The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-05-11
PERSONAL GOSSIP.

Critics say T1tlenS l5 losing her voice.
Eugene has withered Saint Beuve by
striking his name off the list Of her soirees.
"A Western critic, wishing to say the hand
some thing about Parepa-Rosa, calls her "a
washtub foil OF melody"
-Reichardt, composer Of "Thou Art 80 Near
and Yet 80 Far" has just published a new song
called "Of Thee I Think
-Irma de Murska has made great success
in London as Linda, both by her acting and by
her brilliant vocal execution.
The Princess Salm Salm has sued an
author OF stuttgard tr having written that
she was mistress to Macmillan.
The value OF presents made by the Sultan
to the Princess Of Wales during her recent
visit to the East is estimated at $4O0, 0,0Co.
-Alboni is the chief attraction in the for
,ign performances OF Rossini's Mass. Her rem
dering Of the S,twaris is encored every
night.
His Majesty the King Of the Sandwich
Islands had narrow escape from death, by
the falling Of q cocoanut, while walking in the
grove at his country seat
Roger, the once celebrated French tenor,
isnoW Emusic master, and his favorite pupil
is Amelia Watson, an Eoelish grf, who is said
to have an extraordinary soprano voice.
Miss violette Colville is an American girl
who is studying music in Paris, and Wartel,
her instructor, says she will become Mali
bran, and that he shall bring her out when she
is eighteen.
Costa, the conductor, has been visiting the
King OF Prussia, from whom he received the
Cress Of Officer Of the Red Eagle. Costa has
also been knighted by Queen Victoria, so he
cannot complain Of royal neglect.
Madame Rossini continues at Psssy, at her
dying husbands request, her Friday dinner
parties. Roseini's vacant chair is still at the
head of the table, but his favorite dish Of plac-
caroni is omitted from the list Of viands.
The st. Petersburg critics admit that Pau
line Lucca, who preceded Adelina Patti at the
Imperial. Opera il that city, is better canta-
trioe than the Msrquise de Cau1. but state
that the latter was in the hands of such skil-
full managers that her success was far greater
than that Of the Berlin dina.
The grave Of Marie Alphonsine Plessis,
whose history Was the basis OF NJ. Dumas
novel, LA Dame aux Camelias," is still point
ed out in one of the Paris cemeteries. 1t is
decorated with flowers daily, and in reply to
inquiries by visitors by whom it is done, the
keeper of the cemetery replies IN. Armand"
The Milanese are greatly excited about the
presence of Verdi, the composer, in their
midst. His new opera, "The Force OF Destiny"
was performed in his presence at the Scala
Theatre amidst extraordinary applause. Verdi
was called fifteen times before the curtain du-
ring the first performance. and he was after
ward serenaded by a very large concourse OF
people.
1t has been stated that Victor Hugo. for 80
long the assailant and bitter enemy Of Napo-
leon and Napoleonic imperialism, had made
his peace with the Emperor, and was about to
return to Paris from his exile. A passage in
the last chapter Of Augo's story, "The Man
who Laughs" Las savass paragraph aimed
1t Louis Napoleon that precludes the ida OF
any such reconciliation between the stern old
republican and the French autocrat. Hugo
says: "The Englishman's love for hls liberty is
mixed up with certain recognition Of another
mans seryitude. This kindly feeling towards
the CHAINS that bind q neiehbor is pushed
sometimes even to enthusiasm on behalf of
despot close at hand" Hugo here gets dou-
bic shot at Napoleon, and at the English peo-
pie who pet him.