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THE SUNBAY OBEGOyiAN, PORTLAND', aLAY 6, 1900.
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"With stars for coins the angels buy
The garments that they have to wear
Blue ribbons msae of summer eky.
And flowing- robes of wcTen air.
East and "West-
ENGLAND SAVED EUROPE
33r. IV. H. Fitchett's History of tbe
Napoleonic Wars Late Pnbllcn-
tions of Inter ob t.
Dr. W. H. Fitchett lias rendered an Im
portant service to English-speaking read
era, young and old, the world over, by
writing a history of the Napoleonic wars,
which he bag called "How England Saved
Europe. ' We have had many historians
who have written ponderous tomes upon
this, subject, and many writers who have
made special periods in It their own, but
to Dr. Fitchett alone, a -writer in the
Bookbujer believes, belongs the honor,
11' e glory and the popu.arlty of having
written a history of the long duel between
franco and England whicn lasted from
tbe execution of Louis XVI until the
"crowning mercy" of Waterloo, which
evcrjone can read, which everyone can
enjoy, and -which will bring home to most
a new view of the part that England has
played in the struggles of the peoples of
Ihe world for freedom.
The present v.ork Is divided into four
volumes. The first of these begins with
the outbreak of the war in 1793, and ends
With Napoleon defeated at Acre. The sec
ond volume deals -with the struggle for the
sea, and Includes the battle of Trafalgar
and the events which led up to the open
ing of the Peninsular War. The third Europe. Mr. Robertson was born In Mld
Yolumo covers the Peninsular War, and die Tennessee, where he spent his boyhood,
the. last volume is entitled "Waterloo and and where the scene of his novel Is laid.
St. Helena." j
The work is full of brilliant descriptions i Poor People.
S LvtUOnS- , Tf haVf Xot cven excepting Jacob Rlis. whoso
f S1 ??Vl fKLqUtat?2n' and view of things in the city wilderness is
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J Z Flt,cne" fIvefus o'
Persons and scenes previously familiar, or ,
Pnfv?Sfnrnt,fTcef ,Th,Ch T ''TV0 I
see alive for the first time under the In-
l?HrL1I1-nlLet Vu -takC' hW;
ever, from the first volume the account of !
the last assault upon Acre, then defended
afterwards said spoiled bis destin :
tp the breach mo cd the steady column. The
leading files leaped down on tho inner side;
then the battle awoke. The Janissaries flung
thtmsehes furlouslj on the French, disordered
by their leap; musketry and cannon shot tor
mented the column throughout Its whole
length. "Klfbor,"' sajs a French account,
"with the gait of a giant, and his thick head
of hair, had taken his post on the bank of the
"breach, and animated the assailants. The
noise of the cannon, the shouts, the rage of the
soldiers, the jells of the Turks, mingled them
bcIvcs with the bursts of Us thundering olcc"
Bonaparte, himself, standing on a gun In th
nearest French battcrj, watched the desper
ate struggle. Ills aide-de-camp, Arrighl. was
ehpt at his side, others fell near him, but
stlil Bonaparte watched the tormented column,
quivering through Its whole length. Kow It
stors' It begins to ebb backwards. Single
figures break from the mass and run for
ward, gesticulating up to the crest of the
breach, from which the rd musketry flashes
incessant! But the column is now flowing
down tho breach. Kleber himself, black with
runpoxvder and -voiceless -Mth fury, is swot
away in the tumult. The last attack on Acre
had failed'
Nelson's character has been dissected
and analysed until the subject has grown
stale even to some of his warmest adm.r
ors, but here Is a short description of Jor--vlb,
whoso pupil Nelson was, which seems
to us very happy:
Tho fight off Cape Vincent gave Jervis a
title, and he Is fully Nelson's peer in that
memorable v lctory. Jerv is figure gloomy,
saturnlri , powerful Alls a great snace In th
story history of that period. It cannot be said
that his nas a lovable character; he was. In
fact ouo of the best-hated men of his day.
His well known portrait by Carbonnier Is a
striking reflex of his character, with Its
thought-weary ejes, its long Inflexible nose,
Its. linos of Iron strength, over which plajs,
somehow, a gleam of sardonic humor.
Of all the hard-fought battles In the
Peninsular War none was more Hlustra
tire of the best qualities of British In
fantry' than Talavera. Not only were they
vaiiuscu iu uiu ure oi. a groauy superior i
Tcncti torce of tried veterans, but they
liad expected to have the help of the
Spanish army, which ran away as soon
as tho first shot was fired. Here Is a
short passage in which the second attack
on the English center Is described:
Eighty guns broke into fire from the French
lines. On the French left a great column. Hk
wo oroaa. majosuc human river, edged -nitirtJ
rienng stei. nowed out of the wood. snrrM
rftl- 'orward and broke In a sort of snrav
let flame on the British center This was held
by Camrbell a division, with Mackenzie's brig
ade la scj.port. The regiments ther ha,i
watched th? long right on the British loft till
their temper had risen to something likeVfurv.
They broke into loud shouts as the French
cntne on-the shout that moved Turenne's ad
miring wonder when he first saw English sol
diers move Into battle met their foes with
fiery courage, crumpled up their front, scourged
their flarks with angry volleys, and Amx-a
them back in oonfCElon. with the loss of 10
, svins.
Dr. Fitcheti's description of the young
Bonaparte children at Ajaccio, is a very
good example of how he can get close to
his subject without unnecessary words:
la tho little town of AJacclo. in Corsica,
there still stands a whlte-vAiio ...i .
looking house, resembling, with it raws of j
plain windows, nothing so much as a small I
country warehouse, left stranded by tbe ebbing '
tide of trade In 17S4. under tho roof of that j
prcsaie building, played and wrangled the i
most remarkable group of children the world .
at that moment held. The eldest was Ifi jears
old. the youngest a. bahy They were Corsleaa
children la appearance, exactly like any other
group to be found at that moment oa the
ragged and savage island, olive-skinned, black,
browed, shrlll-toagued. quarrelsome, vehement
alike In love and hate It was a iovertv-smfi.
tea household In aa Island scarcely touched by
tli currents of the world's life.
"Xet in that duster of shrlM-volced children
wero forces which changed the current of the
world s history- Three of these Corslcan lads
were destined to become Kings, the fourth aa
rmpcror. one of the girls was to wear a
Queen's crown, two were to bcorae Princesses.
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There was more of potential royalty. In brief.
under that roof of Corslcan tiles than under
any palace roof In Europe. And the center ot
it all was tho second boy In the group, who.
under the latest form his name took. Na
poleon Bonaparte, -will lle for all time.
Those few excerpts, of course, do not be
gin to be more than a sample of what
these four volumes contain. The descrip
tion of the great mutiny at the Nore and
Portsmouth Is eo good, so well and so
tersely told, that it must be read all to
gether to get Its full flavor. We find,
too. In the account of the Peninsular cam
paign the characteristic note of such men
as Picton, Craufurd, and Hill given out
by apt anecdotes. Best of all we have no
mealy mouthedness about calling a spade
a spade In moral transactions. Napoleon's
lying, Ingratitude and Incredible false
ness are given In specific Instances with
out any attempt at palliation. On the
other hand, Wellington's faults are quite
as plainly told.
The Illustrations, maps and plans In this
book are quite in keeping with tbe text,
which they serve to elucidate. (Charles
Scribner's Sons, New York.)
HARRISOX ROBERTSOX.
Kentnclcy Editor Who Has "Written
a. Southern Xovel.
Harrfc-on Robertson, whose short stories
have been highly appreciated, has written
his first full-grown novel, under the title
"Red Blood and Blue." It Is a story of the
South, whose hero and heroine are of un
equal social rank. Mr. Robertson Is asso
ciate editor of the Louisville Courier-Journal,
where he has been at work since
leaving the University of Virginia, and
where his work "was specially effective
during the last Presidential campaign.
when the paper fought the Chicago plat
form during Mr. Watterson's absence in
alwas most cheerful, has any writer
struck a more hopeful note in dealing
Un the slxim and tenement tnan x.
Redman in his "Poor People" a novel
nf ,,. 1tr . ,,. :..,, .,.
note o fidemy and sincerity, but above
nn r!ni riIft ..,, hmr ,, , ,-
fulness that, too often, the writer of the j
Ws -ork. Mr. m,. Wmsrff TO: flrfif ,
call attention to this when he said of
"Poor People": "It is full of fun best
proof that It Is true, for the tenements
of the poor are full of fun. If they were
not no one could stand living in them."
(Houghton, Mifflin & Co.. Boston.)
Provident Societies.
The large Influence which provident so
cieties have had in the promotion of In
dustrial welfare during the Victorian era
In Great Britain is fully treated In "Provi-
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fi!?S "eJ?8"flfT3 even.,f the?l nlvel
uranrantr. 'i no mirhn iiaMk .. i
los3 " wares to the worker, suffering to
birnself and family, and iho disadvantage
that accrues to a community when capita!
Invested in a large plant lies idle and
capital is suspended. fBlapiMo x- sn
London. Imported by Herbert S Stonp Jt
Co., Chicago.)
Indian Sons; and Story.
A book of unique interest is, "Indian
Story and Song from North America."
The author is Mi Alice C. Fletcher, of
Washington, one of the best-known stu
oents of Indian character and customs
iri the country. In the present volume
she brings togother thirty typical eongs.
most of them gathered from the Paw
nees and Omahas. in each cae giving
both, words and music, and adding an ac
count of the legend or ceremonial on
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which the song Is based. It has often
been suggested, as at the Congress of
Musicians In Omaha In 1SSS, when a party
of Omahas sang their native melodies to
on audience of trained musicians, that
these aboriginal songs might well serve
as themes for the American composer;
and It has been partly with this In mind,
although more with the desire of show
ing the Intrinsic spontaneous charm of
the songs themselves, that Miss Fletcher
has compiled her little book. (Small, May
nard & Co., Boston.)
IVorth American Forests.
Ernest Bruncken's volume on "North
American Forests" is not addressed to the
professional forester, but to the layman.
"Forestry," save the author, "is a sub
ject worthy of the attention of the phil
osopher, the statesman, the economist,
the man of 6dence, the business roan, the
lover of mankind and of nature. But
let no one Imagine that it Is a subject for
the Idler, the dreamer, the selfish dilet
tante, who Is a mere looker-on on life's
battle. Forestry Is a subject for men who
stand in the midst of the world's struggle
doing their part with brain and brawn,
and feeling the joy which is tho heritage
of the strong in victory or defeit."
In one of the earlier chapters Mr.
Brunchen explains the life of the forest
and the struggle for existence that is con
satntly carried on. He next describes the
relations between the forest and the man,
and shows how important a part timber as
a valuable commodity played In bring
ing about the American Revolution. To
the backwoodsman who derived his sus
tenance from the woods, .the fall of a tree
was the rise of civilization; the Idea that
the area of this forest could ever be di
minished by human hands to any appre
ciable extent so that people would be
come afraid of not having woodland
enough to supply them with the needed
timber, would have seemed an uter ab
surdity to himi "Thus the legend arose
of the inexhaustible supply of timber in
American forests, a legend which only
within the last 20 years has given place
to juster notions. Times have changed,
and the tasks of this generation are dif
ferent from those of the last. Their duty
was to make room for human life, whsre
wild nature reigned supreme. Ours Is to
bring conquered nature Into harmony with
the higher, fuller life of humanity, lest
the roots of that life be severed and die.
Woe unto us and our posterity If we fall
to do our duty as well as our fathers did
theirs.
Later chapters deal with rorcst Industrie
and their importance In every branch of
manufacturing; the question of destruc
tion and deterioration; forests and for
estry: forest fires and lumber thieves;
suggested reforms In forestry methods,
and forestry as a profession. (G. P. Put
nam's Sons, New York.)
The Priest's Marriage.
Miss Nora Vynne has written in "Tho
Priest's Marriage," a clever, narrative
and study of character Involving the con-
ROBERTSOX.
fltet ot conscience and Inclination in the-
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niintt ol pnest oi the Roman Catholic
Church who has renounced his vow of
celibacy and married. Under the influence
of a priest, who was formerly an asso
ciate, he comes to look upon his marrixre
i as a ein. The author has worked out this
auuauon in a most Interesting manner.
The story is In no sense melodramatic.
(G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.)
Home Nursing-.
"Home Nursing" Is the title of a useful
little book on modern scientific methods
for tie sick room by Miss Eveleen Harri
son. In this little work the simplest
methods for hygienic nursing have been
given. Including free ventilation, perfect
dcaailness. care cf the sick room, fever
nursing, the best form of nourishment
and many other suggestions, whrch easily
come within the reach of every home, no
matter how modest or simple it may be.
J AH technical terms have been purposely
excluded, so that the directions may b
easily understood by everyone, and only
the simplest home remedies have been
rcommended In the absence of, or while
awaiting the arrival of the family physi
cian. One chapter has been devoted to a
full description of the way to prepare for
a surgical operation at home. As food
plays such an Important part in dis
ease, the last few pages have been de
toted to the diet of patients suffering
from various ailments: and some simple
recipes in preparing dainty dishes to
tempt the appetite during convalescence.
(The Macmlllan Co., New York.)
Love of Parsoa Lord.
Mary E. Wllkins is always a delightful
story-teller, and her new volume of col
lected stories. "The Love of Parson
Lord," Is even more charming in Its vari
ety of characters than many of her earlier
volumes. Inilhis present collection we
find the stern Religious character of Par
son Lord, which, on its parental side, I
as lovable as a woman's, contrasted with
the quaint humor of Jane and Narcissa
Stone, who In "One Good Time" determine
to spend their Inheritance on a visit to
New York. Their preparation for the
Journey and their subsequent Indulgence
In shopping tours and life at a big hotel,
resulting in total oankruptcy, are de
scribed by Miss Wllkins In a humorously
pathetic vein. The collection also con
tains "The Tree of Knowledge." "Cath
erine Carr" and "The Three Elder Sisters
and the Old Beau." all New England
stories. (Harper & Bros., New York.)
Thomas Paine.
Wo get a fair idea ot the man, his bit
ter fights and struggles in the short
sketch of "Thomas Paine" which Ellery
Sedgwick has contributed to the excellent
Beacon Biographies. Mr. Sedgwick tells
the story of Paine without bias or argu
ment. "It Is difficult," he says, "to writs
of Paine without recognition of his great
services to liberty. Politics and religion
have bred the best haters among men.
Thomas Paine has been abhorred as a
revolutionist and execrated as a heretic
He lived during the mightiest events of
modern history, at a time when no public
man was safe- from the bitterest assaults
of rancor and or malice; but not one of
his contemporaries has been slandered
more relentlessly than he. He attacked
all who differed from him In the two most
sensitive spots in human nature, and rich
ly has he paid the penalty." (Small, May
nard & Co., Boston.)
DIh tarsal Theory of the Earth.
A manuscript left by William Andrews,
who died in 16S7, has been published by
Myrs Andrews and Ernest G. Stevens, of
New York, under the somewhat bulky
title of "The DIuturnal Theory of the
Earth." The work Is offered as a plain
Interpretation of tho diutumal rotation of
tho earth, by means of which all geo
logical stratifications have been laid down
and the cause of all changes of surface
level made known; a system by which
stratigraphlcal geology succeeds in expos
ing the true cause of evident thermal
periods and climatic changes wherever
found in the body of the earth. With
the beginning of the transition conglom
erate deposit SIO.OOO.OOD years ago, with
"42,000.000 years since the close of the ter
tiary period," and with each Intervening
main epoch 42,000.000 years apart, the posi
tive nature of the author's faith In his
theory is not to be doubted.
Prelude and the Play.
The scene of tho first part of the "Pre
lude and tho Play," by Rufus Mann, Is
laid in an old university town. Its hero
ine, a college girl of talent and distinc
tion, marries the captain of a victorious
eleven. They go West to live. Absorbed
in business and politics, the. husband gives
less than due thought to his wife and
homo. Disappointed she goes to Europe,
and he follows later to win her back.
In the brilliant conversations and in the
conduct of the narrative the author shows
great familiarity with the actual life as
well as with the, ideals of a university.
Much skill and subtle discrimination are
evinced In picturing the gradual alienation
of husband and wife and in reuniting them
when each better understands the other.
(Houghton, Mifflin & Co., Boston.)
Savrola.
"Savrola; A Tale of the Revolution In
Laurania," by Winston Spencer Churchill,
deals, as its sub-title indicates, chiefly
with tho Incidents of a rebellion In an
Imaginary republic against a tyrannca!
aictator. The patriot leader, Savrola,
wins the government and the wife of the
dictator, Antonio Molara. Discontent and
envy in the ranks of the victorious revo
lutionists compel Savrola to abandon the
government apd fly with Luclle. the dic
tator's 'wayward spouse. This Is the plot,
and around It Mr. Churchill has built a
trashy story of wholesale political mur
der and illicit love. (Longmans, Green &
Co., New York.)
Voices of Freedom.
"Voices of Freedom and Studies In the
Philosophy of Individuality," by Horatio
W. Dresser, author of "The Power of Si
lence." Is tho author's strongest, most
philosophical hook. It Is broader, more
fundamental than the previous volumes.
It replies to criticisms, and contains ad
vanced views and doctrines which are In
some sense a departure from the teach
ings of the earlier volumes. It consid
ers also, the social problem and aims
to harmonize the argument contained in
present day theories of Individualism and
socialism. (G. P. Putnam's Sons, New
York.)
ailrry-Ann.
"Mlrry-Ann" Is the title of a new novel
of the Isle of Man, by Norma Lorimer. It
Is a quaint and delightful story by a
writer new to American readers. It Is a
love storyt ralher than a drama, although
there are dramatic episodes. The local
color of the scene Is cleverly suggested,
but not Insisted upon, and the tale 13 one
of universal Interest, excellent in its char
acterization and contrasts of types, enter
tainmg in Jts humorous by-play, thorough
ly sympathetic and full of interest from
tho firs page to the last. (D. Appleton &
Co., New York.)
McCalPs magazine for June is an at
tractive number and profusely illustrated.
Its suggestions, in a number of articles
on Summer hats, hints on dressmaking,
etc.. are timely and seasonable. It Is
replete with health hints, advice to moth
ers, and much other valuable informa
tion. Am.ong.the table of contents, the
following ireT especially worthy of men
tion: "A Fashionable Accomplishment
Women. Fencers of New York," "Mar
riage Superstitions," "Leas of a Handy
Myth." etc
Dollar Atlas.
A hanSy little book of reference Is the
"Rand-McNally Dollar Atlas of the
World." It contains colored maps of tie
states and territories of the United States,
the provinces of Canada, and of every
country and" civil division of the world.
The historical, political and commercial
are brought down to date. (Rand, Mc
Nally &. Co.. Chicago.)
ZlandreadlBff.
The Jones Book Company, of Portland,
has published a new edition of "Practical
Handreading for Students, Only," by Lar
son, tho palmist. This learned Individual
is several years ahead of the rest of us.
He predicts a war involving the United
States In the Winter cf 1S03-1WM. He Is
patriotio enough to pick out the Unitei
States, for the winner.
A 3ilshtn.zi.re la Letters.
Honor L. Wilhelm describes scenes in
the Sunny South and unrolls a love story
In "Will 5. More Letters;" comprising S03
pages of letters, written promiscuously
to R. U. "Well, and other friends and edi
tors. It Is tedious and pointless. (The
Mall Publishing Company, Seattle, Wash.)
jMUSICtJ
Exulting la triumph now swell the bolcfnotes:
In broken air. trembling, the wild music floats;
Till, by degrees remote and small.
The strains decay.
And melt away.
la a dying, dyiag falL Pape.
IMPROVEMENT OF PIANO
HamhoRrsr Thinks Its Slajriac Qual
ity Will Be Developed Maaaer
Jones' Enterprise News Items.
It is a significant fact that Marc Ham
bourg at the youthful age of a years has
practically exhausted the resources of the
piano from the standpoint of technique,
as his masterly over-riding of all diffi
culties has shown the past week. Will he
now set his ingenuity to work Inventing
new difficulties for the mere pleasure ot
conquering them, after the manner of
Godowsky, or of Rosenthal, whose feat of ! tirade pgalnst conservatories and teach
playing a Chopin valse in double thirds ers in general. He was like a thunder
at terrific tempo Is sUll fresh in our storm himself. He frowned, and bent his
U,nid,Smit0tiroWi,lthe P,lan -TVT i SSX'lSStSSdS hIke'
Its limitations have been exposed-be de- a beateri hound 0n lt wa3 av.fuIj lf lt
veloped into a nobler instrument In re- had been I, I think I should have wlth
sponso to the demands of restless, unsat- j ered entirely away, for Liszt is always
Isfied genius? Hambourg recently ex- ' so amiable that the contrast was all the
pressed himself on this subject In an In- I Fonsf:Y- 'Abr das seht Sle aichts an
terview nuhllshVd In thi -RnittT-n-a c,, (But thJs does not concern you) said he,
terview published in the Baltimore Sun. j Jn a conciliatory tone, suddenly stopping
Technique, he says, for the sake of himself and smiling. 'Spielen Sle welter.'
mere showlness, has ceased to be beauti- (Play on).' He meant that it was not at
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ful. The pianist has to confess to him
self (and lt Is not altogether agreeable)
that, In order to interest the public, he
must not only be tuneful, but he must
approach as near as possible to the hu
man voice. The piano has been clawed
and pawed long enough, and now we must
make lt sing, and herein is the future of
the pianist's art. He must try to make
his music beautiful and not astonishing.
and in so far as lt has the former quality
will lt Interest the public
"I think I may go so far as to say that
tho next great Improvement the piano
maker will make In his almost perfect
instrument W-U consist in a device that
will give It a sort of vox humana quality.
With the aid of the modern piano we are
able to overcome remarkable technical
difficulties, but these have ceased to in
terest our heares. We must now begin
to omit from our pieces the notes put In
v nmhttlniie nlortlctc? n -wiVa t.am .
necessarily difficult, and play the class!-
cal compositions as their comnosers m-
tended. And we must, above all. trv to
make them beautiful, and not astound
ing. "It Is, however, a great mistake to sup
pose that the pianists of the present day
are tho greatest technicians who have
ever lived. People forget Thalberg, Gotts
chalk and Kalkbrenner; they were able to
play more notes In a minute than any of
our modern virtuosi. In spite of our won
derful Instruments, and still we talk of
this as an age of technique."
Referring to the piano as a means of
general musical culture, the young pian
ist said:
"It Is a very difficult Instrument, and
one upon which it is hard to express one's
emotions and thoughts. The piano re
quires the" musician to think, and this Is
its great virtue and value. This Is Illus
trated by a curious national peculiarity.
There are very few pianists born In Italy.
Spain or France who have really a great
deal of temperament. On the other
hand, the most excitable and passionate
singers are from these countries. The
curious effect of the piano upon Latin
nature can only be explained by the fact
that it Is at first unresponsive, and only
after years of study Is it made eloquent.
The Latins are unable to stand the drudg
ery, and they either abandon lt entirely
or lapse Into the most banal mechanism.
All their temperament Is melted before
the cold reality of the frightful drudg
ery. Still, it is none the less a beautiful
Instrument, and Is gaining ground every
day."
The announcement is made thatPotsch
nikoff. tho Rusisan violinist, is married,
and that his wife Is a Chicago girl. Mad
ame Petschnikoff, formerly Miss Shcber.
Is the daughter of Carl Shober, of C07
Luella avenue, formerly a member of the
lithographing firm of Shober & Carque
ville, says the Chicago Journal. She went
abroad to develop her musical talent when
she was 11 years old. She chose the vio
lin, and, after studying In Lelpsic for sev
eral years, she met her husband In Paris.
They were married In 1S35. but for busi
ness purposes it was deemed wise to keep
secret the marriage, and" tho violinist
continued to pose as a bachelor. His wire
accompanied him to this country, and was
in Chicago with him when he performed
with the Chicago orchestra.
Apropos of Beethoven'e "Appassionaia"
sonataplayed here Monday evening by
Hambourg, the following story may not
prove uninteresting:
Tve never seen Liszt look angry but
once, but then he was terrific Like a
lion! It was one day when a student
from the Sruttgardt Conservatory at
tempted to play the 'Sonata Appassion
ato.' " says Amy Fay. "He had a good
deal of technique, and a moderately good J
conception of it. but still he waa totally
inadequate to Oi6 work and. indeed, only
a mighty artist like Tauslg or Bulow
ought to attempt to play it. It was a hot
afternoon, and tho clouds had been gath
ering for a storm. As the Stuttgardter
played the opening notes of the sonata,
the treetops suddenly waved wildly, and
L a low growl of thunder was heard mutter
ing in the distance. Ah, said Liszt, who
was standing at the window, with his
delicate quickness1 of perception, 'a fitting
accompaniment' (you know Beethoven
wrote the 'Appasalonata one night when
he was caught in a thunder storm). If
Liszt had only played it himself, the
whole thing would "have been like a poem.
But he walked up and down the room
ana iorcea nimseir to listen, tnougn ne
could scarctly bear it, I could see. A few
times be pushed the student aside and
played a few bars himself, and we saw
the passion leap up Into his face like a
glare of sheet lightning. Anything so
magnificent as It was, the little that he
did play, and the startling Individuality of
his conception. I never heard or imagined.
I felt as if I did not know whether I
were 'in the body or out of the body.'
Glorious being! He is a two-edged eword
that cuts through everything.
"The Stuttgardter niade some such glar
ing mistakes, not in tho notes, but in
j rhythm, etc.. that at last Liszt burst out
wltht .You come from stuttgardtf and
piay like that I' And then he went on In a
f
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the student, but at the conservatories, that
he was angry."
News and gossip of Mr. Grau's engage
ment of artists for next season's opera
In America is commencing to be dissem
inated. We are told that Madame Melba
will be here, and that Madame Sembrich
will not; that Jean de Reszke will surely
return, but that Salignac, Saleza and
van uyck will not: that Nordlca will rest
for a year and Ternina will sing the dra
matic soprano roles,
De Lucia, a light
tenor, will supplant Salignac and Imbart
de la Tour, tenor robusto, will do heroic
roles. It has been known for some time
that Mme. MantelH, the contralto, will
not return. Her successor la not yet
named, but may be Miss Louise Homer, a
young American who has won honors in
Brussels. Frl. Frltzl Scheff, a favorite
Munich soprano, may be here. Calve and
Eames are strong possibilities, and Schu-
mann-Heink. Edouard de Reszke, Cam
! S.fj J,anc?,,andf Sc,0ttl "e
certainties. Van Rooy will not return.
Mr. William Shakespeare, of London,
England, namesake of the Bard of Avon,
author of "The Art of Singing" and giver
of singing lessons, at $-"0 an nour. has
been with us, says a music critic of Wash
ington, D. C, and either his name, his
fame or the abnormal rates he charges
for tuition, or possibly all three, gave
him the largest audience that any musical
performance has called forth since Pad
erewskl was here In December. His lec
ture on "Voice Production. Execution and
Interpretation." was delivered in a weak
tone, almost Inaudible at times, and con
tained no especially new or interesting
matter; but his manner of singing selec
tions from the works of Mozart and
Handel was a better illustration of his
art. His accompaniments were, after all,
the most satisfactory feature of the even
ing, for he can play the piano much bet
ter than he can sing or lecture.
Pietro Mascagni, according to a report
from San Francisco, has promised to stop
at that city In his contemplated tour of
the world, and to conduct performances
of his operas at the Tivoli opera-house.
BIspham to jrlve "Enoch Arden."
"Enoch Arden." Tennyson's well-known
poem, which has lately been set to music
by Richard Strauss In the form of a melo
drama, a recitation of tho poem to music,
will be performed for the first time in
public In New York City, on Monday after
noon, April IS. by David BIspham, at his
last recital In Mendelssohn Hall. It was
written for the actor. Ernst von Bossart.
of Berlin, to whom It was dedicated, and
by whom during the past year it has been
many times performed In the various
olttes of Germany, the composer presiding
at the piano.
Kno-rrs Her Good Point.
M. J. Keating, the affable gentleman
whose duty it Is to promote publicity for
Keith's Boston house, sends the Mirror
a letter which was received a few days
ago by General Manager E. F. Albec
who is so busy making plans for new
theaters that he did not have time to
interview the writer. The "epistle is as
fellows:
"Dear Sir: I would like very much to
go on the stage. I was never on the
stage, but I am wild to, and I know I
would please you. I am tall and good
shape big hips and limbs and small
waist. Will come In any time you wish
to sea me. They say I am a peach for
good looks." Dramatic Mirror.
Cause and Effect.
He trod on the corn bf the bell of the ball.
And then so tho other girls tell
Slumbering echoes were aroused In the hall
Because of tbs bawl of the belle.
New Ycrk Evening Wcsld
FROM A BRIGHT WOMAN
KAXTfTE EDGAR THOMAS PHILOSO
PHIZES OX "3TDSICAL CAREER."
Woman Endures Rather .Than
Achieves Savfaar Costs More Taaa
Spending One Sok Damage's.
Few women the- world over have- had
greater opportunity to study the "ma-
slcal career" in all Its phases, or have
shown truer or more sympathetic Insight
Into the philosophy of its bitter failures
or dazzling successes than Fannie Edgar
Thomas, officer of the French Academy,
Paris, but an American woman, never
theless, and without doubt one of. tha
most brilliant writers of the day on mu
sical topics. The rather discursive na
ture ot the following paragraphs on art
life, and the attitude of the woman artist
toward the world generally will Te ac
counted for when lt Is known that they
are culled from her regular letter to tha
Musical Courier, written from her sick
bed in Paris:
"I cannot imagine a woman planning a
career in the Springtime. How can she?
"Half woman's power to achieve Is ex
hausted by endurance of one kind or an
other. Her superb spirituality was given
her for better things.
"Saving in this beautiful world has cost
me more than ever has spending. Tha
only remorse I have ever known has been
caused by saving. It has Interfered with
happiness, spoiled pleasure, wrought dis
aster and curtailed advancement of all
kinds.
"It Is not only the direct evil of the
present money-making, system that is to
be deplored. By it confidence Is made
Impossible, honor improbable, and tho
way of the honest person more painful
and difficult than that of tho thief and
egotist.
"In pursuing a process for defamation
against a paper, M. Labor! demanded only
I sou damages, saying that It ought to ba
500,000 francs not for the money, he said,
as it should go to chanty, anyway, but aa
a just punishment of such infamy.
Sore to Be Misunderstood.
" 'Only this, he continued, 'in the age
In which we live, no man's word goes for
anything. I know very well beforehand
that, no matter what my motives, I should
be sure of being misunderstood. People
have lost the power to believe In a man.'
"This universal decadence of confidence
Is the sickness of the world today- It is a
weakness which saps the power out of all
Other good, and which will only qontinue
to grow worse so long as the present
money-snaking system continues.
"This Is not the useless thought of an
Idle dreamer- It Is a thought as vital, as
practical, as possible of pursuit, as any
of those by which men plunder, steal, stab
and annihilate in the name of commerce.
'Ut Is not your surroundings, but your
qualities, which make life. Riding in a
balloon does npt make you light. Were
the balloon Inside of you, you could soar.
"In speaking of the many womanly
qualities of the Queen of England, peopla
forget to mention her 49 wars.
"The education of the will power Is
frightfully neglected in the bringing up of
children.
"I do not remember ever to have seen
a mother or a father engaged in the task
of developing resistance In the human
beings they were privileged to bring up.
" 'Will' is always referred to In a blame
ful way as 'spunk,' 'stubbornness,' 'hate
fulness. Breaking that will seems to
constitute the special feature of training;
this is, when any attention whatever is
paid to the subject, which is rare.
"Never by any chance does it seem to
occur to the older, the leader mind, to de
velop that power, to make of it a possibil
ity of resistance against a tendency, to
create of lt a potent factor in the salva
tlon of body, mind, heart, character, to
meet the storm and stress of after years.
"Will, which can be made almost om
nipotent, la tho meat neglected, conse
quently the weakest and most crooked, of
all the human faculties.
Wasted Years.
"Why should such a superb faculty b
left undrilled, when years of youth are
wasted In the running of wholly useless
piano scales, or in the extension of hap
less, hopeless and homely vocal tones?
"The only direction in life in which tha
will must rest impotent Is in the pursuit
of happness In the love-life. Affairs In
this domain are not to be Interfered with
by humanity, because they are of divine
Origin, intent and direction.
"Thoughtfulness grows rare In woman
as the career life comes Into fashion and
the love life goes out. All women should
foe fine and tactful and dainty, and, above
all, thoughtful. What else can they be if
they are not these?
"The only self-restraint a Frenchman
knows Is in the line of politeness.
"French politeness does not consist In
bowing and sgraping and uttering nice
phrases. It consists In respect for tho
neighbor's feelings under all circum
stances. ,, r
"This Is the ethics of.;ayrpeed?actfvity.
"The code of courtesy the world over is:
'Consider the feelings of tha other one.'
"For their advantages and intelligence,
the people of the United States are tho
most remiss in this consideration, thefr
primitive Idea of liberty beng based upon
'equality.'
"Nov.- that our liberty Is assured. It Is
high time that we at least consider the
code.
"In hearing French women sing, It is
the pleasure of temperament we enjoy,
not the pleasure of song.
"If women artists could hear agents,
managers, impressarios, etc., speak about
them among themselves!
Vulgar Treatment.
v7b horse on the course has more vul-
"gar treatment from the lips of jockeys.
They call them slang names, pet names,
mock names and first names, as come into
their heads. They work up jokes, scan
dalous stories and all sorts of humiliat
ing badinage concerning them married or
single, refined or vulgar, correct or legere.
They speak ot the 'bargains made with
them, and the manner In which they are
made, In a way which would make them
feel very small, could they hear it. They
weigh their merits, demerits, qualities,
looks and character in scales of, the rud
est sort, and compare their "bargains' aa
jobbers at a fair.
"If there were no other reason to maka
a public career distasteful and disadvan
tageous to a really refined woman, this
putting themselves on the lips cf men
who buy and sell and rent them would ba
of itself sufficient.
"Much so-called 'teaching is not teach
ing at all only giving lessons.
"Many people take advantage of unself
ishness and suspect honesty. Neither
being the fashion, they cannot be under
stood. The delicacy of a sacrifice does not
appeal to one person In fifty.
"Were I Queen, I would make obligatory
Sat all people should stand up straight,
rn out the toes and keep clean finger
nails. "Also that all women should make their
own clothes, nurse and bring up their own
children to school age, and be accom
plished homemakers: that all servants
should be trained for service, and that
all people of all classes should bathe twlca
a day."
Chnreh Choir Basso
He opened his mouth.
So wide so wide!
And his voice rolled down
Ths toboggan slide.
-Chicasa Tisaw-HsraUt