, 1870-08-21
A QUEEN OF SONG.
11&tlriet&A SoNSNEs

~" stf VIZ efH DrTItl~
are LtssElest n.ule IL tho brish, pages OF
lS1lc a!t i'll tiesialav In that Of Heurietta Som
sas- from the hous th., she carried rAe put-
nc o. i.e,Nsie hy s.nrul. aa:l the students
mingled her name with th,t OF Gertrude Mars,
tna staf O. tha past ces4turs, until the deadly
death, Mile. Sontss. or Countess llossi. had
no superior. She rane to AMERICA. il /. tine.
IN the decline Of her artistic lasr, ar .ast,er at
the tMsh OF her second lie hefo.o tho foot
1ights when she Was II years Of aSa. aul after
twenty. years Of retirement fsou the stage
Of that magic that aroused the envy
Of Malibran. and which caused an emf
nent critic to speak thus: I'm the
magnificent ca=ket Of vocal gems which Soatas
displayed every high, before her admirers, we
esrecislly remarked the limrid,ty Of her chro-
matis gamaats aEd the bzilhancy u her trillss.
which spsrklel like rubies on ; velvet ground
Each note OF those lone-desceuding spira1s
stood oat As il it had been struck isolstealy
and attAched itself to the following nnte bv i
delics'e and itnpercertsble thread, and Ill
thcsc mar<els we're accomplished with 5 peg
feet grace. never t1ithguring Les countenauee
hy the slightest sign Of effort. Her cl1ru,ins
dsufe. her hne. iimria, soft eyes, her elegant
form. and her stature. slHingiug aud sappla
~ the stem Of sonnE poplar, finished the
picture aud completed the Gu
He,ss =; ,s5ss Seszeey ia had D.. the 'as,
uoter " 'tMnS LpQ tled away IN
Her Msits'S's Thast1s. Lonaon, than they
were skken M and continued by an unekpeci-
ed voice. that had been hu.hed for twenty
years. The e3travseant habits of her hug
hand compelled SontAg 10 return to the scenes
pf her EARLIER t!1uu'phs, aud her welcome
leon 1t the american etage, Cl!n,aa. rer-
shaded her 10 risit this countrs. AMI she first
2presred in concert at Metropolitan formerly
| Trli1er' Hall, in the Tall OF 1852. Sas brought
With her Pozxe'ini. tenor. Estiali. BARITONE;
| fani Julien, sioaiui=t Alfred Jaell. riAuist:
Ectco, trfo haseo. and Carl Eckert. con-
dnrtor. The great cantatrice vss remark
allie for the tsste and 1ich elegance OF her
toilets. On Arriving in this city, her agent
asked her whether she had brought auv con-
ceH toilets fror Paris. She replied, 4. Snven."
"IEcn, na.'an,e. be said. '.as you are to
| icG different dress at each conce1t-" She
laughed At the idea. Int consented, an1 cte-
a.rti thereby az much excitement anlouS the
l,d,es as she would by new aria. Speaking
Etglish fuently, lics rendition OF simple little
ballads WAS uueauallel: In New York, phi!a-
were the order OF the dag, In many cases
these took the form Of torthllght pV.eessions
ard grand eeteua'les. At Washington clever
strike Of managerial ainIomacv occurred.
which may te called diamond episode.
SGntaE Wore ut concert given there . sa-
1 It41 EEL tA h1ttuHnQs. 1lfet0ALel t3EE Nv lIlG
F.mi c'ot III Eusela. consisting 1f earrings,
bracelet. Etcslac., broo.l, and eIEing for tile
skirt uf her tabr. just as elle was Euing ol,
the s!asc. "l4ile a'lmu.ng bouquet rent her
- President lie,ce, her akeut--Mr. JOIN.
| f'ascIc-sisly ltn~cne! one OF the largest di.-
momls on the dress, which. as he anticipated.
fr:! oil, and rolling from lilo stage to the par.
lact WAS picked ur ns one Of tae l,-tiaS:1,s =
Ell tr=on. string there. This wA. Sel,asos
Ra.LtS. who Immediately restored tas g.n
,tEe manager Lad Ills eye ou him al! the
iia,el. aud WAS thanked BY Al aH',Sr.;'il
/ riCient III The hster ip.t time in c.e:i,-
muuicatiEs its contents to every one ot
nofe III Waslnng;nn; roein.S was los; IL,
wonder aud admiration aud crowded houses
wsre the result. Her snree-a in EosA Ill
was even greater sAan iu New YoTH. The
Clergy Of Ike - Huh" and thc towns within
tweEty or Thirty miles were enlisted i,s liz.
| ltl,alf in this wi.e Invitations wc.. i--
| sEcd ts Manager laazcic Tor a fnn rehsas.
| "a! Of her Fist concert da5s hct,,ra il tool
!.cc. ard were. strictly confined to ti.t
clergy. The 1t~ul: WAS euch eatllefin: a
b!a. E-tcared and wllitc-ehokrretl gent.
men and their wives as bad never befoE,
heeu seen. The Is1vcrenA and yeNeral!,
Doctor Sharpe, the shining clesica! light o
Boston. rose ard male feeling address Il
ScntsE. an. presented be- viii, a besu1ifull,
bound Billie. ine,,ried On the t'y leaf with al
the names Of the Protestant Clergy: Cath
c.ic doing tho same lit hcliaf Of his tlanDnlI
nasiGu. OF course Sontag wroto q pretty not
Ct tlarks in autograph TO each Clergyman
Who SLOWED it to his congregation, and lie
canc au advertising aEo,,t- The result Va
marvellous, and tlunch Darcie got eouuli
7a:cl ly the Boston press for invoking n
All OF the clergy, the concerts were rrowd'H
a:.d the enthusiasm co:op!,tc. At the eul n
| 4 nlns: brilliant anti ptcftniariir successful
eoncefs sc:so1 il, Italian opera. wherein all