The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-04-15
APRIL Is, 1880 ]
FooTLIGHT FoLKs.-Mrs. Siddons is a

beauty, JOlucu VIII d cultivated nina, ana
digpifed manners. She came to Raleigh,
ments, and on the most inclement night for
q long time. Arriving on the train at y
D. H., she kept her audience waiting until
at least 9:2O p. M. The hall was not we'll
filled as to numbers, but far more so than
was expected, considering the ~unpopularity
of Lectures In Raleigh. Surely these
we're not encouraging circumstances. More
over her repertoire embraced several pieces
worn to shreds for most persons. Yet,
from her first utterance she took captive
her hearers. 1t was not her beauty,-sh
is a middle aged woman, never a belle. 1t
was not her genius, there was little
chance to display native talent. But it was
the combination of splendid physique,
graceful carriage, modulated voice, and
versatile intellect, frightened by study, ex-
tensive reading, and intelligent observation,
chat gave her power,-and made her SO
easily exert her sway over every heart. And
now, why do we thus write? We never
saw the woman, and she will never see this
notice. But we should like to have our
lady friends consider these things. No wo-
men In the world have as sweet rich voices
as our Southern girls, especially the older
and more thoroughly educated class. We
have heard voices, ofstrangers, on the train,
or passing on the street, which instantly ar
rested attention and took captive the fancy,
even though the face and form of the speaker
were unseen. We have known more than
one girl, who without any ''prettiness," was
SO lovely by reason OF her beaming intelli-
gence, and cultivated manners as to win
more homage than the "BelIe of the Bawl."
little lady who by her bright wit, considerate
courtesy to all classes, well-curbed intona-
ton, (avoiding the high C's, upon which so
many rude banks are wrecked,) quiet, self
respecting dignity, and lady-like behavior,
Invariably impressed her guests with the no.
ton that's she was a foot Ortwo taller, and twice
~prettier, than she really was.-And here
IS a lot of gossip about the footlights =
Mile Marie Paola's pet dog wears a pair of
diamond earrings worth $3OO.-Lotta
las realized $45, 900 during the last twenty
SIX weeks of her engagement. Mary An
derson has cleared about forty-fve thousand
dollars this season. The most profitable
weeks were those she passed in Chicago i'm
affair in Cincinnati The New York
photographer who took Countess de Lesseps'
picture cannot supply them fast enough
Miss Emma Thursby, Americas greatest
soprano, sang Nearer My God to Thee"
at St. Paurs Protestant Episcopal church,
Richmond, Va, last Sunday morning, much
ID the delight of the large audience. It is
-ot said whether the preacher returned
hanks to the actress for dead heading"
lis whole congregation with this specimen
# her art.-There was an uproar in a
Philadelphia theatre on Monday. A Gagged
ION from a menagerie had been introduced
ca the stage with marked success. The
curtain had gone down, and the stage was
or0Uded with actors and actresses. Nero
VAS led quietly to his cage, some ten feet
5ehind, by W. Thompson, of Forepaugh's,
Who had him in charge during the day.
Just at this moment, Jack, a large and
5~erocious looking dog. approached the hons
age. Just as soon as Nero beheld Jack he
r0se to his feet, and with a roar which
Startled all, bit at one of the iron bars. which
parted as though it had been made of wood.
"A a twlnkling another bar was snapped by
lis vigorous jaws. All this was done so
quickly that the second bar had gone before
tle owner of the dog had time to cry out
"Ny God! the lions getting out - In
SANITY there was a rush from the stage.
Several actors and actresses fed into the
street IN their stage costumes by the back
e00r. Jack himself stood on the defensive,
though he was willing to chance an encoun-
ter with the king of the forest. Before,
however, Nero had had time to snap the
J9lrd bar, which would have given him
liberty, Keeper Thompson secured the
chain which was fastened around the
amin; ; neck.--Gloves last the
longest with a lady who has a dia
nond ring.--The Partisan says that
- the tendency now is the ladies will
soon wear dresses SO tight-ftting that they
VIII have to soak them IN warm water in Or
Ter to take them of.-Mis Jennie
T.lood, daughter of the California million
are, will have an income of a hundred
thousand dollars a year when married. She
Is more than ordinarily anxious to get mar
rled on this account.-While playing
Juliet recently, Miss Mary Anderson was
Nen chewing something. Some think it
Was gum, others are of the opinion that it
was a piece of the scenery, while still others
qreilleVe 1t was a part of Romeo's ear.-
me mosquito fan, with long, slender stick,
and with japanese designs painted by
N~herlcan artists, is to supersede all others