New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-09-06
MADAME JUDO AT HOME.
. HOUSE CROWDED WITH ART TREASURES.

THE WOMAN AND THE ARrrsr--How SHE LIVES.
LOOKS, AND DREssEs-nER TASTE IN ART
rPRox AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE rrBrssl
| PANS, August 90
Before saw Madame judo off of the stage. /. like
many others, imagined that she was tho type Of
scores of women that meets daily on the Boule-
varsarge open eyes hair of several shades, rang
| ing from the E" strawberry blonde"'to the faxen.
according to the consistency inconsistency of the
dye in cooring each separate lock large. voluptu-
ous-looking mouth. predominant chest, lack of re-
inement in demeanor, and wearing toilet OF loud
coors topped with Van Dyck hat loaded with
feathers. Often have met such women and men,
tally remarked: That's Judic's STYLE" was mis-
taken. Judic in her everyday appearance Is the
very antithesis of the picture. Her of dress
is RICHLY modest and plain she dislikes fnrbeows
and jewelry, and never puts them except on the
stage when compelled by the part she Is playing.
The color Of her hair is not pretty enough to sug
gest the of dyes she dresses IL perfectly plain.
parted in the middle gathered INTO small knot
pAglaise in the back with lust the smallest curled
fringe on her rather prominent forehead. Her ewes
are the only feature in her face that be called
remarkable. She has tho largest. brightest and
most speaking eye imaginable. Among the most
effective features of her acting is air Of candor
and naive innocence which she is capable of assum-
ing IN roles which require 1t. That look is q nat
ural one she has it when she speaks to any one in
private She looks rs il she were innocent of all
knowledge of the world but she is not She has an
honest appearing eye that looks you straight In the
face and is capable of rejecting the most marvel
Ions changes of expression She has no melo.
dramatic rolling OF tue eye that passes for inward
intensity. but is mere muscular training TO snow
the whites when the coored iris should be in order.
She is entirely free from affectation IL at Is her
chief charm. She is what the French call une bonnie
ueysonne in her dealings with Others In private life.
An actr
school which nfuses aforementioned certain KIND
Of culture in opera bouife Critics VIII smile az the
application OF those two words in reference to what
they consider bundle of fvugarisms set to music.
but they are absolutely accurate as description OF
the style which is PECULIAR to Madame Judic Like
thefamous Theresa she is unique all other stars In
that line but more or less perfect as more or less
sorry limitations It remains to be seen whether
wsa w be- sSe to APPRECIATE the
peculiar quiet turn she gives to the pieces in which
sho appears, most of which are her own creations.
No French artist in that line who has already Wis
lied America can be compared to her, not even
Th6o Juiic's gestures, even when singing songs
which are VERY 9u IN s5ocEns S
understand the. underlying express on OF her eye.
or the snap of her fingers or the shaking of her
head, when she is singing words that present
an opera boufhsh situation you must BIO
very quick at discerning the point or else
you to Dss M se und9S
talent lies In that she is openly low when she
sings vulgar things She IS sure to bring out tho
be a connoisseur to analyze it. But when you do,
You marvel at her audacity. and the art which she
uses to hide it behind fascinating but stall trans.
parent veil In a word, she is Ia grands dame OK
TO give a correct idea of woman, one cannot do
better than desca,os eer easars to Sance n
Madame Judic's. For years, with the severe sense
Of the ana tS Of
ton The interior and exterior are built and
furnished in q severe ecclesiastical style, except
that instead Of the traditional cross, an Immense
lyre forming the central ornament of the pedinent
proclaims he use of the house. he doors and win
dows wide and lofty Of the Gothic ,t naoHyans
hall mean a room of stately dimensionsl takes up
more than one-fourth of the facade The archi,
lecture is peculiar. On the side on which the hall
and dining room are built the house has but two
stories so that the ceilings Of both are almost cf
churchly height; the other side, which comprises
bedroons and boudoirs is built In four stories,
and these two parts communicate by means OF ele-
vated italian loggias. For instance. In the middle
NJ a wall In the hall about twelve feet from the
aoor anpears a wooden carved balcony supporting
a Gothic bay window which leads into yudics beG-
room. Her sudden appearances through ,nss ngn
one of the auacious poses OF some OF the Neronese
dgures All the halls and vestibules are Of severe
but heavy and ornate woodwosx the vans "a . are
daring designs. A novel covering for the FOUR
fights of steps is rare collection OF Persian rugs
ali the same width but varied in design aud color;
they are laid one after another ike starcarpet tho
fringe of each end left to hang or rest on tile step
On entering tho grand hall one rs almost awed
with ts ASPECT of grandeur and loftincss. Its gen.
eral appearance is a between an ornate chapel
and room il the Cluny Museum. The mantelp,ece.
including the chimney OF richly carved wood Is per-
hans one-fonrth higher than those of Cluny. Tho
upper part of this Gothic manei disposed IN large
inches IN which figure old painted statues or saints,
relies from Spanish and Italian churches. Tho
andirons form high transparent screen OF wrought
iron in arabesque designs and they support trunks
of goods1ed trees % 'eass nvs Zee. 10 n 80
composed of rounded Gothic flights OF stairs which
lead TO carved loggias in which one percsiyes IN o
background of stained windows OF the sixteenth
Century carved statues dating back to tue Middle
Ages Under the staircase an immense niche Is
occupied by painted =. Anne. Jnalcs patron
window representing saints and cardinals embraces
the whole of the outside wall. The Only modern
diy,1s aud they are coupled with number of
tique church stalls and Enthusiastically shaped cab
inets. , :, -. A., III
heavily draped with Gobclin tapestry, ono enters
into the painting gallery. Here, fortunately. the
key becomes livelier On entering, one giances up
ward and takes in ceiling covered with an ex-
quiste resco by the talented but profane Clalfn IL
represents Judc in all of her roles ideazcd by the
HIS room are hung with pictures by all the modern
French painters Here. too, Is most cxqusitely
ebony cabinet of sse @ 0F
showcases are filed with rare brio a,brac crown
of solid gold, given to the artist in Barcelona. Q
branch of silver palms from Madrid. solid gold
tea service from Russia, aud rare collection OF
Seyres, yennese and Saxon porcelaius filing every
stand cabinet and bracket.
Indie has taste and invention; her bedroom
walls are covered with crimson plush on which
figure large embroidered panels of the artist in her
principal roles 1t is Judic's own handiwork The
aures are hat smaller than lifesize. still the
work must have occupied hundreds of hours. Her
bed Is Henry H. of dark. richly carved wood. orna;
white lace hanging over crimson satin. have seen
many ane specimens of lace in various museums.
but that piece exces them all II is old Guipure in
tnae
in which are worked the four evangests Between
the Ciuiruro run vines of vsleneieunes insertings
1t was evidently made for an altar PIECE. On tho
and make and ahont $50 pairs of gloves ready TO