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22 THE BROOKtSTS DAILY EAGLE SUNDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1894:. TWErTY FOTJR PAGES. AMONG THE CATHOLIC PABISHE3. BOOKS AND MAGAZINES.

LILLI LEHMAN'S PUPILS. QUESTIONS ANSWERED. and aspirations. Ono feels In her presence as If everything lay in nobility of life, true feeling, both mental and moral, as well as artistic. Ono feels as if nhe were the perfection of womanhood in every sense of tho All prominent questions of the day aro noticed concisely, those of labor, tho liquor traffic, the participation of women In the government, etc.

Mrs. Alice Morse Earle's books upon colonial Now England have inspired another that is interesting and which is dedicated to her, "Side Glimpses from the Colonial Meeting William Root Bliss, published by Houghton, Mifflin Boston. It is full of curious facts, witty comment on them and interesting allusions from wide reading In the history and literature of old as well as of New England. "When Molly Was Six" is a holiday story by Eliza Oruo White, illustrated by Katharine Pylo. Tbe December Missionary Review, Funk Wagnalls New York, has a novel col of commons was appointed to investigcte charges made against blm, and, broken in health and crushed in spirit, the old man finally confessed to enough to justify the charges.

It was thfs yloldlng to temptation which gave Popo the warrant, as ho believed, to call Bacon "tho meanest of mankind." To tho Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle Why is a barometer affected by proximity to an iceberg? BACON. Answer Tho theory of such affection i3 that the air in the neighborhood of ico Is chilled and becomes heavier, causing a greater weight to impend on the column of mercury. Warmth has a tendency to lighten air by expansion. Air is affected by heat and cold as solids are. To the Editor of tho Brooklyn Eagle Aro the bulls used in the Spanish fighting shows trained for that purpose, or are they gathered in miscellaneous herds, to bo drawn upon when needed? R.

A. V. Answer According to a writer in the Nineteenth Century some time ago, the bulls used for fighting purposes are a specially selected, specially cared for class. They aro all pedigreed. Andalusia is especially the district of tho bull.

Here, at the ago of 1 year, the young bulls are separated from the heifers, branded with the owner's mark and turned out loose on the plains to graze with others of their own When a year older, tho young bulls are gathered together, in order that their mettle and fighting qualities may be tested. One of them is separated from the herd and chased by a man on borsoback, who, by tho skillful use of a bluntod lance, overthrows the escaping bull, whereupon another rider comes in front of the animal with a sharper lance, to withstand tho expected attack. If the bull, on regaining his feet, attacks the rider twice, it is passed as a fighting animal, but if he turns tail and runs off, then it is set aside to be killed or to be used in agricultural work. And so with each animal until the whole herd of 2 year olds have been tested. Each bull that has stood the tost successfully is then entered in the herd book, with a description of its appearance, and receives a name such as Espartero, Ham enco and the like.

This process of careful selection goes on from year to year until the bull is 5 years old, when, should its mettle still prove true, it is ready for the arena, and flaming posters appear on the walls of Madrid or Seville announcing 'that Espartero (or whatever his name is) will on such and such a date make its first and final appearance. A good warrantable 5 year old bull for the fighting ring costs from $350 to 9400. Graduation Exercises of St. Training School Other Notes. This Is tho first Sunday in advent, the beginning of tho season of preparation for Christmas.

Tho epistle of tho mass is taken from Romans xill. 11 14, and tho gospel from St. Luke 33. To morrow will be the feast of St. Francis Xavier.

In the church of that name, tho Rev. D. J. Hlckey. pastor, this patronai day will be colo brntod next Sunday.

Friday will bo a fast day, ns will be all tho Fridays in advent. Saturday will bo a holy day ot obligation, the festivnl of tho Immaculato Conception, tho national fonst of the Upited States and oao ot tho patronai days of tho diocese of Brooklyn. Masset will said in all tho churches as on Sunday. On Tuesday Bishop McDonnell will bo present nt tho meeting of tho diocesan consultors. On Saturday he will pontificate at tho solemn high mass to be said ut St.

James' pro cathedrul, Jay street. Tho forty hours' devotion will begin to day in St. Ghrlo3 Borromoo's church, Sidney place. A largo delegation of the old Brooklyn students will attend tho dinner to bo 'given to Bishop JIcFaul of Tronton, N. to morrow evening, by the Alumni association ot St.

Irancls Xavior'3 eolleeo, New York. It will 'tae place at the Hotel Savoy. Bishop McDonnell and Father Brosnaa of tho pro cathe drnl wero classmates of tho new bishop. Tbe Rov. David J.

Iliekoy of this city will preach tho sermon to morrow in St. Franois Xnvior's church. New York, at the grand ceremonies that will mark tho tolemn closing ot the jubilee year of the npostloship of prnyer. It was on Docomber 3. 1844, that the association was founded by tho Rev.

F. Gautrolet, S. at volz, Iranoe. The solemnities to morrow will be oonduoled by the fathers of the central direction, assisted by the looal dirootors of New lork and the dioceses of Brooklyn und Newark. The high mnss will begin at 10 A.

JI. and only promoters attached to the centers of tho three dioceses wlil be admitted by card. After tho mass the now quarters of tho Mossenger of the Loaguo of the Sacred Heart, in the building in West Sixteenth street, onpoeite the church, will bo blessed. The exorcises nttonding the annual graduation oi trained nurses from St. Mary's hospital will take place on next Wednesday evening, at o'clock the Atheneum, corner of Clinton stroot and Atlantic avenuo.

Bishop McDonnell is expected to presido nnd Dr. John Bvrno will have charge of the nrrangemonts. A distinguished company hare been invitod to be present and doubtless the entire affair will be most successful. The Rov. Father John L.

Belford will made the address to tho graduates and the diplomas and medals will bo awardod by tho faculty of tho hospital. The musical part of programme this year is under the direction of Mr. Bernard O'Donneil nnd he has provided a treat sor tho evening. Miss Mary Henuessy, soprano, will make her dobut on the concert stage. She is the soprano soloist of St.

Peter's church in this city. Mr. Edward O'Mahony, basso; late of Carl Ilosa's opera compnnv in England und also of the AmericanOpera company will sing. Mr. Charles Palm, violinist, late of Theo doro Thomas' orchestra and at present director of the St.

Cecilia Sextet Club of Instrumentalists, also professor of violin in the Academy of the Sacred Heart, ManhattanvUle, will be heard in a solo and in concerted music Mr. William Daehno, cornetist, will assist. Mrs. Helen O'Donneil, contralto soloist, is also on tho programme. She will sing "Tho Holy City," by Adams; "Sing, Smile and Slumber," by Gounod, with violin obligate, and take part with Mr.

O'Mahony in a duet from the opera of "La Favarita," by Donizetti. Sister Stephen, the directress of St. Mary's hospital, and the members of the society, have spared no pains to try and mako this occasion memorable in the history of the institution. Mr. Edward M.

Shepard will lecture on "The Liberty of tho Law" in St. Agnes' hall, on Tuesday evening. December 4, under the auspioes of St. Agnes Holy Name society. Tne annual retreat for the St.

Vincent do Paul society will be preached by the Rev. Father McDonnell, S. on next Tuesday, Wednesday Thursday and Friday evenings in the Ohurub. of Our Lady of Mercy, Deberoiso place. The quarterly meeting will be held in the parish hall of the same church en next Sunday evening.

A meeting of the Catholic Historical oiety was hold last evening at the chancery office and all the details perfected for tho coming publie meeting at Historical hall on Tuesday evening, December 11. This, as has already been stated, will bo a Turner memorial mooting. A fine portrait of Peter Turner has been secured for tho society through the kind offlees ot tho Rev. John M. Kiely.

It will bo used in the preparation of tho memorial bronzo whioh tho soolety proposes to erect in St. James' church yard at tlie corner of Jay and Chapel streats. The invitations to the memorial meeting on December 11 aro now ready and can be had on application to any of the members. The proceedings wlil bo vory interesting. They will deal with four topics of much local value.

Tho new Setoa hospital for consumptives, which the sisters of charity have built at Spuy ten Duyvil, will be opened on next Tuesday. It has been fitted up with all the latest appliances for tho treatment of consumption, including a room whore the atmosphere will bo kept impregnated with pine balsamed ozone and a solarium on tho roof for sun baths. Sister Mary Dolores Van Rensselaer will be SiBter Servant, or superioress. Tho St. John's Chapel Sowing circle in Its ministratioas to the poor find that they are now receiving many applications for men's clothing.

They are not able to supply this need, but no doubt will bo when the generous publio know of this deficiency in their wardrobe. Packages of clothing, materials, or any other contributions may be sent in care of the Rev. James H. Mitchell, chancery office, 101 Groene avenue; or, if notice be eontto the same address, messengers will go to any port of the city for those contributions. A number of goa erous gifts hnve already beon received nnd the members of the sewing circle feol assured that this winter, as they have during the past four years, they will be able to meet all the demands on their charity.

They aro in conjunction with the St. Vincent de Paul society. A computation bos been made which shows that of tho female religious orders the Franois can sisters aro now the strongest in tho United Slates. They now number about 5,000 members, including postulants. The sisters of the congregation of Notre Dame come next, with 4,000 nuns, counting as ono all the different of the order, and then follow tho sisters of charity and tho sisters of St.

Joseph, about 3,500 strong, und the sisters of the order of Our Lady of Mercy, 3,000. In addition to theBe communities thero uro about 50 other sisterhoods epresented in the United States. The strongest sistorhood the Franciscan leads in hospital work. The sisters of Notre Dnrae stand at the head in the list as edueators, having over 130.000 children in thoir schools and academies. Next to them come tho sisters of St.

Joseph with 80,000 pupils, the Franciscans, and the sisters of meroy, 65,000. The Notre Dame and the Franoiscnn s'isters aro strongest in tho center and Wcstorn states. A number of these who have heard the lectures doliverod before tho Fenelon reading circle and the Catholic Women's association by Mr. Henry Austin Adams have united in a request to nave him deliver a more public one at Historical hall He has not vet named the date, but it will be soon and oa Borne popular and current topic. A literary at home of tho Fenelon reading circle will bo hold Tuesday next at 3:30 P.

M. in tho Pouch mansion. A fine musieal programme will be rendered in addition to the usual literary exorcises. There afro now more than a hundred children in tho Italian kindergarten attached to the Immaculate Conception day nursery on Sands street. The members ot the soolety that oar for the nursery ask for donations of clothing for those children.

They can be sent to the nursery or in care of the dtreetor, the Rev. William B. Farrell. at St. Jamos' rectory.

260 Jay street. The first sooial ton of tbe St. John's Chapel fiewin7 etlrrdft fnr tho ini i ooabvu T1U UB given in the sowing room adjoining the chanel jnuiui, intomuuu. O.U IflOSe WHO W1SQ CO ply a neodlo in a good cause aro oordially invited to attend. THE GLENMOBE CLUB.

An Enjoyable Evening Spent hy Its members at Euchre. The Glonmore progressive euchre club held its semi monthly mooting on Wednesday even iug, at tho residence of Miss MeCabe, 1C4 Se enth avenue. A most enjoyable evening in caras was spent and the prizes, which were of silvor, wero carried off by Miss Jennie AitkeD. Miss Kittio Aitken, Mr. Heudrlckson and Mr.

Groen. After cards a collation was served oud then dnncing was Indulged in. Tho hostess. ken, Kittio Aitkon. Jennie Aitken, Relyoa.

Townsend, Nollis Timan, Bessio Timnn, Uattio Timiin, Messrs. Windham, Timan. Green, Hardy, Kenney, Stoplord, Hnys, Hen Correspondents should not feel Msappotnte.a when their questions are not answered immediately, as the information solicited frequently re Quires considerable research, for which ample lime should oe allowed. The name and address of the writer should accompany every Question. Notes V.

You are correct; the president of tho French republic has no veto power, certainly not in the samo form as that exercised by tho President of the United States. But he has powers not possessed by our President. Ho can adjourn tho chambor of deputies at any time, although not more than twice in tho same session, for any period not exceeding a month; he can close a regular session at any time after it has lasted five months and, with tho consent ot the senate, he can dissolve the chamber of deputies at his discretion, but in that case bo is compelled to order a new election to be held within two months after dissolution. "Morton" Many instances aro related of "presence of mind" in mules. One notable case was reported by Professor Wilder at a meeting of the Association for the Advancement of Science some years ago.

He said a quartermaster's mules at Ponsacola, being shut out of a grass plot, one of them opened tho gate, held closed by a ball and chain, by hooking his head under the ball and chain, and then, after five mules bad passed in one of those inside backed up and held the gate open for tho one who had first opened the gate for his companions. Li. There are several spots where rain is said to be unknown. The dryest place In the world Is said to be that part of Egypt between the two lower falls of the Nile. Rain, it is said, has never been known to fall there and the Inhabitants do not credit travelers when they tell them that water can fall from the sky.

"Inquirer" The cost of living anywhere depends greatly upon variety in taste and that even under straitened circumstancos. We find it stated that an Englishman spends on an average $48 a year for food, a Frenchman $47, a German $42, a Spaniard $33, an Italian $24, and a Russian $23. Of meat the Englishman is credited with eating 109 pounds a year, tho Frenchman 87, the German 64, the Italian 26, and the Russian 5L Of bread the Englishman eats 380 pounds, the Frenchman 540, the German 560, the Spaniard 480, the Italian 400 and tho Russian 635. The word "trump" used in card playing appears to have grown, but how is difficult to account for. An ingenious explanation is that it had its origin in the French word "triomphe," equivalent to "triumph" in English.

I. The question involving the special name applied to a person born at sea is a new one. We do not remember any word having been used to cover the circumstance. Words which occur, as being suggestive, are Neptunian, child of the sea, flotsam, jetsam, wavelet as a co relative ot triplet, ocean born, Aphrodite (foam born). The fertile mind may suggest other forms.

S. A "Sunday Reader" sends a note about tho evening law school inquired about two weeks ago, saying: "I desire to inform S. that there is such a school in New York, known as the Metropolitan Law school, at Clinton hall, Astor place." "Mc." No child born in a foreign country is eligible to the office of President of the United States. If the board referred to has a Republican majority then it ranks as a Republican board. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Kindly let me know what the duties are of shore inspector in the department of city works.

A CONSTANT READER. Answer Tho position of shore inspector is under tho health department and was created by the health commissioner after the annexation ol the towns. The duty of the inspector is to patrol the beach and cause to bo removed whatever garbage, offal or other offensive matter which may bo washed up. Charles R. Stillwell of the Gravesend ward (Thirty first) holds the position and the salary Is $00 a month.

There is also the state office of inspector whose business it Is to prevent dumping of garbage, within certain specified distance from land. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Can you tell your readers anything about tho origin of tho title of the "Harmonious Blacksmith" of Haudel? I am informed that this has been the subject of dispute among musical peoplo for many years. TIME. Answer the famous "Harmonious Blacksmith" of Handel has had numberless stories told of the origin of its name, most of which, it is presumed, have been poetical and all of them more or less false. Some years ago a correspondent of the London Times made tho following plausible etatoment on the subject, then vigorously discussed: The famous air in No.

5 of the "Suites de Pieces pour le Clavecin" was originally named "The Harmonious Blacksmith," by Llntott. a music publisher at Bath, who, on being asked why he so called his edition of the music, replied that his father was a blacksmith and that it was one of his favorite tunes. In 1820, just 100 years after the piece was first published, a newspaper writer of tho time concocted the tale of the blacksmith's shop and Mr. Richard Clarke was deceived by the fiction. Mr.

Clarke went to Edgware, found out the descendant of Powell, the blacksmith, whose shop was near Canons park, bought the anvil and satisfied himself that ho had verified the newspaper writer's account of an incident In Handel's life. A more absurd delusion never existed. As Schoelcher, Handel's biographer, says, 'The Harmonious Blacksmith' has been published a thousand times under that title, but Handel himself never called it so; the name is modern." The air is found in a collection of French songs printed by ono Christopher Ballard in 1565. It is not likely that an English blacksmith ever heard it and still less probable that Handel, with his love of finery and dignified manners, would have adopted an air heard under the circumstances believed in by Mr. Clarke.

To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Will you please give a brief sketch of Lord Bacon's life and stato why Pope characterized him as "the meanest of BRIGHT Answer Francis Bacon was born in 1561 and died in 1626. He was remarkable at an early age for his superior understanding and address. When Queen Elizabeth asked him, when yet a child, how old he was, he replied: "Two years younger than your majesty's happy reign." In his 11th year he speculated on the laws of the imagination. In his 12th year he was sent to Trinity college, Cambridge, where he soon became noted for his profound originality. Before ho was 16 he had conceived a dislike for the philosophy in vogue at the university.

He afterward said: They learn nothing at the universities but to believe. They are like a becalmed ship: they never move but by the wind of other men's breath and have no oars of their own to stoer withal." He advanced so rapidly in his profession the law that he was made "counsel extraordinary to the queen" when he was only 28 years old. He was raised to one dignity after another and was at last made lord high chancellor and a peer of the realm under the title of Baron of Vornlam. Subsequently, he was made Viscount of St. Albans.

He was great as a lawyer, a statesman and a philosopher. He changed the mode of philosophical Inquiry and investigation and gave both science and philosophy now life. He, in fact, did more than anyone else of his day to set science and philosophy on the track which has led to such remarkable results in our day. But, unfortunately, hl3 moral naturo was far below his intellectual, and, being improvident in money matters, ho was betrayed into practices of corruption and sold his influence as lord chancellor. A committee of the house word.

You may think that this is American gush, but it is Dot; all her friends say they feel better for having seen her, been with her." "What does she say of America?" I asked of Miss Chamberlin. "Oh, she loves America and would dearly love to go back. But sho is vory nervous and is afraid of tho ocean. With the many times she has crossed it she has never been able to govern her fear and the last time she crossed there were such fearful 3torms that the captain himself was alarmed for the safety of the ship." "Doe3 she sing in Berlin?" "Yes; she sings in concerts and every time her name is on the bills there Isn't a seat to be had after the first day they are for sale. When lieinhold Hermann is in Berlin, and he has just been thero, he always plays her accompaniments.

I think htm the greatest ac companist in tho world. When ho plays for Lilli Lehman the music and the sonuT are simply heavenly. At the last concert she sang two songs of his composition. He Is going back to America shortly. He coaches pupils for tho opera and will doubtless settle in America." "I suppose Lilli Lehman has mado a lot of money and like a sensible German has put it by." "Sho has over half a million of marks, and she is still making money with her lessons and her concerts.

She has a most beautiful villa, artistically anv nged with the souvenirs sho received during her career. She has a room whose walls are covered with the magnificent and valuable crowns and wreaths she received in all parts of the world. Her husband is also busy singing and giving lesson. She is vory fond of dogs; has several about the house; but her pot is Munshen. He is just like a child.

When she goes out without him he howls until she gets back. He is always present when she gives her lessons. He Is a little fellow and nestles under her coat when sho takes him out with her, and he keeps so still that you would never imagine she had a dog with her. Lilli Lehman, like all grand, noble and simple natures, is full of fun. and tho house often rings with her merry laughter.

Sho is also a true friend, and becomes much attached to people who have wished her well. She always speak3 in grateful terms of tho musical critic who gave us the letter of Introduction, and also praises his knowlodge of music and his able criticisms." "Do you know anything about her life before sho went to America and became renowned?" "She comes from a very musical family. Her mother was a singing teacher for many years, and little Lllli was generally in the room when hor mother was busy with her pupils. Moreover, hor mother was a friend of Wagner, and Wagner when a young man was much in love with Lilli Lehman's mother, when she was still a young lady, and he proposed to her. The marriage did not take place, but was it not strange, that her daughter should turn out to be the greatest exponent of Wagner's operas, tho personification of his heroines, and not only the ideal personification, but also have the physical presence.

You will be surprised to hear that Mme. Lehman had the smallest of voices when she began to sing. When she first appeared on the stage in the role of a soubrette her voice could hardly bo hoard. She played the parts of a soubrette several years In Germany, and as her voice grew stronger she sang the parts of princesses. No wonder that during rehearsals in Wagner's operas she seemed to have a personal acquaintance with every part, and would give precious advice to everybody, for she had put herself into the skin, as it were, of at least every woman's part.

I have heard that she plays the parts of a soubrette most wonderfully. I have heard Germans say here that as a soubrette she is a wonder. You know that in Germany leading singers are obliged to sing all sorts of parts In light as well as in heavy operas. One evening a singer Is obliged to take the heavy part of an empress or a goddess in one of the great operas of renov. ned composer, and the next perhaps that of a page in the light opera, of a writer who has but a meager local reputation." "There must be very good music in Berlin?" "Not at all, tho music is' generally bad.

There are no singers of any ability at the opera and the music is indifferently executed. We had a friend of ours not long since who, disgusted with the Berlin music, camo to Paris to attend the Lamoureux Colonne concerts and the operas. I don't know whether she was better pleased with tho music in Paris and wo have not had time ourselves to judge, but music in Paris cannot be worse than In Berlin. It is no wonder that when Frau Lehman condescended to sing in a concert there is no seat to be had. her singing is so far superior to all the others." "They say that you have to have passports to live in Berlin?" "Yes, wo each have a passport, but that is all right.

It Is a protection to the Individual as well as to tho government. Wo had the occasion to admire the German government and I think Berlin is the. best governed city in the world. It is certainly the cleanest and the best managed municipality. Everything runs like clockwork and I find It pleas and to live in a well ordered city." Mrs.

Walter Burritt Moore of Brooklyn is here with her daughter. They will remain for some time in Paris, then will go to the 30Uth of France and Italy. Miss Moore is a musician of great ability and both of the women being judges of music camo to hear what is considered the best in Europe. It is pleasant to meet such intelligent Broolclynites. for it makes those who are in any way connected with the city proud to meet them in the pathways of life.

EMMA BULLET. A PASKVILLE ENTERTAINTSTETxTT. The Church of St. Rose of Lima Realizes a Handsome Sum. Thanksgiving eve was a rod letter nlsht for the members of the congregation attached to tho Church of Bt.

Rose of Lima in Parkville. The school hall attached to the church was wol flllod at 8 o'clock, when the entertainment began, and the efforts of all tho artists wore received with great applause. Tho programme Mas as follows: Overture, orchestra; piano solo, melodio in Miss Anna Kane; soprano solo. "Happy Birds," Miss Veronica O'Kaeffe; stories and humorisms, Mr. Maurice E.

Me Loughlin; mandolin and piano duet, Messrs. F. Siobert and W. Edgerloy; soprano solo, Miss Bernieo W. James; bass solo, "The Storekeeper's Courtship," Mr.

H. Walker; humorous poems, Mr. McLoughlin. After tho concert tho chairs wero romsved nnd dancing was begun to the music of Professor Cunningham's orchestra. Supper was served at 11 o'clock, to which till did ample justice.

Tho total amount realized was highly gratifying to tho pastor, Father McAleese, who expressed his thanks in a few words at tho oIobo of the entertainment. The affair was under the auspices of the Holy Name society and tho Altar society. The following women had charge of tho supper arrangement: Mrs. M. D.

Kelly, Mrs. J. Froe der, Miss MeCabe, Miss Foeuoy, Miss Dompsay, Miss McAleese, Mi59 Burk, Mrs. J. Korwin, the Misses Mum and Mrs.

J. C. Carlin. Those present included P. H.

McCaba, Thomas Dempsoy, James Ryan, Thomas Jle Nally. Michael Dunohy, William i'itzgibbons, T. Hayes, J. Dillon, J. Bonnstt.

C. Sullivan. J. Kennedy, Teter L. Mawn, J.

Colley, W. Kelly, Charles Faeny. P. Leary, Thomas Hainoy, J. MeDonough, M.

Dunphy, M. Mooney, John Kenln. E. Short, J. Gordon, T.

Farrell, Charles Gormley, James Ryan, Frank Colgun.W. Miller, W. liurke, J. Kerwm, J. MeDonough, F.

MeCabe, M. J. Shea, M. lieardon. George Oram, J.

C. Carlin, W. Kelly. T. MoNnlly, L.

J. Harris, Goorge Roed, E. Matthews, Richard Fox, B. Cosgrovo. W.

Smith, J. Leary, Thomas ila loney. J. Kennedy, M. Collins, J.

Burroll, John Gillen, John Diomond, Collins. Captain and Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. J. C.

Carlin. Mrs. Maekey. Miss Anna Kane, Miss Veronica O'Keefo, Miss Lorotta Johnson, Mrs. George Oram, Miss Bradley.

Mrs. DoUourcoy, the Misses, F. Hickman, A. Mawn, M. Mawn, Townsend, M.

Burke, Dempsoy, D'Arcy, Shea. Organ, Malonov. Leary, M. J. Fox.

M. Castle, M. Kiernao, Bennett, M. Kiornnn, Burrili, Gilier, Johnson. Kennedy, M.

Griffin, Mre. Gough, Miss Ella Gough, Mrs. Hillman. Mrs. Crowley, Mr.

and Mrs. Thompson. Miss Kittle Carlin, Miss May De Courcey, Miss R. Mttson, Miss M. Brown, Miss Mulvanev, Mi6s Hickman, M.

D. Kelly, Miss S. Farroll and Mi6s M. Farrell. A Question.

And whn is wifdon said the youthT And ago replied tho truth, the trnth. Now what is truth, then asked tho youth, And age replied: "God is truth." I've lived ray life and ought to know Said age with voice so deep and low. Yes. yes, said youth with hurried breath And disbelief brought him to death. A.

P. P. HOW PATTL BOTJRGET CAM" ILLUSTRATE SIMPLICITY AND PTJKITY. An Italian Idyl Huxley's and Other Sciences Mrs. Earle's Imitators.

Tale Philosophy Dr. Meredith's Calendar Catholic Literature. The wonder is on reading Paul Bourget's "A Saint," in Katharine Prescott Wormoloy's admirable translation, which comes benutl lully printed, bound and illustrated from Roberts Brothers, Boston, that so thorough a literary artist should ever wish to dip his pen into the noisome pool of mere Kronen dissipation and expend his admirable technical skill upon mere animal humanity or that Which even in France hides itself from decent social observation. "A Saint" develops all Bourget's subtlety of understanding and expression of social and esthetic life and even Of the moral and spiritual life. The story tells autobiographical! of a visit to Italy and the author's meeting at Pisa with two unmarried Englishwomen as keen after the beautiful in art as himself, but as rigid In their narrow English ideas of life and also of art as the author is free and cosmopolitan.

His Eoclal antagonism with them is frankly and genially waged at the time and related afterward. But the chief burden of his tale is a young Fror.ch archaeologist, and his greed for money wherewith to outer general literature, which greed prompts him when visiting with the author an old monastery to abstract valuable coins shown them by the abbe. The low moral tone of the youth, however, is wonderfully raised within a brief space by the saintly charity and wisdom of the abbo. who will by no moans accuse the young man openly, but gives him so fine an opportunity for remorse that he replaces the coins and thus leaves it still possible for the hospitable abbe to keep his fine old monastery and Its rare art in some repair until the Italian government may relent and restore it all to the exiled monks for whom the abbe is trying to hold it. The is exquisite, as is the whole treatment of this delightful sketch travel In the land of art.

Notes. T. Appleton New York, republish Herbert Spencer's essay entitled "A Re Joinder to Professor Weisrnann." The writer begins his argument for the original Darwinism with the apt remark: "As a species of literature controversy la characterized by a terrible fertility." From the same come also another volume of Professor Huxley's essays beginning with the "Evolution and Ethics," delivered at the request of" the late Mr. Romanes in the latter's Oxford coarse; another vigorous but anonymous discussion of evolutionary and socialistic que. by the author of "The Organization of Science," entitled "Toward the latest addition to the Appletcns' international education series, "The Education of the Greek People and Its Influence on Civilization." by Thomas Davidson the Clate ot Samaria," W.

B. Locke's novel of a woman painter ami the man who Inspires her art and the liberty that is given them to think of marriage by reading a newspaper report of a certain other man's death In Africa; A. A. Stagg's and H. L.

Williams' "Scientific and Practical Treatiso on American Football," for school and college. re Vised, and General Francis A. Walker's illustrated life of General Hancock in the series of great commanders. Happily almost every man that can think and write has the Instinct in this age to put his ideas into print on either abstract or concrete Politics and government are thus favored as much as any other subject and so are becoming universally considered, apace with universal suffrage. "Suggestions On Government," by S.

E. Mxffett. from Hand, McNally fc Chicago, is one of these bappy inspirations. Its special chapters are on referendum, the Swiss device for bringing the popular will to bear directly upon legislation, and its near approach to success in California, whore it failed by being linked with its fellow device for special legislation, the initiative, tho legislature there not being quite ready to make laws ordered by popular vote. Rand, McNally Co.

also send "Hidden Depths," by F. M. E. Skene, another attempt to turn the social evil to account, either for morality, which Mr. Anthony Comstock has doubts of, or for the credit of the novelist, or both.

Positive genius alone can abate the tedium of such stories based entirely upon Vice. The J. B. Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, send some embellished fiction that challenges notice: "The Double Emperor; or, A Vagabond Cuuarder." a piracy story by the marine novelist, w. Laird Clowes; tho veteran Captain Charles King's latest novel of the frontier, as viviuly illustrated as written, with Indian ng familiar to the author, on titled "I'ndcr Fire;" Amy E.

Blanch ard's "Two Girls." illustrated by Ida Waugh; "Olivia," by Mrs. Molesv. crth; a holiday volume of Hans Andorse tales illustrated by Lemann, and a beautifully printed edition of "Poppaea," Gordon's latest story of American and English "high" life, not quite Roman, though the American heroine is endowed with the name of N'ero's stolen or borrowed empress, who shod her mules with gold. Tho November Yale Review, Now Haven, has a paper by Professor Bacon of tho university of California on the railroad strike in that state, pointing to the power of corporations thore as a needless incitement and temptation to strikes. Edward Porritt takes rather a gloomy view of the financial prospects of the Manchester ship canal.

The currency problem is discussed by A. L. Ripley, a Boston banker, and others, especially the plan of Baltimore bankers; the study of politics and history at Yale as affected by the freedom of students to select their studies is another subject, of discussion, and Pro fessor A. Hadley of Yale writes of "Recent Tendencies in Economic Literature," urging adherence to the methods of Mill and Adam Smith in dealing with the new facts developed since their time. The "booming" of "Trilby" goes on in all quarters.

A New York daily invests an editorial in the enterprise and the Xew York Critic has some columns of "Trilbyana," with Mr. Whistler's lter against being nut into the story as Joe the Harpers' promise to stop the sale or their magazine containing that offensive attempt at caricature; Mr. Whistler's still unhappy protest, or pretended protest, against the bonk with Sibley removed from it, like Hamlet from the play of "H.imlc pf.rhapK, and other industrious gossip. One pirc of tho latter is the reported interviewing of Jm Marnier as to whether Trilby was bad when i with Sven gali and I)u Maurk r's reply that she was perfectly correct when not hypnotized by him. A woman writing in Blackwood's, Leonard Scott Publishing company.

New York, on the woman question and its Slow evolution outside of the abundant talk about it, takes comfort, from the words of a groat evolutionist to her. to the effect that nature has worked slowly and imperceptibly, but leaving distinct links in her chain of evolution, except that v. htn there has been greater activity and a rush of development links have been lost; and that at one such period, the wise man added, man must, have been evolved. So her i plenty of hope for woman and her riehts in the future. Agnes Repplier pubt through Houghton, Mifflin Boston, some of her Rrtn ful and vivacious papers, borrowing from Thackeray the title "In the Doay Hours." One of the leading one is her pap'T on "The Passing of the Esi ay," which implication decay her own essays have tended to falsify and in which itself notes the vigor or Other contemporary beside own.

One of the most apt in rh present vopjtp. i. that on "The e. r.i forts of Luxury" "English and American Humor" traces a Interesting literary evolution. The December Mutinjr, New York, fir redoubled enterprise and interest in rn describing the Japanese, treated with native illustration; "ooyring about Samoa; siedgiiig in Norway; sub Arctic travel in the Mae Icenzie delta, by Elizabeth Taylor; turtle chasing in the Indian ocean and foot ball in the South.

Dean Hole's "Memories," published bv Macmlllan is. Nov. Vork, bring before the reader vividly such eleb: lrles in the author's Gladstone. Tennyson. Newman, Kohl.

Dltons, Thackerav, the author "Rub and His Friends" and John Leech, the I' A new edition p. IMvard C. Mann's "Rights ami Junes of Citi ns of the Cnlted States" con: v. tr. ui ifcr.

Fleming H. Roved! New York. It is a l. manual of citizenship and instructor in patriotism for schools, dealing in the causes of the country's growth and greawe. and the obligations as Voters, workers, neighbors, capitalists, Christians, fighters if need be, all Us children.

THE PZLGEIMAGE OP TWO AIHEKI CAN GIRLS. Their Determination to Pincl tho Best Teacher of Music What They Have to Say About Her Her Wonderful Will Power. (Correspondence of tho Eagle.) Eagle Paris Bureau, November 22 It has been my pleasure to meet two bright, talented American girls. Miss Ida Marguerite Smith and Miss Ethel Anne Chamberlln. The first has long tried friends and a married slstor in Brooklyn, the second is the daughter of one of the well known editors of tho Cincinnati Gazette.

Both of these young women have sung in churches for several years and have been engaged in giving singing lessons in the Cincinnati college. But both striving for superiority In their art had a glorious Idea which they hardly dared to entertain, because they feared It never could be realized. Still, nothing being impossible to the ambitious American girl, they took tho final step toward making their cherished aim possible by obtaining a letter of introduction from ono of tho most prominent musical critics of New York for the grand and the great Lllli Lehman, for they wished nothing less than to go to Berlin and take lessons from this incomparable artist. Their friends, and indeed themselves, could not but help think they were going on a Quixotic expedition, for they had only hope to sustain them in their undertaking, not knowing whether Lllli Lehman gave lessons at all, and not knowing if she would take them as pupils if she did; and they both were amused when they talked of their goose chase, for they did not even know the artist's address. "They knew she was in Berlin," I hear you say, "and everybody in the capital probably knows whore Lilli Lehman lives." That is just what the two young women thought until several days after their arrival.

After being nicely settled in a German school as parlor boarders, they went to inquire for Lllli Lehman's address, but every one whom they asked know Lilli Lehman but did not know where she lived. They inquired at the music stores, at places where musical instruments were sold, at the opera, everywhere where they would bo likely to know any one's address who had anything to do with music; no one could tell them where the celebrated Lilli Lehman lived. At last some one told them that she taught at the conservatory and to go there for her address. But even there they were probably forbidden to give it. The director of the conservatory received the young ladies very politely, and after an explanation told them that they did not need her address; they might take lessons of the artist in the conservatory.

But seeing they wore determined to see her in her own home, he told them that she lived in Gruuwald, that Grun wald was past Charlottenburg, but that he could not give them a more precise address. Miss Smith and Miss Chamberlin afterward came to the conclusion that Frau Lilli Lehman forbade people to give her address for fear she would be cverrun with visitors. She is not over strong and does not wish to spend her energy and strength in receiving curious and stupid tourists. The next day after the visit to the conservatory they took a hack with the cleverest looking driver they could find and made htm understand with a few German words and much pantomime that they wanted to go to Grunwald to see Frau Lilli Lehman. Tho driver with much emphasis, nodding and shaking of the head, answered: "Ach, Grunwald, ja! Lilli Lehman, nein!" Still he took in the situation and when they got to Grunwald he asked every passerby if he knew where Lilli Lehman lived.

But each timo the disappointing "Ach, nein!" was given for an answer. The young ladles in despair then told the driver to stop at a package delivery store and there they were at last given the long sought for address. Driving immediately to It they found themselves facing a high wall with an iron fence on the top and formidable looking iron gate which must have been originally made for a state prison. It was now raining hard and after having touched the electric bell and waiting fully flfteen minutes a gardener with slow, measured step came to the gate. Through tho bars he asked what the young ladies wanted.

They wanted to see Frau Lllli Lehman of course. Another "Ach, nein!" mot their ro quest and was followed by much shaking of the head and forefinger. But this Cerberus consented to take tho letter of introduction and the cards to Frau Lehman and the young women were too thankful at last to have the occasion to hand them over to feel slighted in being made to stand before tho iron bars of this formidable gate in the pouring rain. At last the gardener came back and with mucli shaking of head and finger as if through the long distance of tho garden and through several thick walls there was danger to awake his mistress, he whispered "She asleep!" When would she be awake? He did not know. Perhaps in half an hour.

They told him they would be back in a half an hour. In the meantime, like practical American girls, instead of staying in the carriage to drive on so that they could see the place, coffee. At about the sixth place in which But it was about coffee time. You know the Genman marks his day with a black cross when he has not had his afternoon coffee, and tho good driver stoppod at every coffee garden or house he met as an inviting hint that his horse would onjo3' a rest and he a cup of waiting before the walls they told the driver the orthodox coffee drinker slackened his pace and pointed with a noble gesture the girls stopped and comfortably took a cup of coffee with their smiling and satisfied driver. At tho ringing of tho bell when back to the prison wall the gardener came again at his usual slow measured tread, but when onco at.

the gate he did not seem to recognize the young women and thinking it was a fresh lot shook his head again and being his turn to use a noble gesture, he emphasized it with the fatal words, "Ach, nein," once more. But behind him camo a more amiable looking maid, who, with a smile, opened that seemingly infrangible barrier. The letter of introduction from the friend critic had been the sesame and Lilli Lehman herself opened the house door to tho comers. But the poor girls were not at the end of their disappointment. Upon mentioning their wish to take lessons.

It was Lilli Lehman's turn to utter a decisive "Ach. nein." No, she could not take any pupils; she had consented to give lessons at the conservatory, because at tho death of tho celebrated teacher the director got on his knees to Frau Lehman and told her it would be tho death of the conservatory if she did not take the departed teacher's place. Lllli Lehman is one of those generous, whole hearted women who cannot say no to an appeal to do good and that Is tho reason it is so hard to get access to her. Her good heart is proverbial in the whole country, in the whole world in fact, and she must defend herself against herself in order that impostors will reach her as little as possible. You may imagine the disappointment of the two girls when they heard that decided "No" after they had come half way around the world and after so many difficulties they had at last found themselves In tho presence of the famous artist.

One of the young women, not knowing what Inducement to lay out, asked her If sho would not at least hear their voices. Sho was willing to do that, although she had but a few minutes' time before going to a rehearsal. What a briglit suggestion was, for the professor was so pleased with the young women's voices that she at last consented to take them. It is a pity tho driver had hinted for the coffee before the interview, for tho young women out of sheer happiness would have pressed him to accept a half a dozen after the happy result of their long drive. Time, the month of September.

Miss Smith and Miss Chamberlin take two lessons a week and will continue their lessons until May or June of the next year. It is useless to say that they are more than delighted with their professor's teaching, although her price is $10 a lesson. "She has a wonderful way of teaching," said Miss Smith, "and she is the most magnetic woman on earth; has more will power than any man or woman I have ever seen. If she tells you to take high and you have never taken it through her will power you v. iil be sure to take it, and take It so v.

elj that you will be a surprise to ycurslf. She herself takes a high note as soft as velvet and then swells it into those wonderfully noble tones which the whole world has had occasion to admire." "Has she changed any in appearance?" "Sho has become stouter, but as she 1h a tall woman she stands flesh very well. Sho inspires one with a world of noblo sentiments lection of opinions made from "various high sources uy tne editor on tho great Chicago meeting of religions. Its object is to show the harm done by the parliament at homo and abroad and that the spposed amicable comparing of notes there ended only in put ting tho "heathen religions," so called In the I review. In an erroneous light.

Bobism. the new reformed religion of Persia, Is also discussed from missionary points of view, Thero is an Improved "Chatterbox" for the children this year from Estes Lauriat, Boston, and the same publishers send their anual embellished compilation upon some city of Italy. This year it Is "Naples, the City ef Parthenope and Environs," by Clara Ers klno Clement, author of "The Queen of tbe Adriatic." The motto "See Naples and then dio" Is largely justified In the descriptivo sketches and the photogravures of this beautiful volume on one of tho most inter esting of historic cities. G. P.

Putnam's Pons York, announce a "History of the Fifth Army Corps," by Licit; tenant Colonel W. U. S. in one large octavo volume, with maps, plans and portraits and descriptions of the corp's battles, from the organization of the First division to the close of the war. The book will be uniform with "The History of tho Nineteenth Army Corps" from the same press, and has tho approval of Generals Fltz John Porter and A.

S. Webb and other veteran officers of the corps. The Hoinilette Review, New York, closes its twenty eighth volume with such papers cs Dr. C. M.

Cobern'E "Book of the Dead," treating of the scriptures of the Egyptians; one by Professor Hunt of Princeton on "Richard Hooker, the Elizabethan Dr. William H. Ward's on recent evidence as to tho river3 of Paradise, and Dr. E. F.

Eillnwood's on the mistakes of the Hindoo Yivekananda as to tho recent parliament of religions. "Catholic Literature in Catholic Homes" is the co ent title of a very logical lecture delivered before the Catholic Summer school at Plattsnur. by the Rev. J. L.

O'XeU. O. and published by P. O'Shea, New York. It is dedicated to Archbishop Corrigan, and advocates an rpostolate of good reading furnished by Catholic writers, Catholic editors and Catholic publishers, not forgetting tbe claims of Catholic publishers upon advertisers.

The Nlcot Publishing Company. Philadelphia, sends "Tobacco Talk," in which an old smoker gives what he calls "the science of tobacco," ltB botanical, chemical, useful or luxurious, hygienic and social qualities and Its history and ethnology or diffusion among the nations. It is a pretty and interesting little work which quotes a king and a pope against and Professor Huxley for the weed used temperately and according to etiquette. From Mrs. Augustus F.

R. Martin, Newark, comes "The Meredith Calendar," compiled by her and Miss Mary E. Slmonds, from the sermons and Sunday school notes of the Rev. Dr. Meredith of Brooklyn.

It is dedicated to the memory of the Rev. Irving Meredith, who died May 1894, only child of the Rev. Robert R. Meredith, D. and has an extract for every day in the year.

Lovell, Coryell New York, publish "The Colonial Cavalier." by Maud Wilder Goodwin, an excellent exposition of Southern life before the revolution, as Mrs. Alice Morse Earle's books have been of New England life under old Puritan rule. It is descriptivo, anc cdotical and and also philosophical historically and has nice pictures of old things. In their college series of Latin authors edited with introduction and notes bv Professor Lawrence Smith of Harvard inn Co. publish "The Odes and Epodes of Horace" In convenient, flexible binding for school and college use; also Modern French," by Albert Leune, or extracts from the most difficult of modern French writers.

Tho Funk company, Now York, announce a cyclopedia of social reforms of all kinds; "Little's Cyclopedia of Classified Dates." in one volume ot 1.200 pages, bringing all history down to 1S85. and Dr. Philip Schaff's "Library of Religious Poetry," edited by Arthur Oilman, M. A. Arthur Morrison's magazine detective stories, "Don't Expose Me, Mr.

Heartt," "Fitted Precisely," "What, You?" and others are published by Harper Brothers. New York, under the title, "Martin Hewitt, Investigator." The Magazine of Christian Literature, New York, announces "The Lutheran Commentary," under the editorship of Professor Jacobs of the Lutheran seminary; also a sories of popular hand books of church history edited by the Rev. John Fulton, D. D. Harper's Weekly ending November lias a paper by Professor Shaler showing tbe increase at Harvard since the war of resources of all kinds, in teachers, library facilities, etc.

It has now a book list of 135. 000. Tho Catholic Book exchange, New York, announces "Catholic and Protestant Countries Compared," by Father Young, the Paul ist, who defends the Catholic from the aspersions of Protestants. Christmas Current Literature, Now York, appears In white and green, with such papers as "The Art of Extra Illustrating" and "The Year's Crop of Fiction," by Professor Boy esen. Flood Vincent, Meadvillc, announce an American edition of "0.000 Tons of Gold." a story of finance by H.

R. Chamberlain, London correspondent of the New York Sun. Doshler, Welch New York, announce "Father Ambrose." a novel by the popular play writer, Steele Mackaye, author of "Paul Kau va r. Minnie E. Paul's Ruby series is added to by Estes Lauriat, Boston, with "Ruby at School," written like the others as from a child's point of view.

S. Baring Gould's fine Devonshire novel of James IPs time, "Urith, a Tale, of Dartmoor," is published, with illustrations, by R. F. Feti no New Y'ork. Houghton, Mifflin Boston, publish Mary Hartwell Catherwood's "Lady of Fort St.

John" in the Riverside Latest Publications. Augustus F. R. Martin, Newark. Tho Meredith Calendar.

Estes Lauriat, Boston. Naples, the City of Parthenope. Clara Ersklne Clement. Chatterbox, 18114. The Parson's Hezekiah Butterworth.

Ginn Boston. Dllllcult Modern French. Alfred Leune. Odes and Epodes of Horace. Clement Lawrence Smith.

M. T. Reed. Chicago. Daron Kinatas.

Isaac Strange Dement. Harper Brothers, New Y'ork. An Agitator. Clementina Black. Royal Marine.

Bran der Matthews. A Kentucky Cardinal. James Lane Allen. Christmas Hirelings. Miss Braddon.

A Bread and Butter Miss. George Paston. Chapters from Unwritten Memoirs. Anna T. Ritchie.

Wayside Poems. Wallaco Bruce. A Sporting Pilgrimage. Caspar Whitney. Young People.

Washington Square. Henry James. D. Appleton New York. The Justification of Andrew Le Brun.

Frank Barrett. Porter Coates, Philadelphia. Sailor Jack, the Trader. Harry Castlemon. Roberts Brothers, Boston.

The World Beautiful. Lilian Whiting. A Child of tho Age. Francis Adams. Power of tho Will.

H. R. Ktiarman. 'Father Gander's Melodies. Adelaide F.

Samuels. Charles Scrlbner's Sons. New York. Protestant Missions. A.

C. Thompson. History of the United States. E. Benjamin Andrews.

John March, Southerner. A'," Coble. New York. Sibylla. II.

S. 'miningham. Houghton. in Boston. Letters of a Dreamer.

Paul E. More. Religious Progress. Alexander V. Allen.

Tnik at a Country House. Sir Edward Strachev. Story of a Bad Boy. T. Aldrleh.

J. B. Lippincott Philadelphia. Spoil of Ursula. Effle A.

Rowlands. Century New York. Century and St. Nicholas Magazines for 1804. A Brilliant Reception.

Mr. and Mrs. B. Kincr O'Berry of rii on avnue gave a reception to their friends last uesuay nvenlntr. Tho parlors were handsomely decorated for tha occasion, Uhto wn abundant music nnd inerrliniit.

Preparations wn made for 100 ami each woman in the was presented with a lumen of chrysanthemums. Among those present were Dr. and Mrs. Small, Dr. nnd Mrs.

Carpnnter, Mr. and Charles Atkinson. Miss Sara Layman, Miss Kt.i Weeks. Miss Julia Miss Emile McUill, Jewel Harvey, William Ji. Boors.

W. L. Law. To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eagle: Can you trace out an old song, descriptive of a convention held in the state house, Boston, in the early days? It was sung to the tuno of "Yankee Doodle." As well as I can recollect it finishes with: "And may agriculture flourish long And commerce cram our purses." BOSTONIAN. Answer A friend, with a copious and useful scrap book, has produced the copy of a lively old political song, which we presume must bo the one inquired for.

It is said to be taken from a book entitled "Revolutionary Adventures of Ebenezer Fox." Its title is tho "Massachusetts Convention." The following is the song: The 'vention did in Boston meet, Bat state honpe conld not hold 'em; So then tney went to Fed'rol street, And there the truth was told 'cm Chorus Yankee doodle, keep it up I Yankee doodle, dnndyt Mind tho music and tho step. And with the girls bo handy. They ev'ry morning went to prayer. And then began disputing. Till oppositions silenced wero By arguments refuting.

Then 'Squire Hancock, like a man Who dearly loves the nation. By a conciliatory plan, Prevented much vexation. He mado a wonndy Fed'ral speech With sense and elocution, And then the "volition did beseech ndopt the constitution. Tho question being outright put. Each voter independent.

The Fed'ralists agreed t' adopt. And then proposed amendment. The other party, seeing then The people wero against "em, Agreed, like lionost, faithful men. To mix in peoco among 'eoi. The Boston folks are deuced folks.

And always full of "notions:" The boys, the girls, their marms and dads Were filled with joy's oomniotions. So straightway they procession made: Lord how nation line, sir For every man of every trade Went, his tools, to dine, sir. John Poster "Williams, in a ship. Joined with a social band, sir. And made the lassies dance and skip To see him sail on land, sir.

Oh, then a whopping feast begun, And all hands went to eating; They drank their toasts, shook hands and sung Huzza for 'vention meeting. Now politicians of all kinds. Who are not yet decided. May see how Yankees speak their minds. And yet are not divided.

Then from this sample, let 'em ceaso Inflammatory writing, Por freedom, happiness and peace Are better far than fighting. So here I end my Fed'ral song, Composed of thirteen verses. May agriculture flourish long And commerce Jill our purses. Chorus Yankee doodle, keen it np! Yankee doodle, dandy I Mind the music and the step. And with the girls be handy.

To the Editor of the Brooklyn Eaglo: My attention was absorbed recently in a conversation relating to a European tour made by a friend, in the course of which allusion was made to the wonderful light in Corregglo's picture of the "Nativity." Where is tho picture? What is known of its peculiarities? ABBIE. Answer The "Nativity" Is a picture upon which Correggio appears to have bestowed prolonged study. It was ordered by Albert Protevero as an altar piece in his family chapel at Reggio, on October 14, 1522, and was not placed until 1530. Tho delay is accounted for by the fact that Correggio was working 'out a new effect of light, and took a long time to satisfy himself. Tho picture is in the church of Son Prospero at Reggio.

It represents the Nativity but according to a writer in the Magazine of Art, Correggio evidently took his inspiration not from the Gospel narrative, but from the account in an apocryphal book called "Eirangelo dell' Infanzia del Salvatore," which relates that when Joseph camo back with assistance to his wife, he found the cave filled with a divine radiance from tho Babe, which was already born. The effect, as represented by tho painter. Is very beautiful; the sole light emanates from the body of the divine Child, and foil on tho faces of the adoring shepherds. One of the most beautiful figures is a young girl, who shades her eyes with her hand from this mysterious effulgence. Pungileone, describing tho group, says, "All the figures might have been drawn by an angel hand, and they seem to start out from the canvas, wanting only tho power of speech." Above the shod is a choir of angels, of which the equally enthusiastic "Vasarl asserts "they seemed to have been rained down from heaven." This effect of light is not forced or artificial, as with the later Dutch painters, Schalken and Honthorst, nor a mixed effect, as In one of Raphael's paintings, where four lights (two emanating from angels, one from a torch, and another from the moon) are mingled.

Corregglo's light is delicato and spirituel, and seems to pervade everything rather than to form shadows, while its unity is very full of religious meaning. The picture was at length finished and in 1530 placed in the basilica of San Prospero at Reggio, with the following inscription: "Albeitus et Gabriel Pratonorii, haeo do Hioronyml parentis opti. Mi sententia fie ro volorunt. An. MDXXX.".