New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-12-03
SARAH BERNH1RDTS HOUSE.

FULL OF HANGINGs-A PROSPEROUS WOMAN.
From the Pail Mall Gazette.
What first strikes one on entering from the porte
cocherc is the profusion OF rich ana heavy hhhs-
ings. One ascends thence five or six wide steps
that face the door, and fndS other hahslss,, nos
less rich ana heavy at the TOP mes p"r.i. =
must be fearful micrObc nests. since shaking ana
If they were shaken ana beaten WITHIN doofs an
the microbes in the dust would fall back on them
the walls are covered win precious toAu,es -
ever you see door. there you see snotheI par Oh
portieres one has a vista Of the sale n1anscr
tries. Mime. Bernhardts maid, II you call in the
morning. and anservant II you come In the
the diningroom. and then down other steps INTO
lofty, spacious room, which may be greenhouse.
studio salon. tent, all four. and Is furnished a
good deal as might have been the tent Of some
Mesopotamian Kings daughter Of the Abramcal
time, had it been possible for her to have filled II
with palms and other tropical plants in Persian
vases portraits Of herself by Gervex. Basticn lie
page. and "A number OF other not less wcll-knOwn
artists, busts (also Of HERSELF. couchcs drapcd
with rare stufs or warmed up, with furs not less
Australian sheep skins. tokens OF admiration
hausted the skill and fancy OF artists who worked
The mistress Of the house looks fresh
cious nor "comely.' nor pleasant Will con
She is stouter than she was when the portrait IN
front Of which she stands done Of herself and
a favorite Persian greyhound lying with nose be
tween outsretched paws beside her 1t is sin
gularly odd and interesting picture. ana was a
journal Amusant' parodicd it "a dog beside a
bone" Sarah Bernhardt then at the Francois.
jealousies Of her fellow actors and actresses who
had been driven wild by the praises bestowed on
creditors But she has since, guided by her wan
dering instinct found Eldorad9s ana come back
her long tours. Part OF these fruits are "A wide
So%h RaSsan scand
navian. Austrian, Hungarian, or BTiton who has
an evening at La Renaissance now that she IS its
manager. This she and NJ. Graux knew when
they signed at Rio their deed OF partnership which
gives her the absolute management Of the stage. a
share in the profits proportonate to her deserts.
right after consulting her associate and hearing
what he has to say in accepiing or refusing plays
transubstantlated bona Sol. Marie de Ncuburg,
Theodore; Dora Cleopatra WIN Sarah htrnharI l,
it, but in the latter case has more good-natured
In private life she Is not STACEY. because not
obliged to make her words and motions suit Il
Seem to be in clover for she is profuse though cx-
acting OF the work which servants, secretaries,
dressmakers and so forth employed to do. Her
femme de chambre must be a woman of genius.
for on her constantly devoves the task Of revis-
ing and improving Nine Sarah Bernhardts toll
cts. The taste Of the great actress Is Oriental.
and at variance with the taste OF European ladies,
In which there is survival in the corset and stin.
sraight-laced bodies of the coats Of mail OF by
gone days. The male European has dropped every
thing crustaccan but the female European clings
to the outer shell which served as personal de-
fence from rough fingers In rude times, and was
useful than veil to hide away plastic
charms Sarah Bernhard instnctivcly Grapes her
self like Eastern woman She has the carriage
OF descended from women who carried water
in earthcn vessels from wells. 1t is this crectness.
which is effect OF purpose. but Of ancestral
habits the muscles that makes the draperics
Of her soft robe de chambrc fall so harmonOusly:
This garment Is in silvery blue damask. edged
everywhere at neck, chest down the daSonally
closed front. and round the hem that touches the
floor with deep fluffy trimming. furnished doubt
less by the marabout ostrich. As she turns round
take a chair the under trimmings OF the skirt
appear and answer but in soft lawn which Is ar
ranged in narrow and plain hcmmed frills. over
tapping each other. to the depth perhaps Of half
yard. Nine. Bernhardt has lace scarf twisted
round her head
Nine. Bernhardt vouchsafed some particulars
about present occupations She IL IA fairly early
riser. and likes pottcring about in the morning.
looking at her flowers her pets her laces, and
what not. and then reading the letters delivered AT
8 In the morning. marking the ones TO be answered
by her secretary She lunches at ll:Sc goes at
1 to La Renaissance, rehcarscs and attends to
business until g. dimes In her dressing ROOM and has
two good hours pour faire la digestion before she
goes on the stage. Her trying task Is the
lifting on Of dresses. 1t Is impossible TO get Dress
makers-ther eyes being vitatcd by long habit
OF the corset tight body, and abrupt hip and dorsa
curves-to follow properly tie lines Of the body or
10 indicate them in seeming 10 veil them When a
dress Is a success several copies are taken of IT,
When LES Rois' was being rehearsed Nine bern
barit and her company were at IL every lay from
2 10 $50 and from $50 until In the morning