from Royalty and celelities to famous singers. Madame Albani and Madame Nordica have received bracelets, medals and brooches innumerable. Madame Nor-dice also shows " beautiful point-lace fan, mounted on ivory sticks, with "Ela" daintily embroidered on the only bit of muslin on the fan. This was " gift from Frau Wagner, as a token of Madame Wi net's high appreciation of the diva's of voice in Lohengrin, Now that Madame Eames has made such an impression on the Frau this summer as to be specially invited to create certain Wagnerian relles, the generous widow of the world's inspired musician will perforce. have to stock up with more lace fans.
ANOTHER SOUVENIR, is lent by Mrs. Lewis, once Kato Terry. It is a programme of a benefit, in the last. week of Kate Terry's managerial career, to Ellen ferry (Mrs. Watts) at a Manchester Thevtre. A feature.in the music is the Kate Terry Walt "Phe date is 1867, thirty y¥ j yet Mrs. Lewis is now a youngish looking matron with slightly grey hair, and Ellen Terry often looks no more than fire and twenty. How do they do it? Mrs. Lewis has had happy married life, and re-lives her youth the youth of her daughters. Ellen Terry takes as good care of herself as she can, and her days are filled with earnest, honest work. Then she does not worry. Depend upon it worry kills or ayes, work never does. I don't believe people break down from over work unless the labour is physical, instead of mental an emotional. No, they break down from over-worry. tied to death," might be inscribed truth on many a tombstone of either sex.
Asse Waxemas Latior.
3rd September.
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