The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-15
ANOTHER SWEDISH NIGbTINGALE.
Arrival Of the Renowned sORkstress Chris
tine NiIssOn-A Midnight Procession and

tine NiIsson-A Midnight Procession and
serennde-Early History of tho Artistic.
Miss Christine Nilsson, the Empress Of Song,
arrived yesterday morning ut ten ro'n Liverpool.
by the Cunard steamer Cubs. She Is blonde OF
ito purcs, type, with blue eyes classic features.
and wealth OF fair hair ior figure IL slightly
abo,N tho medium height well rounded, and gruce-
vi. Tier costume. on arrival, was travelling dress
and shawl of gray material. aud a back Tyrcc,e
hat With black fei;hcrs. Her ribbons were isht
blue, and hsrmonzrd well with tao pa!.iJ purity OF
her complexion.
The autumn has rose from the shores of the Mar.
rows, antS blended With thc sunlight as tae steamer
passed. IL enwrcathcd the hills and groves with
woudrcus beasty. and rendered ths gr-a, 7orta OF
tho city scene OF oncanmj mt. The fAir songSrcss
fszcd with dclisit upoa each revelation o. the New
World, and ceased ony as she apprsaehei the old
tuwble-'own wkary6s Of Jersey city, which she
ccqucnty ana,hcmstlsed. She spcaks English tlu-
cutly. but with a slight recent. German. French.
nd Italian nro a. 'nm'.ar 10 her lips as her Swedish
mother tongue. She remarked that ths voyage had
been unple,sunty bois.etous.
luc' ,rd', an English LADY, who supplies the place Of
her deceased mother. q man servant and maid, and
Ter agent, MIR. H. &. Jdfret, who bears the same
name as the associate m ina-er OF Nibo's ricatre.
There were also on the Cuba tho noted ViOuist,
NieuIi,mps, Wclli. = piansi, and Ncreer, BARI
tone, who have all been ensAsed TO assist at her
concerts.
Tho hour OF the steamers expected arrival was
uncertain, ana no crowd OF the curious had assem-
bled TO view the fair Swede. Mr.. Max StrJ6osch,
her manager, with Dr.. and Mrs. Dorepus, boarded
the steamer soon after It reached the wharf and the
two latter accompanied Miss Nilsson and Mrs.
Richards, in carriage, tn the Clarendon Hotel. In
the afternoon she drove, with DR., and Mrs. Dore
mus, 10 the Central Park AMI passed the evening at
home after dining privately In her apartments.
Several calls upon her we're made, bu she denied
herself 10 nearly all. She is TO sing on Monday at
stcinway Hall, and this morning will attend re-
hearsal there In the evening shc IL TO be 'erenaded
will sing Swedish national airs. They will be ac-
ccmpsried Ly procession bearing ransparencios.
Mis- Nilsson Wa born near the small town OF
We1i0, In the Swedish province OF Smsland. Her
father possessed a small farm. Before the age OF
ten her voice became notsd IA the reighborhooi,
aud lcr merits were increased by considerable
proficiency upon the violin, which she had acquired
with hut little instruction. She sometimes
attended tie fairs Of the vicinity with her
brother aud realized considerable sums of money
An amaeur musician named TonncrhJe m introduce
I G young girl 10 the Baroness Of Lelhusen, once
known as singer under the nams of Mile. ale
riu.. ana at the a.e OF thirteen, she became dom
| ciled Ia fer household. at Gcthenburg Lessons
were given TO her by nc Baroness, wno subsequent
L. placed her under tie tuition of Franz Berwald in
Stockholm, Thence sire sent TO Paris, ana
| studied under Wartel, noted teacher. for three
years learning In ttat period defamation, style,
| and all that portal To the lyric stage.
In October 1864 at the aAe o. eighteen, she maic
her dtbut at tie French Opera Hone FtOtitd in
| a French translation Of " La IraViala,' and was
emphatcay succcssul