, 1879-03-21

,ln hotrl which She Ind built for iIcr. Iicrttm
!or reception IL GENERALS IN t'lr nt.crnnnu. II
OUT IN horfepack, after which she ntttn!s III,
rcIcarsn]s nt t!sf. theatre. When the rcllraraaI
'1 IIlt neccssIsato her presence rlc atIrcs her
aclf III a Ehaie costume o! white flannel. whIc!
tler work II modelling ste herself n,alls illt ,oo,
o1 h.F sttLiu 10 visitnTs. Th!s etutltt, Is puu o
ihc f'a,"lsone't tn Iarls. !. is mi merely III,
iarg'st apartment Of her lsousc, hu. 1t tnay
rhosns, bo,1aolr. dtnny.rorrn, ,ett salon,
licdroains, merely radIgtc iru,i II, n,n arc In
nrasufe sacr1ilcci to IL. There tlsr Enfstrcs. uf
'Ile House ntctIlnnIatcs Or'cnthl stltT*, costly
bthcinta n'"! rare bucks. a aupcr!, pnIln tree il
planted IN a monumental -Iosnt,nc Ya,c. Oyer
a Saet clti!ey:pfcec vi carved oak Is tn be seen
portrait q! Sftc RerDllnrt, t!le tizc. On every
inarbc statuettcs nnl clay butts ,lpder gla.s
si'!'!cs. j. Wide statrcuse, With baIkstrrs, as-
cef'tls to within cuupIa Of metres Of The cr.
/ ,alg. IL iea'ls 70 small door, aver whicl,
y, when intiaposcd Or fatigu.d, Mllr. Bern.
tlnrtlt receives her visitors in bed. Therefore,
al her fr'entls are familiar with tic bedroom,
where tic artisfs ccceniricis!es haye allowed
..,s,hsslyes inil ilinE, The walls are coyrsrd
tl'se la all black. 1t wants nnty few church
tapere to convert the room Into a ciapcIs
ardcnte.
A WoMAs'a STRANGE rASctHs.
In one corner, closo to MI enormous p.rcho
ilia'e skeleton. This skeleton, whci, ieu1ln to.
ward tue Iass as II adurluy itself In II, ~ nut
exactly calculated to Inspire petpIe viii, cl,crr
~! iecllfEst but IN TINT polnt Nile Herntinstlt
has icr own peculiar deas Tic sight ri I.aza-
rus-tliut Is the uu1tls she gives to ils: skeleton
EsugEe:ts to her no gloomy thouchts for lie
Idea OF death las no tcrrNrs for fiyr. juttu in.
contrary. a good teal has been enl about d
cnnln lined with white satin IN wilicn site coca.
ssts, nnd only Il few days ayn Mile. Dernfiar,lt
actually posed IL IT to II photographer ~ n
cprpsc. The collin was rlnecd III trcstes for
thc occasIon mud surrounded ay lighted tai,crs,
Hanged round II stood ZIG famlly-the littie
sstc1s u1d little cousins Of the pse,du deceased,
photographed in an attitude or rriei,
as also few friends. who affected to
be sohblnE. The proofs Of this ,nortu-
uaate friends only. 1t 6 certain thai ,nrso
strange lancies arc not ut Ali DUE to a desire on
thn pnrt ol Mile Hcrnlaf,lt To Keep public curl
os!ty on tic stretch. Some Of fl,cm arc attriLu-
table to serious lnfrmity Ut health. at times
thu energy Of the artist is dominated by thls
cause. The faintinE fits of Sarah l,crnharIt
have bcen legendary at tllc theatre. There Is
aiwnys al uncertainty US to ttr being able to
p.ny ~ Ins. @ II happens to lier hut too fre
!.ast year. during representation of the
Etrangcrc." It seemed to tcr TINT size received
iess anplause linn usual. In the third act, IN
ya wt,lsi, i1er reat nonolouc y sIokcn, she rot
ton, nntl ended BY hRvlnL. Il nervous attask,
She returned to her dressln--rdntn u1.l Insisted
upon returning hosnc, Which she dill 1t brcan,e
necessary 10 send for tile Com.nissary OF Polite,
pariurc Of Mile. Bcrnliarlt, mn! 4 heayy
lne was Imposed On her, which s!,e
VIII probably never pay. AZ lie trntrc all arc
agrectl that the feslln4 which site nspires i that
W.T. nSb}t Il
language, htle Is not a woman 10 shrink (rom
publicity Of nny Kind. SIZE arrives ut tl4s re.
hearsnls armed With small wnkng-ranc lie
aontts|1es Of which become mora Or less necun.
tnated ace0rdlnL to tlE character 1f the pbsery1-
ttons Of tlle author Of thu nerc Or Of tiu. irrr-
tor. l!le litter could never labItuAtc himself
to tho mcnacisE ndlunctof l1e iair actrtsa. She
y usually sscortct to tl'e performances by hrr
the other her fau tllirl raiscs the train ui hcr
costume. o fourth presents her With smuiI
pocket''ntrror. Before making her appcarAnce
on the staEe she takes with hGr few pieces OF
@ IT,, whicii = ss;e allows to melt In her 1nuuth.
ili. ls Intended as prccaution against the spit
ting Of blood, to Witch sho IL subject. Size At
tributes tho saulo virtue to champagne, allu
never drinks any other wsllo.
cHAHAcTEn1sT1c ADVENTURE.
The columns of the New York Heraa would
tue lte, ,e caprccs, the passions, ,.tnt the weaE-
ncsses ol THIS btrahgc creatusG. wf,o Is ut times
great tragedcul,c, tiways a great nrtIst, utt,l
womAl OF lnconlparablc scduetYrncss. must
IT t'ot omit 70 relate to you in thts connection
ehhtartersttc adventure Of which alfle Bern.
l'prdt was thu lierolnu n,hl Which will brrye 10
complete her portralt. 1t OCCURRED III tu pyfc-
necs. earai' Ind gone to pass a scason ut Bar
nerres 90 Hlgorre;; She saw hut few ;eoplc. In
one OF her cxcursfnlis so mt 4 superb hluokiu..
monk, Sill Young, whom site n,a1,ayoil to cn,auu
III conyursatfor. under the pEcicxL uf asking hcr
way. Ihe monk wns not ll.ercly holy lnan
eat q man DISTINGUISHED it Maslncrn. highly III
formed, untl eloquent In Ills modu Of Expressing
hlmscll. 1la pleased tIlc actress, who, on her
alAc. interested HIN by her wit a,,t1 originality
Of bearing. They two often met IN tllu
picturesque places which tlloy mutually frc-
conversations. 10 which sclc.ec, art, literature,
and philosophy wcro alternately discussed. but
ol'o day they spoke If tho dafiEesx OF tlt then
ire. Mile, Bcrnliardt was surprised to tnl Tint
the monk sad undertaken to convert lcr. In
~ instnnt dlabollcal but feminine idea struck
lleg. Size tlcternttlcd III turn to uvi ills tDonE
who sought to turn her to good. And slu on |
posed to I'LL thu cxllostAttcns Of tlle holy n,au
it'll the RESOURCES Of ller c0letry nnd seductive
l'cas Eo resisted for lung lime, hut finally \
s1cclnlled ulsl asked her for rendezvous n1,y
where but in tho open ulr. :;'Ais rendezvous |
Sas liked to take plncu IN IN Isulntc, hut |
rercl!cd On n mountain pcnk at o'coel; III tic /
Inorn!ng: When Sarah arrived tt,era tic Int was |
This monk had not ,nallo lis nu-
pcarance, H'll the people who l!ad let tlle cabin |
To the ncrcss hnl all taken tl'eir departure a.
rurunE ta PROMISE. Silu I,hsseI,an hour wait.
luz. at al.e cud of tl.ai tlulo The door Of tic
hut opcnch slowly ami Sarah perceived on thu |
Threshold another monk still grayur, still moro
majestic, still huldso.ncr tlian him il.at slo
s,iew.
II am the Superior Of the Convent TINT you
want TO profu,lr, NY CHILD" said the newcomer
slill u,ction.
sar.l, sIlrank back terrified.
' !ae that yau are wa!ttns for will not GOMEZ
continued tie mouk.
"Whyt"
" lln IL dead"
"On lasnt day." at!tls Mile. Dcrnlardt, wien.
.vcr sslo rtlates the story, "it seemed to me
nat WAS playing tho last act Of thu .Fa.
DeRn stnn1uy'A HotcrDd0xy.
kaHfnn TrH!a.
In faet Dean Stanley Is go good q man nnf,
funds OF: 70 high moral elevation, tilut ono IL
Inbo'.lcnetl 70 stats frankly that aspect OF his
liaractcr which Ills warlnrst R.mtrcrs urc .cnyt
slnsed to dwell llMn AgAin ntid a.au men
avu safa thAt Dr. Stanlpy, az Ucan II Vast
att.r xfnu mn nf !