All music shops are interesting, and Moutrie's is a place to forget one's troubles. They will put one of their charming new! records on the Victrola and away goes dull care. Have you heard—'If You Could Care," by Frances Aida, or the new "Minuet" by Heifetz for the violin, or "La Campana di San Guisto" sung by Caruso, as only Caruso can sing! Tetrazzini sings a Solveig's Song, and Mabel Gar-risen sings "Khaki Sammy." They are all new and should be added to your collection as soon as possible.
They have all the latest standard which is a gem, "Wind Song," ete. And you care for popular songs they are all there—Have you heard "Poor Little Butterfly is a Fly Girl—sounds wicked does it not.?—but: really it is quite harmless. You ight get "Freckles," "Peggy,"
Baby's Arms," "Patches," "IT "Might Be Your Once in a While," and "I Want a Daddy to Rock me to Sleep"—to take with you on your holiday this summer. They all sug the holiday mood and you can dance to most of them-Mr. J. Deane Wells, who is in Moutrie's has written a number of songs, among them "In Flanders: Fields," and "Rest Ye in Peace" which is America's answer to "In Flanders Fields."
This' shop has the Schirmer Library, Boston Music Library: and the music of Oliver Ditson Ca. and Jos. Stern Ca. They sell also all musical instruments.
The Period Design Grafonolas at Robinson & Ca. are works of art Each has been modelled after a piece of furniture that was used in the period it represents. For example, the Jacobean or Charles LI is a tall cabinet profusely carved swith birds and fruits The scrolled fretwork is backed with silk through which the music passes.
The Queen Anne is the acme of simplicity and would look well in any room. The "Adam" should appeal to the Chinese, as it is finished in plum, blue, and yellow. Hand paintings cover its several sides and they are delicately exccuted. All these charming Grafonolas are operated by electricity, and stop automatically.
Kobinson & Ca. are the only Shanghai agents for this decorative "period" variety. I saw a few very small instruments and when I inquired about them I was told that they were for children, but unfortunately no more can be procured. If I were a kiddies 1 should consider myself absolutely ''made" if I could have my own Grafonola-There is a large ascortment, of new records at this shop including "The Vamp," "India." "Chang," "Send Dunes,"—_ "Egyptland," "Mummy Mine," and "Venetian Moon." They are the agents for the Broadwood pianos of London.
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