Show story of a cirps pluck tho story of how madame urso the celebrated violinist opened the doors of eliat conservative institution the conservatory of paris is to her sex as well aa all others very interesting the off lr time three years before heivad a great desire to learn to play the violin and at first had played en a rude instrument made by an old music teacher in her native town of nantes she went to paris and be admitted to the conservative to study the celebrated composer auber was president of the institution and his answer to the request was why she is a girl her father was obliged to uso every possible plan to break this barrier between the talented girl and success and finally got her the lego of playing at the annual examination there seventy boys the youngest of whom was eighteen years eld who competed with the little girl for one of the three vacant place to be had at the conservatory camilla was determined to win and show who thought a girl could net play what talent there really was in the ses on the examination day she was admitted before the judges looked grim and displeased at her but she did not mind bho was there for business and she and played the fourth conceiao conc eito by her rendition took the staid professors by storm they did not believe it possible in one so young and especially in a girl As a result she obtained the firby prize much to the disgust of her rivals and since that day the great institution has been open to women will appear hare shortly with a celebrated company and will no doubt be welcomed by a crowded house |