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VARIETY OF MUSIC
FOR MANY HEARERS
Two Concerts and Two Opera
Performances Attract
Large Audiences.
hR. AMATO Is ACCLAIMED

'rhe music OF yesterday was sufficiently
varied TO give pleasure to four audiences.
three OF which were large There were
two performances Of opera fur those who
never cease 10 love the voices OF famous
singers. programme Of orchestral aud
vocal music at Carnegie Hall for the de-
location and cultivation OF the young OF
all ages, and a violin recital In Aeolian
Hall by Theodore Spierlng. formerly con-
certmlstcr of the Chicago Orchestra and
lately returned from Europe.
Vt the Metropolitan there were in the
afternoon as many hearers as the house
would hold. FOR Mr.. Caruso was singing
and the opportunities to listen to his tones
are becoming fewer. The opera was
Nerdrs TN Ballo lin Maschera." -'hich
contains enough pleasing melody TO set
some modern composers up in BUSINESS
CO.. a whole career. Tho work was sung
by the usual cast, except that Nine.
Ducheno was the uirica instead OF Mime.
Matzenauer, who was reserved for the eve
ming performance or "Tannhauser. Nine.
peS'inn and Mr. Nmato shared the honors
o. the matinee with Mr.. Caruso The
demonstration Of approval for his im-
Tortant air
Mr.. Spicrlnrs chief numbers were Nar.
d,ni's u major sonata. Bachs chaconne
and Saiut-Satus's first violin concerto. in
minor nv spierirg plyed with
large hut rough tone and with very
aggressive and indiscreet style His treat
n ut " the Nardin sonata was wholly
deficient In the suavity and elegance re-
purcd by the lovely music However,
his hearers appeared to like II.
The symphony concert Tor young pyo-
pe at Carnegie Han had an audience
which filled the hHll. Emils d. GorEorza,
harytone. made his first appearance in
concert here this season.
He sang the Largo al Factotum" aria
from Rosslnls IN Barbler al Slviglia"
aud the "Srreuad." from Nozarts Don
Giovanni" His delivery of tho ART, was
OF such a fue and stirring effect to
cal forth "A perfect storm Of appHuso
and It only ended by his giving what
Nj Damgosch aunnunred would he an
extra number. namely, tine "Sercnade os
M.phistoplel.s. from Bgr,ip2s "bdnns-
ton de Faust" Both sercn1des We're
sung with beauty Of voice and skill. and
W-re also much liked.
The orchestra gave interesting perform
eLces OF Msudelssuhns italian SYM
phnny. Percy Gralrgel's rams ripuonT
o. old ElEiS0 tunes. Molly on inc
Shore, On "irlsn Tune and shepherds
Icy with Victor IolaI playing tho
piano part I'm the latter and the com
poge~ himself srtiug in "a box. and in
Closing OF Suk's 'Scherzo FautaStduc."
Mr.. pamry-c was more than usually
fclic.tous go his Introductory talks
YESTERDAY. Ne invited h.s hearers To
socompau! him on q tour from Mende,s-
eohr's Italy ;o Grajnger's EuSland and
1. -. III,
II journey possible to-day only in tuc
realm OF h1rmony. where political en-
mites de- not exist. This point evoked
enthusiastic applause
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BEAR TREES JERSEY FARMER.
Druin Dropped CAR lie lird stolen
mud Showed Prcfcremrr for Wan.

NuNThGtE. y. y. Jan. %. william J.
Cummings. "a farmer of this place. spent
an unpleasant hair hour In q tree this
afternoon after a bear had given -. !.
u chase.
For some time past hears have been
hot Icrlng tho rmrrs har about st,al-
ing whatever liNestodk tive, could curry
Of To-day q big black bear entered tho
horuyard OF charles jennings. picked M
. young cnlf and started toward the
woods w,h it. Cummings saw the bear
and took after him. Others followed. hut
the bear and Cummings outdistancCd
them and were lost to sight
The others traiicd along until they
heard shouts coming from a thick part
Of the woods There they found Jcn-
mugs up tree with the bear on watch
beneath II. one Of the men had a shot
gun and he r"upered The bear with II.
The bear sca,mpcrcd further into the
woods.
Cumming told MS rtscuers that when
he got clos, 20 tho bear IT dropped the
calf and made for him.
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Charles Dana Gibson. Riley NJ. Gilbert
and Dudley Field Malone.
Alfred G.. Vanderbilt, who has been
on trip to California, arrived at tho
Vanderbilt yesterday. Mrs. Vanderbilt
left yesterday for Sycamore Lodse. where
Alfred, .lr.. and George have been. She
viii return with her two young sons
within few days and about February
She family viii go on their new yacht
Waytarcr. which is being outlitted for
q ,uthcrn cruise.
The Twilight club Will give y banquet
in the ballroom OF the Hotel McAlpin
Monday evening. Should tho United
states Increase Its Armament will be
the subject of discussion. The speakers
viii be Henry Reuterdahl, Mornay Will
Jams, W, Morgan Shuster, Hudson Maxim,
Ray Stannnrd Baker and the Rev John
HAYNES Holmes. Prot. Samuel McCunc
Lindsay Of Columbia will be POSTMASTER
Tho Waagthal Charity League gave a
dance in the ballroom Of the Hotel Nc
Alpn last night watch was followed by
supper in the McAlpn winter garden.
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Japnn-se and Damascu. blades.

The Japanese ""ii"c,icr e c..cn.!-.
and has gallery to itself. To recite all
the wonders Of the new collection Is I'M
possible In first notice hut at least the
Japanese sword blades, the best in the
world, must be mentioned IN tho neigh
boring room The Damascus blades, equally
as famous, dominate the arms of the
Orient There is also 4 case in the north
court that the museum authorities fear
may he the most popular success of tho
exhibition II IL a collection Of medieval
Instruments Of torture. They dcprccatr
IT, as not conducive to reposeful study
OF the fine arts. but II Is there I'm the
Riggs collection and will be sure 10 at
tract those who love to sup on horrors"
William Henry Riggs, who formed this
great collection, was born in New York,
hut from the early sos has lived in
Paris whore he was constantly in touch
with collectors For more than sixty
years he has devoted his time and fortune
TO this work, his life task. In the en-
delvor 10 bring together for the benefit
OF the art loving people OF his country
a collection OF arms and arnor which
would rank with the best in Europe ne
labored zealousiy. He travelled extern
siNely and his patient watchtulness
brought him many historical pieces His
work went on 80 quietly that few knew
the value OF the collection he was bringing
together. For one thing lie permitted
very Few TO see IL, and his home IN the
rue Nurilio came finally to be so filed
with packing cases that the owner him-
self found difficulty in gaining access to
his treasures. 1t was I'm 1910 that he
decided that the Metropolitan Museum OF
Art should become the permanent home
OF his collection and no was largely in
tuenced in this choice by the fact that
his lifelong friend. ]. Hlerpont Morgan,
was then president OF the institution. o
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Complete ENemplification of the
Skilled Armorer's Craft
and Art.

all times to camps and courts and was
muniftcently rewarded. Scrahno 81
Brescia, the great swordsmith. was ac-
cepted by Francis I. A. the equal OF Titan.
The Negroli were enuoblod and fortune
and fame came to the Co'man family
through the Austrian emperors. To-day,
on the other haLd the art OF the armorer
Is extinct, and there are not many. even
among the amateurs. VINO appreciate how
difficult the art was Even the imple-
meuts these workmen used were beau
tiful. Al ancient anvil In fact (near
case 49, will he to some visitors Of
greater interest than tho armor itsc<
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PIERRE TO WIN MARIETTA
AT VANDERBILT TONIGHT
One Act Operetta in French Setting Will Take Place Of
Usual Concert in Della Robbia Room
Other News of Hotels

70 pIoyid' s5n.;u.Gy ont Of the oTdi-
nary for those who attend the sun
day ev'u'ns concerts In ne Della Rob
hd Room Of he Vanderbilt Manage
Walton II. Mar-hgll has substituted for
the usual musical programme tonight "A
humorous ono act op"r0tta called Mani
sellc Mariattc' by Emile Bourgeois. Miss
G"c,a forbade, soprano, takes the part
Of Nori"t'' and E1tr Linden, tenor. Of
the Lilac Domino company has the
role ~ Pierre.
pierre and Voricitc are In love, hut
have not the courage To tell each other.
Finally pierre hits upon q plan. lie ttns
his sweetheart he is going TO Join me
army Instead ha returns disguised az
an old sn, pherd. aud tries to win her
confidence Failing Inv this, he disgulsos
himself as his cousin, MHe. Made
Ion, and 70 her lid"louo reveals her love
for Pierre. Elated ~ the discovery, Pierre
throws Of his disguise and they hurry
away TO arrange for their happiness. MIR,
Linden In crinOliue and Old fashioned
hounced gowr performs mrth provoking
dances.
This operetta is presented in a setting
representing IL locality near Versailles
showing a little French cottage surrounded
with a green hedge, an old fashioned well
in the yard and the many lowers typi-
cal OF the homes of the middle class
French.
Cant. Alfred Dupont Of the Belgian
army, who arrived on the Baltic, has
taken quarters at the Vanderbilt Hotel
for his stay in America.
The third OF the series OF Southern
editions under the auspices OF Mrs Wal
lace +. White of AS Riverside Drive was
held in the oak Room of the Hotel Maria
Antolnette. The Oak Room, with a blaz-
ing fire of cracking logs in the huge fire
place, was made to resemble an Old
Southern mansion. Mrs. White received
and was assisted by Mines. James II,
Parker. George Petinot, Charles Folis
Richard watts, Adams and Everett T le
next of the series will be February H.
Hotel guests are a forgetful lot, judy
ing by the number Of requests tina. are
made each day for articles left behind in
roms and otherwise. During the past
week there was an unusual record OF
correspondence from people asking 10
have forwarded to them all sorts Of
things from a package of hairpins to 4
suit OF clothes. From one person alone
Sebos,ln Somers, assistant manager Of
tho Bltmorc, received the unusual request
to lind n suit of clothes. razor and razor
strop a pipe and a compass.
Tho alumns, OF st. Gabriel's Academy
held q card party and dance in the BAN
quet room OF the Manhattan on Friday
evening. Mrs Il. s. Rourke had charg ,
OF the ARRANGEMENTS,
Meetings OF the following societies will
he held At the McAlpin Tomorrow after
noon: Daughters OF Founders and
Patriots OF America, Knckerbocker Chap
ter d. A. H., and the National Society
II Ohio Women,
In aid of the Blue Ridge Industrial
Home IA dance win bc given on March .
In the Della Rohba room of the Wander
bilt Hotel Mrs, George Gordon Battle
!s chairman % the New York committee
Some of the others interested are Mines,
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CHAPLAIN HIT BY TAXICAB.
The Rev. Victor Freitsg May Have
Fractured skull.

While the Rev Victor FreItsg, 20, of
Sl1 West l6Oth street, chaplain of the
Montehore Home. was waiting for troll
ley car at Amsterdam avenue aud lJ9th
street last night, a taNicab driven by
Michael Gioriani Of 1913 Seventh avenue
knocked him down and ran over him.
The aged minister became confused in
front OF the Oncuming machine and
stepped In front of H. lie was removed to
the Washington Heights Hospital 10y Dr.
Rosenberg suffering from possible frac-
tu-e C: the skull, cuts and bruises about
he head and knees and other injuries.
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THE NEW sHYLoCK' ANNOUNCED
A. ~. Woods win Produce PIE, by
Herman scbcffnucr.

a IT, Woods yesterday announced the
production Of another new play this scat
son II Is The New Shylock," a four
net drama 10y Herman Schedauer aud
will be put into rehearsal In a few days
with an all star cast
The New Shylock" is the first Amer.
can play 10 he presented by the Horuiman
Players. II was produced IN London with
Louis Calvert and Madgo Titheradge in
the cast, Tho scenes arc laid In tho
Jewish quarter on the Fast Side Of New
York
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The Hail OF the Princes"

iii ~ it'A' Allht 40 AllF Hl'I'il-llluldI
wars.
THE Hail OF the Princes
Back OF the North Court is great
room called "haif jokngly NJ Dr. Dean
explained, hut very appropriately the
Hall ~ the Princes." In II is the
elaborate and royal armor. embossed, in
cissd, lnlaid with metals. enriched with
gold and carvings. adorned with every.
thing tnat taste md genius could invent
In this room may be seen the priceless
works OF Ncgron. the Mchelangelo Of
armorers.' in perfect condition Here are
firearms and other weapons eNuuisitely
cmbeitShed with inlays Of ivory by
amazingly talented workmen. The apothe-
osis of armor. the collection in the Hall
Of the Princes might be called. and the
room Itself has a medieval air that makes
il an admirable background
~ the time when these objects were
made the technical processes Of their pro-
ductiou were we'll Understood even ny
layinsn. The man who made these beau
uful and at the same time necessary
implements was looked upon everywhere
as an artist who belonged to an ancient
and honorable guild. He had access at
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lion had nearly killed his trainer. Emil
Schweyer. the management Of the Hip
uodrome decided to eliminate all tho Wild
animal performing acts mentioned on tho
programme.
Three tigers. seven lions. four lc1pards
and two pumss from the IIageuhecl-
lace shows were removed yesterday morn
ing and sent back TO Carthage Ohio.
safety First is the motto now adopted
by the IIippodromc management.
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OPERA CHORUS WILL GET BONUS.
Each singer to Receive $40 for Et-
rciIence ut EctropoIitsn.

Hard times do not eeem 80 be troubling
the Metropolitan Opera House manage
nCnt. General Manager GATH CasaZaa
announced yesterday bonus Of $40 10
each member OF the chorus. This will he
paid this week in addition to the regular
salaries.
The brilliant Worl tho chorus has been
doing under the direction OF Chorus Mas
ter Giulio Setti during the present season
Mr. Gatu said, was the reason for the
bonus.
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PLAYS and Players.

Leo Ditrichsteiu ended his engagement
IN The Phantom Riyal' IT the Belasoo
Theatre last night after a successful run
OF more than four months Frances Starr.
IN Marie Odile," comes TO the Relasco
Theatre on Tuesday and "Thc Phantom
Rival goes to Philadelphia
A 'brea..fast matinee" OF Experience"
viii ts';a place at the Casino Theatre on
February 90. There viii be three per.
formances, the first beginning at 1890
A NJ.
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Never So Many clowns.

Then there were never seen 80 many
clowns. There was enough OF them "h"n
the grand cntrec" showed all the actors
In the company marching about the ring
hut there were many moro later. There
were clowns OF all species, fat and thin,
tall and short, pierrots and policemen.
Chinamen and cowboys and every kind OF
clown that could be thought Of They
blurted out after every one of tho acts.
Thcy rushed down 10 the (ootUghts wh'rn
extended over the tank--Uo Longer ~ use
and they ran down tn" a'sles between
the acts This In assurcdly clown err
Gus. for their fooling occupied most " the
time And they had lots 10 do They
shaved 4 whole row OF men hy electricity
and pullec out their teeth violently and
suddenly They TOOK photographs and snot
at one another and fooled until the sound
OF childish laughter hlled the auditorium
Of the Hippodrome. And there was an
obi cato Of deeper laughter from the adult
wing OF the audience. for much Of the fun
was spontaneous and really enjoyable.
The clowns were a complete success.
The circus was certainly built up 10
climax before the intermission. Then one
OF tho most spectacular episodes OF tho
performances took place The two rings
were taken away and the Lunettc Sisters.
who were dressed in Japanese costume
when they first appeared, although they
soor shed those drapcrics: the Flying
Weavers and the RalZer Sisters. all Of
1 them aerialists in the jargon OF the ring.
/ swung about by their teeth, waving their
1 'low:1E Ctgtper!vs in the air and keeping
| time To- The synropated activities Of Mr..
Klen's band In the colorcd lights they
waNcred and swan through the air for al
I the world like a set Of dental Havlovas
, VINO hung ny their teeth and uauc.u on
the planes Of the air instead OF the
stage.
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IT'S A REAL CIRCUS
AT THE HIPPODROME
Shubprts Present Traditional
Entertainment for Rest
Of Season.
MANY WONDERFUL ACTS

The circus has arrived this year sew
eral months ahead OF time and taken
shelter q mile or moro further north than
usual--ln other words /, IL to be found
at the Hlppodromc. The Shuberts de-
clded to close the season with winter
circus. and yesterday afternoon the pub
lie was invited to witness the perform
ance. II turned out to be as much of a
circus as anybody could possibly want
under canvas or under n roof, and the
new use Of the Hlppodrome was com
plete success New York now has a win
ter circus at Its disposition, and such
good ono that the Hippodrome ought to
be crowded.
Everything was done yesterday To FUR
nsh the right circus atmosphere. There
were eountryman and his daughter
seeking their places, getting lost and tar
ing the wrong seats and supplying all the
"hick" hunor necessary to the circus
feeling" In the lobby one smelt the
tanbark, and when the curtain rose II was
20 show the spectators tho Interior OF
tent hung with flags. The bandstand was
In It's accustomed place ~ the end OF the
toni. and the band. headed by Manuel
Klein, wore the circus uniforms. Ana "
PLAYED rags" ia-essanty while tho aero
bats. the equestriana aHd the clowns went
through the long programme There were
in all twelve acts. but as each act COM
tanned from two to three separate
features there was an ample supply ~
circus for the expectart audience
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The public VIII he greatly impressed
by this important addition 10 the mu-
scum for although the casual visitor 10
modern museums is apt to know little
OF ancient arms and armor the march Of
current events Is such that tho pic
turcsquo irtividual deferces AZ former
battles take on a special Interest AZ
this time Although they are works OF
art. and great works Of art. the atten-
ton they will receive now will not be eN-
clusiN ely aesthetic. War and questions
of wa are uppermost In the general
news and comparisons with the cor
ditlons and circumstances Of fightlng In
4 former age can scarcely be evadef
even by those whose frst preoccupation
viii 10 an art interest in armor
The gradual evolution OF armor, due to
the addition of reinforcing plates to the
already existing sJIits Of mall and the
comparatively short course that IL ran
for complete suits OF plate arrnor were in
,Isc hut little more than zoo years-may
be- studied in The Riggs collection.
Suits ~ mail w4re used In Roman
times. hut specimens that undoubtedly
antedatc the fourteenth century are al
most unknown in the collections. Even
fragments Of II arc rare for mail, pre-
Scntlng In each link so large a surface
for rusting, has In the course OF CEN
turtles Iusted away. The oldest pieces In
the Riggs collection Ceases II, l2, 10
were worn under complete armor or as
supplemental defences. In many instances
the mali Itself is beautifully fashioned
Each link IS carefully closed and riveted.
Numerous examples OF double" mail are
shown, each link attached to six neigh
boring rings instead OF four, as Is usual.
Ceases 2. 49,
Mail Is one of lhe few objects which
imitators fail TO reproduce, Tor a copy
Of shirt OF mail az modern prices OF
labor would cost more than the original
object,
Leather Armor Before Firearms.
The colcc;ion boasts several examples
OF the period q transition G350-l40O), in
Guiding also several pieces Of boiled
leather defences for knees and elbows.
Cease - lately discovered In "a grotto IN
the neighborhood OF Bordeaux. and be-
lieved to be the only specimens OF the
kind extant.
II was IN this T;clod that firearms we're
first used In Europe an warfare The first
cannon often cTudely made by the local
blacksmith. used stone instead OF cannon
balls, and had little penetrating power,
especially with the powder used at The
time. St!ll the advantage OF this type OF
arms was soon realized, and new means
were sought for protection against the
new weapon.
In the fifteenth century complete suits
of plate armor were In use and II was
II this period that the armorer was doing
his best work. This In tho Gothic"
armor, beautiful in It's lines, elegantly
fitted, articulating with great precision
aud appealing al!he 20 tAc artist snS thc
collector 1T appeared in the Wars OF
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Above, Portrait of William H. Riggs.

the head are also shown that were used
IN 80 late time AZ the French Indian
wars
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In aid OF the Blue Ridge Industrial
Home a dance win he given on March .
in the Della Robbia room of the Wander
bilt Hotel Mrs George Gordon Battle
!s chairman % the New York committee
Some Of the others interested are Mines
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-24

Charles Dana Gibson, Riley NJ. Gilbert
and Dudley Field Malone.
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Meetings OF the following societies will
he held 1T the McAlpin to -morrow after
noon: Daughters OF Founders and
Patriots OF America, knickerbocker Chap
ter d. A. H.. and the National Society
If Ohio Women.
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Tho alumns, OF st. Gabriels Academy
held .. card party and dance in the BAN
quet room of the Manhattan on Friday
evening Mrs. h. $. Rourke had charg 3
OF the ARRANGEMENTS
The Coconino sun., 1915-10-29

from October 31, 1913, to October 31, 1914, of .969, or nearly one per cent.
 While this increase is not large, it is by no means a decrease, and the price of some of the articles took a high jump. Among these are beef, pork, mutton, mackerel, prunes, raj sins and cheese.
 So it appears that the pledge of lower prices has not been kept by the Democratic administration. Not only has it failed to reduce the cost of liv- ing, it has made it harder for men and women Co buy the things they have to live on by adopting a tariff policy that greatly reduced the earn ing power of working people by clos ing manufactories or making it inn possible for them to operate full time at a profit.-Trenton State Gazette.