Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1880-11-10
SARA BERNHARDT.
HER ARRIVAL IN NEW YoRK-uER LOOKS
AND CLOTHES.

a ing the reception of Sara Bernhard
p by the party who went to meet th,
- French actress on her arrival in New
York Harbor says Suddenly ,
q white hand was seen waving hand
kerchief from port hole, and it wal
q universally conceded that this wa,
4 Mademoiselle's greeting. The banC
a struck up the Marseillaise, the Black
q bird was made fast, and amid areat
n vocileration on the part OF the French
/, officers and sailors the gang.planls
was lowered There was wild rush
on board the AmoriQue, in which,
miraculously, as IT seemed, no one fell
overheard. The knot OF passengers
on the deck was passed unnoticed and
the procession followed Mr.. Abbey
and Mr.. Schwab, who led the way
down into the cabin Those who
came first caught a momentary
glimpse OF slender figure in incom-
plete morning dress shaking hands
warmly with Mr. Abbey and then
vanishing into slateroom. Ii was
evident that Mile. Bernhardt was not
an earl y riser and had been taken
unawarcs. SO the visitors sat down
IN the dining saloon and trilled with
coffee and champagne while waiting
Tor the completion of tho artiste's toi.
leLte, Suddenly tho band crashed out
again and each one present rose to
their feet. A tall slender form, will
lowy and graceful, had entered the
saloon. Instantly there was rush,
and Mile, Bernhardt, as she chatted
with Mr.. Abbey and Mr. Schwab,
was the centre of the curious crowd.
1t was a striking face that they saw
long and thin, and, viewed as whole,
almost triangular in shape. Her
broad, low forehead was nearly con.
cealed by her hat and flossy pniIs of
light brown hair Under her light
deicately-penciled eyebrows shone
long, narrow grayish.bue eyes. Her
long prominent aquiline nose gave
little Of the Hebrew cast to her face.
Seen IN profile, little ripple was no.
ticeablo that gave it an irregular out |
line. The nostrils were thin, quiver.
ing, and dilating with every emotion. /
Her mouth was wide, with thin, sharp.
ly cut red lips that curled and fairly |
writhed as she spoke, and when the
curved upper lip was drawn back in
her smile her prominent white teeth
were fully exposed to vlew Her chin,
rounded as it was, was yet strong.
Her clear, white complexion was re.
heved only by little spot of pink WIS.,
ibIe just under heI high cheek. bones.
1t was a surprise to most OF the curl.
GUS gazers to find Mile. Bernhardt a
pronounced blonde instead of q bru.
nette. But one who barely noted her
features first and the -outline of her
face found himself attracted again and
again into watching her, in order to
detect the something that gave such
a peculiar character to her face. The
secret lay in her diamond eyes. Now.
40 ,ho tisto throw back her head
and watched some one attentively,
they narrowed as the eyes OF sleepy
cat may sometimes be seen almost to
close, and a cold glitter alone was
visible. The stony gleam seemed as ,
If something remorselessly cruel were
speaking through her eyes. Again
her face lit uT, Her eyes dilate, open.
ing widely as the long light lashes
lifted, and shining brilliantly as the (
delicate nostrils quivered and smile
broke over her face, bringing out the ,
fine lines in her cheeks. Her manner
was essentially French. Turning ,
quickly from one TO another of her !
companions, now Struggling her shoul.
ders, gesturing with her gloved-bands
in dainty protest, now laughing, now
sober, she seemed the essence of mobil- I
lty. Her dress was a dark seal brown /
imperial, with cape q la postillion, and {
the trimmings were of seal brown and
dark green striped silk. The front of !
the dress is killed Her hat, of olive i
plush-a style said to be peculiar to 4
herself, resembling the Gainsborough,
but called the Bernhardt--was trim !
med with bird Of Paradise and ostrich 9
plumes, and bore several miniature !
heads. Her hat was fastened /
lightly down over her head, almost ,
her cars but o cloud of =
light silver hair escaped behind, Her 7
wrap was n heavy sealskin dolman,
reaching almost to the floor, beneath d
which her tiny feet peeped out, clad /
n olaborately ornamonted slippers. '
Tho New York World says "The b
greater part of the Amerique's passen- q
gers had either not begun or had fin h
shed their breakfast. The saloon was q
nearly deserted There was, however, I
IN the lar side Of the room, seated en- i
.iroly alone at a table, an elderly lady
iressed in deep mourning. She wore n
! PLAN, black bombazne dress crepe '
veil faded and shabby through long \
lse was thrown back from her pale, /
face. She had finished her 6
breakfast before Mile. Bernhardts 3
admirers entered the saloon. As she !
rose to leave, the band, with flare n
If trumpets and the rata-tat of snare @
lrums, filed in. Quito dazed and be. f
yidcred by the din and confusion, she h
)aused and stood with her hand rest :,
ng upon the back of the scat from A
which she had risen. A moment later d
he crimson curtain had been drawn Il
Isde, and Mile Bernhardt, enveloped q
n sealskin and smiles, stood in the "a
doorway Of the saloon. Forty cham n
,agne glasses were instantly lifted up a
'ver the heads of as many persons, h
md the band blew itself quite red in n
he face in struggle with the "Star n
'pangled Banner" Seeing a quiet n
way of escape to her. the little elderly a
ady in black-Mrs. Abraham Lincoln .,
went out of one door as Mile. Bern. d
Iardt, loosening the sealskin robe
which extended to her feet, and deck e
ng her face in fresh smiles. entered at n
be other A scat was made at the !,
cad ofo OF the tables for the French n,
7oman, and with sweeping courtesy n
o the men she sank gracefully down y,
pom it. Somebody said-not a man N
0 the company but had something to W
ay-that she looked as if she had q,
rested hor head upon bed of moss, III
nd upon lifting her head had raised n,
or pillow with it," Another, wiser ~
. the matter Of feminine head.gear Ia
Explained that she wore a "Raiael hat m
{ plush and otter skin, adorned in W
roht with bunch of vari colored nj
surmountcd by miniature IN
ks head" and this is probably the nj
lost accurate and complete de- or
'ription Of the bonnet in which the h,