![]() Then we took up a Jenny Lind paper, and read a Jenny Lind editorial, smoked a Jenny Lind cigar, and throwing ourself back in a Jenny Lind chair, fell into a Jenny Lind reverie. After which we put on our Jenny Lind hat, walked einto a Jenny Lind restaurant, and partook of Jenny Lind sausages. We had yesterday the pleasure of being shaved with a Jenny Lind razor, by a Jenny Lind barber, scented with Jenny Lind cologne, combed with a Jenny Lind comb, brushed with a Jenny Lind brush, washed in a Jenny Lind bowl, and wiped with a Jenny Lind towel. The Poughkeepsie Journal mocked the range of “Lindiana” which grew exponentially through Lind’s long tour by reporting that: The Van Cortlandt family preserved the set, including six outfits for the diva to wear on stage – the 19 th-century equivalent of a celebrity Barbie doll. One of those bits of Lind-branded ephemera survives in HHV’s collections-Jenny Lind paper dolls. Tuttle’s Emporium of European Fancy Goods offered “Jenny Lind music boxes, needle threaders,… balloons, and a host of other rarities.” Cloak maker Brodel & Bell introduced a line of stylish evening wraps specifically intended for people planning to see Lind perform. Retailers began to slap her likeness on everything. The papers also reported daily accounts of Lind’s activities, listings for tickets, and advertisements for Jenny Lind merchandise. ![]() Newspapers like the New York Tribune and The Evening Post shared details of her transatlantic crossing and fed the excitement for her upcoming US tour. She arrived in Manhattan to much fanfare on September 2, 1850, on board the Atlantic. Known as the Swedish Nightingale, Jenny Lind was a 29-year-old soprano who wowed audiences across Europe with her stirring performances. ![]() In 1850, New York City was swept up in a kind of mania – Lind Mania to be exact. Historic Hudson Valley (L.2008.9a-c), Gift of Frank Racette–Antiquary. Jenny Lind’s Songs/“The Dream.” Lyrics by Frederika Bremer and arranged by Karl Műller. Annie Muirhead, Historic Hudson Valley’s (HHV’s) curatorial technician, delves into the woman behind the nickname and the mania she inspired.
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