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" It may not sound very proper to say a young
1st. That in the sense of the M. T. N. A. the French
lady is a bone player," said one of the pretty mem- pitch is the only authoritative musical standard of
bers, clicking the castanets and keeping time with the civilized world, and is hereby adopted as the
THE LATEST FAD OP MOTHER EVE'S DAUGHTERS.
one dainty foot as she spoke, " but I do not see any standard of this Association.
reason why a girl shouldn't play bones if she wishes.
2d. That hereafter all musical performances held
1
f • T~\ ONES are in great demand among the ladies, ' I was ashamed at first and wouldn't buy a pair. I under the auspices of this Association must be at the
1 ^ said a popular New York dealer in all kinds made our cook save me two ribs from a piece of French pitch.
J—* of musical instruments. His store is con- corned beef, and they did very nicely for a time, after
3d. That this Association pledges the support of
veniently situated on Broadway, and is in high favor they were polished with sandpaper.
its individual members in establishing French pitch
because the proprietor and his clerks are always
" Oh, no! we couldn't let any one come to our within their own musical circles as far as possible.
willing to converse with their fair customers, and
4th. That the Secretary be authorized to negoti-
givethem hints about manipulating their instruments, concerts. They are strictly secret, and only members
says the Journal of that city. " Yes, bone-playing are admitted. We generally sing with a piano and ate with Rudolph Koenig, of Paris, for the purchase
will, I believe, be the rage this winter. You see the banjo accompaniment, and some of the songs sound of pure French pitchforks A a== 435 for such members
banjo had Its day, the mandolin is too difficult for the very well. We take to bone-playing instead of romp- of the Association as may send to the Secretary an
average young lady, and so bones have come into ing like children or dancing like our older sisters. order for one.
The committee call attention to the facts that last
favor. A correct idea of time is all that is needed in Some time we may give a ' home concert' for charity,
season at Vienna a convocation of the leading musi-
bone-playing, and, of course, the rapid movement but I don't know."
Very few married women play the bones or cast- cians officially adopted the French pitch.
requires energy, but most of our girls are not lack-
anets, or if they do their husbands do not know about
That at present the pitch of the Boston Symphony
ing in the last-named quality."
it. One young matron, braver than the rest,attempted Orchestra is pure French pitch.
Just then three young ladies, a pug dog and a to give an exhibition of her skill on the bones to her
That many schools, conservatories, colleges and
duenna entered the store, and the latter asked to be better half, but was informed that if she tried any-
individuals,
in their public and private use, have
shown some castanets. Two or three dozen of the thing of that kind again a divorce would be obtained
adopted French pitch.
pretty articles, some very plain, others painted and immediately.
That Theodore Thomas' orchestra is using a pitch
be-ribboned, were spread out on the counter, and as
Now that the harp, banjo, guitar, zither and man- very much lower than the high pitoh; but unfortun-
the girls looked at them with sparkling eyes one
dolin have had their day, and castanets, bones and ately a trifle higher than the French pitch.
said in a stage whisper to the clerk :
tambourines are in present favor, " what next?" is
That the vocal profession are nearly unamimous
"Show us some of those minstrel bones, too, asked by the anxious mammas and papas. One irate
in their preference for the French pitch as against
please.'
old bachelor declares that the wiid Western bazoo the high one.
" This is perfectly lovely," cried the blonde of the will come next, and, last of all, the bagpipe. It cer-
That last season many musical organizations, so-
party, taking a pair of castanets in her hands and tainly would be a novelty to see a dozen of Gotham's
cieties
and individuals in England adopted French
going through "Massa's in the Cold, Cold Ground," daughters of fasion piping out the wild music of the
pitch.
and " Heah dem Darkies Singing," with as much Highlands on the bagpipes.—Exchange.
Musicians must feel that the adoption of a uniform
skill as the end-man in a minstrel show. There were
standard
of musical pitch in such countries as
but few people in the store at the time, but the poor
ohaperone was scandalized and begged the young FRENCH PITCH ADOPTED FOR PIANOS BY France, Germany, Spain, Italy, England, Russia and
the United States is a " consummation devoutly to
ladies to make their purchases quickly.
THE M. T. N. A.
be wished."
" Are the regular bones harder to play ?" asked the
The committee hope that the old, high, vacillating
young lady of the castanets, and when assured that
p E Committee on Pitch of the M. T. N. A. have pitch will give place entirely to the classical uniform
they were not more difficult she purchased two pairs,
I adopted the French pitch as a standard, and French pitch, absolutely fixed, and made as per-
and, with six pairs of castanets, two tambourines
resolves to support that pitch, and to extend it manent and as enduring as the art itself.
and some banjo strings, the group left the shop, one as far as possible in the hope that it may become
of them saying as they passed out:
universal. Following is a portion of the report:
WILLIAM E. WHEELOOK. will soon put their new
" Won't it be delightful! But I shan'tblacken my
The committee feel that every member of the
face, shall you? I've heard that it ruins the com- M. T. N. A. should pledge himself to,sueh support of grand piano on the market.
plexion."
the French pitch as indicated, and they ask the fol-
MR. HARRY FREES, of Dallas, Texas, has been
" I believe they're going to have a private minstrel lowing motions to be accepted :
elected a member of the board of education of Dallas.
show," said the storekeeper. " New York girls are
always wanting some novel amusement, and if no
one else gives it to them they manage to give it to
themselves."
It was learned that a number of young ladies not
yet in society and just out of the schoolroom had
formed a club called the " L. M. B. P.," which, being
(ESTABLISHED 1864.)
translated by one of the members as a great piece of
Successors to DIPPEL & SCHMIDT,
confidence, was found to mean " Lady Minstrel Bone
Players." The club holds secret sessions twice every
week at the house of the president, where an unused
room is occupied. Spanish dances to the music of
the catanets, songs and bone-playing are enjoyed for
an hour or two.
Nos. 102, 104 and 106 EAST 30th STBEET, NEW YORK.
BEAUTY AND THE BONES.
V. J. ISON & CO.,
Grand, Square ^ Upright Piano-Forte Actions,
Moftdaij
DECEMBER * 20th * 1886.
• ETWEEN now and December 20th, we expect to visit the principal places from New York to San Fancisco, and give full news of the far Western
trade in that issue. We shall not, however, neglect the Eastern manufacturers and dealers, but instead, visit as many as possible and give them
an opportunity to avail themselves of the extra large circulation which this issue will have. Our regular circulation is acknowledged to be twenty-
five per cent, greater than any other paper pretending to represent the music trade. As proof of this, see Rowell's Newspaper Directory for 1886. We
shall spare no pains or expense to make this Holiday Number the most interesting and useful paper ever published in the music trade, and request the
manufactures and dealers to aid us in doing this, by sending any articles which will be of interest to the trade in general.
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