The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-09-14

troduced into tho course which children pur-
sue Many hours otherwise hanging on our
hands, may be most agreeably, and even intel
spent, in the execution OF vocal and
selections. But here an expert |
ence of years has taught Us that of all badly
taught branches music takes the palm.
1t has been our lot to travel by land and by
water over the greater portion OF this CONT
nent, to say nothing Of other places, and II
anything has ever tempted us TO vote music
bore, it has been the abominable torturins OF
the piano by the various misses whose MOD
esty allowed them to amuse Q the ne'ghoor
travellers. "Tho Nuns Prayer" we have
heard rendered in q variety OF styles whioh
would defy the executive powers of List, the
initiative talent of Rubustein, or tho elong-
ated fingers of Wehli. Can parents not IN
| derstard that this detestable practice should
| cease. If they know nothing about. music
and are contented to listen hour after hour TO
| the chaotic mass or volume of sounds which
the unfortunate piano is made to give FORTH II
does not follow that the balance OF the travel
lers on board are of the Same mediocre muslcal
calibre A short while ago we had occasion 10
take trip with party of friends who Thought
" that a day taken from business would DO
month added to life;" we selected very hne
steamer. and for the first hour were delighted
with our excursion. Just then q group OF
vounp ladies moved towards the piano, and in
, less than half an hour, every one in our party
, having the least knowledge OF music had t.
retire in disgust.
The Java March, II Baecia Waltz, and
q number of other time-worn pieces, wero III Id
I to give up, we verify believe, the little rem
nant of resemblance they still bear in the 10
vaniIc musical circles to the m uscal COMPOSE
= t;ons bearing their names. On the other hant
= what real enjoyment is afforded by person
- who have taken the trouble to master n Gel
tain portion of the technical difficulties oil mi
. sic before undertaking the performance OF mn
selection in public Many years ago we Ia
occasion to travel on the st. Lawrence. re
,;,o dizziness seemed the order of tho ia.
- 1t so happened, however, that we were 'n'''
6,c.d 70 a very modest young lady, who
l., onr after conversation gave evidence OF muc
- information in musical literature. Not uouo
;nc for n moment that 80 much research woui
70 he found combined with equal ability as pc
:. f,rmer ve venturod to ask if she could pla
IL anything from me"ofJ' VIZ"
t;ncts Of a lady, sho at first ventured to su
IA rest that she was averse to giving any maj
~ f.station of apparent assumPtion'een" 'ne'
al fore declined qualifedly. AS she was no !.
,v conyersant with the Greek and Latan claSs'
~, than with those of Terpsichore, we made o'
or to saw that it was unbecoming in her 70 Ver
the saving of one of the ancients, who tells
- that it is usual for musicians to put in the
sf of n broken string or o hoarse voice. ono
IN snonded first by piquant reference 10 Tn
1850 lines in Which Shakespeare tells US that
s;o hath charms to seothe tho savage preas
o,d +bon without further ado seated herseH
the riano, AS she was native OF Italy,
aid that contrary to custom the last pi
y ~ .;.h o+bers yould be tho first with her,
'No sho oave Ms TbaIberg's " Home, Sweet Hon
in n stvle which 80 far as we were concer
49, made Ms think of the dearest spot on cart
nm, while we blessed the star under whIch VIC
been born that We had taken passage ID
ant. steamer in which our lady FRIEND vas 'oun
,;s Tbis will serve to illustrate what we WIS
ble impress upon parents in regard 70 Tue III IL
volv education of their daughters.
~ There is no limit that can well be place
v.s an prolifc subject as home educatlon'
vet We fnd that already we nave oc'u
. 10 moro time aud space with the portion ihcl
heir in ibis paper - ,1',,o.
boys the whole s"'9ocO rt,.1,-;,,,, .i
;, of have vet said nothing Of the religious Ct
low ton to DO given children. Perhaps ms 81
,,ir, have been fist mentioned. Here wouIH
,rove place to discuss the merits of the var'ons
or,o tens adopted in schools, COLLEGES
,.1es churches; to unfold the sublime mSstet
,,irrs religion; but We must refrain for the pr
= - We believe the generality Of parents snd
- ~ to instruct their children; may VIC no
- 49, sop,e one else to help the Record and ouf.
nshiD in the grand work of telling those WHO q
nal know fully how to give them tho PR
he in. treasure of homo education No Work Is