THE SCIi ANTON TRIBUXE SATUTtDAT XOTTNINO, FEBRuAui . 8, 1896,
"Mor o Gam"
Cymry -Denver yn '960 -
' The Host Elaborate Programme of the Year.
' Five Thousand Dollars in Prizes and Medals.
Whew! Heretofore Rcranton held the
proud ' distinction and unmistakable
right of being tho American center of
great elsteddfodlcal contests, and Ita
elsteddfodau of ISTi. 1880 and 1885. and
the attendant results, were memorable
affairs. The achievements won and re
sults accomplished on those occaslonn
brought forth Inspiring comments from
' the pens of some of the most gifted
American writers of the age- The col-
' limns of the New York Tribune, Herald,
'World, Graphic and other influential
metropolitan newspapers, teemed with
lavish praises of the magnificent ac-
n.nipllshments of the Welsh people In
the fields of literature and music. L'n-
' tl! this epoch, however, the accomplish-
merits of the Welsh people In choral
Mnglng were only known locally, and
, the Interpretation of the works of the
musters upon these occasions, and af
terwards at New York, Philadelphia.
Chicago and elsewhere by the Welsh
people of Pennsylvania, was a revela
tion to the critics of these great cities.
Hut. to their honor be It said, they were
(jutck to appreciate and unhesitating
In their praise, i oday. our people stand
forentost among the people of the earth
os chorallsts and Interpreters of the di
vine themes woven so beautifully into
music by such masters as Handel,
Heethoven and others. This great pro
ficiency has been attained through the
means of the eisteddfod. Scranton
claims first honors, and her people were
the first to give the American people the
true definition of what the eisteddfod
meant and what It accomplished for
the children of Uwulla. A Scrantonlan. ;
one of the most gifted sons or the eis
teddfod of dear old Cambria, was the
lending light and the life and soul of the
national eisteddfod of Wales in 15, and
will be the leading light and the life and
soul and the master spirit and the only
Harry Kdwai ds of the national elstedd
foil of America in 18M6. which will be
held at I)enver. Col., In September next.
Never before In the history of the els
tedfod In this country. Including even
tho World's fair eisteddfod, has there
been such an elaborate programme pre- I
sented as the one that has Just been
announced by the musical people of
Denver. More than Su.Oofl In cash and
medal nrlres, besides the valuable ami
historic bardic chair will be offered In
prizes. The eisteddfod will be offleered
and natronlsed by the most illustrious
and influential citlsens of Colorado,
prominent among them being Governor
Mcliuire, ex-Oovernor John Kvans,
State Senators Jenkins and Hartzell.
Judges Lefevre and Steele and Mayor
McMurray. Hon. H. M. Edwards, of
Scranton. and Hon. Thomas L. James,
of New Yoik city, will be present aH
guests of honor and will also act in an
official capacity. Judfte Kdwards will
have charge of the different meetings
and will act as one of the chief literary
ndjudictaors. As we stuted before,
Scranton. heretofore, was the els
teddfodlcal center in this country, but
from present Indications It behooves her
musical neople to look to their laurels,
or the great city of Denver will capture
the honor. The programme for the
thrtje days Includes musical, literary
Hnd art features and may be briefly
stated as follows:
Musis Competition.
I. Omul chorus of not less than 110 or
not more than lil) mixed voices, thut will
render the following: (a) "Hark the leep
Tremendous Voice," from Haydn's Sea
sons: (b "Lullaby of Life," unaccom
panied bv Henry Leslie. First prize. Sl.OOO
and gold medul: second prise, :!50 'ind
gold baton to conductor.
2. Small chorus of not less than forty
nor more than fifty mixed voices, (a)
Oh, lively ilay." by Kdward Oermnn;
b : "Ave Veruin." unaccompanied, by
Charles Uotinod. Klrst prize, Vila; second
prize, V. ....
:t. Male chorus of not less than twenty
five nor more than thirty voices, (a)
"Strike the Lyre," In the key of K, by Mr.
Cook; (b) "The l-ong lay Closed," unac.
companled, iL'ftlt. by Arthur HUlivan. Klrst
prize, ti'M; second prize, 150.
4. Ladies' chorus of nut less than thirty
nor more than forty voices, (a) "Distant
Wells," by A. C. McKenzle; (b) "The
Morn of May," by Vincent Morgan.
.Prises. I:!" and ISO. ....
I- 6. Children's chorus, "March of the Men
of Harlech," Curwen's addition: b
''Amelia." C'My Country 'TIs of Thee.")
' Two. voiced chorus, age not over 16 years;
number of voices not less than forty nor
more than fifty. Prices, 30 and Jl'i.
. ti. Male quartette "I Love .My Love," by
Arthur Koole. Prizes, $30 and $10.
?. Ladles' quartette, "A Well of Love,"
by K M. Lawrence. Trlzes, 130 and SHI.
8. Mixed quartette, "Sicilian Twilight,"
fy K. Klorl. Prizes, i!M and $10.
. Trio. "Oh, Memory," by Henry Leslie.
For soprano, alto and tenor. Prizes, ?-l
und 9.
to. Trio for ladles voices, "Rest Thee on
This Mossy Pillow," by Henry Smart.
Prizes, 31 and .
II. Duet for soprano and tenor, "Oh,
That We Two Were Maying," by A. M.
Smith. Prizes, $15 and $5.
it. Duet, tenor and base, "The Two
Sailors," by Dr. Joseph Barry. Words in
either Welsh or Knglish. Special prize
of $'J0 donated by II. J. Thomas.
13. Dtiet. soprano and alto, "Oh, lively
Peace." by Handel. Prizes, $15 and Sii.
14. Soprano solo, (a) "One Morning, Oh,
fco K.oarly." In O, by Arthur (. Thomas.
L)'"The Hells of Aberdovey," from "The
Sutigs of Wales " by llrlidey Hlcharda.
Klrst prize, $10 and gold medal; second
prize, $5 and silver tneilal.
15. Contralto solu. (a) "A Summer
Night." by A. O. Thomas; (b) "Menial
(Spring." by Vincent Morgan. Prizes, $10
und gold medal, $5 and silver medal.
IT. Hurt tone solo, 'a) "The Niagara,"
by Dr. Joseph Harry; (b) "Allah," in D
flat; bv C. W. ChadwIcR. Same prizes.
la. Bass solo, (a) "In This Celstlal
Dwelling." by A. W. Mozart; (b) "Lown
Deep Within the Cellar." by Frank Dal
qutti. Same prizes as above.
, Instrumental Music.
Piano aetude from Henselt, Chopin, Ru.
iienstclti or Liszt: (b) "Grand Polonaise
lillllante With Andante Speanato." by
Frederick Chopin. First prize, 310 and
- gold medal; second prize, to and silver
meda'.
20. Violin, (al To play a siale In any
position the adjudicator may require; (b)
"Cnvatina," by Itsff. Prizes same as
above.
21. Harp. () To play any scale the ad
judicator may require; (bi Welsh melody,
Watching the Wheat." arranged by John
Thomas, harpist to (Jileen Victoria. Klrst
and second prise ua above.
. Tl. Military band. "Three dances" from
tMe music to Henry VIII by Kdward Ger
man. All Instruments customarily used
, In military bands will be allowable of not
less than twenty. fiv nor more than thirty
In number. Klrst prize. S3U0 and gold
medal: second prize. JKiO and sliver
medal.
Literary Competition.
Welsh poem of nol less than S.nno nor
more than 5,u lines. Subject: "Kangder,
Dyfnder, Cchelder." First prize, $300 and
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third prize, silver medal,
2. Poem In Welsh or English of not
less than &U0 lines or more than TOO lines.
Subject: "Prospective view from Pike's
Peak." "Oolygfa o Ben Pike's Peak."
Klrst prize. $luu; second prize, gold medal;
third prise, silver medal.
a. Welsh or Knglish essay Traethawd.
Subject: "The Nineteenth Century In Its
Relation to the Past and Kuture." Y Hed-waredil-ganrif-ar-bymtheg
yn el Pher
thynas ar Mynedol n ar Dyfodol."
Prizes, $ti. $3ii and sllcer medal.
4. Kxclusively Knglish essay, "The Po
litical and Industrial Advantages of Arbi
tration." Prizes, t"5 and guld medal, sil
ver medal.
5. Welsh or English essny, "The Superi
or Characteristics of the Welsh Lan
guage." "Nodwedillon ithagorlaethol y
Qytnraeg." Prizes same as above.
6. Welsh or Knglish essay, "Character
istic of Welsh Music." "Nodweddlon
Cerdoriaeth y Cymry." Prizes as above.
T. OriKinal Knglish oration. Subject:
"Patriotism nnd the Doctrine of Noti-In.
terventlon." Klrst prize, 5tl; second prize,
Sir.. Time limited to fifteen minutes.
8. Knglish recitation, (a) Part second,
canto 6, division 3D of Lucille with certain
lines omitted from the text: (hi "Mod.les
ka as Camllle." by Eugene Field with
stanzas omitted. (The exact composition
to be rendered can be obtained by address.
Ing the secretary.) Prizes, $10. silver med
als. 9. Welsh recitation, "Y Ffoadtir."
Prizes,, $10 nnd sliver medal.
10. Translation Knglish to Welsh, na
tional hymn, "America." Translation
Welsh to Knglish. "Y C.orllewln Owyllt."
from Y Drych No. Prizes. $10 and silver
medal.
Arts and .sciences.
1. Original oil painting; view of city
park from Twenty-first avenue. Prize,
$:'5.
2. Original water color, any popular sub
ject. Prize. $25.
3. Ot'lgluul crayon drawing. Prize, $10.
4. Orlgnal pencil drawing, confined to
children under IS years of age. Prize, f j.
5. Orlgnal landscape photograph. Prize,
ti. Original hand-knitted woolen stock
ing. Prize. $2.
T. Personal collection of Colorado geo
logical fossils. Prize, $10.
8. Original architectural design of Den.
ver auditorium, consisting of ground
plan, sectional plan and elevation, to be
handed In at earliest convenience. Prizes,
$25 and gold medal.
. Original four-part Bong. Prize, $23.
ID. Heat china painting, $10.
Conditions of All Contests.
First Adjudicators will divide or with
hold prizes according to merit.
Second Whenever more than three en
tries in any contest are presented, prelim
inary xuniinations will bo held at un hour
und place to be ascertained from the sec
retary. Third The decision of the adjudicators,
shall, In all cases, be final.
Fourth All prize competitions shall be
the property of the Western Klsteddfod
association.
Fifth Successful competitors shall as.
slst, if required, at the grand closing con.
certs.
Sixth Competitions are open to all, re.
gardless of creed or nationality.
Seventh At the grand parades, all com.
peting bands shall contribute their ser.
vices free of churge.
Klghth All competitors In each contest
shall designate to the secretary the class
in which they intend to compete and all
compositions shall be submitted to the ad
judicators on or before the 15th day of
July, A. A.. IMiti.
Ninth The first and second prize win
ners in the grand chorus will be expected
to sing the anthem, "O Soul Huve Mercy"
under the baton of the conductor of the
first prize winner.
Tenth When there are test selection, (a)
and b competitors must render both on
each class, as the adjudication will coin
prise the best average rendition of both
selections.
Klrvenlh No adjudicator shall be al
lowed to compete on any of the subjects
for which prizes are offered.
Twelfth Should necessity require, the
executive committee shall have the power
to nominate other adjudicators than those
orlgnally named, nt anv time.
Thirteenth All compositions shall benr
an assumed name or motto only, but com.
petitors may forward their names and ad
dressed under seal tothe secretary.
Fourteenth AM matter addressed to the
secretary should be prepaid and regis
tered. Fifteenth No prizes will be delivered
except to the winner or upon his written
order.
Sixteenth Compositions not acceptable
Will be returned to the owner upon receipt
of sufficient postage for that purpose.
Seventeenth No mmber of the execu.
live committee of the Western Klsteddfod
association shall be allowed to compete
In any department.
Nineteenth No competitor will be con
sidered without full compliance with these
conditions.
That It will be the musical event of
the year 1898 there Is no doubt. The
board of officers Include the names of
ladles who will, collectively, stamp
with Individual character Denver's
first eisteddfod; they are women of In
tellect, executive ability and social
standing. As nn outcome of this, selec
tion and collection of brain workers
a halo of success will encircle and char
acteristically stamp the Denver eis
teddfod among the great musical festi
vals of like character at home or
abroad. It was a splendid stroke of
good policy to call the ladles to take an
Important part In the management of
the stupendous undertaking, and Its
success la now assured.
ii N II '
Notes from Wales.
There Is an octogenarian at Carmathen
named ' tleorge Dickens, who is second
cousin to the eminent novelist, Churles
Dickens. The old man Is proud of the re.
latlonshlp, and has a large stock of In
teresting remlnscences of tho family.
The relationship between Welsh Non
conformists and the church of England
clergy are not ulwuys strained vide a vote
of 1 Hanks Just passed by a monthly meet
ing of the "Corph" to the Vicar of Aber
giavo for his services in helping them to
get land from the Kcelcslasilcul Commis
sion. If Sir William llarcottrt Is a Welsh Vlt
lander, he is a very enthusiastic one. lie.
cently he went round with the hat for
the Welsh university; he Is now throwing
himself Into the Welsh musical movement
and will doubtless be made a bard ut the
next nutional eisteddfod.
A vicar of one of the parishes of Great
er Cardiff on Sunday asked his congrega
tion if they thought if it was any satis
faction for him to be told, as he often
was by some people who were negligent
of the early communion that they were
"present in the spirit," when, at the
same tlme( their bodies were snoring in
bed.
War reminiscences nre. being dusted
and aired. The Rev. Joseph Johns II. A.,
rector of St. Lythan's, has In his posses
sion an old .chest and other curiosities
which were used nn board H. M. 8. De.
fence on the Battle of Trefalgar. The
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of an autograph letter of the late Uen
erul 4turdon, Mrs. Johns being related by
marriage.
A great deal remains to be cleared up
In regard to the march of Henry VII from
MUford Haven through Cardiganshire.
We are told that he slept a night ut
Llwyn Dafydd, and also at Wern Newydd,
both mansions In the same neighborhood.
Now. we do not read that he slept any
where else to the south of Aberystwlth.
Why Is this, and why, also, did he chose
those two places, being so near together?
One humorist states that there was a
pretty girl, both at the Llwyn and ths
GLIMPSES OF WELSH MINING LIFE
Tomos Cwmtwrch
It was the Monday morning after
the Installation of Rev. David Cornyr
hwrdd Da vies as pastor of Ebenezer
Independent chattel, Cwmcoed. Aa the
men lingered over their pipes around
the lamp-station at the bottom of Cae
garw pit. their uneven talks suddenly
took an animated turn.
Thomas Cwmtwrch, the leading
deacon of Ebenezer, was In a very com
municative mood that morning and the
new, young minister was his main
theme. He was Tomos' favorite, and
Tomos had downed considerable oppo
sition mainly on account of his youth
In furthering his candidacy. - Tomos
had. In fact, constituted himself the
young preacher's champion against all
comers, which was fortunate for the
preacher.
"He Is too young," observed Card I
Mawr. between puffs.
"That Is no objection," said Tomos.
'.'In order to succeed In any line one
can't begin too young. "Besides,' we,
Ebenezer people, believe In keeping our
ministers with us as long as they live.
We want them to grow with us and
die among us of good old age. It Is
like marrying exactly. It Is wise to
marry young. Though my old woman
and I have travelled the wilderness to
gether forty years, and often at cross
purposes, we don't mean to give each
other up this side of Jordan. So Is the
marriage between the church and a
pastor. We don't believe In falling In
love with a comely new-comer every
two or three years, and send the old
ones to tramp the country like pack
men, as you Methodists do."
The men smiled and looked at Card!
Mawr. He felt now that he was In
honor bound to make good his case.
He took another tack, however, and
asked: '
"Hut why does he talk so fast? He
rattles away at the rate of nineteen to
the dozen. I like a preacher who glvea
you time to think between the words,
like old Blaenanerch. But I can't make
head nor tall of what these young men
have got to say. It Is like looking at a
merry-go-round, all noise and glare.
They read the text like cutting open a
sack of oats with a knife, and then turn
It upside down on the people."
"Never mind the Btyle," said Tomos.
"If the oats are good. Don't you see?
A young preacher has more ideas than
experience. He comes fresh from
books, his mind Is quick and nimble,
and he is full of the tire of youth. He
Is like the mountain ' brook, racing
down the valley, like a child running
out of school in high spirits and laugh
ing at obstacles. He thinks he tmist
make up in speed what he lucks in body
or force. Py and by, he will grow Into
a deep river, as big as your big Metho
dist men."
It may be necessary to remark here
that Tomos referred to the Calvlnlstlc
Methodists.
Oardl Mawr. who was now bent on
scoring a point, took up another line of
argument which he thought was a
crusher.
"Where In the name of everything,
did your new man get that middle
name of his Cornyrhwrdd? Did you
ever hear the like of It. boys? I war
rnt it no minister ever baptized him
with It."
"Perhaps he was a haulier once and
the name got stuck to him like mine."
(This was said by Shunt Rachel, who,
since his marriage, had sought means
of earning more wages than he earned
as haulier. He was growing fonder of
the company of soberer and wiser
workmen, and would now and then take
up a threat of the conversation. In
such a company, also, he was addressed
as John Thomas, which name Shonl
thought as good as a college degree.
"1 have not heard," continued Cardl
Mawr, "that your man Is a bard, and
why should he wear such a name? The
bardic names are much different from
his name. They are mostly the names
of animals that are now seldom seen
In Wales, except In a menagerie. The
namea are silly enough In all conscience.
Why, you can't find a crag without an
"Eagle." a bush without a "Lion," or
a meadow without a. "Nightingale" or
a "Linnet." If a sporting foreigner
hao;iens to sec a full list of our bard's
names, he would say: "Why the dick
ens must I go to America or Africa to
hunt big game? Why, here In Wales
there Is plenty of It." Our bards had
better look out when they seea stranger
with a gun. Hut after all there Is
something pretty In bardic names. Rut
when these young preachers can't wear
a proper bardic name, they must go. If
you please, und run In a piece of their
native parish between their Christian
and surname. While our bards furnish
a list of animals that arc not found
here, our young preachers must furnish
a map of the whole country in their
middle names.
It Is convenient, I supose, to carry
one's address In one's name. The mid
dle names, also, may be useful In re
minding them of the rock from which
they had been hewn and the pit out of
which they had been dug."
With this Cardl Mawr rested his
case, smiling grimly at the company.
There was no mistaking the sarcasm
of his remarks, and Tomos was ob
served working himself Into a "hwyl"
to answer lilni. Rut a man seldom
loses his temper when championing an
other man.
During the discussion the men had
been Hitting on the heels, but Tomos
now shifted his position and straight
ened himself up on his knees before
Card! Mawr, with his lamp on the
ground by his side. Shonl Rachel
nodded significantly on Cardl Mawr.
"William Jones," began Tomos, ad
dressing his antagonist by his proper
name, "let me put some Ideas Into your
head and clear out some of the blind
prejudices which crowd that lumber
room. Let me tell you, first, that David
Cornyrhwrdd Davles Is a bard ot no
mean order. He Is. like nearly all our
grpat men, the child of the Risteddvod.
He can handle tho twenty-four metres
as well as you can handle your man
drel. He has won many prizes In the
smaller elstcddvodau. He Is a smart
fellow at cynghanedd (alliteration).
Why. the other day he and I were
crossing a field, and we came to a
FOR TWENTY
Name
Name
Were, and that Richmond's descendants
may still be found In South Cardiganshire
among the family nam of Parry, or Ap
Harry.
Mr. Edgar Tlnel. the Belgian composer,
whose oratorio, "St. Francis." was per
formed with success at the last Cardiff
festival, has accepted the title of vice
president of a musical society at that
city, and has promised to visit the town
again and conduct another of his works.
He writes as follows: "I felt convinced
In my own mind that Cardiff and I should
meet again ere long. As a proof of this
I have begun to study the English lan
guage very hard."
on Welsh Names.
stone wall. 'How are we 'to cross?'
said I. Then out came Davles with this
line:
Ml rof her I'r wal gerrlg.
(1 will challenge the stone wall.)
But Mr. Davles, like the modest, sen
sible fellow he Is. has kept his rhyming
subordinate to his great work of preach
ing1 the gospel. Listen to what Islwyn
Hays on the matter. Islwyn was a good
preacher, though a Methodist, but ho
was a greater poet:
Er uched yw y bardd. er pured yw
Cenadaeth Awen, o sanctelddlol ryw, -Ymgolla
yn y swydd oruchel hon
Fel seren yn y dydd, fel defnyn yn y don.
(Though high the bard of pure aim and
use.
Though holy be the mission o fthe Muse,
Sunk In the preacher bold the bard must
be,
A star In day, a raindrop In the sea.)
It was while at college that Mr. Da
vles found It necessary to adopt that
middle name. I say necessary, fur
there were three David Davles' at col
lege the same time. The professors
cracked jokes about It when the names
were called out, and the postman made
aome awful blunders. So our Mr. Da
vles assumed his middle name in self
defense. The Americans are very cute
in this matter nearly every man has
a middle name there. 'Ater John
Jones moved from here there, he signed
himself In his second letter. John S.
Jones. tiotne thought It foppish of
John at the time, but he knew what he
was about. John was not the kind of
a man to lose himself among the 50,000
Jones' over there. And Mr. Davles Is
perfectly right In saving himself from
the nobodies called David Davles' and
nothing more.
In ancient times, every man had a
name of his own which could not
fit anyone else. Savages have such
names today. There's the name of
"Sitting Bull." the Indian chief we
hear so much about from America.
Hut we, civilised people, have names
given us that mean nothing at all to us.
Saints and scoundrels wear the same
names. We, Welsh, were the last to
stand against this new style. Have
you seen tho Welsh names In the Btory
of Kllhwch and Olwen? It Is like a book
of the Bible, every name has a meaning
Qwythyr, Gretdiawl. Flewddur Flam.
Glewlwyd Qafaelfawr, Owawrddur
Cyrfach, and that old fellow who could
clear three hundred acres at one bound
Uilla Coes Hydd. els that a fact'."
exclaimed Shonl Rachel). There you
get a picture of the man in his name.
And when we come down to later times,
fancy people calling Dafydd ab Owl
lym, David Williams, and Hywel Dda,
Howell Hughes, and lfor Haol, Ifor
Jones! I tell you It Is too bad that our
promising young men should be ob
lltred to bury their talents under a
mountain of Joneses and Davleses. I.
am glad to And them kicking against
It. It Is a part of the "Cymru Fydd"
movement 'I godl'r hen wlad yn el hoi."
Now, there Is a hill close by Mr.
Davles' home which Is called Ram'B
Head, and the name of the farm where
he was raised Is Cornyrhwrdd. because
the crag behind It forms a horn on the
Kam'i Head. Mr. Davles began to
use the name In the local elstcddvodau.
and when In college he most- fittingly
put It In his name. I say most fitting
ly, for what better name a preacher
could adopt than Ram's Head? The
preacher Is a priest, and you remem
ber how a band of priests blew down
Jericho with rams' horns."
"Ar fencos I (by my life), I never
thought of that before," observed
Shonl Rachel, while Tomos stopped
to trim his lamp. Shonl now confined
himself to the mild form of sweating
permitted In polite society, a great Im
provement on oh the creeping epithets
of his haulier days. Shonl was improving-
all round.
"Again," continued Tomos, now as
sured that he was making a good Im
pression on his hearers, "take the case
of any one of our great preachers. Most
of them had earned their fame and
tvere well known by their bardic
names before they started to preach.
Hut did they abandon their bardic
names? Not a bit of It. Who Is
preaching at your chapel next Sunday?'
Clogwynfab.' That's the style. There's
no mistaking the man. You never hear
their proper names except at associa
tions, and never see them except In the
newspapers. And when they are called
to the big churches of London, do they
leave their bardic names behind? Not
they, but you hear only of Rev. Will
iam Cwmsgadan Hughes, Wellington
Park chapel, chairman of the Congre
gational union, and Rev. John Rhyd
lawen Lewis. Montserrat Square
chapel, preaching the annual sermon
before the London Missionary society.
See how loyal they are to their native
land, wearing the names of the humble
hamlets of their birth like jewels on
their finger rings.
Again, take the name of that first rate
preacher who takes the best In every
Cymanva Cyvrlnvardd. When he re
ceived his D. D. from the University of
Ouahgosh or some such name In Amer
ica, did he abandon his bardic name as
unfit company for the D. D.? Does he
hate to hear It as a man hates to hear
of the errors of his youth? Not a bit
of It. He is Cyvrlnvardd still. 8ee his
name In the diary. His bardic name
occupies the place of honor between
his Christian and his surname, the D. D.
bringing up the tall-end Rev. John
Cyvrlnvardd Jones, D. D.
Yes. William Jones, and I am not
afraid to say It, I am proud of my
youngster preacher and of his name,"
said Tomos as he stood ur on his feet
as a signal that It was time to begin
work, "and I hope to live long enough
to hear the name of Cornyrhwrdd spok
en with affection and reverence at
Cwmcoed."
"Well, I never!" exclaimed Shonl Ra
chel, as the company dispersed for the
distant stalls, each man pondering how
his name In the latest style would look
In print Tnomos Cwmtwrch Davles.
William Cardl Mawr Jones and John
Shonl Rachel Thomas.
RHYS WYNNE.
CENTS (20c.)
Lady Llanover
Dies at Ninety-Pour.
All men and women Interested In
Wales, be they of the race of the Ancient
Cymry or not, will learn this morning
with sincere sorrow the sad news that
the venerable Lady Llanofer Is no
longer in the land of the living on this
side of the grave. I.adv Llanofer, In
the heydey of her beauty and mental
vigor and great soclul Influence, became
fascinated by the annals of Wales and
its people and their language, and
through the rest of her long life she did
all in her power, both by example and
precept, to maintain and foster things
Welsh. Her ladyship seemed to view
with something like horror the possibil
ity of the extinction of the ancient
British national characteristic on the
west side of the Severn. Like the
Shunamite woman of old. her heart was
among her own people, and had it been
declared that Monmounthshire was not
within the border of Wales It Is almost
certain she would have removed from
Llanofer and fixed her new abode with
in the recognised boundary of the king
dom of the Cymry. It will be recollect
ed that, some years ago, on somebody,
with more assurance than understand
ing, presuming to allege that Mon
mouthshire was. In a legal sense, an
Knglish county, she was most indignant
and she proceeded to show It was
simply Included In the Oxford Circuit
for the convenience of the Bar of Eng
land, and was never alienated from
Wales. The county of old was called
Gwent. or the Course of the Wye, and
went In legal nomenclature with Mor
ganwg, as Qwent and Morganwg. It
Is Htlll embraced with Morganwg by the
Diocese of LlandntT. Lady Llanofer, in
addition to that name, was known In
Welsh literature bv the bardic one of
"Gwenynen Gwent." or the Bee of
Gwent. I believe she bore that non de
plume In Cymric literary circles since
the great eisteddfod which was held 2
years ago within the historical precincts
of Cardiff Castle. In the report of that
Klsteddfod she Is mentioned as Lady
Hall. and. with Ididy Guest, translator
of the "Mablnoglon." she seems to have
been one of the earliest In modern times
to give the sanction of high social sta
tion to that remarkable institution
which Is exclusively Welsh. After the
Cardiff Eisteddfod alluded to, which
was graced by the presence of the Ill
ustrious father of the present Lord
Bute, we have Lady Hall, the promoter
of the celebrated series of rt-eat els
teddfodau at Abergavenny. It was at
one of them a young chemist of Merthyr
Tydfil, named Thomas Stephens, at
trirtd the attention of Europe to
Welsh literature by h's masterly essay
bearing the title. "The Literature of
the Kymry."
fiwenvnen Gwent.
Hut "Gwenynen Gwent" was much
more than a mere sentimentalist In ref
erence to matters relating exclusively to
Wales. She spent thousands of pounds
In fostering Welsh literature, and I
am told that within recent years her
ladyship spent f00 In defraying the
cost of producing the vast store of
learning of the most Interesting char
acter, vis: the Kev. Canon Silvan
Evans's Welsh and English lpxlcon. In
several volumes, the fruit of the labor
of thirty years. Hhe did this, and many
things beside In the same direction with
out witnessing many tokens of Welsh
appreciation.
The present moment Wales will re
member with deepest gratitude the
mighty service to the people of Wales
which Lady Llanofer has rendered by
her Influential connection with the Welsh
MSS. Society, to'whlch society we are
Indebted for the publication of the "Li
ber Landavensls," the "Iolo" MSH.,
"Meddygon Myddfal," and other works
of the same closs. After the death of
"Ab tolo." at Merthvr. In 1R47. and when
the fruits of the lifetime labors of his
father, the Immortal "Iolo Morganwg,"
were In peril of being lost for ever, the
patriotic Lady Llanofer secured them.
Some of what she secured are in the
profoundly Interesting volume of 708
large pages, entitled " 'Iolo' MSS." It
Is well known that the hive of the Bee of
Gwent at Llanofer contains still many
unpublished manuscripts from the
copious pen of "Iolo Morganwg." There
cannot be any doubt that her daugh
ter, the Hon. Mrs. Herbert (Llanarth)
and her son (Colonel Ivor Herbert), who
is the departed lady's principal heir,
will deal with these MSS. as priceless
treasures, as. unquestionably they are
In the eyes of all cultured people.
VUtts t l.lannfer Hall.
On Saturday I visited Llanover Hall,
with a view to glean particulars re
specting the departure from among the
living of the venerable Lady Llanover.
It was evident everywhere In the neigh
borhood that a great personality had
passed away forever from the place.
Lady Llanover died within a few hun
dred yards of the habitation In which
she first saw the litrht, on March 21.
1802. The name of the place in which
she was born benrs the title of "Ty
Uchaf." or the "Upper House." The
same rural scene, therefore, which met
her In fant gaze met also her aged p"es.
Near the bank of the Usk river, with Its
transparent waters, where In child
hood's days she gathered gleefully the
wuu uowers or uwent, she passed from
decade to decade and she saw up
wards of ninety years days of feeble
footsteps, and when a "ffon" (walking
stick) became necessary to aid her in
her walks about the old, familiar, well
kept grounds around her princely pal
ace. As one passed through her exten
sive park it seemed as if one were' In
the millet of scenes hallowed for ever
to Welsh nationality. It is certain that
In ages past the long lines of the Roman
legions sought to mnrch this way from
the Wye to the Taff. They were glad
to return whence they came, and today
Lady Llanover's coracle rides here on
the waters of thp lake among the ever
green trees, as If symbolizing Cambria
and the sentiment, "Ocs y byd I'r iaith
Gymraeg!" ("May the Welsh language
Oes t Brd I'r Iaith Grmraeg.
endure as long bb the world). It seemed
to me that now she Is gone to where
"He glveth to His beloved sleep" Lady
Llanover's wishes will have greater
force tliun even when those wishes were
backed by her living authority. How
well people recollect the last expres
sions of dead friends! On my inquiring
of Colonel Ivor Herbert whether the fu
neral service on Thursday would be
conducted In the Welsh language he re
plied like one somewhat awed by the
bare supposition of the possibility of Its
being performed In any other tongue.
"Yes," was his grave answer; "if was
her expressed wish." In her childhood
Wales won her heart, and faithful unto
death and beyond it. she stipulated that
no other tomrue than the musical ac
cents of Cymraeg should be heard ut
tered over her remains aa the portals
of the grave closed over her beloved
form. The Rev. John Prys, her Non
conformist chaplain, told me that one
day last week her ladyship mentioned
to him that when she was a young girl
her parents had an aged servant man
who attended her In her pony tides.
One day. while on the summit of one of
the mountains, he pointed with his
hand in the direction of the plain and
the valley of the Usk, and said, "Forty
years' hence the Welsh language will
have disappeared from this country."
She replied, "If I am living forty years
hence the Welsh language will be here,
too!" Faithful among the faithless!
Two forty ytirs of pilgrimage through
the desert of this world have come and
gone since ti wt conversation on a
mountain height of classic Gwent, and
Cymraeg Is still spoken end read and
uttered In prayer and praise at Llan
over! ! The same reverend gentleman
mentioned to me that on the day be
fore her death her ladyship and himself
knelt in prayer In her private room.
Morten Writes an Interesting Sketch
Of the Life-Work of the Great Lady.
During his prayer she whispered to
him, "Gofynwch am ffydd, amynedd. a
nerth i ml. I'm dal o don brofedgaeth
au." (Ask for faith, patience, and
strength for me; to sustain me under
temptation.)
Most fcnthasisstlo Woman of ths Age.
Lady Llanover was the most enthu
siastic Welshwoman of modern times,
and she carried her predilections for
tilings to a point that earned for her
the reputation of being an eccentric
nationalist. Hhe was a strong advo
cate of the preservation of the Welsh
language, and never tired of urging
Welshmen not to allow their mother
tongue to become extinct. She was also
a strong believer In total abstinence,
and had the cieatcst faith In homeoc
pathy. believing that the medical fra
ternity were more a curse than a bless
ing to mankind. In order to remove the
facilities for drinking among the people
who surrounded her she bought up all
the public houses on her estate and con
verted the buildings Into coffee taverns,
and their names into Welsh, calling the
Nag s Head "Pen Ceffyl," the Blue Bell
"Cloch Gobalth." etc. At her Mon
mouthshire residence old Welsh cus
toms were regularly and religiously ob
served. Whenever a guest visited the
house she addressed her words of wel
come In the Welsh language, and the
visitors were waited upon by servants,
all dressed in the Welsh costume. "Old
Griffith." Lady Llanover's well-known
Welsh harpist, was a familiar flgurs
with his triple Welsh harp. He occu
pied the position of harpist to her lady
ship for over forty years, and taught
the servants to play upon the Instru
ment. Llanover really partook of ths
nature of a Welsh colony during her
ladyship's life. To all the servants
were attached distinctive Welsh appel
lations, usually Indicating the town or
village from which they came. For in
stance. John Jones, the woodman, who
came from Carmarthen, would no
longer be known as "John Jones" once
he had entered the ser'lce of Lady
Llanover, but would be addressed by
the title of "Blaen Blodau." A young
man from Pentyrch, who acted as un-der-agent.
was always referred to by
her ladyship as "Blaen Hrlallu." An
other Bffent on the estate, whd hailed
from North Wales, was called "Coed
Moelfach." This practice did not stop
there, however, for two of Lady Llan
over's favorite horses were known by
the Welsh names of "Cymro Bach"
and "Cymro Mawr." In spite of her
Cymro Mawr and Cymro Bach.
eccentricities If they could be called
such however, the deceased lady had a
warm heart and acharltable disposition.
At Christmas she always distributed
food and clothing to the poor, and an
nually gave to the male who gained the
highest rumber of marks at the Sun
day schools a red shirt, which she al
ways labelled "crys coch," and to the
girl who succeeded In like manner she
presented a "cochel goch," or red cloak.
She endowed two Methodist chapels
one at AbWrcarn and the other at Llan
over notwithstanding the fact that
she was a Churchwoman, and she had
a day school at Llanover. In which she
always had Welsh taught, and distrib
uted prises to those who made the most
progress In the study of the language.
The elsteddfodau had no more staunch
supporter than the deceased, and forty
years ago or more she took a prominent
part In promoting the movement which
resulted In the establishment of the
well - known Abergavenny elstedd
fodau. She was on the most friendly
terms with the queen and memhers of
the royal family, and often had audi
ence of her majesty. For the last
twenty years Lady Llanover had prac
tically withdrawn from publio life.
She visited her London residence once
a year, and before returning to Llan
over used to spend a fortnight's holi
day at Bath. In all her letters ad
dressed from London "Monmouthshire,
South Wales," as she always Insisted
upon Monmouthshire being regarded as
a Welsh county.
A Great Patroness of Welsh Literature.
Lady Llanover was a great patroness
of Welsh literature. One of those who
benefited largely by her acquaintance
ship with her was "Ieuan Gwynedd,"
who icdlted "Y Gymraes," ,the first
magazine for women In Wales. The
periodical failed, but Lady I.lanovef
stood by "Ieuan," and helped him
through his pecuniary difficulties. But,
more than that, she was an authoress
of some distinction, and published sev
eral volumes on local archaeology and
Welsh folk-lore, and proved very help
ful to Mr. Wlrt-Sykea when he was
writing his books on Wales. She also
edited the biography of her relative,
Mary Grenvllln (Mrs. Delaney), who
died In 1788. She did much to bring
Welsh music Into prominence.
She was the life and soul of the Welsh
Manuscript Society at Its start and
for many years after, and took, immense
Interest In the preservation of Welsh
writings. It was owing to this that
Lady Charlotte Guest was enabled to
act a Welsh copy of the "Mablnoglon."
which she subsequently translated Into
English.
A large volume of Interesting remi
niscences could be written of Lady
Llanover. She was always regarded
especially by those who knew her Inti
mately as possessing considerable
force as well as originality of character,
and though In some things she seemed
eccentric, everybody must admit that
she wasdolng everything from her heart
and with only one object the good ot
her countrq. She kept to the last at
Llanover House and on her estates the
ancient Cymric language, manners, and
customs, ae far as It was by any means
possible to do so. Her efforts In refer
ence to Welsh services in the churches
are well known, and she and her Illus
trious husband were warm supporters
of the eisteddfod half a century ago,
and some of the Abergavenny eistedd
fods are memorable In the annals of
Welsh history. . The late Mr. Brlnley
Richards truly said once that the name
of Lady Llanover had not only a charm
for the Welshman's ear. but a fame far
wider than '.he borders of Wales.
Speaking of her labors on behalf of
Wales, the late Lord Aberdare. at the
National Eisteddfod at Cardiff in 188J,
said: "We all know with what Inten
sity of feeling Lady Llanover devoted
herself to the Interests of Wales, and
how that has been felt In the cultivation
of national music, literary culture, and.
more still, in arousing a strong spirit of
nationality." When In Cardiff at that
time she was the guest of the Marquess
of Bute, and his lordship got up a Welsh
concert in honor of the visit, to which
he also invited a number of leading
Welshmen and a large company of the
county families to meet the distin
guished guest. In the midst of the pro
ceedings Lord Bute delivered an ad
dress, in the course of which he said
that her ladyship was a competitor at
the eisteddfod which was held In
the Castle In 183. and carried off the
prize for the best Welsh essay on "The
Cultivation of the Welsh language and
the Preservation of the National Cos
tume." His lordship's father, on that
occasion, had the pleasure of putting a
rlne unon her linger. Since then,
Presented. with a Gold Ring,
added tho marquess, Lady Llanover
had had no need to enter into compe
titions to make her learning and abil
ity known: but he could not. for that
reason, preclude himself from the pleas
ure of presenting her, on that second
occasion, with another ring. He had
the ring specially made, and It was in
th form of her name of "Gwenynen
Gwent," under which she successfully
competed In 1834. After this graceful
and chivalrous act on the marquess's
part. Lady Llanover, then 81 years of
age, but remarkably smart and active,
delivered an eloquent speech. Having,
acknowledged the compliment paid her
by the nobis marquess, she made refer
noe to her favorite Instrument tha
triple pedal harp aa having been ths
national musical instrument of Waleg
from the earliest times. She was trou
bled because It was "almuat .iuuhJ
out by the continued and systematlo ef.
ions oi ine enemies ot Wales." Shs
added that she had done hsr utmost t
prevent that result and she trusted
that such anti-national feeling and an
tagonism would cease. Subsequently,
to show her practical sympathy and en
couragement to those who used this In.
strument In preference to ths modern
pedal competitor, her ladyship. In con
junction with the Marquess of Bute,
gave several prises at a grand eistedd
fod held for that special purpose at
Swansea, and presided over by Sir John
Jones Jenkins, the principal adjudicator
being Dr. Joseph Parry. Lady Llan
over displayed all those high qualities
of Christian womanhood expected of a
lady of her position and affluence; only
those who had the opportunity of close
personal contact with her could, how
ever, adequately understand the at
tractions of her society, the kindness
and earnestness of her nature, ths
breadth of her culture, the extent of
her acquaintance with men and affairs,
and the keenness of her observations
upon every kind of subject.
Favored Welsh Kdaeatloa.
It was In connection with Welsh edu
cation that the name of Lady Llanover
will ever be remembered as long as ths
Welsh language remains either as a
study for the learned. Her somewhat
eccentric conservatism In the matter of
costume and her little "fads" have,
It Is true, struck the popular Imagina
tion, but they have at the same time
served to obscure her great and real
mission, and the scientific and practical
methods by which she sought to ac
complish it. I shall not dwell on her
services to the cause of Welsh music
and literature those have already been
emphasised her generous patronage
of the eisteddfod, her endeavor to main
tain In Wales a National School ot
Music by reviving the use of our na
tional Instrument, the triple harp, her
recognition of the work of "Carnhuan
awc.". Thomas Stephens, and Silvan
Evans, her position as a social ambas
sador whereby the literature of Wales
obtained Its' first recognition on the
Continent of Europe, and her noble and
constant encouragement of Welsh art
and industry Even had she done no
more than that, she would have per
formed a work unequalled by that ot
any Welshman or Welshwoman of this
or any other age, and she would be
entitled to as high a niche In the temple
of Welsh letters as Lewis Morys o
Fon, leader of the renaissance of the
last century, or Owen Edwards, who
may not Inappropriately, be termed the
Lewis Morys of our times
Lady Llanover saw early that It
Welsh literature was to flourish it mast
receive constant and unremitting re
inforcement from the ranks ot the edu
cated classes of Wales. She perceived
that, however marvellous it might be
that one small and poor country could
produce a self-taught Thomas Stephens
and Silvan Kvans, Welsh literature to
be stable and of permanent value, must
rest on something firmer than the un
trained genius of great men Principal
Owen, when he was warden of Llsndo
very, once said, at a meeting held In
connection with the London Eisteddfod
of 1887, that education In Wales should
be of a distinct and national and Welsh
character. The learned principal was
speaking of the Importance or Welsh
teaching as a means of mental train
ing "of the development of the mind'
of a Welsh boy, as he put it. Lady
Llanover, forty years before, saw clear
ly, not only the educational value of
Welsh, but also the necessity, if Welsh
Tssehlng Welsh in Intermediate Schools,
literature was to survive, of teaching
Welsh In our Intermediate schools.
In 1847, then. Thomas Phillips, a mer
chant living In London, possessed with
a pious desire to lighten the education
al darkness of his native Principality,
determined to found a public school1 in
South Wales. Thomas Phillips himself,
etther because he was a native of
Radnorshire or for some other reason,
wished to found the school In the
Anglicised town ot Bullth. Lady Llan
over, with a truer perception of the
needs of the Welsh people persuaded
Mr. Phillips to establish the school In
the Welsh town of Llandovery. In
those days Llandovery was a place of
greater moment than It Is today. It
was a thriving market town trains
had not yet diverted trade to other
channels. It was the centre ot the In
tellectual life of the principality; from
the printing press of William Rees
volume after volume of priceless works
was published. Llandovery was the
home of "Brutus" and the "Haul"; Dr.
Hughes , afterwards Bishop of St.
Asaph, was Its vicar; "Gwalchmai."
who still survives, a venerable figure
among Welsh bards, was the minister
of the Independent church In the town.
In Llandlngad Churchyard, with nn
stone to mark the hollowed spot, lis
the remains of Vicar Prltchard, the
early star of the Welsh Revival: In
Llanfalr-ar-y-bryn Is the grave of Wil
liams o Bantycelyn, the sweet singer
who has transformed the character of
the Welsh people. With Llandovery,
also, was associated the Old , Vicar's
effort to provide a free school for Welsh
menan effort which was only frus
trated by the unscrupulous greed of
his grandson and executor, Roger Maln
warlng. In preparing soup stock remember that
the leas fat there Is in the stock pot the
more delicate will be the flavor of the
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fore putting the meat Into the pot. A deli
cate flavor of ham will Improve the stock,
but it must he very slight. An ounce of
hsm to a gallon of water Is a generous
allowance.
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