The evening world., 1915-11-16

notes before had mastered VI i
ters. At ten could l.. so W.. that
l was asked to perform at prN"' con-
certs In San Paulo, where I was born.
AT fourteen [ was sent to Paris. I
arrived there on Nov. 10. Just exactly
six years ago. It was very cold and
showing. I had never seon =. snow
before. And when went TO the Con-
servatoire Building I learned that
the inscription for the exam 3
must close at 8 o'clock 49, very day.
! learnec also that there were 1857 can
didates for only twelve places. And I,
poor, shivering. little Brazilian. made
the 3ssth. Do you wonder that II
seemed to me that snow wa. falling
In my heart? With the I'D of friends
| / was able to complete the formalities
OF the inscription, but had no no. f,
OF being admitted. As I was leaving
the Conservatoire. discouraged and
oh. so cold, for the clothes I wore
we're suitable TO the Brazilian climate
and not to Paris In c'ovemoer, / met
a man whose face seemed f. niliar
to me. To my establishment he
stopped on the steps ID said: You
here. Senorita Novaes; what for?'
Then I recogr hin as a cele-
brated pianist who had done me the
honor of hearing me play when he
was In Brazil on a professional tour.
I explained my errand and he said:
NEW-FoUND FRIEND WAS A
FIRST PLACE" PROPHET.
"'Do not give up. No matter how
late It is. or how many candidates
there are, you shall be admitted. For
am certain you will take the FRS,
place.
Through his influence I was ad-
mitted and did take the first place
among the 3Ss contestants, at two ex-
aminations before a jury which in
cluded Faure, Debussy and Mos
kowski. At the end OF the second
year, in 1912, I was given a first prize
and I played engagements all over
Europe. In 1918. because OF the IA
tlgue Of this tour. ! went back to my
1 home in Brazil for a rest. had beer
. engaged for twenty-five concerts In
England for last winter. but the war
Of course. cancelled them.
. you see, in a way, that I owed my
. admission to the Conservative to q
chance meeting at the last moment
! with a man I had seen only once II
Brazil. So l must say l think lucl
y ha 20 40. u,,t ka
cess even of the most talented artist
1t was at this point l inquired 4
any one of Miss Novaes's eighteen
brothers and sisters have musical o.
g any other talent. except herself.
n perhaps they have a llttle-bu
they will not work." she said smiling
}. ly. "They are happy as they are. t,
Q be an artist Is the hardest work Il
o the world. l assure you I work
y great deal harder than either of m,
: three sisters who are married. hav
eleven sisters In all. One of my sis
: tiers has seven children, another 81,
= the third just one. l have ten chill
e dren, my fingers"-the little pianis
y laughed as she held up dimple
!, hand-"and tell you they give me
u lot OF trouble. 1t is all | can do t
d take care OF them without thinkin
:, about whether | shall choose my ar
= or my heart when the time comes
C But perhaps" she added hopefully. 81
i will never come"
q It seemed a pity to disturb sue
: simple optimism by lugubrious proph
! ecy. So left little Miss Novaes gaz
y ing thoughtfully at her ten children
~ the Arm pianist fingers with whic
d she has undertaken the conquest @
. tho world