The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29
Comi1g Of DIadame Langendox6f
 Az LnteresfIng MuSIcaI E0ent


 to study with Madame Rive King her admirers felt that she was preparing to add fresh laurels to those already won. After a summer of earnest work there was noticeable improvement in her mas terful style. She will return to Chicago in January for further work with Ma dame Riye-King She has been asked to play with the Thomas orchestra under the auspices of Bush Temple Conser- vatory in June and will probably do SO, her selection being Saint-Saens G minor concerto. Whether she will accept this invitation to appear with the orchestra is not definitely decided but she will be the accompanist at several song re- citals in Chicago.
 Mrs. Aldrich is a tireless and ambitious worker. She practices for hours each day and her friends hear her piano usual ly even before her voice when calling her by telephone With so artistic a temper ament and such unlimited capacity for work and such energy her friends feel assured of the accomplishment of any thing that she attempts.
 Mrs Aldrich when seen yesterday after a rehearsal with Madame Langendorff was asked for her opinion of the singer She gave 1t in few words and with the direetness characteristic of her vigorous nature, "Oh, she is an artist. Her voice is opulent, superb"
 Miss Annie LeGrande entertained yes terday at a bridge luncheon very in- formally at the home of her sister, Mrs. B. A. Reynolds. Her guests included Miss Eva Conner, Miss Annalee Fitts of Tuscaloosa, Miss Kathleen Nixon, Miss May Collins Miss Berney Ray Waddell of Mississippi and Miss Elise Riggs. A dainty luncheon was served in five courses and at the conclusion of the game the prizes were awarded, the score prize to Miss Kathleen Nixon and the consolation to Miss Annlee Fitts.
 The degree of interest shown by the many visitors to the art exhibit during the past week augurs well for the future of art in our city. The perfect apprecia- ton of the art spirit-the love of the beautiful-was surprisingly evident
 That the work exhibited was conscien- tiously and well done goes without say ing-it was a brave beginning and in quality of work it more than made up for the small number. of pictures. The Art club has begun well by excluding all copies. At the third annual exhibit in 1909 another important step will be taken the appointment of a jury to decide upon the acceptance of the pictures, thus making the entrance of picture to the exhibit an honor conferred upon both artist and work. Thus have the artists begun their work with renewed inspira- tion and many things are expected of them in one years time
 From such small beginnings some of the greatest art institutions in America have sprung. The Art Association of Canada, today numbering 10000 members and exhibiting in its own superb building not only the work of Canadas best artists women, began not many years ago with ham Art club It may not be an eXagger- ation to predict the same future for the Art club in our own Magic City"
 The many devotees to china painting were given an opportunity to see some of the best work from home studios. Some interested visitors expressed surprise at the predominance of conventional de- signs. They were more surprised to learn that the up-to-date china painter uses the conventional designs altogether in table ware, the naturallstic being used only in plaques and vases.
 Another thought worth repeating-that in china, as in other lines of art, no copy is counted worth while with the real artist. For beginners, and practice work, copying will answer, but to the ambitious, up-to-date artist, nothing but original de- signs will be satisfactory. In the studios of New Yorks best china painters, one pays for the design as much as for the