The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-02-26
LADY HALLE'S %L0NGCAREER
oNCE SHE APPEARED IN CONCERT
At TIENNd WITH JENNY LIND.

who DO Not-DanEer in Paris Hair
wnshes-Tnstes of n wngn erian Infant
Phenomenon-sarah Thorne's Jubilee.
LADY Halle. who has Just appeared with sue
cess here. will celebrate her sixtieth birthday
20 month. 1t Is therefore not a matter for
snrnrise to learn that she once played in con-
cert in Vienna with Jenny Lind. That was in
1s47. when. with her sister Amelie. she was
giving concerts in Vienna. Wilma Neruda. IA
she was called at that time. was then only 8
-ears old. Her father was an organist at the
cathedral In Brunn and the family. which had
long been well known for its musical accom-
plishments. included at one time two viollnlsts
who we're almost famous. Her father tried TO
teach little Wilma to play the piano. but she
would have mono OF It and to his sur
mise learned about the violin that he had
in vain tried to teach her brother. She was
aent to Vienna when she was O yenrs old,
studied there for n year or two, and In 1915 be-
ron to appear with her sister in private con-
certs, After n few months her brother Victor.
who had become q 'cellist, Joined the two girls
and the trio gave concerts in various European
cities. 1t was to the little Wilma that most OF
the honors went. In 1854 she married Ludwig
Norman. the Swedish composer. and went with
him to live in Stockholm. They separated In a
short time. and. taking the name OF Norman
NeIuut, cilc SouLl hNl plolCSblOIlul CuTtRT
and gained some Of the notable triumphs
Of her life. She was immensely petted in
Paris in 1868. She played at. the Tuileries, at
the home OF the, Princess Metternich and in
most OF the fSshionaRl9 sGGloTs She was
pean cities, and in 1862 went to London. There
She has lived ever since. She played frequently
him in 1898. He died only a short time ago. 4
son BY her first HUSBAND was killed last sum
I mHT n IN an Ph "t' H"ssrt tS F TgrSl one fa q t4 Halls R0S Sns
had a life so filed with success that she probably
does not regret any feature OF it. Sodoubtless
she would have paid no attention to the regrets
Of many who heard her on Wednesday that she
had never come before to this country.
The improvement which one Of the singers
at the Metropolitan has shown during the
present season has not been comprehensive
10 all the persona who have observed and ad-
mired the growth Of her voice. the freshness
with which she sings. and the strain which she
seems able TO undergo without its showing i'll
effects in her work. Only q few discerning per-
sons who have been for some years familiar
with her work as well as her physical appear
ance have realized that there is a change in her
looks as we'll as in her voice. The change is
similar in both respects. being in the nature Of
an increase. She seems on the stage to have
broadened almost as much physically as she
has vocaily. But in private life there is no APP
lolNAlA i''A 'h'N Ac'oS tN AtSSibi III TX uIC
asshe evcrdid. 1t is only on the stage that there
is this perccptible growth in girth. Taking
these facts into consideration, some OF her
admirers finally reached the right conclusion.
They decided that the prima donna had left
of her stays. That proved to be the truth,
and they smile nowadays when stories are told
ofthe Improvement in her voice, which. COM
ing after Il long career, on the stage. is some
what unusual. 1t is all the more surprising In
her case. ms she was formerly seen with a very
small waist. which was partly natural and
partly the work OF art: One night at a CON
one of Wagner's operas in q way that aston
ishcd the audience, not only because OF. hsr
rhenoucnQlly small white satin waist from
which such a volume Of sound and m
more small waists. and a great many more
Not all the other singers follow her example.
but a $50 defends it's use. Nine. LehmaGnf has
not worn stays on the stage in years. except in
scarcely be described as a corset, Judging by
the ordinary standards. suzanne Adams never
tHhs ere IS sor not tR Re s lie sess' re satsny w 3esa she
should Emma Calv6 is 4 devotec Of the cor
schumann-H eink has the German affection for
the corset which Mime, Lehman so conspicu-
the part she is singing enables her to dispense
With il In concert nobody could ever over
. sS@e t apsras ses sSa enjoys 81 H sgmp SessSi im1 Raa "
from its tyranny. Nine. Media for the past
few seasons has been drawing the, strings a
little bit tighter than formerly, although she
was never a woman who laced. Emma Eames
appears so much in flowing draperies that the
corset is not very necessary for her. Even in
concert she seems to wear something no more
deserving the name Of corset than Nine. Leh-
mann narrow band Of canvas does.
Hair washes intended either to give the hair
agloss or to color it have so frequently been
the cause of accidents in Paris that the police
are Investigating the composition Of some OF
them, with the object Of forbidding their use
ii it is established that they are really danger
Gus. One of the health boards has also
warned women against their use. Not only do
some OF these compounds contain certain sub
stances likely to be ignitcd BY fire or heat. but
some OF them explode from friction. In their
results they can be almost as dangerous
when they are not subject to either
OF these changes. One woman in Paris.
who was so we'll known that her case
attracted general attention. had n drop
OF an expensive hairwash fall in her ear. Tho
result, was an almost c9mpIcte loss OF hearing
q the hairwash subject are excited because
the most expensive and the cheapest prepare:
accident This i 80 subject subiecyt has Naturally far
greater Significance for European women than
s aGr Am a hcssssjt Thew Wom tee Of hs smaii means is
use their services almost as regularly as they
would n physician's. 1t happens from this that
In Germany. France and Austria tho poorest
quarters Of the cities always possess their hair
dressers. whose work is confinedto the womenin
ne neiGhborhood. They may not wash their
hair frequently. for that Is not q habit with
European women to the same extent that IT 10
here. as the belief abroad Is that II damages the
hair; but these hairdressers,. who receive q
very small sum for their services; dress and
arrange the hair for social functions and Tor
ordinary everyday purposes, In this country
the hairdrcsser is an exotic luxury that Hour
ishes little outside OF the large cities. The
American womau's desire to do for herself is
ahntagonlstic to the services OF the. hairdresssr.
The most serious case Of accident from the use
Of these washes in Paris was rho result OF
the crimring, which has so long, been
70 vogue In one Of the iashionabl;
Tor q moment, after the pnduIati9n was
fnished, in Il large tin hood filled with dry. hot
air. This was held Tor a second over the
TIoman's head after the hair had been touched
lightly, with n wash to give 1t n gloss. so soon
as the hot air came into contact with the oint;
ment. In this particular case, It igniied., ana
the woman's hair was burned from her head
heior" she could be rescued. Their, the police
lnter'cred TO stop the use OF the hot air APP
paratus.
One OF the most perfect Wagnerites in ex-