The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1880-11-03
A Famous F%renchWoman.
SARAH BERXNARpT IN NEW YORK
Is SHE A BEAUTY!
The Impression She Made Upon the
Newspaper Men Who Went to Meet
Her on Her Arrival.

newspaper Mcu " no went ~ I"tc
Her on Her Arrival.
The New York papers are fail II Bcrnhrrdt' TIL
famous Frrrchwuntn has certainly no calls" 10 ""l'l
! plain uf her reception by III" American press. "
make room for some of the :cc"'int> "l the trst hp
, ,rarancc ur the crest actress before the company II
= journalists aud others " Il" hunr,l'h the STEAMER Amer
iYu- in New York bay and brcakia'tr'l IN the cabin
The Umid says: .
\ sea, was made at the head ri one "f Che tnhlrsf o
! ,h. Frcnchwu,na.i; with Il swc"lin" courtesy /" tn
men She sank gracefully down upon It. ION ch"d.!
s,id-not = man in thu company hit hail srilirtilIlS I
-ny-tlat >h. lnukc,l IL il she had rested hrr head up
on a bed of moss, and upon lifting her head had rai>r'
her pillow with H." Another wiser in thu matter u
feminine lIraI.."ar explained that she wore a"l:niar
! hat of plush and ottrr skin. adorned IN 'front.' with
! bunch Of var. r"l"r-d feathers, surln"nntcd 10y q min
ia,urc iox's head" and this is f~'r,blhly the most acru
! rate and complete description Of the bonnet In whici
the divine Sani" frs, appeared be ORE IN America,
public that will r"-r l' g,vct. CtrtniI Il Is That TN
+ der the ;,rrlrl. ,'roirrlin: hrad.drr>s wns 4 Very at
tr,ctivc f.cr, While from lrhinl it tInatrd ont II it'll
cloud Of wonderfully curlr,l AMI curly hair. IN coo
between li=hr brown aud Golden. ilr"f.c"is long, I'm
wears no trace 81 that pinch Il expression malc fainil
inr by the photograph lbs that have found their why L
this side Of the ocean. She has large gray eyes shadc'
bv !un: lushcs, u hose barely Sncge tive "f her He
brew origin. . large mouth which, when open, dis
closes = perfectly even and very white set Of teeth.
well rounded ctlin, small ears. around which her lai
ruils IN tight it'll rings. cheeks. Though not p'umI,
well filled ont. and = small white throat. Her voice l.
musical and sympathetic.
There had trcn lcndrrly transferred from the Back
! bird t. tl. deck Of the ship. and from the deck to th,
saloon. IN immense ARRANGEMENT in flowers. 1t wa
4 wreath surr"nndin. and having for lis background
porcelain plaque. 1t WAS BIZ; it WAS swc"t: /. wa
ti culuip,i; il WAS in rvci yhodv'S WAY. Mile. Bern
hurdt h" in. finally seated, VI. MERCER arose, with thi
: gigantic trophy in his arms. aud said:
MADAME: We come in the name Of the Cerclc Ar
tis,iqnc Francais of New York to welcome yuu I,
America. We thought it became the artists, you
I ~ lnlrSlnp We 1ar. nat SAY Nuur lullrlVu, 9 hi
most certainly ynnr friends to br among the first.
not the first, to greet You ind say. You are welcome
You have end"arr,l yourself to us by vuur cciIrrosit.
to the suffering. "" are proud of YOU, fnr vur. are on
Of the shining lights If our country. To see y"u Is L
admire vnu. II remains for us now to express the sin
cerc wish that y"u may be happy In this country
where yon ARE iinlmiicnlly expected. Orcc again W
welcome you and beg y"n to accept! these few flowers
Ia which one of our n"nb. rs has added u sourrni
which We hope ynn will keep in remembrance nf IT,
respect and homage that we have tie agreeable mis-
sion OF Offering vun."
Mile. Brrnlrar,ll appeared tn blush like school cir
and half turning her head buried her chin deep in IN
soft shoulder II: her scal>kin c!uMk. At he same ma
mrnt she c'asprd together the fingers of her ncatl,
sl"ve1 hands. The Spectators, her first America MI
dientc, We're captured. Somebody nu,crl Mr.. l;ull
man and lMlc min command sumcthin. insl,iritin,
from the band. Mr.. Pullman linpcl across the cabin
and in the ccstncy nf his joyous excitement embrace,
til. leader. Somebody called Tor the "MarseiIlaisc.
and for the fourth time TINT morning Mile. bernhard
WIS Ttsllp ~ llll lHSINIIlIIe IltlDu u lV'lNtt 10
i moment rs if She would weep. She altered he
mind and laughed i pretty musical ripple. Then will
another dcspaiiins clasp Of her hands She arose AM
said:
".Ncwicu,s- Jp suis tcrriblcmcnt cmne dc raccmei
que ie rrouvr l'arini vons-trllrinent einuc. TN vcritc
one il he truuvc pas autrc chose Is diru que meet.
Tout 20 que ic puts dire est tie vnus lrurrrttrc dc fair,
t"ut &c que drrrndrs lie moi pour doancr rts"n 4
! rrrtEnusiasmr que vurs me mnntrcz TT j. v"Is rs
sure-je crn:s p"hv"ir r"us assnrcr- que j. rrussirai
Javais I'M jnii mot 4 dire. mails j. >ris trop einuc. Jt
v"ls lie lrr.i dire pour moi. Mrrci."
Here is the T'ribmne's sketch
\. tall, slender form, willnwy and graceful had en-
tered the saloon. Instantly there was = rush. an'
Mile. Bernhardt as she chat,cd with Mr.. Abbey nnt
Mr.. Schwsh. was the center of II curious crowd. /
was \ striking lace that they saW-l"ng and thin. AM
viewed ~ u whole, almost triangular In shape. lIrl
broad, low forehead WAS nearly concealed by her hal
and lttlc tlosSv luils Of li:Et brown hair. Under hrl
light d~clicateIy pcncllIcd eyebrows sn"nc l"n-. mar
row srayish.hl uc eyes. Her long prominent aQuiiinc
nose . NE n little Of the Hebrew cast 10 her fIcc
seen in profile. II little ripple was noticeable that gavt
it an irregular outline. The nostrils were thin, quiv'
ering and dilutinc with every emotion. Her muutl
was wide, with thin starply.cul red lips that cnrlct
and fairly wIitIrd rs she spoke. and when the curved
upper lin WAS drawn huck in her smile her prominent
white teeth were Iully rNInsrd 10 view. Her chin
rounded rs it WAS. WAS yet strong. lLr clear. whit,
complexion WAS relieved only hy alitLic spot OF pink
visible iu.t under her high clicrklr,nrs. II vas a sur.
prise to most OF the curious .aZcrs to lind Ml.". Bern
hardt q pronounced hl"ndi Instead Of = brunette
But one who barely nu!cd her features first aud the
outline "f her face found himself attracted again and
again into watching her, in order to detect the some
thin. that ave such II peculiar character to her face
The secret lay In her diamond eyes. Now, us the :r
tistc threw back her head watched snuc one attcn.
lively, they narrowed rs the eyes III y sleepy cal
may sometime liz seen almost to clo5e, and n cold gilt
ter alone was visible. The stony CLEAN seemed rs Il
something rrlucrsclcsslv cruel were speaking through
her eyes.
Again her face lit up. Her eyes d!late, Opening
widely Us the long light lashes lifted, and shining cvrI
brilliantly as the delicate nos!rils quivrrrd and y smilc
broke over her face. bringing out the lIe lines In heI
checks.
Her manner MAS essentially French. Turning
quickly from one t" another Of her companions, nov
struggling her sl"Ildrrs, %.estuiin. with her rluvrd
hands in dainty protest, now laughing, now sober
she scemcd the essence of inability. L.cr dress WAS :
dark seal BROWN imperial, with cape II In IrOstiIlina
and the trimmings were Of Seal brown and da:E
sreen-striVHi tilk. The front of the dress was Killed
Her hat, uf olive plush-a style said To hc peculiar t.
herself Resembling The GainsbUrnGsh, bu, called tn,
,-rntasdt-Nas trimmed with bird of paradise nnt
ostrich plumrs, AID bure several miniature wolves
heads. Her hat WIS fastened tightly down over hcI
head. almost conccalin. her ears. but y cloud nf lichI
silver hair escaped behind. Her wrap WAS q hrav,
sralskin dolmar, reaching almost to the floor. brncatl
whi.h her tiny feet peepcd out, clad in deliberately or
namc!tcd slipiTrs.
: The Times says:
1t was the Judgment OF all present that no pen-ric
lurc "f the divine Sara has done her justice. Tn,
al,Inri,inn was not gaunt, nor did 1t have red hair, Il
might have been predicted, but WAS somewhat ethcrc
al yet wOman!y. Mile. Brrnhardt is y lady Of mid
d, die height erect In carriage. and of :irlisb, nut an.u
lar. hysilur. \ perfect head, set almost definitely
on 3, slim and drlcute heck, IL c. own ned by u wralll
, of si!kcn hair with u tint Of FURNISHED GOLD. Wonder
full black eyes, Which seem rs falhomlrss rs they mr.
EARNEST and dulntlcss, rivct the bch"ldrr's attention
4 faultlc>s nose of the best Hebrew type reveals Il
It's delicate cliscling The csthciic artist and her rae,
In reIrusr the mouth Is large but refined and as lil
60. ,l. ,r,1I u.lJ.1, ,vnuf I,., urnst nrtrngc 1,p t1Ipn raj
the stage. in CONVEX sat ion wcll-ioriIrd teeth or
! disclosed and ut frequent intervals n winning an
~congeLial smile breaks over the fncc like = ray q
light. The face is an oval ending In u snail but rrSo
lnic chin. and grace is added to the head Ivy small an
wcll-shaped ears. Mile. Bcrnhar1lt did not See
Yesterday to enhance her destinations by an elaborl.t
toilet. SIZE was rnrcluped in nn unuSrallv long seal
skin ulster, and her hat was n modification Of tn
Gainsboroush; made Of dark green plush with n dis
tinct ,ustre and trimmed with . hcrons ui.rettc,
n crows wing. and two squirrels heads, which La
been So trimmed as To counterfeit tie head of Il wolr
crime. The robe MAS Of dark olive cashmere, trimm
cd with II plain brown tartan. B,ad.rmbruidrrc
slippers, with large black silk bows. encased Yer
small feet. Fine gloves, covering . long slim hant
rc2chrd t" the elbows. and quaint gold bangles OF an
cirnt Workmanship, stnddcd with large irrcgularl.
= \ heavy silk bon was wound loosely round til
tragcdirnnr's neck and fastened on the left slnuldc
! by q cold buckle, which held also u bunch Of arliicia
wall flowers aud violets.
ne Ilf1utU 10 tuulIlN CttIlIlIlIUSI
Considering that Mile. Bernhardt Ind been com
+ pcllcd TO make a hurried toilet " 81 short a motto,
and NJ an hour when it would be regarded Us n rattle
prrilous undertaking for almost any WOMAN to max
n public appearance and slnnd the ordeal Of II forina
scrutiny like this. she looked remarkably fresh ant
bright. She had thr1wn over Jannty lrlerine dres
O superb. long scSlskin CLOAK, whose rich dark colo
c"ntrastcd suikingly with her fair complexion. mt
, with IL perfect shower of golden curls falling round he
heck while r handsome scalsEin cUlOrcd chenille tichl
ronud her white throat, fastened by u large lizard q
= diamonds; u green plush hat, with feathers oc al
birds, and tipped Mt the sides with two wolves heads
: opening their jaws and showing their fangs in
brown silk queries, covered with jet beads, completed
4 max, NJ, at once unique and thoroughly effective
!, 1t WAS the general verdict of those present that Mile
:, Bcrnhardts Il photographs had done her serious in
Justice for her bright. large blue eyes, her fresh tcint
her straight. slender nose and animated. smiling TX
. ! preston Of countcnance, elected from many tn
avowal that they We're most hgreeably disappointed il
her nppralaicc. She snt down ut the head Of tn
captains table AFTER having shaken hands with lc
Manager and . few others, nnd II WAS quite \ study
to observe the easy grace anu the amible suHs gem
with which she went through on ordeal that probabl,
woald have proved very trying 10 almost any other
wollal.
Josh Billings on Marriage.
By awl means. Joe get married, Il you hev q fai
show. Don't stand shuvcring on the bank, bnt pitc
rite in aud stick rour head under aud shircr Il: ont
Thar amt any more trick in Citing married thai
there is in eating peanuts. Many = lnnn has sioo'