New-York tribune., 1869-06-23
ODDS AND ENDS or TIE PEACE JUBILEE
,vpoN ouR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT


free lst-do not ask it," said the poster. you'll get
your moneys worth said the tcketseer. "lf we let
In all the Peace Jubilee folks we'd have to take to organ
grinding for living" melhuous harp such as 'onee
thro Tara's Halls" mayhaP discOursed sweet music at
the door gentleman much given to chewing gum pre-
sided at the plaGo, while another gentleman with
shock head, introduced Mss Mny to the audience
G. "Eobs Ike me since Tie days Bye,
- None such perhaps will ever i've
A woBder 70 myself am l,
As well 70 al who pass me BY"
. A.. ,orcbipp criticism Miss Miy, who is sweet seven
ten makes upon herself 1t has often been intimated
that Eve was longheaded; but does itloilo" taV sue
was two headed as the Quaran would nave us Dehe'e'
miss My is colored. She appears IN two cameo gowns
fonr pas of shoes and is twice crowned ke the appa
ion in Macbeth Indeed she is appartion IN herse
and might well sing with the witches
"Double, double,
Toll and trouble"
And che has curs Of raven hue two sets Of two
acts OF legs-what embarrassment OF rchesand one
body being Joined together half way down the back
After her the siamese Twins bagatelle MISS
Miy talks sings eats and drinks with both mouths ooth
craving for the thing at the same time "hoh 10
somewhat expensive, to say the least STILL sne can
live by feeding from mouth alone. she WALKS upon
two feet four. andI heard her sing duet all ABOUT te
sweetest OF color, IN two agteeaDle 'oI0eS. ~
Mly has no need OF partner in dancing. She Is sum
cent unto herself and 7. b. Aldrch, Who being poet
"a indisputabe authority, declares that MISS ly Is
twice as interesting any one woman ne ever sS"-n
deed donbv attractive He will reduce this enthusiasm
TO poem in Ths Atlantic AoHthiy for July Miss Mly is
never at loss society," nasmuch as she can converse
with two people at once and when alone she induges In
playful dialogue. Like the quality OF mercy, Miss My
is twice blessed for the beginning has it not been
asserted that two heads are better than onei
Refreshed by the spectacle OF woman who Is every
inch herself aud too felt that had had sufficient
food for thought and took route to the Coliseum
1t is the first time that have veDured inside public
conveyance for week and that live TO tell the tale Is
owing to a special Providence. Three women sat upon
me, aman poked an umbrella IN my eye. baby became
entangled in my hair, and boy whiled away the
moments by standing on my feet
thought of Miss Mlly, and grew brave
What Woad have happened had there been two OF me
Public school children blocked the way, and altogether
felt 10 use the language OF that unpopular old LADY,
Mrs Brown" II the sun was asetln IN the Small oI
nv back" But the goal once reached-once breathing
the friendly atmosphere Of the Coliseum Press-Room
existence again became boon. have heard
a great deal about the BOhemianism OF the
Press how its members look like Mexican bandits, and
how they disregard every law, human and divine If the
200 or more gentlemen who have written themselves all
10 pieces for the Of Peace fairly represent their
professon then the Press is honor TO the country
Better department. less confusion, more courtesy nave
never seen outside Of drawing and If the seven or
eight women correspondents treated with as much
thoughtfuness and consideration one of the repre-
sentatves of TIE TRIBUNE they were treated as we'll as
they deserved If not better. Had the Peace Jubilee no
other virtue should rejoice in it for having proved that
men and women work together as journalists with
out the slightest embarrassment or loss Of prestige ON
the part Of the latter L do believe that the
Press Headquarters of tho Coliseum have gained
rather than lost by the presence Of women,
ana now that the experiment has been tried
with success it be repeated 1t does quite
much good as it does One is made stronger the
other is made more refined The ruin Of both is
that they together only for pleasure To unto on
serious subjects is to bring about knowledge Of real
character For one, happy to express my indebted
to the Peace Jubilee for solving interesting
problem.
And now for the concert It very interesting but
nevertheless mistake. Public School children very
well In their way. They sang remarkably well, Will
wonderful precision. but tnree-part songs out o.
plaoein Coliseum, and chidren's voices are-chdren
voices. Moreover, there not many children a
there should and could have been To make way 10
Them the original chorus turned adrif
public interest tagged and the difference
in the treasury amounted to $4,000! The Execu
tive Committee their mistake but were poweress FOL
from the first the last day the Jubilee had been prom
ised TO the Public Schools At least lesson has been
learned the future Coliseums demand grand cbora
sung by grOwn-up people The girls pretty sight
in their white dresses and red and blue ribbons look
ing at distance like an angel choir partieu-
larly so when they simultaneously waved their
handkerchiefs which gave the effect Of the Tapping of
wings Then their physical exercises-as exercises
amounted 10 nothing, although few Of them we're pic
turesque the changes reminding more Of the turning
ola Kaleidoscope than OF anything else, the parteIre Of
girls seeming at time flowers at anoher-what they
, were with hoops Of flowers above their heads.
miss Phillips need not fear any operahous I'm Eu-
rome" said Mr. George Peabody, after her beautiful rem
dering OF Handles grand air LdSeia chic pdHGa. Aud
Mr. Peabody is right This, Miss Phippss last appear.
only makes us feel the more keony what America
ia 10 lose Few realize the difference between cOnraltO
and a soprano voice In vast a space that Of
the Coliseum 1t is impossible for contraltO TO soar
into the high latitude OF the staff and it is this
C. which has been Madame Parepas great triumph Let
soprano and contraltO possess equal volume Of voice
and the soprano will have the advantage. 1t is aston
ishing that Miss Phillips has been able 10 produce
so great an effect under these trying circumstances
And what is the conclusions In the codest OF moods
Isay that the Peace Jubilee is great Mr. Gil
more deserves cordial recognition for having proved to
us how far numbers may go orchestra and chorus and
for having shown that symphonies in places ike this
comparative failures For great distances want bold
outlines Michael Angeles frescOes arc not 70 be exam
ined with microscope In Coliseum We must have the
equivalent OF these frescOes Firm, solid chOras grand
marches and national hymns. II anything Boston has
erred on what called the right sde rather than on the
wrong side OF music. For myself, believe there Is
time for Beethoven, and time for Verdi; time foi
Mendessohn's Hymn Of Praise, and time for Hail
Colombia. and want to tell me that Bee
thoYen IS always good and that Verdi is always
bad. This is the tendency among Boston diet
tamil, therefore do / rejoice that the Peace
Jubilee has given the people opportunity Of seeing
both sides OF the medal hearing both extremes OF music
and growing lust as wild over the Anvil Chorus and Star
spanRled Banner they felt inclined. 1t good thing
to like any kind Of music and one may enjoy Verdi with