The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-10-11
OUT AND ABOUT.

met and talked with Perosi, the priest
musician. who was discovered to
western Europe year or two ago. He
writes in part
Il am sitting by the four porphery
little men who've been embracing each
other apparently without reason for
hundreds of years at one of the corners
of ST. Marks jewelled tomb, trying to
write the weekly letter Life here is
so full of interest that facts are at a
discount, and so one has to thrust his
hand into the mass and try TO describe
the full of it when he examines it more
closely Mother of pearl perhaps, de-
scribes the complete effect of the piazza
OF st. Mark upon one-sheen ard gilt
ter and all in ripe, rich harmony.
TN say no more of it, but tell you OF
a visit I've just had with Perosi. He
returned from Como Saturday, where
he has been delighted with a festival of
nearly AL his works. Yesterday he cell
ebrated mass at the cathedral here to-
day he Is hard at work at his next ora
torio, The Innocents' His rooms are
in the old palace of st. Marks mopas-
terry. One climbs up marble stair
case, lighted by electricity, to the sec
ond story, crosses several rugs marked
Salve! and finally enters his work.
room.
He is bright, jolly little fellow
thick black hair surrounding ner-
vous ana intelligent face, lighted by &C
tive grey eyes. His forehead is broad
and Beethoven-like Cn composers OF
real merit I've noticed a broad. square
forehead usually to be characteristic.
One does not think of his personal ap-
pearance, however, when he begins
conversation. He is full of his art He
told me deal of himself without ap-
parent intent or pride. He comes from
little place near Milan, is about 26
years old. loves Venice so much that he
hopes to spend a few days here every
TWO or three months. Since mis- APP
polntment as music director to Che VAT
lcan he must consider Rome his home
Five or six times during the yaar ne
will direct at celebrations of various
sorts his own compositions.
He finds the music in the churches
IN a fearful state and intends building
up boy choir for use in st. Peters on
the plan of the Dom choirs in Germany
(where he has studied six months, and
where he returns each Year,. This
summer he heard ParsifaP and 'Meis-
terslnger' at Bayreuth, enjoying them
very much. He feels that the Italian
music is still suffering through the rev.
olut1on, but intends doing his part tow
ard reinstattng it. He is pleased that
both the church and the royal house
patronize him and says Harmony, the
foundation of music enjoys harmony
in all matters. Music knows no poll
tics no country
He asked about music in America,
and knew few names, such as Nc
Dowell and Chadwick-rather a sur
prise to me, for we are an undiscov-
cred country still to the various arts. to
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America some time, and I naturally
put in a good word for the Worcester
festival
Just now he is so busy that plans
for travel cannot be made AS priest,
his wants are few but of course his
family can use money, and he himself
be put into a much more comfortable
position through it. Paper, ink and a
piano, supplemented by health and air
pure sunny air, is what / love best,
he said. He is just come from visiting
at the court in Austria-his writing ta-
bic is adorned with coroneted photo
graphs of the royal family. He played
one or two themes from his Christmas
oratorio,' which seems to be rather his
pet. It's pleasant to have made an
other musical acquaintance, and / look
forward to seeing more or less of him
in Rome, where he lives with a Ger
lidI-lldi1du DdTOu. he speaks German
fairly well, and so with a polyglot we
had pleasant hour. He is no longer
maestro della capella here, though yes
terday a beautiful vespers of his was
used
THE sun is now pouring down di-
rectly upon me so perhaps its best to
close this. The day yesterday was full
and fine-the Bell Arti' in the morn
ing, vespers at two, 'Cavalleria Rusti-
cana in the public garden at half past
three, and after dinner an evening in a
gondola, listening to music on the
grand canal. Every singer-one need
hardly make an exception--sang per-
fectly. not always unsteady, however
One man sang Schubert's 'Staend-
schen' quite beautifully.
Mrs. c. w. Estabrook and Miss Emily
C. King will go on to Washington, D.
c., for the Unitarian convention next
week. Miss King is now in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Washburn
are receiving congratulations on the
birth of a son.
Edward H. Atherton, formerly Of
Worcester, now principal of the Rox-
bury latin school, has brought out,
through CHM & Co., under the title,
Caesar and Pompey in Greece" selec-
tons from the third book of Caesars
civil War" About so pages are
given up to notes, and there are maps
and pictures. The book is in the school
classics series, edited under the super
vision of John Tetlow.
The chance to eat terrapin in Wor-
cester is not often granted but when
it comes, it should be embraced. At
least, that is what Brown, the Pleasant
street fish dealer, thinks. He import,
ed dozen of the ugly sluggish tur-
ties at cost Of 81 apiece, and there
were several days when he had about
$50 worth of turtles wandering around
in his shop, pecking out their sinister
heads and stringy necks, and stealthily
cropping first with one foot, then with
another That was before he sold
some to the Tatnuck Country Club.
Now, if you want a terrapin, you can
have him for So. A markdown of So
per cent ought to appeal to every bar
gain-loving woman, whether she likes
the exotic fish or not.
Rear Admiral valois recently pub
lished book entitled "Seekraft, See
geltung, Seeherrschaft," which is at
tracing great attention in political,
military and naval circles. 1t contains
a powerful argument that the United
States, as a leading colonial and ex-
porting power, will necessarily become
a keener competitor of England, and
that it is to the interest of both the
United States and Germany to join
hands in curtailing Great Britain's sea
and colonial power.
The writer strongly advises a naval
alliance between the United States and
Germany on other grounds, and con-
siders the possibility of France and
Holland joining the United States and