It was in Jubilee Year that the British public were first charmed by the singing of this admirable American contralto.

Her voice was a charming contralto, evidently partially trained, and promising with coming years to be worth consideration.

The elaborate Polish contralto across from her, splendid as a mediaeval queen, threw Kate's simplicity into sharp contrast.

"The writer," a voice said in a husky contralto.

But one day Keller deserted her, as she had deserted others, to take up with a sickly, languid contralto, whose best charms could have been hardly comparable to the morbid delicacy of a hot-house flower.

As a matter of fact Betty had a clear little contralto of her own and she sang as naturally as a bird.

And an evening was never complete without "Annie Laurie," and "Dixie," with Bondsman's mournful contralto gaming ascendance as the evening progressed.

The voices which sang were of a deep, plaintive contralto, much resembling the richness of a tenor, and us they moved in modulated waves of chanting sound the effect was soothing and dreamy.

But one day Keller deserted her, as she had deserted others, to take up with a sickly, languid contralto, whose best charms could have been hardly comparable to the morbid delicacy of a hot-house flower.

Janet joined him with a subdued contralto, and the two voices, without words, made themselves into a harmonious undertone of an accompaniment.