, 1880-12-04

Tic Influence OF women on iIny,fu ID
ratl1er r. curious eSampia af tha text Zig
tntmnu nra.s Ms. o M', n, psheiwnnH iwh, 19f ehtGr-
PRIESTS wcre having n Es,oE ,t,ue ,fownesftsitr W. fti
Haydn Wis writing anthems, nlotcts lnnssess
nf1l 0ther forms tf sncFel ,nttsic np-stalrsl
,,a!,t,, WIZ o1 ~ assIsiaiaca morally OF
uyer h1 n!thneI, II Il norhnna ','nGG1 nmasiie1
whrtller Il .ttcttfcaiIon "inpijtI tle sourcs
nt TIC - insrrAtfoll TINT produced tho work
tleficAtetl; II probably meant n1ors In th{
insrt oyert sent"y M .nn y HoGs n tne nine.
liz wiio En,1sta,,cn IN ani G,r sistnr hfev,Io' ~
All his grent works wt.re written nftur mar.
riasG. atltl u was due tn t.Es wife, not only
.as ne ptoIGed 80 ntilell. nat thnt hts musla
fres,;,nas i srbnrt ,'ona. ie,sef ieGes, IT,, h1a
sung III ii witt, unrest itieai feeling sThnnTi1
his life wns clolsd.:d with sadness, no lii
Ei'en TO Inc wnrltl Immortal pictures
~, M, '4nIs 3rt;sot tr1 MMerest nvetcst
SrIlmnn,l wns ',,'s"I,'e,I fnr tms3J ,a,ia,, +,
lIis VILE; Afentielssof,n Chiefly to i,is fnother
and sister. or Chopin It Is sal that: "Ti!cra
WY ssa's searfeiy I'LL cyent IN h!S ne. scarcely
Rnr,Ify ~ III rssc ~ hts r,,.i s .%nt
latefl 10 woman" ~' ~''~' - "os AZ
Tho Inst part OF the little volume, on
woman ~ an Interpreter OF inusic, forms IN
.eugss ~ sI,npt"a ~ M wfnnnh ~ tnis ilno
sbc II its h:art a,mi so,t' WI,nt si.c hns III
sIont 1rtth music matters jtttte comparnd
With tito great glUry and benuty. she has
slveM 10 music. by Ge slue Of the g1eat
+. "cni s,e 81 .s1,,,n ts H tnes SaN
Fnslilv MrntlnIssoh,,. iTenrjnttm Whit Eiarss
Sr1luiann. Pasta, Matibraii, Grisi, aid Others,
WIN flave cleyAsed lllnstc to greater. nights
W .n,sst,lt,s ~ Greaa Mlla gvlnk u to h0
Wr ifm.''n's wnrt os Ham -, 'n s1 og,troh,,
tlone tint w. really wish theie wa mara n1
It. Ills atyto is graceful and attractive.
iic nus G!enr!y 3sinWn tl1at some W0fnen
...s tMsv mi sttAl ''lilllence ovgf anino com
mn. Stratiri]n Scartatti' Torrnfosi 1fenfgaf
Atler. Stuntini, Splllr, Meyerbecr, Doni.
zcttI, and Verdi nrc nn1ong Its most Eionored
names. Was tilaSk's splendid dramatic
rheruhinrs sublime church music; wora
lIuifjnl's romantic stratns attributable to
woin,il's Influence? we should like TO sec
"es essyas h %S1k %1ter On s ms oose 1e pa m e II
tcysIoneit M nS eares ths spi!ero H Of Ss %o,nans NJ
positive influence 6y revealing proofs OF hcr
nH! iii reaa st stles % of the iHI secia ss q the
Via Msss 6 wss fssa s ve M Fest eSm
mud rest to millions. Tho appendix Is a cap
nre excellent, but W. do not uiltle rstand wlly
CiIoutn's should l,ayc been omitted from tic
series.
1,,,t,o,,o, h,, u os, r, r. r,,..,
faohshea pS D. H. Oseoou d Co., bostons
u.,x.,x,scr~c,.e-, - IN, ,,,1, ,.,
ni.M MlSlSCENClao " ~ .IoU I'm ALlSE-
For some time past, Mr.. Charles r. Cong
tlo,-a veteran tn tho ranks of journalism
has hceu uublIshInr n series NJ articlna In thn
w" r"I " a's.sa -! ulS
.s, Me" ofh 1Floahs Hnoef tne anose captlon-
The series having been completed, tic arti-
clts have. becn collected, revised, and re-
touched. and uro now nublisl,cd In hook
for,,, S,r Go,,att,,, % Is ~ ,-asont ,,.rIt,o. 's
lolH'' '1i' eo"kuui - y. ptesGut wHt'h.
secontl series entitled "Kecollecttons OF =
1seatlcr." The work before us Is chatty md
gnssippy. rambling from oue subject to an
ntl,er' aivinr rii,npses of thu MANY tltst,n.
'i.i,od 49,, t., ,,aa ,',,4 ,,.,t ,.h @ a'oss ~.
sn'sMea h,en ile nus !ac.' out WIN very 10"
o1 whom nc appears 10 nave lIRu more telan
,lo,es and storIrs cited aro aiyen nm hearsav.
M, ,,,o ,."t, 10 ,ara, ,,t ,,,,,,nt,,"ai,,,
ata 'le uooH ~ perhaps lot u"hat4inl!y, oI
soncwiut superficial character. But 1t Is
brightly alld cheerlly written. full OF
Interesting stories well told. deals with
a., im,or+out noro,j ~ 1.-Two Ic or-