Royal Musicians

Nearly every member of the rulingfamilies of Europe is a clever performer on some musical instrument. It rarely happens, however, that these royal accomplishments are put to a practical test of nierit, and the story told of the flute-playing of the duke of Oporto, the Portuguese king's brother, is interestIng1. On a wager with one of the nobles of the Lisbon court, he once set out in disguise to earn his living with his flute for a week. and succeeded without difficulty in getting an engagement in the orchestra of the opera house at Madrid. His playing was satisfactory, and at the end of the week he received from the leader of the orchestra a very flattering letter of recommendation. Reinwmber venir friend Chas. E. Hiseoi-k, wlien ym comie to vote.