Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-02

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LOoa.d With the eye Of love through the G -Iden
While srrayed in it's siitterins robe. Of rus-e and
Bright with the sheen Of the dew, each sii,tsrins
r,.in &c q ,,t the forest
Win nanfits and Je~els.-t" E-aRsel,se."
Reformed Piano Forte Key Beard.
10 he Editors Of the Boston DAILY Adr,Tgiser.
A letter lately received from Germany con-
tains matter OF sufficiently general iniereS;
10 warrant my sending you an extract or
two; The many friends, too, OF the writer.
Dr. G-i, as well as those who have read wi n
interest his essays on a variety OF subjects
In The North American Review, may be
pleased TO meet him In a new field. We are
last becoming so musical that proposed
radical reform COR, at least, change) In oar
household god, the piano, will appeal 10 a
Woe circle OF readers; and ii must b. new TO
nrst makers has told me that A. WAS new IN
him. Doubtless the key board OF The piapo
was originally made with keys representing
notes only OF TIE diatonic scale. aud the ne
cessity OF completing tie whole chromatic
scale caused the addition of the black kevs
now, as between The third and fourth of The
eighth, there is but the interval of a SENT
tone, The keys answering TO those notes
could not Toe separated by a black key.
Hence arose the division of the black kevs
INTO groups of three and two But for thus
continuing in the original model, there can
be no reason 10 doubt that the key board
posed, viz: with alternate white and black
keys throughout. But To the extract
some German piano maker have lately
made Instruments with reformed key
board, which has the advantage of having
The distance OF the octave shorter 10y half al
lnch, and OF avoiding the difference OF fin
eerlng In the di fierent scales or KEYS. There
are but two scales possible on this board,
VIZ; those beginning with a white KEY and
NOSE oeginnlng with black key. Hence
the difficulties of playing would be greatly
N In
would almost disappear, since any piece
written IN { could at first sight be playeI
practically only two keys would exist. Yes
terday read an article on this subject i'm a
Serman paper, which recommends, during
me transition period, the construction OF
pianos into which both key boards or either
OF them, can be fitted. The Old Keyboard
The writer thinks, has no rdisOa d'e;re. II grew
OUT OF the { scale But there is no reason
lege which makes playing in many KEYS so
difficult. The reform is only one of the KEY
board; The intervals remain unalteref, ani
each key Will preserve fits Characteristic
abolish"
The change will also have an effect on
writing for the piano, for, as IL has been seen
mat piece written in & can be played ia
hve other keys equally well. so piece writ
Ten In can be played from the same notes
IN all the remaining keys, namely: q. A, Il.
ID tat and + fiat. II does not appear how we
are TO find one place where the keyboard
presents such uniform appearance. But
mat could be easily effected. A new color
might. for instance, be given TO a KEY al GER
Tam intervals, say OF an octave, or The oc-
iave might be distinguished by mark upon
tie upright board behind the keys.
WHAT is GRAPE MADE OF?-This is a
q uestion OF frequent Interrogation -owingno
doubt, W the general discussion couseq uent
upon the recent fraudulent importations-
but as often Ii is indefinitely ans wered so
thoroughly is the original material meta
morphosed by the treatment il undergoes be-
fore this curious fabric is ready for the mar
ket, the transformation at times being so
great that even the most skilful are deceived
as 10 10 the component material, as we learn
that one OF, IL not the Oldest, merchants tes-
t.hed in court that he always supposed that
Cape was made OF worsted-a parionable
mistake, when we consider how wiry aud
unsflky IL not only appears, but feels The
fact Is, however, that the article of chief
value In the production OF Grape is the finest
Italian SIR, spun and woven I'm a peculiar
manner, and treated to various mec1anical
and Chemical operaiions-some of which are
held IN the most profound secrecy-that its
manufacture Lot only calls into play the
most exquisite skill and patience bat re-
quires the investment of enormous capital,
Grape is sometimes made OF cotton and
passes rnder the names of albert" and
VICTORIA" for such uses that do not require
the more expensive article.
The use Of this emblem of woe is so On the
increase that the diminutive band OF rose,te
that formerly sufficed mourning purposes
has be en- overcome by fashion, until stricken
ones Indicate their grief by dense folds OF
Grape, that seemingly envelope them in
CLOUDS OF uDcOnsolable sorrow.
Grape, the civilized world over, is the in
sigma OF mourning, and no other article can
fined civilization that, demanding a suita-
bic fabric, has found in ii marvellous adapt
ability.
YOUNG WoMEN,s Sunny Cyrps So,,o-