Jenny Lind.

Evening Star, Issue 7403, 24 December 1887, Page 3

Jenny Lind.

Jenny Lind's husband, Otto Goldschmidt, though he is quite bald, is 6fteen years younger than his wife. The story of their marriage is a romantic one and little known. During her travels through America Sir Julius Benedict, her accompanist, was obliged suddenly to return to England, and then she remembered a poor young German musician she had met the year before, and sent for him at once to occupy Sir Julius's place. It was not long before the young musician was violently in love with the prima donna, but, being poor and unknown, and ao much her junior, he had no hope of any success. Finally he became so unhappy that he resigned his place, and being pressed by the cantatrice to tell his reason for such a step, he confessed his hopeless love, and Was astonished and delighted when she fell into his arms and declared she had loved him from the first. They wero extremely happy together, and now people Boarcely guess that she was the elder of the two. Jenny Lind was buried at Malvern. She recovered her full voice and consciousness within only an hour before dissolution, when, asking for servants and family,, she tenderly bade them farewell. There were wreaths, bouquets, and cut flowers from nearly all tho gentry of Hereford and Worcester, and the myrtle wreath, made from a shrub she planted on her wedding day, was placed inside the coffin. The Queen's wreath was one of tiny laurel leaves, interspersed with tiny white chrysanthemums. A cross upon a lyre of white azaleas was from ,the Prince of Waleß; a wreath of Dresden china and imperial pale blush roses and violets came from the Crown Princegß of Sweden; another of the same material was from tho Royal College of Music in Sweden, which Jenny Lind founded, representing the common wild flowers of that country; and one of white lilies and forget-me-nots was sent by the Swedish Minister. The remains were not shown, but a correspondent learned from the undertaker that her face grew hourly after death more sweet and pleasant than in life, and that her white hair was in tho bandeaux style according to her early pictures.