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Newspaper Page TextTHE OREGON SUNDAY JOURUAIi PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. NOVEMBER - 82, " 1808.' fell ; h fen IT la an unfortunate thing- that music , la ' auch an affectation with some people. This la the greatest ob stacle Iny-the way of muslo being taken aerlously. So long- aa fash ion govern what It la correct to hear or not to hear muale can cot live en . tlrely on tta own merlta. ; . For 19 long It haa been proper to In another column of this page la given an article by TV. J. Henderson of New York, which ahowa the effect that fash Ion haa had on the opera In New Tort It Is the same In other places. The crowd goes to hear what the crowd goea to hear. And that is not so much of a truism aa It may seem. The prin ciple Illustrated In the Biblical parable of the talents "To him that hath shall be given and from him that hath not shall be taken even that which he hath," la not truer In any walk of life than In mualc If faahlon, which means one or two leadera, decrees that a certain musical function la correct to attend, straightway all the rest Of fashion decrees the same. And in their wake followa the would-be fashion, and in theira the would-be would-be' s, and so on. And ao it la little wonder after all that artists cater to the public tastes.' And doing so, trying to please fashion rather than the trained ear and intellectual discriminator, It Is little wonder that they often become careless in their art, and do, not what their own critical faculty tells them la rood but what wiU bring the people's applause,! wen, ii iner acaure mm ion u popu larity rather than the consciousness that they have done the brat work, that ia their own affair. That Is not the sad dest phase of the question after alt In truth there ia a little humor to that aide, as, for Instance, when an artist aenuing; mo ignorance mm minus " knows all, contemptuously fling's some thing poor at the mob just to see It frrovel in mistaken adulation. But It s a pitiful thing when a true artist Is made to suffer by these capricious whims of the public. ' One of the finest, most discriminating artist wa have ever heard gave a con- by a mere handful of people. Thla artist appealed to those who heard her: aha ahowed herself the genius she had been proclaimed. But fashion had not act Its stamp of approval upon her concert. Thla was not through any cruel Injustice on the part of the public; it 'was merely a matter of indifference. Society is called upon very often to make things "ao" and it must some times be chary of Ha favors, one per aon waa heard to announce after that concert. "She la the finest musician have ever heard, but whe wants to go hear her again? Nobody went to her concert and if she comes attain I don't care to go becouse I like to go wheri I can see lots of people." Well, J think that musician won a victory. She an owed ner superiority, one ciung io her old Ideas of music and to the dis criminating few demonstrated ' her art forcibly and every iota of applause ahe received was sincere, and not the mere aping of many hands following the lead or many otner jeweuea nsnas. Miss Mary Conyers, soprano, recently gave a concert In Clatskahle which met with favor. Her vocal pupila gave moat of the program, with an excellent choral number by the Schubert club wbtch ahe has trained into' good shape. Miss Aileen Webber, of Portland, assistant to W. Ulfrord Nairn, gave tne piano num bers and waa received " with approval, Following Is the program given: ."Voices of the Woods" (ftubenstein). Miss Con yers; piano solo, selected, Mlaa. Webber! (HawierV Miss Tichenor:. (a) "Hoff nung" (Reichardt). b) "Violets" Ro ma). "Mr. -Voxel: "Vira" Riker. Miss Mauda Rice; reading, "The Path of Life," Miss Barnes; "On, That We Two Were Maying" (Nevln),- Mrs. Bunce and Miss convers: "A iiowl ' or Hoses (Clark). Mrs. Coulter; "The 8wallows" (Cowen), Mrs. Rutherford; "The Double Loss." Miss Erma Lace; "For, Love of Thee (Hawltey). Mrsf. Bunce; piano solo, selected. Miss Webber; (a) "Laaola Chlo Piango" nann.en.tDi rne rrora- ise of Life" (Cowen). Mis Conyers; "Estudiantina" In . oriental costume, Schubert ciud. 4 . - - . . . .- Montavllla la looking forward to an excellent concert, to. be given at Wood ward hall, Tuesday, with - Mlas Lena Harwas for soprano, Miss Mary Macken ale Cahlll for violinist, and Miss Mar garet Smith presiding at the Diana. The concert is already an assured suc cess, and worth a hearty support by an lovers or gooa music ine program la aa followa: Piano solo "Poik-de-ia Kiewr . . , .Rots Mlsa Margaret smith. Violin aolo "Scherao" Vangoen Miss Mary Mackenile Cahlll. Boprano solo "Good Be". . , ....Tostl Miss Lena Harwas. Reading Seleotlon from "Merchant of Venice" , Shakespeare Mlsa Edna Griffith. Piano solo Selected .' I , Miss Margaret Smith. Violin solo "Hegende" Wienlawski Miss Mary Mackenste Cahlll. Reading Selected. : ........ Miss Edna Griffith. Boprano solo "My Dream of You'Vi v , .Rodney Mlsa Lena Harwas. : The following program waa given by the Enna amateurs Thursday evening at Eilers' hall. Mlsa Faith Powell tnono soprano, assisted; u Peer Gvnt Suite No. I MSrelg). two pianos, eight hand;. Mies Norma Graves. Miss Rosa Basler, Miss Cor nelia Nealond. Miss Jennie Rasraussen; Valse Arabesque Op. (Lack), Miss Elma 'Hovedsgaard; 'From Aquarelles op. U, Elegle, 8chemo, Humoresque, (Oade), Miss May Merrill; The Gypsy Trail (Gallowsy). Alone Upon the Housetop (Galloway). Miss Faith Powell; Valse in K Major Op. 14. No. 1 (Moss kowskl). Miss Norma Graves; Air de Ballet On. 3 (Mosskowskl), Miss Anna Basler; Polonaise Brilliant Op. 22 (Cho pin), with a second piano, Miss Bessie Mickey; Valse Caprice-Op. 7 (Newland), M las Louise Wise; Rlgoletto Para phrase (Verdi-Llsst). Miss Eva Gravea; Valse Caprice Op. BS (Hnfmann), Miss Rose Basler; Capprlclo Brlliant Op.' it (Mendelssohn), with a. second, piano, Mlsa Hattle Wise. - - - - The music at the First M. E. church today will be. Morning Organ dia logue, "Let Secret d'Amdur," Bruno Klelrt; 'anthem. "While the Earth R-. malneth.7 Tours; offertory, , aoprano solo; organ, postlude. In G, " Leybacn. Evening t"Gondolirl,' Kevin; anthem. a .1 ii i I "Holy, Holy. Holy, Lord God Almighty," Stewart; offertory, trio, "Sweet is the Work," Viegand. Mrs. Miller. Mr. Boy er, Mr. Ledbury;, -organ, finale In D mi nor, Matthews. The Mexican National opera, which la under government control, haa engaged Alice Nielsen, and Slgnora Cavalier! for a series of appearancea In the City of Mexico, beginning early in January. The singers will leave New York De cember 20. Caruso and Bond have also been engaged, but the term is necessar ily delayed until after their American dates have been filed. It la curious to note that again in this instance the American artist secures engagements freely in a foreign country, whereas here the foreigner monopolises. How ever, it must not be overlooked that Miss N lei son Is a foreigner in Mexico, from which the deduction may be made that all countries are after the for eigner. Exchange The Portland Choral society has be gun lta work for the spring festival to be held at the Armory next spring when the Chicago Symphony ' orcheatra Is here.- Last Tuesday the first rehearsal was held and work waa begun on 'Trta Golden Legend" (Sullivan)). W. II. Boyer, who will again conduct the chorue, -Is greatly encouraged by the outlook and expects to have a larger and better chorus this year than last. En thusiasm among the singers runs high. and many of the most prominent-singers In town are In the personnel of the chorus. The numbers will grow as the work progresses. The other works to be given will be Gaul's - 'Holy City" and Rossini's "Stabat Mater." There will be election of officers at the rehearsal at Eilers hall next Tuesday evening. All prospective memoers are urgea no ptt preeent. . Schumann-Heink, on Invitation, ia to play the part of Clytemnestra in' Rich ard Strauss' new opera, "Eleotra." in lta flrat performance In Dresden. Under these conditions the soprano must look to her laurels. Apropos of Schumann- Heink, the share of the receipts of her rirat recital at Hamburg. October as, waa 1,009 marks. Her yearly aalary at Hamburg before ahe came to Amerloa waa 7. BOO marks, which again Droves our contention than the foreign artist can make money (horrible word) in Eu rope only arter success in mis country. There Ik no chance of a career In Eu rope If thla rule ia disregarded. Kx- cliange. The Eiks are to give their annual mem orial service the flrat Sunday In De cember, probably In the. Grace Method ist church. The musical service Is un der the direction of J. Claire Montelth and Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer will be one of the soloists. Mrs. Rose Bloch Bauer haa been in vited to sing for the Seattle Symphony orchestra concert. 8he still haa the en gagement under consideration. Mad ame Maud Powell who plays here thia week ia to be one of their soloists. A sacred concert will be given this evening at St Jamoa Lutheran church. Following la the program: Organ pre lude; anthim, t'No Shadowa Yonder"; ladleaV ouartet. "Lead Kindly Light": duet, selected; . solo, "The Heavenly promise , aninem, lively .appear,' Gounod; offertory; violin' aolo, Mr. Rudd; duet, "The Evening Hours," Brlrrs: anthem. "Ho.-Every One That Thlrateth." , Mre. Msrcus paly of Nome, Alaska, haa come to thla city to spend the sea son studying With Charles Dlerke. Mrs. Daly, who was Miss Florence Pellan before her marriage Is a brilliant pian ist who atudled two sessona with Mr. Dlerke before her marrlaae. : She will appear In concert shortly. . There will be a recital of Vocal and piano rcuslm by the pupila of. the Royal Academy of Muslo at Sherman, Clay A Co.'a recital hall, Sixth and Morrison streets, . next Saturday evening at I o'clock, :: The Astoria philharmonic society gave Its Second semi-annual music ; festival Tuesday evening, and there waa a large attendance. Scenes were given from jsoOQCsasjBMWSSBSBSSBBMBBMeeeBessssaessssMBBSBBSMBSseee gwkvjp uSSasSSSHBSSaSSSSSSBXBSSSSSSJSJSSSMBSSMHHBHSSSSHaSHBBSHBNBHBBB I WllplilliiPf -: - - " . fi i .h ' S ';'v" - ' 'v elk---'-' .; --.;--' " J&iMW "The Mountain King," a lyric opera in three acta, by Emll Enna and Andreas Bard. The soloists were A. Musgrove Robarta, baritone; Frank Elchenlaub, concertmeister; Mrs. W. A. T. Bushong, contralto; Miss Clarlne Rogers, cellist Miss i Reba Hobson, soprano; Miss Laura McCann, alto; Miss Hattle wise, filanlst; Miss Ester Sundqulst. vlolin st, and a trio of Mrs. A. A. Finch, Mra. J. T. Allen and Miss Nellie Utztnger. Miss Anna Campbell and Miss Hattle Wise were the accompanists. There waa a great deal of enthusiasm over the program. " - . Miss Essie Miriam Block, pianist, ap peared in ooncert at the Flrat Congre gational church November 10, assisted by Mies Nleta Barlow Lawrence, con tralto, and Miss Martha Frances Draper, accompanist Miss Block has recently returned front extended study abroad. She has gone to Seattle to visit for a short time, and will play there. Fol lowing la the program; Sonato C Major (D. Scarlatti). Veo- To Play Here This Week. chlo MInuetto (G. Scambati); Lascla Ch'lo Pianga.- recitation and air from Rlnaldo (Handel); Nocturne F Sharp Major (Frederic Chopin), Polonaises C Minor (Frederic Chopin), Minuetto Scherzando (Bernard Stavenhegen) Good-Bye (Tostl). Awake (Pelissler): Wldmung' transcribed for the piano by i,isit (Kooert scnumani, vatse m Major (Morlts Mosskowskl). Among tha ,430 American music stu dents who went abroad this fall t study there were 1,286 "second Melbas," l,S8t "second Paganinls," 1,28 "second Ru binsteins."- 1.28 "second Beethovens. and 1,284 "second Davldoffs." Most of them traveled second class, and will be second clans also when they return Musical Courier. , Mrs. Millie Perkins is arranging an Interesting program for the Patton Home tea. next Tuesday afternoon, Among those who will assist are little Beatrice Evylln Wilson, Miss Cornelia Barker, Miss norence roster, tne Misses Irene and Mayme Helen Flynn. Miss Elaine Clowse. and Miss Alta Broughton. - The veteran quartet will alng thla evening at the First United Brethren church, Fifteenth and Morrison atrefts. All of the members are past 60 year of age. They have been very cordially re ceived in many churches and lodges. Mrs. Ella Jonea will accompany them. Max Fielder, the new director of the Boston Symphony orchestra, who suc ceeded Dr. Muck of Berlin, hss gained favor both in Boston aod New York. 1T la nrnnnunced an able musician. who reads with vigor and who haa deffr nits and Individual ideas. - Among ths pupils who come to Port land each week for lessons' with Mr. Dlerke are the Missea Norma Moffett of Latourelle Falls, Satle Sullivan of Ore gon City and Elbrldge Teayle of Hills dale. The Portland Junior Musical club waa entertained last Saturday after, noon by Miss Grace Wilton, assisted by Mlsa Nan Mann and Miss Isabella Beck with. GODOWSKY FINISHES Excellent Arrangements New arrangement of old music by Oodowsky are attracting a good deal of attention among musicians. Godowsky la generally admitted one of tha great eat of the piano performers today and besides tha talent of his fingers he baa an artistic mind. "Renaissance Free Adaptations of Old Maaterpleces in Mu ale. by Leopold Godowsky." la the title of the publication that haa been put out In Berlin, and the following worka have been transcribed by him In this volume: Volume I (Rameau'a works), Barabande. Rigaudon, Menuett (A minor). Menuett (O minor), Elegle, Tambourine. Volume II, Menimtt by Schobert. Pastorale by Corelli, Sarabande by Lully, eourante by Lully, La Caquet by Dandrleu, Glgue by Loellly. The Corelli and Loellly num bers were played recently by Lhevlnne, who will appear here in concert later In the season. These -transcriptions are said to be of great merit. ' Leonard Liebllng aays; "In transcrib ing compositions for the modern grand f ilano Godowsky gives that instrument ta Just due, and - makes full employ ment of Its pedala lta dynamic range, and lta possibilities In tone color. The old idea of trying to make a concert grand sound like a spinet, or a virginal, or a harpsichord. Is roundly exploded by1 Godowsky. The theory was always ab surd. If the old music In itself had sny lntereft and charm, then the melodies and their treatment lose nothing In trinsically by being transferred to a modern piano, and by being amplified to meet its resources. We know that an cient piano mastera wrote simply, be cause of the nature of the Implement at their disposal; and it requires no super natural instinct to divine that the genlua of the early composers would have blos somed in freer and fuller style had the good i Netherlandish, Italian, German, French and English piano makers of that period produced Instruments of the aort put forth by our modem American manufacturers," The compositions and composers chosen by Godowsky awaked particular attention because --none are those -usually tranacribed by every musician that feela the spirit moving him to a bigger, more modern arrangement. In this Godowsky ahowa his independence. M AUD POWELL TRIO To Give Good Program The big musical event of the week will be the Maud Powell trio ooncert at the Heilig Wednesday evening. This wUl certainly be a concert worth hear ing. Madame Powell la one of the moat muslcianly artists in the country, and the artistry of her work Is undoubted. She la a warm, atrong. living and feel ing musician wno speajes mrouga nr violin with beautiful sentiment but without any weak sentimentality. What ever, ahe does is sure to be worth hear in, . wmr Mmcetrt lust vear came at an Inconvenient time when only a matinee recital could be arranged but those who heard her then were so much impressed with her art that they are looking for ward with eagerness to her second ap pearance. She 1s an artist mat to the hearts of her listeners as well aa to their minds. . . , Tbecrltice accord the highest praise to Miss May Mukle, cellist, and Miss Anne Ford, pianist, Who appear with her but in reality the fact that they are in concert with Madame Powell is the highest praise. One who has heard her and seen her and talked with her recognises readily her high musical Ideals, and knowa at enoa that with her Will be only the most musical which doea not necessarily mean the best known or the most fashionably popular. Both these young artists were new to America last spring, Miss Ford coming from EngiandNand Miss Mukle from Hungary. Mlsa Mukle startled the music lovers of New York with her unusual force in cello playing. A critique from the Butte, Montana, papers where they played the other day accords them praise In no stinted fashion. "Without flaw In every jar tlcular of Its musicianship" was . the phrase applied to the concert. The pro gram played thore was substantially the same as will be given here and the numbers were praised in detail. Follow ing is the program to be played here: Wienlawski, Concerto in D minor, in three movements, for violin, Alegro, romance, a la aingara; Boccherlnl, Sonato In A major, for 'cello; Chaml nade, two movements from A minor Trio, Op. 84. lento, allegro energlco; Ernst, Fantasia for violin on Airs from Kossinrs opera "Otello;" Chopin. Etude, Binding, Whisperings of Spring, piano; Lindner, Tarantella (From concert), 'cello; Brahms-Joachln, Hungarian nance, neruoa, berceuse, saraaate. (Job- blefa Dance, violin; Schuett, two waitsee (Fairy Tales), trio. a . . -S3 PORTLAND ORGANIST Wins Gotham Honors j a a Harold Vincent MUligan la a talented Portland mualclan, who la makfhg his way eteadlly In New York. He haa an excellent church position aa organist In the Rutger's Presbyterian church, where he playa to one of the moat intelligent and cultured audlencea of tha city. He la planning a series of church recitals, such as gave him wide popularity at hla cnurcn in cast grange, n. j., last year, but just now a slight trouble with hi wrist has cut down the possibility of extensive practice and he ia doing mere ly me necessary wora ana 18 putting In the extra time In the study. of counter point , An honor that Mr. Mllligan received last aummer was the charge of the muslo in the old First church In tha ftlace of the famous William Csrl dur ng the latter'a stay of three months In Europe. Mr. Mllligan was graduated as president of the class of 1S0S from the Guilmant Organ school, of whlrh Mr Carl Is president. He has recently been elected secretary of the Clef club, a de cided honor, as this -club oon tains many of New York's most prominent musi cians. The president. vice-nratrtnta and treaaurer are Herbert Wilbur Green, J. Christopher Marks, Dr. Edouard Bllta and F. A. Fowler, and the executive committee includes Louis Arthur Rus sell. Kward W. Berge, Edmund Severn and Carl G, Schmidt a VIOLINIST PRAISES .Sister Musician mm ,,, i., i. ..IW,B The following letter waa sent In ta me by olio, who la himself a true mu sician; one who haa the soul of a vio linist as well aa tha training of one. Praise could not come better from any one else In town and aa my own admir ation of Madame Maud Powell, who la a splendid, warm, vibrating artist, mounts into .the superlative in "adject- puutiva -muy mis iriDule by Mr. Ppltiner. i i "Seldom has an artist wen the itmir. atlon and high eateem of the music loving public more thoroughly than has Maud Powell, A wonderful woman, in deed, who can master the violin in thla age, of knowledge so as to conquer . a position among tne "very beat of the vlolinsta. regardless of m. I an nni wish to make comparison between Maud Powell and other celebrities but her. playing surely leaves Impressions which last a good long while and one does not wish to forget them. I wish time would roll on somewhat slower for the benefit of both the hearer and the player. There can never be too much of such beautiful playing which ia bound to make man kind nobler and better, It ia a pity that not more of the poorer class of people have the opportunity to listen to first class musical performances. I am quite sure that a beautiful melody, a sweet strain, played by a masterly hand, would reach the heart of many a human being who would not listen to words no mat ter how good. Music la a religion of lta own; she wishes no punishment to non-believers; she teaches the law of eternal youth and gives heavenly pleas ure while you are still on earth. "As to Maud Powell and her artist com panions I wish to extend a hearty wel come in behalf of many of their friends and admirers. May their Instruments tell us again of the- mighty power of beautiful mualc HO. SPITZNER.", ' ewiswaaMswaeaai METROPOLITAN Has Difficult Phases An Interesting letter from W. J. Hen derson, the clever New York critic. It the Literary Digest, sums up the status of Hhe New York opera In efficient style. Mr. Henderson thinks . that Conjrled. failed In his management of the Metro politan and says that although new blood la infused into the management thla season and the direction will pass Into the hands of men who know tho opera, game from one end to the other, yet the outlook 'ia not rosy. He criti cized the former directors for allowing the power to engage singers for this season to remain In the lianda of Mr. Conreld even though he was not to have the management. The result is that the expenae will be larger than ever. Here Is what he writes about the "artistic" aide of the New York opera, and those who know the superficiality of much of the work there, the catering to faahlon and money, will agree with him. Of courae the Metropolitan re mains atlll the seat of fashion and It aeema a temptation hard to resist to sacrifice the highest ideals of art to the capricious fancies of the public that pays its good money for what it wants: "At the risk - of offending several great dignitaries in the world of 'art' thla commentator is Impelled to say that the secret Of the present want of Interest In the Wagnerian works is to be found In the unattrantlveness of the interpreters. The Metropolitan opera house doea not posfteas a single tenor capable of any charm In auch rolea as Tristan and Siegfried. "The 'impersonators of these parts sre honest, industrious, well schooled per formers, without sny poetic Imagination and without any eloquence for the pub lic. The same thing might be astd of singers of Rome other roles. What the house needs worse than anything else in its German department la new sing ers. , "It Is useless to bring over men like Mahler and expect them to solve the ?robl"m in spite of the drawbacks on he stage. The Italian operas can be made to Interest the public as long as two or three good singers are in the cast. With Messrs. Caruso and Scottl and Mma Eames, for example. Tosoa' goes well - enough o please the great mass of opera-goers. "But what Is tha state of affairs with 'Die Walkure' or 'Tristan una Isolde' T The plain and unvarnished truth is that at the present time a per formance of 'Tristan und Isolde' hangs almost wholly upon the shoulders of the Isolde and the conductor. The Italian performances have all the 'stummung' (as the Germans call It) that there Is In the works. The German performances fall far short of the Ideal. Some of them have been- stf deadly dull that the Sun'a observer has wondered that people re mained after the flrat act "It Is useless for opponents of Wag ner to tell us that this dullness is In the works themselves, because those of us who began going to the opera before 1800 know better. Yet think what a generation of young opera-goers has sprung up in those last eight years! For the Newest Mi: 1 ''.-..'- .'-5. u Jmfit '1 1 11 ! ff Jill It If is! .ill ; ( ffi' nm i l mil I Mil. ilj-F The very latest style news from the Eastv bespeaks the popularity f the satin . Duchesse, Velvet and Velour Coats. We anticipated by selecting the choicest of the lot. ; While pretty and effective, they retain their shape, always looking new hence-their favor, ' Interlined with Skinner Satin the guaranteed kind. Prices ranging from 055 to 0 3 O Corner EASIERKO Washgth andTenth Streets Not only do the two opera houses enjoy the presence of thus who have grown old enough In that time to go to the opera, but also of tha considerable num ber which have In that period acquired the means to pay for such entertain ment, and iof the appreciable element which has In that time come from other placea to make homes in New York." - "A algnlfteant fact In the present con ditions of opera in this city," says Mr. Henderson, "is that the taste of the public of today Is far below that of the piibllo which used to attend the per formances in tha old Academy of Music 25 yeara ago." He continues with an account of conditions that even the new management, he fears, will be power lean, to change. Thus: : "All that a ainger haa to do In order to have success now., ia to sing loud, fast, or high, and it he can do two of these at once he Is great. If he can do all he ia the greatest. , , "Refinement of style,- perfect beauty Of voice from top to bottom, intelll--gence in- phrase end nuance, acquaint ance with the correct manner of deliver ing the music of any particular period or composer, eount for nearly nothing. "The antics of Chaliapine in Mosart of - the extraordinary physical industry of Miss Farrar in all her roles, or the Inexcusable slaughter of the measures of 'Marguerite by Mary Garden are applauded by preaent audiences quite as vigorously aa the vocal feats of Mme. Tetrazztni. .- . 1 "we are told that the last-named ainger is to be paid more money for her services next season than Jean de Reszke or Melba ever received. All these things we owe to the steady and persistent debasement of public last by the downward movement of the atandards of opera at the Metropolitan opera house," jg, i i.ii i H OW THE DEAF CAN Appreciate Music Helen Keller, the deaf, dumb and blind authoreas, .writes in thla beautiful and poetical way about her manner of appre ciating mualc: "I enjoy the music of the piano moat when I touch the in strument If I keep my mind on the piano case I detect tiny qya vera, return of melody, and the hush that follows. This explains to me how sounda can die away to the liatenlng ear. I am able to follow the dominant spirit and mood of the music. I catch the joyous dance as It bounds over the keys, the slow dirge, the reveries. I thrill to the fiery sweep of note's crossed by. thunderous tone In - the 'Walkure,' where Wotan kindles the dmad flamea that guard the aleplng Brunnhilde. I have never suc ceeded in distinguishing one composition from another. Nor can I distinguish easily a tune that la aung. But by plac ing my hand on another's throat and cheek. I enjoy the changes of the voice. I know when it is low or high, clear or muffled, sad or cheery. The thin; quav ering aensatlon of an old voice differs in my touch from the sensation of the young voice. Sometimes the flow and ebb of the voire Is so enchanting that my fingers quiver with exquisite pleas ure, even if I do not understand a word that ia spoken." a UPILS' RECITAL Is Well Attended!! Mra. Rose Coursen presented three pupils Wednesday evening In an ex cellent recital at Eilers hall. The usual large crowd waa In attendance and ap plauded enthusiastically. The Tuesday Afternoon club opened the program with two numbers, sung well together, al though it is a difficult matter to train so many voices to observe absolutely together all the nuances of ensemble singing. While the club does not do the finished work In enunciation of the Treble Clef club, It sings very credit ably and the numbera were well re ceived. N F. S. Hickie, baritone, wang with a good deal of feeling. His low notes are of good, virile quality, though hla Aip- in Wearing Apparel, Visit the P hw what yon1 want when you want at the "Style Store Can't you spot the winning store by certain well known marks? The element of success makes itself felt in many ways a liberal credit to our patronage while styles are at the top-notch of popularity a perfection of, style service, in beautiful commodious quarters to display them; willing clerks trained to please you. Happy time is here a round of parties, dinners and the Opera--you'll need beautiful apparel to enjoy them. We want you to see the special loveliness of our Opera Capes and Evening Coats- the capes are plain or circular with Persian band ings. The coats are built on the beautiful long lines of the Directoire, Chiffon Broadcloth and Prunella in all the new evening shades. : Prices ranging from $90 to $18 Street Coats Very popular are the full-length coats with lifted waistline in new mixtures, stripes and solid colors also the sttictly-tailored, tight-fitting coat in Broadcloth, Mannish Mixtures, Cheviots, Coverts ranging from .... , . 045 to $15 Mew Satin and Velour Coats You have the privilege of having all your pur- r ' chases w charged to your account, remitting in weekly, semi-monthly or monthly pay merit s TTTT&TF3TN per register la not quite unqukverlng. Die Lotosblume" was one of hla ber. numbers snd he sang "Don Juan's 5r nade" (Tschalkowaky) in good style. Mlsa Grsyce Ellen Campbu deluhted again with the fine, dramatic quality of her voles. Though her interpretations are good her voice haa not yet revel veil all the polish that It ia capable of ac quiring. With a big, natural voice like hers it sometimes takes a long time to work it out of the "uncut" stnta. But It is of beautiful, resonant Quality and has developed a great deal In the past year.- There Is no stiffness or In flexibility about her voice and alto gether it is one of the most promising young volcee in Portland. Her "Metl Slgnor" aria waa exceptionally well cone and was sung with a good del of abandon. "The Year's at the riprlng.'" is well suited to her style and the Vol ume, of her voice waa well shown in It. The "June Time" by Sana Souci waa a dainty song well sung. Dr. George Amelia la a pleasure t hear, for bis .tenor grows stronger and pleaaanter each time he appears. He sings with a thoroughly musical under standing, and artistically there is nnth Ing lacking In his interpretation. Tha three songs by H.igo Wolf were charm' ing. especially "Fussfelse.' . - --. The members of the Tuesday After, noon club are Miss Lillyn Glendennlng, Miss Clara Hill, Misa Olga Johnson. Mlsa Christina Denholm, Miss lnbel Selover. Miss Gladys Graham, Mine Kdlth Young. Miss Julie Berg. Mlsa Clea Nlckerson, Miss Marinn Plum mar, Miss Elizabeth Bradley, Miss Eleanor Brodie, Miss Ethel Donaldson, Miss El len Driver,. Miss Madeline Stone, JIIfs Emma Rienow, Miss Mary Armlt steort. Miss Genevieve Butterfleld, Mrs. G. W. Stanley. Miss Carrol McCollum, Miss Vida Reed, Mrs. J. 8. Monte. Mlsa Lela Goddard, Miss Ruby Archambeuu TAILORS DECEIVED More Than 1,000 Exclusive Samples Get Into the Wrong Hands. ,' A piece of , cardboard covered wth square samples of woolen cloths fOr men's and women's suitings might not seem to the average man a very valu able article, yet elaborate schemes to get hold of auch sample cards . are planned and sometimes carried through. A couple arrived recently at the best of the Philadelphia hotels and aet out to visit all tha leading tailors. The man wanted a winter outfit of a comprehen sive character, while the Woman waa just aa interested in accumulating a winter wardrobe of the tailor-made va riety. Occupying large rooms in tha hotel, theVe waa no reason to believe that the two were anything other than they represented themselves. So when they gave the number of their suite ia the hotel the samples were forthcoming. After several davs had passed with out the expected orders the tailors be gan to send to the hotel for informa tion. The answer returned waa that tha two had given up their rooms and left the day before. No samples were to be found. The number of inqurrers became so large that they were referred by tha hotel clerk to police headquarters. More than 1,009 aamplea of cloth had been sent by the tailors to the couple. In vestigation showed their purpose when in the Broad street station were found two wooden packages they had checked there, filled with sample cards from which the cloth had been torn away. The couple had succeeded In acquiring possession of the best samples of tha tirms that deal In the high-class exclu sive patterns. Of course they will sell their patterns to the cheaper firms that endeavor to reproduce them. Even a bolder effort to get the ex clusive samples is reported from Chi cago. There two men rented a store in which to open a tailoring business of a high priced character and sent to tha manufacturers for their samples. The samples were sent, but no orders ever came. Later inquiry from tha manufactur ers ahowed that the firm had . got no further in Its career .than taking tha atora for a month. Its object waa plain when some of the best designs war turhed out by the cheap mills. - "Style Store"