THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 13, 1909.'
EASTERN MARKETS RANSACKED TO
GIVE WARMTH TO COAST PEOPLE
Change in Portlands "Winter Weather Brings. Out Array of Snug and Comfortable Clothes Suitable for Days of
Snow a nd Rain.
SJXCE the annual "cold miap." with
whirling; snow and cold, -whistling
winds, seems now to have become
a regular feature of - the Oregon cli
mate, interest In storm garments is
picking up, and the displays of all
manner of warm, woolly wraps, with
smart new storm millinery and foot
wear, give evidence of the enterprise of
local merchants in promptly meeting
the demands of such extreme inclemen
cies as those of the past week.
Whll these necessities of the. less
mild Eastern cities are' not fre
quently required in Portland, yet many
f the cold-weather garments on dis
play can be right handily utilized, even
in milder weather, and Oregon's abun
dant rains can best be guarded against
by some of the ingeniously contrived
wraps and accessories which it took
Hie snow storm to bring to the full ap
preciation of the shopper.
From the abundant showing in the
local stores. The Oregonlan's artist
sketched a few of the "best sellers,"
the pictures being given herewith.
F.y the way, the rubber boot,
sketched in No. 3, has been quietly
making headway In Portland for some
three seasons past, and with the little
felt slippers, sketched In No. i'. to be
worn inside the rubber boots, have
been steady favorites with some of the
progressive women of the city, who
have waded through the sloppy streets
f the past few days with snug, dry
MERRY WAR IN GRAND OPERA
INTERESTS GOSSIPS IN NEW YORK
The Hammerstein Idea in Financiering Short Tour in C anada Pittsburg Again in Spotlight Homer Davenport
- to Live in California Anne Ditchburn's Success.
15 T KMT7.TK FTIAXOKW KAI ER.
NliW YORK. Dec. 1 1. ( Special.)
Anno THtehburn passed through
New Tork this week, on her way
t the South. She has been playing the
leading role with Joseph Weber In
"The Climax." and she ha made for
herself an enviable position for the
short time which she has devoted to the
stage.
This young girl lias Infinite charm,
and there is every reason to believe
that she will make an enviable career
for herself. She was- happy over her
success, but it was a happiness that
was as simple is it was justified. And
well she might have rejoiced. I. have
seen press notices of many singers and
actresses, but I have never seen a
greater number of well-balanced ap
preciations of the . merit of any one.
Miss Uitchburn is very individual,
and her personality Is most winning.
She is not unlike lithel Barrymore in
appearance, and her characteristics on
the stage are not unlike those, of the
well-known actress. Jliss THtehburn
has been advised by all who have heard
her sing not to give up that side of
the work, as there is every reason to
believe that her success would be made
quite as much in the field of opera as
oh the stage. Thus another young Ore
Konian will add to those who make
reputations for themselves and for the
West.
Homer Davenport is another Oregon
ian who, after having made a name for
himself on both continents, has decided
lu give up his profession and go back
to tho Golden West. Mr. Davenport,
who has devoted much energy to fancy
farming, has become .so imbued with
tho desire to return to simple life that
he has retired from tho New York
Kvening Mail newspaper, and will leave
within a few clnVs for Southern Cali
feet. With- these boots the -walking-length
skirt is worn, freely escaping
the ground, and to the passer-by. the
boots appear to be only storm rubbers,
yet all dampness and cold are kept out
thoroughly, and any chance bedrag
gling of the skirts is robbed of its
visual power to engender sneezes and
colds in the head. The leggin, or leg
ging, too. is coming more and more
into favor, and is being displayed in
several new . fabrics and patterns.
Those shown in No. 1 are of close-fitting,
elastic jersey cloth, and fit the
limb snugly, without the bulky, uncom
fortable effect of the old-style legging
of less pliable materials.
The long coat, now so popular, has
led to the adoption of a Parisian fad
which would be quite startling in staid
Portland if its adoption were apparent
to the passing pedestrian: this Is the
casting aside of skirts altogether and
the wearing, in their stead, of full,
warm bloomers, with leggings, under
neath the all-concealing long coat. The
bloomer storm costume, with the coat
thrown open, is shown in No. S. Quite
unsuspected by the masculine popula
tion many bloomers have been abroad
the past week, covered, of course, by
the long coat, primly buttoned from
Imst to hem, so that the effect is the
same as if one wore skirts beneath
the coat, and much more comfortable
and sensible besides.
A few ideas in storm millinery are
Illustrated in No. 4, No. 5 and No. 6,
fornia, where he. will indulge in out
door life.
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For those interested in. the merry war
now on in operatic circle, there is enough
material to fill volumes. No one" cares
very much whether stories are true, be
cause it does not seem to make any dif
ference. Rumors that Osoar Hammerstein
is pressed for money are followed by his
own statements that he is a millionaire,
and the fact that he owns the Victoria
Theater as well as the Belasco would
seem to justify this statement, even it
Mr. Stotesbury. of Philadelphia, or J.
Pierpont Morgan, for that matter, do hold
mortgages over Hammerstein's opera
house. This is. no doubt. Mr. Hammer
stein's idea of financiering, and it is not
a bad one. There is no doubt that he is
feeling the loss of Campanlnl in more
than one way. In the first place, the
Italian following, alone, which Mr. Ham
merstein had last year, was enough to.
have secured him. To sum up the entire
situation, it is rather a pity that Mr.
Hammerstein dissipated so much energy
in the preliminary season and later in the
installation of the comic opera company.
The first decidedly took the edge off the
season's offerings and he has no doubt
discovered by this time that either the
comic opera must kill the grand opera, or
vice versa. There is no reason why In
America an opera bouffe company should
draw as nearly the amount of money as
the grand opera artists, as the difference
between $3 and 85. But Mr. Hammerstein
will solve his own problem, as far as the
comic opera is concerned, by sending
companies out on a tour beginning Mon
day. This company will play In Canada.
In the Shubert theaters, light French- op
eras such as "Ia Mascotte," "La Fille
de Madame Ahgot." and others of that
class.
Owing to the warfare existing between
Mr. Hammerstein and the Metropolitan
Opera Company. Pittsburg will enjoy one
of the most remarkable operatic experi
ences in, its history. The Metropolitan
Opera Company will siand behind the
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the first being a. detachable hood which
buttons to the storm cape. No. 5 is a
'.Tarn o"Shanter." that soft, shapeless
yet universally becoming ideal cover
ing for the head when the snow is
flurrying. No. 6 shows the patent
leather or "oilcloth hat, which sheds
rain or snow with the facility of a
duck's back and yet looks neat and
dressy at all times.
The long coat-sweaters, fltting tight
ly and keeping one warm from neck to
knees, figured prominently in the big
sales of the week, and are sure to be
popular throughout . the Winter, with
the prospect of practical utility at the
beach next Summer. These neat, com
fortable garments can be worn under
neath the tailor-made suit or long coat
for additional warmth on a cold day. or
in the evening, and are very useful for
Indoor wear where draughts annoy, or
the steam heat runs low. Two of these
sweaters are shown in No. 7 and No. 9.
One of the heavy storm capes, with
attached hood, is shown in No. 10. It
is of some light, warm English fabric
in a pretty gray shade, with a warm,
wooly lining of dainty graj- and blue
plaid, this being the innerside of the
fa.bric. Underneath the two stitched
flaps, buttoned down at the front, are
slits through which one may pass the
hand for convenience. The pocket is
a huge affair in which one may carry
all one's portable possessions, and a
wide flap buttons down over it snugly,
holding in the contents. .
Boston organization .to present a higher
class performance than Oscar Hammer
stein is able to give. The combined com
panies will go to the Nixon January 3
for eight performances, while Mr. Ham
merstein will be in Pittsburg December
20. where he expects to keep Miss Gar
den and Madame Tetrazzlni for the en
tire week. The company will sing in
Pittsburg at the Alvin Theater, and
among the artiste, in addition to the two
great prima donne. will be MM. Renaud.
Dalmores. McCormack. Carasa. Gillbert
and Crabbe. Mine. CarmenTMelis and
Mme. Gerville-Reache. What Mr. Ham
merstein Intends to . do with New Tork
during that time has not been definitely
stated, although It is understood that a
novelty will be given. "Tannhauser" is
to be given in French here soon. At the
Grand Opera of Paris, Renaud's Wolfram
was among the greatest impersonations
ever made upon that stage, and Dal
mores sang "Lohengrin" with colossal
success In Bayreuth during the Summer
of 1908. But Dalmores is not to sing the
title role in Mr. Hammerstein's coming
production. It will be given to Zena
tello. who. will sing in French for the
first time in hie-operatic experience It
is undeniable that no more beautiful
voice has ever sung the "Tannhauser"
music, and no greater art has ever been
put into a performance of the role of
Wolfram. But the essentials that make
for a great interpretation are lacking.
It is true that Wagner consented to a
French and to an Italian translation
after a definite proof, which almost led
to the exclusion of his works from
France, and the result was that Paris
would not allow a German performance
in its opera-house. It Is true that Wag
ner re-wrote the opening act of "Tann
hauser" to comply with the demand in
Pans for the ballet which he refused to
insert, as a separate .form of amusement,
but which he was willing to introduce if
it could be done consistently. It is for
this reason that there is a difference be
tween what is known as the Paris and
the Bayreuth versions. The former has
no ending to the overture, but the cur
tain rises on the scene in Venusberg. and
when the bacchanalian music is hoard for
the second time the curtain rises and
the ballet begins. The dialogue between
Venus and Tannhauser is much longer
than In the Dresden version, which is the
one used in Bayreuth. Mme. Mazarin
.has been cast as Elizabeth, and Mme.
Doria as Venus. Mme. Dorla. when last
heard,' was la deep contralto, and a
.there has been no announcement that she
has become a dramatic soprano. - she will
probably experience some difficulty with
the part.
The important event at the Metropoli
tan this week is the return of Mme: Nor
dica to the role -of Isolde, one which has
made her famous on both continents. In-'
deed. Mme.' Nordica in the Wagnerian
roles, and as Isolde in particular, has
done more toward forcing a recognition
of American singers than any woman has
ever done before or since the height of
her success. All those who xemember
Wagnerian conditions some 10 or 12 years
ago will appreciate the hard work neces
sary before this great American stnger
occupied the leading position in Kurope.
Her interpretations were regarded as su
preme in vocal beauty and in authority.
Indeed, she was held as a serious rival
of Ulli Lehmann, and she held sway on
both continents with a ' dignity that
should be a pride to America for all
time. She will have as companions Bur
rian, Louise Homer and Amato, , with
Toscanini at the baton.
A QUESTION OF SPIRITS
Open Mind Is Asked as to Alt
i Psychical Phenomena.
WOODSTOCK; Or.. Dec. ' 9. (To the
Kditor.) The Oregonian'e editorial of
last Tuesday on "Spiritism" is destruct
ive of a world-wide belief in the" com
munion of discarnate spirits through the
mediumship of the living with humanity
on earth.
Permit nie to offer a few arguments in
support of the faith in spiritism. The
first person can never be the second per
son: the "I" is not the "you." Individ
ualism In every ,. human being is so
uniquely marked that it cannot be and
never has been exactly copied or repre
senied by an medium even in earth-life.
Shakespeare, Gladstone and other nota
ble men had minds distinct from all oth
ers, operating - upon and through their
own self-made brain-instruments and
nerve-systems, such as no other human
being can possess in verisimilitude. Bach
human being on eartli constructs and
renews his or her body from the daily
food. which furnishes the life lood to
every atom of the body; that food is the
product of vegetable . protoplasm and
water. This protoplasm is a chemical
compound of . the elements carbon, oxy
gen, hydrogen . and nitrogen In earth's
atmosphere, together with -a few of the
mineral salts in the soil; and water is
chemical compound of oxygen and hy
drogen. From -these vast natural reser
voirs of physical materials each human
being builds the-outward body to suit the
conditions of earthly existence.-
Eaeh human being manifests his or her
unique personality in the outcome of
thoughts through the instrument of " the
brain and its radiating nerves 'and their
reflex action on their centers In the
brain. Hence the brain and nerve sys
tem of a second person or medium can
never correctly manifest the original, as
do the. camera and the phonograph.
Thoughts are invisible things., which
can only be correctly manifested and in
terpreted through the physical organs of
the original owner. Hence Shakespeare,
Gladstone and all other discarnate hu
man spirits can only manifest their own
unique personalities through being born
again into earth-life. '
"The voice is "Jacob's voice, but the
hands are the hands of Esau," said blind
old Father Isaac. This marvelous phys
ical personality Is displayed In the unique
ness of the personal scent, in the gleam
in the eyes, in the tone of the voice and
in the characteristic movement of the
body. No earthly medium could per
sonate these subtle features or display in
full measure the thoughts and eloquence
of the original. - because the brain and
nerve system of the medium can never
be an exact fao simile of the mind and
physical attributes of the communicating
discarnate spirit.
This is undeniably logical and' scientific
truth, which must be realized in any use
ful criticism of spiritism.
All we can gain through secondary me
diumship is a very limited and imperfect
physical representation or manifestation
of the actual presence of any discarnate
spirit. But notwithstanding the absence
of the unique characteristics and mental
powers of the discarnate spirit which we
so greatly- desire to see manifested
through the medium we do get positive
evidence of his or her continued exist-''
ence in the form of small matters, which
we term trivial and which, in our sup
position and 'expectation of the higher
status of the spirit world we are so apt
to- term silly and inappropriate. These
small matters consist in the giving of
names, in' the references to past earthly
incidents, episodes and relations, and to
current events in which we are inter
ested, all of which are natural and intel
ligible, and on a par with our social and
family life. Throughout the realms of
material nature we ftnd the uniqueness
of Individualism or personality in evi
dence In animated objects and species.
The dog distinguishes the scent of Its
master's foot, the ewe sheep knows the
scent of her lamb: the shepherd takes ad
vantage of this by tying the skin of her
dead lamb on the back of an orphan
lamb, so that she will suckle it; the bee
and the ant recognize by scent and touch
each member of the hive or anthill, but
will fight the entrance of an alien.
Let us keep an open mind . in respect
to all psychical phenomena, and reason
thereon in -a sensible and natural way,
and not In an Ignorant and an esthetic
spirit of negation. R. M. BRERF3TON. .
ONE BLOCK OF' FINE ROSES
Portland Must Have Them Xtar the
Center of the City.
PORTLAND, Dec. W. (To the Editor.)
Will you kindly allow me to voice a
protest against removing all roses from
all of the Park blocks? The Rose Society
has censured our Park Board because it
seemingly was so out of harmony with
the desires and expressed washes of those
who are laboring for a great and more
beautiful Portland. They request and
suggest that at least one block of our
Park blocks, and that as near the new
Arlington Club building as possible, be
given over entirely to an exhibition gar
den of roses, where what is best In roses
could be grown to their highest state of
perfection for visitors to our city to view.
The Oregonian. together with public
spirited citizens' liberally donated rose
bushes to be , planted in some of these
blocks two years ago, so the public must
desire roses to be growing there: the
place of planting was understood before
plants were donated. But seemingly the
Park Board and its officers considered
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its friends are legion. It mven fails.
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Spent in this store is our method of doing? business. Since we adopted the Miiill profit system ni' business
has more than doubled, as every customer sends others. In Furniture, Oavpcts. Kujrs. Stoves and h'anires we
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and see for -yourself . - ...
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There, is comfort and untold and
perfect rest in the famous ROVAL
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is the numerous . easy, restful posi
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pressing a button. At every angle it
supports the entire back. Royal
Chairs are restful, reclining chairs
with: patented features that put them
in a class of their own. - Come in and
let' us" show you a Royal then sit in
it that will prove the "rest." An
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in leather, silk, panne plush and vel
ours. Prices range from $12.50 and up.
Buffets in early
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and wax oak. We
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themselves over and above public opin
ion or desiresr Xot alone were they in
differently planted without any reference
to sunshine or shade, but they were per
mitted to struggle for life.' as was so ably
stated in an editorial recently neglected,
unpruned. uncared for and now they
have been removed, it is said, to add to
the property value of but partially sold
tracts by being set out there.
But even as they were, neglected, un
trimmed. uncared for. a disgrace to our
Park Board and park officials. their
growth and blossoms were a delight to
thousands of strangers who visited our
city during the short time they were in
Woom. And many a stranger was fa
vorably impressed by the possibilities of
our soil and climate 'from viewing those
poor, neglected exhibition roses, as they
were a revelation, to them, being far su
perior to what they had been accustomed
to. Thousands of strangers viewed those
roses, because it was but a step from the
leading hotels, that would never have
seen them if they had to visit by street
car some distant tract such as planned
by the Park Board In Ladd's Addition
and Peninsula Park.
It is all well and good to grow all
roses possible in some or all of our dis
tant public - parks, but first of all we
owe it to ourselves to Insist that we have
at least one block of rosee not given to
booming new additions, but In the center
of our city, within a few blocks of our
leading hotels, where the stranger within
our gates can view easily and without
car fare- all that is best of Portland1
roses, and not be forced to trespass on
some private grounds, as at present. I
know tha't It will be imperative to
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We all want Portland to grow. It means
moiiey returns to us all. and from the
sordid reasoning of dollar--! and cents
alone, can we ufl'ord to neglect making a
creditable exhibition of roses in some on
of our public blocks as near the center
of the business district as possible? On...
block of roses, cared for as roses should
be cared for. would answer every exhibi
tion need. Let us insist that our Park
Board give us that first. After that they
may add to the property value of all new
tracts by establishing rose gardens there.
Our Rose Society Is endeavoring to ad
vertise Portland, and thruunh the rost
bring a desirable class of citizens here.
Our' public-spirited citizens are raising
J10O.O0O to assist in the P"se testlval.
Any member of the Park Flourd who can
not realize, what the Browing of ros
as an exhibit means to the future growth
of Portland should. In nil kindness and
for the public good, resign. Yours for a
greater and more beautiful Portland.
WALTKR SRABERO.'
A li-ussiiiii Searchlight Rifle.
U. S. Consular Report.
Vlce-Consul-General Charles A. Risdorf.
of Frankfort, states that a German pub
lication. Army and Politics, has caused a
sesnation in military circles by describ
ing a new appliance for a gun to enable
the soldier to take aim at groat distances
In complete darkness. The inventor is an
engineer of Dortmund, named Issel. A
telescopic searchlight containing a small
elecetric lamp is fixed to the barrel below
the stock. Military authorities are said
to have made successful trials, and all
shots took effect.
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