, 1877-08-26

Mile. Croizette, the Celebrated
French Actress.
Gladstone at Hawarden CastIe---Zeibecs
in Bulgaria.
Marriage Of the Lady-Mayoress Of Lon
don... Water Drinking in
England.

,.., n7rts Correspondence .Ncso lark Htraid.
OF all tho Paris actresses who now enjoy pub
Tic favor there is not ono who cxcites more Curl
oslty than Mllc. Croizcttc. or around whose
name the wall of private life is so carefully
guarded. Few women conceal their movements
more strictly, few so totally abhor Journalism
and the prying curiosity Of their ncghbocs, yet
tic motto Of this gifted societare OF The Comcdie
Francaise is Il oHtranec, which signifies "no
bounds, no restrictions" This she applies only
to l,er manner OF acting, 10 her impcrsonatiops
OF, the stage; here she is different being, en-
tircly distinct from the quiet, laly-likc, and
highly cultivated girl, fond Of retirement, that
NC have seen otering, book in hand, along the
sanled walks Of our own garden. She is called
..Spbinx IA name that has attached to her
since she appeared in Octave Fcuillct's piece; 4
uan,c, too, that is peculiarly applicable to the
character VIC here sketch.
1t is hardly fair, nor is it easy, to specify the
exact age Of Croizcttc. Women declare, Of
course, thai she is 20, but NC are assured that
she was born after the revolution Of 1913. The
certificates are at St. Petersburg. Another del
icatc point is to say much about Croizctte's
lutbcr, native Of Russia. Suffice it to say that
she is ol noble descent rs regards bis origin.
10 mention is male Of the real" II. Cro-
zcttc, but there is d great deal OF Information
respecting Croizettc's grandfather. lie had in
his time been lessee, proprietor, and rceisscur
ol numerous small play-houses,-a kind OF
Jack-ol-a1l trades in the dramatic world. Like
Shakspcare, he had written aud composed the
pieces he performed in; he WAS even sometimes
in his own person both the public and the actor
That was when the pieces did not take in Rus
sa,-thc fault of the climate undoubtedly.
He had a lovely daughter, and brought
ilcr up iu the photographic art. Bal:
lets proved more successful than literary
labor, and finally Mmc. Croizcttc amassed
enough money to enable her to leave tue Capt.!
tai Of the Cars She had three daughters, our
Sphinx included, and she brought them, with
all her belongings, to Versailles. Their educa-
ton WAS commenced on system entirely op-
posed to that OF the cx-hallct dancer. Nine.
Croizcttc WAS i sensible woman, and having
abandoned the stage was determined that nei-
ther OF her three girls should be exposed to the
dangers she herself had gone through. She
perhaps drew the line rather too close for tho
young ladies knew no more OF the outer world
tuau Dc1sio,iaatrtS III convent. Ono has Dc-
conc the wife Of the famous artist Caro!us
Duran, the other OF a most honorable man in
business. Mile. Cro;zctte may not hsvc wanted
to become q goycrnncss, but she was told that
she had to 70 up for diploma at the Hotel de
Vile, aud studied accordingly: She passed her
examination most successfully, but when dip
{oacc she found no pupils. She applied fora sftua-
ton as morning teacher. but whether her delicate
looks were against her, or whether slc appeared
filter to Learn than to teach, her applications
were improbable. She then consulted her old
master, and was allowed to try music and draw
fuc, two accomplishments which, thrown in with
her really sound instruction, might render her
tuition more desirable Meanwhile, q broken
uonn .ns ~ ~ 1n,ne7;n Fronca;sc hecame con.
stant visitor at Mime. Croizettc's. The girls
used to call her ''the Queen of Holland" be-
cause she loved to rclatc that the King hnd
ta,at}rA Pariernnes who for honrs con1d NIT
20 ;.ho. f. - a-,;seior ahon+ thn rnn;niscc,,rps
tie "tsnou' a;a rn',th on e;rlhonn Ernzettcs
~ ot,ar .ue1 too br;@htened m her nwn souvenirs
motnel, wv. ~; n' wv o,,r ,nsnc'
sonssss. 49,, .rndaro1 u rhr so "o,id mt
cess1ul solelness Monue!eu eno r.os
come oa5 4s an ~ roin 1cne: hv tE, isen ncen
S - tpn1G 81 ~ hor o1oss rcnsaf;nr
u nv'anu 1nI fa.;uM sho ~ ca,,d n,,f eou1 ;n
het ~ had ~ go at 1rn1r' 4he 1eonasiouu
mat ~ ssorrant sus ia woman snd to the cxbalIet
aus ooa't az ~ w 1roro rom shonfd mt rhat r;rl
o.,n. az tbc s.erc. she viii do. YOU know.,' Nine.
Trot-a++a ~ pe1nnnod hrr eyns and. seeing her
danrhtcr would do, called on Brcssant and
os1lad lin, far advice. Rressant' lad known
a9a Trn;1t.to in Russio. After listening to
;'lne, S.I1 ~. ;;ar doruher he soid he did not
1e. pt.,s - thcn Int little later. finding Ills
ag!;eo ,roe Mt cared far. and that whether lie
annraycd or not the young, delicate girl WAS
npp'V M ~ =. - i1;esna1cd hc came forward very
generously ~ ana Oneii Onno shc % harmed by heart
sa,,o1 Mars se1cricd from the @Femmcs
so saEs,tos s > md vas admitted by Aubcr to Lhc
Ga,'sars14 o;r" Here sh. studied the classcs
t,s seors hcT c1eatest diculty being her
vnrc vi ~" wich is even now still weak Her first
,,nc;se II The Conscrvatofrc was her impersona-
ffnn nf Serihe's OnecI d,lne. She gained the
mir of honor and made hcrde5ut at tho Theatre
EEranrais in n costumc designed fcr her by her
| hrothcrsin-law.> a cooy OF Queen Anne's portrait
! - IJa.,r.o, Cnnrt Tho Theatre Francois was,
~ 1hn ncr;of snoken nj. fast losing the favor Of
the nnblic. j new man was wanted, new