The Washington herald., 1913-12-17

This last September the young au-
! thoress made an interesting and unusual
\ Journey through Denmark, Norway, and
| Sweden, when again she and her husband
were accompanied by the Infanta Eulalia
! and when Mrs. Bates-Btecheller received
many new honors from the sovereigns OF
the scandinavian countries, and she ex-
pressed great qualification regarding
latest signal honors that she has but just
received, namely, the conferring upon her
by King George of England of 'The Order
| of the League Of Mercy This order is
eagerly sought in England, and conferred
only on those who have done really ex-
| ceptional and efficient work for the Lon
don hospitals. 1t has never been before
conferred on an American not married to
an Englishman. Mrs. Bates-Batcheller
has been for some years vice president
of the League OF Mercy, and has sung q
great deal for the league at charity con-
certs in England. She is. as is well known
(although not a professionally, the pos
| SCISSOR Of 4 really beautiful voice, skill
\ fully trained and admired by the best OF
critics.
It will be remembered that President
| and Mrs. Roosevelt gave a delightful
| musicale at the White House specially in
honor of Mrs Bates -Batcheller and later
| Baroness des Planches, the wife OF the
| d
at the Italian Embassy, where her voice
and talents were again much admired by
| Washingtonians In Italy, too, the land
of song. Mrs Bates-Batchellers voice has
| been much admired by queen Margherita,
| who gave a court musical In her honor
at the Palazzo Margherita In Rome,
| afterward presenting the singer with q
| beautiful jeweled pendant The writer
asked to see this treasure, and was
! shown a gold pendant, the arms of Italy,
| into which was entwined the letter M
| 0n diamondsl. and Mrs. Bates-Batchellor
has just received a rare jewel from the
Infanta Eulalia in the shape of an
enameled orchid. set with diamonds,
which bears the inscription, to my dear
est Tryphosa, Scandinavia, 1913"
Glad to Sing for Charity.
81 always try to interest myself in the
interests of my friends wherever l 60
Then / feel no longer an outsider, but can
work with them for something that they
are interested in, and I am always glad
to sing for charity. Yes, l studied some
years with dear old Madam Marchesi
who has just died. Mrs. Bates-Batchel-
Ter replied in answer to a question. "She
was a wonderful woman, and also had
the rare good fortune to sing to her
teacher who was greatest of all singing
teachers Manuel Garcia, when he was
10l years old.
TT is true that Spaniards very often
live to be very old, and Garcia was as
keenly alive to his chosen art. and in
deed in all modern happenings at his
great age as young man. He 1t was
who invented the laryngoscope-that
alone would have made him famous. l
considered it a great privilege to be re-
ceived by this famous man, and he very
kindly approved and praised my voice
and methods, a fact which Madam Mar
chest called my musical baptism. No
one can criticise your voice after that
said Madam Marchesi when I told her
Jusn how Mrs. Bates-Batcheller- has
won the friendship, confidence and ap-
parently, affection of so many of Eu-
ropes sovereigns and members of royal
families one cannot say. but undoubtedly
much is due to the fact that she has
an unusual charming personality.