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THE BBOOKXYSr DAILY EAGLEvSUyPAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1894. TWENTY FOUR 21 BOOKS" AND MAGAZINES. VEKDI'S OTHELLO IN PARIS QUESTIONS ANSWERED. IN THE WOMEN'S CLUBS acting as if they were sentient beings and had brain enough to take a part in the sentiments that tho chief singers take so much pains to express. Each one of the chorus in Bayreiuli acts his part as it he were one of the real assembly and one who had sufficient intelligence to soo and give self appreciation of what is going on.

Here the 250 men and women wero saved. A court martial investigated the circumstances of the wreck, reaching the conclusion that the ship was running too near tho land and that, consequently, those hi charge were somewhat to blame. Jiiu the verdict added: "If such be tile case, the court is not precluded from speaking with praise of tho departed, for the coolness which they displayed in the moment, of extreme peril and for tho laudable anxiety shown for the safety of the women and children, to the exclusion of all selfish considerations." which Louis Becka works his wanderings of thirty years through the poetic Pacific isles, his own ups and downs and those of other men there, with all Kipling's intense description and deep reflection and none of Kipling's bumptiousness. The 'Earl of Pembroke has an introduction equally short, sharp and decisive and subtly appreciative of the author's great talent. Frances Hodgson Burnett, Mrs.

Burton Harrison, Mrs. Lyman Abbott, Robert J. Burdette and Edward W. Bok conspire together in a book, published by the Fleming H. Revel company, Now York, to gently compel the average boy into respectability.

The title is "Before He is Twenty." Five perplexing phases of boydom are considered anxiously, the latest, that of looking toward matrimony, by Mrs. Abbott, whoso portrait and those of her fellow writers adorn the volume. Robert Bonner's Sons, New York, send an excellent translation of Chtavette's Intricate and remarkaibly skillful piece of plot weaving, stirring adventure and powerful play of passions called in the original "Defunt Brichet." It might have been better to translate 'that title literally, as "The Late Brichet" would have been rather more descriptive than "The Mystery of the Hotel Brichet." But the story is a masterpiece of 'the mysterious, tihe complex and the probable at once. Jules Verne's last gay and fascinating book of wonder travel, coming from Lovell, Coryell New York, is "Tho Special Correspondent." The correspondent is Claudius Bombarnac, whose adventures are encountered In the service of the Twentieth Century newspaper and relate to both hemispheres. The illusthratlons are excellent, very graphic and characteristic of the Asian scenes described.

The "Libr Symbolicl" or books of faith of all Christendom are well summarized in "Christian Creeds and Confessions," translated from the German ot G. A. Gumlich by I. A. Wheatley and published by the Funk Wagnalls company, New York.

It includes the oriental churches, the Greek and other, and concisely states the doctrines which have split the Christian worM into so many sects. The protracted Parkhurst incident has produced its first novel. Alan Date, author of "Conscience on Ice," writes and the Mascot Publishing company of New York publishes It under the title "A Moral Busybody." And yet Dr. Parkhurst Is not the busybody portrayed. The author praises him but does not succeed in making very high art out of his work among the New York slums.

D. Appleton New York, publish a holiday edition of St. Pierre's "Paul and Virginia." with Leloir's illustrations; Mollie Elliot Seawell's 'historic romance of Dectaur and Somers fighting the Algerine pirates, from St. Nicholas; "The Lilac Sun Bonnet," by S. R.

Crockett, author of "The Stickit Minister," and Anthony Hope's latest story, "The God in the Car." The November Homiletlc Review has Professor J. Murray's suggestion to preachers to study Coleridge as a preparation for war against pantheism and agnosttcism. Dr. F. F.

Ellinwood answers the criticisms of the Hindu Vivekananda on Christianity and its missionaries in India. Dr. W. H. Ward writes of late discoveries as to the origin of our race.

Thomas Y. Crowell New York, publish a choice illustrated translation of Al phonse Daudet's "Tartarin on the Alps" and dainty ones of Victory of Our Faith," by Anna Robertson Brown, and the Hollander Maurice Maeterlinck's vivid love tragedy, "Pelleas and Melisando," admirably translated by Erving Wlnslow. Rev. James A. Watson of North Carolina will publish through Thomas Whittaker, New York, an addition to the Napoleonic revivals of tie time in the shape of a book of evidence said to be satisfactory to experts that Marshal Ney was never shot to death but escaped to Charleston, S.

and spent his days as a schoolmaster in Rowan county, N. C. "Versatile Verses" Is the unhackneyed title of a little volume which comes from George Albert Wilson, Nyack, N. the contents of which are further arranged alllteratlvely as "Poems ot Patriotism," "Cardiac Concepts," Spiritual Selections," "Romping Rhyme," "The Quizzing Blizzard," etc. "To my transfigured mother" is the fit dedication of the Rev.

Samuel Weil's "Religion of the Future," from the Arena company, Boston, a book not a bit agnostic as to that religion as revealed to the author's mind and which Is largely spiritualistic, more so perhaps than quietly spiritual. Romance for November, New York, has its ten stories on the subjects of, a riot in China; Maine and Southwestern adventure, birds, for whom Alphonse Daudet pleads; Thanksgiving day, all original, either in the writing or translating. The American Book company, New York, publishes a new edition of Robinson's "New Intellectual Arithmetic" and "Elementary Lessons in Algebra," by Stewart B. Sabin and Charles D. Lowry.

"The First Latin Book," by William C. Collar of Roxbury Latin school, from Ginn Boston, has the simple and true system of making the pupil acquainted with the language and is elegantly printed and illustrated. Ginn Boston, send "A Scientific French Reader," edited with introduction, notes and glossary by Alexander W. Herdlet of Princeton university. It seems to be composed equally of good science and good French.

Macmillan New York, announce a book on the rose by the Rev. A. F. Melliar with photographs of specimens; Charles Low's "Life of the Czar" and "Law in a Free State." by Wordsworth Donisthorpe, author of "Individualism." "The Captain's Boat," the latest of William O. Stoddard's Juvenile books, published by the Merrian company.

New York, has the fresh fascination of holding out to American boys the prospect of a career In command an Atlantic liner. "The Vagabond," by Margaret L. Woods, author of "A Village Tragedy," comes from Macmillan New York, and is a very lively, slangy story of the menagerie and hospital sort with a nice love episode. E. J.

B. Young New York, send a profusely illustrated holiday book called "Sunday Reading for the Young." It is handsome and harmless, however Sabbath breaking It might have been thought once. Charles H. Kerr Chicago, send an anonymous pamphlet inquiring into tho relations of employers and employed under the title, "The Rights of Labor." The New York Critic of October 20 has another of Zangwlll's "causerles" (what is the matter with the English "chat" or on "Men, Women and Books." The Merrlam company, New York, publishes in English Jules Verne's "Castle of the Carpathians," freely illustrated. November Current Literature, New York, extracts from Frederic Masson's book on Napoleon the latter' views on love.

Correspondents sTioMtt not feel disavvotmea when their questions are not misvoered Immeat J'(. uj the Information solicited frequently re auires considerable research, for which ampls lime should be allowed. I The name and address of tfte writer shouia campaiv evert Question. Notes "A Reader A student who wants to obtain a reduction of fare on the Brooklyn City railroads should apply at the office of the company, on Montague street. "Frisco" The following correction from Jacob Cox Parsons is gratefully acknowledged: The reply to "Frisco" in "Questions Answered," under date of 2Sth as to the parents of Levi Parsons Morton, contains a misstatement, probably a slip of the pen.

Ills mother was a descendant of Cornet Joseph Parsons, not Morton as stated. I. Anent the reply on the origin of the cocktail, we have the following kindly note from To the "cocktail" inquirer In to day's Issue I will say, look up Reddal's "Fact, Fancy and Fable." That will afford the origin of the drink, but not the source of the title. The name explains itself. In the older days of the Astor house bar and in tho times of tho Howard house bar (Broadway and Maiden lane), and the Fifth ward museum hotel bar (West Broadway and Franklin street) all In New York the barkeepers had no "shakers." They mixed the Ingredients of any mixed drink in one glass, and commingled them by pouring tbem into another glass, back and forth.

Clever barkeepers could do this with two feet between the glasses: the segment of liquid circle in tho air resembled the curve of a cock's tail! That Is the answer. P. Tho authors of the opera of "Robin Hood" are J. C. Smith, librettist, and Reginald DeKoven, composer.

C. We believe that golden rod had the majority in the canvass for the honor of being tho American national flower. B. It you got your final papers on Monday, October 1S01, you could not register and vote on November 6, because you must be ten days a citizen before the day of election and including tho 20th ult. you would only bo nine days a citizen on and including November 6.

"A Little Girl" You sliould apply to your teacher tor the Information you desire. The questions are purely school matters and of no special interest to general readers. C. Jr." The query submitted as to the scope and intent of the proposed constitutional amendments calls for a mere expression of opinion and not a statement of fact. A widow with children and owning real estate should state her case to and receive her advice from a lawyer.

"A Reader" There Is a great deal of china painted here and many women earn considerable sums of money for their work In this line. J. The seating capacity of the Clermont avenue rink Is uncertain, bat it is believed that the edifice holds 5,000 persons on occasion. "Anxious" National emblematic flowers as far as we know may be set down as follows: England, the rose; Scotland, the thistle; Ireland, tho shamrock; Wales, the leek; France, tho golden lily or iris; Greece, the violet; l'lorenco (when a republic), a lily; Prussia, the linden blossom; Saxony, the mignonette; Canada, the bloom ot the sugar maple, and the United States (adopted by the American Horticultural society In 1S89), the golden rod. "Ignoramus" A will written by the testator, properly witnessed in accordance with law, is a legal document.

It is not absolutely necessary for a will to be drawn by a lawyer, except for the convenience of the testator. "Music" You should send a communication to T. Merrill Austin, the director of the Brooklyn Oratorio society, or to E. T. Wilkinson, 78 Herkimer street, ot the same society.

To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Can you tell me whether there is a way by which I can transfer pictures from paper to glass without injuring the paper? I wish to make some slides for a magic lantern. F. H. B. Answer Tho only method Is by making a copy with a camera and then making a slldo from tho negativo thus obtained.

To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: You answered "Earnest Reader" by giving a table of the different religious denominations. I am informed that these figures are misleading, as the Roman Catholic church counts as members nearly every one who attends their churches, even most of the Sunday school children who are confirmed very early, while on the other hand the Protestant church only includes the communicants among its members, that 50 per cent, of those attending their churches are not counted as members, neither is the vast, body of Sunday school children. Is my informant correct? CONSTANT READER. Answer In answering the question of "Earnest Reader," we adopted as an authority the little year book published by the Boston Congregationallst and wo presume that the figures presented In the table were carefully collated on one general basis. "Constant Reader's" informant may be correct for anything we knov, but wo are unaware of any reason to doubt the reliability of tho figures published.

To tho Editor of tho Brooklyn Eagle: Can you state, upon any ood authority, what is tho height of the highest clouds? SOUTH. Answer We find in a recent scientific note the announcement that Professor Moller of Carlsruhe, has made somo interesting observations on clouds. The highest clouds, cirrus and cirro stratus, rise on an average to a height of nearly 30,000 feet. The middle clouds keep at from 10,000 to 23,000 feet in height, whilo the lower clouds reach to between 3,000 and 7,000 feet. The cumulus clouds float with their lower surface at a height from 4,000 to 5,000 feet, while their summits rlso to 16,000 feet.

The tops of the Alps aro often hidden by clouds of tho third class, but the bottom of the clouds of the second class, and especially of the thunder clouds, often enfold them. Tho vertical dimensions ot a cloud observed by Professor Moller on the Uetliberg were over 1,200 feet; ho stepped out of it at a height of about 3,700 feet, and high above the mountain floated clouds of tho middle class, whilo vails of mist lay In tho ravines and clefts. The upper clouds were growing thicker, while tho lower ones were dissolving, and soon it began to rain and snow. To tho Editor of the Brooklyn Eaglo: Can you give me date and any particulars regarding the loss of tho steamer Birkenhead (British) somewhere in the fifties, in which there was a fearful loss of life? MATT. M.

Answer The Birkenhead was wrecked February 26, 1S52. She was engaged as a troop ship. She was an iron paddle wheeler of 550 horfce power. She sailed from Qucnstown January 7, 1S52, for the cape, having on board detachments of the Twelfth lancers. Second, Sixth, Twelfth, Forty third.

Forty fifth and Sixtieth rifles. Seventy third, Seventy fourth and Ninety first regiments. She struck upon a pointed pinnacle rock, off Simon's bay. South Africa, and of C3S persons only 1S4 were saved by tho boats. Tho ship sank within half an hour.

Fortunately fur a part ot her precious freight, she had previously landed purt of the troops at Cape Town and. at the time of the disaster, was on her way to Al goa bay. Some of the soldiers and officers on board were accompanied by their wives and families, and one of the notable incidents of the wreck was the excellent discipline displayed by the men and the readiness with which they sacrificed their own chance of safety in the boats to that of the women and children. Of 030 persons on board only 192 "Woman's Needs, Tastes and Fads in One Volume. Society in the Another Tibet Story.

Mr. Ford's Novel The Standard Dictionary. The Jefferson Family Notes of tlio Jlontn llen. Another important compilation from magazine literature and otherwise comes from tho Scrlbners In a beautifully produced octavo work of two volumes, entitled "Tho Woman's Book." It deals with present conditions of home life, opportunities and self support for women, education and all that Interests the box in the most utilitarian or the most fanciful way. The very Illustrations, which are multitudinous, not always from the magazines and often exceedingly rich, embrace alike the humblest offices In feeding and clothing the body and the most luxurious fads women can run after, either at home or "trotting the glooo." The familiar names of Blsland, Higglnson, Hubert, W.

O. Stoddard, Kate D. Wlggln, Lyman Abbott, Samuel Parsons, Candee and many other cultivators of women's interests are found among the contributors respectively of papers on such subjects as "The Art of Travel," "Books and Reading," "Occupations for Women," "Women In Their Business Affairs," "Tho Training of Children," "The Education of Women," "The Home Grounds," "House Building," and other subjects like tho flower garden, house decoration and furnishing, woman's opportunities In town and country, woman's handiwork, the principles of housekeeping, society and social usages, the esthetics of dress fln which the hygienics of dress appear to be lost sight of sometimes In such matters as a sufficient waist), dress from a practical standpoint, hygiene In the home, and a great miscellany of other matters most miscellaneously treated and illustrated. Some of the colored illustrations are specially fine, a Turkish rug being presented, for instance, with a realism that invites a finger touch to test the depth of the plush, or cloisonne pottery or porcelain with a hard, beautiful glitter like enamel even in the picture. The book is a complete type of the profusion and also the desultorl ness and restlessness of our modern life.

Suburban fiction. "Upon a Cast," by Charlotte Dunning, which Harper Brothers have added to their quarterly library. Is a pleasantly and rather cleverly written novel of suburban life. There is nothing extraordinary about the story, either in its subject or In its development. At times the method of telling the.

tale la almost brilliantly suggestive. At other times, when this very thing is aimed at, the author falls disappointingly short. This 1e particularly true of the character drawing, which sometimes is illuminating but which here and there misses, by only a hair's breadth, the true touch. The suggestion might, perhaps, be ventured that the author has been afraid of overelabora tion and has thus erred a trifle, in the other direction. She 1b a clever apprentice who may easily become a good workman.

The most interesting feature of "Upon a Cast" Is the analysis of the peculiar society found In long settled and wealthy towns near New York. The scenes of tho story are laid in a place on the Hudson called New Broek, but they could as.acurately have been transferred to Flushing or Hempstead. To ono who knows the society of these pretentious little Mayfairs some chapters of this book are delicious. The satire is deftly used and tells. Every suburban reader will be able "to find a number of acquaintances and perhaps friends In Mrs.

Fanshawe and her complaisant husband, in Mrs. Thorpe, Miss Vaughn and in Mrs. Pelham, who forms the Indispensable connecting link between the metropolitan monde and the burlesque of It In miniature which pervades the social atmosphere of all these places. The tennis club, the amateur dramatics and the garden party these are the best bits for those who appreciate delicate humor not untouched with a little sting. Wotca.

Henry Holt of New York will publish "The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People Thought of Him," a political and labor trouble novel, involving much of New York life, by Paul Leicester Ford, the accomplished editor of so many of the writings of the republic's fathers. Also a new story by Anthony Hope, author of "The Prisoner of Zenda." It Is called "The Indiscretion of the Duchess," and concerns two women of position, a nobleman and a necklace. A notable book by a woman comes from the Fleming H. Revell Company, New York, In "Among the Tibetans," by Isabella Bird Bishop, a fellow of the Scottish Royal Geographical society and author of "Unbeaten Tracks in Japan." It is exceedingly entertaining in its style of narration of the instructive experiences of the author's tour through Cashmere and Tibet and is further made Interesting by the drawings of Edward Whymper, the distinguished mountain climber, who makes familiar in them many of the scenes he also has viewed in that little frequented sphere of travel. The author Is now traveling in Korea.

"Two carloads of dictionaries," 43,000 pounds, twenty tons, may seem a sensational annoncement, but that is the order recently sent from Michigan for the Funk Wagnalls company's new "Standard now nearlng, with the Issue of the second volume, full publication in New York. It is well that the omnivorous American appetite for reading or study Is in this case to be met by a work containing all the lexicographical virtues and few of the vices. Five years, $1,000,000 and the labor of 250 editors have been devoted to Its perfecting. The last page is in type. Macmillan New York, send a revision, almost a rewriting, of William Winter's biography of the Jefferson family of actors through five generations in England and America, under the title "Life and Art of Joseph Jefferson." It abounds in portraits and reminiscent scenes.

Also the transplantation of some of the persons and interests of Crawford's Katharine Lauderdale to Bar Harbor In the novelette "Love In Idleness," which is embellished with much photographic realism of places and persons at that center of fashion; and an excellent book of conduct by Sir John Lubbock called "The Use of Life," consisting mainly of the choicest words of poets, sages, prophets and apostles, with a running comment by the compiler. Anson D. F. Randolph, New York, sends a budget of attractive religious literature of a holiday cast: "Fundamentals," a review of basal Christian truths by W. F.

Markwlck; "In the Time of Jesus," a series of gospel pictures by Dr. Martin Seldel; "Between the Lights," a diary of pious thoughts by Fanny B. Bates; "Religion and Business," by Henry A. Stlmson of the Broadway tabernacle; "Forty Witnesses to Success," some talks to young men by Charles Townsend; "Why Do You not Believe?" by the Rev. Andrew Murray; "Jesus the Messiah," by Alfred Edorshelm of Oxford, illustrated by Hoffman, and, to lighten the seriousness of the others somewhat, Marlon Harland's tale of every day life, partly In Brooklyn, "The Royal Road, or Taking Him at His Word." T.

Y. Crowell Now York, publish neatly the terse, clear essays on scientific progress of late years; evolution; probability in scientific belief and "Genesis and Geology" delivered of late years by Professor William North Rice of the Wesleyan chair of geology. They are equally just to the actual in discovery and to the allegorical In theology and treat the supernatural as the poetry of religion, making Its reasonable, prosaic truth to He in tho recognition of the divine power, intelligence and beneficence In nature, a more continuous and infallible expression of the divine mind than any revelation purporting to come from human pens or tongues, though these have united at times on ethical and spiritual truths never disputed. The Fleming H. Revell company, New York, sends Sir W.

J. Dawson's latest lectures on geology called "The Meeting Place of Geology and History" and a second illustrated edition of "Chinese Characteristics," by Arthur H. Smith, missionary In China under the American board, which so well presented the impossibility of occidental apprehension In full of the Chinese character as a whole. It will always be good reading for those who do not care for over confident and not too honest pretensions of knowing the wonderful people whose civilization belittles that of Europe as to age, at least, and who thus are glad to get characteristics where the full character Is not intelligible. There is thought to be a greater than Kipling.

The llhd consists of some South Sea stories, "By Reef and Palm," from the J. B. LiDDincott company, Philadelphia, into The Composer of 82 Years Hale and Hearty. IIis Trills the Singers One by One Maurel's Iago Evolution or Music and of Singers. Elocution in Single The Pallet Almo st Disregarded.

(Correspondence of the Emtio.) Eagle Pprls bureau, October 24 The giving of Verdi's "Othello" is the beginning of the season of new operas and plays. Verdi came to attend the rehearsals; ho is now 82 years old, but hale and hearty, and, in his desire to have tho opera well represented in Paris, he remained at each rehearsal for hours, and outdid in work and energy those who are a score, two or three scores youDger than he. He did not consent, as with "Alda" and other operas, to beat time, to direct at tho first three performances, he simply sat in tho director's box and listened attentively. On the night of the first performance he was called to the president's loge, and presented with the grand cross ot the Legion of Honor, an honor that was bestowed to Ambrolse Thomas some months before on the occasion of the one hundredth performance of "Mignon," at the Opera Com iquo. Verdi, at the rehearsals, will allow a whole scene, oftentimes an act to go by without making any remarks, or even a sign of approbation or disapprobation.

But when the artists are through, he will generally say: "Ladies and gentlemen, you probably did your best, but that is not my idea of the performance. Have the kindness to begin all over again. Then he takes each slngor in hand, drills him or her until they hardly have any breath left, and after the scene or act Verdi is less exhausted than any of the singers whom he has taken by turns. To have a theatrical subject to discuss during the dull summer season, Francisque Sarcey and other critics took up that of the admission of critics and other newspaper people to dress rehearsals. Sarcey, who has his criticisms printed but on stated days, and who, therefore, has time to attend the plays several times before he gives his opinions and criticisms to tho public, thought that the attendance at dress rehearsals did harm.

But tho crltiC3 who are obliged to have what they write printed the day after the first performance, naturally protested at Sarcey's idea of having dress rehearsals unattended. But Verdi did not ask the critics' advice or opinion. On the night of the dress rehearsal of "Othello" he had men make the rounds all over the opera house to see If any ono of those who manage to got in through locked doors had got in, and if so have him ex pelled forthwith. Verdi will reign supreme where his works are at stake, and other people's opinions do not concern him any more than if they hadn't any. Verdi's powers of conception are still as strong as those of endurance.

Connoisseurs of music recognize as much genius as In his younger works. Beside some resemblance of the choruses with those of'Aida," the originality in "Othello" is observable in almost every phrase. It abounds in inspiring melodies. With a few exceptions critics state that Wagner has not had great influence over Verdi. This great composer, feeling that he himself is a great master, standing side by side with Wagner in genius, can afford to proclaim his own conceptions without having Wagner's gigantic power overshadow him.

A part of Charles Darcour's criticism of "Othello" in the Figaro bears translation. It will snow you how the French have received "Othello:" Although Verdi was more than three score and ten when he wrote this opera the weak parts are few and there is only a limited number of passages which the critic would like to see eliminated. When about two years ago 'Falstaff' was given which, by the way, I consider a veritable chef, d'oeuvre one had occasion to admire Verdi's esprit, sprightliness of composition. But It was attested that those very qualities are not likely to change with age. An aged person who is well In heart, body and soul keeps his gay spirits and is still desirous to please.

But today we are made to Judge a work ot an entirely different order, of a terrible drama whose elements are the misdeeds ot a villain who Is gifted with the genius of calumny and also tne expression of the most violent sentiment that the soul can be seized with, jealousy. Verdi, to express thoso intense feelings, has recovered the energy, the vehemence, the passion of nis younger years. Such a man is an exception In the history of art and for the sake of our own honor we must admire him without reserve. If, furthermore, we dive down and technically analyze his work, admiration does not grow less. His invention of melody seems inexhaustible and while having modernized it his general handling has remained superbly true.

In 'Othello we axe bound to recognize that while still retaining a certain audacity, hi3 harmonious phrases are as clear as day and his declamation does not allow a usoful word to be thrown in the shade. As for wealth, variety, power in his orchestration, they are simply a source of wonderment. It must be constantly repeated that Verdi has a source of invention and of intelligence that cannot but excite wonder and admiration." The play has given full scope for the directors of the Grand opera to show what they can do In the way of gorgeous scenery. The four acts take place in the Isle ot Cyprus. Shakspeare's first act taking place in Venice was left out.

The first act opens upon the most realistic storm that has ever fallen in a theater. The directors of the opera, I suppose, wanted to show that England and America could show them nothing in the way of new Inventions on the stage. The vast ocean, tossing its high waves, now and then submerging a frail vessel making heroic efforts to battle aginst the angry eie ments; the dark, forbidding sky forked with dazziing lightning, the wind howling, the thunder rolling, all made a scene of such realism that Antoine himself would have been proud to have been tho author of It. The art, however, lay in the gradual calming of the storm. As the waves grew less tho leaden obscurity of the sky grew clearer and stars one by one grew visible, the sea changed to a lighter green, only once in a while the whole scene was Illumined by a lingering flash and the roll of thunder was now and then heard in the distance.

The mechanical contrivances used on the stage vie with the force of nature's elements, and if these were susceptible of jealousy as was Othello we cannot tell what tragedies would happen between the real and the imitation. The second act gives full scope for a display of Oriental splendor. Between the high columns movable tapestries were spread, and when the grand cortege was about to enter theso were drawn back and vistas offering magnificent views were suddenly disclosed gardens for which the Orient had special aptitudes, palaces in the distanco that remind one of the doge's palace in Venice, and farther on the ocean, now grown calm and reflecting the blue sky and now and then scintillating with myriads of poses which make cities on some parts of tho Mediterranean like colossal miniatures with frames composed of all the bright gems that the apocalypse speaks of. If a composer of less authority had written "Othello" and with os much talent, it is a question whether the directors of the Grand opera would have accepted It. They probably would have consulted tho subscribers, who, doubtless, would have vetoed, it.

It is known that the habitues ot the opera, that Is. tho masculine portion of them, frequent it because of the ballet, and in "Othello" there is only the mere excuse for one. If Verdi had not been a king among composers and, therefore, could put down the law, the frequenters of the opera would have asked the directors how they dared to mount an opera without giving a show to the chief attraction. Verdi dared to have his opera performed without the co operation of tho indispensable premiere danseuse, Mile. Mauri, arid her companions, and the corps de ballot resented the slight.

After one ot the coryphees got through tho little she had to do, and notwithstanding all of her efforts failed to elicit applause from her intimate friends, tho subscribers, she exclaimed. "Well, Verdi did not run the danger of catching a brain fever writing that ballet." Those were the sentiments that all lovers of ballet would have expressed if their respect for the composer had not been greater than that of tho little cracked brain ballet girl. It is strange, indeed, that directors of such renowned establishments as ths Grand opera and the Opera Comique cannot see the improvements that can be introduced in tho general management of the choruses. They have all been at Bayreuth and seen the wonderful effects that can be got by the choruses Quarterly Meeting of the Broolc lyn Vassar Aid Society. Proceed inns nhieli Interested the Member.

The I'n tiirlnn Ucnufn'a Lpajrue in Session. Co in i tie if nt Kxrrctses of the Training cboul for Xutes. The quarterly meeting of the Brooklyn bran eh of the Vassar Aid society was held on Saturday, October 27, at the residence of Mls Je. 'sie Uorman, ill Park place. Mrs.

Frank L. Babbitt occupied the chair and the pro ci.edings were of unusual interest. Mrs. W. M.

iK itn, the secretary and treasurer, summarized the business of the society since tha last meeting in the spring. An interesting report from the Vassar student now enjoying the bfii'. llt of the society's loan fund was read. A circular is shortly to be sent to the school of Long Island inviting the young women pupils to the competition for this loan fund of iuo, which may be returned at the earliest convenience of the beneficiary. After tho business exercises Miss Mary Snedeker rendered several pleasing vocal selections and Miss Dunn, a teacher in Felix Adler's work ingmen'a school, gave an instructive account of the methods of work which have caused the institution to be regarded as a model ot iu kind.

Tea and social reunion brought the programme to a close. Among those present were T. J. Baekus. Miss Margaret Healy, Miss M.

.1. Richardson. Mrs. Cornelia M. Raymond.

Miss Alice Chase, Miss Ida Dugald. Mrs. Charles Russell and Mrs. M. H.

Dorman. The next quarterly meeting will be held la January at the residence of Mrs. Truman 3. Backus and the annual meeting of the general society is expected to take place at th humc of Mrs. George H.

Prentiss, the stata president, in November. Tile t'niiarian Women's league, Mrs. Franklin V. Hooper, president, held a meeting of interest on Friday In the Church of the Messiah, New York. The committee la charge ot the programme included Miss I.

M. chapman. Mrs. A. 1C.

aimer, Mrs. T. J. Mumford and G. II.

Tucker. "The Moral Influence of the Press" was the subject discussed. Three excellent papers were read. Miss Charlotte Morrill treating the subject as a whole. Mrs.

Charles N'. Cbadwick speaking of the daily and weekly papers in public lifo arid in the home and Mrs. A. Emerson Palmer of the religious papers. A report of the relig ious news committee preceded the literary exercises.

The next meeting will be held on December 7, at the Second Unitarian church; this city. The Fropbel will meet to morrow afternoon at the Kroebcl academy, the programme for the day itig In clurge of the committee on education, Mrs. George W. Skilton, chairman. A paper on "Modern Civilization" will ba read by Miss J.

A. Skelion and short papers by r.cveral members. The fortnightly club evenings will be resumed this month. The commencement exercises of the training school for nurses connected with tho Brooklyn hospital will take place on Thursday evening, November and will be followed by a reception. From till 'J the hospital Is to he open for inspection by visitors.

The proceedings will be opened with a prayer by the Rev. .1. Douglas Adam, after which lir. Rossiter W. Ravmond will deliver an address.

Mr. William G. Low, president of the board of trustees. Is also to make a short address and the diplomas and badges will then be presented. The efficiency of the hospital lias greatly increased since the erection of the new wing ami much of its success is due to the untiring efforts of the woman's auxiliary, which has proved a most valuable aid to the institution.

Mrs. Thomas R. French, Mrs. Truman J. Backus and Miss Margaret Dreier are constantly working for the improvement of the hospital, ably assisted by Mrs.

F. P. Bellamy, Mrs. J. M.

Van Cott, Mrs. T. Achelis. Mrs. J.

H. Bates, Mrs. von Ben kendorff, Mrs. T. L.

Cuyler, Mrs. C. P. Dixon. Mrs.

S. M. Duryea. Mrs. A.

Forman. Miss R. L. Hutchinson. Mrs.

W. G. Low, Mrs. H. O.

Riggs, Miss Ethel M. Salters, Mrs. E. A. Sec comb, Miss Bertha Seccomb.

Mrs. G. A. Thayer. Mrs.

W. C. Wallace. Mrs. T.

L. Woodruff. Mrs. G. M.

Whlcher, Miss F. C. White. Miss G. P.

Stockwell, Mrs. C. S. Bassett, Mrs. S.

A. Eliot and Mrs. N. B. De Haussure.

All the arrangements are complete for tha day and evening sessions of the King's daughters, on Saturday, November 10, at SU Ann's church on the heights. Mrs. Bottome, president, of the order, will conduct the devotional exorcises in the morning and address the meeting later in the day. The Rev. Dr.

AIsop will give the welcome address and Mrs. P. C. Davis, Mrs. M.

L. Dickinson and Mrs. O. F. Pottengill will also speak.

An opportunity will be given for circle leaders to report special work or present special plans or difficulties In their work. The sessions will open at A. M. and 2 P. M.

The evening will be devoted to a social gathering In the lecture room of the church, not a dress reception, but an informal reunion of members of the order. Good music will form an attractive feature of each session. All members are urged to be present and a cordial invitation is extended to Christian women of tha city. The regular monthly entertainment of tha Young Women's Christian association took; place on Wednesday evening in Memorial hall. Mrs.

Katharine Anderson gave a delightful lecture entitled "From the Heart of Franco to the Pyrenees," illustrated with, stereopticon views and folk songs ot tha region. For next Wednesday evening the attraction Is one of Mrs. C. N. Judson's pleasant familiar talks, tho subject being "Common Sense." The regular meeting of tho Health Protective association will take place on Friday at 10:30 A.

at 204 Livingston street. Several interesting reports are promised. The Packer class of 'S3, which presented tho "Russian Honeymoon" so successfully in the chapel of the Institute last winter, will repeat the pei formam for the benefit of tha Brooklyn guild at Memorial hall early In December. The Heights Political Equality league is soon to begin active work, the plans for tha winter being now under discussion. Mrs.

James and Mrs. Andrew J. Perry were the guests of the Woman's club of Jersey City on Thursday afternoon at an entertaining session of that society. Although, organized only about seven months the club has a membership of 150 and among its com I mfuees is a health protective one, which 1 doing excellent work. Tho Ivosmos will open Its season with a business meeting on Tuesday morning.

The Civitas' opening reunion takes place on Wednesday afternoon. The Fenelon Reading circle will meet on I Tuesday and an attractive programme has been prepared for the session. The second lecture on "The Holy Land" by I Marlon Harland, under the auspices of tha Ladles' Aid society of Puritan church, will ba given on Wednesday evening. A euchre club composed of members of tha I ICinics CVuinty Tennis club, held a pleasant i session on Wednesday afternoon at the resl donee of Miss Rutherford, on Jefferson avenue. I The plans for the preliminary conference I looking to the formation of a state federation i to bo held in New York on November 21 are nearly rr.mpleted and the Brooklyn clubs protnir.e to be well represented on that ocea sion.

i The convention of the State Suffrage asso I ciation will lake place at Ithaca on November 15. Delegates from the various political equality leagues In this city will be In at tendance. King's daughters arc to hold a fair in Robertson's hall on November and 9 for th benefit, of St. John's home. A CH.MOIIXG CHlumKX'S PARTY.

Oilliuril (VlebrutvK IBer Fifth A tut i versary. I A birthday party was given by Mrs. J. A. Billiard to the little friends of her daughter Marion, Friday, tit her home.

100 Halsey street. The reception was from 5 to 8 o'clock. The little hostess celebrated her lifth birthday. There was an entertaln i ment of sleight of hand and other features pleasing to the children. The supper table was all iu pink and (lowers, giving a moat charming eff, with the little ones as seiubb'd around it.

Miss Lena Cunningham, i Miss Maude Marston and Miss Jessie Wright I the mother in making the occasion enjoyable for the children. Among the guests re Maude Dilliard. Lulu Harding, i Midgie Rivers, Maggie Gray, Mull Tobin, Gladys Cole. Mario Madden, Alma Madden, i Marion W'eberg Marguerite Pelletrau, chain: Brown, Stanley Wyckoff, Allen Kobeivson. George Mosomatt, Willie Rivers, lb Lyons.

Willio Lyons. Fred Oliver. Jack liilliard. Millie Armour. Helen Gilbert.

Marie Lyons. Margaret Wells, Alice Wells. Unstead I Wells Marion liritton, Helen Whiton. Mar guerite Lyons, Miriam Siles, Gladys Kenny, liditn L.yons. vJtanrt like manikins, without a gesture or an jViyrcssion, singing the most passionate words with the most passionate music.

One or two of them in tho front of tho regular, mathematical rows now and then lift an arm. always the right arm, as if they would be lined if they happeued In a moment of absence of mind to lift the other. No douht that those few are taken among the most Intelligent of the choruses and are given 10 cents a night extra to do that work. When after the terrible storn. In the first act of "Othello," the boat at last is saved and arrives into port with its crew, instead of running toward it and acting as a natural crowd would after being witness of tho danger a crew has run, the chorus comes forward to the footlights and sings what they have to say to the shipwrecked, leaving them to land as best they can.

There is no country in the world which is more recalcitrant to improvements than the French. Because they did a thing a hundred years ago is the best of reasons why. they should do it now. Antoine, director of the Theatre Libre, in vain worked for years in applying realism on the stage. Other countries have followed his example; he has produced a revolution in general theatricals.

But the subsidized theaters think it below their dignity to march with the times and go on vith their traditional absurdities until the most ignorant of the frequenters leave the house in disaust after each performance. Years ago you had the pleasure to hear Victor Maurel In your country. I think he sang with Nilsson and when Annie Louise Cary formed a part of the company. Since then he has always been more or less on an European stage and for the last ten years a standby for the principal parts of Verdi's new operas. He created Falstaff in Italy and at the Opera Comique.

Verdi had him in view when he wrote the part of Iago in "Othello," and ho has sung It during whole seasons in Italy and he has, this last week, had great success with it at the Grand Opera. Why does the great composer, choose his singers when they have more experience, more histrionic talent than voice? Hose Caron, who created the part of Desdemona, has no more voice to speak of. She is sung out. but while her voice was going she was gradually becoming a consummate actress. She was learning to portray characters with expressions of her soul and her tragic mien, stature, poses and manner of play thrill her audience much more than her voice did when it was in the plenitude of its beauty and strength.

Maurel too, has studied to put himself into the skin of his parts, as the French say. and to consider the music of them only as an accompaniment to the expression of the passions or sentiments that the role is made to represent. Verdi has especially in later years sought the artist who breathe out the soul of the part he gave him rather than breathe out the lotes with only perfection of voice. Maurel's iago is a piece ot tne most consummate acting that 1 have seen on any stage, not excepting on that of the Comedie Francalse. He has profound)' studied every gesture, every pose, every expression.

His conception of Iago is that of a gentlemanly hater, who never lets his passions run away with his good manners, except when he acts unseen by his victim. In the duet whore he insinuates to Othello that Cassio and Desdemona may love each other, standing behind Othello, he is the personification of the hater who, with all the intensity of his being, throws out the venom which must poison his victim to the heart's core. And when Othello falls inanimate on the floor Iago puts his foot on him as if he would crush him out at existence. But when one of the attendants appears he immediately resumes his suave, 'slick manners. Paradoxical as it may seem Maurel's singing in Iago is a wonderfud piece of elocution.

The pronunciation and the meaning of a word is never Ignored or neglected because of the music; indeed, the music is made to help enunciation and not enunciation to help the music. Not one word, be it indifferent or important, escapes the ear and understanding, and each syllable is articulated, as if he were trained to act in the Comedie Francaise. Verdi has the artistic sense to understand that to thrill an auditorium with Intellectual emotion it is oftentimes necessary to subordinate the music to the words, and the artist who arrives at that end is the one who will procure the most honor and the most success in the music ot to day. Music necessarily follows the evolution of other arts. The mere gymnastics of the voice in the performance of astounding but mechanical execution In the way of trills, chromatic scales, cadenzas and other tours do force is now dying away to give place to what may be called drama in music, that is, the expression of sentiments and passions sufficiently demonstrated to thrill an auditorium with an intellectual rather than an admiring emotion.

The time when a phenomenal voice with phenomenal ability to perform the fire works of music is fortunately passing away. A lyric artist, to be considered one to day, must know something else beside his sheet of music; he must study emotion in other arts, he must dive down into his brain to find out what the author ot the book meant by the words and the sense, and to do that well he must study the literature out of which the librettist took his book. And that is not sufficient in these days, when tho arts are so necessary to a complete education. The singer must also show by his elocution, by his histrionic talent, by his costume, that he is conversant with the arts and manners of the epoch which ho is representing on the stage. The time when you could sings like an angel, but she is a little goose," is over, thanks to the intellectual progress that music has made in tho rendition of every particular part.

Indeed the members ot the choruses are now expected to know more than the bygone stars who sang like nightingales, but whose brains were as empty and as small as the bird to which they were compared. In the women's department in the Chicago fair did you see a very large frame with the photographs of Mine. MarehesI and thirty six of her most successful pupils? In the center then you must have admired Mme. Marcbesi's characteristic face, which anywhere cannot go. unobserved.

But after contemplating her your eyes naturally reverted to the beautiful picture below, for it Is the head and bust of a Greek madonna such as we find in museums which proclaim that the Greeks held intellectual beauty as preciously as physical. This picture has something more) than Greek beauty and intellect, it has that which presupposes tho knowledge of all arts which have occupied man since the glorious time of tho Greeks and not only does It show that it possesses that knowledge, but that it has the power to express it, to thrill others with its magnetic communication. That photograph is tho picture of madame's daughter, Blanche the Baroness de Cacamisi. It takes a more potent pon than mine to portray her standing like a goddess at the head of the piano in her home, amid the works of all arts that she has patiently collected with the rare knowledge and intuition of a Spltzer, singing one of Schubert's songs, every word of which is felt as if it were coined in the innermost rc cesses of the heart and pronounced by lips which knew the secret of magnetic inspiration. Blanche Marchesi is the personification of song which holds tne modern mind in sway because it possesses all that man has thought, has felt and has suffered.

She Is the perfect type of the coming singer. EMMA BULLET. PROGRE SIVE EUCHRE. A Plcanaut Party at the It ilcncc ot 71 r. and iltrs.

II. Fountain. A progressive encliro party was given Tuesday evening by Mr. and Mrs. Georgo H.

Fountain at their resldonco on Bedford avenue. A handsome prize was awarded to the winning couple, Mr. and Mrs. William B. Davenport.

A dainty repast was served nTter tho game and dancing followod. Those who played cards included Mr. and Mrs. Edward Fountain, Miss Edith Fountain, Mr. and Mrs.

C. II. Canary, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hanlow.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur li. Houston, Miss May Lockwood, Mr. and Mrs.

Phillips Rowland, Mr. and Mrs? William B. Davenport, Mr. nnd Mrs. Jamo3 G.

Ackerman, Albert H. Wyleo, Miss Agnes M. Prendorgtist, Charles L. Dorian, Mr. nnd Mrs.

(1. S. Brandon, Frank C. Olliver, Mr. and Mrs.

Wn'tcr A. Jordan, Mr. nnd Mrs. Eugene Dicker, Mr. and Mrs.

Henry Belmont, Mr. nud Mrs. Theodoro Winter, Mr. and Mrs. Sydney Grlmos.

Mr. nnd Mrs. William J. Hooper, Mr. nnd Mrs.

Phillipo Bradford. Miss Hattio Winthrop, John A. Taylor, Mr. and Mri. Howard Crnndall.

Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lovojoy. Mr. nnd Mrs William Dunlnp, Mr.

and Mrs. James S. Hoynolds. Mr. and Mrs.

Louis Wheeler, Mr. nnd Mrs. .1. I.entou Hnllon. Mr.

nud Mrs. Georgo E. Doyle, Mr. and Henry S. Calhoun, Mr.

nnd Mrs. is. Benjamin uoruon. Safe SJorasrc. Send your Goods to tho Kaolk Waheuocbe ANnSTOn aoe Au nbnolutel fcruprool building.

J.dv. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eaglo: Please to tell me when the first American cent was made and put In circulation? I have a nominal bet on this, just for fun. T. C. L.

Answer Tho first United States cent was made and circulated in It appears that previous to that dale several pattern pieces hail been made, hut they were experiments only and wero never put In circulation. The so called Washington cents, which existed previous to the date above given, were not issued by the government and were, therefore, only medals. The cent of 1703 was very similar to the large copper cents of later date. with tne exception that the face of "Liberty" was turned to the riirht and the leiremi "One Cent" was Inclosed in a chain of thirteen To the Editor or tho Brooklyn KaKle: Please have the kindness to let know what is dulse or dilllsk? Somo call it Irish moss. Where does it grow and has It any medicinal qualities and what arc they? IRISHMAN.

Answer Iceland moss and Irish moss aro frequently Interchanged terms. It is used as a mild medicine, when mixed with sugar and other ingredients, for tho treatment coughs and colds. Under the name dulse we find an alga with bright red. broadly wedge shaped fronds, from six to twelve Inches long and four to eight Inches bruad. irregularly cleft or otherwise divided, and often bearing frondlets on the margin.

It is common between tide marks, and extends Into deep waters, adhering to tho rocks and to other algae. It is eaten in New England and in Scotland; in Iceland it is an important plant and is stored in casks to be eaten with Ilsh; in Kumtchatka a fermented liquor is made from it. In the soutli of England this rrlmo is given also to another of the same order. This dulse can hardly bo reconciled with what we call Irish moss. Iceland moss is a lichen, so called from its abundance in Iceland, where it is used as a food and to some extent as a medicine.

Before use it requires to be steeped or several hours to rid it of a bitter principle, after which it is boiled to form a Jelly, is mixed with milk or wine, or it may be reduced to powder and used as an ingredient, in cake aud bread. In Germany it is used for dressing the warp of webs in the loom. It Is also mixed with pulp for sizing paper in the vat. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Can you give us a reason for calling the Jew's harp by that name? Was it ever an instrument recognized in the category of trumpets, for 1 do not understand why it should be designated "harp." THEODORE. Answer An old author named I'egge, in his "Anonymiana," says: "The Jew's trump is vulgarly believed to be one of the instruments of music.

But upon inquiry you will not find any such musical instrument as this described by the authors who treat of the Jewish music. In short, the instrument is a mere boy's plaything, and incapable, of itself, being Joined "either with a voice or any other instrument." He then goes on to say that he considers the orthography of the word due to the French "Jeu trump" a trump to play with. In Belgium and the Netherlands, wheuco numerous toys are obtained, a trump is understood to be a rattle for children. It may be added that some persons consider the instrument to be so named because it is played between the jaws. Liicinius, the Benedictine monk of Strasbourg, who, in 1530.

published his work entitled "Mesurgia seu Paraxls Muslca," gives some idea of the esteem in which the Jew's harp was held. He first classes it with the drum, the bugle, a sort of French horn, castagnets, a little bell, a pot with a stick and a smaller machine for a noise which we do not know how to name, and then remarks that they are instruments "quae strepltum clere possunt magls quam amlcum auribus sonitum reddere" "which are better calculated to produce a noise than an agreeable music to the ear." In Hakluyt's "Voyage," volume III, folio 570 and folio we also find these notes of interest: "Yet, if they would bring him hatchets, knives and Jewes harps, he bid them assurance he had i. mine of gold and could refine it and would trade with we (Sir Robert Dudley)," and "it we would have any we should send them jewes harps for they would give for every one two hennes (Sir Walter Raleigh). Beaumont and Fletcher, also, in ono of their plays, "The Humorous Lieutenant," refer to It as merely "a mouth harp," In Danish, "En Mundharpo." To the Editor of the Brooklyn EnKle: I and some friends would like to have a copy of the poem entitled "Tho Single Lady" und do not know where to find it. I believe it is by Nicholas Michael.

Could you supply the want? W. G. A. Answer In response to the note asking for the poem, "The Single Lady." we have received from "A Spinster, J. W.

a copy which she has held for many years as a treasure and which sho characterizes aw "an old friend." We thank our subscriber for her kindness In supplying the poem so eagerly sought for by G. Hero is the poem by Nicholas Mlchtiel: In sintrloness I walk the vnle of life. Gutherini; some sweet iipp'd flowers upon my way Though love at Union imiy wako its tender strife. Heart, once a tyruiit. must ruHigu its sway.

What though for me no husband smiles nt morn. Showiiu; the path my duteous feet should trend, My lot is freedom, on whosu winuH I'm borne, Uncheck'd and happy as tho lurk o'er hea.d. What though no children nestle on my breast. Or sport around me 'uioug the trarden tlnwors. Making, by nature's law, the heart most ble.it.

And sandalling with itold tho tripping hours. MethinkH I may escape full many a tear: 'i'boso we love best and ehorUh oflest die. Sad, too, to leave on ennh the prized and dear; Then ior a mother's joys I will not sigh. Fancies, sweet fancies shall my children be. Aud birds and llowers, aud all bright things around No discord reinnsni nature's family.

Pleasure in each lair sluiio and soothing sound But think not, though 1 journey all ulone, Unmateil in the crowded human mart. That my calm breast has frozen into tone. Or that no lire lies dormant in my heart. Yes. there is thut within me which miirht love With strong cut hrallmu' passion; resting snow Hides the volcano's peal; all C' ol above.

The lava, close, coueeai'd. he's hot below. If I have lo v'd. or vainly love his hour. It matters no: the dream will soon be o'er; Man can play, urt'e: poor woman hath no power Hidinu her sorrow in hor bosom's core.

Such is the law for woman km we yaze. Wo sijh, we love, then io reel no smart The loved low not; and so our 'tars, And cannot to some other yield our heart. Yes. other eyes may smile but iiuimlit to mo The smile I do not pnz ye years. Untroubled sin 'e icy will be, I heal my woun i.

1 da aw iv niv tears. I need no that my ie art would 'scorn; Strong iie'iepeceb ni. I an walk alone. Sorrows, if sorrows eome. i patience borne.

Pleasures, v. cares ail my own. Call not my life a cold and Which uaiieht but V.ee. irren waste. i of selfishness en bear; Nay, with the Mowers ot elmc graced.

And love for human km tl ws rill lik. there Books, Nature. Art, unf Music ami one Beo like, life's vare 1 And in my br aM e.int I tor their st ore, silver Wings', I wander o'er, sir forever springs. Then lone, unniat d. me onward go, A faint raved 1 ar in simzly still must shine, Ahumble fiouer that i.v used! must blow.

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