The Washington times., 1926-02-01

YchaiKoWSky was summoned TO the
Emperor's box, who exclaimed upon
seeing him:
"But why, why requiem?
Alas" and the voice, the quiet
voice OF this little lady who felt
tragedy, carried the fateful pathos
of the incident in its tones, "alas,
too truly it was to be his own
requien. for just ten days later he
died of cholera
Haunted By Sounds" as Child
But to begin with the story as
Nine. Rimsky-Korsakoff told it:
The Tchaikowsky house was the
center Of the village. Peter Ilyitch
was affectionate as a child. was
very lovable. The family used to
tell of how baby Peter soon began
to improvise upon the piano.
He had, as a child, a music box
with airs of Mozart and of Bellini,
that he learned to love. One night
the family were having a celebra-
ton in the drawing room when the
little Peter was heard weeping bit
terly upstairs. Someone went up
to him and there he was in his
bed, with face flushed, his hands
holding his ears as he cried:
Those sounds, those sounds!
Save me from them! They give me
no peace""
Inspiration is more truly visible
in Tchaikowsky than in most com
posers. This then, is surely a stir
ring evidence of the course of his
genius.
but Peter Ilyitch had to fight
for his genius" Nine. Rimsky
who was his playmate, helped him
both in sympathy and also by Dor,
rowing from the family jewel box,
a fact that was forgiven when 1t
was later discovered
For Peter was destined to enter
the ministry of Jurisprudence, but
he disliked it thoroughly. 1t was
at that time that Anton Rubinstejn
organized the Petersburg Conserva-
tory and that Peter entered. The
great Anton became his teacher and
was astonished at the lads genius.
He would then say to the family:
Some day you will be proud
of your brother
when Nicholas Rubinstain opened
the Moscow Conservatory he in
vited Peter Ilyitch there as teacher,
and it was then that he learned
the small Russian airs that he used
later.
Home Life in the Country
Il remember, then, when my
uncle would join us in the woods,
for a family picnic. He would take
us for long walks. He loved solitary
m, t., L. -
us to see beauty in all its forms.
He also taught us the beauties of
the Greek orthodox creed, for he
was very religious and seldom
missed attending Vespers. His talks
on life were sublime!
His studio was a simple room,
barely furnished, containing a por-
trait. l remember, Of Nicholas
Rubinstein, and always a bowl of
flowers. He was very tond of the
wild flowers and would always pick
them. He loved particularly the
lilies of the valley, and would call
them dear, darling night-caps.'
"He had a very simple nature, lie
loved simplicity. And always he
was receiving letters and letters
some Of them being proposals Of
marriage from girls that he had
scarcely met. He would throw them
aside. But one day a letter came
from girl whom he had never
seen. He was curious and called
on her. Eventually he marri adj her
and it was great disaster, only
lasting one year
His one great love was for
French singer For some reason it
was broken off. He became very
III from the shock and unconscious
for forty.eight hours. 1t was at this
time that his friends induced him
to go to Switzerland and he left
with only enough money to last him
two months.
And then it was that Nine. Won
Neck came into his life, though
they never met. She was the widow
Of an engineer and very rich. She
wished to aid his genius and at last