The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1885-03-19
How Mime. Nilsson, Raised Her Price.


n.ordoa World
Some fifteen or sixteen years age, when
soirees were tiourishing, when the anna
teurs had not yet learned to do without
the artists, when, during tho summer
season, some hundred private concerts
We're given. Nine. Nilsson was in the
zenith of her first success at her macs
tvs, and was, of course, much invited
to such parties. One day she asked
could l not give her an advice how to
get paid better without offending Nine.
liet ems, who was then the female chief
Of the troupe, and TOOK the now ridicul
GUS price to which yet hope we will
return) of 25 pounds sterling.
said: "You can not ask more than
Nine. Tietjens, anyhow; but what you
can do is to refuse all these soirees when.
ever you are asked, and say that the re-
hearsals, etc, fatigue you to such an
extent that you can not go to those late
parties and then get up early for the
rehearsalsa And how will that help
me?' she asked I'm this Way. You
say that you don't want to 60, and that
in order to be left alone you demand sc
pounds sterling; that You know very
we'll nobody will pay It, but that that il
just what you want. Believe me, there
are number of people who viii take
you just because you ask GO pounds
sterling, and you can then pose as a
victim who did all you could to get out
of it, but the people would not let you"
Not week passed, and she was engaged
for party in Grosvenor square, and
played the whole scene just as arranged,
and, just as expected, the people paid
her,
The funniest part Of the story is, that
when she did sing, friend of mine,
Jules l-e.ort, who sang in the same
party, came home and told me the whole
story Of the 60 pounds sterling, and the
reluctance of Nilsson, who was too weak
to stand the fatigue, etc. But the evil
consequence was that the moment she
went up with her price the Others did
the same, and there Was the end of big
party with great names, except for those
rich enough and willing to spend an
brought the amateurs forward to sing
for nothing; then they came from the
drawing room to the concert-room; then
they foupd that royalties were very
agreeable things to rocket, and they be-
gan writing polkas and valses and songs;
and now there is no saying what they
will not do.
Wales Personal Appearance.
lLondon Cor. Boston Herald.l
The prince is always dressed to per-
fection. In the evening, even at the
theatre, he is gloved, and invariably
wears white waistcoat with his dress
suit. On leaving, he puts on cape
coat known as ''the Inverness. In the
summer, when ''the season" is at it's
full, ne is fond of wearing suit of
pear-gray cloth, made with frock-
coat. He is always gloved, has flower
in his buttonhole, and wears a tall
gray felt hat. H. K. H. would be called
a handsome man of a somewhat over
ripe type. The premature badness
although he still tries to part the we'll
nigh imperceptible locks-only makes
him the more distinguished The care
fully-trimmed golden brown beard wells
full lips; the eyes bulge out and are
somewhat too prominent THE left eye
lid has a nervous trick of contracting,
which is not wink, but mannerism;
and the nose, while shapely, is perhaps
a trifle too long for regularity. The ex-
preston of the countenance is very
genial, but conveys an expression of
shrcwdness.
When the prince speaks, a German ac-
cent betrays itself-the result of his
early education Altogether, although
H. r. II. has been grossly libeled in
that cleverly written, but somewhat ex-
travagant French novel, Son Altesse,'
his portrait, physically, has been we'll
sketched by its accomplished and auda-
cious author. Men who are thought to
look like the prince are Sir Charles
Dixie and Mr.. John Clayton aud Mr..
Henry James
sIr. Ouaritch's 1aO. 900 Bible.
London Standard
Next came the celebrated Mazarin
Bible, described in the catalogue as
follows: Biblia Sacra Latina Versione
ct cum PrRfatione, S. Hieronymi, two
volumes, the first edition of the Bible,
and the earliest book printed with metal
types, by the inventors of printing,
splendidly bound in blue morocco. a
magnificent copy folio. Sine Nota Sed
Moguntia. per ]. Gutenberg ct j. Fnst,
circa, l45O.55. This excessively rare
edition, of which copy sold in the
Perkins sale for 2,G9o pounds sterling,
has been designated the Mazarin Bible
ever since the discovery by nebure of "a
copy in the library of Cardinal Mazariu.
It is printed in double columns, in large
letters similar to those used by scribes
for church missals and choral books,
and for firmness Of paper, brightness of
ink and exact uniformity of impression
it has never been surpassed by any
other work This remarkable book was
started at 500 pounds sterling, and then
a brisk competition took place between
Mr.. Cuaritch and Mr. snowden, the
anct oneers clerk, for its possession.
AT 8, 100 pounds sterling Mr.. Snowlen
dropped out Of the bidding and some
one else took it ap, but eventually Mr.
Qnaritch secured the treasure for 5, 800
pounds sterling. amidst cheers