The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-08-25


city he Of tbe Times thus speaks Of her personal ap-
I pearanoe;
u during her exit from the steamer and ride 10 the hotel
she showed very much curiosity the character and
appearances q the people among whom she was about g
be introduced She raised several TINES her veil and with
her large eyes deepset but penetrating in their gaze
sought II SEEMED 10 the q American Appre-
citation Of tragic passion Her attire wholly Of back
thrown simple black HnAntila black Grape bcnnet and
chyenbrodered veil forming the protection and aforn-
ment Of her head She dark kids and her left
supported heavy and gorgeous serpentine bracelet
Add this moderate stature rather slender form and
lively though graceful carriage and You have the distn-
guished tragedienne whose dramatic genius has long
electrified the European world she appeared during Der
transit from the Pacific yesterday 10 the wharf"
Another parpr saie that Taehel suite consists Of four
servants and my ,raiksl The Herald saysi
For twenty years she has been called the actress IN
Egrope and has been able dispute for the palm
Of superiority with her Lawyers 20 10 the Theatre Fran
10 bear Rachel decain and gan lesson in 0rasory
and interpreter Of the dramatic art in it's highest
sphere Mile Rachel stands alone These plain facts
10 her European reputation The American people will
judge for themselves however and Mile Rachel viii play
in this city audiences only second 10 those Of the Come
die FrAEcas ia point u critical Ia this nstrop
Oils her efforts win be thoroughly analysed without favor
prejudlce As true arlisi-wheb she is, presume
she viii be glad meet and satisfy this exaeDg audi
Mile Rachel is something thirty. tier figure Is
slight and she is rather above the medium height Her
face is strongly marked with the Jewish type and is not
beautiful according to strict rules, but Is strngy ek-
pTessiye-
If Rachel has been r twenty years tie actress Of Eu-
rope the Herald quite safe in putting Der age
thing thirty From biographical setoh Of Raehrl
furnished by the Tribune make the following extract
The simple romance Of Iachels history u.s. indeed su-
hcent Of itself to awaken the interest and touch the heart
Of this country, without The necessity Of throwing around
II dramatic robe she born IN the year ls2o, being
consequently in her thrtysKh yer end like most OF
those who in own airy neyery sphere haze mbed
famss shining sF born Of poor, and is said
Z in Ot Az d the
snRtches around tbs coeeholse Of Lyons and OF Paris
the paltry piancs which Der treble wrought beng-to
her honor brave girl be it sad-haliowed in con-
tribuhg TO the rpel Of Der poor parents bitter wants
Who knows bat activity thus early .rnpoyed for such
uses Ted. BY its inspiring Influences to p-ecoeiogs
Development Of rsnus, which, Ia passive or Idle
childhood would have sEen longer 10 untold However
il cane with Der il taz tfropgE the tattered
garb OF tue e nendcnt songsiress her genius ssms 70
have stolen The beauty Of her voice. and the outward
marks 81 the divine PARTICLE within which she bore in Der
dark glitterng eye and proirgdng forehead and brow OF
cold classic intellect fixed evening on The bonleFara
the attention the celebrated musiceGcher Dr. Chofoh
who omitted her bis singing class Under his tuition
she continued about ten months pursuing Der vocal tndr
with diligence and succes bHt she bad evidently nasion
for the drama Her kind master r. She herself intn
lively felt IL as f. ehren Of genius ever feel the hnger
mark Of God AT the age q fifteen she discontinued Der
studies for the opera and was reaofea % dranae class
where with and sssduous study she eni7Se9 the
histrionie art
Her first efforts at the minor theatres not much
noticed ard of but rifng Success bat Yedt the
=
her great merits and, engaging her ut salary Of eight
hundred dollars for the first year announced Der to appear
as Camille in The Horaces, a tragedy Of Corneile
NAnny,re ooUgrss-rba Few York Day Book has the
following paragraph in regard yffy interesting ques
ton:
Among other profound subjects discussed by the ALSO
cation for the advancement OF Science in session 81
Proriaence Rhode Island il the question whether
mar marry bis cousin Some fearful examples ia The de-
forIy Of poFteTy cited prove that such near ren
tons should not inerarry Instances OF blindness club
feet Ne ere mentioned The Roman Catholic and EPsco
pal churches boih fbid fach marriages but IN the face
Of scientific and ecclesiastical osthyi We ask WHIST Ti
directors the marriage O. cousins 90 wiih those cases
Tro s1srar ne it OF such marriages are Eagre than
usually beautiful ana intelligent explain the matter
in this way Children sometimes inherit their mena ~
physical organizations from their mothers and sometimes
from their fathers If consins who Doth inherit their
constitutions orn the side unite in marimonF, the
consequences will and mnsi be disastrous but If cousins
marry ho are entirely dissiar having inherited
constitution from father and the other from The mother
such result will follow. IL Is the uniting Of similar or
gnnatior matter whether first or second Cousins that
the injury TO offspring, and not the simple act Of
legal relationship
A HEARr1Ess BEurE-A little girl fell into well in Ian
singburg New York. day or two since man who wss
standing by mpored by the mother to rescue her
child but refused the plea that would sPo his clothes
The grl was saved through the herois Of little bare
footed schoolboy.
LIRERAI.--1he Of $4,000 has been Ehnscriped ~
Richmond for the relief Of Norfolk and Portsmouth Sa
vannah has also sent $500
Nor A rEEToTALER-An English paper states that Capt
John B. Forster r. NJ died recently, at CambcrweA Eng
land from excessive Of ardent spirits the coroners
ury declared the deceaseds allowance daily having been
ak qnars Of porter and quart Of gn brandy end rum
besides sherry table beer Ctsin Forsters valet de-
posed that he left his bedside every night bottle Of gin
bottle OF rum bottle Of brandy, bottle Of sherry, and
bottle Of porter
FAINT HIATT NEVER FA1E LADr.-The Cincinnati
Enquirer tells the following story
"A gallant son Of Mars who by the by is most meri-
torous Young officer while stationed at the Newport Bar
racks made acquaintance Of Of Newporfs frest
daughters scion Of Of the most aristocratc and
wealthy faiIies Of Campbell county. Very naturallr
Young lady being fascinating beautiful, and intelligent
ana The officer handsome generous and bravean attach-
ren TO each other formed and plainly exhibited
which did exactly snit the views OF The fair ones
mother She accordingly determined that loves young
dream should have end 70 accomplish which the gal
LIANT lover requested discontinue his visits and the
daughter taught her duty in the secnson Of the family
uapsion All precsution, however, wouldn't do-the
lovers met on Sunday night the license procured and
AT The house OF mutual friend the knot was irrevocably
tied The happy couple to this city after the
ceremony stopped st the Spencer House until yesterday
morning when they took the for the East 10 spend
the honeymoon
PRoHprrIos X BosroxThe liquor traffic in Boston not
withstnnding the severe restrictions imposed upon il has
never appeared 10 be more thriving than at the pres
I M Ia rrffI rlx in