The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-02-05
MUSIC AND LITERATURE.
A BRIGHT AND INTERESTING LET
TER ABOUT CONSERVATORY
MATTERS.

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Police scheme-Reference 10 Her
bert Spencer and His Talk of "a
Military Government in the Near
Future-A Native of IceIand's
Proud Boast of Record of 900
! Years.
New England Conservatory. Boston,
Mass, Feb. 1.-The cry Of hard times
seems the shibboleth Of a sociallstic clan
when one comes into the conservatory
with its crowded corridors and dining
hall. The third term opened the very last
day Of the year. and the room registrar
was put to her wits end to know how
to provide for the newcomers. The old
student who took time by the foreleg as
10 March would say, and registered
week ahead of time. were wise in their
| day, and saved time and temper. 1 wish
some other public-spirited and benevolent
Cheeryble. like Mr.. Sleeper, would build
us another auditorium. Sleeper hall isn't
half big enough for our concerts and re.
citals. People come and stand in the cor
ridors and by the doors to listen, and
rows Of chairs have to occupy part OF
the stage up to the very end of the grand
piano. As for the balcony. the students
fill it to overlooking and sit in rows as close
together as they can get on the steps in
the aisle. Last evenings recital was given
by Mr.. Mahr head Of the violin school,
and DR.. Goetschius, who is a beautl-
full pianist, a teacher Of harmony,
lecturer in musical history
and musical form, and withal a composer.
a lovely vocal quartette, winter and
Summer" one of his compositions, was
sung last evening by Misses Rennyson
and Burgess and Messrs. Forth and
Clark. students of the W. E. c. 1t was
lovely in phrase and contrast of melody,
and so delicately and spiritedly sung
the applause was deafening. DR.. Goets-
chlus is very simpatica, and at once di-
vined that we were simply dying to hear
it all over again, one hearing only tan
TALKING US. So out the quartette came,
the two girls charmingly dressed in white
simplicity with punches of violets in
their rufied berthas; the men looking
like VIII II. Bradley's black and white
designs.
DR.. Goetschius is one of the most pop
ular Of men, probably because he is we'll
bred and has such charming manners.
His piano playing may be best described
| as poetical. An immense bouquet of in
tensely crimson roses were offered on the
shrine of admiration last night, and
glowed like fire in the dark rosewood
piano-with streamers of satin ribbon
matching the vivid red of the flowers
BY looking over the balcony railing ]
rould see Mrs. Goetschius' handsome
shoulders and the pretty top of her head.
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smile al the enthusiasm of the balcony.
The Benefcent Society of the Conser-
vatory held their annual meeting in Jan
uary in Sleeper hall. Among the promi-
nent woman on the stage were
/ Mrs Richard Dana, who was Miss Long
| fellow, Mrs. Abba Gould Woolson, who is
| a great traveller, literateur and lecturer,
Miss Edna Dean Proctor, the poetess.
| Appropos of the latter, some one asked
me if 1 had read her poems.
! blush to say that replied in a small
/ voice:
Let me see. What did she write
about?"
"Oh, the war. Don't you know what
stirring war lyrics they were. Didn't
you read them?"
Hardly at the time" re1oined, DE
sides, was on the other sidel"
Then there was our beloved Mrs. Mary
Livermore who is president of the So
old lady in a purple and green velvet
bonnet and long black cloak. whom Mrs.
/ L.vermore beekoned to the stage and be-
hold Mrs. julia Ward Howe walking
along uneoncernedly, with the aid of
| big erook-headed walking stick.
She said she had come to look on and not
to talk; so Mrs. Livermore made the an
! nual address in her usual bright, warm
/ hearted, and witty way, and made us
/ alternately laugh and weep little weep,
and said a great many wise and beauti-
ful things which impressed US deeply be-
7 cause we know she is woman who has
carried her principles and preachments
into every detail of her long and busy
life, and to meet her is to love and rev.
erence her. Among other things she said
she made vow when she was Il
years old to do everything in her power
to help other women to make living. and
certainly 1t is a vow that has been sacred
~ and scrupuously carried out, as hun
dreds of women in America could testify
to-day. 1 do not know of any finer exam
pie for young American women than
Mrs. Mary Livermore. 1t is an inspira-
ton to shake hands with her and to look
at her noble, unselfish face warns the
heart. I haven't left much space for
Miss Frances Willard, who was the guest
of honor, and who made the final address
But so much has been written and said
OF her lately, especially in connection
Union. and Lady Henry Somerset that
any praise of mine would be superfuous
Besides being an ardent reader OF Kate
Fields Washington and imbibing my DO
Et,cal sentiments (such as they are) from
that brainy and fearless paper am not
prepared to be a "jiner' yet. But the
great Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union leader made us
nice little speech and said
some complimentary things about our big
music college, and told some of her early
struggles with the divine art. The pater-
nal fiat having gone forth in favor of
strings VS.. pedals, she stood before us a
wrecked and used-up organist" Doubt
less. however, she can now discern the
finger of providence in the early subst.-
tuition of piano for melodian in the Will
lard's home. Otherwise she might at
present be playing hymns in an obscure
western town instead of leading a white
ribboned host to victory in the two Eng
lands, old and new. We had n visit from
Nine. Magnusson of Iceland lately She
is visiting Boston in behalf Of a girls
/ she rfeha 70 n