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o f later and older p roductions b y native and foreign a rtists a t the a p artm e n t o f the association, N r. 13, Ø stergade. L adies m ay becom e m em bers o f the association, and thu s benefit by the d ispo sal o f the foreign w orks ; b u t they are not p erm itted to attend the o rd in ary m eetings of the Society. In addition to the above association there exists a n o th e r, b u t on a sm aller sc a le , founded by P ro ­ fessor H ø y e n , the object of w hich is to prom ote The Developement o f Scandinavian A r t ( Ud­ viklingen a f den nordiske Kunst). Its aim being view ed by som e as too confined, and a t variance with the cosm opolitan n atu re o f a rt, th is association has n o t m et w ith th at sym p ath y which, at its esta­ blishm ent, w as hoped for by its founder. w Musikforeningen, The Harmonic Society , num bers abo ut 2 0 0 0 m em bers, b o th gentlem en and ladies. E v ery w inter it gives 4 g ran d concerts in the large hall o f the C asin o , and several on a sm aller scale by su b scrip tio n , to which only a portion o f the m em bers are adm itted a t a sep arate charge. T h e O rchestra is under th e direction o f Mr. Gade. 6*