Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-07-19
From Pcterson's Magazine.
ADA LESTER,S SEASON IN NEW
YORK.
BY CARRY STANLEY.
"


New YoRK, February 10th,
| Maggie. Mag .ie, have absolutely seer
and heard Sontag. 1t is really a luxury
which you cannot even haLf appreciate
no one can. till they hare seen and hearc
her. She is here performing in Opera
and uncle has taken seats for the season
SO shall always have an opportunity tc
go il l wish.
You must know t at the theatre where
she is playing will contain ten times as
many people as the little one at G.,
and just imagine house Of that size fill
ed from floor to ceiling with ladies in full
dress, New York full dress, mean, of
course, glittering with diamonds !; plumes
waving with every motion of the fan
head dresses that cost us much as poor
Old widow G-'s yearly house rent
does; opera cloaks that arc marvels of
beauty and extravaganza ermine fit for
a princess laces, yard Cf which it takes
a poor girl six months to make Imagine
all Of this if you can, with the wonderful
assortments of cOlOrs, the brilliant gas
lights, and the bewitching little overture
to La File du Regiment, all com bined.
The first time that l saw Sonta4 was
as Fhe Daughter of the Regiment -
Her voice, though failing, has been SO
thoroughly trained, that one must be hv-
percritcal to find fault with it, and then
her acting is just perfection. One can
not believe that the bcwitching girl of
| eighteen as she appears on the stage. is a
grandmamma. 1t is marvellous. As the
play went on got quite hysterical, laugh
ed and cried with one breath, and sus-
Pect to Louise's disgust, who thinks it
vul gar ever TO betray feeling. The only
redeeming point which have, in her es.
tlmatlon. is, that | am naturally SO rcti-
cent. Well. Maggie. thought Scntay's
La File du Regiment" charming, but
1t was baby play to her q" Lucie de Lam
mermoor." | am becoming fashionable
too, you must know, since papa's last re-
mittance, with its consequence, some new
dresses, and in order to keep up with the
world around me, determined that would
not cry. 50 bit my lips till the blood near
| ly came, but it would not do, and like poor
old uncle Ned, the tears run down nv
cheeks like rain. Mr.. Blanchard. who
was with US, kindly tried to shield me
from the observation of lu belle Louise BY
leaning over and talking to me, but 1 sus-
Pect that he did not entirely succeed, as
she was quite cross afterward. But such
acting such acting. Maggie, you cannot
imagine What happy appreciation and
strong symPathies Sontag must have to be
able to render that terribly story so vivid
| ly. Verify, Maggie, the sorrows of poor
LucIe almost crazed me. used to think
that nothing could equal the story as told
by Scott, but ah there is nothing but
music that can interpret the wall Of a
broken heart.
Sontag, and a most provoking thing
which occurred this morning, are all that
| shall think Of for a week; l suspect
After breakfast the carriage was ordered
as usual, for the mornings routine OF
calls, shopping. and luncheon at Thomp-
sons saloon but as find my health is
not so good in consequence of late hours,
and the want of my usual active exercise
in the open air, told my cousins that l
would prefer not accompanying them, but
would take long walk instead so run
ming up to my room l wrapped myself up
wormly in my furs, and off started.
1t was glorious day, the air clear and
frosty, the sky blue and sunshine bright.
and went on in high glee, for l felt like
a child just out Of school.
| walked for at least two hours, and
then returned home quite wear.d with
the unusual exercise. smoothed my hair
and prepared for dinner and then picking
up my book. and made my way into the
drawing room. We do not dine here, you
know, till five o'clock so although it was
no: nearly dark, the heavy curtains gave
the room quite a twilight appearance
that fact, l suppose, combined with the
warm room. my fatigue. and the long
walk in the frosty air, made me most de-
liciously drowsy. threw my head back.
therefore and settled myself comfortably
in the great lounging chair for nap. l
not how long had slept, but I awoke
with a start, and my mouth ,Oide open.
| (you know what a horrible habit have oi
sleeping with my mouth open) and who
should 1 see standing before me with a
scarcely suppressed smile, but that Mr.
Blanchard. 1t makes me laugh now, to
think how angry was aOith the man. be-
cause be had seen me so. WE'LL" said I.
in my usual 6rusque manner, " hope you
admired the view" To my indignation
this almost convulsed him with laughter
Thanks to dame nature, for endowing me
with stock of iubOrne impudeuce, which
serves me admirably here, in lieu of a
fashionable EDUCATION, 1 again, settled
myself easily in the chair and went
on, "I acknowledge, Mr.. Blanchard. thai
nv position was much more comfortable
than elegant, but then had good pre-
cedcnt YOU know Marie Maucini. wbr