New-York tribune., 1905-01-10
SINGING AND SERVANTS.
Papers and Discussions on Voice and
Household Problems.

we take our music i'm Carnegie or Conried can
sules once month or a week. and then dismiss
tae thought - it from minds" William II
NefdIlr-er Ioid Minerva yesterday. And Minerva
laughed.
we have wrong conception Of the part music
should play 20 common life. There are TOO many
silent pianos U our homes. This is a great na-
-ior. with great future. which lies largely in the
hands of women. particularly OF Clubwomen. II
can say anything thar shall make them organize
- make music GIl finer place. 7 shall be glad
we neglect the one natural gift that is
ho~a w-th-the Eitt az spontaneous song. When
ever a child is born, it has its wcaD pom its
voice Ve are endowed with musical ability from
me cradle. Yet how We neglect the voice! Even
En- the puhHc schools where thev teach singing
and sight reading, they don't teach them how 20
teach. Nothing. ] repeat IS SO neglected the
voice.
You can't think what au impression il makes on
one. after one has been abroad for long time to
return 10 lhis country and 10 The finest women in
the world"
Minerva. in her erraine and velvet and diamonds
began 70 laugh again Nh. Nei&Anser hela up a
-oproEiDs finger
no ladies I'm not fatiering" ne protested
SMILING back For ou- American women are the I'm
50 in rhe Vorld-they are the handsomest, they are
tie best dressed, they have The most charming
manners Mr.. NeidHger looked Minerva steadily
:n the face for half a minute-'and the most afro
cious voices. in the world.
We have. I say, the most sbominable voices any
one ever listened TO-
why? Certainly It is not the climate Nor is il
because We have no good voices. We send our
best voices abroad. We have the best teachers
We teach music in the public schools But Just
listen 10 the voices around YOU for the two or
three days. and see if I not right
We can't hope 10 have uuch influence on the
voices of 'he present generation, but if you would
only begin 10 work with the next generation. Set
me children 10 singing Children love story SONGS
gld animal songs and will often sing surprisingly
Al through The world the great moving influence
q music comes from the Spontaneous foIksongs
o. The people. not from the opera house.
aE -eloliHser m mace good his several points by
so1gs which so eaptivated his audience that he
a1 20 iolloW mem with TWO grown-up pieces, also
Ms, Charles H. TeThune commended an optlnlsuc
- T~ eL G iie 10 uef ;eiloW e!ubw9men in her paper
IN the dear old Ribie and COD saw eyervTbine and
}ss view. 100. We should look more TO the simple
IN the absence Of Miss HsmiI who was to have
SHOWN Jae AnerNas the Royal Road TO Happi-
ness. Mrs. James II. Petit, Of Brooklyn. stepped
NJ NJ tae ssp Nlih a PAPER on "Mstress and Maid
elS-l ei4piaslzed the thought that the woman
.E2e-lat-og of a ser.ant girl in her kitchen is as
U1S --Et q 25IlsnthroDist as the sum worker
frs -ti0r or tha slo, robier1-5irat tgantir r,o,
-en which has come 10 be the distinctive American
g-cDen. and II viii take V-omer 10 solve it, Man
N5I-e. s clubs are engaged ia phianthropic work
q e.-e SerI or another, but how many are giving
ler whole-hearted Efforts to sowing this2
l-et Us turn our backs on those who would in
series Or colossal alTaLtS, those
VINO fsT0T a procession Of cooks. Mattresses and
c'si0'frInalds passing through the house Let Us
-Ne 0I wush and milk II necessary, but let US
Keep tho family intact
Arter recon.Iueudus that another word than
srrNaut he applied 90 those in domestic service.
AIRS Petit continued:
he hear great deal Of the brotherhood OF
.lel bur little OF the sisteThood Of women. Set
LeHefi workers live among the poor and ignorant
Joy me purpose Of showing them right standards
. It-.e- but if 10 rot necessary 90 into the
SUITS 10 DO tlaf. Ivory woman who keeps a maid
4sT establish The relations with her that the
Stf4efneut worker does with the tenement dwellers
- cannot hope that SN~vauts Will be willing
~ domestic economy were taught from the kinder
Eerlen ND -here would be Jess demand for this
crude labor"
, Mrs Petiit said that women should learn house
Aeef-rg before they married. just a man learned
Lreac winning business before he married
- never can see how people talk Of house
f-fTing IS something igDoble.'' she said. The
~oL1sr who is teaching hoQsework to fresh inn
!'flallon ls doing an act Of philanthropy not less
nan tle worker lu the social settlement"
= ana = singer said Nine. Marie CTOss-Neuhaus
NaeE Tho pafeT opened for discussion, but /
esn keep house. too. and ! q great deal prOuder
t my housekeeping than Of my singing think
nf reason have much Of a domestic prob
:ff0 t1 that every woman has A different system of
Aolseheepug. IN England and France families
serEaHrs Tor generations. Why are they coutantCd
~ D. that Because there is a system IN rouse
Effr-TC IN