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THE SUNDAY OREGOKIAN, BORTLAOT, JUNE 24, 1900.
a 1. I,
Book Learning.
"He thought by reading books to learn
Tie secret of success
To gather mighty wisdom and
He read with eagerness! ,
He thought by reading all the books
Wise men had written he
Would bo as wise as all, and so
He read on eagerly!
He read by day and late at night.
Page after page he scanned;
Book after book he plodded through
And felt bis head expand!
He flung aside no single tome
That creat men erter gave us.
From Socrates and Strabo down
To Richard Harding Davis!
He bulged with learning; he absorbed
The wit of all the past
For forty years he read and read
And rose, all through, at last
Then, tottering forth to conquer with
His overhanging brow.
He presently got muddled and
Hun over by a cow.
S. . Klssr In Chicago Tlmee-Herald.
THE ANGLO-SAXON RACE
Tke Vaagnarel, the Fighter on the
Lonely Ontpost, the One Who Pre
pares the Way.
"Anglo-Saxons and Others" is the title of
a new book "of essays, in which Hiss
Aline Gorren, who has already shown
herself In some serious magazine papers
a thoughtful and brilliant student of con
temporary conditions, considers the ques
tion of Anglo-Saxon superiority, Its
causes, the likelihood of Its permanence,
and Us effect upon English and American
character. The feature of the book Is the
note of warning which the author utters,
the weaknesses of the race being ana
lyzed with fullness and fearlessness. The
author does not believe that Anglo-Saxon
ideajs arc absolute. She does not believe
that the wonderful achievements of Its
ovolutlon are necessarily the higher civ
ilization. "Weaker nations will be exploit
ed to Its profit; like Rome,-she will de
stroy their individual existence, and the
conquered will be denied their moral, their
human right to evolve along lines of their
own. The Anglo-Saxon Is the vangaurd.
the fighter on the lonely outpost, the
one who prepares the way. Then comes
the Latin and tenches him the beauty of
the higher life when the material struggle
for existence Is no lorger necessary, 'the
author says:
" hile French and Italian moralists arc
urging the adoption of Anglo-American
energy and self-reliance, the English
adoration of material comfort, the Ameri
can love of showy luxuiy, are being adopt
ed very much faster in France and Itay,
and without any urging whatever. "When
we see pricelet-s collections, picture gal
leries, palaces, treasures of art, which rep
resent the traditions of a century-old
cumptuous past of chlllty. scattered, sac
rificed, razea, torn up to enable young
atln noblemen to vie In the life of the
boulevards and the clubs with American
parvenus, we have, though the spectacle
Is neither very lnrpiring nor interesting,
a typical instance of tr-o main cCect of
the modern economic conditions on the
men of the Gracco-Latln civilisation. Tho
vices of the contemporary industrial period
spread much more easily than Its virtues;
and their workings in the countries whose
past has not fitted them for the typi
cally economic life are tragic and ter
rible." The chapter on tho "Religious Commer
cial Insinct" is one of the best In the
book. (Charles Scrlbncr's Sons, New
York.)
JAMES LAXE ALLEN.
New IVoiel to Be Published by the
Kentucky Author.
The accompanying portrait of James
Lano Allen is made from a now photo
graph, which the Book-Buyer obtained
from his publishers, the Macmlllan Co.
A new novel by Mr. Allen, called "The
P.cign of Law." will be published this
month, and a new collective edition of h"s
w orks ln seven volumes. Is now lssu'ng
from tho" Macmlllans' press. The n.wr
story, "The Reign of Law," Is subtitled
"A Tale of the Kentucky Hemp FieU."
Tho hero is a representative of the lowest
stratum of Southern society, and the hero
ine sprang from the highest. The story
Is of the mingling of their lives and for
tunesa general Idea which formed the
mainspring of Miss Glasgow's recent
novel. "The Voice of the People." and
Mr. Robertson's "Red Blood and Blue."
As was often the case during the political
reconstruction of the South, the heroine
passed from the sphere of the high social
organization which existed at her birth to
the" humblest manual labor, while the hero
rose from the lowest social condition to
the highest Intellectual plane, finding his
development along the lines of religious
end scientific thought. When they finally
meet, the latter half of the story shows
their influence on each other. The In
volved social and political conditions, the
play and counter-play of motives, and
tho reactions of circumstances, so widely
differing as those which form the ex
perience of these two people, have allowed
Mr. Allen a wide scope for that subtle
analysis of character of which he is a
master. It is said that the new tale con
tains by far the finest and noblest work
he has yet done.
"The Ancel of Clay.
In fiction, the artist Is too often drawn
as a mixture of carelessness and vice,
forever smoking or drinking, and assort
ing with people of questionable morality.
William Ordway Partridge, himself a
sculptor of distinction, has in "The Angel
of Clay" drawn a character more In har
mony with the true artist, that Is, a man
who not only can appreciate the beautiful
and the trua, but can re-create them.
Ellerton Lawrence Js a young New Eng
lacflsr. sbo eettled in. Maw York
after finishing his studies abroad. When
engaged upon a statue of an angel, he
chances to meet Julia Hartman, in the
studio of his friend, John Atwood, and
sne consents to pose as the model for tne
statue. When the statuo Is flnshed, Julia
cannot bear the thought that ehe Is to
see Lawrence no more, and in response to
his question as to what recompense he can
make to her for her time and trouble, she
asks that she be always with him, whether
as wife or otherwise. She says, further,
that if he reftlses her, her despair w ill
drive her to degradation. Out of pity, and
in order to save her from herself, Law
rence marries Julia a woman with a
beautiful bpdy, but without a soul. Tne
second part of the novel deals with -what
followed" Lawrence's self-sacrifice and of
he awakening of the soul of the model.
(G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York.)
The Unknown.
In view of the general Interest In all
subjects connected w.th psychical rescateti.
aroused by the recent investigations of
Professor Hyslop, of Columbia University,
the publication of Camllle FlammarlonV
interesting study of the phenomena of the
so-called spirit world, "The Unknown,"
which has created a sensation In France,
can scarcely fall to attract widespread
attention. This book differs from other
books on tho subject in that it is the
work of a scientist of world-wide repu.n
tlon, a man whose discoveries In other
branches of science have been of the
greatest importance, who for more thnn
25 years has kept In constant touch with
all investigations of psychical phenomena
throughout the world. Among the points
on which M. Flammarion touches are
"Telepathic Communication Made by the
Dying," "Hallucinations." "Psych c Action
of One Mind on Another," "Communica
tions From a Distance Between Human
Beings." "The World of Dreams." "Man
ifestations of the Dying Experienced Dur.
Ing Sleep," "Distant Sight In Dreams,"
"Premonitory Dreams" and "Divination
of the Future." In discussing each of
these points the author cites numerous
Instances, which make many of the chap,
ters as weirdly Interesting as the most
fantastic of Poe's tales. (Harper &. Bros.,
New York.)
Empress Octnvla.
The sweet, simple nature of a young
Greek sculptor and the virtue and dig
nity of Nero's wife, the Empress Octavla,
are contrasted with the vice of the age
and the artificialities of the courtiers who
surrounded Noro in "Empress Octavla."
The picture of the young and beautiful
and noble-minded Empress In the clutches
of the brutal Nero Is patnctlc and tragic.
The story opens with a scene In the Ne
ronion circus, and there Is some of the
contrast betw ecn tho Pagan and the Chris
tian world of the time. But not even in
"Quo Vadis" Is tho Roman life of the
per.od described more brilliantly. Tae
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JAMES LAXE ALLEN.
portraiture of Nero's character is a master-
piece. Octavla herself Is one of the most
i original female characters In litorature.
Mary J. Safford made this trans'atlon
(Little, Brown & Co., Boston.)
Prose of E. R. Sill.
Tho three small volumes of Edward
Rov.-lar.d Sill's poems have estabdthed
Ms reputation as a poet of thoughtful
taess ncd felicity of expression. Not a
few may remember several striking papers
1 by him which appeared in the Atlantic
Monthly, papers of most valuable eug
' gestion and equally valuable quest onlr.g
' of current usages In the dxxnalns of edm-
, cation, criticism, and literature. "The
j Prose of Edward Rowland Sill" gathers
tho most Important of tacse, an the read
er will be struck by tbe-x timeliness, as
If they were written today. At one pe
riod, Mr. Sill wrote many brief essays
that itareiiJit.'.i4i,nartmvnt entitled
j
tho "Contributors' Cub," in tho Atlantic
Monthly; and In thece he was uncom
monly successful, always thoughtful, al-
ways bright, and seeming to have the
i rare faculty of sayiDg a good vhiftg in
( tiio best way. A generous select on of
I Sill's Club papers is included In this vol
ume. (Houghton, Mifflin &. Co., Boston.)
The Art of Life.
P. It. Bowkers object in "The Art of
Life" Is to promote a greater wholeness
. and symmetry in living, to snow that life
' need not be so fragmentary , to made up
of unrelated arms and activities, ae it
generally .s. In four chapters on Edu
cation. Business, Politics and Religion, he
seeks to convince readers that In each re-
. lation of human life. In every individual,
I living should be with a clear purpose,
and Inspired by the came pr nclpals of
! truth and order by which science finds
the universe bound together. In all its
diverge features life should be systematic
ally right. In a high cense artistic Mr.
Bowkor'a. experience In business affairs,
in connection with a great industrial cor
poration, in po itical activity and In travel,
' has Inspired and shaped this book, which
may ba described as an "eesay of recon
ciliation." It is inscribed "In H's Name,
' and with the named of Paul, the world
apoetle, Darwin, Spencerr Gladstone,
world's men. all. (Houghton, Mlflltn &
i Co., Boston.)
Onr Indian "Wards.
j George Bird Grlnnell takes ir "The In-
, dlans of Today" -a, very" hopeful view of
. the Indian service. He says: "Looking
back oer the years, one sees In the In-
, dian service generally a wonderful change
for the better, a greater Interest and ln-
) telligence displayed, and a stronger cfTort
put forth for good, both In tho field and in
Washington. The ultimate responsibility
for the condition of the Indians must be
borne by each one of us. We shall be
( Just as well Eerved by the Indian Bureau
as we ask to be."
The opening chapters reveal some of the
common traits of the Indians, their char
acteristics as a race, mythology and re
ligious beliefs. About 100 pages of the
volume are taken up with a review of the
Government administration of the reser
vations, and a consideration of the diffi
culties of the problems. (Herbert S. Stone
& Co., Chicago.)
Story of the Boers.
j A volume professing to be prepared un
der the authority of the South African
Republics by C. W. Van der Hoogt, is
j entitled, "The Story of the Boers." The
author assures the reader In the preface
that he has but one object in view: To
enlighten the American people, esepecally
i those in high authority, by a statement of
the plain facts. The book Is an edited
co-xp lation. Including The policy of
Mediation," by Montagu White; two ra
pers, one "A Cerjtury of Injustice," and
the other "The Struggle of the Boers for
Independence." by Mr. Van der Hcogt;
Prestitcrt Stcyn's proclamation to rV.e
Free State burghers, official dispatches,
etc The moet valuable are the texSs
of the Sand River convention of 1852, the
! Pretoria convention of 1SS1 and the Lon
, don convention- of 1SS4. (Harper & Eros.,
New York.)
I Yoeninn rieetrvood.
' "Yeoman Fleetwood," by M. E. Fran
cis, is an English story, and Simon Fleet
wood, the "Yeoman." belongs to a class
of gentleman-farmers. The earlier por
tion of the story deal? with rural life,
but In the closing chapters the reader wIK
find some effective sketches of London as
i It was under the regencv. Rachel, the
' misguided wife, goes up to Brighton and
I London, and. having some fashionable
: frlendB, ihe gets Into the Prince of
; Wales set and puts Mrs. Fltzherhert's
noso out of joint. She meets Brununel
ind all the court folk, and is in a pretty
bad way when the rejectee! husband comes
at a knowledge of her situation and goes
up to London to save her. She gladly
returns homo with the broad-shouldered
hero, having learned her lesson of the
nollowncsa of fashionable life. (Long
man's, Green & Co., New York.)
A Manifest Destiny.
"A Manifest Destfny," Julia Magruder3
new novel, is a story of social life, of
realized ambition, of thwarted love, of
the hollowness of social advantage, and of
the ultimate realization of a youthful
Ideal. There are but three characters
a vapid girl, a bad man and a good man.
Tho girl jilts the good man for the baa
man, because the bad man is a lord and
a rich man. The good man remains true,
while the girl goes to Amcr.ca and re
pents -cf her eins. He follows and wins
her at last in the most eppro'ved facbion.
(Harper & Bros., New York.)
t Boss of Taroomba.
"The Bess of Tarooraba." by E. W.
Hornung, Is another romance of Ufa in
the bush, by the author of "Irrale's
Bushranger." Mnoir.i. tho Boss of Ta
roomba is a eeSf-reikint and attractive
heroine, who owns a sheep ranch and
fal.s In love with a traveling music an,
wfoo is touting the country districts cf
Australia. Life In this tough country". In
cluding thriving cxper ences with bush-i-angers,
forma tae background for an en
grossing love iitory. (Charles Set loners"
tot. New York.)
Tales of Japan.
Adaciil Klnrjosuke's charming Japane.o
tales have been gathered frcrn the pages
of the magazines into a volume "enttlid
"Iroka: Talcs of Japan."' The autt-o-
wrj.es ol las native tana, ana rue ta es
ho tells are of the folk-lore familiar to
hrm from cli.ldhood and his knowledge o
tho haughty Samurai class-, the art of
his country, and the characteristics of
tho simple people have been galmd by
personal contact aad observation.
(Doubleday & McC.ure Co., New Yo k.)
Red Blood and Blue.
"Red Blood and Blue," by Harrison
Robertson, is a charming: stcry of the
South, with two heroes whose relative so
cial rank is Indicated, in the title, and a
heroine who is wcotd'by each of them in
i his way. An Ingenious plot that holds the
J Interest from Jhe start deals with thtj
career ot eacn ot tnese men as soldier and
as citizen, as well ae w.th their money
for the hand of the heroine. (Charles
Scrlbner & Sons. New York.)
Cn.pt. Dieppe.
"Captain Dieppe" Is a short story by
Anthony Hope. The Gallant Captain is a
French "eohHer of fortune," and the sur
prising adventures into which he. Is pro-
jectea d nio cnoice or a night s iodslrg
In the Castle of Fleramondi from the
basis of a very characteristic Hopa love
story. It is the first of tlw "Short Nov
els" series. (Doubleday & McCIure Co.,
New Yorl:.)
The Nerve of Foley.
The ten tales In "The Nerve of Foley,"
by Frank H. Spearman, deal with the
picturesque and exciting side of railroad
life. "The Nerve of Foley," "The Million
Dollar Freight Train" and "The McWill
iams Special" reveal an intimate knowl
edge of the technic of railroading. The
characters are well drawn and are fuil of
vigor. (Harper & Bros., New York.)
A Pointless Story.
"WouTd Christ Belong to a Labor
Union?" is the tHle of a pointless stcry
by Rev. Cortland Myers, who dedicates
It to "The Carpenter of Nazareth." (Street
Si Smith, New York.)
book: xotes.
Appleton & Co. to Pabllfih a Xew In
ternational Geography.
The last few years have proved so rich
in geographical discoveries that there has
been a pressing need for a resume of re
cent explorations, and changes which
e&ould present in convenient and accur
ate form the latest results of geographi
cal work. The additions to our knowl
edge have not been limited to Africa.
Asia, and the Arctic regions, but even
on our own continent the gold of the
Klondike has led to a better knowledge
of the region. The want which is indi
cated will be met by 'The International
Gtography," a convenient volume for the
gen-iral reader, and the library which
presents expert summaries of the results
of geographical science throughout the
world at the present time. Thfc, book,
which ly to be published by D. Apple on
& Company, contains nearly 5C0 Illus
trations and maps which have been spe
cially prepared. It Is designed to present
In the compact Units of a single volume
an authoritative co-ipectus of the science
of geography and the condl Iozd of the
countries at the end of the 19th century.
Among the experts who have contributed
to this work are the right Hen. James
Bryce, Prefensor Fndtjof Nansen, the
Atct.c explorer; .Professor W. M. Davis,
or Harvatd University; F. C. Seloua, the
South African hunter and exploicr; Dr.
J. Scott Keltic, and Sir W. M. Conway.
The Century Company will publltd
"P.aln printing Tjpey," by Thecoore L.
Da Vlnne. lounaer of the De Vlnne
P.tss, and printer of the Century Mag
azine, and- "The Ccrxury Dictionary. '
This volume of 4C0 pages the first In a
series of treatises on ihe practice of ty
pography will contain an Illustrated de
scription of the tools, precedes and sys
tems of type-malting, the names and ae
scriptlons of all izc3 cf book types, a
ske.ch of th ehUtiry of type-founding, and
numerous exhibits of the more Important
styles of Roman, italic, black and display
lu.icr. Including recent quaint E'tyiet dc
s gned for aook prirjtlrg and tables of the
day cs and prices of ty pe here and In Eu
rope. The book will appeal espccia.ly to
Pi Inters and editors, and students of the
art of typography .
Among the bocks ergaged for the Citi
zens Library, which is edited for the
Marmtllan Company by Profcstor Richard
T. Ely, mention may be made of one
oj "Municipal Bngineerins and Sanita
tion." by Mr. M. N. Baker, of the Ensi
nter.ng News, of New York. It deals
with ways and meany of communication;
mun.clpol supplies, such as water, mar
kets, ..aughtcr-houss. light, heat and
power; collection and disposal, of waste.
Including sewage, garbage, ayhes. street
dirt; protection of life, health and pron
cruy. Inducing such practical topics as fire
protection, smoke prevention, noise sup
proaIon; recreation and art. including
parks, playgrounds and water fronts, ad
ministration, finance and, public policy,
under which, heading are dlwussed boards
of health, municipal expansion, uniformity
in municipal accounts, municipal char
ters and like topics. This book will have
tho advantage of being written by one
who is at the same time versed in en
englneering and economics, and Us emi
nently practical character will doubtless
appeal to men engaged In municipal af
fairs as well as students.
A text-book of English History, by J.
N. Lamed, is announced for publication
In the Fall,lHoughton. Mifflin and Co.
Many students of history are already fa
miliar with Mr. Larned's valuable "His
tory for Ready Reference." A distinct
character Is given to the book by a peri
odical series of brief but broad surveys of
history at large. These serve, in each peri
od, to show the connection of events and
movements in England with those In oth
er countries, more clearly and fully than
can possibly be done by explanations
thrust brokenly into the narrative of Eng
lish affairs. Homer P. Iewls. principal
of the English High School at Worcester,
Mass.. who has had a large experience
and succesn In teaching English his
tory, has prepared an excellent topical
analysis of the text, with suggistlve qu3-
1 tlons end references, -
S5MUSIC
Whoso at e entail has heard
The measures of the vesper bird.
Has felt the spirit, heavy.- dull.
Rise to ths Dwellings Beautiful.
And though ere long the dark, tho star.
Whispered, "The birds all silent are,"
The spirit dreaming deep and lone.
Still drank the sweetness of the eong.
For as It vanished Trlth the light.
It sought the spirit In its flight.
And on was sounding, sweeter now
Than when It trembled from the bough.
Such music's bllsful ministry:
Champion of immortality..
Faithful it bides, ay, grow 3 In power.
Beyond the semes Jlttle hour.
John Vance Cheney.
WILL CANVASS AT ONCE
PlmtH for Nest Winter's Symphony
Concerts Notes Concerning
Members Other Xctts.
The close of the symphony season nat
urally directs attention to- the strong
and earnest work done by this v'gorous
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THE PARISIAN C03IPOSEU AFTER WHOM MANY WOMEVS MUSICAL
CLUBS IN AMERICA ARE NAMED.
young organization during the past twelve
month. It has fulfilled to the letter ev
ery promise made by its leader, and in ev
ery way more than met the expectations
of its most optimistic friends. Up to the
present time it hat- given seven concerts,
and has been the means of acquainting
Portland music-lovers with three com
plete Beethoven symphonies, the second,
third and fifth, together with the alle
gretto from tho seventh, one of Mczart's
symphonies, and one of Schubert's mas
terpieces that would otherwise have re
mained a dead letter to Portland audi
ences. Notably brilliant gatherings of
tho most cultured men and women of our
community have graced these concerts,
nor has there been any diminution of in
terest among those In attendance. It
seems not unlikely, therefore, that the
question as to whether the people of Port
land will be ready to give their support
to tho Symphony Orchestra during another
seaaon will be answered In the affirmative.
This question is to be dec d"d immedi
ately. Canvass will be made without de
lay among the friends of the organiza
tion, so that the matter may be definitely
settled at once, and plans made accord
ingly for next Winter's work. It is hoped
that every one will lend his aid to sub
stantial encouragement of thi1 entnu
s astic and earnest body of workers.
SYMrilOXY ORCHESTRA NOTES.
Cnlllnf-;.--. of News Concerning Various
Member.
Edgar E. Courscn has been playing first
violin and viola with the Symphony Or
chestra during the past season. Mr.
Coursen was educated at the Royal Con
servatory of Music In Lcipsic, from
whenco he was graduated as a solo vio
linist in 1STS and 1STC. Mr. Courson's
violin teachers In the Lo'pvic Conservatory
were Henry Schradieck and Fricdrioh
Hermann. As a member of the famous
Gewandhaus Orchestra from 1S77 to jS"T,
under Carl Relneckc. Mr. Ccurscn had
ample opportunity to become acquainted
with symphony literature and orchestra
routine. Mr. Coursen took the Helbig
prize, offered by the Leipslc ConEerva
tory for general merit, when only 17 y ears
old.
Mr. Reginald Xu Hidden is a native o
Vermont. He began etudying the violin
at an early age, being first a pupil of Al
fred de Sere, cf Boston. After coming
to Portland In the Spring of 1SS3 ana
residing two years, Mr. H.dden went to
Europe, first to the Leipslc Conservatory,
from which institution he has a certifi
cate. He was a pupil of Hans Sitt ana
Fricdrich Hermann while In Lcipsic. Aft
er three yars in the Saxon cityhebecame
a pupil of Karl Hallr. of the Royal High
School of Murfc. In Berlin, under whece.
direction he continued his studies for oer
two years, returning to Portland In the
Spring of 1SS7, where he has built up a
large class of pupils. sir. Hidden has
just s'gncd a contract with a Berlin pub
lisher for the production of bis new sys
tematic scale studies for the violin.
The. great need of the orchestra is a
bassoon-player. For the first concert L.
H. Jones, of Seattle, was obtained, since
Portland does not boast a musician who
can play this Instrument, which is gen
erally conceded to be the most trying one
In the whole orchestra.
Gutav Miller, who was. for a time, concert-master
of the orchestra. Is now in
Seattle.
G. Oechsle, the solo flutist, has had a
rich musical experience with Von Bulow
and other great European celebrities. He
came to this country about 30 years ago.
was with Gllmore a long time, and went
to Europe with him on his famous tour.
Upon hit return he was with the Stra
koech Opera Company as flutist. That
was years ago, when they were the pre
mier managers la this country. Durlns
12 or 15 years he was bandmaster In the
United States Army. There probably i
no one In the city who excels him In orchestrating-
music While with Gllmore
he arranged tome notable compositions
for the band the Liszt rhapsodies, pre
ludes and other piecerr-ana his arrange
ments are In use today In New York.
A. L. Tllleman, who leads the horns,
was formerly in the Belgian Army.
W. N. Le Vanway, the trombone-player,
was with Frederick Innes, the New York
bandmaster, during hfci stay In San Fran
cisco. Anton Zllm, the firs-; violin, used to bt
with Gilraore's band.
Miss Marie, who plays second violin.
Is said to bo a graduate of the Boston
Conservatory. Her, energy and self-reliance
make her a valuable member of
the orchestra.
Fred Konrad, whoeu flnc 'cello-playing
has been one of the most enjoyable feat
ures of the symphony concerts, received
his musical training in Chicago, where
he was connected with Thomas or
chestra. F. Caluori, the violin-player, is a Swiss
by birth. He is a fine pianist, as well
as viola-player.
G. Bertram, of the basses. Is a valued
member of tho orchestra. He Is a mu
sician of wide expertunce. having played
with New York opera companies many
years ago. under Arditl and others.
J. H. Kreyer, the comet-player, used
to be a bandmaster in the United States
Army, Ho came here about nine years
ago.
Mrs. Ada G. Hidden, of tho first violins,
born in Columbus, O., began her studies
with Professor Bayer. After a course of
piano and violin at the Delaware Uni
versity ehe decided to go to Leipslc, Ger
many, and there studied violin under the
celebrated master, Arno Hilf. After one
year of good progress she was sent to
Berlin, where she continued her studies
with Halie. After returning home she
accepted a position at Lancaster, O.,
where she taught until the Spring of
1S97, when she became a resident of Port
land. LOCAL MUSICAL HAPPENINGS.
Gleanings of News Gathered From
the Home Field.
Madame Jennie Norelll will leave for
tha Paris exposition some time in August
to spend a few months abroad, and to
visit tho leading music centers of Eu
rope. Madame Norelll has greatly en
deared herse.l to Portland music-lovers
by her exceptionally delightful voice and
winning personality, during her few years'
sojourn here, and it is earnestly hoped she
wi-1 not be persuaded to extend her stay
longer than through the Summer vaca
tion. Miss Anna Miller Wcod, the contralto
who will sing for the Musical Club next
Thursday night, left Boston for Port and
on tho 21st. While In Portland Miss Wood
will be tho guest of Mr. and Mrs. Edg,
E. Coursen, at The Gladstone.
Mr. Lauren Pease will be In his ac
customed place in the First Presbyterian
Church choir thi3 mornlns-, after a two
weeks' absence.
The choir of Grace M. E. Church wi.l
take a vacation during July. Mrs. Bergen,
tho organist, leaves In a few days for
Spokane to Ylslt friends.
The music pupils of the Pacific Uni
versity gave a remarkably successful con
cert a week ago last night, the work
rcllcct'nr great credit upon Madame No
relll. who is In charge of the vocal de
partment. Miss Blanche Sorenson, supervisor of
music In the public schools, and director
of the e-hoir at Grace Methodist Church,
leaves the first of the week for an ex
tended trip East. Miss Sorenson expects
to devote most of the Summer to study
ing volco culture.
The old song. "C'est Mon Ami," com
posed by Marie Antoinette, one-time
Queen of France, which will be an In
teresting feature of the Musical Ciub's
programme next Thursday night, has
never been published. It is btill In manu
script, and was given Miss Wood by
one of her French friends.
Miss Josephine Large will remain in
Portland till August L
Delta Watson, whose beautiful voice was
enjoyed by the audience at the graduating;
exercises of Pottland Academy last Wed
nesday evening, leaves Tuesday- for Eu
rope. She will be greatly misled In musi
cal circles.
Mrs. Pollett Clifton has resigned her
position In Centenary Cturch choir and
has gone to Oakland, Cal., on a "vacation.
Mrs. Rose Sturges will substitute thls
and the following Sunday at the First
Congregational Church In the absence of
Mrs. Frank Raey.
Eugene Is arranging with Mrs. Rose
Block Bauer for her assistance in a con
cert to be given in the near future.
All They Neeil I Wines.
The old maid of the past sour, scand-dal-lovlng,
sharp of temper and of feat
ures lsnow almost an unknown quantity,
writes Mary E. Bryan, in the Macon Tele
graph. "The unmarried woman of today
-who has passed her 30s 13 cheery, actlvs,
busy and useful. Generally she is In
business, or has some special art, profes
sion or accomplishment to which she de
votes herself.
' Anyway- she Is not Idle. She finds many
things to employ her hands and brains.
She has little time for goesip, and less
inclination. , Culture and occupation have
Dreadened her nature and given her char
ity and -wisdom.'
MLLE. CECILE CHAM1NADE
BRILLIANT .WOMAN COMPOSER XXB
PUXO VIRTUOSO.
A Typical Parisian to the Tlpa at
Her Fln-rers Grace nd Paa-
sioa ef Her Maic.
A tiny woman with a dainty, well
rounded little figure, quick, blrd-Uke
movements, the prettiest hands Imesina
ble, with long, nervous fingers; dark har
cut In short curls parted on one side, and
a skin that Is fresh and fair such la
Cecile Chamlnade, who stands today per
haps as tne one woman of unquestioned
genius who has devoted her life to music
Her face has a boyish look, yet Is de
cidedly gentle and mobile. Her costumt
at home is generally a skirt and jacket
of cloth or velvet, with the decoration
which she received from tho -French
Academy In 1S&3, the purple rosette, in
the buttonhole.
When ehe Is not concertlzlng her tlm
is spent In the family country-house at
Le Vislnet. one of the prettiest villages
tho valley of the Seine. The house la
a low, rambling structure. In the midst
of a generous acre of gardens, the typical
home of a French family in comfortab.e
circumstances. This was at first only
a Summer place, built by the father o
Mademoiselle Chamlnade, who was a
Government official In the Navy Depart
ment. But about two years ago Madame
Chamlnade decided to live at Lo Vislnet
all the year around, and there Mademoi
selle Cecile leads a happy life with her
mother, her pet dog3, her few friends,
and, above all. with her uninterrupted
work. Her sisters and brother have all
married and have homes of their own.
"My mother was my only eacher until
I was 15 years old, but all my friends
were musical. My father was an excel
lent violin player, and my mother a re
markable singer and pianist." said Made
moiselle Chamlnade recently to a repre
sentative of the Ladles Home Journal.
"There were no professional musicians In
the family, but you can see that we lived
In a musical atmosphere, and we knew
many of the leading musicians. I always
composed, really, from the time I could
play at all, harmonies were ringing in
my head, and I had a good deal of en
couragement on every hand. I gave my
first concert when I was IS. That was
the beginning of my professional life."
Her Youthful Precocity.
Mademoiselle Chaminade's modesty
leads her to pass over her youthful pre
cocity rather lightly. But it is none tha
less true that at eight years of age
she wrote a remarkable religious pleca
that led Bizet to predict a great fu
ture for her. He advised her parents
to put her to serious work, promising to
oversee her studies himself. On her first
appearance us a public pianist, on which
occasion she played several of her own
compositions, Ambroise Thomrs wrote of
her: "She Is not a woman who coro
jpases, "but a composer 'who is a woman.
This young girl rightfully belongs to tha
rank3 of the great modern musicians.'
Sho herself la of tho opinion that her
best workln composing "Is done in tho
evening, but she will often shut herself
up alone for days at a time. A friend
who knows her well says that she some
times sits at the piano when working out
a melody, but that more often she merely
"chances" on a. theme at the keyboard,
and works It out, perhaps weeks after
ward, with pen and music paper. Madame
Chamlnade often ibegs her daughter to
complete at once some charming sub
ject which she has sketched out In a
hazy, dreamy, unfinished form Jest the
whole thing may be forgotten fay another
day. But the mother Is mistaken.
Months afterward the composition will
be put on paper a consummate, capti
vating .work of art.
Mademoiselle Chamlnade is a virtuoso
as well as a composer. The high
est praises are heard of her from
abroad. The qualities of facility,
brilliance, force and felicity can bo
read in her compositions to a de
gree that must be reflected In her per
formance. She is a modern of the moderns, and
above all, a Parisian. Her Identity is
nowhere more plainly shown than In
what she writes In the rococo forms, says
Rupert Hughes, In The Century. Thus
while she occasionally works In clear old
harmonies that one of tho Bachs" might
have used, there are other bits that could
only come from the Paris of today.
Leans to the Romantic.
She is particularly at home in tha
romantic forms. The influence of Chopin
is seen qulto plainly in the scherzo,
which is the first of six concert studies
giouped In opus 33.
Music, to be womanly, need not be deli
cate and tender, as any one should know
who has ever seen a woman In anger
or great grief, or, failing that, has ever
heard of her achievements In history.
The fourth of thes-a concert studies is an
unusual example of a rage of gnef that Is
yet a womanly outcry: not hysterical, but
fierce, and ending" In terrific bitterness.
In many respects Mademoiselle Chaml
nade's greatest achievement for the pi
anoforte is the group of half a dozen
"Airs de Ballet," No. 1 being easily the
first In value as In precedence. It Is not
an empty dance tune, but such a drama
as Carmencita enacts. It begins with an
entrada. a cymbal-like jangle of chorda
over one long, deep, horn-tone. Now,
after a tentative preparation, there Is an
outbreak of sprlghtliness that melts into
seductive entreaty, and turns strenuous,
until the main dance-motif Is caught up
ward most fascinatingly from a down
ward rush. A sort of woodland scene In
tervenes, as If a rout of nymphs, sur
rounded the premiere dans-euse; then tha
same fantastic cry as the chords Qf the
entrada announces a wild repetition of tha
main ballet. Throughout are daring har
monic and melodic" tours de force. Thl3
is Mademoiselle Chaminade's best piano
work, surely, and perhaps tho finest thlnjr
of Its sort ever written.
Genius of Her Sonprs.
Successful as she Is in her piano pieces,
it la hardly safe to credit them with more
than a remarkable ability and invention;
but certain of her songs breathe the very
tire of genius, and deserve a place among
the greatest lyrics. Her accompaniments
are not usually independent of the song,
though they are given a unity of their
own: nor are they often contra-melodic.
They are gorgeous streams of harmony.
Some of tiiem have an Impressionistic
richness equal to a sun-thrilled poppy
field of Monet's. Their high scale of col
or is emphasized now and then by strik
ing dissonances that are not mere foils
to the concords, but have a meaning o
their own.
Chamlnade seems to prefer the lyrics of
the modern French poets, such as Fran
cols Coppee, Sully Prud'homme, and Ar
mand Sylvestre, and expresses their re
fined and delicate sentiment anew In mu
sic. She is constantly hunting novel ef
fects, and even In her least-Inspired work
one Is likely to find some trace of her In
ventiveness ard courage. Though her
songs have a very discernible individual
ity, they are really managed fvith much,
versatility.
In the large forms she has written "Le3
Amazones," a lyric symphony with chorus,
a ballet "Coll rrhoe," which was produced
with great success in 1S83, a fine concert
stuck far piano and orchestra, an unpub
lished comic opera in one act, a number
of successful suites for orchestra and
trios for piano, violin and 'cello. At pres
ent she Is deeply engaged on an opera-
her first
k
t.