St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-07-26
MRS. CLEVELAND A vIoL1NIsr
Taking Lessons Twice Week o n
the Expressive Musical In6tru-


Taking Lessons Twice a Week o n
the Expressive Musical Instru-
ment.
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, who Is an ex'
cellent amateur musician, Is taking les
sons on the violin. Her instructor is
Miss Louise Hood, daughter of Freder-
lex Hood, proprietor of storage house
in Newark. A World reporter saw Miss
Hood in her residence, No. 146 Wash
ington street, Newark, yesterday. She
was executing a fantasia on the violin
III front OF a piano in her music room
when the reporter called
1T is true that Mrs. Cleveland is one
OF my pupils" Miss Hood said, shut
am surprised that anybody outside OF
my intimate friends knew it. / do not
know how she may look upon the pub
LEGATION of the fact, for l have never
spoken to her about keeping it secret.
She is a modest lady and sweet lady and
does not like publicity. Therefore i do
not feel at liberty to speak freely OH the
subject.
Mrs. Cleveland heard of me soon
after President Cleveland's term ex-
PRED, and she selected me to give her
violin lessons. | have since gone to
the Victoria hotel in New York twice a
week to give her instructions. She is
an apt pupil, for she loves music and is
an excellent amateur musician. While
at school she mastered the piano, and
she plays well. She is quite familiar
also with other musical instruments,
and she sings nicely. l suppose that
ladies all over the world would like to
know how the wife of an ex-preSident
of this great country handles the violin
and bow. But l cannot crafty their
curiosity by speaking of her work as a
pupil, for that Is private matter, with
which [ have no right to make the pub
lie familiar. 1t is sufficient to say that
she is one of the cleverest ladies / ever
met. You know how the people rave
about her whenever she appears before
them. Well, she is a great deal more
attractive and lovable at home.
During her visit to Europe she faSci-
dear friends in the highest society
abroad. Society ladies in New York
are as much in love with her as they
were when she was the first lady in the
land. She is so sweet and amiable and
considerate that l believe she will be
our first lady for many years. Every
body adOres her. | am as much faSci-
mated as other people who have met her
in her home, for she has magnetic
power of attracting people.
Mrs. Cleveland'S home life is simply
delightful, and expect it will be made
more charming when she is In the
splendid house which Mr.. Cleveland has
rented for two years on Madison ave-
nue., with the privilege of buying it il
he likes it. He is devoted to his beauti-
full wife and she is proud of him. Any
sensible woman would be proud of such
man, for he is honest, truthful, fear
less, gentle and able What a grand
speech he made at the banquet given in
his honor by the Young Mems Demo-
cratic club
Miss Hood is below the medium
height and has moderately plump
figure. She wore a morning dress of
dark blue cloth. trimmed with white
lace. Her hair is black and wavy. She
has a pleasant face, fine eyes and a
winning smile. She studied under able
masters in New York for long time.
Then she went to Berlin and remained
three years in the Koenigliche Hoch
Schulz, or Royal High School," where
Herr Joachim, the great violinist, was
her instructor. After finishing her
studies in Germany she returned home
"hu uOSoh 1OoOhLAS LhuoiC III NCWdIh
and this city.
"There are only two female violinists
in New York City" she said, ''cOmpe-
tent to be teachers, for violin playing
by women is yet i'll its infancy. But il
is now fashionable i'm high society, and
large number of wealthy ladies are
taking lessons. Mrs. Cleveland is
learning to play on the violin because
she loves music. believe that in few
years she and other ladies will become
experts. She has a splendid violin.
Several ladies in Newark are good
amateur viOlinists, and a few in New
York and Brooklyn are catching up to
their teachers. Not long ago people
thought females looked awkward with
a violin at their shoulder, but since
clever women have played at concerts
folks admit that female handles the
violin gracefully"