“ When three years old, to play the piano was her chief delight, and soon she could play at sight any music that her hands could grasp. At the age of four years she played many tunes by ear. She improvised much and composed several little pieces. Among her earliest musical recollections is that of associating color with sound, the key of C suggesting white, A flat, blue, and soon. The exact pitch of sounds, single or in combination, produced by voice, violin, piano, bells, w histles or birds' songs, has always been perfectly clear to her, making it possible for her to name the notes at once. ”

“ The earliest evidences of her musical powers were manifested before she was a year old, and as she was so situated as to hear much good music, she soon acquired the habit of catching the songs that were sung to her. ”