Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-11-10
Our EOston letter.

E{liol' Ratland Herald About twenty
years ago Jenny Lind went on n profess
sional tour through this country While
in Boston, she and her snite stopped at
the Revere House She had choice ap,
pGrtments assigned to her, and she was
sereuadcd, and received the attention of
the most distinguished people Passing
over these twenty intervening years, with
all The distinguished musical people who
may have stopped at this hotel, we come
70 the present week, which has included
the arrival, sereuade and reception Of
Mile Nilsson, another renowned Swedish
singer. There is an interesting similarity
in This event, which took place last even
inn, in various particulars TO the former,
though entirely accidental Mile Nilsson
occupies tho same apartments which
Jenny Lind had, and received her country
people and our city officials and interest
cd citizens, in the same parlor She was
sercrndtd hy the best of cur bands, from
the Square, which naa remained almost
unchanged As on that occasion, Bowduin
Square was crowded, and ali the windows
of all tho blocks around were filed by
people But unlike the former occasion,
on account Of the cooler and fre-her nj
mospherc. the music from Gilmoro'- Band
sounded clearer and swceter last evening
than ever, az 1t played the class of music
appropriate to the nationality Of the guest
and the Scandinavian Club, which mad
the matter in charge. A Swedish song or
two from score of Swedish male voices,
with a pleasing melody rolling along,
proved that taste fer music might be a
national trait. Though there are but
comparatively few of that people in Bos-
ton, there was quite a large humber of
young ladies and matrOns who welcomed
their singer by a call, each presenting her
with a bouquet of flowers, and receiving
some word or token in return ; all spoken
in a language perfectly incomprehensihle
70 the lockers on, but very pleasing from
the evident heartiness and freedom with
whion they entered into the sff4ir. These
callers and serenaders Withdrawing and
moving off in procession, "a they came,
with music and transparencies; the ladies
seated four and four IN open coaches, by
their manners and general appearnp nee
made an impression quite favorable toI
themselves and their nationality.
Mile. Nilsson is of medium height, Of
graceful figure, and il graceful and easy
10 her manners. Her pictures do not do
her justice. She is more mature and
manly than they represent. Her fea-
tules are regular and handsome; her
complexion is quite Light, her hair being
an approach 10 haxen. She was dressed on
this occasion in blue silk velvet dress,
rather plain, but trimmed with lighter
blue, with the waist somewhat open with
white ruffles, and lace collar and a chain
about her neck, to which were attached
some pearls in front. Present were her
manager, Sara Rosche, Miss Carey, an
American, and others of her troupe.
There are twelve lectures commenced !
at the Lowell Institute upon "Shake-
spenro and his Plays" by NJ. Melville,
an English gentleman, and professor of
elocution in some London University.
This gentleman is olassed as one of the
first of readers. He delivered course
three years since in the same place, the
favorable impression Of which caused
great demand for tickets; and 10 better
audience can be found than is his, the
subject this evening being Hamlet" AS
an illustration of something of the position
and relation of our public halls, and the
nearness of two or more large gatherings
OF people of an evening, it can here be
said that through the open windows of
the Lowell Institute, and those of the
Music Hail. which stands along side of it
but overshadowing it, came the sweet
-, Dlns of music from the or, hestra of
Mlo (~'lsson, under the lead of Maretzek.
And 10 the ~clamation of Hamlet, "Ho
7 hear musicn we bad the reality.
There is still anothe-~ cotgse of lectures
upon Italian poverty at tn" game place.
alternating with the above l.Neheonaa.
But for all these things there are L ,~eded
more than six days in a week, b. Il