The record-union., 1896-04-26

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| thought of, and I want to quote few
words of his for the benefit of my
readers, in the hope that they will fall
on good ground, spring up and bear
good fruit, like the fortunate mustard
| seed the parable tells us about: The
| great value of Saxon words is that they
mean something. Wife means weaver
You must be either housewives or
| house moths-remember that. In the
| deepest sense you must help weave
| your husbands fortunes and embroider
| them, or feed upon and bring them to
decay. Wherever a true wife comes,
home is always around her. The stars
| may be over her head, the glow-worm
in the nights cold grass be the fire at
her feet, but home is where she is, and
for a noble woman it stretches far
around her, better than houses ceiled
with cedar, shedding its quiet light for
those who else are homeless. This,
believe, is woman's true place and
power" John Quincy Adams said: "All
that l am, my mother made me-" Han
dels mother was woman of unusual
strength Of character. He resembled
her more than he did his father. Mas
silon, the great French preacher, had
singularly talented mother, whose in
fluence over his life was unbounded.
And so it was with. Bulwer-Lytton, Dry
den, Kant, Luther, and even julius
Caesar, whose mother dedicated him to
Mars as soon as he was born. She was
woman of stern resolution and indom
liable energy and perseverance.
The Rev. G. A. Ottmann conducted
his last service at st. Paul's on Sun
day last. He has been rector of ST
Pauls Parish for the last four or five
years, being the successor of the Rev
Won Herrlich. Mr.. Ottmann goes to
answer a call at ST. Louis, Mo-, which
was procured for him by the Rev Car
roll NJ Davis, of affectionate memory
to his one-time parishioners in Sacra-
mento, and now Dean of the cathedral
in that city. Mrs. Ottmann goes East
with her husband. She is we'll known
in this city as the niece of Mrs. Foye,
and daughter of the late Sophie Ed
ouin, famed as an actress of superior
talent and renowned for her charming
presence, which was familiar one
The Mcneil Club sung to a large
audience The programme was not so
pleasing in many respects as some rem
dered in former concerts, and it was
noticeable that the work had deterior-
ated in a large degree from the standard
it used TO attain. 1t may be owing to
the number of amateur voices which
have been admitted to the club. Be
that as it may, the choruses were not
nearly so we'll rendered as they have
been in times past. The two extra num-
bers given by Miss Doane and Miss
| Gardner were charming, both of them
Miss Doane did not appear to her best
advantage, being somewhat hoarse un-
der the effect of a slight cold But her
voice was well managed and sweet and
fiute-like in quality. Miss Gardner is
| the daughter of j. W. Gardner of the
! late music firm of King & Gardner in
this city, and is said to be a leading
contralto in Los Angeles, where she
makes her home. The young lady GER
tainly possesses a strongly sympathetic
voice, of good timber and exceptional
range She was enthusiastically re-
ceived. I would suggest to the gentle
men who formed the Orchestral" ac-
compartment to Joe Anderson's Amer
lean Butterfly" (Which, by the way,
brought down the house, that they or
ganize for professional purposes. A
Chinese orchestra would be a novelty.
and their execution on this occasion
promises great things in a new depart
ure of this character. Herbert Kidder
favored the audience with a bold cor
| sair solo, suggesting unutterable ter
rors pertaining to black flags, etc, in
a voice which left nothing to be feared
by any who might chance TO fall victim
to this pirate brave. Mr.. Kidder would
shine to better advantage at the win
dow of some "ladye faire," twanging
All accompaniment on his guitar to
some tender love strain. Our Rich"
pleased as he always does. in two very
| enjoyable numbers. His high notes are
| not SO sure as they used to be, but in
/ losing an upper one gains a lower tone,
and he always sings with a degree of
| feeling that never fails TO move his
| audience.
Walter Longbottom sang with never
failing sweetness Of tone Others pos
sess voices of greater strength per-
| haps, but Mr.. Longbottom' voice is
sweet enough to compensate for any
lack of strength, and as he has not yet
! ntirely recovered from a quite recent
attack of bronchitis his singing was
| aot UP TO his usual standard.
Mr.. Griffin has improved much since
| is last appearance, and in time, if he
ontinues with the good work, he may
| e a concert 'celloist. He plays with a
strong wrist and his bowling is excel
ent.
David ". c. Nesfield is said to be in
own once more. He has been an
xile for a number of years now, and
! is old friends would be glad to know
hat he was doing well. Rumor has not
formed me thus far, but doubtless we
sall soon know, as he is said to be
laying at the Brothers College. Mr..
! Nesfield is like the man in the parable
of the talents, who buried his in a
napkin. Talent is not SO common a gift
that we can afford to entirely lose sight
Of it, and we would all be glad to see
the gentleman moving as of yore in the
musical circles Of our city.
4 Miss Tyndall, Latin teacher at the
High School. was taken suddenly i'll on
Friday of last week, and was last re-
ported in quite an alarming condition
1t is to be hoped that her recovery is
nearer than anticipated, as she is d
great favorite with her pupils, and can