Evening Star Newspaper, March 20, 1897, Page 11

THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 1897-24 PAGES. 11 Carry that Gough Into Spring If you want to, and it will linger with you until next winter, in all probability. You can cure it promptly and effectively and permanently by taking TERRALINE, a remedy highly recommended by leading physicians for all Throat and Lung Trow- bles, Consumption, Pneumonia and La Grippe. A cough is often the forerunner of consumption. Take Terraline now. ‘Fhe Terraline Company, Washington, D. FOREIGN POSTAL SERVICE WASHINGTON, D. C., POST OFFICE NOTICE. Should be read dutly by all interested, us changes may occur at any tid for the week ending March THE JEFFERSON, E. AND A. PLAN, 6TH AND Mia. are. mcw.> electric lights: electric call: elec trie elevator: steam heat and ges. 5 rates to guests by the week and MONTH. mbi8-Im FOREIGN MAILS promptly at this office as follows: TRANSATLANTIC MAILS. DAY (bat 9:20 P.M. for GERMANY, DEN- WED! NORWAY (Christiana) and Spree, from New York, via for other EUKOPE, ‘This List Ap2vars Every Saturday. HOTEL POCKET GUIDE FREE For Information, Circulars, ete.,of any Hotel below, Call at or address (send stamp) the rer RAGE a Steed feyat HOTEL TARIFF BUREAU, |i) fa Gece tata « York, via Plymouth, ‘ Rue de Rivoli, Paris. At 10:35 PLM. Means American Plan; E P., European.) 5 .-Hotel Kenmure, A.P.. $+ ASHEVILLE, N.C. . Battery Park Hotel, A.P., $1 up : ATLANTIC CITY, N. J...The Dennis, A.P., $3 up: | $i8up per week. LargestHouse.Directly on the beach for from Letters must ‘be di- 0 P.M. for FRANCE, SWITZ- "AIN. PORTUGAL, TURKEY, H INDIA, per sis. *Ln Cham: eB | Sepia he Chalfonte, A. New York, via Hnvre. Letters for ATLANTIC CITY, N.J..The Chalfonte,A parts of EUROPE’ must be directed “Per dy The Hesworth Hot “(At 10:35 PM. for NETH BALTIMORE, UD ao. BOSTON, Mass. . T s.8. Veendam, from New York, Letters must ‘be yAt 10:55 P.M. for *.s. Kaiser Wilhelm II, from New Y must be directes P.,$4035 eorge, E.T'.,$1 10:35 PAL t Clarendon Hotel. E.P ew York, via Queenstown. CHARLESTON, S.C.Charleston Hotel, A-P..$3.50 Ee é CINCINNATI. OF ..Grand Hotei, RINTED MATTEH . in stexme VENVER, Col.New Bt. James Hotel, A ing frout New York on ‘Tuesdays, ‘Thursdays @o.... Hotel Windsor. A. printed matter, ete. for GER- : - 5 z specially addressed printed matter, ST. AUGUSTINE. ...... Alcazar, ~ for other parts of EUROPE, 2 ms @....."The Pence de Leon, Te White s do. RMON --Hotel Cordova, be Ormond, Lins steamers all countries for AMERICA, printed matter, ich they are adv <The Royal Palm, t James, A.D. Plaza Hotel, a.P., S HOTEL & famous water. | | ACKSONVILLI ROCKLEL Miami, Fla. per steamer from z for BELIZE, PUERTO CORT per steamer from New for BRAZIL and JAMAICA, M. . Mass... Berkshire Inn,a.P., $3 The Denison, A.P.. $3 up AS CITY,Mo.TheMidland,E.i*..$1ap; A.P.,$3ap { N. J... .Hotel Lakewood, AT, $4 up “DeVere Hotel) De Vere Gardens. LA do Broadwaik do ‘Kensington Palace, W. | Cian. Erinee.”" ESD “DAt 6:25 A.M. for Pi AP., $4 up PM. for COSTA RICA steamer, from » ~ Hotel Grunewald, E.P.. $1 up | leans, Le {oat 103 Mt for BERMUDA, pe Cosmopolitan Hotel, E.P., $1.50 mp | f%° Grlnidad. from New (Get ee tee 2 for > AS, ST. LEEW A --Pifth Avenue Hotel, AP. $5 | Why thy AROMAS amiss a ---The Majestic, E.P., $2 | VENEZUELA and CURAC. O, per s. Philadelphia, ‘w York. Letters for GRENADA. THINI- @ TOBAGO must be directed “Per Phila- ta. WEDNESDAY—(NAt 3:50) A.M. P.. per steamer, from Miami, . for BRAZIL, Asti, from New York, Letters for NORTH Per Asti.” (At 10:55 r x.8. Orinoco, from . P., and Niagara, from’ New for NORTH BRAZIL, tle, from New York, vin Para, Maran- from N do.(W_¥. Leland) The Windsor.E.P..$1.50:A. The Gerard, E.P., $1.50; A.P., -Hotel Westminster, E.P., §2; AP., $3.0 do. (Wa. G. Leland) Grand Hotel, E.P., $1 up 40.(Davis & Foster) Hotel $t. Andrew, EP.$1.50 do. (St. ave. & 10th st.) The Grosvenor, A.!’. @..Hotel Endicott, EP.. $2; a.P.. $3.50 up do(W Jobson Quinn) Ht! Empire, E.P.,$1;4.P.$3 @o.(s.c.cor. Gth av.éel5 st.)Hotel Hanover,a.P. At 10:55 » DE CU hem aml arn. do. Wa. Nebviey Hotel Grenoble, E.P., $1.50 up THURSDAY telat 10:55 P.M. for JAMAICA, do.(Sth av.&el5 st.)Hotel Kensington,EP..$1.50 | PORT AU PRINCE, SAVAMLLA and CARTHA: OLD P'T COXFORT,Va..The Chamberiin, A-P., $4 : ie Pie BG a do. ---+--The Hygeia Hotel, A.P., $3 ey gb HIDAY MerAt 10:55 PM. for 1 PHILADELPHIA, New Walton Hotel.E.P., $2 WINDWARD ISLANDS, per 4.8. York: Letters for GRE. must be direc do + --++-The Aldine Hotel, A.P., $3.50 | N do(Restaureut a-la-carte) New Lafayette,E.P., $1 up | do.(Chas. B. Leland, Hotel Hanover, A.P.. $2.60 up | PORTLAND. Oregon. ....The Portland, A.P., $3 up | for BELIZE, | PORTSMOUTH, X. H....The Rockingham, AP. $4 | eC tise iy x QUEBEC. Canada. Chateaa Frontenac, A.P.. $3.50 | TAN, per 6.8. Seguranea, from New-York. Letters RICHMOND, VaThe Jefferson, E.P..$1.50 up.A.P.$5up | for other parts of MEXICO muat be directed’ “Der N.¥....Whiteom® House, ALP, $2 up | Seguranea.”” (At 10:55 PM. for GRENADA, Athos, from New York. ERTO CORTEZ and a -Per Athos.” (ci . CHIAPAS, Lett | TRINIDAD and TABASCO, per as. fh . Soto, A-P.. $4 up | from New York. ies peek therm HovelAD..$3 tw $5 | SATURDAY—«)at 1 for NEWFOU) LAND, per steamer from Hulifax. Re eyio | SUNDAY @Sun—(pat 3:50 A. -Lindell Hotel, E $2.50 up for NASSAU, COSE XN. Yates Hotah EE $1.50. AE $5 | p_ yer stentacr: freer Miatiy Bin. TROY, N. -The Troy Hoese, A.P., $3 up Mails for SEWFOUNDLAND, by rafl to*Halifs: WASEINGION. D.C... .Arlingtoa Hotel, A.P., $3 | and thenee ‘via steamer, close Lere daily except ra el Normandie, BP. $2; A.P., $5 | Sunday at 12:06 VM, and om Sunday only at 1 ees = ap ‘AM. do. -The Ebbitt House, AP, $4 up His for MIQUELON, by rail to Boston and do ~-The Raleigh, E.P., $1.50 up | thence via eanter, clowe here daily at 3:20 P. Hotel Bellevue M. (a) Mails for CUBA (exeept these for SANTIAGO DE, whick will be forwarded tla ork up M. closing Westnesday) re daily at 3:00 P.M, for forwarding ¥ rs sailing Mondays oud Thursdays from 1 . Fla. (e) fy for MEXICO CITY, 7 overland, unless spe- addremed for dispatch via steamer, close Drinetyal points of .uterest withia half a mile of | here daily at 7:10 AM. cy z . Me act perfectly retired sod qulet. oome and | 1) TRANNPACIFLG MALLS. ‘ mahag tang nace = . | Matis for CHINA and JAPAN, spectally addressed pop npr ean he ‘unsurpassed. European’ pine, | OPI. per ss. Expross of Italia, from Vanenenr else here daily up to 6:30 P- March 22. (d} Mails for CHINA end JAPA! ber 5.8. Braemer, 30 PLM. SOCIETY ISLANDS, per ship Trople . from San Francisco, close here ally up to M. Mai «ly A. JAPAN and HAWAII, per netaco, chase here daily ap to ab HA (except those for_W1 are forwarded vi Send for booklet. to 23 Beacon st. o-3-s,52t IW. SMITH, Prop'r. POTOMAC RIVER BOATS. = Coptic, & S. RANDALL'S POTOMAC RIVER LINE, Ce Stcamer ¥ HANDALL will leave River Niew wharf Suudays, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7 2 at all wharves as fer down os HAWA i Reniai Creek Were on Momays and. Wed. Man pane toe werdays at ¥ p.m. aud op Fridays about 3-30 p.m. te 8: Pamenger accommodations first-class. Freight received until the hour of sailing. .stralla), HAWAII and FIST ISLANDS (specially addressed ES RANDALL, only), per s.s. Warrimov, from Vancouver, close Proprietor aud Menager. | here dally up to 6:30 P.M. April 1, after 6:30 FM, Mareh @ General Ageut, Washington. 1. M. REARDON, Ageut, Alexandria. | Matlx for HAWAII, fers. Australia. from San = — | Francisco, close h ally up to 6:20 P.M. April STEAMER W 14, For Pe ‘TRANSPACIFIC MAILS are forwarded to the port of sailing daily, and the schedule of closings 1s arranged on the presumption of their uninterrupted overland transit. gait? Resistered matt closes at 10:00 A.M. same y tb) Registered mail closes at 1:00 P.M. same day. fe) Kegistered mall closes at 6:00 P.M. same day. adi) Rexisteret mall closes at 6:00 P.if. previous - () Registered mall closes at 1:00 P.M. Wednes- doys and Saturdays. (f) Kegistered wall closes at 1:00 P.M. previous day. R LANDINGS, | foot “of 7th at., Mon. | ‘ate landings to Golocial vint, Nomini Creek, St. ba Bay landings a.m., for intermediate landings to Busliwood, Rock | Point, P| vell's, Nowint Creek, Piney Poin! St. George's Island, a = Smith's Creek, Coan and Yeo: comtco rivers, Saturdays, 7 a.m, for intermediate landings to oalal ch, Bushwood, Rock Volt, Nomial (See schedules.) . W. RIDLEY. General Manager. i | The a WINTER SCHEDULE. Io effcet December 31, 1896, Steamer Potomac leaves 7th st.whart every Thars- ay at 4 p.m. for river lnndings and Baltimore. Passenger accommodation strictly first-class. Elee- frig Lighted tEroughout. | All river freight must be prepaid. Spectal ra ven of Baltimore freight. ‘STEPHENSON & BRO. Agent Office 910 Pa. ave. Telephone 745. Takes Women’sCrowning Glory’’--silky and glossy. MANSIE ts its name and Persia Is the birthplace of the plant that yields the finest that ever moistened the hair of either man or woman. No miracle worker—but every pe buring it te enthusiastic -®% its praise. iiastrmg ae Homeopathic ‘Phose 1606. —H Street—roo7. do24-120¢ ROVER GRA- rs cCURED—G) bam's Remedy ts a specific. Instant relief and per- manent cure guaranteed. ig) Registered mail closes et 6:00 P.M. Saturday Black Mohair Hercules Extetiished 1816 Extravagance —can never be laid at the door of any one who buys our way—a little down, a little each week. —lt’s the height of economy to put money in something of value. DIAMONDS, for instance. They’re al- ways valuable — easiest thing possible to buy them on our plan. Bon Marche. Ts The American Queen. Subscriptions ‘yeceived this month at Be. per ennum!*Well “worth $1.00. MONDAY == dress= makers’ bargain-day. Dressmakers soon attain a degree of expertness and discretion in se- lecting linings, notions and dress trimming that puts them on an equality with our own clerks. There are no secrets to them—they know every grade of goods and can tell to a penny what they are worth. Any honest person can buy goods from us on these terms: *$25 worth, $5 down, $1.00 week. $50 worth, $10 down, $1.25 week. $75 worth, $15 down, $1.50 weck. : Most dressmakers shop here. The $100 worth, $20 down, $2.00 per week. moral is obvious—you will do well No security required. to follow their example. Goods delivered on first LI NI NGS. payment. All transactions You buy Linings here at the manu- 3 facturers’ prices—we ask no profit. We strictly confidential, and operate this denartment sotely for your 5 z z benefit, so as to relieve you from paying you'll find that in spite of th» exorbitant prices of the dress goods J P' fi : stores. These ure only samples of the the accommodation our great valucs we distribute every Mon- prices are 15 to 25 per cent 4 ‘The new ‘American Queen’ Lining, in lack and fancy stripes. Worth iSe. yard. Menday., 1 23QC. Genuine. Herringbone Haircloti, in black and gras. Regular 25e. 3 Guilty; Maniay qercyaa. LOC. 12%e. Quallty “Best Bombay or Wire Canvas Skirt Stiffentng. Mon- day, per yard....... 74. Ise. Quality Fast sy lesias, yard. 8l4c. Joc. Quallty Molre-finish Rustle F less than those of any cash jeweler in town. Black Rack Double-faced Figured St- Castelberg’s ; Nat’! Jewelry Co.,’ 1103 Pa. Ave.,Next Star Offe>. = Baltimore Horse, 108 N. Eutaw st. caline, in black and colors. Mon- Ac. 16-tn. Genuine French Hatr- cloth. Monday, per yard. 18e. Quality Heavy Blac! Sanit ee 4c. &6-loch French Percaline, in black and. all the new dark and light shades, for day, per yard. 2lc. at All-Mnen Convas. Monday, Mntng the new organdies. 9 914c $44400020440200000400004448 : 12%e. quality. Menday, per yd 4 ° ; Best Quality Silk Leno. 8 c dH t d Monday, per yard... 2 q ave you rie i Best Dresymokers’ Cambric. 234c fo6 S 99 > Monday, per yard... es ° ‘*White Clover” } TO) 4 :| NOTIONS ‘ ; o ‘Butter yet? » We go down so deep into the profits 4 It's the only real Elgin-made Butter sold ie and cost of the Notions that the others. 4 fnuithie scltyi Different: trom/-any other K fear to follow. Hence cur Monday spe- Eri ae ne a whe clals in this department stand out con- © ere oni eae ae ee ey spicnously as the biggest values dis- 4H. M. Kingsley, Ast. 1209 FI St. ? tributed in the.,¢iiy on Monday. To il- ¢ lustrate: de. Bone Casing, all colors, fancy stitched, per pe.... 0c. best quality Whalebones, per dozen. 10e. Covered colors und sizes, fer doz... 6c. 4c. 6c. 4. Imntation Delorg Hooks og and Fyes, per doe ° \ 15e. plece of Syds. of Black 4 Velvetine Dresg “Eacing. ". OC. ( 50-yd. spool of Best Black & D GOODS never cost so ttle Silk, 2c. spool, ory per doz 18c. Qo THERE These We.best Rubbgr| Dress Shields, Qe v San ihe heaee AGRO viet Pe leas Prenat 3 4 vals find a place here. ‘That's 2 Soot ee ether stitcede TAG (Spygate liriews are so tempting. ) Brald, per pe . / BES ‘OMATE I e. ft 3 ( 0s Sf Carefitty: packed 4 ae 25c.4 jo ee hee SIFTED: tender. 3 : DRESS, TRIMMINGS. If you want to get a partial idea of the extemiivencss, variety and selec t- ness of our stock of Dress Trimmings see luge show window displaying sam- ples of th» spring fads. We pride ourselves upon b+ ing able to supply « LIMA STRING Bi BEA 3 cans for Qe. 4 cans for.. PINEAPPLE. + In extra heavy syrup, (> BosToN ry } bs SUE want in this Hue,,no matter how rarely ri = or how it may be worn. Here are © | wvsranp sanprNEs, 4 few Introductory prices for Monday onl: “« ae SARDINES jin oil, $1.25 quiity Braid Sets, for Spare ee cess ming waists, pieces for walxt, 89c. J T. D r and sleeves... * ° ° ° Strips to mztch the above 412 4th st. s.e. Regular 68e. qual. 48c (\ FIVE Cor, 34 and Md. ave. ne. 4 ity. Monday e = il 7th st. me. Braid By th the 1904 7th st. ow. SHORES sea oser ane ee Mom Be Anacostia. ea day, yar see . FARSI RSPR e going to. out a lot of Beau- Je tiful Garnitures, tneinding colar and a a os ts ee ee a aa a) yoke pieces. Regular 98e. to $1.95 val- ues. Speclal, Monday Balance of the $ 10,900 yds. of : Z ¢| Mill Remnants of Bargains India Linon, Linon fs Lawn & Swisses In Gas Fixtures. To be closed ou Builders of houses and ri = those who are remodel- onday. ing their homes—or ex- ‘That immense purchase of Mill Rem- nants of Todia Linons, India Lawns Pect to remodel. them and Swisses, in pleces of 1 to 10 yards, soon—should not fail to has already dwindled to about half see us-in regard to the its former size, but we shall not wait fixt any longer, but will reduce the price gas hxtures. — Monday all along the Ines to close them Having a big stock— which is not selling very -48c. Shedd’s, 432 gth St. ret | out immediately, as we need the room for new White Goods which are just < e sarees arriving. Out they go: $ seeing. we che little 3c. for choice of 8c. remnants. 3 building ee Sones we 6c. for choice Of 124c. remnants. = guarantee to furnish you 9c. for choice of 15c. remnants. % —— gas fixtures MUCH 11c. for choice, of 18c. remnants. 14¢. for choice of 25c. remnants. 6 and 8c. Embroideries, 5c. —— LESS than they can be —— bought for elsewhere. aReetens G7No one can afford to pass us Going to set a lot of odds and ends $ —— >s—tell your friends of the Cee in 6 and 8c. Erubroideries adrift on x6 —— LY REDUCED PRICES which pre- £ Mi hee oe oe Monday at 5c. They are 2 to 6 in. $ 8 FIN . wide, with ciges and insertings to z Ss mateh, . & : *s SHEDD B 35 and 40c: Laces, 19c. :S. 4 F0., A beautiful 11 of 35 and 40c. Laces, in Ortental, Yigt, Ventse, Rasalan and Applique, black, white and butter, 6 to 9-in. Plumbing, Tinning, Ranges, &c., 432 9th Street. 19c. iosioegregents wide. Monday aS =a a 35 to 50c. Embroideries,23c. 33 to Bec. brotderies, 6 to 10 in. COHEN’S, | 22253 9 Fe eee Special 23c. $1 Russian Net, 67c. To introduce’ few line of Black Rus- sian Net for wafsts and dresses, 48-in, wile, bought! te sell for $1, we shall ote ‘Monday per yard at 5 67c. 617 ith St. N. W. Point Lierre Laces, White, Cream and Butter Colored, 10c. to 69c. yd. Black Crochet Trimmings BON’ _ MARCHE, From 35c. to $1.69 yd. 314 and 316 7th St. it oie Best values ever offered. Braids, The Water of Life It Restores Health to All Sick People. Ministers of the Gospel used to speak of the “Water of Life,” bat not in a Mteral sense. ‘Ten years ago It became an actuality. Every since that time there has been a water that has driven every k1own disease out of the human body. It has stop- ped the pains, aches and wastes of the afMlicted. It acts upon disease exactly as ordmary water acts upon fire. 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We have now opened a number of new and hand- some styles of Picture Molding, and can show y @ larger variety than any other house in the city. Our work Is first-class. We use French glass only, et our prices are so low that they certainly will please you. We cut mats of every description and for any number of pictures to go in one frame. We make deep frames for wax flowers, sheaves of wheat, etc. We make Passepartouts or furnish all require- ments so you can make them yourself. We do gilding in gold leaf and repair fine old frames. We employ one of the best artists in the city on Crayon and Pastel Portraits, and our prices in this Ine will be a revelation to you. Perfect work guaranteed. All lines of cars pass our door, and we are only one square from Penna. ave. M. 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COHIEN’S, 617 Lith St. N.W. | Johnson Bros is mh20-50d ‘Telephone 762-2. fe20-3m,16 kinds full Tine UNTETETED “aad ——— and BONNETS. Mirs. C. Stiebel, 1113 GSt. IMPORTER OF FINE MILLINERY. mhlé-t.th,s-20 . <= T WALKER — 266 TH N. a "Comes two’ aae WASHINGTON AND MUSIC Mr. Jerome Hopkins Takes Some Exceptions to a Star Interview. Asks Why Local Organizations Are Not Supported if the Mustoal Taste is So High. Mr. Jerome Hopkins has written a com- munication to The Star taking exceptions to some of the statements made in an arti- cle published last Saturday, under the head of “A Musical Center,” in which the proprietor of a well-known music estab- lishment gave his views in regard to tne musical taste and culture of the pecuay of Washington. After quoting several complimentary ex- pressions from that interview in rather a Satirical sense, Mr. Hopkins says: “Now, may I ask how such a coleur de Tose picture of Washington musical society is to be reconciled to the facts that— “1. The Choral Society, admirable as are lis objects, officers, members and achteve- ments, yet consists of but 168 voices, when, the article states, ‘500 voices’ were soon recruited for the inauguration chorus and ‘the surface of the community was only skimmed, as three times that number of perfectly competent vocalists could have been secured? Further, how is it that your Choral Society is so. poorly sup- ported that it can scarcely pay its way, as its members have assured me? “2. If Washington is ‘tne most musical of American cities,” how is it that she has no permanent concert orckestra, no series of classic chamber music concerts and no theatrical orchestra of more than ten men? “3. About those inauguration pieces, your friend must have been joking when he called the Soldiers’ Chorus from Faust and the vocal part of the march from Tann- | hauser ‘among the most exacting in the entire range of music’ (sic), for some mu- sicians have heard of the six and eizht- part choruses by Handel, Bach and even Spobr, Rubinstein in ‘Nero,’ and Wagner in ‘Lohengrin,’ compared to which the in- auguration selections were but child's play. “4. ‘Roasting’ or even burning musicians is not always a difficult art, nor is it a sign of bad meat, and if newspaper critics in Washington were ever guilty of offering discourtesy tc Polish or any other kind of ‘outside’ artist I fail to perceive cause for self-felicitation. Florence, in Italy, once hissed Hossini. Kalkbrenner, in’ Paris, went about defaming Chopin's technique. An editor in Oxford called the renowned Handel's Oratorio troupe ‘a band of lousy fiddlers.’ The late Johr 8. Dwight of Bos- ton's Journal of Music dubbed Wagner ithe milliner composer,’ and Archbishop of Salzburg onc> gave the immortal Mozart a sousing kick, but unconsciously kicked himself into infamy and into the encyclo- pedias at the same time. The Boston quidnuncs abused the late poetic Gott- schalk’s compositions and piano virtuosity, comparing him with the stupid Oto Dresel, to the former's disadvantage, etc. But the lapse of time has not caused of seid vandals to brag of their brutalit “3. That ‘six out of ten houses have a piano each,’ is scarcely a good gauge of musicality, unless the way in which those pianos are handled and kept in tune is additionally reported. “8. I found children in Boston, and plen- ty of them, who, after seven years’ attend- ance upon the public schools, did not know the alphabet of the staff, and could neither name the notes nor sing seconas and thirds. Boston is well known as the best town for uegro minstrel troupes in the country. So she is not to be accepted as a standard of musical truth and righteousness by a long shot Wm. Mason, Arthur Whiting, E. A. MacDowell and others of her purest talent have deserted her. The sailors of a worthy vessel do not commonly desert their ship. “7. How is it that great operatic organi- zations do not ‘always count with the sreatest’ cocksureness upon Washington support? Was not Damrosch’s Wagner company, with its magnificent orchestra, a ‘great orgenization? aad didn’t it fail’ in Washington as it did in Philadelphia and Baltimore? “S. How is it that the late Georgetown Amateur Orchestra was allowed to evapo- rate with all its sweetness of sound and perfume? That was a confederation that surely deserved better fate, sprinkled as it was by sc many of the fair young violin- ists of the feminine persuasion. Why, oh. why, did this ‘most musical of all cities let it die down, down, down, with nei a tear or sigh in pity of its fate? or your ‘proprietor of a well-known mu establishment’ should answer ‘why, or should disentangle this knot. “9. Ther as to choirs, 1 may have been vnfortunate, but since my sojourn here | have heard several that ‘wobbled’ terribly, and all of us know that wobbling music is only less delightful than ‘wet’ music, as the violinists call a damp atmosphere when their strings snap! “The gceat Rubinstein once told me that he stroiled into Calvary Church, New York, it being near his hotel (the Clarendon), but could stay only a short time, ‘for the music drove him out!" Yet they thought that that was the ‘crack” New York choir at that time, the director being Mosenthal, conductor of the also ‘crack’ Mendelssohn Club of that cit. I wonder if your ‘music establishn:ent proprietor’ ever heard Dos- sert's choir at St. Stephen's R. C. Church, or Trinity Church choir (Epis.), or the famous Gregorian choir of Father Young at St. Paul's Redemptorist Church in New York? It may be remarked that in choirs, as in other things, tastes differ, but the two best choirs I have heard thus far in Washington have been that of the Church of the tpiphany and of St. Matthew's Roman Catholic Church. At the last-named the contralto is surely a prize. “iW. As to the absence of ‘beery songs” and ‘great demand for songs in foreign tongues," I would ask your chronicler if the tongues make the songs? Also wheth- er there can be no good songs whose words are not foreign? and further, whether he really belleves that every song with for- eign words must of necessity be good? I believe there are a few very ‘beery’ songs with foreign words sung in very beery beer gardens by very beery singers and still more beery auditors! Now, how can such pugilistic facts be reconciled? I re- spectfully call upon some kind friend to rive and explain for the benefit of human- ity in general and your readers in par- ticular. “11. How is it that in your public sthools the children get only two halt. hour lessons a month from a male teacher and two each week from a female teacher? I always wondered whether a male lesson was better than a female lesson or not. And yet that ‘Washington is the most musical city, in the world. “But most marvelous of all, how it is that, nevertheiess, your public school chil- dren sang the principal choruses in Men- delssohn’s Oratorio, ‘Elijah,’ last ‘season with the full score in their hands. They might as well have had the Koran in the original, doubtless, with the additional ad- vantage of a ‘critical exposition’ on Men- deissohn’s works, as the ‘report’ for 1896 assures us, and yet when dozens of those same children came to me the other day not one of them knew enough to open its mouth properly to sing. “Mehr Hcht! as the dying Goethe ex- claimed. ‘More Hght,’ indeed, is needed on all these perplexing inconsistencies, for poor ‘musical tramps’ like this deponent always love to learn something, if possi- ble.” -——.—__ Modest Merit. Frum the Philadelphia Pross. Manager—“You claim, sir, to have every qualification of a first-rate actor?” Hamlet de Hamphatte—“Well, perhaps I ought to mention the fact that I am slight- ly deaf—the result of so much applause, you know.” 2 —____- A Marvel. From the Philadelphia Press. 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