THE - PITTSBUEG- DISPATCH. SUNDAY OCTOBER 18, 1891. 18 w- fe ? 'lis fii lisiii in i w w. k ? FOR THE EARLY WINTER. The Favorite Gown for a Promenade Be coming Indoor Costnmes Dressing the Little Folks Xoreltles In Jewelry tate Fashion Gossip. During the clear, crisp weather of late October, November and early December promenade gowns will hold an impor tr.nt position in la dies' wardrobes, says Ella Starr in frank Leslie's. A novel de sign for this purpose is given in the illus tration. It is made of cloth in a rich fawn shade with an olive tone to it, and is trimmed with vel vet to match. The shape of the over garment is somewhat in polonaise form, with wing-like sides, which are lined with gross-grain silk to match in color. Promenade Gim.-tv New round cloaks for autumn are of great sire, enveloping the wearer completely, and covering the demi train of her gown, says Harper's Bazar. The beautiful model illustrated is of light Ha vana brown cloth. It ia cut out at the neck In front and back, and filled in with cream, colored crepe de Chine. The shoulders are gathered to form slight frills of no great height, and there are quaint litte gousets in front fictitiously supported by bretelles of trimming. The passementerie forms a sort of fale hood with collar-band and long, slender pendants, it is made of beads of va rious metallic tones, and is full of color. Three narrow tucks are around the foot of the cloak. It is lined throushout with cream-colored silk. The hat illustrated is from the Maison Yirot The cloak is a "Worth. TRT.TTT TOR IXDOOR WEAR. To turn from costumes for out-of-doors to those of in-door wear a pretty and youthful gown is made ot rongh striped cheviot. The stripes are in grav, white and black. The con a has suspender-like brctclles on the front of 31 slightly pointed bodice of gray peau de sole. Side fronts of the wool extend bias upon the under front of silk which clones invisiblv on the left side. " The back consists of but two forms of the wool cut bias, with stripes meeting in TV, and the ends sloped in two leaf like tabs below the waist line. A puff of the gray silk is at the top of the sleeves in front not in the back and the woolen sleeves are turnd back in slight revers below the puffand also as cuffs. A bias seam is down thefrontof the skirt, the back is inori fully pleated than nios't models, and ,t is buttoned to the bodice in a novel way. Eight buttons a jrwtfi Cloak of shaded grav pearl are set ia a row near the end of the front of the bodice; the part of the bodice below is then passed over the foundation skirt and under the cheviot skirt, and buttonholes to meet the but'ons ure wrought in the cheviot skirt. In the back the entire skirt passes under the leaf shaped tabs of the bodice, in each of which is a button hole for receiving two larger pearl buttons that are set on the skirt. This dress is made without extra length at the back, and should escape the pavement all aroind. A pretty dre-s for girls to take their dancing lessons in is shown in this column. The trimming, made of flowered mousselinc-dc-laiiie, wav be of lace or guipure em broidery. The tight-fitting bodice is made separately, and the lining fastened invisi bly in the middle in front. The plain voke of embroidery, and the full stomacher fath ered with heading, arc hooked over invisi bly on the left side. The brace trimming is narrow ed at the waist and contirucd down the back. Sleeves cut out in turrets at the wrist and trimmed with a frill of embroid ery. A deep flounce edged with embroidery trims the skirt. Bibbon velvet V,i inch wide, hides the band of the skirt. costumes ron little folks. The present fashions for little girls are very droll, savs Tlic Season. They have short waists, putt sleeves, long skirts, and are almost the counter parts of their moth ers. Little boys, too, since the intro duction of long trousers, wear old fashioned looking great coats and oval telt hats, much in the style of their panas. Still these are on the whole but 6ingle instances, and although nearly two years ago we gave notice of their ap proach, Are in eener al only see children of the richer class thus attired. The little lady in our illustration wears a , long mantle, almost -eaching to the ''round, with full sleeves and a peler- Slnred rhexirt Grum. me. The dress is completed with a charming hat trimmed with gay feathers. London jen elers are out with a lot of nov elties which will doubtless drift over here In time One novelty is a ring composed of the mvstic number of seven fine gold wires twisted together in a band, each en crusted with small diamonds, rubies, sapphires or emeralds, says rail Mall Budget. Another bit of precious adornment is a har row gold chain abont three yards in length, 6trung at internals with pearls. It is worn twisted loosely about the neck, and caught tip on one side of the bodice. A beauti fully enameled pansy with a diamond edge has a timepiece behcath its petals. It is fastened with a diamond-headed pin on the left side of the bodice. Two pretty little brooches for bonnet strings are tiny gold models of the Quetn's pet dogs, Spot and sy s mm will w US ml fill 'A lip f il I I'M ml Ml mmmJfjiut'f ;JA k If ' lit 4 1 XT' ilM iffi ifi .kMfl mm ir "i !!iS &i, ' ft Hit iH -; 2 M St i i "flpiii.iLLSf Flo. In sentimental jewelry the newest brooch is a bar of music The notes and rest mark spell "Dearest." Sporting jewelry is much worn. The favorite de signs are a. -coaching horn in gold, a dia mond horseshoe and nail, a fox's head on a hunting crop, and a diamond horse. For gentlemen the new scarf brooch is taking 1j " c 4f Zondon Xovt&Ha in Jewelry. the place of the old scarf pin. The designs are generally of a sporting charaotjp Brooches to wear with nautical costumes take the form of an anchor, flag, yacht or life-buoy in diamonds or emerald gold. A few of the novelties are illustrated here with. girl's hats aitd bonnets. Large, picturesque hats for small girls hae a low pointed crown, with wide brim arched in front and turned up in the back, savs Harper's Bazar. They are of felt, the color of the c!oak with which they are worn, and many have fleecy beaver brims, called iurfelts. Their trim ming is a single enor mous bow and er.ds of changeable veh et ribbon set in front, holding some stiffquills that point upward and back. Satin ribbon v;o. inches w ide are also lispd for tbp lftrirp bow and for a ruche $1 w hieh edces the brim ' of the bat, andsome4Xvj times foraclusterotl" three rosettes, each of different color. Ltke Her llamma. Clipped quills bordered or studded with jet or with spangles are in pairs or in clusters amid the loops of the bow. Stiff wings are set about irregularly, lyre-shaped feathers and aigrettes are high in front, and small tips are at the back; but new hats are not so laden with plumes as were those of last winte-. Black satin ribbons trim rose colored, tan or green hats effectively in a box-pleated ruche on the brim, and a flv-a-way bow in front holding two quills, with perhaps a twist or two extending to the back ot the crown. A quaint novelty is the Jlother Hubbard hat, with its only trimming a huge bow tied through slits in the crown high on the left side, and holding two quills. The brim is waved in six deeo curves. This is charm ingly odd in cadet blue felt, with a bow of velvet ribbon six inches wide in stripe3 of cadet blue, orange, and black; it is strapped by the telt of the crown, and three jetted quills are thrust in it. Large velvet hats have full puffed crowns and shirred brim, or else the crown is of light cloth, with dark velvet for the brim. VELVET AND WOOL TOR WTNTEB. "Velvet and wool are combined in some of the most tasteful winter dresses imported forladiec The vel vet forms a pleasant waist which may be worn with various dresses, or else a basque of graceful ahaje, with a vest, sleeves and skirt of striped wool. A pretty model, called the chinchilla gown, has a bell skirt of blue-gray camel's- hair with narrow strips resembling chinchilla; this is bias throughout, and is bordered with wider chinchilla stripes cut from the selvages, and sepa rated by a two-inch band of velvet rib bon. The Henry V. basque is of black velvet cut out in heart shape to show a vest of striped Readti to Dance. wool held in fan pleats at the pointed waist. but smooth at the top, where it is crossed with bands of chinchilla and of gray velvet ribbon studded with steej squares. Short pointed basques are sewed on at the waist line in front, while the longer back forms are continuous, being folded over the seams to hide them, then left open below the waist in the middle and side seams. These open seams are excellent in basques lor stout figures, its they do not define Ijrge hips. A high collar band is of gray chin chilla and grav velvet Shield-shaped trimming ot black cord passernentrie is on the velvet fronts, and a pointed girdle is about the waist Small leg-o'-mutton sleecs of velvet have but one seam, and are without trimming. Colored velvet basques, both plain and in corduroy stripes, w ill be similarly made. A Money Makr. It is so hard to get employment now and so hard to make money, that I know others would like to know how they can make a lit tle money, as I have done. Tell your sub scribers they can get all the jewelry, fable ware, knives, forks and spoons thev can plate, and make 525 a week. The p'lating outfit costs ?3. I bought mine from H. F. Delno & Co., Columbus, O. It plates gold, silver aud nickel. I did $4 TO worth of plating the first day. The work is done so nicely that everybody seeing it wants work done. This machine is the greatest money maker I ever saw. "Why should any one be out of employment or out of money when they can, by using my experience, "alwavs have money in the house and have a little to spend, too? Any one can get circulars by addressing H. F. Delno & Co., Colum bh', O. K. Jabeett. su Household goods packed for shipment Haugh & It&ENAN, 33 Water street Su TlSUtPW til IHK ir mm a iimsr iSVVeevw05j)VttKy 4 ZlTiw p ni II I 111 rJ i-J It ' 1 itgp FOOD FOR CHILDREN. How to Prevent the Accumulation of Flabby, Useless Flesh. GOOD BREAD AND MEAT ESSENTIAL. The Appetite for Sweets Will Disappear With Plenty of Beef. WARM DRIMS ABE A. GOOD THING tWMTTSIf TOV. TOT DISPATCH. E see two sorts of In fants that appear to perpetuate the race heavy little lumps and hlue-white, thin morsels. Neither of these promise well for-.- the future of humanity. Eo more do the large waisted, fleshy young women of 18, or nervous, pert, pallid boys and girls who go nbout with eyeglass strings dangling at their but tonholes. The more physical improvement is talked about, the wider mistakes are made, from the propensities of mammas and teachers to take a part for the whole and pin their laith on some fad in bringing up their boys and girls instead of narrowly watching the whole round of physical care. The dumpy girl, weighing from 140 to 160 in her teens, is a trial to her mother's eyes and a jest to the other young folks. Her flesh does not promise well for her future and it is in the wav of her study and spirits. The fault is not her own, but that oftho Eerson w ho provided her daily food from er toddlchood. She had the child's liking for slops of every kind oatmeal and milk, mealy potatoes, "mashed and swimming in milk or gravy; puddings, floated with cream sauce food which makes little use of teeth and goes to lymphatic, flabby fat THE TIE crust product. The pie and pickle product of humanity is not yet extinct and you can trace it through life by a peculiar unbaked tenacity of taste and ideas. The lard pie and dough nut flavor is so thoroughly inwrought that you can trace it in street cars and conven tions in nersniration. vote and opinion a general clogg and lardaceous condition of brain and body. The piecrust complexion of the Eastern States is more marked and less attractive than the soda, bilious sallow ness of the Mississippi lowlands. The best fighting troops in the late war, with the clearest heads and most reserve of strength, came from the part of the coun try wnich affords the best bread the North west They did not talk so much about their work as most other regiments. They went in and finished the fighting. That was before the davs of corrugated flour. however. It is doubtful if the same Statt s could make as good a showing at the next call, after a-generation fed on baked paste in lien of sound bread. "What the children of to-day want is a new sort of broadstiff principally. The childish par tiality for crisp, crumbly crackers ought to inform us of the nutrition nature takes most kindly. A cracker of the entire wheat kernel, ground into a meal which divides the scaly envelope as fine as the starchy flour within, mixed with milk, water, salt and a little shortening of any fat but lard, baked crisp and nicely browned, is the food for sound health, brilliant, lucid skins and strong, slender bones. FIT FOR S3IALL SHARP TELTH. Tour large, knotty joints may be as brit tle, limy or carious as you please instead of finely wrought gelatine, silcx and lime, wirb a strength like wrought steel and elasticity that gives the child its winged step, token of highest physical well being. Such crackers have none of the touch hard ness which makes paimul worK lor tender gums and mouths, but are dry enough for small, sharp teeth to grind temptingly and a child will gaze on such fare with a custo and leisure with which- its food should al ways be taken. Never hurry a child about its eating. Let it leave off and frolic, take a turn around the room and come back again with out the perpetual "make haste now," "at tend to your business," heard at children's tables. The warning given to invalids to take their slight food slowly, with rests be tween 'every few spoonfuls is good for all with weak digestions. This crisp, thin bread is the primitive and natural fprm of bread in all nations from the Indian tortilla of beaten sweet corn, thin as a wafer, to the Swedish knackbread large, thin disks of rye meal, stamped like waffles and baked hard, which is one of the fancy breads in Boston. It should always be toasted brown, and eaten hot, .when it is excellent with coffse. DEMANDS THOROUGH BAKING. The Scotch oatcake, the favored bread of English farmhouses, the Indian and Turk ish, Russian and German provincial bakery is after this sort and it is the wholesomest and pleasantcst bread in the world. But it demands mow baking than it evergcts. The brown crust or cracker undergoes a change which renders it less capable of acidifying, and it shares with charcoal the property of neutralizing morbid contents of the stomach. Children will be saved half their small miseries if from babyhood their bread and crackers are toasted brown and crisp through before eating. Persons of uncertain diges tion should eat no bread that is not toasted brown and dry. A host of unpleasant symp toms will give notice by their absence of the soundness of this advice from the best physicians. Obese people should eat toast brown throughout to keep down flesh. All our food needs much more cooking than it gets, especially cereals and vege tables, which should boil with slow heat fully an hour to develop their best flavor and tenderness. Cereals are much richer in flavor for being cooked and fried with a very little butter or the cotton oil fats till crusted brown on both sides. Fried with a quick fire, which produces a dry crust, not soaked with the fat, is perfectly well borne by invalids besides being very toothsome. COOKED FRUITS ARE SAFE. Apples or pears, baked all night into jellied richness, apple sauce, ready to thicken with its own sugary gum; apples cooked clear in a syrup thick as honey, pluni3 in violet syrup most healthful of truits and pale'peach preserve, all these are recommended for sensitive digestions, contrary to the received tenet that rich sweets are unsafe. Those who cannot eat ripe fruit or plain stewed fruit without dis tress find the syrupy preserves acceptable and easy of digestion, because first, the fruit has been thorough!)- cooked, the sugar, antiseptic in itself when pure, has been boiled and clarified from every germ of ferment and the blending of highly purified sugar and Jruit juice is most grateful to the system. The concentrated forms of sugar are well taken in advanced disease, rock" candy and clarified syrups proving the finest nutrition in consumption and nervous disorders. 3rake your own syrups, or at least reboil them at home, and you may allow your children their natural sweets without fear. Perfect ly pure sweets seem to afford much the same nutriment ns meat in a different shape, and the aviditv with which herhivora and car nivora alike horses, dogs, cats and sheep will eat sugar is enough to disprove the theory of its unhealthfulness. MEAT AND LOVE OF SWEETS. A disordered digestion may not be able to take sugar any more than a hundred other natural things which arc none the less healthful. Children are better allowed a moderate quantity of rich sweets at meals than frequent nibbling al sugar and candy. Children denied sufficient meat wiU crave rich sweets immoderately, and must have them 'or their nerves will suffer. Give them more meat in shape of gravy or rich broths, and the appe tite "for sweet things will disappear, or probably alternate with that for meats. Let nature alone as long as no bad effects fol low. Instinct is building up the tissues better than yon know how, and varied are the materials it must have. The advice for growing children applies very well to invalids, especially in regard to meats. These should be so perfectly free from gristle and fiber as to melt in the mouth an,d give the gastric juice as little work as possible. To attain this fabulous tenderness, meat may be scraped, pounded in a mortar, or very steadily and slowly baked in a closed stone pot until gristle dis solves and the fiber gains exquisite savori ness and melting quality. The meat taken out and chopped and restored to its own gravy is almost perfect nutrition. AVith this children should have the best garden vegetables, well cooked, tomatoes, egg plant, squash, asparagus, tender carrots and parsnips, .not served with milk sauces, but stewed dow n in their own juice with a little meat stock and herb seasoning. The free use of fresh herbs finely minced in food will go far to correct- humors, prevent worms, flatulence, bad breath and other worrying symptoms. WARM DRINK ADVISED. If you want plump children, or desire to round the figures of scrawny girls and boys, there is a short rule for it. Give them plenty of warm drink as well as food. This does not contradict the prohibition of sloppy food. To nourish food must be well ground by the teeth, not washed down. But at intervals of the repast it is grateful to take generous draughts of hot drink. Tempt children to take as much as three cups of drink at each meal. One naturally wants to begin with a hearty draught," another may well be taken at the pause in the mid dle of the meal, and another if liked at the close. Do not force these things, but have such tempting variety from time to time that it is taken without thought I am quite aware this is contrary to the general code, but the opinion is framed by wise physicians from close observation. American families need to eat and drink more than they generally get, and of much better quality." It is obvious that the de nunciations of overeating written for the beef and pudding gorged English have been applied to our own nation too far. The spare ness and nervousness of our people have been discussed without coming to the proper conclusion, that they need more to eat. AMERICANS NOT OVERFED. It is the exception among American fami lies which eat too much, and the meager critic who is shocked at the hearty appe tites of her neighbors could follow their ex ample with benefit. The American mother does not want the trouble of overseeing much cookery, and the servant Is opposed to anything that makes her more work, the husband and boys are turned on to restaur ants, much as may be, and the restaurant policy to cut rations as genteely as possible. Few are the home tables where the third cup of coffee would be handed without pro test, yet a breakfast or dinner can hardly be said to be complete without at least three cups of liquid. There is comfort and stimulus to the di gestion in hot drinks, and a thousand thanks are due him who adds a beverage to the number. Our list of drinks will be much enlarged in a few years as the value of for eign stimulants becomes known. "Why should we not drink the mate of Paraguay as an alternative to tea, and have our cup of guarana or kola nut coffee as well as the common infusions? Siiirlev Dare. THE KISSES OP HEBO. 'What Emmm V. Sheridan Has to Say of JlansOeld's Interpretation of Them. Chicago Herald. Hiss Sheridan would not tell explicitly how large a proportion of the kisses which Mansfield appears to bestow to her face, neck and arms, in the tragedy of "Nero," are actual, but she tacitly admitted their genuineness as follows: "Does Mr. Hans field kiss me? No; Nero kisses Charis. It would be absurd otherwise. If a part is to be played it must be played. Nero would be likely to kiss a girl for whom he had conceived a violent infatuation, would he not? The tyrant was restrained neither by moral sense nor by the manners of his time and court If Mr. Hansfield is going to plav Nero he must convey to the audience an impression of what Nero was how he felt and what he did. Nero was a creature of tremendous, and unbridled passions. He was violently in love with Cbaris, and he naturally held her in his jirms and kissed her. Nero likewise holds a harp in his arms and plays on it. "Why not agitate the question whether Mr. Mansfield really plays the harp? Nero lilts a cup to his lips and drinks. "Why not discuss the issue whether Mr. Mansfield really drinks from the empty cup? Why not go further a,nd wonder if the imaginary draught intoxicates him?" "you will not tell how much Mansfield kisses you?" "No, I won't I will only say that he Is most carefully considerate with the women with whom he plays." The fact remains, however, that the kiss ing episode in "Nero" has had such a sem blance of genninenoss as to displease the audience greatly and to contribute very considerably to the -failure of the tragedy. CHRONIC CATARRH. HISTORY OF A CASE THAT NEEDS NO COMMENT. TV hat Has Been Done Can. Bo Done Again. The efficacy of Pc-ru-na in the cure of chronic catarrh of long standing cannot be told in greater eloquence or more con vincing argument than by simply making cxtracto from letters received from grateful patients. The following interesting ex tracts from a correspondence with Mr. Peter Ilattenberger, of Porterfield, Wis., tell their own story: Porterfield, "Wis., Ausust 1, 1890. Dr. S. B. Hartman Dear Sir: I have been suffering with chronic catarrh about nine years, and it has now settled on my lungs and I have all the symptoms of con sumption. ' August 19, 1890. I have taken the -Pe-ru-na now lor three weeks as you advised, and I feel a great deal better. The coughhas nearly lett'me and my appetite is getting better every day, and ray sallow complexion is almost "gone and my skin is getting white. The catarrh in my head still troubles me so much that I get linost crazy. September 11, 1890. I am improving very fast now. The cough Is gone and the catarrh is commencing to leave my head and throat December 18, 1890. I am still following your advice, and am getting along well. February 12, 189L I am still improving in every way. The catarrh is leaving my head and throat. April 27, 1891. I am still using your medicine. Mv health is improving right along, my appe" tite is good, and I teel better than I'bavc in five or six years. August 28, 1891. I am rid of the catarrh now, and feel per fectly well aud happy. You are at liberty to publish my case for the benefit of others, and if there is anyone who has any doubt about your medicine curing catarrh let them write me and I will be glad to answer them. God bless you aud vours. PETEB HATTENBERGEK. Porterfield, Wis. It is to Pe-ru-na that he owes his life and health which he enjoys to-day, without the shadow of a doubt. Thousands of similar cases are occurring every year. Pe-ru-na rarely fails to cure any catarrhal affections of the head, throat or lungs, from the slight est cold to the most pronounced type of catarrhal consumption. Directions for use accompany each bottle. For a complete treatise as to the use of Pe-ru-na In the various stages, varieties and combinations of catarrh send at once for a copy of The Family Physician No. 2. Sent free to any address by The Pcrana Medicine Company, Columbus, Ohio. Badges for lodges and societies at Mo Mahon Bros.', 52 Fourth avenue. su TASTE AND TALENT Were Both Developed'by the Cantata and Gounod Societies. NEITHER OF THEM LIYED LONG, But Their Legacies Cannot Be Overestimated by Pittsburg. A REUNION OF THE OLD SINGERS rWKllTJCT FOB THI DtSPATCH.1 The fact that the Mozart Society, through the generosity of Mr. H. C. Frick, is pro vided with such increased facilities for its work, will give great pleasure to all the music lovers of the city. The bright pros pects of this favorite club will recall to mind the difficulties and detriments under which those that preceded it suffered for want of such liberal assistance. The old members of the Cantata and the Gounod will remember the ill-arranged old halls and dingy old chapel in which their rehearsals were held without even ordinary conveniences, let alone such luxuries, deco rations, mirrors, busts, pictures of the great masters and artists, as described in The Disvatoii last Sunday in "The Music World. " But still the memory of the dark, ill-lighted stairs, where stumbling was the rule; the hard old settees, where the front ones were usually left sacred to the best and boldest singers, while the modest ones took the back seats; the dust and dirt of win dows, walls and floors will also bring back the fun we had, the joys that filled the happy hours when with youthful enthusi asm the members of the old societies were wont to raise the echoes and perhaps the neighborhood with their singing of the old masterpieces. ORGANIZATION OP THE CANTATA. There were musical societies in Pittsburg before the birth of "The Cantata, "but there was never one, perhaps, that was organized under more hopeful auspices. Its member ship, limited to 50, was composed of the cream of musical society, selected from the best and most cultivated singers of the day, who were full of enthusiasm for musio of the first order. The taste for music of such com posers as Handel, Mendelssohn, Gounod, Spohr, Schuman, Rossini, Bruch and others, more or less famous, was to be cultivated. An orchestra was to be formed that conld sustain the noble works of such composers. Its finances were to he furnished by the re turns from concerts, and the hope was enter tained that such public-spirited citizens as Mr. Carnegie, Mr Frick and Mr. Phipps are now, would be ready to help the enter prise in case of any failure of publio sup port But the public had not yet been educated to enjoy such music. They preferred Christy's Minstreh and compositions of the order of "Beautiful Star," "Genevieve, Sweet Genevieve" and "Boll on Silver Moon" popular songs left now to the mem ory of years ago; and only to call up festal eves and "banquet halls deserted, while the works of the masters are kept Grocn, not alone In the summer time, But in the winter's frost and rime, and furnish fresh delight to every coming generation. DIDN'T ArrRECIATE THE CLASSICAL. Nor did the men of money see much to en courage in classical music It bored them to death. They could appreciate such music as appealed to "their emotions. They could feel the pathos of "Home, Sweet Home," could appreciate the sentiment of "Annie Laurie" or "Bonnie Doon," could respond in spirit to "Bock Me to Sleep, Mother," "The Old Folks at Home," or "Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming," and feel the thrill ot patriotism profoundly over the stirring strains of the "Star Spangled Ban ner," but they had no more comprehension of, nor use for, "The Walpurgis Night" of Mendelssohn, "The Lost Judgment" of Spohr, the oratorios of "Elijah" or "Daniel," or the masterpieces of Gounod, Bruch or others in the lanks of the classics than have most people to-day appreciation of the grand operas of Wagner, in which he aims "to express the underlying emotions" of fantastic legendary subjects. The Cantata,' with all its high aspirations and noble aims, died about the age of two years ot the usual discoras. JJut it sowed seeds which have been growing ever since, and of which the Mozart and other societies are reaping some of the fruits. THE PIRST CONCERT "WAS TOO RICH. The programme of the first concert, if I remember correctly, wasSchuman's "Gypsy Chorus," Gounod's "Messe Solenelle," and "The Campbells Are Coming," by Max Bruch a rather ambitious programme for a society so young, but fully justified by the talent and standing ot the singers who com posed it The concert failed to please the majority of the people, whose taste was not sufficiently cultivated to enjoy its richness. Those succeeding were also rather coldly re ceived, and this threw a reciprocal cold blanket over the society. The usual little discords, jealousies and animosities had crept in, that prevail in all societies, es pecially those devoted to harmony, and the Cantata went to pieces, as most associations do sooner or later. Then came in the Gounod with trumpets and stvle. Its premises showed that it in tended to avoid all the faults of its prede cessors aud to maintain all its virtues. Learning wisdom by the previous failure, it made its object the pleasure and improve ment of its members rather than the eleva tion of the public taste. While composed largely of the old members of the Cantata, it yet determined to become vastly exclu sive and yet not expose itself to the fires of criticism. Although its first concert was given in the dingy Female College Hall, the 'Evening 1 U UO UA 1I1I1VUUVI1 IHVIVI1VVU rlraco ' TlXflwdiileertTin a A 't 1 dress." Mendelssohn s "Ave Maria" and "Night," by Gounod, were upon the pro gramme. THE GOUNOD IN OPERA. The Gounod had quite a successful career while it lasted. But internal troubles, to which all societies are subject, broke it up at last The opera of "Stradclla" was given about this time by the Frohsinns, with Madame Lohcyde as the prima donna and Apfelbaum as Stradeila. Toe success of this amateur performance fired the Gounods for opera. They soon took hold of "Martha" in rehearsal, and on its public performance they made Pittsburg feel proud. Mrs. Camp assumed the role of Martha. (What has be come of Mrs. Camp?) Mr. Paul Zimmer man was the primo tenor, Miss Theresa Herrr.e was the Nancy, Barclay Everson was in it and so was Paul Boehme. The popu larity and success of this production gave large encouragement to the Gounods, and their entertainments after that were in the line of opera. J.Much fine talent was developed,though not much of it has gone beyond the amateur stage. The admired and beloved Jean Wallace made her debut as a member of. the Gounods and trod the stage for the first time in "The Bohemian Girl." Who in Pittsburg does not recall her charming voice and piquant style in her ballad singing, and who does not regret her present retirement through ill health? Then there was Inez Kennedy, whose voice was pronounced phenomenal. In what obscrity is that voice now? Josie Smith also made a debut in opera. She had a rich contralto voice of striking power, and displayed great dramatic ability, but she too seems lost to the world whic'h welcomed her so warmly. when ran voice is best. Scores of others might be mentioned that seem to have retired too soon for fame. Not one of them can be older than Patti, and many not as old, and yet Patti claims her voice to be in its prime, and this must be true in great degree, since she can still com mand 1,000 a night for singing three songs. She has basked in the sunshine of world wide fame since her public debut in Old City Hall in Pittsburg in 1860. Are our sinsers detpVminofl to retire in the full tide of favor even before their best powers were displayed, to leave the field open to others for fear it may be said Mrs. Blank sings beautifully, but she is growing passe, her voice is no longer what it was ten years ago, she should retiro gracefully and, give way to others? Are the tenors and and bassos and altos of the Cantata days determined to retire from the field at a time when their powers should be in fullest vigor and highest excellence? SIMS REEVES AND PATTI. Sims Beeves, the most famous of English tenors, did not leave the field of his great successes until 80 or thereabouts. What is the secret of Patti's retention of her power and sweetness of voice when nearly 50? She told someone once it was because she knew how to take care of it She would never consent to strain it by singing in German opera. She would never touch Wagner's music, bnt confined herself to Italian. The thought of this came to mind when I heard Albani shrieking against the bray of brass in the "Flying Dutchman." Has such singing spoiled her voice? Who would not like to know the whereabouts of the old favorites and what they are doing? Is Annie Louise Cary, who used to bring down the house, rocking the cradle of young contraltos? Has Kellogg now subsided into a humdrum housekeeper? Castle is still goinc the rounds; Myron Whitney still sings "Why Do the Heathen Bage, and the People Imagine a Vain Thing." Why, then, should not some of the richly gilted singers of Pittsburg appear more often, and not leave the field so altogether to the callow youngsters, who, while many of them are rich in promise and give token of splendid power in days to come, are yet not equal to their predecessors. The town should hear more often from Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Mellor. from the many who made the old societies prominent for talent MUSIC AND MESIORV. A writer upon music has said: "The strangest phenomena of all connected with musical perturbation are to be found in alli ance with memory; but musical sound is only one of many mediums that connect us vividly with the past But for freshness, and suddenness, and power over memory all the senses must yield to the sense of hear ing; memory is the great perturber of music al meaning. When memory is concerned, musio is no longer itself; it ceases to have any proper plane of feeling; it surrenders it self wholly, with all Its rights, to memory, to be the patient, stern and terrible expo nent of that recording angel. What is it?" Without pausing to analyze the full meaning of all this we may say that a few notes of the "Sweet Bye and Bye" will re call to thousands the time and scene asso ciated with its first hearing. The singing of "When This Cruel War Is Over" will bring into fullest remembrance the boys in blue, the bloody battle fields, the lonely homes, the anxious hours, the hurryings to and fro, the gatherings for sanitary work, the soldieri' funerals, the horrors of prisons and every picture of the war. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" brings up the discharge of the troops, the train loads of returning soldiers, the shouts, hurrahs, and the scenes in every village and town when the bovs got home. Just so the strains of the ''Messiah," the "Come Let us Sing," the "Elijah," the all of it bring up the picture to those who were there ot the winter nights, the dark stairs, the dingy hall, the figure of Tetedoux so smiling when pleased, so full ot "Sacres" under his moustache when things went wrong, the picture of Mr. Mellor, at the piano, and the bright faces and gay laughs of the singers. INTERESTING EPISODE. A few musical notes have power to call up the picture of the fainting of Miss Page at one of the concerts. , Miss Page was a foreigner, so to speak. For some unknown reason the women singers were "down on her," and their coldness and passivity were appalling. A friend had to come upon the stage to support her when she was to sing. The frostiness of her reception made her faint dead away. O. S. Beinhart's sketch of that famous faint passed around the next day was so wondrously true to nature and withal so fnnnv that everyboby enjoyed it immensely. Thfs incident is sometimes said to have marked out his career. What fun those societies did have! Whether the Mozart is more "strictly busi ness" is not known, but certainly with all its superior advantages it can surely set forth nothine more admirable than was then accomplished. The Mozart is the direct successor of these two societies. Its leader has good ability as a musician, and has sustained it remark ably well. A musical taste has been created now in Pittsburg that will always furnish audience to classical music. That much of the object of the old Cantata has been at tained. It should hold a reunion and cele brate. May the Mozart prosper and en deavor to avoid the rocks upon which its predecessors split Bessie Bramble. A PABADISE FOB SEBPENTS. Millions of Them In the Klamath Lake Dis trict of Ontario. Forest and Stream. In a walk of a mile along Link river a sportsman will see tens of thousands of snakes. They are of a harmless variety, and of all colors and sizes, six inches to six feet in length. On warm, sunny days they lie twisted together in heaps of hundreds, and it is not uncommon to see 3,000 of them in 15 minutes' walk. If disturbed while taking their siesta, in their efforts to get away they become twisted into the form of a cable as large as a man's body and cannot move. According to an estimate made by one of the oldest and most intelligent in habitants of that vicinity, there are snakes enough in that country to build a wall four feet wide and lour leet high at least a mile long. Some of the farms there are fenced with walls laid up with round, water-worn stones. These walls constitute the homes of thousands of these reptiles. If one of these walls is approached, from nearly every interstice a snake's head will be pro jected with forked tongue, forbidding tres pass on their domain. What is singular about this whole affair is the protection afforded these reptiles by the inhabitants there. They will not allow them to be killed or even injured. Their children, familiarized with them from their birth, have no loathing or fear of the rep tiles, but pick them up and play with them, as any other child would with a toy, under a caution of the parents not to hurt them. The reasons given by the farmers and others for this protection are three. First, the farmers could raise no crops without their aid in destroying various bugs, insects and vermin which would otherwise overrun the whole region with destruction of all living vegetation; second, the reptiles smell sick ening enough living, but their stench is in tolerable when dead; and, thirJ, they de vour and reduce the number of frogs, and thereby hangs a talc. Annually there descends upon Linkville and the surrounding country untold mill ions of little creatures, resembling a frog, and about the size of a small one, which are reminders of the biblical 'frogs from Egypt Where they come from no one seems to know, but it is probable that they come from the. rivers and lakes and Klamath marshes. Upon their arrival every door and window has to be closed against them, or they will invade the houses in countless numbers and dispute possession of every part thereof, even to the bed. There is no standing upon polite less at these times. The entrance to and exit from a house is doue with instantaneous celerity, and a re sounding slam to the door which, under ordinary circumstances, would betray a pas sionate mood, Ot course the streets of the town are full of them. And now the snake takes his annual feast. And thus is nature's law of supply and demand fulfilled. Thero Is None Better. Dr. B. L. St John, of Howland, Putnam county, Mo., takes especial pleasure in recommending Chamberlain's Cough Bern edy, because he knows it to be reliable. He has used it in his practice for several years, and says there is none better. It is es pecially valuable for colds and as a pre ventive and cure for croup. This most ex., cellent medicine is for sale by druggists. van THE LEATE TAKING. How the Well-Bred Woman Ends a Call Upon An Acquaintance. TWO WAYS OF TRAINING CHILDREN Beanty From Face Massage and the Health fulness of Chocolate. SOME HELPS FOR TRZ HOME L0TEE fiVKiriuf ron the dispatcti.I An English Countess once remarked: "Let me see a woman enter or leave a room and I'll tell you the djte'.of her peerage." Which was perhaps an exageration, but the fact remains that the manner of one's exit particularly tells a considerable tale of one's ease or otherwise in social matters. The well-bred woman, for instance, does not say "I must go" and then actually refrains from going for 15 minutes; in fact, the well bred woman does not say "I must go" at all she finishes her call seated, and then, ris ing, prefaces her departure by giving her hand, perhaps with some such remark as "And now I'll bid you good morning," or "I must say goodby now, Mrs. Blank," be ginning at once upon having said it to move toward the door. If she is the only visitor her hostess may accompany her to the threshold of the apart ment, but there the visit should cease and the guest with a further pressure of the hand and some easy parting sentence that will suggest itself, as "I am so glad to have found you at home," or "Try to come and seeme very soon," goes through the hall and out of the door alone. Of course this is merely to illustrate. It is impossible to give any set version for a leave taking as there are innumerable phases of the opera tion. All that should be remem bered Is to avoid the Scylla of a prolonged and tedious farewell and the Charybdis of an abrupt, catapult sort of shooting out And don't, if you are a hostess, follow anybody, not even your most intimate friend out to the steps or piazza. It is unnecessary, inelegant and many times actually dangerous. Physicians inveigh loudly against the practice, point ing out with great truth the risk of leaving our close superheated houses to stand with out added clothing and often in thin-soled slippers on stone steps and in the draught formed by the open hall door. "Nothing," says one physician, "could be more fool hardy, and I have many times traced seri ous colds directly and solely to this cause." Veil sachets are dainty little padded and perfumed pockets for the flyaway cobwebs that nowadays vary not only with every costume and complexion, bnt with various occasions, there being a shopping veil, a church veil, a reception vail and a theater veil. o A "cushion sale" is perhaps something of a novelty in the way of entertainments for charrty's sweet sake. It is not an elaborate aflair and can be quickly arranged for. One held recently in the parlors of a church was managed by a half dozen young ladies. Each had a stall or booth devoted to the sale of a single kind of cushion. Pincushions small and great, thongh there were few great ones, for the stupendous pincushion belongs to a bygone day of fancy work, filled one booth, which was draped in cheese cloth of a single color, the attendants of that booth wearing Japanese costumes of the same ma terial. Another booth showed only yacht ing cushions of every style and device; traveling cushions filled a third, and a fourth was given up to carriage and invalid cushions, rubber, knitted, cloth and leather. A large booth filling one end of the hall was devoted to sofa, h.immock and hearth 'cushions, and the sixth stall showed various odd cushions hairpin cushions, oblong rolls "to keep the glass back" and "to keep music in its place" on the piano, emery cusions and the like. Tea, wafers and sandwiches were served, and a hand some sum was netted to the young workers. Among the safa pillows were some ex quisite ones, suitable really only for the daintiest rooms and nicest use, made from pieces of ball gowns. Squares of white silk, striped with blue, of pale cream, brocaded in a Dresden china pattern, with tiny bunches of pink roses formed the two sides of the cushions, the joining scam being con cealed with a border of swar.sdown, which imparted a most airy and fluffy appearance. A smoker's cushion made from the actual ribbons which tie np bundles of cicars, feather-stitched together, was curious rather than pretty, but it was very saleable. o Face massage is a rather new fad. The treatment consists of gentle, continnous up rubbing of the cheeks and temples, making wide sweeps from the bridge of the nose around under the eyes. It is claimed to be a wonderful beautifler, freshening the skin and making it smooth and firm. The up rubbing must be insisted upon, as this mo tion counteracts any weakness ot the mus- cles and prevents the llabby or drooping tendency, which is one of the forerunners ot wrinkles and unloveliness. Massage by machinery is also popular now, though many claim that a chief value of the treat ment the personal magnetism of the rubber is thus done away with to a disadvantage. o One of the needs of every household is a convenient receptacle for wrapping paper and twine. It is a small comfort which con tributes in, a large measure sometimes to domestic peace. A stout and capacious bag for this purpose is made from two medium sized Turkish towels. The colored variety is the best because it does not show soil as readily as the white. Join the sides of the towels and stitch across the bottom three inches above the fringe, forming the bag. The top should be turned over on the out side perhaps five inches and a reed shirred in to hold the mouth of the bag always open. Cords or ribbon serve to hang by and a further suggestion is that it should bo placed in a quickly accessible place. All wrappings taken from parcels should be smoothed first, then ioldcd and rolled, and the accompanying string wonnd around them and loosely twisted in to be secure. Such rolls may then be tossed into the re ceptacle provided, and when paper is needed $100,000.00 More than one Hundred thousand dollars has been paid by the Price Flavoring Extract Co. for Vanilla Beans during the past six months. The largest quan tity ever purchased in the same time by any other manufacturer in the world. The idea that good Extract of Vanilla is easily produced is so absurd as to be unworthy of notice. Unless the best Mexican Vanilla Beans are used, properly cured, properly aged, and the flavor properly extracted, and allowed to stand at least one year before offering for- sale, good Extract of Va nilla is an impossibility. Try Dr. Price's Extract Of Vanilla and note its delicious flavor. to wrap a bottle to go to the drngglst or do up a parcel for expressing, the bag is suro to produce the suitable piece wit'4 twino ready attached. Two mothers were recently fBscnsslng their respective ways with their families of children. Said one: "Just before bed time it is my habit to get thetn together, and we have a half hour of 'criticism.' Any child may comment on what he has noticed amiss ih the conduct of any other member of the circle during the day, and I add a few words to impress ths lesson. Of course, I permit nothing like fault finding, only a faithful and un exaggerated report, -and the accused has an opportunitv for explanation before toy criticism." The other smiled. "We have the sam general scheme in my own. household," sh said, "barring one wide, difference. The children pick out any kittle praiseworthy thing they may have noticed in the conduct of brother or sister, and I bestow approval, and, if possible, point a moral lor tho others." And the little episor'fe seemed to a listener very much like the fabJe of the traveler and the wind and the sun. An English physician has been inveigh ing against what he terms the "chocolata habit." He avers it is injurious to diges tion and some London dentists add another count to the indictment in asserting that too free nibbling of bonbons and sweet meats plays havoc with the teeth. Which is rather a blow to mothers who have per suaded themselves that of all the list of candies which the sweet-toothed fraternity crave, chocolate, dainties, plain and varied, were the most barmless. And the chargo will have to be well proved before its truth will be accepted. Bits or Usefnl Information. Brides use white sealing wax. Dozs everj-pody know that warts mayo removed by touchins them two or threo times dally 'with castor oil I Cabdcase sachets, tiny and heavily per fumea, find thelcway as well Into the cassj of tho man as the woman of fashion. The rough brown paper used by trrocers and butchers Is one of the best things possI ble upon which to drain edibles cooked la, fat doughnuts, fritters, fish balls and thu like. At a recent ladles' luncheon the favor were broad ribbon sashes, across whlolx were printed In craceful text qnotatlons suited to the guest for whom each was In tended. In buying lavender flowers for your linen closets and chiffonier sachets, be sure to get tho real English lavender. Buy of a reltablo druggist and get the imported variety which is the only sort worthy tho name. Map.gaeet H. Wilck. BILLY FLOEEHCE'S GUIDE. Extraordinary Intelligence of His Tavorit Indian of the Bestisonche. If ew York Telegram. J Comedian Billy Florence tells a runny story of an experience he had while on his last trip to the Bestigouche in search ot the young salmon. "Billy's" guide, philosopher and friend during his fishing excursions has been a full-blooded Indian called Macarac, whos knowledge of woods and water lore Is only exceeded by his intense admiration for tho jolly comedian. About the camp fires at night, when the day's wading and tramping were over, Macarac would listen devoutly to the tales of foreign courts and potentate recited as only Billy Florence could recite. Of course there was no exaggeration of fact or detail in the stories. "When I went up to the Bestlgonoh thlj season," said Florence, "Macarao met ma with his customary lack of enthusiasm, but I noticed that he seemed to have something on his mind. He harried me to the cabin, and hardly waited &r me to eet my things stowed away before he dragged me down to the river to show me his new canoe. It was the ordinary brick bark canoe, a littla more highly ornamented in the way of por cupine quills and clay paint, and differed ia another respect from the usual Indian cus tom of canoe decoration in having scratched on the bow through the white brick bark the words 'Bucky Hunter." I noticed tha name, but made no comment Macarac got into the canoe and turned ber around for my inspection, and on the other side of the bow the same name, but with several letters re versed. Macarac told me that he could not write and had induced a friend who could, to put the inscription on his new boat I complimented him on their appearance and started back to the cabin. The Indian, seemed deeply disappointed at something, but knowing the Indian character I made no effort to discover the cause, for I knew" that it would all come out later. "In the evening when we were seated about the fire I asked him who he had named his canoe after. He said: Ton, know. Great squaw you told me about last time you come.' 'Squaw? What squaw? 'Oh,' he replied, 'squaw what heap lova white man; make great fight' 'Who did she fight? I asked. 'Save white man. Hat come this place. She love him. Chief no like. Make him mad. Say he kill: Then white man have his head put down for chief to club, and squaw lay down on it No let chief kilL Bncky Hunter her name. Ton know . Then it struck1 me Macrae meant Pocahontas." B0HE FINE WRITING. Over Ten Thousand Word! Icibly Writ ten Upon a "Postal Card. Harper's Toung People. Not long ago Joseph English, of Boston, Mass., wrote with a pen an entire speech! containing 4,162 words on the back of a, postal card. On another postal card Will-' iam A. Bowers, of Boston, wrote eight chapters of the Bible which contained 201 verses or 5,238 words; while W. Frank Hunter, of Topeka, Kan., succeeded ia writing the filth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and part ot the tenth chapters of St John, or 6,201 words in all, on a space of, equal size. But all these performances, rematkabla as they seem, sink into insignificance whea compared with that of Walter S. McPhall, Holvoke, Mass., who claims to have trans ferred to the back of a postal card 10,283 words. These comprise the ninth to tha twentieth chapters of St John inclusive, and are written with a pen eo as to be per fectly legible through a magnifying glass. i 1 Wi
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