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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 15, 1901)
Dccciiilicr 1.", mot How a Great Song Queen Travels tii i: SUM! Til WKI.S qi ui:n noiiihc on in:tt Photo by a Stalf Artist VHN as robust a souk blnl as Nor- illcii llnd dllllciilty In wintering In northern climate and Is never ns happy as when humid for the far south Tin- finest car I ho l'till- niaii company ran bulM. a corps of caro takln;; servants ami every conceivable com fort arc no guarantee that tho nwlft changes of tho temperate one will not bring hoarse ness to a singer, ami particularly to a singer who Ik daring enough to give a re cital unaided, as N'ordlca Is doing tills sea sun. There is no (older place In the United Stntos than nli ng the Maine coast, where Ulllan Norton nas born Hut Ulllan Nor ton and Lillian Nordlia are very different persons. Lillian Norton was a slurdy girl with a largo voice that gave iniich promise, hut was rather inetnlllc and did not satisfy the artistic soul of It?, possessor. Tho Maine girl loft her friends and their lavish praise, which she believed to be unmerited, and began the culture of the wonderful voice which has brought nil the world to the feet of Nordlca, the queen of grand opera sinn ers. Years of life In (leriuany ami Italy caused tho girl from tho state of pines to forget below zero weather, or rather caused h"r volco to forget tho rigor of the cllmato In which the singer npont her childhood. Nor dlca loves tin cold, but she has nn dcilro to enjoy It when the price might be about $1,000 per illem. Viirillcii In (liiinliii. Thu Saturday afternoon Noidlca spent In Omaha recently sho was wrapped carefully In n great broadcloth coat, which was lined with beaver and had a collar that stood above the top of her queenly head. Then sho started out for a walk. A handkerchief was wrapped about her mouth to guard her throat from the cold wind. Hut all of this care did not convince the prima donna that she would not catch cold. She remained out In the air for less than five minutes and during that time did not open the mouth from which golden notes were to pour that night at the Kounte Memorial church. "Oh, yes, so many people nivy us sing ers our voices nnd long for nn operatic ca reer. I am frequently told that my llfo Ib so vnricd and Interesting." Nordlca sighed nftor sho had been driven back Into hor car liy tho Nebraska breezes "Then- Is no llfp ns monotonous an tb.it of a singer. Work Is nil there Is In store for us, but then, of course, wo dollght In tho work. singer must always practice solf-deninl Keeping n volco In good condition Is ns dlincult ns Us cultivation. The sin pop vehn gives the public his best effort must sloop and rest and starve hlms. If. Self-denial must bo practiced constantly. All excite ment must be avoided and most pleasures forfeited." The car in which Madame Nordlca lives Ij nnmed after her favorite rolo "Brun klldo." It Is a home worthy of the groat slngor and Is as cosy ns tho proverblnl vlno-clad cottage. Nonlica li a great homo body nnd Is very dnmostlc In her tastes U tho windows of the car arc dainty whlto cnrtnlns. which worn made by the great ninger, and In all the rooms are traces of ;i woman's hand Nerdlcn's sister. Mis (icoigc Walker. Is sharing the moving home of the singer at priscnt. and before tho end of the season another Mister Is to Join them In III li travels Mr. K. llomayne Simmons. Nor dlca s accompanist, Is also a member of the great soprano's household. Two maids (inil several colored servants complete the pirsonnel of the party that lives In tho llrunhlfdo." The drawing room is tho crowning glory of the "llrunhllde." It Is In the center of ihe car and Is quite Inrge. Tho woodwork in the room Is mahogany nnd the draperies are green. A touch of yellow appears In the celling. In one corner of the room Is a great divan of green plush covered with n half dozen lnrge. bright-colored pillows At olio end of the car nro an organ nga im the wall and a writing desk with a grea mahogany top. Against one of the sldt walls stands a hamlsomo piano wlih a ma hogany case. A few easy chairs am) a large tablo adorned with handsome spray of roses complete the furnishings .mm ttiieen'M IHIK lllril. Ono member of the Nordlca household, and a very Important member, too. wns overlooked. A pet canary holds the place of honor in the drawing room Ills gold cage hangs nboe the piano, where (he sinner can watch the yellow fellow warble as she vocalizes. The bird Is Nordlca's only pet and It Is not so much her pet as her master, for the great singer watches the little fellow continually as he chirps away in his wild abandon. The sleeping rooms In Nordlca's little palace arc much larger than the rooms in most private cars and comfortable brass beds replace the berths of former days Pressing tables and comfortable chairs give ihe chambers the appearance of the smnller looms in a llrst -class hotel. t one end of the "Hrunhilde" are the l,Hi In n and the servants' quarters and at In- other end Is a large reception room, ulil'h is tilled with the baggage of the parly. Kvery gown Nordlca wears In pub lie has a separate trunk, a tall trunk, which stand on end ami Is large enough to con tain a dress form, upon which the gorgeous gowns are hung when not In uso. The Nordlcn one sees upon tho stngo la no more beautiful than the wholesome women one meets In the "llrunhllde." (inrge oils clothes do not enhance her beauty. Sho Is as queenly In a plain gray walking gown as In n Worth creation. Her regnl cnrrlngc can be seen as plainly upon the strcot ns upon the s'.ige. Nature has done every thing possible for Nordlca nnd Nordica has had the good sense to enhance her charms by keeping herself free from all worry and by leading a life unlike the strenuous i xlstcnco of nn st stage celebrities. She Is not forced to resort to coMinetlcs and paints to cover up the traces of age. Her skin Is ns clear ns a child's ami the coloring of her cheeks Im not unlike that of a Hl-ytnr old girl Her eyes ate a bright blue and are arched by dark brow. Her hair Is light brown ami in a bright light shows a Huge of red There Is nothing artificial in Mine. Nor dica's appearance. Her clothes are such n any well-bred woman would choose nnd show none of the eccentricities which nil great singers are supposed to possess. She Is a genius without Ihe earmarks, a beauti ful, gracious woman who has mastered the greatest of nrta. THE ILTjUSTH AT E D ME. DON'T BE SO THIN; FREE REMEDY. 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SOUTH OMAHA BREWING CO., Brewers and flottlers of l ine llccr. South Omaha. Neb iug and It will be well lo st inflictive and Inexpensive nf the year You cannot si fHi e al which these are off' Wi: offer this week the second In our siilcn of beautiful .ill i ,ili ndiirs for P.M2 The llrst, our 'eiitury tilt 1". in;i --lill lie had. Hie hccoihI I" now i..i.h for dlsl rlliiii Inn I'm want of a belter ii.iiih' have dii Idi d in i ill thl one "Outing" h i aide Mi.it title si ciiiv must il 'in In I In the ilnlnl and i .nlMIc drawings Mm II pl ile In fiem a water color p liming by Ml Mi Maude Slaiuiu. and all the delicate mi nn m uiin ariiHiic in iiint-poere in iin m ikiiijiim iiiim liei ii faithfully leproduced. 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I'm hw it tueiiiln r oii wllU-. t I3HII.K 1'II.I.OW TOIS. I KXTl.rV I'll.lnW 1it, nnl I t'UV It 1tV h,U etii. iy nt tl wril-e.), f i.r m (lintr onlv lh' Imyi-h of1ut.lt ttt At i t t'tiM a Ihiv in not hup thlt irient oNii1iinlty iih it will Im wttliilrawn nn hm.h ha tlx pillow t.H art tlioroiiulilv Intro.liirt .( AiIiIum, NATXMEDICINECO.ArtDcpt.102 .NcwHavcn.Conn Jl&mts Tfdntcd or Mr. U n. JOHN A. I.OIJAN H lirnnil Ni w lluok fHIRTY YEARS IN WASHINGTGH. It re Trail the Innrr Mfe ami all ttif WomlTf til MfihU iml ne nf nnr N'ttlontl ('ynltal Kiectitivt- Atlinlniitratlv. Sclal ami l)fartmrnUlilncluliitht l,lvxif all the Trr!- ilnU,ttii-irwvr ami ewty I,aiy oft hi White Home from Wa-hlnjrtont HomevHt In nmaiilrlrt'nt llhutrstlnim (ir natnuintfrt-fet t.liicntionftt value nnd rim 1. 1 aali It In the alngof Ihm.kii 'louifii uixl vrotnrnvtt nlTtr untk at homa tint ihi, a Imn.W that eU, irliulre t rrltnry an I lino term- Frrluht i.ali) ami rrt-.lit Klvrti Ailir- A 1. WUUTIIIMiT N .V t it., llurtforJ, t'onu YOU CAN BUY OUR HALF-TONE ENGRAVINGS which nppenr from time to time In The Illustrated Ilee. On Miiall portrait cuts we make n nouilnil prleo of $1 00. On larger cuts fi cents per square Inch. They are nil In flrst-clnsA condition. Our phntoRrnphle departtnent will also print additional copies of our orlKlnnl photographs at rmsonable rate. The Bee Publishing Co,, Omaha, Neb. 'as. i vi&amf . . m& .... TIII'I nliove half-touii Ives but a faint idea of tho llrHt page iIckIkii of the now "OiiIIiik" Calendar for 1902. There are two other ileslcin In MIhh Statntn'R happiest rnoml, and rather Iliiin alteinpt a description wo have given cadi a iianie which will ion vey to you Home idea of these i lever hIii IiIii, "The Hunt for Happiness" ttl tn t tm (i '1 tf 1l Keiiii.ii WUIIUHI 11 k7IWIIWU liWCIIUJ "Bruin's Fate." Tho "Outing" calendar Is uniform In sle and style with tho "Century Olrl" and may he had upon tho Fiimo terms Uou't forget the coupon and don't wait until all are gone licfor. von order AddreH-. CUT OUT THIS COUPON I'rosont at lien Olllcu or mall with lfc and got this beautiful Art Calen dar. When ordering by 1 1 1 a II mill 1c for postago. i cr nni'Airmr.vr, me i : im iiiiisii i.vti ('0 OMAHA. ART DEPARTMENT The Bee Publishiuu Co., Omaha, Neb.