The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-05
THE MUSICIANS MARRIAGE

Saints ia married."

nhN, h'VoIulhp 10 tue tnhIu'tti VI lhe
nearer
For II mu. ic. understood ne n science rs
vel as an art, in IT, scvcrcst and most nh
strart form, was to be considered n rolI-
zion, then Camille Saints was its Hight
priest, and he had by the fact Of his min
htry ooudcmu,d himself-at least his
friends averred that he hadto oelbacy.
Not moro than six weeks ago" ex-
slammed young man with dreamy eyes
snd Wild hair, composer himself mot
more than six Ia ago, NJ our monthly
ainner. Saints delivered himself OF
speech In his very best style OF eloquence:
Feminine influence is the hane of our
modern civilization; 1t degradcs art
makes II the slave OF amorOus sentiment
t.hty; painting, sculpture, poetry, are lost
through IL; let music at least, the purcst
and most inmaterial OF arts, make the
snort To- shake of this banc ful and ever
oncronchng influence. " those composers
VINO sh. at be our masters, men of real
talent, have dehascd music in France, let
ms OF tho young school try to keep it at
such n level that"
"That no one" interrupt oil the youngest
~ the band "will be able TO make any
thing out of 1t but noise and n iangle OF
sounds. Oh, Wagner thou hast much TO
answcr for"
my dear Durand, you are but paint
u, and therefore "A profane outsider"
But the marriage-let us hear about
sbe marriage!" called out several young
men.
Profane outsider though am" retort-
"a Durand the painter, 81 can probably
tell YOU moro about Saints and his wife
man any Of You dotters of music paper. l
had the story from an eyewitness"
"Out with I'll" exclaimed half-a-dozen
voices.
"You know ns well as I, that Saints has
mother, living in n provincial town.
whose principal purpose in life, ever since
her sous beard appeared. was to sec him
married. sants, In his supreme devotion
70 his art as matter OF course ALWAYS re-
Lellcd. However. II seems that at last the
ola l'dy cloqucnce. prevailed Snit IL
cons utcd TO let himself lie married,
but he laid down his cond tiops I'm n
truly ChnrnC 'cr.tfc wnv. Instantly the
mother began her search after "a model
IA suier-in-law. THIS is what she found
young girl Of eighteen, an orrhan-our
f1tnd'- fr-t cor az Iuu WIS MAT he should
hive no mothcr-iu law-hrou-ht up by nu
old aunt, IN dun routu of life: beside
his. modest but snug doWry; good
hooking cHuueh. Rid fond of music.
when all the ptel wirary arriucements
had btCu Wn lr saint :. between two
eonrcrt-davs. found time 70 go and
pce IN intended. Mad mois".lc,' he sad.
my mother has pro ably told you that
bnve no time, absolutely 10 time, to
pay my court to Won. | love my art {:
rm alb orb Il VA il. Very Likely ! shall
pot mike very amusing husband. so Won
bad bett + think the matter over before
deciding to take me in thar capacity. Per-
hhls, W hen the SUNNI season comes, and
Their nre no more concert, or musical even
ing, ncrhaps hen | may hud time to de-
vote myself little 10 you but even then
write. Oh wri e all the time. am
not bad fellow. Won know | hlve eve V
desire TO l'l'os' you, In as far as II does not
interfere with my music for instance. If
you IKE, | viii TAKE you 20 the consents 4:
there are tho cone, rts of tie pure har-
nonists, those of the auti-Eelodists. those
Of IN" severe countcT-ha>i-ts all ex-
orediNgly interes ing to the lovers OF mu-
ncal progress. You Will see quite "A
mum er Of women there not that they,
foi the most par, are real lovers Of
musical progress, but because concert
Eou b IS become tho fashion. Yes, shall
oofihulN be wiling TO take you cut with
me IN the evening; you must not expect
me o. sit by YUu, however, Tor when hear
music l must be at liberty. You see am
frank, II - best so. must have quiet in
~
ctlmhdt on, teais would make mo nerV Gus.
Whei you have hought all tbs over, Won
eau EiNc your answer to my mother; IL II
l. "A cradle, shnll hc dciieh pd OF course.
Oh yOu inisl arrange thiNg between
you, without consulting me; then YOU Will
lrt me know when AIN to come GOWN Tor
the ceremony. o. never fear, | shall be
suro II" he N time provided, naturally,
mat II does not come at moment OF pai -
uctuat interest Aud, All yes, | knew
that there was something else; am told
maj you have mus cal tastes. Now | feel
bound o tel You that ! hold the music Of
yonhs ladies III pro Ouud horror; my
p-i YES cannot stand Il. Ii sounds brutal
70 LAY so, does il not now but 1t is my
duty, as an honorable man, to tell you
eve ythnS veiy clearly bciOrehand-
Dui aud stopped Tor want az breath.
At biu.e! and after all that, sh, nc-
eepl'd hnn--they are actually mailrcu-
the Wedding took placer
"Ac,uu.y married, legally and rclgi-
onfiy iust five d y sincr WHAT could yuu
expect IuC II MAS not happy with hnT
sun, ~ seclns- the prospect q. living II
Ia - hWhN7 tempt ug to piuVu-
ola; probably h,r hleuls reasoned
Win her; all That, added To AT
old romantic iaDa that she was
born - BE- an ARTISTS WlIc, probably
decidel her Is sid, 8, Saints IN spito OF
the mutnhy OF hlt lnuruge, l. oAs the
very llD,uI' ot gpntt-urtulD, aud We al
know lAaI EI. look 30 not bpht Aim; he Is
BY n means au u.lyIcllow, and probably
eompai ed iayUIaDiy NItn the men she had
AIIhcIto seen. 1 ted certain that saints
won't n,S Mime. VeIuier's next rAursday
sVrluoe-no vas at her last. shall Ger
tainlN be there tool
VIII one accord the friends agreed Ia
me ~ ). mo. NcrnleI : sutOH The following
Thursday tSC.lug.
blhie. Eculoi vas the queen OF "A certain
muslch society IN PARIS she WAS wo-
mail oi er "a intelligence, Wi sln Ter youth
had .p.c--, q "a superb voice ; Dy ucr MAJ
ma, She had attained "A very sOhd social
pusttru, ana IL wits not to be wondered at,
unU tlcrc WAS of young ana oIiHiuu talent
O,rclcd around her. As a rule she did not
hko womru--he tolerated them n hcI
Sdtoh as a ursoInc necessity OF society
her thEolltcs were SoGl- men, those 40 YET
unkuoNn to fame, ana wuom it was hei
pride TO discover aud push forward
balnlis was one of her pets; he wa.
pevrr known to miss her Thursday +
Nine. WERNER, unlike most OF her neigh
boTs, had a house to hcl>c lf an Old
fashioned place, without any OF the preten
GiOns OF the militOuuirc's " hotel" about II
but snug cOmlOl table house, with q
bit a. a gni den round about II. She was &
woman OF great TASTE, aud was fond ul
other arts beside that OF music. out oil
Ian.