, 1870-09-25
NEW YORK.
Arrival Of nIlssop-The Reception at
tho Hau4e 81 DIR. DoFemuy-Vixxt
to tho Nav1-ShiPs and Drv~Dock-
A Nautical Book

With \ midnight sefenRde and such croKds
Of people in its surrounding, ~ must Lsve
said, By their enthusiastic presence, most elo. |
1uent1y to Nilsson, -" Welcome to America"
The house OF d. Doremus,-qaite famed
for it's mueical and artistic atmosphere Of en-
lis one Of those exceptional New
York dwellings that has garden. Its drawing
room windows open upon siews Of eumrnes
foliage, and walks borde1ed With dowc,a. II
was just the scane for moonlight serenads.
The programme OF this nueical welcome,
gwen bT 6weaes And ScandinArians, Vas pre-
eented to Nilsson on satin Of yellow and blue,
and included, NTH airs from operas OF Wig
ner, Meyerbeer, and Rosaini, several boaa,i-
ful Swedish melodies. Al 70, the moonlight,
it vas multiplied for the occasion iu 4 thou
sand transparent lanterns, iuamIued in mink
tu1e With creased dlEs. Banners and ths pA-
honA coIors Of 6Reden and America were
held aloft; and it was between such tlAgs that
thu singer stood whsu. at the last, che re-
ceiveo the salute Of eyery ssedo, and accept
cd, soo,-reveruntly kissing it,-tss svedish
flag. Before that she had 6esn presented to
Mr. Dio1kl2nd, tae President Of the committee,
said:
~ TOO, h.vs dear old Sweden in my heart.
+ e'addens me to tha,ak my countE5men for
this homo! of tonight. And want You to
say 10 each one who has part IN this kindness
heart is yery full"
The moment when picture rhould have
the Swedish eougs were being sung, and while
tho lantezns lAy like welcoming consultations
at her feet, Nilsson appeared 1t IN upper
window, d1aped (from the night a-) in white,
and with = full downward light illurnining her
lovely Textures and her golden hair.
a Al.
preciatiTe guests Is the .music-laving host
knows well how to select, the cnutatfice Was
in full-dress Of blue and white; and then such
details Weze observable a. thst abe wore 4
crescent Of diamonds acrosa her ha1r, and up
on the chain that clasped her neck ; "horna-
shoe" Of pearls,
Everyone pronounced her re1y lovely. The
erayons and photographs thst have given the
"mAtter- of-fact" of hsr features. had alto
gether failed to convey tho ideal charm ct her
beauty and Of heE gentle dignity and insuit've
grace. It is only in meeting her faee to face
that We can know the singular attraction Of
her manner There Is sonethiag exclusively
individual in the calm glsuce Of those gray
blue eEes-a glance comprehensive rathar than
ssunpakhetfc, but none tho less aweet for thAt;
and especially when accompanied by that
radiant smile, which 'tWould seem only in the
po~er Of genius to give: or by some sentence,
chequered with novel Light hy tho naive sc-
cent Of her broken English. It's then that We
say-if her Toice were but 4 whlsper-she
were still 1 lovely woman. and We pay the
singer homage to hnd place for her IN our
hearts. even before hLe slngs!
II Was the iutention Of Dr. Doremus to en-
| tertain this much.prizei guest at his country
! seat to-day, but the plan was relhIqulshed In
otller that YecluAion and quiet should secure
her voice At its first hearing from ali disad-
vantage Of fatigue
For il ls not good for singers to talk much.
Indeed. acoustic philosophers Of the sseEuer
| sex declare that, upon general principles OF
| harmony, certain wholesome restrictions 0f
the tongue arc requisite 10 the complete mete-
diousncss Of the throat and it il by TO means
the greatest tslkers who ase the sweetest sing
ere in tho feminine world OF sound. Happily.
In theee days, tho value Of the tare- gift Il
fully app ec,ated, and where tho music is,
there the gracea are gathered together.
Therc aIo to BE- si1 Nilsson concerts al
Stein8sr Hall, with IN orchestra under the
direction Of MAJ Sttakosch, and a.sistcd BY
3llss Anna Louisa Cary, contralto: and b!
urgnoli, vcrger, vieuxtenps, and Wehl-
In the meantime, we have brief leisure FOL
excursions that, IN the foodtide Of tho season
sre swept ont Of thought. With the leisurel,
zest Of this, "For we've nothing else to do,
We have been whiting that plsee of particula,
interest, the navy yard p1sce Of Interest
At this time, not orly becat1se wars and tu
rnoEs of wars very naturally suggest, at lcas
to tho scaboArd, ideAs Of monitors, and broad
sides, aud maritime dcfenccs ,ibut because ths
exciting yacht races Of the season have made
sailors Of us all.
A city within city-a walled town. Whose
guarded avenues thread the space of fort
ac1es; and that contains vast ag,Zinaa o
| naval stores, and I complete amphitheatra o
shipping. besides the Marine Hospital and th'
renowned United States Dry-Dock, built At
cost OF three millions, to hold six hundrct
thousand cubic feet Of water IN ali, mr!oyint
At this time about three thousand men, an!
sometimes as many n SIX thousand-such i
the brooklyn Navy fa1d.
| We eutof = gate oruamented with hug
anchors and guarded by armed marines. an
every resemblance to the incorporated cit
from which We are now walled ont, vautshe
At once We find ourselves under the shhda O
tine old trees; We eee smooth lawn, gal
niBhed with cannon balls, and military build
i. way leads up to tho Almir4ls honse: fsui
trees and exqui-ite flowers. arbora and foun
talns, and gracefully. trained vines surrouu
the old-fashioned and 4uatutly-latticel house
/ and towsrd the bay stone steps lead down
! the pface Of works .nd On this side the law
| of Al Indian Chief.
The Adml1al'a Office la in massive buildiu
at the foot OF these stone eteps. Armed ne
I patrol befoze it, and appear in the doorway
! Of the hallA Above numerous business oi
tHceB, theirs is museum and q library for th
use Of the officers.
The museum ia the sole object OF uumcl
ous visitors to the ravy y1rd, who letter stu
| dioua1y amid its curioeitiea, al the day long
, tits quite cosmopolitan IN its character. 4
ita collections are chiefly gifts Of sea Captain
from every part Of the world. Betgeen il
minerals, and mumnies, and Indian Costumes
, and South Sea Island 1dols-here and the1
some object is set uniquely TO tttrAet tho cyl
-s the Neptttne's Cup. from the Bay Of Ber
: gal, three feet high, perfectly .vase-siiApet
> tain who brought It home declared wa b
i one in multitude Of snch cups that SCENE
8 set for come submarine banquct-au wreathe
: with exquisite sea flowers, and surzounde
1 with rainbow-hned fruit Of the deep. 4 han
I and braided IS finely as Tuscan straw Ia
: Leaves from the MayaoweE Bib!e-stalnf
= With tutpentine torch-lghts !; General Was
: ipgton's CAM b11nket, ind an antique Won
4 tim clock, that represents In bronze ,
:: Abyreinian warrior leaning upon dlal, Al
: turning upon you bis piercing black eros u
i till The face seems alive with its inoc1iag 7
;. ! minder Of this moment and that momcr
i going and gone!
How little We arc apt to appreciate tho /
Il limits labor and ceaeeless care that aze nece
q At work. Passing through the great reeei
a stores ready Tor shipment across the ",
y world, We cannot but consider with some
t ter1ectiouh points, how busy an animal
It man.
:. Everything that tho sailor needs Is he
,r provided; first, his small stores, from
b buttons 10 his iack-knife inclusive; then
u clothes. packed conpactly In uutshel1, \
re secured from damp air By being sewed tighl
it In canyas sacks, with sort OF sNl-ncet
,e that only the sheathed hand OF 4 strong n
/ ~ ~. f,u -, -, l.
ID and, lastly, his food-bresl and butter, \
D. the salt beef, that he calls "boilca horst
a. and canned vegetables and meats. 4 bar
"a Of the sea-hread. or hard-tack," was open
10 for us to taste. and We thought the nj
1t wheAten biscuits sweeteE than cakes. Bat
as the coffee room, where Ill the coffee app.
e, toned to the navy is prepared Four !
n menee copper roasters arc wb.1ling in the (,
"a naee. with the browning grains, aud vi
m trough Of freeh-gEound coffee waits the pa
he ing in air-tight cates, and fills the air far a
ia | near with its rich aud healthul spice
ye In the Wartime, when ships were built
ID contract in ninety days, they were put togetl
in the open air; but In this s1ower time,
4 ip-bundtug is all under roof aud We lool
up among the diugy tatte1s to The great
vathAns4 a1opg whosa naked 1ts the t
y. chiue.ies set IN the eides Of the mighty m
81; ~. of-~ar. A monitor is 1t this moment be
w. diligently built, the largest and moss fo1mi
- ble ever planned, to be named Tho Col
~ sns.~ Meanwhile, It the deck lies tho N
itor Roanoke, and ne crossed Its iron-c
tu.rets, With manya shuddesing thong It
snt The vaeht America = too, is lyipg 1t
~ navy yard. being repsired for the acciaons I
~ prevented its entry INTO tho Newport ~
' Quite IN air OF gloom has gathered over