Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-12-23
STEPHENS IN GOTHAM.
The Professor Writes 10 His Der Little
Family Of One thousand singers.'
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York under date ~ December ls.h' Nu-
dressing through II. cotcrlc N triena'
whom he ancctionatcly dcsignutcs as
"My dear little family " one thousand
.lpgcrs." lie then procecdg TO sny 70
them.
81 promised that I would Try anu
share the pleasure Of my vacation WIN
YOU through the medium 81 the press
at home as far aa possible and mere
nv endeayor to fulnu that pledge TO me
bsst OF my ability. \ speedy put ue,
ugbtfui ride on the Union iaclhc anu
~ eastern connections brought "a rom
s,it lake t. chicago Ia exactly lNv
d.xs and nights iaHsing Evanston
and Rock springs rcmindcd me VI our
trin H. the Worlds Fair. though the
welcoming hosts VI people anu ba NV.
OF music were noi out to greet US MI
time az then. Besides ! was nurg W"
a very different musical tpau mus .''',t
a. that weighing upon me ut thai p'ltl"
with a precious bundle Of alxty-siN mus.
iral COMPOSITIONS composed and handcd
IN for the contest Of fpnE ana hSinn
,une. fof the Milwaukee Eleteidiul'
sn.nt All my leisure time as We new
along In paaaing judgment upon cach
and irving o. do full justice 10 the anu
Lltlous authors. Or. Parry had 1niy ~
cutnYnsltinna IN all tor thc rev ldly.
Elnteddfod. So Milwaukee lead. US "
a eImplc sixty. Aud NUMBER VI
them are very good. -, IA,
al Omaha we found Jack Frost ~
full control while his temper was very
little mldcr In Chicago whcfc w
beautiful ponds and lakes ~ the paih-
had All bscn transformed into skating
Kinks with thousands Of merry ladH mn NV,
lassIee engaged IN marcy dances on we
Ice like great Hooks of blhckbirir, W"
reaching Chicago we were met w.
ntlye OF my accompanying ftienh Wnoss
unfaiiinK kindnoas TO al mams ' ,rh',
fnds himself under their roof. Ana thht
do.. moi mean few by any means ~
our mirslonaricH who stop over ny 'h-
eavo konw, We had such q royal iiihe
here that We were 10th TO leave;
aus on the Chlcago cold reached rhe
vary marrow Of my ncorly-cgNet,
bonfs. our two days here scrc pu,liy
rpen, In getting \ glimpse OF thc VIZ
bewildering city. Thonc who nave nes,t
secn The IKE may imagine our cnNt.
,',ii.v fr,m Eagle Gate TO Draper IND
Fort Douglas 10 the point OF she Wcfs
mouu.,irs an closely built up. In inc
oeutral part with great ,uwcring r'iuc-
tures, some as hiE'h us-F1y, I'VE as-
Cornick bank bthldinga one placed DE-
ro.,ly on top Of The other until they
darkcnld the cruwdei streets below
thrm. A railroad over heui like one
continuous bridge even Win fhe second
or third story; street car ~ on me
ground below Il with hundreds OF VENT
Giles 81 all sorts. p,sicp,rlans d"lElns
In arl out like ants dlriuFbci ~
great ant hill. every pun uf the plorc.
ls.aa .ssfI ttHIeI1 AlNIHE NNlF sAIN.lfl1
mouth too ~ you opened s.-wiih nnfiy
ground dust. This Is q partial picture
VI Chicago.
'Evcrybciy Is In q rush; and no won
fer Who could calmly tread uhe way
amid such a babel Of c0nfuslonT stu
we stole nn0ments OF higher hfe even
hers-onf hour az thc great cdthollc
church sunday evening listening y
M,rcelhs great mass. beauhiul music
filrly well sung; the soprano. Mrs GU
chile Mayer. was especially good; afo
mther mus;y. tenor good In spots: bass
hard AMI uuympaiheac. the chorus
possibly thirty In number--Nery g1oi.
Then an hour on Mondny In the urt
gallery. few very pleasant moments
with our oui genial marecrfui friend
TeheiauN and a couple of my many
Welsh friends. This over ana chlcAEo
was done
II could not muster up sufficient cour-
age So revisit the Mofi's Fair gfpur1hi
und look for the vanished White cry.
"a thing Of memory only. Tuesday
morning We were accompanied 80 phs
dspog IN carlargts by my Intends.
the Mlista Tay,ur. 'rwu rs bonnie las
sles AZ ryer stepped oul % oldScuihnd."
wish many kind wish ana 'Gud
speed We boarded the siuln Tor wash
inEton. on how | long 4 Tor v 90 be
fpUngame as W. sped through
Iueag groves 81 trees. upw lnfc and
chfsrless bu; piturss q beauty IN rhc
vprng. Next morning We are away
dpNp ruth IN "old Virginia" 90 rather
W,p. Nirg ma, going down che brag.i-
fu cumbtrlAnd river Finally w
reach WnshlrEtan AID are AZ otisa cap
tivaied with ~ cleinlnsss ard beauty
II Il all paved anii AZ cirnnly swep, ~
q well kept huuff ard door yard
There D,aris The well known and
classic Capitol. Everywhere We turn
We zee grest white structures - jug
noble Republic setting III most chirm-
inrly fhe cprirasting r1d brick WHOA
runs between. Trees everywhere. The
great park with - monuments, walks,
srcfs aui buildings sir, tchsd along f,r
a mile ~ more on tn one side. the cay
fself ~ abe Hihfr, ahH river pHifnt r
Ike a grcat ribboD bordering the whsle
picture.
''soon we were helng dragn slowly
up I'VE hundred feet o. the tIp q, enc
Decdlt-llke washlng,on munumerf,
whore We grt a gl1rl1uA view. our in
,cnded pue day here Wa extended u
four w could not lcaye the cum
shine. Then therr were rclre Of
places ~ visit. Now vlss % IA
white Houfa. Tue great cart ipom
Ia "a a. a.
ihe Waite House NllA ths Presldfnl
ard have taken our f.lt In She IIous,
IT Representative and afrnre I wal
ountld on the sample Rlunds ghld M
family II too NUMEROUS. Having de
psltti Nr,f = my books some year
uga In file Cupyftsslonll library. W.
called there ari werc charmed wsh tn
hsrdf mest - all ghe buildings u gu
capitol ely, 1he Ar, Gallery, the Mu
scum, 1he Conservatory al " en,lies
tnttftri. ~ righi W. wrn, 20 hear IN
ROYAL hallan Opera o1mpgny OBJ Faufl
had a god Mephls,o. rather ha|
Mhtgu I'VE. Were renewing tAe Gus
eomnry CIDER ~ ghmfs. 1Gcse pt1pl
hid filrly guld Voicps-Ws NIGH. al
them greft al home. They an .lm
NM, work In the Vigorous fashion. hu
JACK y hrHmefa Fr lrs'nnre, IN
t.nT's hrst greeting IA Marguerite wa
- vigorous thit @ seemed 90 me lik
fnrn.rg The hos, fuil In her flca. Al
enc rpllrd with but less abrup,Iess
ModJeskn was playing In a theate
mere ana We heard her In Camille an
LADY Macbeth, The lucter was too mur
Tor mo- Fine actress as she IL he
French accent In the scotch flle ,vn
beyond bearing ~ I ran over 10 IN
opera TO witness pagllaci. the wonder
,u,y nhs Gown opera which was reall
Gays here We lefl last sunday mornin
Tor New York city. was benz ON he