Omaha daily bee., 1898-08-14

the Seine. 8 ccrnet q Sotre Dane. two SOL
die-s exchanging TIE courtsrsirn, two street
urthirS. Calve bertelf sitting O. a sofa
laughing syst rs she is nov. On The mar
tells ana shelves are t-inkcts and precious
,hinrs from all ages ana all oli1es. litue
ttaiues in hroare. eueer Turkish lamps cd
eoanslea bon-boa boxes miniatures. a treas
ure boust, a dolls house 1t was where every
thing was kept. because 81 is beloved for TIE
rire-. and with & all ar inperious touch
hs-e ard there With made 81 seen the Aid
Ing place q some cherished InfEnta rather
than a real uonAn's home.
In The music room bevond stood q massive
grand piano. the most substantial looking
thing 20 he seen. In there were also white
book shelves lined with books In white and
gold bindings. Music was Uttered about
everywhsrF. TIE sheets scattered On the
piano and OF the hoor. IS Il their mistress
had suddenly been interrupted while search
inr for something. and left them 50. In ooe
corner also was another American prcdue-
ton, Al Edison phonorraph Here Chlvt
may a-use herself by listening 10 TIE repro
ducuon Of her own beautiful voice, OF render
criticism where SIC sees a haw.
The tining.room doors were drawn back,
AtNEGA4AE q WIS NV Twin AL ~ AA@
and red panels In the center Q, 4 long
table On which was spread 4 white cloth
sire WI with daisies stood a smoking tea urn
cirtlud with old-tashIoned china cups. 1t
wns Nine Calve herself who brought me 4
cup Of lea. In both her hands That is .
CSlvsitn. she does he- Inequalities with
both hands, because SIZE has a warm heart
buhhlinr over with good VIII for everybody
she gives you both her hands when you
enter and it vas with both hands she held
OF; for ne the cup Q! fragrant tea making
believe she was afraid Of dropping H.
As snpho.
Nine. CRlve smiled when ] asked her IL
she planned 10 join The victims o. The whE-
ner craze and begin 10 study German roles
"Oh, perhaps ] may, ] cannot tell But it
will not be this year. ! am not sure" she
said, showing all her even teeth, that ny
mouth is made for German opera"
She declared. in apparently good faith,
that she Is fond Of her new role in Sapho.
But there arc other stories current than the
one Cslye tells. she does 10; deny her
self il is one Of the hardest roles she sings.
The role q stpho is about the Only one
in the opera. and beside the orchestra PLAYS
only accompaniment music throughout the
piece almost This makes the strain some
NulLE ElEkuAC Apgu SdpOQ. MLlt. NblFe
lies in bed all the day before she sings 1t.
preparing for the ordeal-soDe one says
she cries all dsy-End she lies in bed all
The next day after 10 rest she has been
obliged TO give Up once aod so down TO
Beaulieu on the Mediterranean for rest. But
out O. personal friendship for M&sssnet and
because she Is too loyal TO break her con
tract with the Opera Conique, CRlre will
sing Sspho on TO the hitter end.
But Calve n Sspho, Calve IN long trail
ing robes Of sonhre velvet, ! an afraid
the American public Will not take kindly 10
them and will demand again Calve il boy
den toilets OF short skirts and peasant
rags.
Always a-nishle. Calvs was Just starting
VI the stairs with me TO search for her latest
photograph, il that same long black velvet
robe which she wears in the frs; act Of
Sapho, when some one called beard the
name Of Jean De Reszke-Calve excused her
self and left TO mount 20 the sacred pre-
cIncts. her huUdoir. with an American girl.
Z friend Of hers and her constant companion
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