The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-01

had come and gone since morning. Sarah
saw everybody. replied to them all, ana
here she was still smiling and fresh III
her lace morning gown. without shado"
of fatigue or of nervousness, thinking OIL
everything. giving orders here and there,
hurrying, encouraging. recommending. eH
aiming everything as if she were gene
raj holding review. She could not stay
in one place, SO I went with her IN TINS
promenade very much amused by all
that l saw and by our broken conVersa-
ton
Yes she said. it is my fifth voyage
to America. Since 1852 have gone pretty
regular about every five years. 1eel
almost sure that this Will be my farewell
tour, because, after all, everything has a
limit. and one must know where to stop
.1She is enchanted to go remarks the
reporter pareatheticaly at this point, and
adds, land she looks it!
ct is charming country continues
Sarah full of agreeable and hospltabe
people. At each new visit that L have
made the receipts have increased. This
time Conquein adds al enormous element
of success
The reporter sits down on trunk and
writes the list of the plays to be given.
but that is no news in America. As they
went about the house Sarah and the re-
porter, they stumbled continually over
packages and boxes. Its like big de-
partment store., exclaims Sarah.
''There are, in fact, a few trunks, it
seems to me- said the reporter.
about fifty" laughed Sarah. And yet
Tn not taking many gowns. Let me see,
that makes-let's count And she tod
them off on her fingers: Five gowns for
Camille six for sFrou-frou,' three for La
Tosca' five for RoXane IN CyTano, one
for Em.re in 'Tartiffe.' two costumes Tor
Hamlet, two for L Aslon.' one for Phedre,
and one for Jean-Mare. That makes
twenty-six costumes for the theatre
am also taking eight fur costumes ana
/ don't count twenty or twenty-five street
gowns, dinner gowns. morning gowns,
evening and reception toilettes and sum-
mer gowns, because at san FRANCISCO we
snail be having sl-Imer weather You
see, I'm not taking very much!
While Sarah was thus detailing the tril-
ing wardrobe which she IS taking to Amer
lea. she led her Wis tor to what he calls
a .s,,ne waste penderie.'' or, as we might
say, a great big room for hanging clothes:
Here were countless rows of gowns, OF
cloaks, of rare furs. Open wardro5es
showed mass of other tolettes, OF every
color and every kind of material, dre@es
of lace. waists in embroidery. encrusted
with stones and spaasles, satins, SILKS
blue, green, rose, violet, yellow
Il
said Sarah: "a passion for cloaks. pas
SION for hats, a passion for shoes.
\ maid who was properly amused by
the masculine stupor into which the re-
porter was thrown by the vision of az
these wonders. opened two immense ward
robes and showed him the contents. In
one of them were innumerable rows OF
little white boxes.
The shoes which are to be taken
4,
smile.
The reporter counted the boxes. There
were one hundred and twenty, Each en-.
closed a pair OF slippers or shoes Of satin
suede and OF different coors. From
each pair of shoes peeped d pair OF rolled
up silk stockings of the same shade az
that of the satin or suede. In the o:htt
wardrobe Were shelves on shelves of kat
The hats which are to be taken" an
nounced the maid. I'VE are taking oui,
Switzerland then nine fur toques.'
Our promenade wasn't yet finished
proceeds the duzzleil reporter. Trunk
trunks, and yet more trunks. The ser.
wants were busy packing them. Their
was the trunk for the perfumery and the
. makeup Plenty of it is needed for 81,
months travelling There was the med
icine trunk, admirably made up witt
nothing lacking. 1t does for the whole
troupe. There was a. chest full of arti-
fetal flowers, a chest full of papers.
manuscripts. memoirs. letters, bills.
books Musset. Hugo. Rostand, Finally
there was the jewel chest. The valet dc
chambre opened the iron-bou1ld trunk
One by one he took out a dozen padded
compartments, ! Furnished with elastic
straps which heid the ornaments in their
caskets. 1t was dazzling vision The
paste jewels, mingled with the real ones,
sparlled and gl:ttered. There were
enormous Indian bracelets In gold. breast
plates of the princesses lointaines or Of
the Izeyls. gordles inlaid with Jewels of
Iorerzacc;o. the necklace Of Cleopa ira.