Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-04-08

threw himself into music with mad hun
ger that was strange to see.
Dietrich told me that he never met
such remarkable case of musical apti-
tude. He seemed TO grasp the abstruse
problems of harmony ins,inctiyely Dur
lug the winter Of 1874 he went to work nc
another comic opera with chastcned
pen. Meanwhile "The Jolly Bachelorsn
had gone for year oil over the country
dragging the rubbish Of llbretto with
siren wings.
have not seen him for 9 year. But
met Emma Abbott the other day when
she was here, and she told me she had
bought his opera, "The Geutlemanly Saw
age" and had given $4,000 cash for it.
bravo, packing boxes" She was en-
thusiastic over it, and went TO the piano
and sang Bobolink song from It..
when morning clouds
Break In the east
To let the sunlight through,
II blossoms pink
Comes bobolink
To take his drink OF dew.
Chewink
! recognized the old charm. TWAS the
same boy.
| see that the Abbott company intend
TO produce this opera in Detroit the last
week In April.
intend TO go here and hear IL, for
watched the boys who made the libretto
and score, and am curious to see how n
public that never heard of them will use
them.
But fancy this New Hampshire lad
walking about with $4,000 in his pocket
| wonder what that superintendent Of
ClaAin's thinks?
OF course, now, you'll say that wrote
the libretto.
We'll, all the answer / can make is that
| wish had written it, NYM CRrNKLE.
II was q happy thought Of the Indus
trial Education association to give in
Cosmopolitan hall an exhibition of the
handiwolk OF young children, as q practl-
cal means of awakening public apprecia-
ton OF the value of industrial education
in the schools. The exhibition opened
on Wednes lay, and it's result must be a
pleasant surprise to the managers; 1t is
certainly one to the casual visitor. The
idea at hrst was to limit the exhibition to
schools and asylums within thirty mile IS
OF New York, aud to children under six
teen years OF age, but the pressure was
so great that the managers We're obliged
TO grea ~ enlarge the scope Of the eXhi-
bition by admitting examples Of the work
Of children of Philadelphia, New Haven,
Worcester, Cleveland, Chicago and st.
Louis, as well as some by children over
sixteen. Prizes will be given only TO
those under that age, however.
The display is really remarkable, no
less for its scope and variety than for
the skill displayed. The objects eX-
hibited range ali the way from plumbing
work by pupils of the New York Trade
schools to delicate lace and embroidery
from dozens Of asylums and schools.
There is excellent carving IN wood and
one, clay modelling, in which the Phila-
delphia children leXcel, and hammered
brass work by the Brooklyn Orphan asy-
lum children, all of them under twelve
years OF age. Drawing, both free hand
ana mechanical, forms a prominent part
Of all the exhibits. The most striking
piece OF work is life-size head by an
eighteen-year-old pupil of the New York
| Turn Verein's school, though very good
examples abound in the st. Louis and
New Haven exhibits. Some remarkably
fine detail drawings of machinery are
furnished by Worcester pupils, and from
half dozen places come examples Of
wood work-scroll saving, mortise and
tenon, dove taillug, paneling and furni-
tuAS iuahihSs LIZ pNpllS Vi VIC NOuhull .
Institute of Technical Design show some
fine designs for wall paper and carpets.
OF course there is sewing and embroid-
ering aud stamped leather work, and
plated mats by the wee tots of four or
! five years in the klndergartens.
The greatest Interest, OF course, cen iers
In the Philadelphia exhibit, for that city
has avowediy introduced industrial train
lug in all its pubic schools aud Is Justly
proud Of the results attained. The
| Philadelphia section is the larger and
tlnest, and next to it, in point of size, Is
that of Chicago, though In quality neither
surpass those Of New England cities In
all the work shown there Is, Of course, q
good deal which is anything bur Practical
and some that indicates q waste OF time
that causes tha jndicious 70 gritYe. But
considering how short Is the time during
which anything Of the kind has been don'
in the country, instructed effort Is by nS
means so common as one might reason
| ably expect. There is evidence In som
cases of inadequate instruction, for whicl
, the children are, Of course, not TO blame
. But It is Obyiously unfair TO critlclse sue
: an exhibition as II it were the work O
B adults or OF trained artisans. With al
: is faults-ald 1t would be shame {
turn the microscope upon them-the eN
hibition is the wonderful one, in man
respects most important and instrucliv
0 Of the season.
4 The "hrst viewp on Tuesday eveniu
! had bad weather TO contend with, but III
D hall was full Of people. Many Of the sc
{ ciety ladies' CT New York--Mys. Cortlan
PGlmer, Mrs. Levi Morton, Mrs. WilliaI
0 Alien Butler, Mrs.. j plerrepont Morgan
e Miss Cooper, Mrs. Morris X. Jesup, aui
, Others equally promlnent--have iutel
. ested themselves in toe enterprise, and
. was set under way with great celia
r Bishop Potter and any number Of schoC
I commissioners and superintendents wer
e present, and the society element WAS we
represented. shouldn't be much su
n prised If this exhibition were TO result
Q a decided "boomn for industrial educ
5 ton in public schools everywhere.
: will certainly greatly interest and IL
: struct all who have the good fortune
i see IT, JonN J.. IIEAroN.
c The present labor movement in Il
c United States is not only far more 10
o mIdable than anything else OF the kiT
e ever YET seen anywhere, but 1t has certa
@ features, other than striking and boyco
d ting, which give it especial interest
every observer of popular upheavels. III
n habit OF "striking," which Is con1n,
{ mainly to countries that enjoy polite
a freedom has played a. gre
. part IN English industry durit
4 the past seventy years Of ii
( evolution OF machinery, and IN toia copl
y try we bKYe for over thIfty years had
d constant succession ~ explosive atrikf
I among manufactures, lnechanicni an