MUSICAL NOTES. WHAT are we to do about the opera? According to the infallible critics of the daily press, we must put up this season with "pretty voicing" and "nice phrasing" and minor details such as dramatic action, etc., are sacrificed to perfect vocalization. The ignorant public might have supposed, when listening to last Monday's performance of Lohengrin, that they were getting good acting, with beautiful singing, if some of the critics had not informed them to the contrary. We have not had "nice phrasing and pretty voicing" since the Italians were here before, and it is a rare pleasure to listen to the beautiful vocalization of Miss Eames and the De Reszkes. During the German occupation of operatic territory we had, it is true, good, earnest acting, but also much shouting and bellowing. INSIDE THE SHOW. Suburban Visitor (letting his two boys out of bag): I MAY BE A HAYSEED, BUT I RECKON THE SMART CHAP IN THAT COOP LIFE'S FAIRY TALES. THE DISSOLUTE BEETLE LOTZOFUN'S father was one of the most influential beetles in the vast garden where he resided. The son, also, could have been prosperous and respected if he had only behaved himself; but he was too fond of pleasure. When the beautiful Scarabella became his bride they had every prospect of a long and happy life Scarabella's father gave them a capacious flower-pot, in the greenhouse, for a winter residence, and in summer they occupied a pond lily on the neighboring lake. But they had been married a very short time when Lotzofun took to flying about after dark and being very attentive to the belles of the neighborhood. There was scarcely an attractive damsel of the beetle tribe for acres about to whom the festive Lotzofun had not whispered words of love. Night after night he would sit in the light of the moon with an antennæ about the waist of a beetle belle, ignoring his marriage vows and without a thought for the gentle Scarabella, who sat waiting for him at home. At other times, and at hours when order-loving bugs were sound asleep, he would join a gang of drunken revellers and make night hideous with his pranks. All this was very hard for Scarabella. She pleaded with him and beseeched him to mend his ways, but in vain. He became sullen and irritable when at home, and his beetle brows would darken at any suggestion of reform and early hours. One night, after sitting up for him until long after twelve o'clock, she went forth, as she had often done before, in the wild hope that she might find him and lead him home. A long time she wandered, and in vain, for the night was dark, the world was wide, and Lotzofun was wily. Weary and sad, she at last crawled under a strawberry leaf to rest her wings and have a gentle cry. The gentle cry had a soothing effect, for she soon fell asleep. Her nap was short, for a very few moments had passed before she was awakened by the sound of voices coming from the upper side of the leaf ahove her head. From the words that reached her ear, it was very evident that two lovers were there, and very close together. Poor Scarabella recalled the happy hours that she and her once faithful adorer had spooned away in similar fashion. But it seemed unfair to be overhearing such a conversation, and she had just resolved to steal silently away, when the lover above raised his voice in an unusually passionate declaration of love, and it sent a cold shiver up and down her little spine. She listened again, and then was sure. Darting out from beneath the leaf she turned about and faced them. In the dim light they seemed like one being, so close were they together. But there he was, the faithless Lotzofun! It was a lively and painful scene that followed. The lady on the leaf was shocked to find her lover already married. Lotzofun was naturally embarrassed. HER The next morning there was a meeting of leading beetles, at which it was that Lotzofun should be long been looked upon as a danger to the morals of the community, and every father of a winsome daughter voted promptly for his death. At this dreadful sentence, however, Scarabella softened and begged piteously for his life. She entreated so earnestly and her grief was so heartrending that this wish was finally granted; but they caused his wings to be treated by a neighboring wizard in such a manner that whenever he flew about after dark he shed a brilliant light. This was a happy idea, as it warned everybody of his approach and at the same time enabled Scarabella to hunt him up with less difficulty. He reformed after this and they lived happily together, and had innumerable children, all of whom inherited the illuminating qualities of their father. SHE TELLS ALL TO HER FATHER. almost unanimously resolved formally drowned. He had So when you see them darting about of a summer's night, you will easily recognize them as the descendants of Lotzofun. J. A. Mitchell. As for Scarabella, she had suddenly developed into a different creature. All gentleness and forbearance seemed to have gone forever. The explanations and promises of Lotzofun were naturally of little value and produced no im Until five he was the only man in the room and had to discuss Browning and Ibsen with twenty-three ladies of assorted ages.Harvard Lampoon. A STORY comes from Kansas, where the Farmers' Alliance and its platform of principles are the chief topics of conversation. A man of rather questionable character died in a remote part of Waterloo township. The nearest preacher was summoned to preach a funeral sermon. Not knowing the man, the preacher contented himself with a few general remarks on the solemn nature of the occasion, and then said he would be glad to have any of the company present say a word about the dead man, if they desired. No one moved or spoke, and again the Chapping, Chafing, Dandruff, Odors from Perspiration. Speedy Relief by Using Packer's Tar Soap. "It Soothes while it Cleanses." Medical and Surg. Reporter, Phila. Sundborgs FAMOUS PERFUMES EDENIA AND Goya Lily. EXTRA preacher extended an invitation to the company to offer remarks, but again his invitation met with silence. Finally an old farmer, who sat in the corner of the front room, rose and said: "If no one has any remarks to make about the deceased, I would like to make a few remarks about the alliance's sub-treasury plan."-Argonaut. ONE day, a distinguished notary, while breakfasting with a friend at a café in Paris, indulged in some stinging comments on the public acts of Marshal Marmont. Suddenly another gentleman, dining at a neighboring table, rose and approached them, his mustache bristling with anger. "Sir," cried he tragically, "you shall give me satisfaction!" "Are you Marshal Marmont?" quietly asked the notary. "I have not that honor," was the reply; "but I am his chief aidede-camp." "Give me your card, then, sir," said the notary; I will send you my head clerk."-Argonaut. OFFICE BOY (to Employer): I've got a complaint to make, sir. OFFICE BOY: The cashier kicked me, sir. I don't want no cashier to kick me. EMPLOYER: Of course he kicked you You don't expect me to attend to everything, do you? I can't look after all the little details of the business myself.-The Koran. QUALITY DUNLAP & Co. COPYRIGHTED. CELEBRATED HATS, -AND Ladies' Round Hats and Bonnets and The Dunlap Silk Umbrella. 178 & 180 Fifth Avenue, bet. 22d and 23d Sts., and 181 Broadway, near Cortlandt St., NEW YORK. Palmer House, Chicago. 914 Chestnut St., Phila. Agencies in all Principal Cities. Gold Medal Awarded, Paris Exposition, 1889. 18th Edition, postpaid for 25c. (or stamps.) THE HUMAN HAIR, Why it Falls Off, Turns Grey, and the Remedy. By Prof. HARLEY PARKER, F. R. A. S. C. F. LONG & CO., 1013 Arch St., Phila., DALY'S THEATRE, BROADWAY & 30th STREET. Evenings at 8.15. Matinee Wed, and Sat. Until further notice, "THE CABINET MINISTER." "SOME WINTER RESORTS AND HOW TO REACH THEM," just published by THE TRAVELERS' BUREAUS OF THE NEWS SERIES (Herkimer, N. Y., office), will be sent upon receipt of ten cents in stamps. HOTEL VENDOME, BOSTON. COMMONWEALTH AVENUE. Unsurpassed by any hotel in the country for the beauty of its surroundings, the excellence of its accommodations, and the high order of its patronage. Most desirable for families and tourists. C. H. Greenleaf & Co. WORTH A GUINEA A BOX." From Fame, a London newspaper. Mr. S, a chemist of Liverpool, received a bill for the amount of 28s. from Thomas Beecham, St. Helens. Mr. S-, being at the time in pecuniary difficulties, pondered for a considerable time how to meet the demand. At last a bright idea flashed across his mind, and he said, joyfully: "Yes, I will send Beecham a box of his own pills-he says himself they are worth a guinea a box-and seven shillings in cash." This he did. In the course of a few days great was the surprise of Mr. Sto find that Beecham had forwarded the receipt attached to which were the words, "Cash only in future. Thomas Beecham." In the United States Beecham's Pills are also advertised as universally acknowledged to be "worth a guinea a box but that they are for sale by all druggists at 25 cents. LIFE'S MONTHLY CALENDAR, FOR 1892. Beecham evidently thinks it best to hedge against such ONLY $1.00, bright fellows as the Liverpool druggist turning up on Arnold SPRING and SUMMER styles of FREE FOR 2C. STAMP Broadway & 19th st. Fun for 40 Minutes and Information for a Month GO WITH EVERY COPY OF Life's Monthly It tells you everything, and more, too. Rich and Poor Copious Reading Matter New York. POSTAGE PAID. SINGLE COPIES, 10 CENTS. Guaranteed to contain no rosin, or any injurious substances. Delicacy of Perfume unexcelled. SOLE U. S. AGENTS, MÜLHENS & KROPFF, New York. For RUBBER BOOTS these 25 CTS. AWARM FOOT COVERING WARRANTED TO WASH Post-paid 25 cts. Mention Size. John H. Parker, 103 Bedford Street, Boston, Play |