The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-18

thread, some bright patches, brass rings and
r1obonsl commonplace piece OF satin with
few stitches and q little paint deftly applied
with = wee, little brush becomes q thing of
beauty, with real hand painted pansies! Those
who buy presents for the holidays will never
know what pleasure those who make their gifts
enjoy in making them. Besides making and
giving articles individually there has been
several public sales of linens and Christmas
goods in general. The Temple Aid Society, in
an effort which has proved entirely successful
to raise funds for the new Jewish synagogue.
opened gorgeous fair ia the Olympic theater.
There was magnificent display and plenty OF
purchasers Then there was the Art League
sale at the residence of Mrs. Henry Hewitt for
which charming musical programme was ar
ranged by Miss ]. n. Bradley, In which the Glee
Club ana Miss Griggs Miss Bradley and Miss
Samson took part. Friday evening the Destiny
Club held its first social party in Columbian
hall, the patronesses being: Mrs. Frank H.
Noble, Mrs. Percy Sinclair, Mrs. Frank Hogan,
Mrs. NJ. J. Cogswell, Mrs. s. Black. Mrs. A. G.
Young, Mrs. Alpheus Davidson, Mra j. E.
Young. Perhaps the closing society event of
the year will be the subscription musicale and
reception at the Union Club, December 2S The
Gee Club 10 in demand for this occasion, and,
with Miss Anderson and Miss Bengel, pianists,
and Miss Noyes vocalist, will assist the club
members in the concert. The invitations num-
Der 200.
The "Messiah" and Its Author.
The Tacoma Choral Society will give Handles
oratorio, "The Messiah" in the First Congrega-
tionai church on Friday evening, December 80
No oratorio in the worlds history has been sung
SO often and listened to by the enraptured
millions as 1.-THE Messiah" Its author, George
Frederick Handel, who was destined to do for
vocal music what Beethoven did for instru-
mental music, was born at Halle, Germany,
orhn al thN At
raised himself from shaving citizens to being
court surgeon. Unlike Bach, Handel did not
come of a musical family, and his father had
thorough contempt for the social positions of
the musicians. When his youngest son, George
Frederick, was born and when the boy showed
passion for music, the father opposed it as
pass!onately, determined that the child of his
old age should be trained for doctor of law or
medicine, but never for a miserable musician.
From his mother the boy had some support in
his inclinations; but he had reached the age of
z yeras before his father was In the least recon-
ciled to his pursuing the study of music At
the age of IL 6hrs his teachers of the organ and
harpslchord declared that he knew all that was
to be learned OF these Instruments and he was
sent for further instruction to Berlin. Step by
step he went, through success and fail
urs. In composing and giving in pub
lie many OF his compositions, until he
reached tho age OF SO, when he wrote, in
London, his messiah" In April, l7io, it was
given for the first time in Dublin, Ireland It
was given In behalf of prisoners for debt in the :
various Dublin prisons so that it literally 'pro-
claimed liberty to the captive" The chief
characteristic OF Handles music was grandeur
rather than sentimentality. Beethoven said OF
Handel: 81 would uncover my head and kneel
at his tomb" Haydn, when at performance OF
the "Messiah" in Westminster A bbey, was nearly
oyerpowered by its sublime strains, and wept
like child. Millions have wept at hearing it,
as did Haydn. Handel was the guest of the
chief officer for Ireland, at Dublin, when it was
proposed that the Messiah be rendered for the
benefit of the prisoners