The representative., 1900-05-10

TUT WOTOS Dut come from the MIND,
And grow by study and art;
But tones leap fortt from the inner sell
And reveal the state Of the heart.
Selected.
Useful and Useless Accomp lishments
l am going to write just as 1 feel on
this subject, although many, as they
read. may say, How queer!" or, isn't
she old-fashioned?" l place first among
useless accomplishments attempts at
music, vocal or instrumental, without
talent and the musical temperament to
repay the outlay of time and money. to
say nothing of the wearing misery to
unwilling listeners. Oh, the agonies
caused to teachers, pupils and neighbors
Dy exercises drummed over and over
again; songs from thin. metallic, un-
disciplined voices; favorite tunes cruel
~ executed,
Nothing is more enhancing than good
music; nothing is worse than poor.
Many learn to read at sight and are able
70 play easy accompaniments or the bass
OF duet. or the more familiar of the
blessed old hymns on a Sunday evening
or even start "Old Hundred" If the
leader be absent, or at some 'merry-mak-
Ing play without notes for a cotillon or
waltz. All that is useful and DELIGHT
1ui, but isn't it rarely found
Everyone hungers for good music.
can hear now the sweet voice with tear
IN 1t that used to charm us long ago
Simple ballads. simply and distinctly
sung With feeling and natural grace
Every stranger who visited our town
was taken to hear Sarah sing an old
English ballad or a Scotch song, and all
agreed that she gave more heartfelt en-
1oVment than one gets at many famous
concerts. Carry on the comparison
yourself.
Next. the two kinds of fancy work.
Inlnk OF the pretty and expensive things
Oegun and never finished, and the we'll
meaning but hideous hooked in" rugs
ana throws and tides and crazy match.
work begun and finished! when lecturins
IN a Western city. was taken by nv
hostess into her attic to survey the COL
lection of unfinished fancy work there
commenced by her five daughters.
never saw such a sfeht!s She allowed |
me to gather it up and send to var,on,
1rends who would gladly complete
these beautiful designs.
believe in every effort to adorn ones
surroundings, and "crazy" spreads show
the right spirit, but this sort Of fussino
mas been carried to foolish excess.
on the other hand. If you can en-
oroloer skilfully. and decorate china
Win designs true to nature, you not only
give great pleasure, but you may have
an easy way to earn pocket monsv
Mrs. Helen Albee. of New HAMPSHIRE
mas SO improved upon the old hooked-,n
rugs as to establish a large and grow
ing industry for the farmers vives
ABOUT her, and deserves tho most nroc-
ucal encouragement for bringing q nav
ing accomplishment into their monoton.
Gus and prosaic lives.
Do you reach the paying standard,
mat is the question, whether Won wish
70 sell your productions or not.
l, like all my mates, did hideous +hina.
IN pastelle," and still more awful crea-
lions IN oils; all wasted-time, materials
anu money. l remember in later wears
wnen house-cleaning, Offering one Of
'hese nondesriDts. supposed tn ha
ouncn OF dahlias, to my scrub woman
one did not appear impressed, and at
last asked, "1s the frame worth any,
thing?"
II one has genius for drawino o,d
colors 1T will be developed earlv and
cant be held back. That's the onlv
Aind 10 encourage. However, If one ia Q
aoie 10 design patterns for wall paners
VI oook covers, good income NAV he
earned.
II you do not feel sufficient interest - t
gaming modern language to determine
. iearn TO speak 1t, seizing every oppor-
unity 10 air your slender stock Of
'hrases then stop; it's useless. I studded
n the usual way for many wears at L
FRENCH but shrank from conversine
ina nave suffered the keenest mortiflca-
,on ~ consequence. Nilsson, the dis .,
ineulshed singer, once asked me. "wa,, :.
Vnat 90 you speak?" when she SAW NV
allure to comprehend her In eitbor :,
french or German. Tom Hood said. :.
Never go to France, - -
Unless you know the lingo. :,
II you do. like me. :.
You'll repent, by lingo. at
my subject recalls Hoods "Schoo,- II
MISTRESS Abroad" most learned hn+
tterly Impractical spinster who found 9,
erseir worse than useless when her
amer was seized with spasms from in :,
lgest1on while they were snendine
acation in Germany. Alas, as sho ",
I'm over the catalogue of her accom- '"
ilsnments. the more she rememherod D,
nat she could do for her sick naron+
~ more helpless and useless she an n