How Clara Louise Kellogg Made Nilsson Break Her Fan

A curious Jiti'e episode divertifisd the performance at tbe Academy of Muio one night. Kellogg was inging her Very best, aud lookiüg her vory prettiept rr'nqfvrnis tbal her Swedisli rival was in m; house and that the eyos of New York were on them both. ftilseoo, dressed in blus velret with an abuud.iui-o of rioh lace and a profusión of dianiocds jlittoring in hor golden bair, oceupied a promiueul box and lunguidly applauded with her fan on tbe edge of tbc box. In the bccoud part of tbe prograuinie, Clara Louiso sang "I'm Alone," wag rapturously encored, gave "Iloine, Sweet Home" as an eucore, and being eompelled to return a tliird time, dis peused with tbe pianist, and seating herself at the piano, poured fortb with the most witchiag arebness and point the lover'.s bailad, "Sbo'ö fooliug thee." It was noliced tliat Nübioq lis'cned to tlus with extreme attentiuu, and when Mis Kellogg gave tbe unes : Bhe lias rleh hair of golcíen hue, Takc care, tiike care, Wbat she saya it is uot true ; Beware, beware, tjhe's l'ooling thfee. Nilsson, with a look of exeessive anger, struok the box edge with her fan so augrily as to break it. At thia thore was a great laugh and a general olapping of baud-i, the majority of the peopio beliuving tbat suo bad done so in the warmth of her admiration tbr her sister artist. But her ungry look beliud tbis The iuitiated wbo were postad were higbly amused, for it was evident that Nilason thougbt Kellogg'n song was a ri'fiection ou tbe luartlosg jilling of (justave Doro, lia brought ber iuto notice, made hor u public favorita and lbo idol of Paris; but wheu sbe had reaclied the beigbt she bad sigbed for, bhe not only broko her inarriage eugngc mout with biui, buteveu refused to admit hira to drawing-room s an ordiuary vÍ9lor. He wafj ia the completest sense ofthe term, forbidden the house. _