Objections to ladies playing the violin, answered—Queen ELIZABETH and her violin—Madame MARA—her early practice on the violin—MADDALENA LOMBARDINI SIEMEN—reprint of a letter from Tartini to her—REGINA SCHLICK—her maiden name Sacchi—a particular friend of Mozart—anecdote of Mozart and the Sonata in B flat minor—LOUISE GAUTHEROT—Minerva and the flute—LUIGIA GERBINI—pupil of Viotti—Signora PARAVICINI—patronized by the Empress Josephine—her reverses and subsequent success—her graceful mode of bowing—CATARINA CALCAGNO—receives instructions from Paganini—Madame KRAHMEN—Mdlle. SCHULZ—Mdlle. ELEANORA NEUMANN—Madame FILIPOWICZ—Horace Walpole’s visit to St. Cyr—Mrs. SARAH OTTEY. CHAPTER IX. ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE VIOLIN. The subject stated—Otto’s treatise—the component parts of the violin—the _Cremonas_ and their makers—HIERONYMUS AMATI—ANTONIUS AMATI—NICHOLAS AMATI—ANTONIUS STRADUARIUS—JOSEPH GUARNERIUS—distinguishing characteristics of these makers—Tyrolese instruments—JACOB STEINER—later Tyrolese makers—KLOTZ—STATELMANN, of Vienna, and others—repairers—the principles of construction—the bass-bar, sound post, bridge, _f_ holes, &c.—strings (called Roman) from Milan—means of producing a smooth, clear tone—ANDREAS AMATI—GASPAR DE SALO—GIOVANNI GRANZINO—GIOVANNI PAOLO MAGINI—career of ANTONIO STRADIVARI, GIUSEPPE GUARNERI, and of JACOB STEINER—notable sums offered for instruments—imitators—RICHARD DUKE and the London makers—M. CHANOT’S investigation into the true form of the violin—result—M. SAVART’S experiments—M. VUILLAUME’S copies—his adventures in search of materials—copies Paganini’s Guarnerius—his probity—specimens at the Great Exhibition of All Nations—construction of bows—Beware of Vampers!—_pp. 341, et seq._ CHAPTER X. MISCELLANEOUS ANECDOTES, COLLECTED SCRAPS, ECCENTRIC VARIETIES, &C. Characteristics of the fiddle species—a caricature repudiated—ambition let down—a new resource in difficulty—a prejudice overcome—fifty years’ fiddling—another fifty years of it—glory made out of shame—discrimination—the Cremona fiddle—an apt quotation—the leading instrument victorious—sending for time-keepers—musical exaction—a device for a dinner—a ‘practising’ coachman—a footman to match—a royal ‘whereabout’—precocious performers—fiddlers’ tricks—eccentric varieties of the violin kind—the fiddle of Ireland—of Tartary—African fiddle—Greek fiddle—an eight-stringed violin—an intermediate instrument—something _more_ than a violin—an air violin—automaton violinist—the street-fiddler—epigrams.—_pp. 364, et seq._ THE VIOLIN, ETC. CHAPTER I. ORIGINAL AND EARLY HISTORY OF THE VIOLIN. First seat him somewhere, and derive his race.—DRYDEN.