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THE SUNDAY OREG03JIAK, ORTLANL?. JU2sB 17, 1900.
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Uook auil Heart.
For many a jearhe grubbed anions
Tho stalls where antique tomes lie piled,
'And then alono when, lor a song.
He bought omc prize, he eer smiled;
Staring at titles eft his eyes
Slanted aloft with eager looks.
As If he stood In Paradise.
'Neath trees of knowledge hung with books.
So long the reflex dull of calf,
Moiocco. vellun. lit his face.
That It is leathern now by half.
And Time's deep tooling wo can trace.
Volumes grew human In his care.
While ie their form and semblance lock.
Till men stood on the shell Ins there
And in the armchair lolled a book.
But books and men vill fray and fade.
As Care's rude finger turns the paga,
Or, In some sunless, chamber laid,
They warp .and mildew Iito age;
Thqi Jiilng leaes grow sere and wan.
The back knows many atj ache and crook.
Till into Limbo '8 flung the man.
And to the grave is borne the book
Who knows. yon pile of ragged leaes
May, when some critic finds it there.
Be gathered up like golden sheaves
And garbed in beaurj past compare.
E'en so, if aught of v.orth He find
Between Its margins broad and white.
Some heaienlj Groller jet may bind
The bookman's soul In oners bright!
George Selbcl In the June Critic
V A WALLA WALLA WOMAN
'Mrs. Sinclair's Experiments," Writ
ten toy Mrs. Lester S. "Wilson
JScw Boots Published.
A curious and interesting study in
love is presented in "Mrs. Sinclair's Ex
periments," by Mrs. Lester S. "Wilson, of
"Walla "Walla, Wash. Mrs. Stella Sinclair,
having been cruelly deceived and 111
troated by her husband and haing been
freed from Mm by his death, becomes en
gaged to Laurence Morrell, with the un
derstanding that they are to be married
af the end of a -3 ear 'if the high regard
-each has for the other undergoes no
change. Meanwhile, the lovers are free
to enjoy themselves as they please. Mrs.
Sinclair, taking it for granted from her
marriage experience, that all men aro
alike, engages in correspondence with
several married men. to determine the de
gree of their love for home and family.
She succeeds beyond her own expectations
and ono after another has several men
wildly In lote -with her and proposing
marriage. She keeps her fiance informed
toy letter of her flirtations, and receives
In return protects. Finally her blandish
ments are set to work upon a Boston min
ister. Of him she writes to her intended:
I hae another "experiment" on hand, bel
ami the one aboi e all others which w 111 decide
rae as to what manner of things men are, and
it they are all fashioned In the same mold. It
Is a minister this time. A Boston minister.
One who is flattered and sought after, and jet
ha the reputation of being entirely d
oted to his family, which conslts of a wife,
who 1? young and prettj, and two looly chil
dren There is too excuse for his making loe
to any woman except his wife, but I am going
to see if T can begulio him Into so doing. If I
Jail, I bhall be pleated that out of my range
of avallablo subjects there was one good and
faithful man It would leaen my unbellrf In
the sex in general, and make me willing to
trut myself again to one in particular. If ho
falls, I shall be moro skeptical than ever.
The minister falls, harder than any of
-the others", and Mrs. S-nclalr writes that
ehe hah "discovered to the fullest ex
tent I desire how much power of attrac
tion a woman may possess, and how lit
tle credit such power is when misused."
Regretting the entanglements into which
Bhc has drawn her suitors, she breaks
with them and marries Mr. Morrell.
The story Is in tho form of letters, well
written, clear and wholesome, and dls
closcs an int'mate acquaintance with hu
iran nature. Mrs. Lester S. Wilson, the
author, is the wufe of tho attorney or
tho O. R. & X. Co. for Eastern
Oregon and Washington. She has a prac
tical knowledge of law, and when Mr.
Wilon Is out of town directs his busi
ness. She can write any legal paper with
as much skill as any lawyer practicing
In Oregon or Washington. She is promi
nent in social life, amateur theatricals,
charitable and church entertainments, has
read extensively and has a charming dis
position that endears her to all who
know her.
Nineteenth Century Prophets.
Three new essajs by Mrs. May Alden
"Ward, published under the title of "Pro
phets of the Nineteenth Century," sum
marize aho ideas for which the work6 of
Carljleif Rusko and Tolstoi stand, and
give pleasant personal glimpses of the
writers. Mrs. "Ward clashes Carlyle, "Rus
kha and Tolstoi as three "social reformers
working toward the highest end, and, in
epite of lpeal differences, towards al
most tha samo end. Thcro is no longer
room to doubt that each of them had a
gospel, uttered with as complete a sin
cerity aSj'nny that er came -to tho
beart of man; and as truly has H proved
prophetic of the great movement which
Is now sweeping over the world, pro
claiming the coming of sweetness, and
joy. and comfort to human life, through
the surrender of luxury, greed and vul
garity." (Little, Browh & Co., Boston.)
The Son of the "Wolf.
Jack London is a young man with a
remarkably varied experience. He has
been almost everywhere; he has seen far
more land4: and men than Tennyson's
Ulysses ever dreamed of. and. fortunately,
has a clever knack of describing what he
has seen and done. A little section of his
observat on is gh en in "The Son of the
"Wolf." In it he draws upon his trip to
and his trai els in Alaska, and he sketches
vividpictures of life in the region of the
YuTtbnT'wIlh Its primitive "coriuKTons, its
heroisms, privations and struggles, the
pleasure In and seeking for human com
panionship, and the effects which these
produce upon th people. Mr. London's
most Interesting character js Malemute of the gold-fever of 1S97-9S. The book Is
Kid, who figures In nearly oil of the nine an admirably -written narratlva of Mr.
stories In tha book, and he extols his Adnsy's experience's and ' observations,
brave, helpful nature as veil as that of It tells how the miners lived, built cabins,
his companions, who in the battle with staked claims, washed gold, obtained pro
cold, darkness and starvation, unwittingly i visions, sledged oer narrow trails, in
show great strength and endurance. Mr, t short, .gives a- faithful account of the joys
London calls his collection of stories ''The 1 of gold hunting in the North. Not the
Son of the "Wolf," which is the Indian
name ror tho w lute roan, ana he .gives us
very cear and striking descriptions of the
"JTUkon Indians and their connections-with,
their white neighbors. (Houghton, Mif
flin & Co, Boston)
Let There Be Hcbt.
Six worklngmen, experiencing the evils
and Imperfections of the industrial and eo
elnl condition Tinder wHdi thftv labor.
m. , (cn.e o ftnrfi!nr, nmi tn '
seek the- mikm of those evils. Their in- 1
vestigatlons lead them to the conclusion
that the causes of the inequality of which
they feel the burden are to be sought in
the defects of religious systems. Religious
themes then become the burden of dis
cussion, and all the30 humble eearchers af
ter truth American, German, Russian,
Irish, Italian, African, Roman Catholic.
Jew, Presbyterian. Baptist, Unitarian ard
Free Thinker contribute each his own
racial and denominational treatment of
the themes debated. Of 6uch is the make
Tip of "Let There Be Light" by David Lu
bln. a search for the- causes of poverty
and social Inequality. (G. P. Putnam'3
Sons, New York.)
Tales tor Christmas.
"Tales for Christmas and Other Sea
sons," by Francois Coppee, ampng the
most exquisite of their kind, have not
before been translated. The author know s
how to take a simple, even a common
place, little Incident, and so adorn it
with delicate fancy and sentiment that It
becomes "a thing of beauty." There- are
five Christmas stories, which are most
original: "The Lost Child." "The Louis
d'Or," "The Christmas Lovers." "A For
giveness," and "Adoption." all of which
have great charm. The other stories In
the volume are "The Hand Organ," "The
Commendable Crime." "The Pillar of the
Cafe." "The Dressing Maid" and "The
Poet and the Courtesan." Little, Brown
& Co.. Boston.)
The Seafarers.
Although a first book, Mary Gray Mor
rison's romance of life in a New England
seashore town, "Tho Seafarers," is strong
and well sustained. It is set In the
Civil "War period, and presents the eplrlt
Of those changing times and the contrast
between the merchant princes of former
days and the settlers of tho new "West.
Full of color and ndenture is the portion
of tho story dealrrg with a band of pi
rates In the Mediterranean. (Doubleday,
Page &. Co., New York.)
thing "by the Spirit.
The purpose of Horatio "W. Dresser's
little volume "Living by the Spirit" is
to tnrow ngnt on tne proDiems 01 oaiiy
life. It is a statement of practical phll-
osophy, based on a study of natural law,
written In a simple style, free from tech
nical and theological discussions and un
hampered by bondage to any particular
flobool of thought. (G. P. Putnam's Sons,
iNew York.)
'A Christian, Bnt u TlomRB.'
The 'majority of Maurus Jokal's books
so far translated deal with tho author's
own beloved Hungary. "A Christian, But
MRS. LESTER S. WILSON, OF WALLA WALLA.
AUTHOR OF "MRS. SINCLAIR'! EXPERIMENTS."
atoman," Is laid at that dramatic period"
when tho licloujness- of Rome's rulers
was oeglnning to foreshadow its oer-
throw, but when to embrace the Christian
faith was to invite death and tortute. The J
pictures 01 imperial jtoanaonmeni yei
coloal power, and of the rending cf
homesby the persecuticn of the Christians T
are striking. (Doubleday & McCIure Com
pany, New York.)
The Klondike Stampede.
Tappan Adney. author of "The Klon
dike Stampede." was one of the pioneers
(of tho Klondike region, and lived among
Wo goldseekers during th stirring times
.4
"least interesting feature Is the great num
ber of illustrations from drawings and
-photographs by the author. (Harper &
Bros., New York.)
"About My Father' Business."
In "About My Father's Business" Aus
tin Miles describes the Church as the
,TTTa,.o Knclnac? M f TtrVilVi horj nro
J employed many kinds and conditions of
men to carry out the work. All through
the Interesting narrative there is carried
on an animated controversy between the
social and spiritual elements, describing
the lack of force and power in spiritual
life by the encroachment upon it of social
pleasures. It also shows the abuses made
possible by the power and influence of
some of Its rich members, who frequently
use the church as a cloak for the ad
vancement of their selfish ambitions and
designs, and arc often made social lions,
licensed to do mostly as they please, be
cause 6f their wealth. (Mershon Com
pany, New York.)
"Last Lady o Mulberry.
"The Last Lady of Mulberry" is the
title of a not el whose author, a new
writer, Henry Wilton Thomas, has found
an unexplolted field in tho Italian .quarter
of New York. Mr. Thomas 4s familiar
with Italy as well as New York, and
the local color of his vivacious picture
gives his romance a peculiar zest. While
his story deals with actualities. It is
neither depressing nor unpleasantly real
istic, like many "stories of low life,'1 and
the reader gains a vivia impression of,
the sunnier aspects of life in the Italian
quarter. The book contains a series of
well-studied and effective illustrations by
Emll Pollak.-D. Appleton & Co., New
York.)
The Action nml the "Word.
Brander Matthews, has selected as the
theme for his latest novel. "The Action
and the Word," the Infatuation of a young
married society woman for the stage. The
o:cne is laid in New York, and the story
given an admirable picture of certain
phases of metropolitan life. Philosophy
and literary art are hero delicately blend
ed. (Harper & Bros., New York.)
BOOK NOTES.
IVotcs on the Bneon-Slmlcespeare
Question by zvMns.mehusetts Man.
"Notes on the Bacon-Shakespoare Ques
tion" Is the accurately descriptive title
of a book recently added to the volumi
nous bibliography of the controversy over
the authorship of the English master
dramas It ,s hy the Hon. Charles Allen.
late of the Massachusetts Supreme bench,
and is published bj Houghton, Mifflin &
Co. After collecting a formidable array
of evidence from every available source,
the author has gien the case a review
in the most Impartial manner. The de
cision is for Shakespeare, and is based
uixn a study of even Important Shakes-
L pcarean student commentator and editor.
and upon a minute study ot tne legal
terrre used by Shakcare a study which
has led to the decision that Srakespeare
was too poor a lawyer to be confounded
l wnth the great jurist. Bacon. One of "the
1 16 chapters composing tho book treats of
ShaKcspcart's early life, one of his proba-
ble companloro, while another gathers up
the expressed opinions of his contempo
raries ccnrernlng him.
"The Education of the Toung, in the
Republic of Plato" is a. translation by
Bernard Bosanquet, of -that portion of
the educational scheme which Plato etli
forth in the "Republic" as a whole. The
translator supplies notes and introduction
in which he writes of Greek education in
the best days of Greece; "Education In
Plato's Time"; "Education After Plato's
Time," and tho opening argument of the
"Republic" The Macntfjlan Company
.publishes the bok in this country., as
agents for the Cambridge University
Press-
A- C. MeClurg & Co, Chicago, have
published a novel, entitled "Oh, "What a
plague Is Love!" by Katharine Tynan
(Mrs. Hlnkson), author of "The Dear
Irish Girl." "The Handsome Brandons,"
tc It is unlike her other storjes, being
c tale of English, not Irish, life.
At the "Washington meeting In 1KB of
the secondary department of the National
Educational Association, s. paper On tho
etudy of English, including an outline of
a. course of study, was presented, by Mr.
"W. F. "Webster, principal of the Bast
Side "High School at Minneapolis. Minn
This paper was received with so much
favor that Mr. "Webster was led to de
velop the ideas contained in it into a
took with the title, "English for Secon
dary Schools," which will soon b pub
lished by Houghton, Mifflin & Co.
The coming volume- in the series of
New Testament Handbooks The Mac
ntlllan Company) by Professor E. P.
Gould, "The Blbllcat.Thtgifogy oflhe New
Testament," will be or unusual interest.
Apart from the work of Professor Ste
vens it is practically tho only book In
English covering the entire field of New
Testament theology. Professor Gould
writes in the utmost sympathy with mod
em thought, and is especially Interested
in tho relations of the different phases
of New Testament thinking. His work
will probably be fotfnd of particular in
terest on account of his treatment of the
later New Testament letters. Some of
his critical work is almost startling In
the light which it throws upon the thought
of the early church, as for example the
unexpected evidence as to the authorship
of I Peter, drawn from a combination
of patristic statement- and those of Paul
Jin his epistle toother Galatlans. Not the
least important jcaturo or me oook is me
untechnleal style in which it-is written.
TUB MAGAZINES.
"Queen Victoria as an Etcher
In
the June Critic.
A whimsical feature of tho June num
ber of the Critic, is fho first Installment
of "Queen Victoria as an Etcher," being
reproductions of original proof etchings
by thfr Queen, with letterpress by Mr.
Christian Brfnton. 'W'lthou.t question this
series will provoke the liveliest interest
both in this country arid a Windsor.
At the head of the article is the Queen,
at 22. from a miniature by Robert Thor
burn, A. R. A., following wlilch are nine
of these etchings, the subjects covering
a diverse field. These quaint productions
will come as a complete surprise to many.
It "not being generally known that Her
Majesty is an accomplished aquafortist.
Mr. Brinton's text, while full of humor
and fancy, is a trifle adjectival. It is
well to wield epithets; It is better to hae
both Ideas and epithets.
The Engineering Magazine for June -Is
even unusually rich In timely and Import
ant articles. Admiral Hichborn. Chief
Constructor of tho United States. Navy.
leads the number with a splendjd iuus
tratid review of tho ' Submarine Boat,"
discussing t ably both -as a mechanical
development and a tactical factor. He
given striking and Uttle-known facts as
to the long-demonstrated success, and ar
gues convincingly for its adoption by the
United States a3 an essential -clement for
the defense of a long and insufficiently
protected coast line. Another authorita
tive military feature is an Illustrated arti
cle on "The DIsappeariricGun Carriage."
by G. H. Powell, secretary of the Board
of Ordnance and Fortifications, United
States Army.
The June number of The Bookman (The
Summer Reading Number) has a special
cover by G. C. Parker, and contains
among other "articles a valuable paper
on tho Boer War,. by Spencer Wilkinson.
Mr. "Wilkinson,, as Is well known, is the
military critic of the London Post.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland opens
the June Atlantic with the first of his re
cent Princeton, addresses on "The Inde
pendence of the Executive' which have
been so eagerly awaited by tho public.
The present paper traces the history o
the relations between tha President and
Congress, and prepares the way for the
discussion in July of his own controversy
with Congress In 18S6, from which, as la
well known, he emerged triumphant. Mrs.
Wiggin In ''Tuppeny Travels" in Lon
don, relates amusingly the delights and
beauties of the exploration of London by
" "bus," performed ,a& only "Salemina,
France sea and I" could perform It.
In Bird-Lore (The Macmlllan Com
pany.) for June, Governor Rooeevelt and
Bishop Whipple write letters on the im
portance of bird-protection; Robert
Ridgeway discusses tho comparative mer
its of European and American song birds;
Florence Merrlam Bailey tells how to
study birds in the field; Ernest Seton
Tborapson contributes illustrated verse.
TJXFIXISHED MUSIC.
I sat elone at the organ
At the close of a troubled day.
When the sunset's crimson embers
. On the Western altar lay;.
I was wary of vain endeavor.
My heart was 111 at ease.
And I sought to soothe my sadness
With the oleeof the sweet-toned keys.
My hands were weak ard trembling.
My finger all unskilled
To render the grand eld anthem
With which my 5oul was filled;
Through tho long cay's cares and worries
I had dreamed of that glorious strain.
And I longed to hear the organ
Repeat it to me again.
It fell from ny untaught flsgers
Discordant and incomplete:
I knew not how to express It
Or to make tho discord sweet;
So I t&iled with patient labor
TH1 the last bright gleams were gone,
And the evening's rurple shadows
Were gathering one by one.
Then a Master stood beslda me
Ard touched the nolFy keys.
And lo' the dicord vanished f
And raMted in perfect peace."
I heard the grand old organ pealing
My tune that I could not play.
The strains Of the glorious anthem '
That had fllld y oul all day.
Down through the dim cathedral t
Th6 tide of. music swept.
And through the jhadawy arches
The lingering echpfes crept.
And I ctood In tho purple twilight
And heard my tun again.
Not my feeble, untaught rendering.
Bat the Master's perfect Strain.
So I think perchance the Master.
At the loae ot life's wary day.
Will uJce from our trembling fingers
The tune we eannot play;
He will hear through the Jarring dtaccrd
The Mraln. although hAW-expresscd,
He will blend It lo pW'Mt music
And add to It all the rest.
Minnie . Kinney.
Kipllns as n. Preneher.
Among the many parts which Mr. Rud
yard Kipling has ployed during his eent
ful career It is not generally known that
once at least he successfully figured as a
preacher. It happeoed thuswise, accord
ing to the London Exrvreis:
On board the Empress liner on which he
chanced to be crossing the Paelfie, a
Quartermaster d'ed. leaving a widow and
large family. The following evening
there appeared on the notice-board, half
way down the: "entertainment pro
gramme, this brief intimation: "9 P. M.
Sermon by a Layman.'4
Th-; saloon was crowded by curious folk
at tho appointed time, and Mr. Kipling,
from the front of an Improvised platform,
proceeded to preach a begging sermon of
some 15 minutes' length. The appeal
was addressed to his hearers Sense of jus
tice rather than to their charitable im
pulses, a. foreshadowing of the later hom
ily whose refrain Is "Pass tha hat. for
your credit's sake."
The result was gratifying. From a con
gregation numbering fewer than 200, the
sum of 70 odd was raised a practical
proof of eloquence that many professional
pulpit orators might sigh for in vala.
TSBMUSicga
A
Persian Gaielle.
(JamL)
Last night when my tired yes were closed in
sleep. ,
I saw the one I ioe, and! heard her speak,
Hcard.vUt.the listening watches of the night.
The sweat words melting- from her sweeter
llpa;
But what she said, r seemed to s4y to me,
I have forgotten, though till morning broke
I strove to remember her melodious words.
Long, long may Jaml's eyes bo blest with
sleep,
Like that "which, stole him; from himself last
n'sk-t-r.- ., M
Tho pert ect?Test, which closing his tired lids,
DUclcwed the- "hidden- beaut of his love.
And flooding his soul with music all the while,
Im'posed forgetfulness, instructing him
That silence Is mora significant of lovo
Than all the burning words In lovers' songs!
It. H. Stoddard la Harper's Magazine.
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HOLD'S ANNUAL ELECTION
Portland Musical Club Hakes Mrs.
Thomas PrcsldentrCalve's Lat
est Other "ISews.
Tho -annual - meeting of the Portland
Musical Club was held Wednesday after
noon at Parsons Hall, the follow'ng offl-
eors being elected. for the jear 1W0-1S01:
President, Mrs. Warren E- Thomas; -Uce-proS'deoitfMIss
Lois steirs; socre-tary. M'ss
Atmee Newman; treasurer, Mrs. "W. C Al-
vord; librarian, Mrs. W. X. MacEwan.
The executive committee comprises Mrs.
DAnlel D. Eramett. the composer of "Dixie." is now lying at Mt. Vernon, O., at the ad
vanced age ot 6. The story of bow he happened to write the famous song Is an Interesting
one. Early In life he had shown signs of a roring disposition, and to satisfy it bad started
out in the world with & traveling circus. In the Spring of 1S59 he found himself In New
York City, engaged with the then celebrated Bryant minstrels. His particular engagement
was to compose and sing negro walk-rounds, and to act as musician when occasion required.
One Saturday night after a performance that. had not been so successful as the manager
had wished. Mr. Jerrle Bryant overtook Emraett on his way home, writes J. Q. Ames to the
Cxlllc and said to him: "Uncle Dan, we'ie got to have something new, and we've got to
have it in a hurry. I want yon to compose a new walk-'round of the hurrah order; one that
will have a jcatchy chorus and lively music; one that the bands will play and the boys will
whistle and sing through-the streets. Make It popular." The next day, Sunday, htlng wet and
disagreeable, Emmett stayed Indoors and devoted himself to his task, with tho remarkable re
sult that on Monday he was able to play and sing before Mr. 3ryant and the "cojnpany our
National song as It Is now sung throughout the Union" 'Way Down South In Dixie's
Land.'' The song was Immensely popular from tho beginning, and was immediately taken
up by alPtbo traveling minstrels In the North and" sung by them for at least 18 months befqro
tHe Southerners ever beard of it. The Northern troops took it South with them, and thus tha
South got hold of it, changed "Uncle" .Dan's words, and adapted It.
R. T. Piatt, Mrs. Mark bill, Miss Clem
entlna'llson and the president and vice-
president.
.. .-- . ,
-A-ae presiaents reyuri, . .. -
by Mrs. Thomas, in tho. absence of Miss
Emily Trevett, commented upon the.
omission at the pupils recital this past
eaT,- a loss that was more than'com-SrL?-tf.a
fftr bv the free concert this
Spring, 'which' was the most successful one
ever clven by the -club. There was some
discussion as totheuidyisablllty of doing
away wivn tne weanepay autriiuun
the
meetings, but this suggestion was finally
voted down unanimously. The question
of making tho club concerts exclusive, by
prohibiting the .attendance of nonmembers
a pkm that- has been pursued succes
ftmy inother cities was also considered,
the conclusion of the argument being that
the tlmewas" not yot rips for suoh a
radical change of policy in dealing with
the Portland public
The election of Mrs. Thomas a unan
imous on to the presidency of tne elub,
gives universal satisfaction. It was In
accord with the express -wish of the re
tiring president, Mltis Em-ly B. Trevett,
who felt the need of a rest from tho
exacting duties and responsibilities of the
office. She is now in Chicago pursuing
her mus'cal studies with Mr. Cady. and
expects to remiln there several months.
Up to the present time tho club has
known no other pressldeut beside her.
During five successive years 9ho has dl
jected the affairs of this .joung but as
tonishingly prosperous organization, aad
to her fine administrative ability, discrim
inating taste and rare Judgment its suc
cess -irom tne- inception is cnieny cue.
No other association In this city few In
deed in other communities can lay claim
to higher and purer ideals of art, er
more dlrfntorested and loyal adherence to
the eame. A National recognition Of hT
services to music was given pome time
ago ih electing rer to the vice-presidency
of the "Western section of the Federation
of "Women's Musical Clubs of America.
The policy of the Portland -club "will be
in no wise- changed by the election of
Mrg4 Thomas to her place, since, during
the past two years the two have worked
together in clce sympathy. Mrs. Thomas
having held the office of vice-president
during that length of time. Her excep
"tlonal fitness for the work has therefore
been thoroughly tested, and the club mem
bers have every reason to feei they have
consigned the helm to safe hands.
Tho skill .and ability with whieh the af-
fairs .of the -club have been managed dux- to Portland. During Miss Hemtns year
lng ihfe year now ending were abundantly . off. br place will bo filled by Miss Snell.
shown In the reportp read by the Mere- ,f?evr, rJcl u . ,,,. .. ,
tary, treasurer, librarian, executive com- I MIS Johnstone, whose brilliant piano
mittee. examlnng committee, concert com- t and charming personality won her
mlttee.mem&ershlpcom-mUtee. eorresporr- nf"1? friends In Portland three years
lng secretary, printing committee and pro- ago. is now teaching music in New York.
gramme committee,
One of there; the treasurer' report, is
given herewith. It may be explained that
the JJOO note (Ladd & THton), was made
necessary by the heavy advance expense
demanded of the club for the Knelsel
concert a year ago.
CALVE "WILL GIVE tTP OPERA.
Says She "Will Hereafter Devote Her.
self to'D'ramR.
Mme. Cafve'has definlteVy ' decided to
abandon opera for the'drama. This an
nouncement was made to a Pall Mall In
terviewer, and Immedlatelv cabled to the
New York "World and the Chic go Trl'une.
"Yes," he Baid, "I have decided to leave
the stage that Ir, the operatic stage. I
will remain this- year in Euf ope ahd create
Bruneau's L'Ouragan,' at the Opera
Comlque In Paris during the Autumn.
Then I shall appear probably as Armlda
by Gluck. Thereafter I will devote myself
to the drama.
"When I have tried the Trench dramatic I
stage- I shall do the Italjan. The thing
has, become quite a passion with me.
I may fall, perhaps, but my mind is made
up. It Is no whim.,
"I was never meant for a singer. I lackj
the cardinal requisite of the singer's art,
the sentiment ot rhythm. I am absolutely
rebellious- against it. Besides, for years
now the feeling has been growing on me
that the mode of expression.1 in operatic
art is false, and the whole ot.1t unreal and
untrue.
"Beside!?, when I svg I don't live. I
must have plenty of movement and exer
cise, but I haveto do without themcto be
in good voice. It is a life of constant
sacrifices. I am tired of It,
"I am not so selfish, either. Twice, for
the Kike of arj. I abandoned my Ameri
can tour, sacrificing J30O.CCO thereby,
"There is another reason. My tempera
ment and all of myself attract me toward
ohe set of parts, but the limitations pf my
voice compel me to remain with, another
set. Could I lng "Wagner I should ,not
grumble about the rhythm. A It is, I
must try fresh fields In the drama.
"My decsilon Is absolutely irrevocable.'' v
FROM BACH TO CHOPIN,
Miss-Large to Be Hear In. Recital
This "WeeJc.
Miss Josephine Large seems to have
a natural aptltudeffor arranging delight
ful programmes, as fhe following to be
given tomorrow evening at Parsons Hall,
under the auspices of the Musical Club,
will show. The composers are arranged
In chronological order, yet with careful
forethought, the grave and the gay being
ve.ry happily contrasted: The Schumann
end Brahms group is what Miss Large
terms "dark," while the Beethoven and
Chopin numbers, between which It is gand-
iTrtched. aro "bright."
The trf f .,.. -i,,, .,, vfnlIn.
cello to be played by Miss Large, Messrs.
Coursen and Conrad musit have been
written while Beethoven was under the
spell of the woods and Jillls where he
pass-sd his Summers In the beautiful
country surrounding Vienna.
The introduction leads us into the cool
paths of a forest on every Bide is the
j busy life of. plant, bird and insect the
1 quiet arnrospnere onngs rairy-iiKe dreams;
j thoughts ot the infinite love of Nature's
creator come with fuller meaning.
Tho whole of out-of-doors is in this mu
sicthe miracle of Spring and tho joy of
living.
Following is the programme In full:
Bach la) Prelude (pour lo lut), fuga, al
legro; (bj gavotte in B minor.
Beetho en Trio, op. 70, No. 2; poco sos
tenuto, allegro ma non troppo, allegretto,
allegro.
Schumann Romanzen, op. 28, Nca. 1
and 2
Brahms Ballade, op. 10, No. 2; rhapso
die. op. 79, No, 2.
Chopin Etude, op. 25, No. 1; nocturne,
op. 15, No. 2; etude, op. 10, No. 5.
IiOCAL MUSICAL nAPPEVTSGS.
Glcaninsri of Hcvni Gathered From
the Home Field.
"W H. Boyer will have charge of the
music at the Chautauqua meetings which
open at Oregon City July 11.
Mr. E. Drake will substitute for Mr.
Pease in the First Presbyterian Church
choir today.
Mr. M. L. Bowman has returned from
Seattle -and will sing at the First Presby
terian Church today as usual.
Miss Brents, who has sHown
herself
1 so versatile a musician on varidus occa
sions this past season, is not only a tal
ented Violinist and singer, but has also
devoted considerable time to the pipe
organ, enabling her. during the abserce of
Mrs. Agatha Kelley from the Cathedral,
to take her plttco as organist. She Is
from "Walla. "Walla.
Miss Heming who has been In charge
of the pupils In piano music at St. Hel-
n' "Hall, the last two years, will lake a
year off In teaching. She will remain in
Portland a week, and then returns to Ot-i
tawa. Canada, for her summer's rest,
stopping at Manitoba on the way. About
the middle of September she will go to
New York to continue her study with
Virgil, after which she expeots to return
St. Helen's Hall JVotcs.
Miss Raley, piano teacher of St. Hel
en'& Hall, will leave shortly on a trip
to Europe
Miss Ruth Scott leaves for Eorest
Grove after the closing exercises to
spend a week as guest of Miss Helen
James.
Misses Dorothea and Julia Fisher, who
have been studying vocal and instrumen
tal music the past yearat the Hallleft
Thursday for their home In Alaska.
1
Miss Mary Smith, a vocal student at
- j the" Hall, left for her home in 'Baker City"
"Wednesday evening. Miss Smith was
accompanied by her father, Hon. "William
Smith, "who made the opening address
at the commencement exercises.
n
MINE. WAGNER'S COURT
DEFECTS OF HER BAYREOTH
SCHOOL CF OPERATIC STOGING.
Her Extraordinary Enthusiasm aad
Enerory, Reverence? for Royalty
and Troublesome Daughters.
Two of the great singers of tho day,
who for obvous reasons prefer to hava
tnelr names withheld, have recently ex
pressed themselves very freely "on the sub
ject of their experiences at Bayreutb
with Mme. "Wagner.
"I dlsco ered soon after I got there that
Bayreuth is a court in one important
particular, with Mme. "Wagner as its
queen," said ono of them in an Inter
view published In tho New York Sun.
"Nobody ever tells her the truth. They
tell her what they think she wants to
hear. It is of course Impossible for her
under tho circumstances to know what
is necessary for the best results in tho
festival performances there. I was mora
fortunate than most of the other singers
In my position there last Summer. I was
the only woman she could get at the tuna
to sing my roles. That made me In a
measure independent. But I believe that
I should ha o got along with her all right
under any circumstances. I made a s'and
at our first inter; lew. She told me of tho
attitudes she expected mo to take and
of the gestures sho considered approprate.
They were absurd. She wanted me to
crawl over the floor in a; fashion that
would have made me look ridiculous. So
I dejclded to find out in the beginning If
It were possible for us. to get along to
gether Amenable to Reason.
"I know what I can attempt and what
is Impossible for me. So I told her frank
ly, that It would be out ot the question
for me to try anything of the kind she
proposed. I explained why, and, to my
surprise, I found that she "was perfectly
tractable. She. adopted my suggestions
as to what had better be done and agreed
with mo that ner -plan was a mistake.
After what I had heard of Mme. Cosima
"Wagner this astonished me. But I found
that the same plan could alwaj s be mado
successful. It was necessary only to rea
son with her, tell-her the why and where
fore and let it be seen that you are
quite as certain and" determined as she.
"After that there will be no trouble
until It comes from the daughters. They
are responsible f on most of the absurdities
suggested by their mother, who labors
under the disadvantage of seeing very
little. She is- so neat-sighted that eho
has to depend for her knowledge of visual
effects on what her daughters tell her.
It Is not Mme. "Wagner who makes tho
aiincuuies wiin wnicn every larcist. musk
contend at Bayreuth. It Is the children."
"I would pever have allowed her under
any circumstances to give me advice about
singing." broke in the other qne. "Ono
day she said to me: 'My dear, you must
try to forget all about the Italian operas
when jou are singing "Wagner's. They
are not 'all the same. My reply was:
'Nobody will ever confuse them. Ono
must know how to sing to give the Italian
works. "
Defective Methotls.
The Bayreuth school of qp'ra. singers,
which has produced Herr Burgstaller,
Frau von Mlldenburg and one or two
others, was suggested by this reference
to singing as the art Is revealed at Bay
reuth. "It will be very interesting to observe
the outcome ot the Beyreuth school."
continued the first talker. "The two most
famous graduates of Mme. "Wagner's
teaching, although they can scarcely bo
eald to h&ie been in the school, as it
was founded after their appearance at
Bayreuth. have- already begun to show
tho bod effects. of. what passed there for
singing. One Is a baritone, who after
four years of singing Is distinctly infer
ior to what he was when he began, and
the other is a soprano whose abuse of
her voice has already begun to show the
most discouraging results'
"It Is easy to understand, however,"
answered the other woman, "that she
should make so many devoted adherents
to her principles. Her personal magne
tism is undeniable. Her Immense en
thusiasm is contagious, and nobody con
nected with. Bayreuth is so industrious
as she. "When preparations for the per
formance are in progress, Mme. "Wagner
spends all her days at the theater, and
most of the nights at her desk. Every de
tail of the Bayreuth theater passes under
her control. Such zeal In a woman of
her age Is astonishing. The whole Bay
reuth apparatus is wonderful In its way.
There are features In it that are unsatis
factory, but when one considers the wholo
scheme, it is remarkable.
Like Her Father, Linzt.
Mme. "Wcgner is today the life and
spirit of the whole thing. She appears
at her best at tho "Wahnfrled receptions
when the performances are In progress.
Then she stands in the middle of tho
drawing room, a wonderful distinguish
ed figure with her white hair, hec splen
did profiler very strongly resembling her
father Liszt in his later years, and won
derfully erect. She is always the most
distinguished looking woman in the room
wftoeveff may bo there."
"Yes, and yet I have seen her almost
disappear before a title." said the singer,
whose views of .Mme. Wagner were not
altogether so flait'sSing ,"Ono night at
Bayreuth. Mme. "Wagner was In the midst
or all the glory of a "Wahnfrled recep
tion. She was In tl)e center of tne room,
and about her were gathered tho cus
tomary cluster of notabilities. She was
'receiving them, chatting with them and
dominating the scene with Jicr accustom
ed distinction. Suddenly a little, red
faced woman, fat and badly dressed, en
tered the rconi. Isoldo whispered to her
mother, who In spite of her glasses, could
not see tho visitor. 'The Crown Prin
cess Beatrice of Pumpernlchel-Elnsteln
the daughter whispered to her mother.
Immediately Mme. "Wagner became art
insignificant feature in the scene. She
was so profoundly Impressed by tho ap
pearance of this modest sprig of royalty
that she lost all Jier personal dignity and
Impresslveness In tho attempt to show
how obsequiously polite she could bo.
Mme. "Wagner was never the samo
woman during the rest of the evening.
Tne "Wagners have, of course, every rea
son to be crateful to kings. But it
L seemed to mo that she had overdone tho
politeness."
A Garden of Hoxes.
The charming cantata. "A Garden of
Roses," was given Tuesday afternoon et
St. Helen's Hall by 24 children dressed ta
flower-gowns of various pretty tints of
crepe paper to represent roses. Pink, red,
yellow and white were fhe colors selected,
and these, with their green-bonneted
heads and green sepols made a sight that
will long be remembered. The cantata
opened with a sleepy song sung by tho
roses with their eyes shut, on the last
verse of wh'ch they awoke, opened their
eyes, and roso from their reclining posi
tion, fresh and alert. Six. buds then went
off in search of June, the queva of tha
day, Jlss Stella Stewart, who. looking
radiant in a Iong-trained-whlte gown, gra
ciously came to glvo them greeting, and
the cantata ended with merry songs and
dances. Tne rose-drill that followed com
prised some light and graceful callsthenlc
exerclse3, wreath crowning, and bright
strains of music piped out by childish
voices. Thl3 novel and pretty entertain
ment was planned by Mrs. "Walter Reed
and Miss Cannon.
A 7fatnrrl Conclusion. e
The music tea chec asked: ""What does
It mean when you see T over a bar?"
"Forte," answered one of the pupils.
"And what does It mean when you Seo
'tCV asked the teacher.
"Please, sir. eighty." said the bright
I boy of the class. Music (London),
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