The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1907-06-09

tiles OF q lyric soprano and is remark
ably clear and pure.
On the third night program will be
Mr.. Oscar Pappenneimer. cellist. and
Mr.. Kurt Mueller, pianist. both of At
lanta, and Madame Shotwell. Piper.
Mr.. Pappenheimer IL q cellist Of excep-
ttonal attainment Mr.. Mueller Is
well known concert pianist Of the Ger
man school. He will be assisted by
Mr.. Paul Donehoo, a taiented pianist
Of Atlanta.
Miss Eda Bartholomew, who will give
an organ recital in the First Presby-
terrain Church Thursday morning, as
sisted by Mr.. Pappenheimer, cellist, Is
considered one of the best woman or
ganists in the United States.
A program of unusual interest, con-
sisting of selections for two pianos,
will be given Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. e. A. Brandon and Mr.. Frank
Nelson, of Knoxville. tenor, assisted
by Mrs. Meek, Of the same place.
Other artists who will appear are
Mrs. Emma Lavretta, soprano. of Mo-
bile. who is well known in Montgom-
cry, and who has the reputation OF be-
ing one Of the best singers in the stare
Miss Georgia Stirling, an excellent VOL
mist, of Mobile; Miss Louise Carver. So
prano, Miss Eleanor Carr. violinist, and
the following local artists: Mrs. Rob-
ert Eilenberg. Miss Elizabeth Mills
paugh, Miss Nellie Wolff, Miss Fannie
Marks, Miss Dora Sternfeld and Mr..
George Lindner.
MIR. LEWIS WRITES
FROM NEW YORK.
Mr. Edwin Howell Lewis, who sailed
for Paris Thursday last, writes from
New York, where he spent a rev
days:
1T have reached Paris in New York.
I'VE stopped at the Hotel Brevoort'
which Is a little France in New YORK.
We had a French dinner, cooked by
French cooks, served by French gar
taken OF as they say, 'avec gusto.' The
wine was, Burgundy with very IA
miliar name to me, Macon There
was music by a French band. Lucia,
Rigoletto. etc. They take little stock
in Wagner. I was probably the only
person not French in the hotel. The
other guests, and Joined them. beat
time with the glasses. applauded and
cried Bravo when they were pleased
and Kissed when they were not I Of
fered vive lie France as a toast and
they drank with me and thanked me.
Though they spoke French. they would
ask my pardon for doing so and speak
to me in English when they thought I
was neglected.
The walters were a revelation to
one accustomed to the careless, sloven-
ly. impudent species we have South.
especially the conventional sleeping
car porter with his supercilious atten-
tions. Mr.. Vincentelli spoke of shoot
ing the one on our car between Mont
gomery and New York, although he
was no worse than most of the rest
AT breakfast I drank my first cup
or more truthfully three cups Of
French coffee. I have not words to
describe it, 1t is all that has been said
Of it. Nor have those who have told
of 1t exaggerated.
1T will not write of the usual trav
eler's experience. will only tell Of
the unusual happenings in my personal
experience.
Tomorrow we sail on La Savoie d.
rect for Havre. No man could have
departed under a more splendid guild
ance than l."
Miss Weenono Poindexter. Director
of Music of the Industrial Institute and
College, at Columbus, Miss. Is visiting
Mrs. Victor H. Hanson. Miss Pom
dexter will go from Montgomery to