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RACHEL. 159
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W Mademoiselle Kaohel Felix Was Born On ...
extremity of tlie well-known cemetery of " Pere la Chaise , " and it is here the great tragedian lies at rest .
Mademoiselle Rachel ' s reputation for economy almost amounted to the accusation of avarice , yet she could be generous and liberal to those whom she loved or wished to serve and encourageas the
fol-, lowing anecdote will show . Mademoiselle Rachel ' s affection for her sister Rebecca was extreme . Her beauty and winning manners
charmed her , as much as she prized her budding talents . —Rebecca had heen received on the list of the Theatre _Francois , in
consequence of her success as " Catarina Bragadini , " in Victor Hugo ' s former drama l of rendere " Angelo d immortal _, " in which by Mademoiselle Rachel took the Mars part . One of " evening Tisbe , " ,
when the y two sisters had been performing together , and as , after having been enthusiasticallrecalledthey returned to the
greenroom , Rachel said to her sister y : " My , dear child , you have played divinely—I wish to reward you ; let us go and sup at your house . "
" At my house ! " exclaimed the young actress , still agitated by the even lied ts R of achel the evening " I said , at "You r house mean : are at y ou fri parents ghtened ' ! " b " y No what , no , " I
rep , you say ?—well , here , take your key , "—and Tisbe gave a key to Catarina . They set off , Rebecca not knowing what to think . The carriage of
Rachel set the two sisters down at a pretty house in the Rue Mogador , close to the splendid hotel inhabited by the great tragedian
herself , in the Rue Trudon . Rebecca thought she was dreaming , or stories _S playing " Come some part in the a fan door tas " tic said comed Rac y h . el They " here ascended we are two !"
. , open ,, Rebecca was on the point of complying , but already the door was candle opened , in hand . — wor " What thy and ! Margaret benevolent ! " cried -looking the young duenna actress appeared stupi- ,
, fied and delighted at meeting an old friend of her childhood . " Yes , she is " lied her sister ; " let us come in . " Rebecca
surdecorated prised , yours touc with , hed rep exquisite , wonder- taste struck , and , crossed entered a the beauti dining ful - ante room -chamber , where
a delicate supper was ready laid—then she followed her sister into a handsome-drawinroomelegantly furnished—everywhere was she
exclaiming with deli g ght . , Then her good fairy introduced her to a bed-room provided with every comfort ; and close by , a
dressingroom stored with all things needful . Everything down to the kitchenwhere the partridwere turning on the spitprovoked
cries of , joy and surprise from ges the lovely and grateful girl . , Nothing was wanting . The wardrobe , with its cheval glasses , was full of
linen for herself , and the sideboard of linen for the table , all marked in her name . There was wood in the garret , wine in the cellar , and
the rent paid for a year to come— " So let us have our supper , " said Rachel" and must do honour to your own . " Alas ! the poor
young , actress did you not enjoy her home long . She is gone to her last
long dwelling place—and her sister has now rejoined her .
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RACHEL . 159
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), May 1, 1858, page 159, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01051858/page/15/
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