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THE SUNDAY QBEGONIAN, .PORTLAND, SEPTEMBER- 11, 190f. 19 kane. after -which they "will so to "White Salmon, their future home. The home of Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Strong, of this city, was the scene of a pretty wedding: Thursday afternoon, when their daughter, Miss Lottie E. and Mr. Paul S. Strong, of Belllngham. Wash., were married by Rev. H. L. Bates. The bride was one of the popular young women of this place, and the groom is an employe of the postofnce at Belllngham. where the couple will reside. Both Mr. and Sirs. Strong were former students in the academic department of Pacific Univer sity. Ashland. Arthur Shlvely. of this city, and Miss Clara Ray, of Medford, were married at the home of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Ray, the bride's parents. Monday evening, by Rev. TV. T. Van Scoy. They will reside In Ashland. The engagement of Miss Luella Holburg, of this city, and Mr. "William Schaum leffal, of Sacramento, CaL, was an nounced at a social affair given at the home of her adopted parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Van Sant, in Ashland, Mon day evening, which was attended by a large company of the young woman's frlendP. The wedding of Miss Holburg and Mr. Schaumleffal will take place on the 14th Inst. HOFFMANN, FAMOUS PIANIST, COMING First Great Offering of Season Sore to Attract Big: Audience of Musical' Enthusiasts. La Grande. A Miss Naomi Williamson was surprised by a number of her friends at her homo in this city Wednesday evening, in honor of her lGth birthday. Mrs. Marie Schoonhoven and Mr. Tru man Allen were married at the Oovo Tuesday, September 6, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Corpe. Mrs. William Allison, assisted by Mrs. F. Kiddle, entertained a party of friends at whist Thursday afternoon In honor of Mrs. G. G. Allison ,of League City, S. D. Mrs. G. Molden won first prize, Mrs. H B. Kirkley second and Mrs. Fred Swaney third prize. ? Astoria. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Wright were given a surprise party in honor of their silver wedding anniversary on Wednes day evening by a large number of their East Astoria friends. The ladies of the Methodist Church and their friends were entertained by Mrs. Jennie Busey on Wednesday afternoon. The parlors of her home on Irving ave nue were decorated with sweet peas and evergreens. Music .was furnished by Miss Elsie Larsen and Miss Springer, of Portland. Pendleton. Mr. -and Mrs. F. H. Hendley have an nounced the engagement of their daugh ter, FJdene, to Frederick Earl. The wed ding will be in October. The engagement of Miss Lavelle Moor house, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Moorhouse, to Mr. McDonald, of Olympia, Is announced. The wedding will be sol emnized early In October. Baker City. The friends of Mr. Will S. Kennedy tendered him a smoker at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Donnelly Monday evening on the eve of his departure for Portland. Mr. Kennedy was one of the leaders among the young men In Baker City eocial life. WASHINGTON. Vancouver Barracks. Major Goe is spending a short vacation at Catalina Island, California Mrs. Screws gave an afternoon tea last Sunday in honor of Miss Budlong and Miss Wheatley. Mr. .and Mrs. Stone, of San Francisco, arrived at the post on Friday on a visit with the Waltons. ' Captain Burkhardt has a two months' leave of absence, and will spend his va cation in the East. General Funston and his aide-de-camp. Burton J. Mitchell, arrived home from Alaska on Thursday of last week. Captain Harris L. Roberts, who has been visiting with his invalid daughter at Pasadena, CaL, has returned to the post. Lieutenant Hiram B. Mitchell and wife have gone to Fort Columbus, N. T.. where the Lieutenant has been stationed for duty. Lieutenant R. A. Smith will be absent from the post for the next month or two, as he has been granted a leave of ab sence. Miss Ffoulkes, sister of Dr. Ffoulkes, who has been visiting at the home of Major Evans, has returned to her home in San Francisco. Mrs. Evans, mother of Major Evans, entertained the officers and ladies of the post Friday evening at 8 o'clock at the post hall in honor of her guests, Mrs. and Miss Townes. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Northern, of Ten nessee, are the guests of Lieutenant and Mrs. V. K. Wilson. Mrs. Northern is the sister of Mr. Wilson. Colonel R. E. Thompson and his family left Saturday for Seattle, where he will reside, the office of the Colonel having been transferred to that place. On Saturday the officers and ladle3 were guests at a basket picnic given by the ladies of the garrison. The affair was held in the Government Woods, near the pumping station. Miss Layhe, sister of Mrs. Screws, who has been visiting here for some time, left for her home in Alabama last Monday evening. Miss Layhe s departure is re gretted, as she was very popular at the post. , THE announcement that Josef Hoff mann, the Polish pianist, will be heard in Portland, Monday, Septem ber 26, under the auspices of Miss Lois Steers, is sure to be hailed with keen de light by musical people, who are no doubt eager for the dull, long-continued Summer inactivity to come to an end. As this is the first good offering of the season, it is probable that music-hungry crowds will hie themselves away from seashore and mountain to be at home for this Impor tant event, the Hoffmann concert. There Is reason to believe that seats will go like hotcakes, for Hoffmann's name Is one to conjure with. He has visited Port lond only once before, in the season of 1901-02, and the spell of his genius at that time was so great in its power to arouse enthusiasm that he was compelled to alter his plans elsewhere to play a return en gagement here. Hoffmann has the compelling, personal magnetism, sincerity, fire and electric power of Rubensteln, who was his mas ter. But from the beginning Rubensteln recognized his strongly marked individ uality, and made no attempt to divert it from its natural channels. Hoffmann's warm and impassioned nature Is tempered by a more perfect sanity or mental poise than Rubensteln possessed. He always retains control of his fiery steed. And indeed. In depth, breadth and height of Intellectual power he is said to surpass all pianists of the age. Hoffmann is now Zl years old, having developed from a youth ful prodigy into the full ripeness of his power. HIS MUSICAL DEBUT. First Appearance Here of Arthur AN exander, Tenor. The opening of the local musical season participated, in exclusivey by home talent will be the complimentary musicale given by Lauren S. Pease, at the Hobart-Curtis, Tuesday evening, at 8:30 o'clock. In honor of Arthur Alex ander, the tenor singer who has decided to make his home in this city. Mr. Al exander, in addition to being a good tenor singer, is also an excellent ac companist and church organist,, and at present is the musical director of the choir of the Cathedral of the Immacu late Conception. Part of his musical training was received in Paris, France, by the maestro who taught Jean do Reszke. Mr. Aexander's debut will be watched with interest, and he is al ready assured of a responsive audience. The admission will be by invitation, and invitations were issued toward the latter end of last week. Assisting Mr. Alexander will be: Mrs. Rose Bloch -Bauer, soprano; Mrs. Wal ter Reed, contralto; Dom J. Zan, bari tone; William Wallace Graham, violin ist, with Edgar E. Coursen at the piano. The programme: Serenade from "Le Rol d'Ts" (LsJo); "SI mes vers avalent dea alles" (Reyn&ldo Habn); "A tol iaon amour s'est donaee" (Bemberg). Mr. Alexander. "Romania" (Rubensteln). Mr. Graham. Prologue from "II Fagllacci" (Leon cavallo. Mr. Zan. "Im Herbet" (Franz); "Ich, Hebe dlch" (Grieg); "A Song or Thanksgiv ing" (Allltsen), Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer. "I'll Sing Tbee Bongs of Araby" (Clay), "Maiden With the Lips So Rosy" (Jan Gall), "Wooing" (Relnhold Hermann), Mr. Alexander. "War Ich nlcht eln Halm" (Tnchalkowakl) ; "Que faltes tu. blanche Tourterelle?" (Gounod),- The Nightingale's Song" (Nevin), Mrs. Walter Reed. Group of Schumann songs, "Im "Wunderschonen Monat Mai," "Aus Melnen Thranan Sprlessen." "Die Roee, Die IJlie" and "Ich Grolle Nlcht," Mr. Alexander. DOMAIN OF MUSIC. tTia first Wflimer concert in Paris took dace January 1860, at the Theater Ventadour. Von Buelow was the leader. The programme Aberdeen. Miss Carrie Wilson and Miss Anna Knudson entertained about 30 of their young friends at six-handed euchre Fri day evening at the home of the former. Miss Loring carried off the honors, and an evening of much pleasure was passed. Rev. and Mrs. C. H. McDermoth were surprised by a number of the friends and parishoners Friday evening in celebra tion of their 30th wedding anniversary. The guests presented Mr. and Mrs. Mc Dermoth with a lovely cut-glass dish. Mrs. Ennis making the presentation speech, which was responded to by Mrs McDermoth. Mrs. Joshua Stearns gave a charming luncheon Thursday In honor of Mrs. J. A- Parker, state regent D. A. R.. The cen terplece was a wheel and distaff, the em blem of the order, done in the colors with blue and white sweet peas. The place cards were tiny "minute-men," done In water colors, and the stars and stripes waved overhead. Robert Gray Chapter. D. A. R., gave a very successful card tournament at the Hoquiam Hotel, Hoquiam. Wednesday evening. The parlors and central hall were decorated under the supervision of Miss R. C. Hoffman, of Ellensburg. Mrs. J. A. Parker, of Tacoma, state regent. D. A. R., was present. The two first prizes were captured by Aberdeen. The Friends in Council club held its first regular meeting for the new year at the home of Miss Jessie Toung, in North Aberdeen, Tuesday afternoon. Mrs vvneeier gave an interesting paper on "The Beginnings of Literature," and Mrs Elston gave a little description and showed photographs of St Martin's Church in England, which dates back to the second century. A. D. At Collins Hot Springs. COLLINS, Wash., Sept. 9. (Special.) Misses reil .Hawkins, vere C. Flynn, Dor othy Newhall. Mame Cronin, Vesta Hen ton, Maud Moore. Annie Armitsteab; Charlotte Asnoy, Anna Reidy: Messrs. George W. Wilson, Joe Cronin, Joe Wiley, J. juivanaugn, vx. jsagnau, a. Jhi. Kerri gan, Harry Lonsdale. James Glisan. G. Tehberg, Mesdames M. J. Henton. P. J. Cronin, H. H Newhall, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Thorn E. Ar- ml tstead, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver, Portland; Paul French, The lalles; Bernard E O'Connor, Indianapolis, Ind., are having a jolly time at Collins Hot Springs- included the overture to the "Flying Dutch man;" march with chorus Introduction to act III. "Pilgrims Chorus;" overture from "Tano hauser," prelude to "Triatan" and selections from "Lohengrin." a programme -which today an audience in a mining camp would almost be able to understand. The public included such prominent musicians as Auber, Gounod, ' Meyerbeer, Berlioz and others. The financial loss was great. Hard work and hard luck were Wagner's portion until alter his 50th year. In 1863 the Vienna Wagner concert proved a suc cess, scoring great enthusiasm among the uni versity students, who recognized the "music of the" future" in such selections as "Slegmund's Love Song." "The Magic Fire Scene" and "The Ride of the Valkyries." It is Mr, Flnck who says that "Tristan" remains the most re markable opus in the literature of music, a work so original, eo unique, that no other com poser before or since could have written a page on It. The love duo which takes up the most of the second act of "Tristan" was composed In Venice, Mr. Flnck says. Miss Marguerite Longacre, dramatic soprano and reader, Seattle, was the guest of honor at an Informal musicale given last Tuesday ven lng at the home of Mrs. Edward Alden Beals, Everett street, and delighted her hearers by the excellent programme given. Miss Long acre has a very good soprano voice, better than the 'average, and is particularly strong- In her high notes above tho staff. There are plenty of volume and depth in her different registers, and she is finely artistic in her inter pretation. She also displays & decided talent for reading, and lights up her dialogue with humor and pleasing facial expression. During the months of July and August, Miss Longacre, assisted by Miss Anna Doll, pl&niste, gave a series of concerts with marked success at Nome, Alaska, and at different trading points along the Coast of Siberia. For tho past sea son Miss Longacre has been solo soprano at the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Seattle, and during the ensuing season she will be tho solo soprano at Plymouth Congregational Church, Seattle. ' The first presentation of "Parsifal" in Eng lish hi New York under the management ol Henry "W. Savage will bo made Monday evening-, November 7. In all probability it will be given at the Garden Theater. Wagner's feati val drama will be presented without cutting and in order to do this the performances will begin at 5:30 P. M. There will be an inter mission of one hour and 15 minutes after the first act. The second act will begin at 8:30 P. M., and there will be an Interval of 20 minutes before the last act, which will begin at 0:55, and end at about 10:55 P. M. Matinees of "Parsifal" will be given Wednesdays and Saturdays, and will begin at 11 A M. America will be flooded during the coming season ,rtth foreign musical talent. Among the pianists will be D' Albert, Da Motta, D Pachman and Josef Hofman. Among the vio linists will be Teaye. Fritz Krelsler and Franz Veesey. The one cellist will be Anton Hekking. The vocalists will include Muriel Foster. Jo hanna Gadskl, Edouard Do Reszke and Mme. Melba. This formidable list does not include the Importations for tho Metropolitan Opera- House, nor for Savage's English production of ''Parsifal." nor Mme. Schumann-Helnk and Fritz Scheff. who will appear in comic opera. Adelaide Thurston proposes to build a monu ment to the memory of Dan Emmett. the vet eran minstrel and author of "Dixie," who re cently died at Mount Vernon, O. The dainty star will tender a matinee performance of "Polly Primrose" at Richmond, Va., Septem ber 24 for the benefit of the monument fund, and she is making arrangements with other attractions playing five other Southern cities to do the same. Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer, will be soloist at the ( lecture to be given by Andrew Cain tomorrow evening at the Y. M. C A. Hall on: "Tho VIo lln and Its Great Masters." Mrs. Bloch Bauer's solos will he: Allitsen's "Son? of Thanksrlv- lng" and Greene's "Sing Me to Sleep," with obligate by Mr. Cain. Her accompanist will be Arthur Alexander. Max Darewskf, tho boy composer, has won the London Academy bronze medal for piano forte playing, counterpoint and. harmony. Darewski is by far the youngest competitor "HARK, H7VRK ML SOU LI A Mudy ot riarry Kowe dnelley Who Wrote One of the Greatest Anthems in the History of Church fiffusic in America 19 HO has not been thrilled wherever church-going, English-speaking people gather, after hearing some church choir with a particularly good con tralto Bololst sing Harry Rowe Shelley's anthem, "Hark, Hark, My Soul?" The anthem is known to nearly every one who loves music, but probably few people know much about the man who wrote one of the grandest compositions in modern church music "Hark, Hark, My Soul" was written by Mr. Shelley while he was organist at Plvmouth Church. Brooklyn. N. i., at which Henry Ward Beechor was pastor. The composition was especially written for the service of that church and was the last piece of music Mr. Beecher ever heard at rehearsal. After listening to "Hark. Hark. My Soul," Mr. Beecher made this characteristic remark: "That music is good enough to die by.' Although Harry Rowe Shelley is one of the greatest of our American native-born composers, his biography is not extensive ly given as one would wisn in most. books of reference. He first saw the light In Connecticut June 8, 1858, and at the age of 11 was performing musical pieces for the public ear. In a letter written to , a correspondent resident In this vicinity, Mr. Shelley writes: "It affords me pleasure to accede to your request that I tell you something of my musio studies. I am glad to know that there are people out West who wish to know concerning me. At the age of 11 I was performing infantile piano solos In public. Interlude playing in church and .Sunday school service seemed to interest listeners, I supposing that all players could Improviso In like maner. My play ing at that age was mostly by ear, tech nique being acquired with little effort on my part. I remember the tonal delight experienced upon discovering that some pieces that I played sounded more bril liantly In the key with many black notes. Then followed a period of trying to de cipher' other pieces. I was particularly pleased with discovering the harmonic scale starting upon different notes. "At the age of 13 I was placed under the supervision of Gustav J. StoeckeL doctor of music at Yale College, who taught me the organ and piano. At 15 I conducted a choir and played the organ In church service. Dudley Buck was my preceptor, at the age of 17, and with this pioneer of American music I continued my studies for 10 years. Mr. Buck taught me organ and composition in Its various branches. During this period I spent a Winter in Paris and London listening to the per formances of the men best known in the representative cathedrals. Opera at the Grand Opera in Paris also, engrossed my attention very closely. Batiste was then organist at St. EutiSphe, and Gullmant at Trinite. St. Saens flayed now and then at the Madeline. Best was organist at EL George's Hall, Liverpool, England, and Barnby, Stainer and Arthur Sulli van were in full bloom In London. "Wagner's music was little known In London outside of the early operas, while in Paris any performance of Wagner's operas was actually tabooed, the unfor tunate Tannhauser performance having settled the Wagner question in Paris for the time. Massenet was the" French fa vorite among the living exponents of grand opera, while Delibes was the ballet exponent. Since that time Paris has gone mad over the later works of Wagner through tho influence of Colonne and Lamoreaux. Paris was then recovering from the effects of the '71 Commune, traces of which were plainly visible on all sides. My musical life was strongly Influenced by what I had heard and seen In the two capitals, and on my return to this country my work took a broader turn and stamp. "After a sojourn as organist at the First Church of Connecticut. New Haven. Conn., I was selected as organist of the unurcn of the Pilgrims, Brooklyn, N. Y wnere I officiated for 13 years. Midway in these years I was organist at Plymouth Church, where Henry Ward Beecher was pastor, and where I was organist for two years, terminating my engagement at the death of Mr. Beecher. I returned to. the Church of the Pilgrims to finish the pe riod of 13 years. I then studied orches tration with Max Vogrlsh now the voeue in Weimar, Germany, with his grand opera .tsuaaa ior a period of three years Many times I had calls to play in Episco pal unurcnes, witn many exacting duties at least days and other times, but m-e- ferred remaining in the simpler service of the dissenting brethren. At the close of my duties at the Church of tho Pilgrims, tne J? litn-avenue Baptist Church. New lork, claimed my services, at which place I now officiate. "Upon the sojourn of Dr. Anton Dvorak to the National Music Conservator of America I studied under his direction for tnree years, being the only student who commenced and finished with the giant mind in music Many incidents under Dr. Dvorak taught me the attributes of a really great genius, but taught mo only to see that they were God-j?iven and not teachable. Each composer, after having mastered an tne textbooks, absorbed all tne scores of masters, heard all classics. learned all things learnable must then go his way untrammeled and alone, with his eye nxea upon his star, paying no atten tion to outside clamor and importunings, worKing out ms own salvation in his own personal ana particular way. He who leans and depends upon another is lost at the start. Individualism and personality are indispensable twin factors. If the creations of a composer' are to attract and interest the cold, critical, analytical world of disappointed composers and lethargic listeners. "Sometimes a period of time is neces sary to train the intellect of the listener to the style of the revolutionist in music, while again a singer of sweet songs may arise to conquer oy love. Schubert is iovea Dy ail. .uvoraK was such a sweet singer. Poor Schubert never heard his own symphonies performed by orchestra. ana yet ne wrote ior the love of writinsr. Theodore Thomas told me he was one of three or four to pay for the first publica tion of tho unfinished symphony in B minor of Schubert. Dvorak sold 'Stabat Mater' for $240, and thought himself a King as he walked up the streets of Puda- pesth. The publisher, Zimrock, told him that ho would pay this magnificent sum provided ho (Dvorak) would remain quiet. so as not to stir the cupidity of other Bo hemian composers. Dvorak told me: 'Poor fool, I kept my secret for three years until I heard that Novello, Ewer & Co. the music publishers, had bought the Ens:. llsh rights for "Stabat Mater" for about 40 times the sum received for all of the com positions.' "At present I am writing more fluently than ever before, and have In my port- louo manuscripts of many kinds. Operas, cantatas, sympnonies, antnems, organ music and songs have been published un der my name. The public has been kind to me. My muse seems to favor me with an Inexhaustible supply of ways to turn the twelve semitones Into tunes, for which I am truly grateful and thankful. I am grateful, also, to the Great Power that my lot has been cast .among the beauti ful things in life. A moment In the crea tion of some melody that may rejoice the hearts of many thousands of beings upon our prosaic earth Is certainly more to be valued than much riches or vainglory. The creation of music, the inception, the In descrlbable powers of bringing Into being that whicn tne moment before did not ex ist, is an intoxication only furnished by the gods, and may not be bought or bar , tered. " who has ever gained the medal, his age being only 8. There, were" 40' aspirants for the award, the nearest to young Darewski being 25 years of age. Musical programme this morning by the First; Unitarian Church choir, under the direc tion of Mrs. Albert C. Sheldon: Prelude (Hag. ley); Jubilate Deo in A (Bracken); Gloria (Boyce); response (Nevin); baritone solo. 'Hold Thou My Hand" (Briggs); Nunc Dlmittis (Barnby), and Postrade (Hesse). Melba has founded two prizes of 25 each for the encouragement of Bulging- la English. These scholarships are in charge of the Royal Acad emy of Music, London, and will be awarded for the best singing of an English ballad by a soprano and by a contralto. The prizes will be offered for five years in succession. Vecsey, the youthful violinist who comes to this country under Daniel Frohman's manage ment, has, ended his European season and is resting- at his home in Budapest. He gives three concerts in Berlin and four in Hamburg prior to his sailing for New York. Tomorrow evening a reception will be given to the new faculty by tbe Western Academy of Music, Elocution, Oratory and Art. in the Academy Hall, Second and Morrison streets, and tbo event promises to be largely attended. TheN Academy season opens with & finely- equipped corps of Instructors. A festival performance was lately given at Dlnard in honor of Isidore de Lara, vwhen the programme consisted of his own opera. "Moina." which he conducted. A monster con. cert was afterward given, when Mile.' Char lotte Wyns sang the grand air from De Lara's 'Messallne." Nahan Frank o has been engaged as extra conductor of the Metropolitan Opera-Houso or-J chestra. New York, with which he has here tofore been connected as leader and manager. Mr. Franko will conduct those operas to which the other conductors are not especially as signed. The Society of Dramatic and Lyrio Authors in Rome Instituted a competition In miulcal composition. Fifty-nine manuscripts were sent in and only one was thought worthy of a public performance, an orchestra suite, "Sul Monti," by Adrlano Arianl, of Rome. TKe distinguished concert pianist and teach er, Ed. M. Courtlenne, has opened permanent studio, room 27, Russol building, corner Fourth and Morrison, where he will receive pupils for piano, violin, organ, zither, mando lin, guitar. The newest acquisition to the list of soloists for the coming season of the Kansas City, Mo.. Symphony orchestra is Mme. Elta de Montjau. She has never been heard in this country, and will be the feature of the December concert. Eugene Ysayo and Eugene d' Albert, booked for tours in America during the ensuing sea son, will both appear at the Berlin Philhar monic concerts, under NlkUcb, before their departure for this country. Eugene Cowles, tho basso, formerly of the Bostonlans, has begun a ten weeks' tour of vaudeville houses. . He made his debut at Indianapolis. Leo Delibes "Mme" will be given for thp first time at the Imperial Opera la Vienna durins tho Winter. ENDED HER TROUBLES WITH A RING A3 3ERMAN woman stood In the door way of a crowded ferryboat on the North River the other day, says the New York Sun. She had a feaby on one arm; a heavy bundle, lay on the floor at her feet, and with her free hand she held a handkerchief to the baby's In flamed eye. A woman who saw her gave her a seat, taking her place among the standing crowd In the open part of the cabin. The German woman she was really lit tle more than a girl sat timidly on the edge of her seat, still holding the hand kerchief to the eye. After a moment, In very broken Engllsh,vshe addressed the woman In the next seat. The woman nodded, and asked her where she meant to go. The poor traveler tried to tell, but exhausted her little stock of English words without Ueing able to make known her destination. Then, shifting the baby In her arms, she pulled out a card with an address writ ten on It, which she showed to the stranger. This woman, with rare kindness, re solved to help the little immigrant; and detaining her after the boat had been docked until most' of the passengers haji gone ashore, she took up the bundle her self, beckoning to the German woman to follow her with the baby. The sympathetic stranger called the po liceman in front of the ferryhouse. "Officer," she said, .handing him the card, "this woman wants to go to this ad dress." "That address Is wrong there's no such number on the street; she'd better come to the,.statIon with me, and wait there till someone looks her up," replied the police man. At the station she was placed in the matron's care, and the kind stranger fol lowed. The German girl was crying, utterly disconsolate. Her new friend took her hand, seeking to comfort her. She noticed that It was ringless, and her glance turned to the baby. The young immigrant was quick to catch the significance of the glance and began to tell her story. The matron took the baby, and the mother's tears fell faster. The dear ones at home had seen her stand up with Hans, and they knew that all was right; and now that she had come to this New World to join her hus band, who had now made money enough to buy her a ring, she had failed to And him! But a few minutes had passed when a neatly pressed young German hurried Into the station. In fair English he told the sergeant that he had gone to Hoboken to meet his wife and baby; he had missed them, but had been told at the dock that a woman answering his description of his wife had Just taken the boat to New York. The officer at the ferry had directed the German to the station-house. Husband and wife were reunited and the good-hearted woman who had be friended them slipped out unnoticed. When the young mother found that her friend had gone, sho turned to her'husband and said: "Hans, you must buy me a ring at once a wedding ring." And in her husband's face the spectator read tho assurance, backed by his pros perous appearance, that" tho ring would not long be missing. Centralla. A pretty wedding ceremony took place at high noon September 4. at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Fuller, of Centralla, Wash., when Rev. Mr. Thompson, of the First Presbyterian Church, united In marriage Inez St, Clair Fuller and Clarence R. Pfelfer. The bride wore a traveling gown of blue silk and carried a bouquet of bride roses and maidenhair fern. The front parlor was decorated with masses of white roses and asparagus fern. After the ceremony a luncheon was served In the dlningroom, where the decorations were pink sweet peas and asparagus. Only the Immediate family was present. Mies Fuller spent the past two Winters In Portland, and 'has a score of friends among the younger smart set, of which she was a very popular member. C. R. Pfelfer is well known as one of the prominent and successful traveling men of the East, having but recently come to this Coast. Mr. and Mrs. Pfelfer will be at home to their many friends 'after Sep tember 15 at 923 East Everett street, Portland, Or.. Beautiful Imported. Model Hat The above beautiful French Pattern Hat of imported beaver, magnificently trimmed with Princess plumes, interlined with velvet and buckle Gorgeous imported ostrich stole, 4 yards long, to match the hat Both are represent ative of the handsome creations to be shown at the Meier & Frank Store Millinery Opening next Wednesday and Thursday. Western Academy of Music Elocution, Oratory and Dramatic Art Mulkey Block, Second and Morrison Streets J. ADRIAX EPPING, Principal. Vocal Department J. ADRIAN EPPING, Miss Petronclla Connolly, Miss Mae Breslin. TERMS 750 TO $2.00 Oregon Law Schoo S. T. RICHARDSOX, Dcnn. TERMS $60 Per Season LECTURES BY PROM INENT ATTORNEYS AND JURISTS. Art Department MRS. E. C. CARSON. Painting in Water Col ors and Oil, Charcoal and Free - Hand Drawing, Sketching, Etc. TERMS... ..500 to 81.00 DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL. CULTURE RALSTON SYSTEM. MRS. M. E. BOYSE. -J DEPARTMENT. Violin. Cornet. French Horn. Mr. John H. Everest. Music furnished for all so cial events. WILLIAM M. RASMUS, BuaineMK Manager. Elocution, Oratory and Dramatic Art WILLUM M. RASMUS. G. Lester Paul. Mrs. Louise Godard. TERMS 75 c TO $3.00 LANGUAGES French, German, Italian, Spanish, English to Foreigners, English Literature, Shakespeare Analysis. Terms, $2 to $9 per month MME. J. H. BAUER. . . Violin Dept. RUTHYN TURNEY. Piano Dept. Morilnunt A. Goodnouch, Miss Mae Ross. TERMS 75- TO $2 Per Le.tMon. Mandolin, Guitar and Banjo. MRS. A. M. TILLEY. Term. . .50 to 31.00 Dancing Fancy, Ballroom, Stage, Children's Special Class MRS. G. I. GRANT. ADVANTAGES GIVEN TO PUPILS OF THE ACADEMY IN ADDITION TO WHAT THEY PAY FOR VOCAL DEPARTMENT Weekly sight - singing ' lessons free; membership in Glee Club free; membership in tho Academy Choral Club free an average of twenty lessons pr month you pay for eight. PIANO DEPARTMENT Weekly lessons in the ory and .harmony free. VIOLIN DEPARTMENT Weekly lessons in en semble and orchestral playing free. DANCING DEPARTMENT Monthly social hop to pupils free. NOTE We can furnish singers for church choir3 at reasonable figures. ARGUMENT Why not get the best instructioR for your money? WJiy not get the most instruction for your money? Why pay more than you can get the best instruction for? Why pay for inferior in struction when a little more gives you the best? FOR TIME APPLY AT SCHOOL. 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