The Portland daily press., 1897-03-15

when the soiree began. The handsome
drawing room and halls were filed with
brilliant throng of well known Port
land people, the young ladies who were
to take part were all dressed in white.
the grand piano was adorned with a
great basket of white and red roses, and
other beautiful floral decorations added
by their fragrant and refining presence
to the picture.
The programme was as follows:
Christmas Song, Elizabeth Bates
Dorothy's Two Step, Dorothy Wright
The Happy Smile, Elizabeth Winslow
Polka Redowa, Lulu Perrin
Song-Ths First Prayer, Miss Plummer
March, Miss Eleanor Wright
Garcia, Miss Grace Winslow
Aurora BOrealis, Miss Margaret Neal
Sketch Of Mr.. Kotzsohmar's Life, read
by Mrs. e. g. Jordan
Dance, Miss Esther Wright
Romance, Miss Fernald
Miss Philena Winslow
Miss Plummer
Fairy's Evening Song,
Arcturus, Miss Agnes Kohling
Barcarolle, Miss Liscomb
song-Our Yankee Girls, Miss PlunIner
Duet-Album Leaf,
Misses Philena and Grace Winslow
Trois Mazurkas, Miss Grace Chapman
Galop, Miss Miller
The various numbers were executed
with an intelligence and artistic finish to
have been expected from the pupils of a
teacher whose skill in this direction is
second tosnone. 1t was noticeable in the
efforts OF the little ones. as well as in
those of more advanced age. All of the
pupils are first taught by means Of the
clavier and as result, the work
achieved is surprising. Their efforts met
with hearty applause. Miss Minnie A.
P1ummer sang three songs of Mr..
Kotzsohmar's delightfully."-.
just before the close of the first part of
the following delightful sketch of Mr..
Kotzschmar's life, and at its termination
he was presented great cluster of
pinks.
SKETCH OF MR.. KOrZSCHMAR.
Many years ago there lived in Fins
tureyal1e-a village Of Saxony about
twenty five miles from the famous city
of Dresden-a man known to all the
town, named Gottfried Kotzschmar. He
was musician by Inheritance and by
profession. His violin led the village
orchestra, the duties of which orchestra
were to play at all church services, and
at funerals. weddings and merry makings
they were in demand. 6ottsfried's pic
sure shows MS kindly, pleasant face,
and in glancing from his to that of Car
oline. his wife, it can easily be seen that
all family discipline devolved upon the
more determined, energetic wife. Three
sons and one daughter were born tn this
estimable oouple-Hsrniaun, Augusta,
Julius and Iheodor-all of whom grew
Ia maturity, married and reared families.
Our chief interest centres in the eldest
of Gottfried Kotzsohmar's children, Her
mann, who showed very early that his
fathers musical ability had descended
to him. When but seven years old he
marched with the band and played the
triangle with the utmost precision, not
allowing anything or anyone to interfere
with the discharge of his duty. One
presumptuous acquaintance, older but
snorter than himself, disposed to make
game of the young musician, derfded
MIN, Quietly Dub cmpuhblCdlIy young
Hermann raped him on the head with
his iron beaten, effeotually stopping all
such trivealities, and this without loss
of rhythm. Hermann's early childhood
was passen with his brothers and sister,
and he soon developed pronounced ten
dency to play jokes upon his young COM
pan1ons, which habit truth compels us
to state has strengthened with advancing
years. One practical joke is clearly re-
called by the delinquent DIS it brought on
him severe corporal punishment. One
afternoon while enjoying himself with
several chosen spirits the little brother
Theodor, five years old, appeared. ooh
Theodor, - cried Hermann, "just run
over to the apothecary and get me little
bottle of mosquito fat The child obs
diently went on the errand but returned
a few moment lat overwhelmed with
modification at being laughed at and
young Hermann soon realized that the
way of testers is often painful. That he
also discovered early in life that "silence
is golden the following incident proves.
1t is German custom on the day before
Eater for all good housewives TO send their
immense pies, which are four or five
times the size of ordinary YANKEES pies to
the village bakery, there to be baked in
the large ovens, and throughout the day
piss are carried and left to be baked dur