, 1866-12-16
WINTER ADJUSTMENTS,
Social, Musical, 0peratic and
Dramatic,

d.. as'Gu M,sa,! ~ p p.,nr-s1 = ~ ~h;os ,,s
"a .nn,sn "a ;. tho po,.ts. +.
,,n,.,rd mai OF htnso and bomc Jnto m.
h1eak and d,ear7 winter xeatbe,. Trnsp,nr
ve.r3,y .1onu dragging . h.na.c.t .nd ~.
,ovrd hv txo cola and errinu l,ttla onr. tha
scene either suroesta or was 3f1n1scate3 ~ |
the linos- -:
!. The melancholy dsys-tbt feddess oythe wear.
OK Wailtug w1nda and nhked woodR and mead
o"s oso~u Aso sese.
=. a1aero rSsse hsee ~ Sn'caso ~ nc "oalo
~" W. - 49,. .,s!" " .A.,s ps -o1I Fs.u
e.s.s, s nn,e "mas, "a. .'a. ueuu1{ .AAs "uas
tes"s 49, ~ VIC. wv
~ away tpRpa c71eu ".An tue 'oe" saat ops 4
ieAe breeze. WAGNER ~ WINTER OF snmneF, Is
grea. nsl'satoa. chicasoans arc apt 70
~. cosss ~ ~. otnks'e alo -. 10 perceive
- .s,a,a suoaeut5 ~ aoe "ea'ner, aou
aSaanS III col0 HeAtAel. Nhheo VOGUE
ano ne"eo"s o'o"n anu sefe' 90 not
aooaad IN tnin aoeahty' and though. since
tnt WIZ aaefe arc WIDOWS amous US, "eneVef
'un sneM on1 a aoo!s'
At' eas3 &eat MISSIONARIES 70 0feea!ann
oa1e uot pTcacn nfe ana of1mstohe IN their
descriptions OF the horrors Of another world,
from fear that tho Inhabitants, tortured by
cold, should persistently take the shortest
And speediest course to reach place where
fuel Is 60 abundant.
The cold weather, cruel In other climates
and to other peopIe. brings ps cheer and |
and festival, aud we greet 1t right gladly 7
We provide for our poor, and having secured |
them comfort proceed TO AmuRe ourselves.
With winter upon us In ca1nest We throw
open our akating parks, begin our musical |
seasou, hnSe greater attractions at the Thea I
tres, and prepare to enjoy the good. long
evenings. Now skating, now falling, now
dancing, nnw gcssspfng, now telling stories
arouna the fire to the accompaniment Of
boiled cider and roast chcstnuta. Music at
the parks, mnsac st the opera, mutac at
home, music In the sleigh bells, music In
loving voices. Warm mutf1ers and rosy
checks. brnclng air &nd jolly people. Such
Is cur winter.
It ts time Of late dinners And good ones,
"ath roast turkeys and vepiAon. 1t ID Atlme
when everybody Is In good humor, who is
ltnLle to be in good humor at any time. It
Is q time when work Is desirable In order to
keep warm. when play is natural. when eve
fynody Is thankful for what be has, IL not.
cnvlors for What b. Inns not The new year
comes In bright and blooming. The dead
past buries Its dead, and the future Is
eildcd with good resolutions. Winter Is thu
SUNDAY OF the year.
AS 10
MUSIC
We arc already assured our proportion.
which In Kind, as we'll as degree, promises 70
be ill that the fasssdious taste Of Chicago
could demand, First We arc 10 have the
Bateman concerts. No set Of artists wer.
ever grouped together for concert tour. In
this country at least, with greater amount
ofin.cut. No troupe was ever managed by
an imrressarlo more liberal and cnterprls.
Ing. II was Batemau who first gave us Pa-
TcPa. Il was Rateman, who, discouraged last
year By the small SUCCESS OF his tour IN y
l1nancinl way, determined to improve md en-
larS;* his company and try II sgatn- Those,
r:'cn. * already know, arc known farosa-
bly- E.!EEoli, 1ionjxed for years In this
coIl.,sy, h}esed in SDain. and cn{ied the
*s5lyc; -yo1ccd,, In London. ,Fould he at-
trnrtire euouyh In 1I,u.c1ffo IN the housc
for three concerts. Parep-, whose rcnfal ro-
tun.lity Of ,1hystque contrasts pleasautiy with
the uulaInlv hatryr Of the tenor. with a voice
like scrcph. has br onc annearHncc anon,
us. secured for herself The cf,iurtnr favor of,
Chicago public. Mr.. Mills. the Dianist. Ia
not generally known to the West as vet,
from the fact that be has heretofore, &C.
c,Ided l,msclfln New York. but he will soon
be recoe,izcd ~ tbs LEADING. ntapis, amon9
! Americans amor Holman Arr. Mu1s IL .
/ thorough musician, thcorct;ca1ly aud prac-
tleally. lie loves his ars, IA which his rcn,us
cnablcs him Ia excel. All the other srt,st.
! ,,opc Il, ,,s with the 1,,shest rpcnmium. irnm
! 4hc cri,,cs- M. orIv fo hc r.r,r.+c,, mai
! The troupc do not remain long cnourh,
i Bu. then nc arc to be eonso1ea by taltcen
| nights Of oncra- Perhaps Il will mol be MI.
| in po;nt of talent, that cnuld be xisAsd-lew
orera trour "a are--bnt II will be npcrn. ap3
| s*nson of it. which ,sc haye not had since
! last ycar- The r1n,,7otr+ at MI cven.,. +,
cx.ens,yc and varied. :ua tlc1a viii he e1.
ullcEcjes euoupb to COR nDx.te c;,r III, !,
fys.s ,S.;,.l, The ,,iu..a.,t never e,3, Ia s,.
| t,,yrr. !; is n,t1cca}1r th.t ,f,,,,c who cn;ov
MUSIC moi crlticisc Inc least. un!c q thcro IL
| s.uuettluE 1,sItiv<ly harsh and grating to
:lc tar. Tic enjoyment of tho moment is
t.o n:,sn1binE to admit oi analysis. VIC glad
IL lc,ald tte adrcpt OF olrr,, and predict
I sUcees,,u, season.
Then tLc PbIstsrmouf>, after all its trials
ard :r:bal.t,oas this SEASON, will ill the resg-
| u!ar Programme announced. Our Chicago
| ,us.ic r.rst rot merit tue frequent lmputa-
I. t,cne Of thr Eastern cities, that want OF
cu.lutr in the West prccludes m adequate
support 10 uausic Of the higher order. The
t.,sltx11usn1v concerts are strictly classical
:ina have always been largely attended.
tf:,e1e ii every rcason why this attcudance
.Iuutl be kept up. There Is no rcasou why
It should bc Inferred tllat there Is u
:,acL Of attraction Oh account Of their
,bri,. bome concerts, participated IN
.m:inly Ly Lone tnignt. while this o,
:ie,,lf affords good reason
! fur Tho best pcs.i .iblc encouragement. New
yc,s. this season. Is Living moro attention
-snd better suppc.. tIan ercr before To or.
: ::ari: ations,. which con1ne themselves t.
| rrll, sing classical muaic. Aloltenhauer
! III, mas. ara th:. Ccelfsap Choir are al!
! risi,e CONCERTS q! IN intensely classical
. 4; cEn,actrr. v1.,c Sunday Flights are lakon ur
! with tntotics. So fashionable aud pt,puls
; / is tl,ls klnd OF music, al pscscut, mud 81 ex
csllc1;, as . general tLlur. Is The rendition
- thu. ayarctzct's npcra tsoupe suffers by tht
. , contrast, and Winter Garden, though ne WY
!; deco.uttd sor ,he epe.n scason, fails to draw
, I l.ousls which ,tc;d any profit to the mana
| :eys. The Hnsncnots" WAS rrcGIc:d II
| such manuer as to call forth tho severcs
). critical ccrsu.c. which certainly c4uuot b,
:, attributed SO much to any faults ON tho par
: Of The c,r,1 any. which is wel1 known 10 eam
: prise many Of the best artists Il, the cDuu
= try, nor to The management Of Marctzck
, rlo is unIscstnliy acknowledged to b
t sG.x ..uros he rs manager, as to the taste @
the people ae<thc present time, which tn
c.incs In another direction. It Is the sa.h.o
= to project and pa.soaizs the classical COZ
cert