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Borne, Florence, Madrid, and Lisbon, her first success was repeated and increased. So, for two years, she prospered, on the continent of Europe, receiving the applause of the people, the cordial favor of musical criticism, and the com- pliments and honorary gifts of nobles and of monarchs. In 1857 she made her d£but in London, in the same company with Bonconi, Gardoni, and Tagliafico, in •*!! Puritani," and thereafter took a high place in the favor of the British public. Her career in England lasted nine years ; in the course of which period she became the wife of a British officer, whose death, however, left her in widowhood, at the end of sixteen months. The autumn of 1866, as has already been stated, found her in the United States. The company with which she came included the well-known cornet player, Levy, and the violinist, Carl Bosa, and was directed by Mr. H. L. Bateman. Her d^but here, September 11, was made in concert, in the city of New York ; but she has since achieved honors in oratorio and opera, in most of the principal cities of thd Bepublic. In 1867 she became the wife of Carl Bosa, with whom she has happily lived and labored. Her rank in the musical world is high and honorable, and rests upon solid merits. Nature has endowed her with rich and remarkable gifts. Her voice, a pure soprano, is very powerful, is even in the register, and is thoroughly well balanced. Her method is entirely cor- rect; and, in view of the great volume of her voice, her fineness of execution is unusual and surprising. Perfect in the technical part of music, and thoroughly acquainted with the nature and the scope of her own powers, she does every thing well that she undertakes, and she never undertakes a task that she is not fully able to perform. Her intonation and enunciation are faultless. In oratorio and in the con- cert room she has no equal. On the stage, however, she somewhat lacks, in acting, the intensity of passionate emo