Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-09-10
BY MCANLY & ENTLER

when necessary, rtOuRes tnem Win
look, and recalls them TO dignity Of demea-
nour with the powers of her eye.
The truth is that no one plays the great
lady in the drawing-room with more ease
and success than Mademoiselle Rachel
With charming affabilty, intellect in re-
pose, easy and courteous anticipation of
your wishes, and air of the simplest mod
es,y, dignity, distinguished grace of man.
ner and movement, she blends all with
such complete nature that the actress is
merged altogether in the high-bred and
superior woman. TO reconcile The meta
morphosis of a street singer into what
they themselves most aspire TO be, the
Duchesses of the Faubourg St. German
say, adrolly, that the Rachel family lost
its senealogic records at the sack of Jeru-
salem
know not upon what chord conversa-
lion turns, after The retiring hour, at the
palace of the great tragedianess but it is
certain, that up to that time, it runs upon
questions of science, philosophy and art,
and upon topics of general humanity and
virtuOus love. Speak of masterpiece
of art,and the artistic soul awakens at once
within her; speak of a fine action, and
| her features show the working of heart
aroused; speak of wretchedness or suf-
fering, and her eyes fill with tears
You may call it all aflectalion if you will,
but it is marvellously like the true expires,
sion of the soul.
There is nothing mot even the conse-
quences of her failings from virtue-which
Mademoiselle Rachel does not make the
means Of showing her manner to advan-
tage. Toward the two beautiful children
who share her life at the palace she inhab-
| its, her behaviour is that of mother and
the most dignifed and tender. Nothing
could be conceived more admirably in
good taste than the incessant and caressing
solicitude with which she watches over
these unhappy pledges of forbidden love,
nothing more sweet and winning than her
manner towards them. Nature does not
always take direct line 10 perpetuate great
races, for one of those is the child of a
natural son of Napoleon and from the
manner in which he is educated, and the
look of the child, you would say that va
que ideas of domination and empire were
already struggling for expression under
that infantine forehead.
A MONARCH TURNED Musical COMPOSER.
Messieurs Scribe & Halevy, after their
brilliant iOnt success in the new Opera OF
La Tempesta at London, went on vsil
of respect and loyal duty 10 Louis Phi.
lippe at ST. Leonard The old king, in
spite of age and infirmities, preserves his
admirable conversational powers in full
force, and his memory still serves him
with singular accuracy. With his special
faculty of adapting his remarks to the
character and pursuits of whomcvcr he
talks with, the Ming addressed Mr.. Hal
vey on the subject Of musical composition,
which he discussed with the scientific
precision of Professor.
Stay = he said, that they had exchang,
ed ideas for an hour on this theme, II re-
member very old English air, of great
originality and beauty. which wOnlI pro
duce an admirable effect introduced into
an opera. Ii YOU choose to take it down.
| will hum 1t TO YOU"
Nj. Halevy took pen and ink according
lv, and the King uoled an air which was
of singular sweetness and force. When
it was taken down and handed to him, he
read it and exclaimed:
"What blunder! have omitted 1--WE
measures of The melody ~
The omission was repaired, and the
draft corrected, and then VI. lIalcNy re-
quested, as mark of his condcsccmsion,
that the King would make the manuscripts
invaluable by writing his name at tie bot
tom Of the page.
"Willngly," said the King, and turn
inc to the Queen with smile, he added,
This will serve him for al autograph y
The two visitors received an invitation
to dine at ST. Leonard few days after.
with the royal family. This for them
was a thousand times more of an honour
and pleasure than the sumptuouS banquet
given to them by Mr.. Lumlcy a short
time before.
Nj. Scribe, at table, sat beside the
Duchess of Orleans. As the gifted dra-
matiSl Iaudcd the beauty CT the lands cape
which cnvironcd their residence, and the
views of which were visible from the win,
dows around them, the princess replied
with an indcscribable expression Of pen,
sivc melancholy:
"Oui roJois G"ondIe lie ciI Cs' PR
CT c!air. on 0prcoH les co'es de ffdnCe.'
So tourhins was the accent with wmch
these words were pronounced, that he TO
whom they were addressed felt The tears
start 10 hls eyes.