Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-02-03

Oppressed. II Il Poland, beautiful, his
tcrical Poland, and not Russia which
interests me. You ask me, can we
have pack king2 How can tell7
We have been so long without one that
it is difficult to know what TO do
NO castles IN POLAND
"In your Poland, NJ. de Reszke, have
yon many castes2'
ooh no, we are almost as different as
possible from India IN this respect, m
deed think. that practically there
are more castles or classes in the Cnlt-
ed states than IN Poland, In fact we
have only two notably distinct classes,
namely, mobiles and peasants. our no.
bles are proud but | think they are
kind. The kindness OF landowners IN
Poland Is not necessarily q protection
For kindly disposed peasants are ire
quently compelled TO join the moo
How do you work the land IN your
Poland2'
THE large landowners work II
through their peasants. The peasants
own certain strips Of land The wages
paid them are not large but they
grow upon the hits ot land given them
food for themselves and their cattle.
On Fridays they are permitted 20 pick
up the dead branches Of the trees IN the
forests OF the landowners. In the past
pretty annual custom obtained, which
went 10 show the friendly relations ex-
istlng between the peasant aud the no.
bic. 1t was a species Of what would be
called harvest home IN England.
When the harvest was gathered In. The
people used to assemble and make pres
ents OF little rustic ornaments TO the
landowners. Their habit was on these
occasions, while partakng OF the hos
pitality OF their chiefs 20 sing their
masters praises. Frequently they took
occasion TO enhance the virtues OF their
own chief BY depreclnting and abusing
those Of their neighbors. These gath
erings were exceedingly picturesque.
The brilliant red OF yellow flowers In
the shawls OF the women pleased the
eye. Altogether I know OF nothing go
picturesque as q Polish harvest home.
This pleasant custom will now doubt
less disappear forever
AT THE HARVEST HOME.
"Every year the harvest home. which
have tried TO describe. used to take
place upon nay estates. and those OF my
brother and sister. N Is one OF the
pleasantest memories Of my life IN PO-
land. have tried to do my best FOR
the people; / have lodged them well
and otherwise looked after their wants.
True. all proprietors are not good To
those dependent upon them, yet the in
nocent should not suffer with the gull
~
II understand that PadereWski has
sold some OF his Polish property" ne
added. What he has retained f. doubts
less In the same condition as that OF
the rest OF US. The state OF affairs
seems to be not merely revolt, nor a
revolution, but 4 dissolution"
WILL GET AUTONOMY.
'wilI Poland get autonomy / ask
ed
Il presume she wlii take IT, But the
people are not ready tor self-goyern-
ment. and I fear that II will lead 10
anarchy. And what will follow after
that heaven only knows
The conversation on Poland had
reached the jumping OF place, and |
changed the depressing subject by ask
Ing NJ. DE Reszke II he had many Amer
lean pupils. His face frightened up
immediately. lighting up with the Joy
that he takes IN his art.
II have 30 American girls studying
singing he answered They are my
hope and pridel their voices are the
freshest and the best. take a limited
number OK pupils from all natl0nalitles,
but ] take more from the United States
than from any other country, for the
reason that they are the most promis-
ing. But they do not always get a fair
chance They do not study long
enough. In is months their voices can
be placed. but this Is not enough. A
great deal OF polishing has to be done.
TELLS OF STARVING.
"A young girl comes to me and tells
me that she Is starving and that she
has an excellent offer from some I'M
pressario. How can | have the heart
to tell her not to take III And yet II
Is against her interests. She goes out
unfinished. She Is forced by those
around her who think aloud to dispose
OF large share Of her salary for cos
tunes. She has not had time 10 recu-
perate after her studies, and she Ia
liable 10 break down.
Young girls should stay until say
they are finished and are otherwisa
ready 10 appear before the public II
Is not fair to the pupil nor TO me, TO
have "A pupil go out as mine, until she
has received my last finishing touch"
rs singing Improving
mo. II has been going from bad 10
worse, not only here but all the world
over. Patti sang IN my private thea
ter the other night and her presence
brought back 10 my memory the great
galaxy OF artists now gone. She IL
wonderful, Melba has marvesus
voice, Calve Is a great artist. but where
are the many gifted ones OF our youth?
Echo answers where2
LOSS OF METHOD.
Had | not taken to teaching | fear
my method would be lost. | try 10 get
the best ont OF the volces--the purest,
the most durable the freshest tone and
the perfection Of style. Attention must
be paid not only to tone-placing but to
Interpretation. There must be absolute
freedom OF tone Pupils should not
be taught to sing by contraction as
so many have been lately"