The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-28

The parents OF Nile, son,ag were, have state
arsrs. with very lmi Ell Tn she never forgot
and her short experience ct avsriiy earliest
was sufficient Ia aweL Ken every sen ment cbarity
she wes known by eli hs eS ed Germ whom adyeri
had crsen from the psdee Land 70 seek charity sa9
Sympathy In france. One colA Dga', ON leaving ths
theatre, after per Of Don Giovanni" Donna
Anna still fun Of emotion observed the step of
coor as she passed tr.c young girls their mother
singing licde,s Of heir tsherIana Mle ontay recos
nised the POOR mother. who weeping she
y Thirty years Old She lcaiei that she had scen
her o. ,he theatre 1T lam tad, wi.sn se herself had
taken there in the srm- Of her parents The eaets
friee ap tached bs group sltn tr p,slng steps and 10
svioe d. ely moved by emotion kcd tho mother waerc
fhe li,cd-srceoied a. snsNer--dloppsd gold coin
hurried 10 her rali &C and drove of.
On the evening, ser, art attired in splendid
lvy knoch's at he deer OF ses-rct oi shouse in he
Faaxbourr T,uIle. "Who i, there Z" asiesi by
yelce weakened by poverty and waat /" frcnc, who
brings ,ou good news, wss the imnedl.se reply Tho
door opened "Rese Is litter whish have been
The letter was thus couched -
"On presenting pour elves st No II Chaus.
see Ansts, ai b. the banl you sili fnd
| 81 iIae tiouanc ffsnc' which beg you to acc ?,
Return 10 lsimsisd' rh your three daughters, whore
Pay tel me the naoae Of the saviour of myself ane
chHdiu." II cannot" IVES the rer.y of 'ac ms ca
&c Is at Da1rns'att oLy viii it he known t. YOU"
Tse tsggar dressed her children in their best ttira
aNe 10 tolovisg morning took the RAJ 70 Geran4n
Fot seven 81. reg lriy received pension which
abec her 10 esv. gh'er- goof education on
then entered sbe Coz ervstoe of Perrin ami bs
become Il tby most trsant stars Of the &c
| stace. iier OF course refrain from
J iiotirg Only wihin tie .asc two years has tho
ardecr of ,boe esya discovered the secret author Of
! coed az s1rh noble charity
! lhi, is bat oee Instance of the many acts # gns
q sity II ne Co Rosai recorded ny The German
writers from whom have borrowed largely for the
/ uses Of Ills ,rGi, sketch.
Nozzle nae took leave Of the Partisan public at per
fo,uapc. fcr the poor which was given at
the era in January Of 1880. On her Ber n
her tiei DIS numerous admirers her to
give few am she quilted the stage deli
ni,el two months Lefore the revelation OF July But
before entering the new lnth Of life which she had
chosen ana Before laying aside the brill at renown
q ikt !Vp,i SAnfnO MT
journey to Rusn giving az Warsaw Moscow st P,tcrs-
burg, ard afterwards at Hamburg md other pr,nci-
pal eiica OF Ct maBy concerts equally brilliant and
| profitable,
In $50 the sardnian cabinet, to reward Count Ross
for bis good services, appoint cd him Envoy and Minister
Ilen,i tan'ary to the Confederation of the Rhine at
| trarAfort. Here the reputation of Madame Rossi for
beauty g. odness ard talent had preceded her. The
er al po matte fpnctionar ies Frankfort to
eeesrae her ailiva With reunions, dinners and balls.
Iurina her IesoeIes at Frankfort her lite gil cd away
cl.erftily and rapisiy amidst general esteem and do
mestic lapIinees
TIE only event which signaz+d her residence at
! Fianlfof' wns nobis act 0 charity The overlooking
Of the Iannhe had produced desolaton at Pesth and
suea ana a, peals had been made to all PARIS Of Ger
msry and particularly to the rich town Of Frankfort
The con Rercia as we the political pitsl of the
German comic Grafton Madame de Ross amongst other
cifihru ersons, vas appealed to. She at
RESPONDED 70 the calls her charity, and assembling all
the 'na'ehr n'usic'ans and singers, in
every Gerr,or capital eae gave oratoro with their
assistance at which she ef course herself sung in tie
ca.heofal, The Dom, NJ Frankfort the receipts OF
a,on amount. The Ffinre Mett.rnch addressed TO
The rou Rossi autograph letter. thanking Fer for
TIM glsa act Of CHART, the Austrian Eaiperors sub
The Countess Ross though she had no taste for the
publicity OF The stage, hay ing interrupted ard
scshtd tbroue ha Its glittrring temptations had an
pate FOR her art The young Countess here
folc, cultivated IL assi,sausly tue young pr mn
donna and intraDkiort and in Berlin whore she,prn-
c1aly resided ia st. le'er,sng, which she visited
saloon wa Il resort Of III a1 renowned in
tslic world lta' wondrou toce sang adnira
before loWg al the progress musical science and
anow ing all The 7epti,e OF the besI their
compositions xpi before The world Her svsry
reseupded the halls of palaces; and in,e.,
y ilc she had kings aud princes for her guests
Yet she was NE same simple nsined and unaffected
Ian, viii mno pure a. in niancy and heart beating
tnIy With O. I'd and tender emotions. Often curing these
years did sic sing for psblc charities and her
sure IN former Gays 6it the Golfers the nstitu
| ticn tor which sie sang.
But this bright destiny, ws.sh seemed placed beyond
the acl Of change and wsh time seemed to have
soidaftd wes, during tie revelation Of 1878 from
umsaneos ef an entrey private nature, completely de-
lien with her sweet temper unruTled her ealr pure
miid rted the moher and the wife remembered
the early Gays of the prna Gonna how that voice
and those talents had acesod fortune and hsnor The
instant her determination Whispered all tho thea
tres of kuroIe open tohar She chose tso Queens
theatre, in London Lus,ey offered her 81 600 ster
Ing for the This she accepted once more
she step ed on TO those boards where twent wears pre
viousy sbr had in all freshness II ner youth
but in b- full maturity Of her talent To say how the
house w.lcem med her would be impo sble 1t greeted
he With shouts with the waving Of haudierchefs. with
tears--tar she had many friends who emberod
hospitality in her high estate 1t to receive her.
years but loyeier. far ovelier SO youthful was she
when she LETT TIE stage that sic had not attained her
full stature; she bad grown considerably now-her sorm
rounded with The full grace of womanhood. There
were the came matohless hands, tho proven.
sialy beautiful foot That couutenance had stll the
purity OF outline 0: former years; but life however
haprt will in high and sensitive nature, leave
tloulhif.l an penri'e loot upon the features Her
| beauty had gained what is almost substitute
| for beau ~ Expression The ringets which
bad fl'a'ed in clouds around her girl:sh face
were braided that deep, intellectual brow,
| set one wrinkle TLose who had, in youth witnessed
features with establishment and asked If that fair
tuIe not the daughter of the epshrnod in their
memories Bot the voice, like which none had ever
since been Ii ard proclaimed that il the Henri
cite Sonsg II its lower notes had lost little Of their
funess and freedom as always the with soprano
voices tie upper notes still retained their roundness and
/ their charm Her powers were hardly less exquisite
tLan when she cas- aenty old; her execution had
lost nothing OF that marvellous fexibty which was
tien its CT aracieristc and with the slightest awaken
ing Of the Imagination. there recognized the Gns
distinguished her among the eminent vocasts who have
asoni he'd Turole in the last half century. Received
with distinction by audiences of the highest fashion,
who were drawn together by the of her greatness
and Ter msforunes. she sung with the most brilliant
success msny selections from her former y6pcrtoire
Among these attracted attention than Rodes
varat ons, sort of musical tapestry, brought into
fas hon ty Madame Catalani, upon which Madame
ing arahesques. An ascending scale launched out ut
lightning speed and flashing upon the like ribbon
Of fire. exc ted the lveest transports of enthusiasm
Tempted by the brilliant which had attended,
the professional of Jenny Lind and other great
artists in this country, Madame Sontag made up her mind
TO Writ the United States in the fall of 1867 and arr ed
in New York the leh Of September Of that year. Sho
commenced with series If concerts at the Metropolitan
Hall which proved most successful and stamped her at
once with popularity From New York she vent to Bos
ton and bladephia where she continued to give con-
certs. and firmly established her reputation with the
American publi, She then returned to mi. city, and
AIRED a. Eihlos in succession Of the lighter operas
in which she had won her European fame, and great
was the which attended this experiment that
she Was refd' induced to enter into an arrangnment
ratio performance given at Castle Garden In July 1888
This cngagemer proved To be of the most profitable
oIeratic speculaons that bad been undertaken in
New York and, in fact, according to tho evidence OF
Marezek on the Fry trial, the only that had ever
satisfactory to all concerned The result justified
Madame sontag forming travelling operate company
of her ou D. with which shc successfully visited Boston
Philadelphia. Bailimorc. Richmond Albany, Buffalo, Gin
cipnnt Louisville St. Louis and New Orleans, and In