Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-07-10
Mime. nilsson. Marriage.

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Mime. Nilsson's Marriage.
| THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE CEREMONIAL AND
THE DIVA 5 TRoUsSEAU.
A London cablegram to the New York Her
aid contains a card from Christine Nilsson in
reference TO the rumor that her marriage with
Count de Casa Miranda was broken or She
| writes: "There is no truth whatever in the re-
port you mention. AS soon as the license
from Rome has reached us the marriage will
take place. In case this license does not arrive
place in Madrid"
The civil marriage is to take place mex, Mon.
day or Tuesday. Soon afterwards the Count
ana Countess de Casa Miranda will start for The
continent. with Mile. de Casa Miranda. the
full girl about 10 Years old, whom Nilsson
adopted some time ago.
Wilson's temoia at the civil ceremony will be
the Swedish minister. Tie Spanish minister
Will be the counts temOin. Among the lew
present will be several OF the Rothschilds and
Lord Gerard, personal friends OF the diva.
among the presents is superb pair of thor
oughored brown carriage horses from NJ. Leo
pold de Rothschild; q magnificent silver des-
same family, and diamond and pearl
brooch from the queen regent Of Spain.
kins Oscar OF Sweden, Queen Isabella the Due
| de Moutpensier and the Spanish infanta have
already sent Nilsson letters of congratulation.
NILSSON thus described portion of her trOus-
p0ndent: AT the registrars shall wear pale
blue surah dress, embroidered with point
uAngisterre, and Q bonnet 10 match. The
"eouIhg dress at the religious ceremony VIII
oe very pale helotrope peluche, with gauZe in
front, trimmed with delicate lilac clair de
iune, Jet collar, high trimmed with pearls; tule
oonnet TO match, trimmed with pearls, and
ounch of tearoses. One OF the sweetest things
IN my trousseau." thoughtfully continued Nine.
Niissoh, lis the dress in which am TO be pre-
sented at the Spanish court 1t is made OF rich
Wnlte broche silk, = short skirt, bodice and de-
,r de jupe, covered with Brussels lace; long
Tram, trimmed as court etiquette re-
CURES, with tufts of white ostrich feath-
ers; necklace und diadem OF diamonds.
My travelling Costume is blue serge, tailor cut,
the dress spotted with yellow and fastened with
goio buttons, ON which my initials are en-
graved. There's pretty dinner dress in one of
apron and bodice, embroidered with gold, deep
collar, point d,Aiencon and blue broche silk
tram. MY most striking evening toilettes, per-
maps, are an evening dress OF lilac ftilie, COW
cred with silver EN- Oroidery, and Il white tulle
ball dress, trimmed with roses and little knots
or bouquets OF lace and pearls Besides all
these have Que or two robes de chambre and
two tea gowns-one OF gray popin, the other a
pink surall-both smothered in lace.
Death Of Cora Pearl.
END OF THE FAMoUS PARTISAN DEMI-MoNDAINE.
A special cable dispatch to the New York
World from Paris, July s, says: Cora Pearl, the
once famous deml-Inondaine is dead. She died
poor. She recently published a book contain
ing what she asserted were her "Memoirs,"
which, however, had only small sale, and
failed to bring her in the profit she anticipated.
Cora Pearl according to her own story, was an
English woman, her name Emma Crouch, and
timore author of kathleen Mavourneen,'' by
his first marriage with Lydia Pearson, an Eng
lisn actress. Emma left home suddenly wien
quite young, and under circumstances that
we're never spoken OF afterwards in the Crouch
family. Her Memoirs We're regarded in the
light of a bIAckmailing scheme, aud IL was re-
no tod linn, Sli6lr tEsl1
from 4, noble French family for the suppression
OF one group OF letters. She was a be. uty of the
her exquisite iorm in Il !aultle,sy fitting riding
habit III the Boise de Boulogne. Al one time
she took ii into her head TO appear in public
always with little pooule-tog, dyed 10 match
the costume she was wearing. But the police
pu; u stop to this, when one uay She CAUSED the
Death oI an unhappy little beast 10y COlOring
hlm with q poisonous dye.
One OF the most strik ing episodes In her career
was her brief apparitlon ON the Paris stage. AS
dress was OF the scantiest the dra, cries of pale
pink crepe de cnlne being scarcely more
vouminous than the clasps aud chains of
diamonds with which they were fastened. But
as she could not sing nor pronounce dozen
words OF French correctly she was roundy
Missed, and after the tweiitn performance she
was forced to retire. In her Memoirs number
OF well known Frencnmeu described
length, among them Prince Pon-PIon, the Due
de MOrny, the prince OF Orange, and Others. She
became most notorious i'll connection with the
affair with young Duval, the son of the famous
Partisan restaurant proprietor, who aitemlteG
to commit suicide Oh her account after spending
q fortune with her.
WHAT PROF. CROUCH SAYS.
The Baltimore Sun OF this morning says: In
speaking of Cora Pearl, Prot. Crouch, who lives
in Southwest Baltimore, said that he did not
know whether or not she was the original Cora.
whose death had been reported several times
in the last few years. He did not know that
Cora was his daughter Emma, has been
alleged. In 1880 before he Was Of age he said
mi I'm
Pearson, an actress. Among their children
Emma, who was sent to a school near Paris,
where she spent five years. She returned to
England, and was placed with the other chill
uren in charge OF her grandmother. Prot.
Crouch had i'll the meantime separated from
his wife. Emma WAS sent TO "A boarding school
at CiaphaEl, and Prof. Crouch came to this
country. soon after his arrival in the United
States Emma clipped from Inc boarding school
He did not hear oil this until many years alter
wards, and he lost sight entirely OF her. He
SAID ii Cora Pearl were She she must have been
about fifty years old. He could not remember
her appearance as u young girl.
A Struggle With n Terrier.
NARROW ESCAPE OF A COURAGEOUS YOUNG
LADY OF WILLIAMSBURG.
A Williamsport, Pa, special July 9th, says:
Prof J. F. Davis has long owned a terrier which
was a great tavorite among the children. AS
the professor was going out OF town yesterday
he gave the care OF the animal to Annie Berndt
a young lady we'll known in society here, until
he returned. In the afternoon Miss Berndt
started down the street with the dog TO take il
to her home. AS she reached Academy street
the dog began to growl and fell over Oh the
sidewalk in 4 tit. In a few minutes it was APP
parenlly in terrible agony, frothing at the
mouth, and Miss Berndt, uncertain what to do
grasped ii by tine collar aud held it down.
When tine first commissions were over the dog
tried 10 bite Miss Berndt, but she held him by
aid OF her pAr:isol and avoided contact of the
irotn, although one OF the sleeves OF her dress
torn by the animals claws. Several peo-
pie were passing at the time, but seeing that
the dog was mad hurried out OF the way ad-
visiny the young lady ~ let the dog 90 and
seek place OF safety. While the animal was
III its third CONFUSION one of the street cars
came along. None OF the men would help Miss
Berndt, although she requested them 10 bring
some one TO shoot the dog. AL last, tired Of
holding the animal down, Miss BerndL waited
until 1t was exhausted with a CONFUSION, let 60
her hold and ran into neighboring house.
The dog presently recovered and ran OFT, snap
ping and biting at trees, fences and every thing
III It's way. Finally it tell at the foot of q tree
and was killed.
A New Talk by Carlyle.
MING CAST A DART AT A PRINCES DEATH.
Chos Eliot Norton in the New Princeton Review.
1t was on the 9th OF January, 1873, that Louis
Napoleon died. "Poor wretchv said Carlyle
81 never thought to feel SO much pity for the
man. Ah, dear! and the poor creature has gone