of all that it great. NEW PLAY FOR BELLE ARCHER. It Will Hare Ncir Mexican Atmos phere and Environment. Belle Archer made her farewell ap- ' pearancc In Hoyt's "A Contented Wom an" at the Marqiiam Grand last night After this season the Hoyt farce will be shelved and Miss Archer will star in a romantic comedy from the pen of Forbes Hecrmans, who revised and edited "David Harum" after the death of the author. "Some years ago," said Miss Archer yesterday. "Mr. Heermans lived for a time on a cattle ranch In New Mexico, and In the new piece he has- used much j of the color belonging to that picturesque j nijK&np ar mmmwmmmsimt EXCELLENCE AND ECONOMY Are tivo grand characteristics of our store. As merchants not speculators we gather useful and beautiful thlnas from the best markets of the world, and have them ready whenever you come. Prices rise and fall we simply do our best, which you'll find o very powerful best, toward get ting dependable ooods at lowest possible prices. Opening of Muslin Underwear A grand showing of ladies and children's undermuslins, all daintily and thoroughly well made, sizes full, shapes that fit styles tho newest, and prices lower than the usual. Sanitary goods only are included in this stock. FOR LADIES Gowns, 50c. COc to $8.50 each. Petticoats. 45c. 63c to $15 each. Drawers, 2oc. 20c to J4 00 each. Knee Skirts. 50c, C5c to $1.25 each. Chemises, c, 40c to $1.25 each. Corbet Covers, 19c, 25c to $4.25 each. SPECIAL ORDERS TAKEN From samples shown of extra fine underwear, beautifully designed and exquis itely trimmed, exclusive styles. Gowns, $2.00 to $$.75 each Petticoats. $6.00 to $15 each. Drawers, $2.25 to $4.00 pair. Corset Covers, $1.75 to $4.25 each. Ladles' Aprons A new line of flno lawn, with lace, embroidery and open work trimmings or Dlain hems. Prices, 25c, COc to $1.25 each. Fine Linen Center Pieces, 21x24 Inches, ventional designs In Art Department !iii(iiiiiii!iiiiiiiiiiij!iii)iu pnng Next Tuesday we'll what best foreign and decided are the correct and summer headwear. Invited to attend. ii inilllllllllliilllllllHliliiiillllllllllllllillllillllillilllliiliillillllllllilliHIllIllilllllli Ladies' Spring Suits Jackets and . In the, comlnS season's most fashionable materials, and designs. Their strong points are quality and elegance without extravagance. 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Men's Shirls Fancy laundered, medium and short bosoms, with one or two pairs of cuffs. $1 and SI. 30 each With long pleated bos oms, pinx, Dlue ana hello- en en trope, extremely new, at. EACH. U. S. Rags Cotton, with sticks, 3 to 53-In. long. Wool Bunting, 2 to 30 feet long. Silk. 3 to 4S in. long, mounted or un mounted. A large shipment Just received at prices lower than they have been -for several seasons. At Notion Counter Shopping Bags of black seal grain leather, with outside pocket, cloth top and arawstrings, from 45c, 60c to $1.25 each. Boston Bags of gray or mode cloth, with strong frames and clasps, at $1, $1.25 and $1.50 each. Better grades and more elaborate finish, $2 to $3.50 each. OLDS & KING country, recently made the locale of two very excellent plays Clyde Fitch's 'The Cowboy and the Lady,' and 'Arizona, by Augustus Thomas. The comedy contains humorous sketches of many of the characters of the frontier, some of whom will be now to the stage. The au thor's work portrays the l'fe and char acter of the people with remarkable fidel ity, as well as some of the events of his own experience, both humorous and seri ous." It is hardly necessary to add that Miss Archer's role will give her tho oppor tunity to wear some very handsome gowns. something she can do to mora than ordinary advantage. A vein of seri ous Interest In the story will provide her with an opportunity to display a wider range of talent than that required by even the most exacting Hoytian role, and for the first time since she severed her con nection with the Frawley company, some years ago. Miss Archer will have a taBk more nearly commensurate with her abili ties. 'The title? Oh. we haven't revealed 1900 Children's Gingham Aprons For home or school wear, lace trimmed, ages 2 to 8 35c stamped In floral or con Special, each EACH. 23c Before Buying ning of Millinery be ready to show you American artists have things for 1900 spring Every lady is cordially 1 Separate Skirts Elegant Separate Skirts Entirely new swell effects of fine black taffeta silk, vertically tucked, unllned and velvet bound, at Same stylo, with lace ap- Sllque front and around ottom, at Skirt of fine black broad cloth, full silk lined and deep silk applique trim ming around bottom, at. Skirt with black silk foundation. elaborately finished, with broadcloth and silk braid applique, at $22.50 EACH. $35.00 EACH. $25.00 EACH. $40.00 EACH. Box Coats Of light tan mixed covert six rows of stitching all around, doubfb breast, (TO PA large pearl buttons andlfi TlfPP satin lining lU.JUl,Cl Dress Goods Black and Colored Our assortments are now complete with up-to-date fabrics. Two Spring Weights Covert mixtures, 56 Inches wide. In latest shades for Spring, at $1.50 vast Homespuns, plaid and chtck back In the new browns and grays, 52 Inches wide, at $1.50, $2.00 and $2.25 yard Ideai Summer Weights New Canvas Cloth 4S Inches wide In grays, castors, blues, cardinals and golf reds; a fine dust & shedder plZ3 YARD. New Batiste A splendid wearing fab ric 44 inches wTdo, light weight and late shadings, r YARD. Black Crepons Are In larger demand than ever. Their rank Is undisputed. The styles Include beautiful blister and smooch effects, at $1.25, $1.00. $L75 to $3.50 yard. About Our Silks We've told you much, but jx-elng them Is best. Today we mention: SILK BANDANNA SQUARES New sTell things for shirt waists, ties and Belts. A magnificent line i rt of novelty designs, at. BACH. OLDS & KING that yet," said Miss Archer. "People like to be puzzled, and we he.ve given them the opportunity. The symbol 'Z Is all the clew there is to the name Just now. Out here in the West the guess should ba an easy one. The play will be ready for rehearsal In June, and then tha tltlo -a: , be announced." OF A RACE OF THESPIANS. Eleanora Dose Receives Highest Pay j Ever Given an Actrcan. The story of the early life of Eleanora Duse, the great tragic actress of Italy, Is a most romantic one. She was born on a railway train between Padua and Venice, and her birth Is registered In tne books of the little ylllago of Vlgenano as having occurred on October 3, 1859. sne comes of a raco of actors, for In the time of Goldonl one of her ancestors, also named Duse, was a famous comedian, and her grandfather was the founder of tne Theater Garibaldi at Padua. Her father, says Leslie's Weekly, was n Drapery Department . We're always alive to the interests of our customers, on the lookout for newest things to adorn your homes. Curtain Materials An unusually fine collec tion of Curtain Swiss, 40 to 45 Inches wide, with large, small and medium dots, at 15c yd With fancy figures and stripes, at 15c, 17c and 20c yard. Ruffled Curtain Swiss, .25c, 40c, 45c and 50c yard. Ruffled Curtain Nets, 40c, 45c and 50c yard. Bargains In Curtainings 20 pieces white figured Madras, regularly 40c; at 100 pieces lace stripe Scrim, white and cream; worth 10c; at 22c yd 6c yd The Cotton Draperies Have outdone themselves this season. Wonderful effects in ART DENIMS. In ART TICKING and Oriental HUNGARIAN CLOTHS, Designs. Turkish Rugs We are equipped with tho largest most complete and carefully selected line of Oriental rugs ever brought to Portland. You run no risk In buying from this magnificent stock. Our rep utation backs It. A Baby Carriage or Go-Cart See the celebrated Whitney make, the most perfect of all modern carriages. Prices on Baby Carriages ca er , begin at -pt.ClU ca . On Go-carts at $3.75 Ca Regarding Shoes There's more difference In them than the average person comprehends. Take a $3.50 shoe for instance; there are aa many kinds as thero are- dealers, but the HJSOlIa ,-. .- $3.50 Shoe for Women Is the best we've ever seen for that price. Material, style, finish and every csscntial of up-to-date footwear Is shown in them. They Include styles for all occasions. In Laird, Schober & Co.'s Celebrated Shoes for Women You'll always find the same high quality, perfect fit, comfort and beau tiful models. Laird, Schober & Co.'s cc ffln high shoes 3O.UU pr 0xfords $3.50 pr New Street Oxfords With mannish welts, at $2.50, $3.00 and $3.50 pair. Mj Patent leather Oxfords, $4.00 pair. Solid Comfort for Old Ladies Common-sense Oxfords, slippers and shoes, either kid or cloth, best shapes and finishings, at $1.00, $1.50 and $0O pair. Women's Underwear For Spring and Summer; all shapely and well finished. Jersey ribbed ecru vests, or" long or short sleeves, at.. 3C C3 White, in same stylo, but finer 30c ea Cotton ribbed vests, low neck and sleeveless, extra values, at 10c, 12Vic, 15c to 25c each. Silk and llslo vest3, low square necks, sleeveless, "7C' ribbon and lace trimmed, If P3 four colors, at ux u Ladies' Hose Lace front, black cotton, a variety of styles, at 25c and 35c pair. Lisle hose, fast black, full fash ioned, 35c and 50c pair. Better grades, at 65c and 75c pair. Misses' Hose Black ribbed, good weight, with white soles. Prices, 20c to C5c pair. According to size. For Romping Boys Heavy, fast -black, seamless hose, elastic ribbed, double knees, heels and toes. 17c and 20c pair. According to size. OLDS & K Alexander Duse, and was a comedian of considerable fame in his own country. Ho was the head of a traveling theatrical company. Duse Is the first of her family to be an actress, and she Is the greatest of all the Duses. Sho made her first bow to tho public at the age of 3 years, and has been on the stage ever since. At tno age of 13 years she played Francesca da Rlmlnl, and at 14, at Verona, the famous performance of Juliet that gave her tno first breath of fame. It was not, however, until 1S79, that sfto first created a name for herself in otner lands than her own, and that was when, at tho age of 20, she acted- in "Thcreso Raquln." when the fame of her powers spread to Paris and London. Some people credit Duse with being the greatest liv ing actress, as she is not so artificial as Bernhardt Sho has certainly received higher prices than any actress who ever lived, for in her own Italy she was paid $7000 a night, and when she plays In Paris peoplo willingly pay $2 a seat to hear her.