The Evening standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1910-1913, 1910-12-28
EXPERIMENTAL DAUGHTER OF
THE CABINET.

Not to be hasty about 1t. the fact Is
that Europe. having chiefly her ago
and her art TO crow over. like a worn.
out coquette who prides herself on
her makeup, certainly does hate 10
admit that anything artistic can come
out OF America,
And especially. now. in singing
Previously. Europe wanted to know
who read American books. She stop
ped asking that when nearly all her
magazines and newspapers took to
piratlng our novels and short stories.
Then she wanted TO know who bought
American pictures. She has stopped
asking that too. since American paint
ers have been getting higher prices
than the English and the French dare
ask
But she still inquiries who listens
TO American singers. although she has
been driven. even there. from in
trenchment after intrenchment her
first query on that scoro. (which
OF them has the finish?" having been
answered by Emma Eames The next
one, Which has the intelligence ?"
was effectively replied TO by Gerald.
Inc FarraT. Thon they wanted to know
where the dramatic singer was and
Mary Garden took off most OF her
clothes and did "Salome." so that
left them only the stock question OF
the jealous rival. Where is the tenn
perament7"
Well, maybe handsome Flora WIZ
son, the temperamental daughter of
the cabinet and. by the way, the only
1anQhtpr nf Cnrratorp Oypoap .,f n,
department of agriculture, is the ans
wer
Even overparticular Europe couldn't
ask handsomer one
When you become president, or sec
rotary OF the treasury. OF senator. or
doortendcr at the White Housc-the
constitution guarantees you right TO
any Of them II you're natiye-born and
TO all but one II you're not-you may
have the felicity of seeing Miss Flora
Wilson at some of the official funC-
tIons that make Washington society
such a hotbed OF roses ond thorns
And If you happen not to care for
any OF these jobs. but prefer to plod
along combining railroads or ped
ding chestnuts. as your tastes and tai
entS incline. you may still have a
chance TO see her on the stage. at
from so cents TO $40 head. as your
head Is worth the money and you can
pay the price.
She always had yoice-she thought
II was a good soprano that reached
high c. When she went to Paris to
make real study OF singing-largely
because some women OF the cabinet
didn't think Secretary Wilson's un
married daughter could be hostess at
his home-the famous Madame Mar
chest said she'd be lucky II she could
prove b flat Madame Marchesi IS
Sc years old, which Is as good as
being born In Missouri But when
Miss Wilson showed her that high c
she refused to take her voice test fee.
and begged her to become a pupil
But the American girl tried out all
the studios. and finally settled on Jean
de ResZke's. And there she found
that her voice reached not merely
high c. but scared upward TO F, which
10 the famous high note OF Tetraz
Zinl.
She came back home last year. and
sang at the White House In Wash
lngton and in some few other cities,
where her conspicuously fine opera
voice claimed recognition from the
critics. She hnd shown voice quail
ity. culture and as much tempera-
meut as any grand opera score can
call for.
But the way was TO show. too, tho
temperament Of a lyric Boadicea, Il
ever that energetic heroine OF old
world politics should be drafted into
opera. This fall. when the cam
paign began to wax warm. she volun-
teered. according to reports from Des
Molnes. 70 help her fother on the
stump nv singing to the audience aft