Otcar Htmounteln.
THE wnr of the roses was as
nothing to the wars, the
queens of opera sometimes
have. The prima donnas who
nre adored from before the footlights
by thousands of devotees of the mu
sical art nre. as a rule, extremely Jeal
ous of I heir professional prerogatives.
O0PYRIC.HT BY MIOHKIN STUBIO
MLIili. JEANNE GERVILTiE-BEACni: AS DK-
iiiii.n.
It has licon so from the beginning of
things In the world of music, so Mnry
Garden was only following precedents
when she blurted hostilities because
Impresario Oscar Hammcrstein pro
posed to put Mile. Una Cavallcrl on at
the Manhattan Opera House In the
role of Thais, which Mary Garden
claims to have created. It was bad
enough for Mr. Hammcrstein to have
a war with a woman on bis hands;
but, to make matters worse, he chanced
about the same time to offend some
newspaper men, who took It upon
themselves to square accounts wllh
the opera manager in the way that
men sometimes adopted in times gone
by before courts were Instituted for
redress of grievances and enrichment
of lawyers. Mr. Hammersteln and his
sons fared somewhat more badly at
the hands of the aggrieved knights of
the quill than the manager of song
stresses nnd tenors and bassos Is ac
customed to do when he has any diffi
culty with those who help him to edu
cate the public along musical lines nnd
Incidentally enable him to make n few
honest dollars. In the slight collision
fin hnrl with thr fnfr Mlag f3nrflmi riVAv '
the role of Thais the war did not last
but a few days and was closed by a
treaty of peaco In which the prima
donna testified that her esteem and af-
MISS MAltY OAliDlCN AS THAIS.
fcctlon for her manager had been In
nowise diminished by the episode.
The warfare began when Miss Gar
deu learned that Mr. Hnminerstelu had
arranged for n performance by Linn
Cavallcrl of Miss Garden's pet role of
Thais, and she at once expressed lier
sentiments In the matter by remark
ing: "I know that Mr. Hammersteln has
nnuounced that Mile. Cavallcrl will
sing as Thais. Sho will, will she?
She may, but I wonder If ho would
rather have Cavallerl's Thais than my
Salome, for Instance.
"While I am nn American woman, It
Is distinctly understood that I am the
nnly womuu presenting tho new school
of French nrt nnd opera In this coun
try. Cavallcrl Is on Italian nnd In this
rase an Interloper, and I resent her
appenranco In 'Thais.' "
These sentiments were expressed In
a sufficiently forcible manner In a note
Miss Garden sent shortly afterward to
Mr. Hammcrstein, in which she ten
dered her resignation from the oper
atic forces of the Manhattan. The" idea
of losing Miss Garden Just at the time
when he was playing her up as Sa
lome was especially distasteful to Mr.
Hammersteln, for If there Is anything
the theater going public Is crazy over
just now It Is the daughter of Hero
fllas and her dance. No wonder that
SJV
Wr of the
Queens
sf Opera
the Impresario got out an olive branch,
a very large and leafy one, and sent It
to Miss Garden at automobile speed.
Mile. Cavallcrl claims that It was no
slight to Miss Garden for Mr. Ham
mcrstein to cast her In the role of
Thais and that the American prima
flonna has no right to a monopoly of
tho part. Mile. Cavallerl says that she
created the role of Thais In Italy and
sang It with great success In Paris. She
Is considered one of the most beautiful
women on the operatic stage and were
there to be a competition to decide
who Is tho most popular operatic star
would doubtless run Miss Garden a
close race. But the faint nbout Salome
was effective with Mr. Hammersteln.
nnd he was not long In reaching a de
cision to make peace with the fascinat
ing American.
Another war that Impresario Ham
mcrstein has had on his hands lately
was with Mile. Jeanne Gervllle-Boacue,
who has been very much the vogue in
operatic nnd musical coteries this win
ter. Being a singer, nnd a Frenchwom
an at that, Mile. Gerville-Reache has
the nrtistlc temperament highly devel
oped, which Is equivalent to saying
that her temper Is easily excited. In
connection with launching bis Phila
delphia operatic enterprise .Mr. Ham
mcrstein had occasion to refer in n
publication of the Quaker City to his
experiences with musical artists, who,
he said, were the bane of his exist
ence. Of Mile. Gervlllc-ReacJie he was
juotefl ns saying: ,
"Many stars seldom think ahead, and
the result Is they have many heart
nclics which they might avoid. Last
season, for Instance, I brought over
Mile. Gerville-Reache. whom I dlscov'
erod singing In a Paris cafe. I gave
her n five year contract. She had n
magnificent voice and only needed an
opportunity to show it."
When mademoiselle learned that Mr
Hammersteln had been quoted as say-
MTjliK. IiTNA OAVAMF.KI.
lng he discovered her in a cafe she
was well, angry does not express it.
Her artistic temperature was raised
to the boiling point. Among other re
murks tho prima donna made were the
following:
"Meester Hammersteln knows that 1
never sang In a cafe in Tnrls. He
knows me, my family. My father was
governor of French colonics, ipy uncle
a senator. I have sung at the Opera
Comlque, Covent Garden, London, and
at the Monnnle, In Brussels. I cannot
believe that M. Hammersteln could
have written that about me. Some one
else must have written some enemy,
oh, oul. Opera singers have to bear
much, but this is what you call the
the leemet. I sang at a charity when
M. Hammersteln heard me.
"Twenty-eight times I sang Delilah
in 'Samson and Delilah' at Brussels
with Dalmores. I have tho great suc
cess there here, too. Meester Ham
mersteln say so; every ono say so.
And now ho or some one say that I
sang In a cafe In Paris. Incomprehen
sible." .
There is one queen of the opera who
has not figured In Any muslcnl wars
lately, Marcclla Sembrlch; but. nlns,
she has decided to retire from the
stage. Nor is her
farewell to be of
tho Pattl variety.
Her final appear
ance ns a member
of the Metropolitan
Opera company will
go down In the his
tory of music In
America as an event
long and tenderly
to be remembered,
for Mme. Sembrlch
fomblncs In her per
son artistic excel
lence ,and unim
peachable Integrity,
and her voice has
not yet begun to
HAKCELLA 8EU-
union.
show signs of wear. It Is a quarter of
a century ago that the Austrian so
prano took one of Mme. Pattl's roles
during this great singer's temporary
Illness, nnd the public was delighted
to find that another mistress of song
had been discovered. The lovers of
good music regret her passing, but
agree that she is wise to retire before
her reputation as an artist has met
With the slightest blemish.
MUSIC HATH CHARMS.
Walter Damrotch Sayo It Will Pre
rvft Domestic Harmony.
Chopin's "Raindrop Prelude." wearj
housewife, will prove an excellent sub
stltute for the nagging recital of the
day's worries when your husband
comes home o' nights.
And a little Mozart will be sure to
bring a happy smile to his face If he
lias been complaining that tho beef
steak Is underdone.
And you might play Brahmg to him
Just before yon present the grocer's
bill.
Walter Dniurosch, leader of the New
York Symphony orchestra, Is rcsponsl
bte for the new theory that "high
grade music In the family" will ward
off danger of a dismal divorce decree.
Mr. Damrosch has read, ns has every
one else, the census reports showing
that one out of every twelve marriages
ends In the divorce court. And ns a
remedy the orchestra leader proposes
not a uniform marriage law, the elimi
nation of the affinity problem or nn al
lowance to limit a wife's possible ex
travagance, but simply music.
"The little love god would stay long
er If he were nourished on some good
music ns well as on tho price of bacon
and eggs," says Mr. Damrosch.
He not only maintains that music
has charm to soothe, but tho rest of It.
no adds that It furnishes a peaceful
topic of conversation, leads the har
ried thoughts of husband and wife to
ward high Ideals (as opposed to ths
aforementioned price of bacon and
eggs) and keeps the fire of family af
fection burning brightly nnd warmly
on the domestic hearthstone.
Continuing, Mr. Damrosch explains:
"There Is more domestic discord In
the American home than In that of
any other country on the globe, and I
believe It Is because there Is not
enough cultivation of the finer things
of life. There Is little family music
or art of any kind, nnd there Is small
wonder that elements of discord enter
when there Is nothing more diverting
thnn calculation on the cost of butter,
eggs nnd bacon."
BORDERS ON CURTAINS.
The Foundation Color Is Usually of a
Deep Tint.
There Is a fashion in decoration that
should be helpful to the woman who
must fit short curtains to new win
dows. This is the idea of having deep dec
orative borders on fabrics of solid
color.
New curtains arc made in this fash
ion and sold at expensive prices at the
shops that make n specialty of new
things.
A skillful woman can accomplish the
same result: but, mind you, stress is
laid upon the adjective skillful. A wo
man who hasn't a clear Idea of color
and who hasn't the Inborn knack of
getting things right with scissors and
needle should turn the work over to
the woman who has this power. Many
a seamstress has it whose work costs
little.
Separate borders can be bought at
the large shops with surprising case
by the woman who knows how to root
out the nrtistlc thing. They do not
come for curtains, ns a rule, but they
servo admirably.
The foundation color Is usually deep
tinted, although some good patterns
can be got with the foundation in nat
ural crash tones. These nre usually
the best to work on. They go so well
with r.lmost any other cover.
The designs on these borders are
Egypt Inn, Byzantine or whatever name
suits best these formal lines In vivid
colors.
They can be put at the sides, bot
tom nnd top of short, narrow curtains,
and ono Is surprised at tho effect.
They not only make an old curtain of
use, but they give It new character and
stylo.
These borders can be used as a plain
or plaited valance. This fashion has
widely returned In decorating rooms,
and, nlthough It keeps out light to a
certain extent. It gives finish to the top
of the window.
Often the effect without n valance Is
bare. This Is especially so when the
window Jamb Is deep and wide.
There Is another fashion of using
ten inch borders across the tops of
windows nnd down tho sides with
pane curtnlns that are set deep In the
window embrasure against the glass.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.
Every little frown helps to make a
wrinkle deeper; every unpleasant look
leaves Its mark on tho fnce. One of
the best methods to nvold wrinkles Is
to cultivate n happy disposition.
A poultice of witch hazel Is often
very soothing to a muscular pain nnd
Is simply made. In a small saucepan
put n square of witch hazel to thorough
ly moisten it. Heat and place the flannel
cloth over the pain. Cover it with a
dry piece of flannel to keep the band
ago In place.
The Turkish women have the love
liest of skins. The complexion of the
Turkish woman Is fine, soft, clear and
free of blemish of nny sort. She at
tributes it to the long wearing of the
veil. The veil does much for any wo
man. A brown veil keeps her from
getting wind burned, and a pink veil
preserves even the most delicate skin
from wind, sun and dust.
No dressing stand Is complete with
out half a lemon put there'fresh every
day. A few drops of the Juice much
diluted make an agreeable mouth
wash. Rubbed over tho face, followed
by an application of cold cream, It Is
a good bleach. For tho nails It Is ex
cellent and Is used by thrusting the
finger tips into the pulp. They should
be washed at once and then lightly
rubbed with cold cream.
THE oUNraOOL,
Lesson VIII. First Quarter, For
Feb. 21, 1909.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.
Teft of the Leicon, Acta vl, 8-15 vii,
54, to vill, 3 Memory Versca vil, 5,
F.6 Golden Text, Acta vii, 59 Com
mentary by Rev. D. M. Stearne. I
(Copyright, 1903, bjr American Press Association.
We have tn this book of the Acts tho
history of' the beginning of the church,
the body of Christ, gathered roni
Jews nnd gentiles by the Spirit
through the apostles and others who
were used ns well as tho apostles, such
as Stephen and Philip, men who were
chosen nnd set apart to oversee the
ministration of funds to tho poor, but
who, being filled with the noly Spirit,
wcro used mightily In preaching the
word. Our Lord Jesus snld concern
ing His church, "The gates (wisdom,
power) of hell shall not prevail against
It" (Matt, xvl, 18), but He did not say
that hell would not tight against tt.
but Just the contrary. So He Instruct
ed the prophets centuries before (Jer.
I, 10; Ezek. li. C). There are always
enemies without, but sometimes the
trouble gets within the church, ns In
the case of Ananias and Snpphlrn.
Now It Is a case or many cases of dis
satisfaction on the part of some being
ministered to from the common fund.
The twelve therefore called tho dis
ciples together and appointed seven
men full of the Holy Ghost and wis
dom to see to these matters, Stephen,
a mnn full of faith and of the Holy
Ghost being what we would call chair
man of the committee. Tho npostlea
gave themselves to tho word and pr.'.y
er, and the disciples multiplied greatly,
and many of the priests followed. So,
whether It was prayer and preaching
or serving tables, the Spirit wrought
nnd God glorified In them.
Wemust be Spirit filled for every
kind of service, even the lowliest. If
we would truly serve the Lord. Happy
are those who can look up into His face
and sny, "For any manner of service
wholly at Thy commandment' (I
Chron. xxvlll, 21). To accept meekly
nnd cheerfully whatever He appoints
us and hear It or do It "unto the Lord"
and "before the Lord" is all He asks
of us and to continue therein till ne
calls to something else. Stephen, hav
ing accepted the lowly and difficult
service, is soon found working mir
acles and so speaking that those who
heard were unable to resist the wis
dom and tho spirit by which he spake.
Such manifestation of the power of
tho risen Christ so stirs tho adversary
that Stephen is arrested and brought
before the council, nnd false witnesses
lay, to his charge things that ho was
wholly Innocent of. While he was be
ing thus treated like His Lord the
Lord must have been smiling upon
him, for the reflection was seen In his
face, which seemed to the council like
tho fnce of an angel.
Being permitted to speak for himself,
he rehearsed the national history from
Abraham, through Isaac, Jacob, Jo
seph, Moses, and on to David and Solo
mon and the temple, and then to the
Immortal Son of David, the true tem
ple. He enlarged upon the 111 treat
ment of Joseph by his brethren and of
Moses by the people whom ho was
sent to deliver and then accused them
to their face of being tho murderers
of Jesus, as their fathers had been of
the prophets. Those to whom Peter
preached were pricked in their hearts
nnd asked what they should do,- and
thousands repented and received Jesus
ns their Saviour and Lord (U, 30, 37),
but these were cut to the heart and
gnashed their teeth, stopped their cars,
cast Stephen out and stoned him to
death. Spirit filled Peter got 3,000
souls, but Spirit filled Stephen got
stones enough to kill him, nnd in each
case God was glorified. Although the
young man at whoso feet tho wit
nesses who stoned Stephen laid down
their clothes continued his murderous
career a little longer, perhaps when we
hnvo clearer light on the connection
between Stephen's death and Saul's
conversion we may see that Stephen,
through Saul, won more souls thnn
Peter. The ways of the Lord are of
ten to us a great deep, but wo nro sure
that "as for God His way is perfect"
(Ps. xvill, 30). Spirit filled Stephen
looked up steadfastly into heaven and
saw tho glory of God and Jesus and
was able to pray for his murderers,
"Lord, lay not this sin to their charge."
If we look up Into heaven as he did
and seo Jesus there for us, we will not
see our persecutors nor feel much the
stones Hint nro thrown at us. We may
so see Jesus and hear His voice that
we shall be blind nnd deaf to all else.
This seventh chapter may be said to
begin nnd end with "the God of glory"
(verso 2) and "the glory of God" (verse
C5). Wo shall not be apt to "walk
worthy of God, who bath called us to
His kingdom and glory" (I Thess. II,
12), unless that kingdom and glory are
ns real to us as tho risen Christ was to
Stephen. This Is one of tho seven
places In Scripture where we find tho
phrase "heaven opened" (verse CO),
tho others being In Ezek. 1, Matt. Ill,
John 1, Acts x, Rev. lv and x, and each
time It Is to show us something of
Jesus or His redeemed. A risen, living
Christ, truo man and true God, at the
Father's right hand, having all power
In heaven and on earth, using ns now
to gather the rest of the church, His
body; receiving us to Himself at His
coming to the air for us, bringing ns
with Him when He comes tn glory to
fulfill all things of which the prophets
have spoken such U He whom Stephen
ww and. for whom He died.
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