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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1899)
"'K-vjJiSKSttaiS THE COURIER, A 4 ', it! r MADAME. Helen C. Hakwood. Madame always wore, in the after noon, a cap with a crisp, little pink bow. In the morning a lavender one, to which Clemence, by a dexterous twist, gave, daily, new life and vigor. Tonight the lavender ribbon was still in evidence, ajid someway its pert, in quisitive look had vanished. Apparently, Madame herself had grown several incbos tinier. Wrapt tightly in her black silk shawl she crouched before the tire place. "J'ai froid, Mademosielle. It must be very cold tonight?" "No, its warmer than it has been for some time. How strange for you to be cold Madame!" I exclaimed, while I felt tingling through me a cyclonette of hurrahs. When, oh when, had I beheld such a fire! "Ugh! Quel tempa! Quel temps!" continuedi.Madame. "What weather! What weather! Beastly! One would think that France had imported the English climate." A long sigh and Madame proceeded. "I have quarreled with my patiesier. I don't know what I shall do. Absurd! What did he do, but sent my pattieB cold last night. Clemence was furious, paurve fille. I've traded with him for twenty years. He's very gentil, but cold pattieB are unpardonable." She fingered nervously, the leaveB of a cream-colored paper book and its trim, neat substantial appearance gave con vincing evidence of its blessed, but rob ber editor, Tauchnitz. A letter dropped on the floor. 'Mod enfant, I shall never read an other of Marie Corelli's books. Stuff! Such Stuff! If I only had her address, I would write to her and tell her that I lived for years in England, and that I know such a state of affairs does not ex ist. Didn't I 'know some of' the very best peop'.e in England? And France! She makes us French nothing but absinthe absorbers. Frankly, she lies child." I handed her the letter that had fall en. "You had letters from England today Madame?" "Yes, one from my niece. She is com ing to visit me soon. She sent me some papera, I noticed in a sale of letters, two of Charles Lamb to my father, brought the highest price. All of his letters to my father belonged to me. I thought that my brother ought to have tkem, and I gave them to him. Then he married. Oh dear! his wife and I never agreed. When he died she gave them away, but, through the papera I know what has become of many of them. Some were sold for two and three hun dred pounds." ' "Kenny was your father's name?'' "Yes, and he was a very good play wright, my dear, but his plays are old fashioned now. The Queen pensioned him, and now the pension comes to me." "Can you remember Charles Lamb well?" "Yes indeed. He and my father were great cronies, and when I wsa just a small gal he would take me on long tramps, and after a little while he would say, "Now my dear, you just sit down here and reBt a tew moments. There is a dear old lady, a widow, who Uvea yonder. She is very poor, and I fear that she's ill. I want to see how she is today." "But every time we took a walk, no matter the direction, there was always a destitute widow and Mr. Lamb must always iuquire after ber health. I be gan to wonder how it waa that Mr. Lamb knew so many poor women. One day I said to him:" "You are very fond of poor old ladies, it seems to me. It's nice of you, though,', 'We must always look out for the neeoy child," he replied. "But I don't understand how it la that you know such lots of poor women. They must be vory, vory, well pleas ant; you always seem bo happy after seeing them. I told papa how good you were to them and he laughed and laughed." "Mr. Lamb 'laughed too, and patted roe on the back and said:" "There's always room for charity and when you grow up you'll understard just how it is. We must go homo now and have a game of whist," and he chased mo down a low hill to the house where he and Mary lived. I had to hav9 a dictionary on the chair in order to reach the table, and I knew little more than the names on the cards. But that didn't matter. Anything that bad just the slightest tinge of whist pleased Charles Lamb. He played with the dummy and I with Mary." "And you knew Carlyle and bis wife too. didn't you?" "Yes, Mon Dleu! How disagreeable they were." Just then Clemence appeared and announced, "Madame, est servie. Din ner is ready." We rose and Madame took my hand. "You know the book store on the Avenue Klober?" "Yes, Madame." "Well, I wish that you would get me one of Marie Corelli's books. She is really very ciever, you know." MUSICAL MENTION. John Randolph. The fifth and last Philharmonic or chestra concert was given at the Oliver theater on Monday evening, March 20, bofore an audience which rilled the house. Even the boxes were thickly populated with persons woll known in Lincoln society, and the body of the house displayed not merely the usual musical contingent, but many faces recognized as prominent in other circles, artistic and literary, as well as social, Mr. Hagenow has reason to be proud of the continued improvement of the forces under his baton. I do not doubt that it is at the price of many an arduous rehearsal so much more credit to the conductor but at any rate the gain in precision of attack and purity of into, nation is obvious to the most critical ear. Ineffective material has been weeded out, the strings have been strengthened, constant playing together baa aided the band, and altogether the outlook is most promising for next year if Mr. Hagenow can hold his forces to gether. For the element of playing to gether year after year is necessary in a really plastic and authoritative orches tra; no director, nowever capable, can get very good effects from a band which changes its personnel every season. This fact ia obvious in the concerts given this winter. At the first and second concerts given the players were not yet accustomed so many changes having been made, bo much new ma terian having been added to the feel ing of one another and to the personal' ily of the director. Barring a few clips which it would be ungrateful to men tion in the midst of eo much that was good, the concert of Monday night was agreeable and highly beneficial and educational to the public. 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I had.almost said the soloists, for the intelligent and artistic performance of bis wife, Madam Mazzucato Young, at the pianoforte, deserves especial atten tion, not only in the accompaniment to the singing of Mr. Young, but in en semble with the orchestra in Jurgmann's "Spring." Mr. Young is a singer of polished and finished methods, from the standpoint of the singing master he left little to be desired. The singer was more forceful and artistic in the Bongs sung to the pianoforte accompaniment of his wife than in his earlier number sung with the orchestra, but at all times proved himself a most pleasing and thoroughly satisfactory C artist. Less dramatic than some of the singers we have had this winter ho is distinguished for a most smooth and cantabile style a style extremely rare in these days ot declamation whwn pure song is rarely heard. In addition to the &ougs upon the program the singer, in response to tho evident appreciation of the audience gave the "D. Provenza" air from Verdi's "La Traviata," besides a little song of Maude Valerie White and a repetitii n of the rather banal ballad by Jesse L. Qaynor. Madam Young appeared upon the program as a composer as well as accompanist, the second song of the group given in the program appearing over the name. The orchestra also was compelled to repeat certain numbers at the desire of the audience. Altogether the concert was in certain respects the moat suc cessful of the winter and Mr. Hagenow is to be congratulated upon furnishing so benefloiar a climax to bis labors in our behalf,
