The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-21
The Music Festival Brings Out
 Mdn's Real Taste In Music
Nine of Ten Prefer Lew Docksader and George Conan Tschaikowsky Soharwenka, Brahms and All Those 'Dutchmen'' Too Much For the Genus Homo. How One Woman Tried to Educate
 Hers But Failed
By DOLLY DALRYMPLE.

What is it you are looking at in such an absorbed manner?' asked The Mere Man, as he boarded the street car ana saw perfectly good vacant seat by the side of the Object of His Affections, who was arrayed in the loveliest of pink linen suits with the jauntiest of chapeauN CO., quettishly perched upon her head.
 "Oh, it's you. is it?" she said, non chalantly; just like that, as she glanced up and saw The Mere Man bending over her in the most lover-hke of poses.
 "Whats left of me, after being checked full for the past 36 hours of Tsehaikow- sky and Moszkowsl<i, Puccini and Cham- made and all those other high-falutin' folks that make a lot of noise and write a tune. Now as for myself, l must say I'm inclined to tunes, be they
 But before he got any further the ob- ject of His Affections said:
 Now, don't be silly; and please don't throw up to me that I've hauled you Tn by the nape of the neck like all the mar rieds and near-marrieds have done the masculine members of their families dur ing the music festival, for you have pre- tended that you enjoyed every single mo- ment of the beautiful music that we've had
 Then looking longingy out of the win dow the Object of His Affections said:
 Its funny, but l was just noticing the billboards and it's a queer thing that right alongside of the music festival posters with the adorable MT. Damrosch's pictures. is the announcement that sal the Circus Gal is in town and of course every man l know had rather be there than hearing good music. Isn't it odd that circuses always follow classical music"
 Did you ever hear me say one single 6erogatory word of your Cousin carus?" asked the Mere Man.
 The Object of His Affections being one of the High Brow class. said loftiy:
 "One doesn't have to say things 10 make one understand. A shrug of the shoulders or glance will often do the work as effectively
 q haven't baked at single programme this week; now have I?" pleaded the Mere Man. why, I'm even going to sit through the Wagner programme this evening" he sighed, resignedly. "Pll be with you though and can look at you every now and then and know that you are near me and that will help-some.'
 At this the Object of his Affections moved nearer to the window and gazed rapturousiy out-thus punishing him for his foolish remarks.
 Its funny" said the Mere Man, "ad- dr essing his peroration to the chanticleer decoration on her bonnet, 'how I will bore myself with things just to be with you, when the simple things of life ap- peal to me so much more"
 As he said this he gave the bird on her hat a glance which might have come from the tips of his boots-so intense it was-as though he were reading the heir ogyphics on it's very backbone!
 "Of course, sooner or later, I will have the classical music habit" he continued, If you'll only be patient and give me A little encouragement I may even come to the state where I can exclaim with the man who declared that:
 brilliant composer named Brahms When scarce but an infant in ahms, Said: Not that I'd care to
 Compose a concerto,
 But musical life has it's chahmsi'
 At this the Object of his Affections re- tented and she moved a bit nearer to him and said:
 q guess it is much better for people to tell each other the truth after all,
 1,.~ to me recently by friend of mine who was sorely tried by her husbands pre- tending
 How SOP" said the Mere Man, greatly encouraged
 married Gustavus Adolphus Jones last spring?'
 -"Of course I do," was the quick reply .sHe was a nice fellow-then.'
 That then held unexplained volumes
 'Im sure she was much nicer than he was-then-and now" declared the High Brow setentiously Well, at any rate that point being settled, I will proceed with my story. You see Arabella thought she had succeeded in diverting him from his low tastes
 why. the last time l saw him he went to see Lew Dockstader and had dandy time., was the open declaration
 That's just it." said the of his A. land to prevent such depraved ideas Ara bella began correspondence course in the Rhine operas and got Gustavus in terested and before many weeks he de- clared that he could call all the Niebe- lungenieds by their first names. Ther they took up the literature of music and the scandals in mostof the musicians lives with their various affinities, kept Oustayus interested and all the while he was figuring out whose wife had run away with those husband, I was fearing that he would break out of the harmony class before many were over'
 q remember now how Gustavus went to all the high brow shows last winter in New York -Macterlinck, ibsen, Haupt-