The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-06
IHE DE MURskA CONCERT.
Grnnewa!h Hall Thronged.

Nile. De Mur4Ea. last night, were fully graft
t fled by that lady's remarkable singing. 70
g some time before the hour advertised for th
: opening Of the doors the crowd began t
d assemble, and before the first part commence,
the large and rcomy hall was crowded to it
i fullest extent
The elite Of the city was fully represented
, and an audience like that which greeted Ia,
far caotatr.cs is seldom gathered under ont
roof here.
? Tie following vas tl.s programme sre
scented.
7. ftiu piano, in and sioYoac.'l" -Nenitis
soisn-3lGlc. CaTrane S&GEct. Mons. Sauret aLa
, 81 nor BIaga.
:. Aria, ''LInvito ala dana NapoH.ans -
Taventi sigror Ferranti.
t ). Nlni0noello SOLO "Sounambula," Souvenir
Caprice Eraga -sisncr Gaetsno Braga
T. Aria, Linda "-Donizetti-Mlle lima Do
Nur=ka.
>. Violin so'o, B4llade e. po.onaisc Nicnx-
temp-Mons Emile saure'.
| PART IL
!. Duet, for piano and violin, Fantastic, sur
Don Juan Vleuxtenp and Wo.--Mme. Car
reno sanret and Mons Sauret.
?. Variations Proeh--Mle. lima De Nurska.
3. Vioonce!io solo Braga - sisnor Gactano
Braga.
:. see Naples and Die Canpana-sgnor
Ferran;i
). Piana Solo Chopin ana Ca:reno Nine
+. Carreno Saure'.
8 Duet, "Cllspinoc Ia Camare"-Ricci Nile
| LIMA Dc 1lursba and SiSuor FerIaut.
In the aria from Donizetts Linda, Mllc
! de Murska was superb. Her voice was rich in
the extreme, and by her expression and ac-
cllracy drew forth round after round OF ap-
plause. Her visit TO our city has been 8
musical era. and it will be long before the
charm OK her brilliant notes fade from Tie
memory Of those who were fortunate enough
| to listen to her caprcous warblings.
| One can never fully appreciate the human
voice until he has heard one such singer as
Nile. De Murska. Then viii he realize
how different is the organization OF humanity,
albeit 50 much alike in all that pertain, to
outside appearance. Her voice is certainly
perfect. She reaches the highest note. and
falls with a gentle trilling cadence to the
lowest il the scale, and with $" little eff ut
thai one :. los: il ihe molodious vibration
Q: the atmosphere. until he almost entirely
iorgets Tie singer in the enc hantinen. that
'NA-LS'@A
ln response 20 ~ encore. Nile. DE 'Irrsis
gave tia: fsvortc .erenade from Schubert
which made mos: lasting impression on
hose present. The sadness Of tie score The
exquisite delicaey Of tone aud tn. weirlness
Of the tleme. make this bit OF music paint
ing . rI,e, dooarre of artistic merit
Nine. Sauret, Mons Sanret and S:guor
Braga won encomiums on all side, fur their
exquisite Instrumentation. and Siqnor Fer
ranti brought down the house by his artistic
and j.dieiou' singing.
Not 10 have heard S.gnor Braga gu the |
vioioncelo Is % FIJI to comprehend what
there il IN tha: instrument in the wav of
music His touch is almost magical and We |
had nc conception Of the acme 10 which he |
has brought i. His every effort WAS ap- |
preciatci. and brought forth all the applause
which the refinement of the audience would |
allow.
Tonight these will ha given anotlay con. |
cert.
Some Chinese funeral customs are curious |
We do not remember to have met with this |
account before ana it 1nay be new 30 our
readers:
Immediately after the iecease Of parent.
the children and other near relatives comma
nicate the news to friends living farther eff |
by what is called an announcement Of
death. which merely states that the father or
mother. AS the case may be- has died, aEd
that they. the survivors, are entirely TO blame.
With this is sent "a sad report" or in other
words % detailed account of deceased's last
illness. how it originated, what medicines
were prescribed and taken. and sundry other
particulars.
These friends reply by sending present of
money to help defray funeral expenses, pres
ent of food or joss-stick, or even detacl-
ment Of priests to read the prescribed Htur-
gies over the dead. Sometimes large scroll
is written and forwarded, inscribed with few
such appropriate words asa hero has
gone Wien all these have been received,
the members Of the bereaved family issue a
printed form Of thanks, one copy being left at
the house Of each contributor, and wordcd
hue: This is to express the thanks Of
The orphan son who seeps tears of blood and
Who weeps and bows his head; Of the
mourning nephew. who w.ges way his sears
Id bows lis head.
It is well known that al old ana evea hi 2
Ile-aged people in China like having their
collins prepared ready for use. 4 dutiirl son
viii that his parents are thus provided
ometime many years before their death, and
he Old people will invite relatives or friends
o examine aud admire both the materials and
as il it were some beautiful pic
ure or statue OF which they had lust cause to
3e proud. Upon the coffin is carved an in
scription with the name and titles Of the &C.
,upant if a woman, the name of her hus-
,and. At the foot of the coffin are buried
wo stone tablets face to face; one bears the
lamo and tides Of the deceased, and the other
/. short account of his life, what year he was
bern in, what We're his ach.evene nts as
scholar, and how many children were born to
him. Periods Of mourning are regulated b.
Tie degrees Of relationship to the dead. \
son wears his white clothes for three years
.ctually for twenty-eight months; and wife
uourns her husband Tor the same period.