New-York tribune., 1896-12-01
THE l.. I. 4. Music HOUR.
DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT GIVEN IN
THE FIFTH AVENUE PARLORS.

THE FIFTH Az EN- r. GARl-ORS
The music hour OF the Ladies' International Associ-
alton held yesterday afternoon at the Fifth Ave
nue. Hotel There was good attendance. and the pro-
gramme was thoroughly enjoyable. The first number
was n piano SOLO 81 Ideal dAmour" Bendell. by
Miss Adele Wagner. Her rendition yesterday showed
good technique and charming Interpretation. s. l.
Primers violin solo. Romance In F.. Beethoven.
was exceedingly good Mr. Pinner comes OF WELL
known musical family and bids fair to win a fame
all his
The aria from THE Barber OF Seville" Rossini.
sung by Nine. Henry Birer Zur Neiden. was an
especially attractive number.
Ralph Waldo Emerson's poem. "All In EACH"
then read by Miss Harriet NJ Dennison. OF
Boston She Is an enjoyable and talented reader.
ard displayed an artistic appreciation Of the inner
spirit OF the poem. which was made clear and beau
tful to her hearers. Sidney Smiths melode.
"Adieu" was then given by Miss Wagner fol-
lowed by Mr. Pnner IN another delightful violin
SOLO die Schusucht' Hauser. and Hummels
"Ar:oso' Nine Bdrer again sang. giving Schu-
bert's Loves Message" in thoroughly enjoy
able way. Nine. Karninka accompanist. and
Professor Elise Ietziser the chairman OF music.
The last number the programme was paper
by Miss Dennison THE Philosophy OF Expres.
sion in Art" She said in part:
This is a psychological age. We have come to
feel that OF all the wonderful things in this world
to be studied. the human mind is the greatest the
most wonderful. For long time We have begun
at the wrong end stud, expression. This is
pecially true I'm oratory We accustomed TO
hearing the teacher OF Delsarte elocution. when
he wishes his pupil TO express anger or determi-
nation tell him to cench his hand or 10 take
certain tone Of voice. Then the attention OF the
pupil is attracted to his hand his throat. and
he forgets to feel the grandeur of the thought:
But II the teacher had excited the right mental
action, not only would the pupil have clenched his
hand. but every muscle in his body would have
responded and been doing its part TO heighten the
general effect
The same psychological laws underlie expression
in all forms Of whether in literature. music.
painting. sculpture architecture. or oratory. The
mind proceeds from whole to parts then to parts
in relation the whole, and. lastly. to parts In
relation TO each other This fact is traced In the
history of painting. sculpture and architecture
The proved 20 be true In the history OK
music literature and the drama. Gesture Is one
OF the most interesting fields for the study OF ex-
preston Gesture is universal language. II APP
pea Is from the intuition of the speaker TO the tntu-
ion Of the beholder. Gestures are neither French.
German nor English but universal
Reflex action and the sympathetic nerves are
supposed to be responsible for this effect OF
thought upon the muscles Of the body Gesture
has It's four general periods: First. the indefinite
start. when the object first comes into the pres
ence Of the mind second the object held there
until we become familiar with ii. shown by free.
dom and continuity; third. We propose TO do
something with IL or for it; fourth 1t takes form.
All the muscles Of the body express the attributes
of the mind