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Countess Potoeka further says of
Paderewski:
My mother was very fond of him.
and loved to have him come in I'M
announced; which he often did, sitting
down at the piano while the table was
being laid for dinner. going over diff
cult passages in compositions he was
studying, or improvising with such
bravura that, my mother would laugh
ingiy insist our piano could not pos
sibly withstand the terrific onslaught.
Since he has made a fortune. he has
abundanuy proved to the world that
sympathy and Observation-Disclosures known
only to his friends in the DAYS of his
poverty. Walking along Wahringer
Strasse one evening l noticed Pader-
ewsh standing before an open booth.
and was surprised TO see him purchase
Christmas tree gaily decorated with
pink paper roses and SHINING green
leaves. box of sweetmeats, and a
quantity of toys. Coming closer, the
mystery was solved. Two small raga-
mullins. standing with legs far apart.
hands deep in pockets. silent but for
an awkward. inarticulate gratitude ex-
pressed on TIER faces. were TO be the
recipients. Paderewski explained that
the uECnliiS SNSElnR at a
prosperous housewife making her
Christmas purchases had beer. too much
for his stoicism."
OF Annette Esslpof. Leschetizkys sec
ond wife, Countess Patocka says:
she was fun OF delightful contrasts:
an artist and a woman of the world:
serious and witty: interested in science
and devoted to childIike games
Her approximations alone or with Pader-
ewsli at another piano. were so beau
tiful that they made one wish not to
dance at all, but rather TO sit by and
listen. l remember a performance OF
Haydn's Kinder Symphonic arranged
by Essipoff She herself played a
wooden clapper. 1 a pasteboard flute.
Paderewski at the piano, and one vio-
lin being the only serious Instruments
the peculiar comoina-
ton. our audience was kind enough to
enjoy the performance; we were even
asked TO repeat ii some time later"
Altogether. the glimpses which this
book affords OF what may be called the
coast of Bohemia are very fascinat ting.
Most of US viii confess to sharing the
prediction OF Kipling's Anglo-Indian
heroine for men who do things and
surely the musician is one Of those men.
New York: The Century CorapanyJ
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THEODORE: LESCHETIZKY"

happened. He had finished, and had
awakened no response. There was no
enthusiasm, They were all so accus-
toned TO brilliant technical display that
the pure beauty of the composition and
Interpretation was not appreciated II
was the first time that an artist played
small things I'm which mechanical diff
culties were not evident Dessauer,
coming toward me with a slight sheer
Of dsapproval on his face, asked me
what l thought OF it, Still very much
moved, ! answered: 1t is the playing
OF the future. Then they asked me 10
play. and yielding 70 the persuasion of
Schulhon himself. | did So After my
brilliant execution l had a real triumph:
but. apart from the fact that / consid-
cred this I'm bad taste on SchuIhoff's
account, ] felt great poverty of soul
I'm myself and cordially detested my own
success. Overwhelmed with sense of
inadequacy and unable to contain my
self, I fled 10 the farthest room and
burst into tears. Schulhon's playing
was a revelation TO me. From that day
l tried TO find that touch. / thought of
1t constantly. and studied the five fingers
diligently to learn the method Of its pro-
duction. l practiced necessarily. some
attain firm finger tips and light wrist.
which : felt TO be the means TO my end.
l kept that beautiful sound we'll in my
mind. and it made the driest work in
teresting. / played only exercises.
abandoning al kinds of pieces. {"
At the end of three months | went back
TO my work feeling less dry. 1 had at
tanned my result
This is a somewhat remarkable story
to be told of a youth not yet twenty
years Of age.
There are, of course. many incidents
Of great composers and other notable
folk in the book. Some of them con
Germ Leschetizky's most famous pupil.
Paderewslki, OF whose debut the author
says:
II remember the night that Lesch-
etiZky brought out his brilliant pupil,
Ignace Paderewski. His performance
of an original theme and variations was
not greeted with special favor. Indeed.
some local musicians were beard to
remark that the young man did not
seem TO promise much But his keener
master opposed envious criticism with
the now unanswerable statement: All.
my dear -. you will have to get
used TO hearing that young mans
name.
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OTHER REVIEWS OF THE WEEK

sibly be made to look like Richard
Harding Davis. He might commit sui
eide
This plar OF his is evident IL his IL
lustrations TO The Courtshio of Miles
Standish. Miles Standish John Al
den. the Plymouth men In the back
ground. even the Indian. are all reIa-
tives and belong to the same college
fraternity. Prisci!la-well. ore is SUP
posed to believe IL is Priscilla: but a
portrait of her Is signed by Howard
Chandler Christy. in such large let
tiers that it would AXE but LITTLE mag
iaation TO fancy this the name OF the
portrait. and the model Mr. Christy
masquerading in q Puritan cap and kerr
chief and looking; at himself in the
glass There Is nothing feminine about
Priscilla but the upward tilt OF the chin.
and some college youths have that
indianapolis: The Bobbs- Merrill Com
pdny.)
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THE DAUGHTER OF A MAGNATE. Frank H
spesrman illustrated. New York: Charles
Scribner's sons.
VOICES AND VISIONS. Franklin Baldwin WI
10y Boston Richard c. Badger.
COLO1lBA. Par Prosper Merimee. Edited BY
IiiTsm Parker Williamson. New FORK:
American Book Company.
AT TIE RISE OF THE CURTAIN. Francis
Howard Williams. Boston: Richard G. Bad
ser.
T. CSAH0E. Joseph William Eggleston. WASH
ineton: The Nesle Publishing Company.
DoNA PERFECTA. Por p. Perez Caldos Ed
it'd ly Edwin Seelye Lewis New York The
Anier.csn Book Company.
A HISTORY or AMERICAN SCULPTURE. Lo-
lado Taft. Edited by John c. Van Dyke
Illustrated New York: The Macmillan Com
psny.
I'll NINO DE IA BOLA. Por D. Pedro de AIar-
con Edited b. Rudolph schwill New
York: The American Book Company.
REWARD TIiE FOX Adapted by T. Louise
sngthe. New York The American Book
Company
A GREEK PRIMER. Clarence W. Gleason New
York: The American Book Company
BUILDERS or THE BEAUTIFUL. H. L. Pinet.
Aew York; Funk 4 WagnaIls Company
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
MEDIEVAL STORIES
TALES" by Ev-
aleen Stein, is charming
! book Of stories dealing with

1" ROUBADOUR TALES" by Ev-
aleen Stein is a charming
i book OF stories dealing with
medieval life Lovers OF po-
etry were delighted some years ago with
a slender volume Of exquisite verse. by
a young Indiana girl; and In this prose
work Of Miss Stein they viii find much
Of the beauty Of style. delicacy Of imagi-
nation. and sweetness of spirit which
made her nature poetry beautiful.
There are four OF the tales. each Illus
trated by a different artist: Maxfeld
Parrish. Virginia Keep. b. Rosenmeyer
and Edward Edwards have shared the
task OF making the pictures; and the
result is piquant and attractive While
apparently written for children the book
viii be eagerly read by many grown
people.
The Page Of Count Reynaurd' deals
with a troubadours' contest; 1.-THE Lost
RUM with Finland and it's folklore:
Count Hugo's Sword with a loyal lit
tie serving boys sacrifice for one Count
Boni. and Felix with the quaint.
beautiful Christmas customs OF Pro-
vence. Il is hard to say which is
most delightful. Perhaps, however, this
description Of the preparations for
Christmas in a little Provencal village Of
two centuries ago Will give as good an
idea Of the style as any mere extract
can:
Everybody was busy hurrying to and
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For chiIdren's Reading.

''St. Nicholas" for January contains
the second sketch Of The Signs Of Old
London" by Julian King Colford. with
some exceedingly interesting iifustra-
lions. An Officer of the Court by
Elliott Flower. is a story of the reform
of a juvenile gang The Bad Tenn
per of the Princess" is an unusually
charming little story by Marian Burton.
and The Little Boy" is another Of the
delightful Dorothy and Jim stories by
Alice Gertrude Field. Albert BigeIow
Paine contributes characteristic
sketch called Jack an Me" A par.
ticularly bright bit OF verse by A Fitch.
jr-. is called .'O-u-S-h," and an amusing
narrative poem by Margaret Johnson.
entitled "Amnes and His Cat will de-
light small readers. There are a gooG
many other bright things in this num-
Der. TO be discovered by investigation.
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
ut HEODORE LEsCHETIZKY, -
by the Countess Angelo Po-
4 tocl<a. sister-in-law to the ia

ut HEODORE LESCHETIZKY, -
by the Countess Angelo Po-
4 toclza. sister-in-law to the ia
nous teacher of the piano. is
a book which will have an especial in
terest for students of music. 1t is IL
Illustrated with numerous portraits. and
the simplicity and grace of it's style. as
well as the interest of the subject. make
it delightful reading.
The author says in her Introduction.
speaking Of Leschetizkys series Of
piano pieces called Scenes OF My
Youth
rIt occurred to me that what he set
down in music I might put down as
memoirs. When one has a distinguished
brOther-in-law whose name has sounded
through the whole musical world. one
naturally desires to talk of him a lit
tie. especially as so much has been
recklessly reported with so little founda-
ton I'm fact"
The book is. in fact, a biography with
which one can find no fault. The naI
rative contains many interesting de-
tails, without being swamped by bur
den of them; there is a good deal abou,
the musicians private life. but not too
much; an admirable reserve and modeI-
alton is noticeable throughout
An incident illustrating the intensity
OF Leschetizky's devotion to his work l.
found In an early chapter. While yet
ha-dly more than a boy. he heard
Schulhoff play, and the strong impress
sion made by this experience is de-
scribed by him as follows:
after trying the piano and preludiug
a little. he (SchulhofD began a compo-
sition OF his-Le Chant du Berger IN
der his hands the plano seemed like an
other instrument Seated in a corner.
my heart was overlooking with in
describable emotions as 1 listened. Not
note escaped me. began to foresee
new style of playing. That melody
standing out in bold relief that wonder
full sonority-all this must be due to
new and entirely differept touch. And
that cantabile, legato such as I had
not dreamed possible on the piano. a
human voice rising above the sustaining
harnonies! could hear the shepherd
sing and see him. Then a strange thing
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
FRENCH AND ENGLISH FURNITURE

book on the subject of furniture recent
ly printed gives a clearer idea OF the
salient features of the various styles.
In each chapter there is a picture of
typical room of the period. showing
how furniture, hangings, carpets and
woodwork all correspondent
The book is calculated TO make the
average householder conscious OF the
viIlainous taste which dictates the con-
struction of the average American
dwelling. and of half the furniture
which is to be had in shops. and this
ever to see any improvement on the
present state of things
The salient Chippendale characteristic
the author considers TO be this:
1T cannot fail to strike anyone who
examines Chippendale's designs carefully
that he was beyond everything else a
carver and "A decorator Although he
was most particular about proportion
and jolnery. he took the greatest de-
light in ornamentation. caring far more
for his ornate carving and swags of
drapery than for his wood or his mate
rails Indeed, he nearly always desires
his handsome pieces TO be gilded. or
painted. or japanned. and he says moth
ing whatever about textiles. although
his beds and sofas with canopies are 50
dependent upon festoons and curtains
for their effect"
During the early Georgian period low
ers Of the earlier style were possessed Of
violent disgust for the conglomera-
ton 81 fanciful fashion which came in.
Dwellings Of this period Wee also con-
demned by the conservatives for their
discomfort The author quotes Lord
Hervey's epigram on Burlington House.
Piccadi,lv:
Possessed of one great hall OF state.
Without a room to sleep. or eat"
She continues;
This .mordant Wit also satirizes an
other residence at Chiswick owned by
Lord Burlington. which was built about
1720 after the model of the celebrated
villa OF the worvhipcd Palladio Ac-
cording to Hervey. IT was too small
to live in and too large 20 hang TO q
watch. Burlington designed mansions
for others, also. One of these belonging
to General Wade IL Cook Street. pro
voked Walpole to say: II is worse con
trived in the inside than IS coaceiva BILE
ali to humour the beauty ia front Lord
Chesterfield also sugSeste,i: As the gen
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ff~HE SPIRIT OF THE SER
VICE" by Edith Elmer
i Wood. is a brilliant bit of fic-

If~HE SPIRIT OF THE SER
VICE.. by Edith Elmer
i Wood. is a brilliant bit of fic-
ton. not quite like anything
else in this seasons books. 1t deals with
navy life almost exclusively, and gives
a vivid description OF the sentiments
and experiences OF navy women during
the war with Spain. 1t ought to interest
a large class of readers purely for that
reason.
The description of the journey of the
wife OF Captain Cartwright. with her
little grandson. to be near her husbands
ship IN Hongkong, is one OF the best
chapters in the book, and one travels
China with the indomita bic woman. liv-
ing over with her the memory OF these
years of her young matronhood, when
she followed the ships with her little
daughter and waited for her husband
wherever he might be. II is easy to see
the yellow-haired sailor boy, inheritor Of
navy traditions. playing at war in the
hotels. The author shows him thus:
There were mornings when Wriggles
was too much absorbed playing Span
ish war in his room at the hotel 10 go
out at all. He used all sorts of fleets.
nut shells on the wash basin, folded
paper boats on the table. or his grand
mothers shoes on the floor. But though
the construction of the ships and the
manner of the fight varied greatly. there
was never but one end to these battles
the complete annihilation OF the Span
ish squadron.
For quarter, for quarter, the
Spaniard then cried he
'Wriggles would chant. adopting to
his purpose an old navy song his grand
father had taught him.
Blow high blow low, for so sailed we;
Oh, your ship shall be your coffin and your
grave shall he the sea,
Sailing down along the coast OF the High Bar
BARGE!
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
BOOKS RECEIVED

THE CROWN BABY BOOK. p. Strange Koi1e
Boston, Richard C. Badger
RELlsHES or RHYME James Lincoln. Bos
ton; Richard c. Badger
NATURAL NUMBER PRIMER. David Gibbs.
New York: The American Book Company.
POTPOURRI: SPICE AND ROSE LEAVES
Miranda Powers Swenson. Boston: The Cor.
ham Press
BUNTE GESCHICHTEN. Erna NJ. Stoltze. Ney,
York: The American Book Company
LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF JACK" PHILIP.
Edgar stanton Msclay. New York: The Baker
& Taylor Go.
THE MAGIC MANTLE AND OTHER STORIES.
stephen Jackson. New York NJ 6 Greene
4 90.
THE QUEST. Edward Salisbury Field Boston
Richard G. Badger
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| eral could not live in it to his ease. ne
had better take a house over against
it. and look at it
The discomfort of the interior ar
rangement Of even the most magnificent
houses built at the beginning of this
period Is attested by more than one
writer Pope sneers at Blenheim as fol-
lows:
Sir. sir, here's the grand approach.
This way is for his Grace's coach;
There lies the bridge and here's the
clock
Observe the lion and the cock.
The spacious court. the colonnadei
The chimneys are so well designed,
They never smoke in any wind.
The galiery's contrived for walking.
The windows u retire and talk In,
The council chamber for debate,
And all the rest are rooms Of state.
Thanks. sir, cried /. tbs very fine,
But where dye sleep, or where dye
dine?
find by all you have been telling
That it's house but not dwelling.
in 1856 Isaac Ware speaks Bit
terly of the degeneracy of rloderh taste,
and attacks those who flew into every
absurdity that the scope of thirgs could
afford. OF this we see instances In
many expensive works which stand and
will stand to disgrace our country; and
we have models OF them and OF others
as ridiculous, proposed for imitation. We
have seen architecture. a science found
ed upon the soundcst principles, dis
graced by ignorant caprice. and fashion
very lately attempted. and IL would be
we'll II we could not say attempts now.
to undermine and destroy us by the ca
price OF France and by the whims Of
China
Langley says of the cabinet-makins OK
this period:
The evil genius that SO presides over
cabinet-makers as 10 direct them to per-
severe in such pertinacious and stupid
manner that the rules Of architecture.
from whence all beautiful proportions
are deduced, are unworthy of their re-
gard. l am at loss to discover; ex-
cept Murcea. the Goddess of Sloth. acts
that part and - thus influenced them
to conceal their dronish low-life inca
pacitles asd prompt them. with the foe
In the fable, TO pronounce grapes sour
that ripen out Of their reach.
AT this time tbs a very great diff
Guilty TO find one in fifty Of them that
can make bookcase. etc. indispensa-
bly, true. after any of the five orders
without being Obliged To go TO a joiner
for TO set out the work and make his
templets to work by
What would have these critics have
said had they encountered specimens of
American taste Of the seventeen New
YORK: Mcclure. Phillips & Coz
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.LLT RENCH AND ENGLISH FUR
NITURE,' by Esther Single
ton, is bulky volume, con-

4 n
r. NITURE," by Esther Single
ton, is a bulky volume. con-
tanning an illustrated history
of the development of different styles
of furniture, from the period Of Louis
XIII to that of the Empire. Perplexed
buyers of furniture, old or new, who
have endeavored in vain to fix in their
minds the distinction between Louis
Treize, Louis Quatorze. and Louis
Quinze. in the matter of arm chairs. or
to recognize a Sheraton or Chippendale
piece at glance, will find enIighten-
ment in Us pages.
The author is at some pains to show
how the taste of each period was de-
veloped. Thus she explains that the
so-called Queen Anne style was really
formed in the preceding reign. and was
due TO Dutch influences which made
Oriental goods fashionable.
Likewise, in dealing with the Empire,
she shows that aversion to all that
savored of previous aristocracy led to
the adoption of severe Greek and Ro-
man models.
The first chapter describes character
istic pieces of the time Of Louis XIII.
Then come The Jacobean Period" and
successfully thf periods Of Queen Anne.
the early Georgian styles, Louis XIV,
Chippendale. Louis XVI. Adam. Heppel-
white. Sheraton. and the Empire. 1t is
a fascinating book to study.
One serious defect. however is 10 be
noted in the arrangement OF the illus
trations. and it is one which could easily
have been avoided. namely. the difficulty
Of making connections between pictures
and text The illustration of a Chippen-
dale sofa. for Instance Is referred TO
ten pages further on. perhaps. as No.
5 in plate XXXVIII." and one must hunt
up the reference to know what the pic
ture means. The illustrations. of which
there are several on each plate could
easily have been accompanied by
brief explanation printed at the bottom
of the plate or on the tissue hyleaf. The
existing arrangement is simply a NUS
ance. and keeps one turning leaves con-
tinually.
So far as the text is concerned. how
ever. it is all that could be asked. No
The Washington times., 1904-01-02

by Howard Chandler Christy
is among the holiday books.
and very handsomely printed and bound
it is. 1t Is true that the relative promi-
hence of Mr.. Longfellow's name and
MIR. Christy's on the cover might lead
the ignorant to think that the book
was written around the pictures. but il
is to De supposed that. even I'm this
day. most people know who LongfeIlow
was.
The Illustrations. which are numerous.
present the Puritan maiden and her
lover at all stages OF their cOurtship.
also some Puritans and an Indian The
Indian is the only member OF the cast
who does not look like member OF a
college dramatic club dressed up for
private theatricals, and even he might
pass for one of the Carlisle Indian foot
bah team If he were dressed that way
The trouble with Mr. Christys illus
trations is that he has too few models
lie never draws anything but the typ
zeal Christv man. who looks like Rich
ard Harding Davis. and has moustache
smooth face or beard, as the exigencies
Of the moment may dictate. IT is iu.-
possible To say what this artist would
do If required to draw. on short no.
tice. some character who could not pos
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
Marion Harland,s Cook Book.

A new edition OF Marion Uarland's
Complete Cook Book has appeared, re-
vised by the author. with numerous 81
Illustrations and a resplendent turkey on
the cover. Mrs. Terhune says In "A pref
ace that her contract with her publish
ers forbids her writing any more works
on cooking for ten years. Indianapolis
The Bobhs-Merrill Company
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
The Star Fairies.

The Star Fairies" By Edith Ogden
Harrison CMrs. Carter Harrison) is
charming book OF fairy tales I'm the
same style as the authors book of last
year. Prince Silverwings, which met
with deserved success. The Illustrations
by Lucy Fitch Perkins. are partly in
color. and partly in black and white
There are six stories, fancifuI graceful.
and trimming with pretty thoughts
Chicago: A. G. McClurg & Coz
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
"The Craftsman"

THE Craftsman" for December is
full Of all sorts or delightful things
about hendicraft. one Of the most in
terosting articles is about Robert Jar
vie, business man of Chicago. with a
liking for handmade things. who has
himself made many candlesticks and
other metallic articles from his own
designs. Another article describes the
bingham Arts ard C-afts movement
The Washington times., 1904-01-02
Christy and Longfellow.

nTNHE COURTsHIP OF MILES
STANDISH." with drawings
by Howard Chandler Christy,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-03-12

But In working for wages, Mr. Pow
DERBY, does labor get It's share of the
profts?'
who can tell?" was the reply.
Sometimes 1t does. sometimes not.
think the working man should be well
paid and that his life should be made
easier In every possible way. II Is TO
the interest Of all that We have good
wages, for good wages means more
money In circulation, greater con-
sumption Of all kinds of goods and good
times Again, If the wages be too high
the business cannot pay, and the re-
verse OF all this Is the case"
But wages are steadily rising the
world over. are they note"
Yes especially in the United States.
Take this carpet" said Mr.. Powderly.
as he kicked a Turkish rug at his feet.
There was nothing like carpet In the
poor mans house when | was a boy.
MY father was rather well off for la
boring man. He came to this country
from Ireland in 1896 and settled in
northern Pennsylvania opening uD the
hrst coal mine In that part OF the
state. He had IL children, and we had
none too much, Still. we were az we'll
of as labonng people generally. We
lived In a cabin with no plaster or pa
per on the walls and no carpets on the
floors. | slept In the loft, and the snow
came through the roof In drifts upon
my bed, often covering the floor. re-
member now how cold II was when
stepped out on that snow. Contrast
that with the working mans home OF
today. He has his carpets, his comfor.
table furniture, and often. his piano.
He lives better, has books. newspapers
and magazines, and can educate his
children"