Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, January 19, 1879, Page 11

THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE: SUNDAY. JANUARY 19, i879—SIXTEEN PAGES. 1 0 v Pond, of New York, under the title of lf%gn?fiou Quickstep,” and is likely to be sery popular. e have received throush Messrs. Lyon & ealy, of this city, * Clarke s Harmonie School Jorthe Orzan.” which combines » systematic fourse of Darmont Wwith prorressive mannal Cudies. The work is by William H. Clarke, oreanist of the Tremont Temple, Boston; also &4 Selection of Spiritual Sones, with Music, for the Church and the Choir,” selected and arrang- {1eF the Rev. Charles S. 'Robinson, D.D., and jseped by Seribner & Co. in beautiful style. e Turner-Hall programme for thisafter- e aciudes SchloiTantis - Sharpshooters? March,”? the oserture 10 Strauss’ Indigo,” Sirauss’ Rudolpl's Kloenze Waltz," march from Gounod’s “ Queen of Saba,” overture to Ep0e%for Sute; Lisvs *Hungarian Rhapsody,” No. 3 Schrener’s fantasie {rom the opera of “Eritnjof,” Kocling’s * Caprice Heroique,” 403 Strauss’ “ Thunder and” Lightning Galop. The date of the second Pratt Symphony con- cersis snpounced for Fridav evening, Feb. 7. The Teatures of the prozramme will be the Schaberr_“ Unfinisbed Srmphony, the appear- snce of Remenyi, the Hungarian violinist, and of Miss Amy Fay, the pianiste from Boston,who, outhis occasion, Will make her debut in Chica- with an orchestra. Her sclection will be one ©of Beethoven’s concertos. It is evident from the efforts put_forth by Mr. Pratt that he is de- termined to fulfill every pledge made to the ablic at the beginning of his series of concerts, snd plate them oo 2 broad and permanents foundation among the institutions of the city. The pupils of the Chicazo Musical Collcre will give 3 reunion to-morrow evening at the wlicae, 403 Wabash avenue. The prozramme includes the ballet music to *Feramors,” by {he Misses Gertrude Carhart and Hattie Foote; snaria from “The Magic Flute,” bv Mr. J. J. Jlatistaedr; Beethoven’s ‘ Kreutzer Sonate,” by Miss Agoes Knort and Mr. Rosenpecker; Balfe's i tu Savais,” by Miss Jennic Malonc; Schubert’s Somats, op. 143, by Miss Zulu man; Goldbee’s ‘Petit Chanson,” by 75. N. G. Inlebart; the polonaise from * Mig- non,” by Miss Gertie Walker; Rossini’s “Non i Mesta,” Dy Miss Julia Moran; and Wieniaws- Li's Faust Fantasie,” by Mr. Rosenbecker. The following was the programme of the Hershey School pupils’ matinee last Wednes- day: 44Finale” to Orzan Sonata in D minor, Merkel, Mr. A. F. McCarrell; Sovg, “On Wings 5f Music,” Mendelssobn,’ Miss Martha Johnson: Piano, Schusucht,’ Mayer, Miss Alice R Song, ““The Grpsey,” Campana, Miss 1da Gilbert: “Ave Maria,” Buck, Miss Fictoria Adams: Piano, “Scherzo » in E minor, Mendelssohp, Miss H. E. Lovejoy; Soows, . Since mipe eves beheld him.” and He, the hest of all,” Schumann, Miss Minpie Sherwood; Prano, “Impromptu * in A’ fiat minor, Sehu- Miss Dora Stein; Songs, “Dreams,” Frapz, and “Whitber,” Schubert, Miss Grace A Hiltz; Piano, *Soioning Sonz” from the “Fiying Duehman” Wagner-Liszt, Miss Eva Alayers. ELSEWHERE, SLYGRTLY PERSONAL. The New York Trade-Review has the following eavageries: Rosnati is 8 man who is said to compose his own phrases in well-known ana_well-worn _operas by Tosplration, without initmating to his partners or the conauctor his intentions. Alfred Pease prepares some recitals. This in- formation in itse)f is Dot astomishing, but, when We 203 that these rccitals are intended to be classical, we begin to feel eomevwhat alarmed. When Behrens Jed ‘*Aida,” and cooled off all the werm Italian phrases before they could reach the andience, 3_musician said, **That man must Dave red 1nk in bis veine, instead of blood.™ Mme. Clars Brinckerhoff wishes it to be dls- tinctly understood that she is going to sing the song, ““Tllnot forzet the one who is all the world 1o me,” whenever she has apy opportunity of do- inz so, until further notice. We read in Euronean files that Lucca is goine to #ing Carmien in Vienna, Why not in New York? If there is some voice left in that little lady. we would willingly renounce Minnie Hauk, and even Ciara Lonise Kellogg, tn the part of Bizet's bero- ine, Rudolph Aronson has fallen bsck into oblivion: bat, we are told, he i3 brooding over some new jdeds which will' astonieh New-Yorkers, We do pot doubt it. Rudoloh Aronson alwsys Las aston- ished us: why ehould he suddenly ceasedoing f0? On the finst nizht of the Italian Opera at Guoth's Thestre, Susini, the weli-known basso, was amonz the andience. After the second act we met him in the Jobby, when he said_in his pure and sonorous Tualian: **Carirsimo! I am born in the country of Dante. and flatter myrelf to understand my lan- Fuage. bat o this moment 1 could not make out in what lancuage these artists sing; of conree I except the baritone" TIE CINCINXATI COLLEGE OF MUSIC. Mr. George Ward Nichols, the President of the Cincionati College of Music, has issued his annual report, from which we abstract the fol- Iowing: Without counting several classes in elocution or the members of the College choir, the namber of students who have entered and are now in the Col- lege is 273. “These students are from near and_far distant cities and States, and from our immediate neigh- Yorbood. The schools of learning of the New and the Old World. and cepecially those for musical in- struction, hove resulted after lang-continued effort and slow growth. Early during the month of August of lnst sum- mer correspondence was_opencd with Mr. Theo- dore Thomas, wherein he consented to aseume the musical directorship of the Colleze. Later in Au- gust o number of gentlemen orzanized this incor- yoration and extended Mr. Thomas a formal invita- tion, which heaccepted, under date of Aug. 20. Be- tween that time and the 14th of October the Pro- fessors were engaged and the Dlan of the Colleze orranized and set in_overation. Tae number of Profeseors constantly occapied 1n the College is ihirty-fve, These are employed in the Theoret- ical, Vocal, aud Instrumental Departments. Each department is subdivided and under the direction of Professors who have special facaltics and train- ing for the work 1o be Gone. The temnptation is Yard to resist to show you how broad and simple and effective are the methods of education adopted by onr Director and his_associates, which are in Lapoy operation. 1 aleo cail your attentlan ta the eminent qualitications of the corps of instractors, Their repntation extends even to other lands. This College affords rudimentary instruction. It embraces.cvery branch of the art, with that thor- oagh sclentific training heretofore thought to be ettainable ouly in the schools of the Old World. We now tezch 273 pupils, but the organization is plenned upon o ecale ko broad and_comprehensive that we shall be aole next year casily 1o _teach 500 ©r 1,000 pupils, This is the scheme of instraction which i8 immediate, and includes tbe pupls of the Collepe. Mr. Thomas bas also iesucd an address to the members of jthe Coliege choir, in which he L The ovject of the organization of the Choir is to caltivate chorus singing, with the view to instruct 1he singer in the scicnce of music, develop the voice, and_thus produce, in 3 more perfect way, ehorml works. AN Tae conditions required to reach this object are: As far as may e, ability among the singers to sing. " equally well, 2 harmonfous baisuce of tne parts, 20d 10 2im for a high siandard. Al of this can be scqaired only by thorough study and cultivation. At preeentwe have only a desire to accomphish #omerhing, but we have no fixed standard. The choir must be. necessarily, in the beginning, crude 2nd misshapen, und the first step 13 to model 1t &nd by csrefal, painstsking work to obtain from each memoer the best he can do. and then equalize the whole. To do sma cffectively, I propose to be- gin with clementary musical instraction. This ex- ercise may with mény be a_recapitulation of their former stndies; but even with them it is neces- sary. e exerciscs will be as follows: Interval cxercises, knowlcdge of chorde, har- smonic changes, modulation, rules and exerciset for Pprouunciation, exercises for flexibility and velocity of the voice, 'combined with vocal coloring and Prononciation of vowels. factory progress we may, orc_than one session per . Iumay be desirable for he women's voices to be practiced senarately dur- ine the day, and the men's voices Eeparatelr at and tfen_ ot tbe united scesion, after Eome eneral elementary instruction, to stady & four- Part choral work. MUSICAL NOTES. Karl Formes fs teaching music {n San Frav- | dseo. "fflifiifi?“ a great success at Vienpa in Pappenheim has delighted the Londouners with der Valentine in *+ Les- Huguenots.™ Caraline Richings-Bernard is teaching music Baltimore aud Susie Galtop-Eelleier in San ZFrancisco. A voune Polish pianist, Moritz Rosenthal, only Idyears of age, has been playing with much suceess in Paris. Dr. Hans von Lulow has produced Glinka's overa, “ Life for the Czar,” in a German trans- 1ation at Hanover. Petti and Nicolini have been singing fn Bras- scls on a certainty of $2,500 ver nient, aud the prices were quadrupled in consequence. Subscriptions are coming in so slowly that it scems doubtful that s suflicient Sum will be Faised to fnsure the uerformance, at Bayreuth, of Wagner's Parsifat.” Theodore Thomas conducted the second con- cert of the Brooklyn Philbarmonic Socicty ves- -turday. &}Xengfilssohn’s Scotel S:mpléon! e ormed. The solofsts were Miss Cary an irs. Julia Rive-King. Fate is sometimes impartial. The szme mis- fortune which befell Mme. Gerster at the oden- of the Mapicson season in New York, and Hank at the becinniog of the season in Boston, afflicted Miss Kelloge also last week, wd m consequence of her indisposition Mr. ur's Jessonds,” Doppler’s *Airs *Vala-- s_thmkosch’s operatic representations at Booth’s Thcmu aod In Brooklyo were much disturbed. e prima douna is said to be now quite well g 2ex opera by Offenbach, produced st the olies Dramatiques, is the artistic cvent of the day fn Paris. The’ vetcran maestro shows no diminution of his powers, and **Madame Fa- Jori bids fair to equal in popularity tbe “Belle For the third concert of the Chickering Hall symphony series fn New York, Jan. 25, Mr. Carlberg "announces Becthoven’s Fourth Sym- })hon:, the Forest Seene from Wagner's “ Steg- ricd,” ete. Mr. Ricbard Hoflman will play the new coneerto by Brall. Wagner’s “Rienz{* will be produced at Her | Majesty’s Theatre for the first time in England, and in English, on the 23th of January, 1879, The Enelish libretto, by Mr. J. P. Jackson, of the New York Hera'd,is spoken of asa very excellent piece of workmanship. The opern igm be magnificently mounted by Mr. Curl Rosa. At the next concert of the Boston Handel and Haydn Society, to be given Feb. 9, the pro- gramme will be: Festival overture, ** Ein feste Burg,”” Nicolai, for chorus and orchestras * The Fligbt Into Egypt,” from Berlioz’s Childhood of Christ,” tenor solo and chorus; Sanctus, frow Gounoa’s St. Cecilia Mass, tenor solo ana chorus: Mendelssohn’s “Hymn of Praise,” with solos for Miss Kellog and Miss Cary, who, witn Mr. Charles . Adams, will be the fending singers of the oceasion. Strakosch brought out an unsuccessful deb- utaute on the 14th, Miss Giulia Mario, in * Tra- viate.” The Lridune says: < Mr. Max Stra- Kosch gave us last evening one of the most un- interesting performances of *‘La Traviata which has ever been given in this city. In point of fact, tbere was almost nothing, which had any snecial merit from end to end. Pantuleoni, who had a cold, sang better than most of the troupe, but there was little besides his part which was done even_fairly well. Mile. Mario, the soprano, who made ber debut, has a nice soprano voice of the common sort, but she has, sb far-as'0nc can see now, noue of the qualifica- jons of a great singer, and ner debut last night ‘was not in the remotest sense a brilliant suc- ‘cess.” ‘The Strakosch troupe rave *“The Huguenots™ in New York last Wednesdar evening, and made a bad mess of it. The World says: “ What promised to be if not an extraordinary an cx- ceedingly brilliant night of opera at Bootl. s Theatre, proved last evening exceedingty hum- drum. Meyerbeer’s ‘ Huguenots ’ was. to have Lecn cast with Cary. Keiloge, Litta, Pantalconi, and Adams. From this cast was taken Cary i\;ho was announced s ilf) and Pantalconi, Miss ncaster filling the place of the farmer as Urbano, aud Signor Cauffman the place of the latter. Miss Lancaster has a mild, cultivated voice, but it does not appear to be a part of the ioml;! lady, It scems to be singing without er knowledze, and she apparentlv takes little interest in it. The sudience would doubtless have felt less disappointed at the absence of Cary had they been eiven all the music for which they had paid, but they were not.” THE HOUSE ON THE HILL. the o+ Sons of Vermont," at_the Grand Paclic Hotel, Friday ecening, Jan. 17, 1878.) From tho weather-worn house on the brow of fhe o We are dwelling afar, n oar manhood, to-day; But we see the old gables ana bollyhocks still, As they looked long ago, ere we wandered away; We can aec the 1l well-sweep that siands by the door, And the sunshine that gleams on the old oaken foor. We can bear the low hum of the hard-working bees At their toil in our father's old orchard, once more, In the brosd, trembling tops of the bright-bloom- ing trees, As they busily gather their sweet Winter's store; And the murmuring brock, the gelightful old horn, And the cawing black crows that are pulling the corn. e can hear the sharp cresk of the farm-gate again, And the loud, cackling hens in the gray barnnear by, With it8 broad, sagging floor, and its scaffolds of ain, And its Tafters that once seemed to reach to the akyy We beboid the great beams, and the bottomless b3y, Where the farm-boga once joyfully jumped on the bay. We cansee the Jow hog-pen, just over the way, And the long-rained shed, by the side of the roac, Where the sleds in the Summer were hiaden away And the wagons and plows in the winter were stowed; And the cider-mill, down in the hollow below, With o long, craking sweep, the old horse uaed 1o drayy, Where we learned, by the homely old tab, long sz0, What 8 world of sweet rapture there was fn & straw; ‘From the cider-casks there, loosely Iying aronnd, Moro Jeaked from the bung-holes than dripped on the ground. We belold tho bleak: hillsides, stil bristing with rocks, ‘Where the mountain streams murmured with ‘musical eouad, Where we hunted ahd fishea, where we chased the red fox, Wit lazy old house-dog or leud-baying hound; And the cold, cheerless woods we delighted to tramp. For the svh)'. whirring partridge, in znow to our kaees, Where, with eck-yoke and pails, in the old sngar- camp, We mathiered the sap from the tall maple-trees; And the fields where our plows danced a furios ig, While we wearily followed the furrow ali dsy, ‘Whero we stumbléd and bounded o'er boulders so big That it took twenty oxen to draw them away, Where we sowed, where we hoed, where we cradled and mowed, Where we scattered the awsths that were heavy with dew, = Wkere we tambled, we pitched, ana bebind the tall load The broken old bull-rake reluctantly drew. Tow we grasped the 0ld sheepskin with feeling of scorn As we straddled the back of the old sorrel mare, And rode up and down through the green rows of corn, Like 2 pin on a clothes-line that sways in the air, We can hear ot 6tern fathers reproving us still, As the careless old creature ‘‘comes down on 3 niL» We are far from the home of our boyhood to-day, Tn the battle of Tife we arc struggling alone. The weather-worn farm-honse has zoue to decay, Tpe chimpey has fallen, its swaliows have flown, But Faney yet brings, on her bright golden wings, Her veautiful pictures again from the pest, And Memory fondly and teuderly clings "o picasures and pastimes too lovely to last. We wapder azain by 1he river 10-da¥;. We it in the school-room, o'erflowing with fan, We whisper, we play, and we scaniper away When our losson aro Jearned and the spelling Is one. We see the old cellar where apples were Kent, ‘The garret where all the old rubbish was thrown, The ittle back chamber waere enugly we slept, The homely old kitchen, the broad hearth of srone Where apples were roasted in many a row, Where our grandmotbers nodded and knitlongago. Our graudmothers long have reposed in the lomb; With a strong. healthy race they have peopled the lana: They worked with the spindle, they toiled at the 1oam, ; Nor Jazily brought up their bables by hand. - 2N The old flint-lock musket. whose awful recoil Made many & Nimrod with agony ery, Once hung on the chimney. a part of the spoil Our gallant old arandfathers captared at **Ti. Brave men were our grandfathers, sturdy and etroug; The kinggs of the forest they plucked from their lands; They werte stern in their virtues, they hated all wrong. And they fonght for the right with their hearts and their nands. Down, dowa from the Lillsides they swept in their Inight, And n§ from the valleys they went on thelr war. o fizht and to fall upon Hubbardton's height, To struzgle and conquer in Benninetou's fray. O} fresh b their memors, cherished the sod. Thot long has grown green o'er their :acred Te- maing, And grateral on: hearts to a generous God For the blood and the spirit that flows in our eins. Our Allens, our Starks, and oar Warners are gone, But our green-crested mountdins still stand in the spray. The souls of our beroes are yet marching on, The stracture they founded shall never decay. From_the wealber-worn bouse on the brow of the ill We are dwelling afar. in our manhood, to-day; Bt we see the old gables and hollhocks still, ‘As they looked when we left them to wander away. % But the duar ones we loved in the sweet long-ago In the old village church-yard sleep under the snow. Farewell to tlic friends of our bright boyhood days, To the beantiful vales once delightful to roam. To the fathers, the mothers, now zone from our 7876, From ibe weather-worn house o their heaveniy hawe, ¥ W here they wait, where they watch, and will wel- come us still. t As lb;.,\lr‘.wfl!cu and watched in the house on'the [Poem read by Eugene .J. Hall at the Reunion of" BOSTON. The Great Loan Collection-==The Wonders of the Past. The Mate to Queen Victoria’s Vase---Laces and Embroid~ eries. A Stolen Splendor~-The Bayard Tay- lor Memorial, Signor Monaldini's Niece---A Reading- Lesson for Women. From Our Own Correspondent. Bosrox, Jan. 15.—Dailv and hourly we secm to tend more and more in the direction of that region of art to which as a people Wwe were strangers, as one might sy, untfl the Centennial Exbibition opened our eyes and zave us the first lesson, from which we bave since gone on to our present position,—which, considering the briefness of time,is no mean bint of what we may vet attafn. All this is anent the Loan Ex- hibition which i3 just opeved here. Excellent authority, not blinded by prejudice in the least, pronounces this Exhibition much more satisfac- tory and complete than that under the New York Society’s auspices. It is said to have more articles of persopal and histprical association than any exhibition of the kind that has yet taken place fn this country. The exhibition of lsces especially is very fine. There is an altar lace io whose wonderful meshes phantom fizures appear and disappear, so deftly and cxquisitely are they’woven in. -1t,is.-as if-the long-dead fingers of her that wove this marvel of delicacy had fixed forever the ghosts of her living thoughts as she. wove jn the fignres as they appear in this soft film of the past. And here is A PIECE OF MEDICI LACE,~ the onlv piece that was in the Hotel Cluny, from which it was brought. And hereis a web of old rose point fit for a Princess, and another of French paint that might have stood about Marle Aotoinctte’s lovely throat in the palmy days of the Trignon before disaster bad begnn to cast its shadow. And one may learn really to know what real Mechlin is in that bit of yel- lowish old splendor; and the old English thread is also another lesson of perfection in the way of lace. In embroiderics. there is a chasuble of white silk. 1t is literally covered with ncedle- work, which ‘is perfect in every thread and in the brilliant colors, but the silk shows signs of decay. Then there is next o importance the room of Japanese curiositivs. Here, among other strange and besutiful things, is a plece_of embroidery which belongs to Coleman, the New York artist, and which has 8 romantic history indecd. It was stolen in the first place from a very ancient bouse in Japan,~ia X Drovability by . serv- ant,—the story rums; it was then sold and obrought to this country. [t thus came into the possession of Mr, Tiffany, of whom Mr, Coleman bought it. The Japanese Governmeat evidently put 3s much value upon this * stuff ” as upon some sentlent being,—perhaps more,—for, set- ting its emissaries to work, it finel%y traced it to this country to its exact locality, and tried its best to get it back. But there is no extradi- tion treaty that will recover . STRAYED OR STOLEN EMBROIDERY when coming by devious paths like this, and Mr. Coleman, who had paid his price for the beauti- ful strayed picce of splendor, refused 1o part with it. Of course, to our eycs it i unlike any- thing under the sun, as all Japanese and Chinese material and work is. First, the soft, pliable fabric,—the silky, sheeny stuff,—then the rich, strange embroidery, the pattern being of but- terflies, the edge o line of gold. Just tolook at it one Is transported to that strange land that is forever out of our reachand our comprehension. Mr. Coleman is rich_in Japanese treasures, and also contributes o whole case of valuables from this pation. _Another generous contributor is Mrs. Anson Burlingame, who sends a collection of Chinese ware,—Jacquer, ?orculn.in, and carved goods. Amongst the porcelain there is a cov- ered bowl in the famous green-dragon pattern, whicl is so beloved of all virtuosos und so rare. A missionary’s wife from New Haven sends, amongst other things, a very ugly vase of vitrificd paste, which is s2id to be very valuable. Of courst this Yalue must _come from its rarity and the fact of its being the only specimen of its kiod, for it has no clement of beauty, being of a dull yetflow fn tint, without decoration of any king, and of extremely ungraceful shape. Butitis rare. There is ouly one other known in the wholé world, and that other is THE PROPERTY OF QUEEN VICTORIA. But to atope for all this rarc ugliness there is a horn of some curious material which, in the feminine vernacular, is “ perfectly lovely.” It has all the soft shades of brown, from the lightest to nearly black, and is carved in most wonderful fashion. But to cnumerate all the wperfectly lovely” and choice things, the Cloisonne” lacquer snd “stufls,” would take more space than I can spare just now from other tosies. I will only just add a word or two before I Jeave the subject about the wiece of work by Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., which shows what can be done by the modcrn ncedle to aithfully represent Nuture; for this plece of work is like a painting in its effect, offerinz a contrast indeed to the big specimens of sam- pler work where : GEORGE WASHINGTON, AKD A HORSE, and a number Of other objcets need o label ap- pended to each to settle in the observer’s mina the doubts that agitate as to which is Georze ‘Washington aud which is the horse, and if the otlier objects are shrubs, trees, or browsing kine, The work of Mrs. Holmes aud this wonderful specimen of New England’s craft iu its earlier days is very funnily interesting. Of other topies I must say a word of the Bay- ard Taylor memorial service in ‘Tremont ‘Fem- ple, which touk place lnst Friday. Of those whio were _ the distinguished personal friends of Mr. ‘Taylor there were compara- tively few Dreseut. _Gearge Curtis, Johin Weiss, W. D. Howells, 1. B. Aldrich, John G. Whittier, E. P. Whipple, and several others who knew him personally very intimately, being unable to be present. “The letters of rearet from these were more than ordinarily cordial and hearty. The Temple, liowever, was packed with an inter- ested audicnce, who scemed delighted with Oliver Wendell Holmes’ reading of Longfellow’s poem upon Taylor, and Mr. Holmes! preliminary remarks of cordialcompliment and loving tribute 10 Mr. Longtellow himself. -Mr. Emerson, who was present in the audicnce, was checred and called untll he rose to his feet, as people at first supposed to respond by a little speech, but MR, EMERSON DOESN'T BELIEVE 1N DOING WLATMIE DOESN'T WANT TO DO and knows that he isw't qualified to do, ke makiug an extempore specch; so, with a bow of ackpowledement for = the compli- ment of the call, be sat down, resolutely shaking bis bead and shoulders in a determined negative of the rencwed calls, Mr. Aleott, who aliways appears pleased to respond, also refused to say more than a few words. * Altogether the ‘memurial service was a bezutiful tribute to the man who was so loved and Lonored,—a beauti- {ul tribute and a success, though it was a disap- pointment to many that so large a number of regrews appeared fostead of the fricnds them- selves. Now I am on the subject of authors, it will be in order to speak of a book which is yet in ad- yance-shcets from the pressof Roberts Brothers. It is the latest of the * No-Name ™ serics, and by far the most satisfactory. A movel, the pame singularly attractive, ** Signor Monaldini’s Nicee, it transcends the ordinary novel just as much as & true poem by a true_poet transcends the thousaud-and-one imitations. There is a good deal of twaddle at thepresentday by agood many people who don’t knuw what they mean themselves about this or that, book being awork of arg or otherwise. Now, Ican's tell wicther these people who talk so knowinzly—as they think—would call this story of “Signor Mon- aldini’s Nicee” o work of arc or not; but, if it 15 not a worl of art, it {s what is better, a work of pature. The beroineis * A MOST LORDY CREATURE,— ideal, but, Tet_us hope, possible. The hero is less marked, is a mere sketch indeed, and we Jave to tako the author’s word that. be is a very wonderful person: he certainly does not impress us by his own personality. But tbe besy, of the character-painting is not of the hero or he- roine; 1t is that bestowed u{mn what is called “the minor characters. Signor Monaldini himsell is a masterpiece,~a graceful, specious, subtle Ttalian of the bourgeo's order. suddenly discov- erine himself not @ gent'eman when brought into conflics with a really moble nature. The Bhroness Vou Klenzle, Miss Conroy, and Mrs. Prandon are other sperimens of the author's power. All these characters are touched with a fiving fingers there is not much claboration, and noocof the painful and tedious avalyzation of cvery trait by the author; the personaces speak for themselves, snd reveal themselves by this speaking and their relatiors to tbe otber personages of the book. Let me introduce the Baroness von Klenze now in the following: ++50 you think I can’t do snything?" the young T artist asked after o silence, during which the lndy had smoked tzanquilly, aud Le ad remained swith Bis eyes cast down, his elbows atill on lus knecs, “You can do something, if you will only try, #he Eald, not unkindly; **but youate all color, Tike a bubble. Your little show of uncaltivated tal- ent aid verv well to begin onm, but people wiil soon expect eomething more; ' and, if you do not work and_study, thev will' vronounce you a failure, and Jaugh ot o forzet you. To fan- Cy that yon are going to_sccomplish” anything in art witliout bard etudy shows profound igmorance. 11 it is said of a sincerc YOUDE artist that he has talent but no knowledge, one €an reply that he is studying and repairing that. The little sunlighted peak in the midst of the clouds shows bow - lugh hie asbirations are, and be will build up under it the solid pyramid_of s mountain. But, arier o while, if tne base be not forthcomine, the peak vill drop down fn the mud, and the man will dis- appear: then people will Jaugh, and declare that they knes just bow it would be.” [t is very disa- recablo of peopio say thtt and it font true. Nobody knows how anythinz will be; they only know hou they hope it Will be. Ringnow for Glovann to come and draw the curtains;” then go home and #tudy your last life lesson, and do not £0 1nto a cafe, nor to call on any young lady. A Youne artist should not take amoonlight walk without gold in both pockets. And further on: Sie smiled when, in fief W apartment, she recollected the time when she_hereelf had given and caten granadinnere. ‘I wonder how I sbonld Took now ip & low vody and shart sleeves, with my +waist pinchied in, and a yard oF two of siik ot vel- et dragging nfter me!” she muttered, and Janghed alona, as she took her siand beforea dressing- glass,’ Pushing up the straight hlack alpaca sleeve above lcr elbow, she mockingly poséd with her arm, which was large and white cnongh to havé justified a good deal Of vamity in ita owner. *'0 VonKlenze! Von[Kienze!™ she said. erill laugbing, **how you did curl, snd crimp, awd powder yourself up to the Foots of your hairt Glanein upward in the glasg, 08 if to sec whether any of the powder of that past time yet lingered there, she canglt the refiection of 8 matd-servant's face pecping in ut the door. There waya tumbler on the toilet table before her. The next instant it flew across the room, und splintercd itself agmnst the door. within two inchesof the place where the eyes had been, Then Mndame rang ber bell. “he girl appeared, pale as death, Pick up crery speck of that glass, and carry it vay!" hor mistrees eaid calmly. *!The price of fili be taken ont of your wages. When you have done, shut the door."" ““There is nothing like actlon,” ghe observed to herself complacently, when her orders had been obeyed. **ivsa language that all understand. ™ There are softer touches than this to bring out the good Von Kleoze, but nothing more characteristic. Tz is the episode, however, of 115§ CONROY AND MRS. BRANDON that s really of most importance in_the book. It is of so much importance that I should like 10 have the power to introduce it as a reading- lesson into every woman’s 2atheriug in the land, 1t is not to he given or ludicated by bits, but Thope every woman who reads this will be tempt- ed to read the book Lam spcaking of, and that she will in her turn bring it to the reading of other women, especlally if she can find_any Mrs. Brundoms n her circle. Bat it wiil do no harm to anv woman to know how eveu an idle word mav commit wurder, to say oothing of the malicious word born of her own vanity. If she can learn this lesson Tully, and from it Jearn to_speak nobly instead of idly or maliciously, she may not have a creed or catechism at her tonguc’s eud, but she is far on the road to the Kingdom of Heavea. How neeaful all this is one may see from one more extract, which cvers person of experience will say 5 as true of tue society of one city as of that of another: ++Madawme, " she aald, *‘are there any honest or virtuous people in that bitter crowd that you call society and the world " +1T don't think of any oue at this moment, ™ the Baroness reolfed dryly. **‘There may be some who hoid the cul flowers of the virtues for ornsment. T doudt if the rooted plant is there. The first thing 1s to maintain the proprieties.” Of course this is sweeping. but it has a_great oot of trith. N. P ¢ P — LOST ON THE WAY. So you were lost in the woods, were you, Willie? Terrible, wasn't it, off there alone, Most half & wile from yonr brother and playmates? 1 would have gone for you if 1had known. Well was it for you, my dear little fellow, That you came baci aguin just as you did; For u few steps {from your point of returning 18 on old well with dead branches half-hid. Green vines bave crept over—it looks throngh the Summer Like some fair's ‘couch epread for tired boys to Test: 1 shudder to think where yon might be now, Willie, Instend of at home in your own lttle nest; For, though you knew ou were wrong in thus siraying, . You conldn't have dreamed that the old well was there. Keep in the path always, if you can, Willie— Dangerous byways will otten look fair. Straight on before you another path lieth— "The pathway of Right through the forest of Life And when yon arc tempted to etray from 3t, Witlie, Remember the forest with danger is rife; Pitfalls and quicksands by vines will lie covered, Flowers that ure brightest will poison yon first, Fouais that you drink from but. madden Sous thirst; All that you ind when you stray from this pathway Bids its possessor partake aud be cursed. Serpents of Sin will enepare and eafold you, Tirds will sing carols to lead you astray, Frajt that looks Inscious will break into ashes, And you will be hopelessly lost on the way, Tnlegs you should gain the ricbt path by retracing; But your wandering footprints would always re: main, With the mire they had trailed through your Mem- ory's chember W Blotting its pictures with guilt-telling stain. If you returned not, yout friends all would mourn you v With bgier that is deeper than they folt to-day; Better have died in_the pit in the forest Than wander from Right and be lost on the way. Caicaco. Mz C. Poxrror. e TO MY BROTHER. Eleven times have Summer-suns Shone o'er thy grasay mound, And full as oft have Wintry suows Spread robes of light uronnd. i We've heard for years the songs of Spring, ‘And marked the leatlots’ fall, Since throngh our home, long daye agg, Rung fond the solemn call. © weli-beloved! when Denth claimed thes, Te took the honsehold-Tight, And left but stars of Memory To cheer the heavy night! Thou wert so pure, 80 200d, £0 trae, So wentie, and 50 Jind ! And £elishiiess within thy breast No resting-place could ind. The Mother weeps the tender love ‘That brightcned cvery day; The Father mourns the many hopes ‘That fled with thee away. Though years have passed, thy nsme, beloved, Ta yera **houschold-word s Tor Mothers' hearts are loysl ones, ‘Where love is ever heard. The sculptared marble o'er thy grave Tells of thy beauteons lize; And in our Liearts sweet memories speak, Enshrined where love is rife. Thrice- blest career! so short, and yet So full of deeds cailed justy The deeds God loves, that *‘smell so sweet, And blossom in the dust!" O Brother! may thy life be mine, One strong, all-brizhicning ray. Like that which God bore lieavenward leven years to-doy! Jax. 19, 1879. M. Gmrriy, e — THEN! Some doy (his heart; world-worn, will cease to cot; Some day these weary hands will lic at rest Acraes the icy stillness of this breast, And green sod coser e from bead to feet, Then evening-shadows, creeping,throughout your room, Perchance may bring remembrance of my face; A kiss, 8 hand-clasp, O & warm embrace Aay fall'upon your memory in the gloom. And you will start and listen for my cail, Will miss me in the shadaws cold and gray, Will miss me in the glory of the day— But "swixt thy soul and mine will silence fall; ‘And all repentence oorn of idle tears, And vain repining for the buried Past, For vanished bours, 0o sadly sweet to Jast, Will bring no comfort throuzh the coming years. Jax. 12, 187 Avis Guat. L —— A Dog Killed by a Mouse. Dertin Neue Steltische-Zentung. A gentleman wniting to this jourpal relates the the following curious occarrence: “I was alone with my labors in_a field wherc patotoes were being barvested. My wateh-dog was aleng withme. I gaw him seize a mouse, swallow it, and then lie down at my fect. Iieat homo to dinner, and while scated at the table was asked what was the matter with the dog. He was turping round and moaving, and some- +hing was hangiog from his side. I took him up {8 my arms and found it was a mouse which had just been killed; at first I thought it had merely stuck in the long hair, but, on examin- ing closer, 1 saw that onéy one-half of the mouse protruded from the dog’s body. When the aperturc was cleared, it was found to be an inch in deptb. The dog bad no front teeth, had swallowed the mouse, tud the little animal had 4t once began to gnaw its way out. It was at first stopped by one of the ribs, and bad actu- ally burrowed out between the skin and rib. The dog killed the mouse when It put its head out_by munching it with his jaws. The dog died the same day.” THE GAME OF CHESS Commanications for this department sbould be addressed to Tuz TrisuNe and indorsed **Chess.™ CHESS DIRECTORTY. Cicaco Cuss CLun—No. 50 Dearborn atreet. Crrcaco Curss AssocrarioN—Hansen & Welch's, 150 Dearnorn street, opposite Trinuse Building. Chess-players meet daily at the Sherman Honse (Bagement) ond Tremont House (Exchange). TO CORRESPONDENTS. H. A. G.—Answer mext week. nome and address. N. A1 S. and J. C. M.—Be good enongh to re- examine Proalem No. 101, G, K., Manchester, 12, —In yoar solution to No. 200 the King escapes at Q 6. E. B.—The problem is quite sound, sud the fintie s pretty Gaough, but the prefiminary moses are tod obvions. Prablem No. 160.—Corsect solution received from A. Henehel, £ Barbe, O. R. Benjamin, W. ILQvington, Jesse Hollagay. Muciler, J. Trotease, D1t Kinkend, W, 7. Trego, and C. G. oity: C. Mitchell, Mazomanie, Wis.; E. R. Tlastings, Carroll, 1a.3 N. M. Schoff, Aon Aroor, Bich. ; L. B. 'Tves.' Riverside, liL.; C. J. Dodge, Bow- manville, Tt Pleaso send PROBLEM NO. 162. BY MR. G, P. DOWEY, CUICAGO. Black. o :/'////‘, i i, i L i White to play and mate in four moves. SOLUTION TO PROBLEM NO. 1€0. Tiack. 1.BroKRe 2. Mates accordiogly. NOTES. Capt. Mackenzie's score in Montreal was 40 games won. 4 Jost. and 2 drawn. A nevw chess club, called the Morphy Chess Club, ‘Tas been formed in London, The score of the International Correspondence Tourney now stands 16 to 16, with 2 drawn zames. It 16 reported that s match is to come off in Feb- ruary next between Herren Zukertort and Steinitz. A new problem book, containing a collection of 150 original compositions of the Rev. A, Cyril Pearson, is in press in London. A chess circle of ladies has been formed in Co- lumbia, S. C.. and weekiy meetings are beld at the residence of Chief-Justice Willard. Mr. Uedemann has chalienzed Mr. Adatr to play for the cups won by the Iatter in the lust cup tour- noment of the Chicago Chess Association. The **Greeks™ and *‘Trojans™ in ‘Quebec— ninetecn warriors_on encn side—recently had a pitched battle, in which the Trojans were victori- oue. Mr. Bird says that Zukertort and Winawer 50 far ontstripped the other contestanta in the Paris tourney that the latter might be said *‘to e mo- where.™ The New Yorx and Manbatten Chess Clubs have cach won a series of five games in a match for o trophy, and are now engaged in a third and decid- in series. Mr. James Reed, Jr., tie noted draughts player of Pittsourg, recently performed the novel feat of playiag two games of checkers and onc of chess, simultancously tnd without sight of the board, winning all three. Herr Zukertort desiree to be understood that he ‘will not **refuse to stake his reputation in any se- tlous encounter,” and that the **assertion that he lind declined a challenge from Capt. Mackenzie is incorrect,” as ** no challenge from that gentleman ‘bad ever reached him." Mr. John O. Holman has won the chsllenze cup of the St. Louls Chess Club from 3r. 1. 1. Judd by aecorcof 3tol. MaxJudd has challenged Hol- man, at the odds of a Knight. Doubts are enter- tained of Judd's ability to win, or, in the event of his winnine from iolman, of bis ability to hold “,‘,'; trophy against the vlayers of St. Louis, at the odds. A State Chess Tonrnament s _soon 1o be beld in Dotroit, A committee, consisting of Meesra. Elder, Rogers, and Bell, bas been appointed by the Detroit Chess Club to correspond with chess- players thronghout the State and obtain their views n reentd 1o the proper time 1or holding the tonr- noment. Prizes will be awarded to the beet play~ ers in the master and amateur claeses. Prizes witt also be offered for the best and sccond best prob- lems in two, three, and four woves. Zukertort was entertained at a_complimentary banquet in London on the 14th of last September, which was presided over Dy Mr. Eccles, lute Presi- dent of the West End Club. In proposing the health of the guest of theevening. Mr. Eccles tovk occasion 10 say that the first news he had of the progress of the Pans tournawent was gleaned from “tthe perusal of 3 parsuraph while he was sojourn- ingin Cliicazo, ” from which he learned, of inferred, toat Zukertort was practically oat of the race. A new and brilliaut meteor has flashed its daz- zling light upoa the chess firmawgent. Mr. William iL. Mundy, of Law ound Order Lesgue notorlets, £ays he is going to play fifty games of chess at once against fifty different players, without sceing eny of the boards. ‘The players are to be selected from five different colleges, viz. : Yale, Harvard, Correll, Columbia, and Amherst—ten from each college. The collegians will have plenty of oppor- tunity to study problems in Enclid between moves, "Ihe various clubs of London are making things lively. The Atheneum, North London, Ludeate Circus, Hackney. Kentish Town, Bermondsley, Ratiway Cleanng-Tonse. Tuls, Eclectic, Green- wich, Excelsior, St. George, Shaftesbary, St. James, College, ond_Peckham Mutual, bave beea contesting matches with each other. In the match betwecn Che Collexe and Peckham Biutual, thescore stood at the Instorical figares of 8to 7 in favor of the former. The hopes of the Coliege Club finally centered in the Zame conducted by Aflss Rymer, & young lady who' bas just entercd om ler tecns, which game she won, thus insuring the victory for Rer ide. The College numbcrs among its strong players Mrs. Down, the Misses Down, Miss Rymer, and Mre. Jameson, Capt. Mackenzie has finished his match in Buffa- Jo, with Mr. I A. Richmond, of that city. It con- gisted of scventeen games. viz.: three on even terms, three in which Xr. Kichmond received Pawn'and move, three atodds of Pawn snd two ‘moves, and eight games at odds of Queen’s Knight. Capt. Mackenzie came off victorby a total score of 10t07. The following shows the result in more detail: R.twon. . won. Drawn, Knight.. =~ e The drawn games count a8 half o game won {03 each player. At an entertainment %;Al'm‘l up for the benefit of a church at Sewickley, Pa.. recently, the principal feature was a eame of chess played with living chessmen. The chess-board was laid on the floor of the jarge nall or assembly-room. It was made of squares of red and white'cloth. and was thirty- two feet square; the Queens and Fawns were rep- resented by the beautiful maldens of the vicinity, in proper costume, and Rouks, Knignts, Bishops. and Kings were **done” by their young gallanty, 410 appropriately costumed and armed with spears, ghields, etc. The gawme was conducted by two ‘piayers, who, overlooking the board from alofty perch 'at either end of the room, issued Their commands fn a loud tone, and a marshal, with trumpeters, pursuivants, snd heraids attending, saw that they were properly’ obeyed; the moves werce Evea games. 0 1 2 Fawnond m c v Tawn und two i 1 3 1 3 called out in such a way that, if we ever print this | Fame, the notation mightat first embarass our Feaders; instead of the usual B tks P, or ths R, or what not. the scorc of this game s’ said o read Mr. B. takes Miss A., or Queen Lucy takes Mr. C.. étc. Itissaid that the strugelcs of some of The girls when taken (by the \ronz one) were ter- Tible, thougli funny, and freat merriment \Was cre- ated among the spectators whenever a fair Pawn Vas +-scooped,™ or a gorgeous Knight or impious Bishop met his fate. After a hot contest, 1he game \vas won by the Biack, which side was Conducted by Mr. R. P. Nevin; the Black Queen, Miss ick- son. was presented With an immense’ bouguet by the marshal, and the defeated players, affer the menner of the ancicnt Romaus, were forced sub Jugo. a Candean arch supplying the place of 3 real Roman yoke, all of the laiter, with which the town \as supplied. baving been strangely mislaid. Judge Kirkpatrick acted as marshal. CHESS 1N CHICAGO. One of Capt. Mackenzic's odds games lately played, simultanconsly with nine others, at the Poom of the Chicazo Chess Association. (Remove White's King's Knight. ) DANISH GAMBIT. Shie=Capt. Mackcazle. | BlsckoMlp T. T. Warrea. K4 oK 4 1.F 10 2..PQ4 takes P 3 B0GB4 10 G KL s ch rogus takes p 5..Castles K2 & BwWQRS Qi 1 o GE3 5. . BloKB4 .Qtok 113 10gwQz X .&L‘znfllg‘.’ 1.0 Q6 3 IZIQ KK 0Q. 13. Prok B4 1 toR K3 3403 takes Kt 140 R takes B 15..PWORKBS5 15 gfl(’nxxu 18. ngfl 1 zles 7 Pk 5 () 1781005 Ktto K + 1t 0154 Piof b6 190G takes K 1 B taxes P 20,6 tzkes I K10 Q6 21 WwRis o K4 AT QRIGRBY ¥3 QK Res Riskes B 24 takes @ B takes Q G K013 ¢ R takes ¥ ch 28. toKt2 gelis | mEknk Wwht2 Rt R 7 mate () B (8) This i3 an Irstance of the rapid plasing out of the pieces by Capt, Mackenzie, in bdds games espectally, which ®o characierizes his t3le: Blacks pame is amost Bogelessly crampe. ko beai \great vigor to the end: o i (¢) No time for this, as Black discovered, ur(l:)ng::lfi’u;’;l‘: ,::afl:l“d very DI’!IKH‘V. for which y me s given. Mr. W Tuch stronger than above Indicated - Y CHESS IN NEW YORE. Sisth game o the maich for a trophy bet the New York and Manhattan Chess Cunps. - Come mittee for the N. -AMessre, Frankenburg, Doyle, Limbeck, Burke, Jolnston, and Whitaker. For the M. C. C.—Measrs. Delmar, Monle, Block, De Visser, Graham, and Bzird, nUY Lo White—Manhattan C. C. | Bt 1.P10K$ 1 tioR B3 2 wQKLS 3. A BrQRs 3 5. Casties 5. 6. 7. 8. 5, 0. SESCSESERRESSSE E::;%-:z‘;Er.gu:x 7 R SEE £SE8C5E58EEESS T EREICTC : A B SERR 5 g 8558¢% icz "auE: 5 z S8FEEES SEAERAT SR S et £ 5 2 CE3ZETBEETSES 2izeun T O] o a & White resigns. Time, 114 hoars. (%) It Black take the Pasen, White dlays Rto K aq with a fine gome, as in the Tndbnch. (b) R to K sq secins better: ihe move made gives the attack n weak Queen's Pawn. (c) The Knight stionld be played to his 3. 1t s probable that he was played to I 2 for the purpose ?(fx armn:l;mia placing him on Q 3, to command the nz's 5(h sq. (d) 18..Q to Q B gq would win the weak P, for if 19..Qto B3, Qto Kt 2, 20..1 to Q sq, L takes P: or 10..Q 10Q %, oKt 200 1akes L P, B : toRt4, Bo QB35 ete.; or 2 QtoR3, § elc. (2) B o Q2 here, followed by one of the Rooks to K sq, were better. (f) White has a bad position, but surely Pto @ Kt 3 were better than the move made. (g) Lilack loses the opporfunity to decide the game at once at this point. B to Q 413 the move. The N. Y. C. C. had_this move under considera- tion. but were afrald of the reply. 26..K 10 K sq. It 25 , B10Q4, 26..K R 1o Q5q, Btakes EUP, 27..Q tokes P, and Biack can win either by 27..Qto Rsg or by 7..R to K 8 ch. (8) It was at Airst intended to commence an at- tack by & ,BtoB7, 28..¢ Rto Bsg, R to Q6, ¥9_ Q1o R 6, Q10K 5, ct., but it was seen that White had a good defense. 'The move made appears to be the strongest at White's command. (i) Q to Kt 4 seems better. (3) The proper move, siace R canaot take R P on account of 35..Bto Q 4. (k) Threatering K £2t0 Q 7. (1) To disfranchisc the Kt. It will be observed that Black cannot play R to Q 3 on account of the check of the Kt. (m) A good move, bottling up the Ktstill closer, forifbhe zoto B 3. then Bto K7, and if to Kt 3, then B o B 7. (n) The best move, T believe. (o) Better than takiog the R P. (p) Black mieht aiso have advanced the Q Kt P, with a won zame. (q) Better than trying to save the Pawn, () The deciding move.—Chees Journai, THE GAME OF DRAUGHTS. Communications intended for ‘Tuz DracenT Tinrror shonld be addressed to 0. D. Orvis, P.-0. Box 215, Chicago, 11I. For Pablisher’s price-list of standard works on the game, address the Dranght Editor. CHECKER-PLAYERS' DIRECTORT. Athenweum, No. 50 Dearborn srect. TrICUSE OPFICE. CHtICAGO, Jau. 19, 1879, PROBLEM XNO. 101. By H. J. Cook, Henry, Il Black, iiefielle W@ iel 7 7% i Mr. Freeman, the city champion, with the follow- ing resalt: - Freeman, 9; Barnes, 0; drawn, 9. Total, 18 games. Mr. Merry visited Oxford. Mass. recently ana contested 23 games with Mr. Bowdish. Score: Mercy, 7; Dowdish, 4; and 1 games were drawn, A match is being arranged to be played at Provi. dence, R, I., between Measrs, Merry and Frec- man. Prof. Fitzpatrick writes that a double namber ot the Analyst, for December and January, is now o the bands of the printer. 1t will contain Centrs and Fife, both completed. CONTRIBUTORS' CRITICISMS, Mr. Charles Bateman, Grand Rapids, Bich., writes that in Game No. 313, berween Meaars, Morre and Pryor, at 53d move, 6—1 jnstead of 17— 13 wins for white, as fell 22-13. 1, 1317, 69, 1518, 9-18, 'and white wins. e David Miliar, Holland, Ia., writes as follows: o Game No. 287, Iefter correctinz Dowen's Authory, the position at 1Gth move stanas thus: Black men on 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 18 White men on13, 10, 21,23, 2425, 27,23, 29, 30, 31, Black plays 1110, with note at bottom stating that 1—5 drawy. _About three months aco 1sent you a game piayed with o friend, with this same Doaition, which 1 won, and, although I do not claim 1o be correct, T have failca to see s deaw for Biack. Bowen's Authors have never secn, nor can Lut present secare it, but I should like very much tusce how Black draiwsat this pornt by 1~3. ** Bowen's Authors, variation 81, is credited to Mr. Nortarop, who shows a draw by 1—5 1n the foll ing style: -5 |18-as = 1017 0= ot Drawa. B2 17 'White wins, soLUTIeN Detween Beach a 20-16 (A4 s 2326 (1)] 1923 Drawn. a7 19— 1318 83 |=-1 Drawn, * GAME N0, 314+~ IRREGULAR. Flayed ia the Dasfe-De Con maict at Brookiyn, Darvie's movi 5—20 Daviz won. GAME NO. 315—BRISTOL. Played between essrs. 8. T. Alien, of Broox y -, and A. Crofts, of Flatbush, L. I. Croft's move. 11 ’ 15— 8 5—11 GAME NO. 316—BRISTOL. Played between P. H. Rouer, of Onetds, and L. Ransom, of Little Falls, N.'Y. 3 Rouer's move. 14-16 (2) % 2—1g | 28— (8) 1915 and White can GAME XQ. 31/ KELSO, Played by correspondence between . J. Dubuque, and Dr. 3. B. \Wazzoner. De Hickey's move. GAME NO. 3183—ATRSHIRE LASSIE, Plaved by corrcspundence between . B, Hall, ‘{‘ri. Momemee, IIi., and James Pelletier, LaSalle, Hall's move. 27-3 9= 8 di—x 23 (a) Mr. P J. llickoy sags thls (b) Mr. F, Greenlec says 19—15 Is better. onediaw efter 19152 Can any 6~ Drawz. 1 3. Hickey. bat 9 0130 draws Black wina scconding tp Mr. contlane 5~22 83 bove ond d7e: by stmilar play. J. Pelletter, 913 ) ©; n—1¢ e H=7 13— 9 any one stow a win on thls vasition? 3 Zm—27 24—y Draws. PROGRESS. Never an Are like onrs! As some grand dream, To-Day ‘Arises from the dark and nacrow Past: “Around her thoughtful brow are twined the flower., Of Knowicdge,” Trath, and Justice—born at last J'rom the rich Qnst ol martyred wmin TFlowers that Time itself cannot decay! . Never an Age like tois! %%. Y Waite. ‘White to move and win. * POSITION NO. 101. By Coanres BaTExAN, Grand Rapids, Mich. ‘Plack mau on 5; kings on 1, 4, 12, 10, 23. ‘White men on 13, 25, 28; kings on 10, 14, 20. Black to ove and win. TO CORRESPONDENTS. John Kirk—The end-games you so kindly eent |, usare very good. Charles Bateman—Your position with nine men on each side looks lize a draw; bowever, if yon Want our opinion, you Should send your own analysls, and we will examine it. David Millar—Many thanks for your kfud con- tributions. The game will appear in turn. We want the balance of those correspondence rames. G. P. Bowen, City—We =hall be 2lad to use it as s position. (2) The draught-bocrd in numbered from1to32. The Black men occupy the squares numbered from 1 to 12, zad the White men from 2110 82, inclusive. Louis and Thompson—Play white 2724, and how can Black win? Solations should always ac- company positions sent i for publication. I F. S.—Many thanks for calling our attention toit. A. E. Morse—Two coples of E. D. P. mailed as directed. (2) Glad to know that you captured that ** bonanza. W. K. Abbott—Will use the game and positions very soon. (2) If those other games are real good, send them P. J. Hickey—Will make room for your Laird and Lady effort s00n 23 possidle. J. A. Kear—Will attend to it at once, and write you. James Hill—We will sec whatcan be done and write you. () Remittance credited. Frank A. Fitzpatrick—Only too bappy to do you 2 favor, —no charge, of course. H. C. Chipmaa—Will fook & up for yo mext week. CHECKER CTIATTER. Following are the names of tne nine players who are to compete in the New York Tournament for the $20 gold picce offered by Mr. A .J. Dunlap, of the Zurf: W. Davie, C. Coakle . De Con, A. J. De Forrest, J. Dempster, JT., G. Simonsoz, 3L Brows, i L. Bain, and A. Schaeter. Mr. J. IL Irwin happened to get a little the best of another player. This time it is Mr. Gross, of St. Louis, and of course Irwin had to rusu of and have it pablished 1n the Tur/, Feld, and Farm. Mesgrs. Iill and Freeman. two noted players of Prosidence, R. L. bave started 3 draughts column 1u the Saturday Evening Acho. Prof. Fitzpatrick was in this city recently on business, and we believe did not play a game here. On his return home, howerer, be stopped at Dan- ville and engaged 1n a prolonzed sitting with Mr. Fonville; Somehow. the Professor mausged to sore rather the most wins again. " Mr. Wyllte was engazed in playing with members of e FAKirk Draugnis Clab at 1ss¢ advices. Mr. Martins recently visited Govan, and duriog two days’ play won every game played excepting six, which were drawn. Mr. George Barnes, of Lowell, Mass., visited Providence, RB. L, & few daya agy, and tackled ‘As some strong, virorons vine Surmounts the danzers of the precipice, Ana, upsward clambering, makes tortured way From out the horror of the black abyss— Sn has onr Present Time Come strugzling up, to meet and greet the Day! Never an Age like this! Yet shatl we aarc o sax What coming years may bring for happy Earth? When thinking minds their certain conrse have Tun, A fairer Age from ours shall have its bisth, ‘And To! the clineinz mists of our To-Day Wil vanish in a brighter sun! PauLF. Browss, “'YOU MAY CALL THE ANGELS NOW.* { The words of touching trust, given below, were gcteally spoken by e dying child in Baltimore, Ad.) Once a lfttle child. while Iving radled on her mother's arm— Vo rown weak with pain of dying, Tt tntremored oy aiarm— Sad, withont one shade of terror, ‘Thougn the death-dew chilled her brow (Smiling on tne loved ones nearher), **You may call the Angels now!™ O pare childhood's faith, which careth Naughc though darkness ke abroad! 0 sweet innocence. which dareth All thinge in the smife of God! Gladly would we each be lying Where thou art, witn death-cold brow, It with smiles we might say—dying— **You may call the Anzels now? Mintax Beatrice DEANE, i e P A Morzanatic Wife, parts Letter. g A good many of the American tourists in Spafn apu Portueal are returniog to France, Gen. Grant being now at Pau on hisway back to Paris. One of these newly-returned wanderers told 108 some interesting facts relative to the simplicity ©of manuess that prevail at the Court of Portu- gal. 'The young King and Queen lfig out driving habitually In @ shabby Jandun drawn oy four Diack mules, aod when they are at the lovely palace of Cintro, any member of their Court can calf upon them in “the most informal manner. King Luis Is sald to be an exceediogly intellk gent and accomplised gentieman. The Quee who was the daughter of the late King of - Jialy, is 8 lady of preat intellect and force of character. The morganatic wife of the King’s father, Don Fernand, _tbe Countess of Edla, was formerly Miss Elisa Heusley, prima donna at_the New York Acade~ my of Musfe. I heara her sinz there some twenty-two years azo, She was then very beau-~ tiful, with large, lovely eyes 2nd a gracelul fig- ure. She has grown very stout, but is still fine-looking woman. Slie enjoys 2 degree of ublic consideration and deference that is sel- om _accorded the morganatic wives of Royal- ty. She accompaniesy-Don Fernand to the opera, where they occupy the box direcly oppo- site o that of tbe reigning King and Queen. When-her brother came from New York to visit Ler he w8 received with the sane honors that would have bee1 actorded to the brother of the acknowledged wife of tie ex-King. The por- trait of the Countess of Bdls was txhibited at the Paris salon lust spring, side by side with tbat of ber Royal spouse, and in semi-regal sruise, with the broad ribbon of an Ordes acroes the corsage of her velyes dress