Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1872-06-17
THE PRIMA DONNAs.
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Night.
A correspondent of one Of the London
fashion magazines writes pleasant let
ter from the continent concerning the
movements Of the leading speratic sing
ers, to which we may prefix statement
of the great success achieved by Miss
Kellogg at her recent temperance in
London. Kellogg was warmly received
at. Drury Lane, singing in " Lucia TO a
crowded house.
OF Minnie Hauck we are told that she
won great encomiums in Moscow, and
she is now under engagement for three
seasons at the Grand Opera in Vienna,
where she is deserved favorite. 1t is
rather coincidence at so exclusive a
house as the Hot Opera Theater, the Con-
servatoire of Austria, where no Italian
or French libretto is allowed, though
they use the music, that the prima donna
and the prime tenor should be both
Americans.
This winter, for the first time, Patti
went to Moscow for her fourth season in
st. Petersburg. The impressGrio paid
all expenses and gave the prima dona
e4OO night. He made large sum,
fer the Muscovites fought for the places
as stubbornly as the Poles for liberty,
and with better success for about one
in ten did get a place. If the audience
had fault, it was that of being too
appreciative they stifed the air with
applause, and nearly killed the artistes
with recalls"
Between Moscow and St. Petersburg,
Patti sung last season forty-two nights.
One night she was unable to appear, and
the result was that the night was blank,
as the audience would listen to no one
else. All the city called next day to
leave cards of coincidence. Don Clio
vanni, 'Trovatore" and Romeo" are
the Russian favorites, and her success as
Juliet" was tremendous.
On the occasion of her benefit the
Diva was recalled forty-two times, was
nearly stihed under heaps Of flowers, re-
ceived splendid gifts from the Emperor
and the city, and was escorted home by
all young Russia.
The rest Of the company in Russia is
as good as Europe now offers; it in
cludes, Grazioni and Nicolins, each Of
whom receives $4,000 francs for the sea-
son. They are now singing for twelve
nights in Vienna, where the furore is
equal to that of the City of the Gar"
The prices are enormous, and the Mar
quis de Caux paid seven dollars for
box, to hear his own wife sing in Rigo-
letto."
THE TOILETTE,
about which Vienna is now in state of
madness, is the ball dress worn by La
Patti in the third act of La Trayiata."
1t is thus described: First, make
complete dress with q long train of rich |
white silk; then trim the front breadth |
with narrow hounces of white tulle, laid |
on in very full single pleats; cover the |
train with flowing train Of tulle |
(double); fasten it to the sides with knots |
Of white satin ribbon five on each side); |
place one large festoop of tulle on the |
front of the skirt ike an apron, reach
ing quite up to the waist on each hip;
dot this festoon all over with blossoms
Of the mauve and white cyelamen, and
edge it with a deep fringe OF the same
flowers; also, place bouquet of the same
in the knots OF ribbon that fasten the
train at the sides. Trim the sleeve (very
short ones) and corsage with tulle, and
dot with blossoms, with bouquet en- left
shoulder; also on the left side of the
head dropping bouquet Of the same,
fastened by large butterfly in diamopds
and emeralds from shoulder to shoulder
,f the corsage was line of diamond
,tars. A necklace of three rows of
pearls, with a pendant of pearls and
diamonds, earrings of one large pearl
,et in diamonds. No bracelets, but very
ong gloves. A beautiful white lace fan.
completed the lovely toilette, of which
very lady in Vienna is now busy in
making a copy, aud quite right, toe-it
vas admitted in the omnibus box" to
,e the costume Of the year.