Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-12-22
OUR PARIS LETTER.
METEOROLOGICAL FoRETELL AN UNUsU-
ALLY SEVERE WINTER.
Reminiscences-Th Theaters-A Debutante
-Toothdrawing-He-
roism-The Dumas Statue.
PARIS. Noyember "a. 1889.

of pleasure and business. The "Cham-
Der" has again opened its doors and the
Deputies are all back in their places, many
of them a little stOuter from the summer
repose, and quarreling among themselves in
lively fashion. The sll-importsnt question
of the moment is, OWL there be a change
in the Cabinet, or will it remain as it is ?"
But in another fortnight this question will
be forgotten. One forgess SO quickly at
Paris. Another question of the moment,
more important for the happiness of the
Parisians than that of the Cabinet, is how
to keep warm, for it appears that we are
to have very
SEVERE WINTER.
The meteorol0gists have informed US of tle
fact. They have recognized the sigma and
warned Us to take precautions and make
preparations for an unusually vigorous sea.
son. Unfortunately, France is not well
prepared to combat with severe cold. The
Parisians and the French people generally
are terly ignorant of an art which
Americans push to the last limits-the art
of living warmly during the extremely
Geld weather. They are equally ignorant
of the art of preserving themselves from
the facilitating effects or extreme heat
When the thermometer rises and falls the
Frenchman groans and means and bewail.
his unhappy fate, but does absolutely moth
ing to improve matters. 1t is certainly a
little the fault of the architects who con-
tent themselves in building houses ft to be
occupied only in the spring and fall, ex-
actly as if France were blessed with win
tiers as mild and lovely as those of Califor-
MIA, which proves that they have short
memories, for the winter Of 1879 so was
so severe that the Seine was entirely COW
cred with the thickest ice for many weeks,
and the streets of Paris were SO encum-
bered with snow that the street.cars and
omnibuses were unable to circulate freely
for several days at time. Those Sacra-
mentans who happened to be at Paris
DURING THE SEIGE
VIII never forget the terribly cell weather
of that winter The Parisians will never
forget 1t either, but only because it was
contemporaneous with terrible disasters
which appealed most forcibly to other i'm
agiRations. Otherwise it would be forgot
ten, as everything of a sad or disagreeabl9
nature is forgotten, They go on living and
laughing as if sorrow and pain could never
by any chance come to them again. If
French homes are chi ly, bare and badly
lighted, such is not the case with the
FRENCH THEATERs,
There one finds warmth, fairly good VENT
lation, comfortable seats, delight al plays,
well.mountsd and performed in the most
exact manner by experienced actors and
actresses. Although the season has only
lust begun there have been several import.
ant debuts at the Coincide Franchise, TIE
best theater in the world, =" says Carlyle,
and without exaggeration. The debut at
that theater, few evenings since, OF Mile.
Rosa Bruck, the cousin of Sarah Bern
hardt, was regarded as an important event.
After Sarah Bernhardts brusque rupture
with the Director of the Franchise the
doors Of that theater, where she had
reigned absolutely for years, were forever
closed upon her, as upon a Queen who has
presumed too much upon the good nature
of her subjects, but it seems that these rig
Orous measures have not extended to the
members of her family. Those who Wis
tied Sarah Bernhard a dozen years ago at
her house, or at the theater will assuredly
recall a pretty little girl with a remarkable
wide-awake face and very large serious
eyes, almost always accompanied by her
mother, an active, lively little woman,
who filled unimportAnt roles at a second
rate theater.
THE LITTLE ROSA
Adored her cousin Sarah Bernhard and
spent much time with her. We can see
her now, seated in the corner of the pretty
salon, or in the box at the Theater Fran.
oaise, perfectly quiet, listening with all
her ears, and looking with all her eyes, and
enraptured when Sarah Bern
hardts divine voice was heard. On several
occasions the little girl evinced such won
derful dramatic talent and appreciation that
the mother decided TO renounce her dreams
Of personal glory and devote herself exclu.
5iyely 60 the artistic education of her
daughter. Rosa was soon admitted into
the conservatoire, where she was generally
lved for the charm OF her manner, the
evenness of her temper, and for the sim
Dlicity of her character. A few months
ago she was graduated with the highest
nonors and was at once engaged at tle
Coincide Franchise. She has developed
into a charming young girl of 10 years.
Ter debut, IN one Of the most Difficult of
Molieres roles, was an entire success.
Mile. Rosa Bruck is an ideal type of deli
cstsly beautiful Jewess. Tall, 1.-the, ex-
tremely graceful, well made, the happy
Of a delicious voice, which has
borrowed a little OF the gel len timber of
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this fortunate young debutante has before
Der
A BRILLIANT FUTURE
Sarah B.rnhardt was seated in a box near
the stage and evidently enjoyed the beau
tful acting Of her young cousin. she Was
surrounded by the most eminent writers
and artists of Paris. Among them we
noticed Mejlhac, and we
Thought that he must be the hapoiest man
in the world author of Fr0u.
Frou, of My COmrade,' OF Mile.
NItouche' and Of Carmen. four beauti-
fGl productions given simultaneously at
the four best theaters Of Paris, and in
locking at him the other evening We
thought that 30 gain. pels-mele, as he has,
honors, glory and money, wac to realize " q
DeAuNllAl hktAlt Di IcAALls anu ain Dsl
too much for oae man to obtain. We
looked in vain tor Mr. Damala, the hus-
band OF Sarah Bernhardt. All Paris de-
,lares that he deserves
ALL THE CONTEMPT
She evinces for him whenever occasion
offers. At MS debut recently we were iu-
pressed by his good acting and agreeable
voice, the timbre Of which is what the
Fireman call caressing. His manners are
perfect and his beauty extraordinary. 1t
IA not strange that he won the heart Of the
great artist, but Sarah objects to his win
aing other hearts, 1t seems most strange
that the little adventure of our pretty
singer, Marie Van Zlndt, should have ere.
ated so much noise in the different circles
of Partisan society. She is great favor
tie with the French. They call her the
q Fair Child, and she certainly lie be-
wisching. As the unfortunate young man
in her disagreeable adventure is
3 Californian, belonging TO one Of our best
families, now visiting Paris, the details
NAV not be uninterestinc. Miss an