She played the piano admirably, and when she was among friends she overcame the greatest difficulties.

Before her Thursday audiences, however, she limited herself to chamber music, with a special preference for Henri Reber's duets for the piano and the violin.

These delicate, artistic works are unknown to the amateurs of to-day.

They seem to prefer to the pure juice of the grape in crystal glasses poisonous potions in cups of gold.

They must have orgies, sumptuous ceilings, a deadly luxury.