Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24
NUMBER 166

 send for her, but went up to her) and sald, with tears in her eyes, My dear, snali never forget your beautiful voice. MISS Walker Is a pupil of the great teacher Orgeni, whose pupils are all over Europe as concert singers, teachers etc.. ana managers are there all the time trying to hear her pupils and selecting voices for opera work, etc. In this way her pupils may be found in nearly every royal opera house in Germany Miss Walker, I believe, is her first imperial royal court opera singer. It was through this American that my last years study was very much changed For two years mad lived only students life of work, work, work, and I worked the next year just as hard, but had little pleasure with 1t. That last year Miss Walker boarded with very wealthy old lady, who allowed Miss Walker to board with her, not that she had ever had a boarder. put on account of her own loneliness. It was through my friend that I met this iady, who afterwards proved to be a Iairy godmother. There arc many stu- dents who will never forget those Drown eyes and the dear, sweet face. now at rest.
 How many students would go to her and relate their trials and tribulatlonsl She was always ready and willing not only to listen, to comfort and to advise put She never failed to put her hand into her pocket just as deep as necessity called. In her spacious salons once a week was most glorious gathering of nobility and artists of all Ambassadors singers, composers, authors, yiolinists pianists, etc. It was here that I was enabled to meet some of the greatest artists Of the day and hear them discuss their plans and methods. This in itself was an education. The grandest con certs ever heard were in these parlors. l could dwell forever on "reminiscences or those afternoons ko ting that what is so pleasant to one may not interest others.
 As write photograph of the famous Trenkler Is staring at me, as if I could ever forget him. He Is another great di- rector Of one of the "Kongl Kapelle.n l went to him one day in fear and treml bling and asked him if he would let his orchestra play a composition of mine. His orchestra played at the Royal Bel. Vedere, and the concerts are sometimes patronized by the king and queen. When l asked him the above question his beaming smile melted Into a frown-au artists fTown. I felt as If I could disap+ pear on the scene of battle, but waited to see who would conquer
 Tut, tut" he said, women can't com- pose"-keine gedanken-and mo brains," etc., and many other compliments he paid me. He added that he had stacks of music sent him by women, "all no good, etc. meekly suggested he allow
 
 condescendingly did. He afterwards told me my composition would be played on the day of the ascension, which is great fest tag with the Germans, and all the stores are closed. If women haven't brains and can't compose my composi- ton was played and encored.
 Among the many churches in Dresden there are, besides the Catholic ana Lt- theran German churches, mahy foreign ones. The Church of England, the RlsS nt A Ah. IA Scottish church, etc.
 The American church was built by Vanderbilt. l went there f1rst-naturally 1t being called the American church, but somehow I never w99t away from 1t had been to that little church just back of the Grand Union hotel known as the Schottish Presbyterian church. The rnu- sic at this church is dreadful and the 1it- tie organ squeaks grate upon the ears of one who is making music" their life study, but we students always forgot It after listening to the sweet, simple ser mon of that Scottish minister There is no Methodist church in Dresden, but believe there is a Baptist congregatio who meet in hall.
 am very frequently asked why went to Germany to study. Why not in Bos- ton or in New York? I think I have an- swered these questions; With the excep- for the student Gelsmany offers advaht- ages that nd othef country does. The student, In order to advance, must not only work and study, but must also hear and see, and how Gan the student hear and see when we must pay as we do for concerts in America. One months hear ing" al the rate of q each time for four nights in the week would soon exhaust the students pocketbook All the world goes to Germany to study music. There must be something in that, and last, but not least, America, independent as she is, is generally partial to those with for- eign success attached to them Is 1t not so?
 DAISY WOODRUFF ROWLEY.