Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-31
MUSIC AND LITERATURE.

An Excellent Supply of Both at Chautauqua
Prizes in Historical Papers Awarded
Rise of the Bicycle-Lectures on Holmes
/ and Wagner.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATCH.l
CHAUTAUoUA, N. Y, July 30.-One of the
most terrific thunder storms of the season
passed over Chautauqua last night. The
lightning was very vivid and seemed to bolt
from the heavens every minute right over
the ,ads of the wtde-awake and would-be.
sIeepers. Fortunately, only trees were
struck, and everybody was glad when the
bombardment was over. Chautauquans do
not need to pray for rain; like the poor, it is
with them always.
Bicycle riding is coming to be one Of the
most popular of the sports, and the bicycle
school is as good as q circus. The tumbling
| there beggars description. Society young
ladies' particularly, vie with each other in
learning to balance on top of the wheel, an d
the curves they describe in attempting to
make two or three revolutions leave
Hogarth's curve line ''out of sight" 1t is q
case of beauty on curve line, rather than q
curve line of beauty. One Of the teachers
| in the china school has her face scratched,
| her wrist cut, as well as several bruises,
variously distributed, the result of yester.
| days exercise and even Mr.. Sherwood, the
| great pianist, had his shoulders wrenched
| last evening Dy sudden decresenoo gIde
| to mother earth.
Exercises of the Day.
The programme for to-day was quite
varied, and despite the cold weather was
| largely attended. 1t was as follows: At
$50 A. NJ. the woman's Club, subject for dis
cussion, Trained Nurses for the Poor" led
! by Dr. Eliza Mosher; at IL A. NJ, lecture
recital on Orchard Wagner" with selec-
| tions from his greatest works and explain
| ations of the motives of the TriIogy, by Mr..
1. V. Flagler, assisted by Mr. William Fl.
| Sherwood; at 2:30 p. NJ, a lecture on "Igna-
titus Loyola," by Prof. C. J. Little, of Syra-
cuse; at p. NJ. q lecture on "Oliver Wendell
Holmes" by Mr.. Leon Ii. Vincent; at P. NJ,
the C. L. S. c. Round Table in the Hall of
| Philosophy; at P. M, a twilight concert by
Rogers Band, in Miller Park: at p NJ,
yoSns mems prayer meeting in College Hale
theater. Mr.. Raymond, the private secre-
tary of Secretary of tho Navy Tracy, was to
have lectured, but being prevented from
coming here by sickness his views of Uncle
Sans ships we're shown instead.
The reception of the Press Club last night
in Arcade Hall was one of the finest ever
given at Chautauqua. The excellence of the
programme rendered is attested by the
names of the following persons who SO
courteously furnished it: Rogers Orchestra,
Mrs. H: A. Kelso, Prof. Sherwood and Mrs.
Colonel Parker. Mr.. Burbank regretted his
inability to remain, as he was obliged to
leave Immediately after the entertainment
ut the Amphitheater, in order to catch his
boat. The patronesses of the occasion were
Mrs. J. G. Martin, of New York: Mrs. Prof.
Sherwood, of Chicago: Mrs. Frank Beard, of
st. Louis: and Mrs. Colonel Parker. of Chica-
go. The number present included the
friends of the Press Club, together with
many of the faculty of the college and
large number of distinguished musicians
Work of the woman's Club.
The Woman's Club is discussing some
very practical subjects, and Mrs. Emily H.
Miller, the President, occasionally tells the
ladies some plain truths. She thus answered
the following questions: "ShouId a mother
apologize to her child when she feels that
she has made mistaken "By all means.
1t does not decrease the child's confidence
in the mothers wisdom, but increases its
confidence in her Justice" "How would you
break a child of the habit of teasing?" "By
breaking older people of the habit of teas
ing the child"
The result of the examination on Prof N
Thorpe's course, "The Growth of Govern
ment in the United States" has been deter
mined. There were 16 papers. The prize is
awarded to Mr.. Samuel T. Wilson, of May
Vile, Tenn. Honorable mention is made Of
Mary f. Golden, Salem Mass; c. L. Cham
berlain. Chicago, and F. s. Thorpe, James
town, n. Y. Mrs. Wilson was also the winner
OF prize offered for the best paper on DR..
Adams course.
DR.. Harper, who sailed to-day from New
York on his European trip, said that he was |
going abroad for rest, which he very much |
needs. Like so many other overworked |
Americans, who find America too busy for |
them, he goes from home to rest Chicago !
University, of which he is President, has just |
received a bequest from the Ogden estate, !
which will net that institution from $500 900 /
to ST50,030 The Doctor is full of enthusiasm |
and plans for his new work. The University |
work will be emphasized, but college work |
will be done in Chicago University, There
will be four terms each year and students
may enter at any time and graduate, not be-
cause of particular length of time spent in
the institution, but on the basis of work
completed. University extension work will
be carried on in connection with the school, |
and 1t should be part of the work of all
great colleges and universities, says DR..
Harper.
Music and Soup Making.
Mrs. Ewing lectured again to-day on "Soup
Making before fair-sized audience The
ladies have allowed their dress-reform en-
to sudsde somewhat, and many
came to learn and take tho first course in
cooking to-day. Mr.. 1. V. FIagler gave the
last of his series of lecture recitals this
morning. His subject to-day was Richard
Wagner Mr. Flugler is an enthusiastic
Wagnerian, cultured musician and IN
earnest, forcible speaker. He gave an inter-
esting account of the great composer from
III.
giving illustrations on the organ from the
different operas of Wagner, and the princi-
pal motives of Tristan and Isolde" and
the Nibelung Trilogy. The lecture was lis
frequently applauded. MI. Flagler was as
sisted in the piano parts by Mr.. w. H. Sher-
wood, the pianist, who played with great
March" and the "fieDestodt'' from Tristan
and Isolde"
In his last lecture on Oliver Wendell
Holmes, Mr.. l.. Vincent described the
"Autocrat of the Breakfast Table," which is
Holmes masterpiece, as the epic of the
house. There are two such epics,
one is French and tragic: it is called ''Pere
Goriot'; the other is comedy and as full of
tho light of life as the genial and sunshiny
American from which it emanated. By all
means let rs have realism and our Baizac;
but it is Il relief to turn now and then to an
other picture, none the less realistic be-
cause it is entirely pure and cheerful.
OF American Literature.
The discussion of the question as to
whether there is such a thing as an Ameri-
can literature was completed in this lecture.
Grant Allen disposes of American literature
by saying that after Mark Twain, Bret
Harte and Walt Whitman all American
literature "thrives feebly as Bostonian
exotic; nursed with studious care in the ar.
tificial lighthouses of the Back Bay; but in
offering such criticism, Grant Allen is both
Emerson and Whittier are American facts |
TOO large to be disposed of in this fashion,
Miss Eveline GUNNER, the young Cleve-
land pianist, and Mr.. Homer Moore the
soloist, made d decided hit here
asst night. They were not down on the
regular programme, but appeared only TO
AXE the place of Secretary Tracy's private
secretary in lecture on the Navy. Mr..
Moore sang "Come Where the Lindens
Bloom,'' by Dudley Buck, and received great
applause. For an encore he sang 1.-THE
l,v Taunar MiSS |