The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-30
WHIsTLING AS AN ART.
Miss Louise Truax Responsible for
a New Society Fad.


New Society Fad.
Society has a new fayorite and a new
| fad-little Miss Louise Truax and her art
OF whistling; for Miss Truax is young and
rair and graceful. And she has really
made an art of whistling. The gay world
had never heard of Miss Truax, nor had
1t paid any attention to whistling until
Bishop Worthington, of Nebraska, in
troduced his former parishioner to a
New York friend, who In turn introduced
her to Mr.. William r. Chapman of the
Bubinstein club Through him she met
Miss Emma Thursby and Nine Cappi-
ami, both OF whom interested themselves
In her.
Miss Truax was born ia Detroit on July
9, 1883, and four years ago she discovered
her natural gift-her wonderful power eff
whstling. A friend of the family, Miss
Joel, was playing on the Truax piano at
LouDe's home, Detroit.
The air was 1.-THE LITTLE Wanderer,"
and Miss Louise, prompted by the spirit
OF mischief, pursed up her lips at the
keyhole on the outside door and followed
the pianist with a whistle.
Miss Joel stopped her playing in amaze
ment at the beauty of the performance,
and even more surprised was the whistler
herself So Louise, who had never known
she could whistle, but was at that time
quite pianist for one so young, prac-
ticed her new accomplishment for three
hours every day, never Whistling by ear,
but always with the music in front OF
her.
Musicians call her range wonderful, as
1t extends from above high CO to F be-
low middle C''-three full octayes. In
singing (and her voice, while not possess
ing half the strength Of her whistle, Is
sweet, and, according to Nine. Cappt-
ami, has great possibilities) she ranges
from E above "high CO to G-two and
a half octaves.
you will notice one thing that mars
the whistling of many persons" said Miss
TruaX. 1T is a sort of blowing, putting,
side sound, which accompanies the
whistling. That may be avoided by al
lowing the tongue to tremble. Make 1t
perfectly limp; let it relax. Then you
must cultivate the muscles of the lips and
always hold them firm.
1.-THE very high notes are produced by
drawing in the lips and making the OPEN
Ing as small as possible for your highest
note. The lower notes, on the other hand,
are produced by pursuing the lips more
and making the opening larger. In the
bird limitations the sounds are produced
to large extent by allowing the throat
20 swell, as you have noticed the birds
threats swell.
1.-THE position Of the body makes no diff
ference to me in whistling. can do just
as good work sitting or bending over
toward the floor, or even reclining, as /
can standing erect. Whistling has had
wonderful effect on my chest and lungs,
my expansion having Increased greatly.
Mamma had an offer to take me and my
accompanist, Miss Magdalen Worden, to
London for season, but don't much
fancy going and I don't believe we
shall"
Miss Truax traces her descent from
Philippe du Trieux, Huguenot who
came to New Amsterdam from I,evden.
Holland, in 1923, and from Mai. Abram c.
Truax, of the War OF 1872, and Caleb Tru-
ak, her great-great-grandfa who
fought on the American side in the Rev
great-grandniece of Ethan Allen She is
q member of the Children of the Revolu-