Sunday Washington globe., 1902-01-12
ROSALlE GOULDING
Writes Of the Trinmphs OF Young
Vocalist aud other Musical Topics.

WASHINGTON pubic Is nOk a UlunAl~AONlnk
people Regarding some classes of Wash
inetonians this might be true-as to that
cannot say-but that the better class Of
people who live in Washington are less
alive to the influence of good music than
the same class Of people in other cities
cannot be a fact. If this were true one
would not be able 10 see scores Of good peo
pie, so-called aristocrats, and department
clerks crowding together in the peanut
gallery at rs cents head TO listen to
classic music rendered by a band whose
reputation is international and whose sue
cess is phenomenal.
Such was the case, however, only last
Sunday night, when at the concert
given by lines band at the Colum-
bia theater a full house greeted the
magnetic and graceful American who
wields the baton and acknowledges the
applause, generously given, by character
istic b0zV so full Of dignity and artistic grace
that am told it has been photographed,
and is now used as one of the chief of the
many pictorial advertisements and an
uouncements of Innes' Band Concert.
Notable among the full list of artists who
60 to make up this band, is the name of the
solo cornetist, Kryle, from the SAME town
that claims the great pianist, Kublek. His
manipulation Of the cornet was truly won
derful.
And then there is our own gifted painter
NJ. Dieudonne, who has joined Innes band
recently, and who is master of that sweet
and peculiar reed instrument, the bassoou.
Though playing no solos last Sunday night.
Mr Dieudonne, in a few dainty obliRatos
with the clarionette showed the delicacy
and beauty of tone and harmony possible
for a bassoonist to produce.
In this connection might, with all pro-
priety, mention a few Of the triumphs Of a
young vocalist who, through the many
trials and tribulations common to American
girls Of marked musical or dramatic talent,
has risen to an enviable place in the operate
world.
Born in Mississippi. reared in Louisiana,
educated in Alabama and Tennessee, and
finally a student at the College of Music in
Chicago, presided over by DR.. Ziegfeld, this
Young girl has gradually come to the front
and has proven her right to have and to
hold place and a name in the history of
American Musicians
church choir soloist in Pittsburg, Penn
sylvania, and afterwards for four years the
coutralto soloist at DR.. Charles Parkhurst's
Madison Square Presbyterian Church. New
York, Carrie Bridewell, the subject of this
sketch, was suddenly transported into grand
opera. ! say transported into, for it came
so suddenly one had scarcely time to
realize that on next Sunday, as it were, her
voice would not be heard at the Madison
Square Church as usual, when the an
haf
a grand revival of the Magic Flute 4" to be
given by the Grau Metropolitan Opera Com
pany in New York.
Her longed-for chance had come at last
The next season she appeared as one of the
contralto soloists of the Metropolitan Opera
aud so continues in favor
Aud now tile announcement is made in
the local papers that Miss Carrie Bridewell,
Of the Metropolitan Opera Company will
appear in Washington on January 22nd as
the contralto soloisr with the Pittsburgh
Symphony Orchestra, of which Victor
Herbert is the leader And as / read this
announcement my heart filled with loving
pride in the accomplishments of my sister
All success to you Carrie, and may the
penci lpushers ever be as ready to pronounce
upon your achievements in the most flat
rering terms, as is ye scribe,
On the 5th Of January, 1864, letter was
written by Acting Surgeon General ]. K.
Barnes, inviting scientific men to investi-
gate and report upon the best methods Of
testing the purity of whisKey. He of
course, desired this information as applied
to whiskey for medicinal purpose, but the
committee finally appointed for the inves-
tigation was interested ir making known to
the world a sure method of testing the
purity of whiskey for general uses, medi-
cinal and otherwise. To this end a COM
mittee consisting of FIVE men, prominent in
scientific research work, was appointed by
the proper authorities to make this investi-
cation.
The committees first act was to address
10 the acting surgeon general a communica-
tion recommending that an appropriation
Of $500 be made to meet the expenses of
this work The recommendation was
promptly adopted and the sum asked for
was placed in the hands of K. S. Satterlee,
United States army, medical purveyor, OF
subject to the order of the committee On
careful examination of the matter, how
ever, the committee became satisfied no
money was needed, and presented to the
proper authorities report copy of which
herewith follows.
Report Of Committee of Five Signed b,
Two Members.
In the absence of the chairman Of the
/ committee on tests for the purity o
whiskey, the members who are present bel
leave TO report that after giving the subject
their earnest consideration, they have come
10 the conclusion that in the present condi
tion of chemical science no tests can be
employed for determining the age o
whiskey and other spirituous liquors. Th,
common adulterations are readily detected
II is not difficult, however, to obtain alcoho
that is free from all deleterious admixture
They therefore recommend for use IN mill
tary hospitals of the United States, pur
alcohol, medicated with such additions a
will qualify it for the particular object 70
which II is prescribed
No portion Qf NE abb10priaff0R granite
by Ahe Secretary Qf Hdy has been etpende
bY Aze committee.
John ToRREY,
1864 JOHN l.. lie CoNrE.
I consider it so remarkable a case tina
mention Of II seemed imperative, and
wondered as | read the old documents pei
tanning to this investigation whether
would be possible for a committee of nv
men. appointed by Congress, to investigat