, 1873-08-10

RnbinHtoin in executive skill. Tho Berlin Sim
toniokapollo. ut tho inauguration. o1acutod the
funeral march Of Dootl,oYon's "lsroicu" Sym
pllony, tho "Avo rorum =" of Mozart, nnd Tic
cl,oralo, JestlH mohe X,tyorBClt."
A Danbury boy Of ton winters (t.ot like last
ono, hoWovor) Htule a hnrmnnica Friday oyonIup
to sorcnado his gtrl with. mud WIS HondinK tt,,n.
dor aud lightning through 1t when ororha'i1ca
by His fatior aud tho owilor. 1Io nays thoro nre
places whore ponlttce won't tnko hold worth a
cont.
Tho number Of pianos exported from tho port
of MarHoilluH, aud manufactured ihoro or Iii
Paris, Lyons, or Nitnos. .l'trng ls72. WIS irl2o,
representing yalne Of !, l3a olof. II IL tutor
esting to note that in 1862 only al Instruments,
OF tito ynllio Of 272,B37f.. woro shipped, mid ton
years lnter-in 1HG1-ony GOO, wortl. 47B,575f.
Thoso ngureB show tint during tho last twenty
years tho foreign trade In those articles has ill.,
creased four-fol.
Talont doos not always run in fasnllion, and
tho younger Dellini, q nopl,ow Of tho nuthor Of
tho r,1ritani," who has just tried Ills hand lii
Paris as = composer Of MI orera named
Raphael," has mot with miserable failure.
Ono Of hih flnost tragic passages drew alonta Of
lnnyhtor at the first representation. It wnH a
prolonged noto from singlo bassoon which ac-
companiod tho death Of the hero.
MIR. Gladstone entertained tho Prince and
Princoas Of Wnlos, tho Grand Ducl,ess CeBnrev-
M, and a lot Of Dnkcs Counts, MarquiHos, and
olhor lollowg, at 81 luncheon recently, and, rs
lo wished to mako tho thing high-toued through
out, lo engaged tho Fisk University jubilee Bl,'g-
crs, now travelling III England, to sing during tho
afternoon. The royal folks we're greatly do
lighted, and bfr. Gladstone aBkod tlloln to drop
IN again sorno timo.
Tho annual report Of tho Handel and Haydn
Society aaya: "At tho 1ato consorts Of the liam
dol aud Haydn Society iu Now York, the ratto of
tho parts was liz nopranua, 105 altoa, % tonors,
aud 100 baaHcs, 40J voices In all, q most oxcoi-
lont ndjuatmcnt, tho orchestra nntlor Thomas
numbering 80, or ono iuHtrumont to every nvo
vuiccH. This proportion waH far bettor tlnu
that ut tho uAndel Centonniat conl1no1norhtion
tLet spoken Of, and. ns nearly right az will DO
likely to be realized. 1t could not hnve failed
to contribute ut materially to The very grsat sc
Among tho New York City Episcopal churchos
tho ono most celebrated for its oporatio nueio in
locntod on Murray Hill. It had q double quar-
tetto in tho gallery, aud little regiment OF sur-
| pltccd men aud boys in tho cllancel. Total cost
per nnnun, about $l2 900. Tho rector. thinking
like English opera, recently gavo notice that 1t
must be stopped, but not until after much OK
csoinent, followed by tho retirement of tho
orga;niBt, tho prima donna, and ono or two
wealthy laymen. One Of the latter, however,,
l1as returned, and 30 the rector after hard con-
| teRt, Is mnstcr OF tho situation.
! AIadame Christine Nilsson has received an un-
usunlly foryid md cordial fnrowell from hor Eng
| lish friends, who aeom to embrace all English
people who love music. Tho Drury Lane Tho
atre wan filled in every nook and cornor by tue
undisting,alshod massos and tho boxes contained
q full representation Of the ariBtocracy. The ap-
| plaEao and the bouquets wore beyond c0nnuta-
tion, and wero tho gift of tho audience, md not
the machinery Of tho management Ihe opera
WIS "Fauat," and. to Judge from the Unanimous
aud unmoas',red plaudits Of tho newspapers, the
| Diva has become more faultleHs Marguerite
than ever.
During tho curly part Of last month there
occurred IN London Nh suction Halo Of largo
gilt, fornlorly the property Of Mario and :GrBi.
Afarios silyer-gilt cigar-caeo, bearing Lis mon
| ogram, brought .E5. A walking-cano with gold
top was sold for .E7 IT,, and among tho choicest
watch and inkBtand, .E31; gold Iaurel wreath
with inscriptions, t19 los; largo tankard and
cover, engraved will, scrolls and horsos, and in
sorihod Mario !; pair Of amall busta Of De-
eovor Of silver gilt, chased with ornaments in ro-
Lief, tho covcr Rr,rmouutcd by figure mud in.
| soribod IA Mario. Noi dcs ARTISTS, les Admira,
tours de son talont diyin. Saint potersbourg, Il
as Fevrior, 18G9," weighing 100 ozB. Is dwts,. 9s
Cd. per ounce; d boakor and cover, o,nbossel
with portraits in chased scroll borders, tho cover
embossed with ciiildren, heads, aud fruits, ant
surmounted by double eagle, weighing % ozs
service, . oharminely artistic pioce of work t
| Bilver-gilt, with views III niedulions md orna
monte in niollo work, weight II ozs. 10 dw,s
12a. Id. por ounce.
Tho Boston Saturday Euening Gazette Aayr
Of the 'ato A. N. IInytor. tho organst "Mr
1Iaytor was unquuBtfonably q man posscssnE
musical goniuB Of the highest order. Al n com.
poser and organist lo WIZ tho ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
| tor in Ills day and generation. Educated and
trninod, from lia earliest youth. in the best mu-
seal achooa, be achieved onlinenco in tho do.
1nnin Of purely classical music. Hia long and
| painful Illness prevented him from taking active
part or n,ingling publicly in tho musical world
during tho past eloyou years. NotwithH!and.
ing tlis, tho old choir of Trinity Church,
who woro 30 long assoeistod with thu
dead organiBt, pnid . touching and beautiful
| tribute to bis geniuA and nsmoEy, in thor
| homage to his musical talonta Gud tlier nppre-
ciation Of his genial character, by rendering the
musical selections ut tho funeral OF their great
master. This cl.or consisted Of Mrs. j, H.
Long. Mrs. j.. G. Morse, Mr. II. NJ. Aikon. anl
DR.. Samuel Langmaid. bIr. James g. D.
parlior, tho organist of Trinity Church Society
presided ut the organ. as tie olloir rendered
ono Of tho fayoritc chants Of tho doal composer
oyery membor MAS deeply Affected, the ladios
particularly, to tears. 1t waB tribute of the
heart, aH we'll ns tile mind. to acknowledge
gonius, which was appreciated by those wEose
had been stricken by that fearful malady Will
which tho last years Of his lifo had boon dark
| ened."
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