The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-05-10
coNceH- MANNERS.
Some OF the Ways in which the Thought
less and III Bred Annoy Others.

some OF the ways IN when the Thought-
less and Ill Bred Annoy Others.
For every one hundred music low
ers, there are at least ten who may,
with all their fondness for melody, be
regarded as terrors to the other ninety.
They are clever people in their place,
but that place seems to be outside the
walls of the concert room and remote
from the auditorium where ears eager
ly drink in orchestral or other har-
monies. They may possess fairish
manners at home ard in society, but
their lack of breeding rises to the sur
face in most aggressive way when
the well behaved ninety wish to enjoy,
undisturbed, the music they have paid
to hear and have right to enjoy. OF
the ten detrimental ones, probably
half will devote themselves to the
most maddening form of i'll manners
in the concert room, and unfortunate
is the music lover who occupies chair
directly in front of the i'll hammered
one.
The rear rung of that chair is a good
foot rest, but the foot which it sup
ports does not rest. 1t is the pedal eX-
tremity pertaining to one of the pests
of the concert room. That foot will
tap, tap on the rung of that chair,
keeping time with the music, a leath-
cry baton that moves the occupant to
murderous thoughts, and makes any
enjoyment of the concert impossible.
The owner of that foot (man or wo-
MANI. is sublimely unconscious of, or
at least Indifferent to the torture he
inflicts. There is where his, or her, ut
ter lack of good breeding is clearly
manifested If the victim is fiery OF
temper as well as devoted to music, and
determined to get the full value of his
dollar, he will say something forcible,
and there will be q disturbance which
will spoil the pleasure of q score of
people in the vicinity of the detrimen-
tai foot. If the sufferer is Of meek and
forgiving nature he will remain 81
lent, but his pleasure is ended and his
memories of that concert will be pain
full.
Another form of the concert room
terror is the young person who huns
the air or the theme in process OF play
ing by the orchestra or soloist. She is
proud of her own attainments, must
caliy, and regards it as her mission to
let those near her know that sheis
quite familiar with the melody being
performed, and can follow it with her
unmelodious hum, rather easier than
she can roll off log. SO she huns,
and sound as of a bee in an empty
keg falls upon the ears of those near
her. Each and all of her victims would
! like to box her ears, and it is pity
they cannot carry out their wishes.
The hummer simply proves, not that
she is music lover, but an i'll bred per-
son, a vulgarian. The late conner and
the man that treads heavily down the
aisle, are each terrors of the concert
room. They never think of stepping
lightly, and the dread squeak of their
boots is something to make men swear
and women thank them for doing it.
Then there are the persons who whis-
per loudly, who rattle programmes,
who do everything but give close at
tention to the music. The latter may
be unworthy of such attention, but
consideration for the feelings of Others
marks the true gentleman and gentle
woman, and the absence of this quail
ity from attendants upon concerts is
something that calls for reform.
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