The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-07-21

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~ n THE TRUTH ABOUT PATTI.
q Everybody knows, who know anything, that
r1plors tongue. at no time very reliable. is
lever go imaginative as when dealing with
~ courae so charming and popular an artist as
Adelina Patti could not be expected to escape
without full share Of the attention Of scandal
sscnSSsEs snd oveF-wise tattiers and all sorts OF
reports have been put afoat concerning the
domestic life Of this gifted and favorite lady.
The burden OF them all is the terrible misfor-
tune OF her marriage with the Marquis de
Capx. who has been described as very Ogre
desperate gambler and gufian, who has seized
Apon his wife's earnings as soon as they have
been realized, and who has stripped her Of the
splendid gifts Emperors; have laid at her feet,
'fof the purpose OF gratifying his lnsatiate pas
tie PATTI has been compelled to submit. heart
broken, to the brutality of De Caux, under
Psualty OF . severe beating at night after
she had flashed her sweet warblings at
she has been firm. enough TO resist the de-
Inahds OF her tyrant. and has actually ''com-
menced . suit, you know" in the French
5c9nrts for the separate control Of her property.
AN this tiEae ''poc. little Psttti' has been look
ing as plump as partridge and as happy as
lark. and haa been singing as.sweetIy as q doz-i
en- ntghtingales cpnceptrRted into iope.,7 Now,
re trpti ct the matter ~. that the Marquis de
ed to- his issafe, and that the couple, Is carry
out the teathery eimile, live together like two
turtle doves. The Marquis has been devotee
OF TIE turf In yeais gone by, and like many
other young men at the French Court has
spent . erea. deal Of money. Ore Of his es-
tates On th9 Seine ia une Qualled in beauty by
any placeof similar description in France,
ont nc passed temporarily Out Of his hands,
liz Long before
recovering And possessing II, 40 doubt calou-
iatllg 60 spending the greater portion OF her
days there, after her retirement from the
lives as quietly and economically as possible,
ana aads her IN every way in the accomplish
ittAent OF the object OF her heaftN GEO ~ ~ 3
ms. HOW NILSSON MANAGES aER AFEA1ks.f ~
~ Christine. Nllsson's private AFFAIRS ARE no
moe sacred than PATHS from the tongues Of
the gossps. Here we are told th&t Christines
Nanry impose upsp her very GROSSLY, and that
g brother, almost as terrible as the Marquis
de Caux follows her about and swallows 1rip
a. aii her mo9ey. Theye we learn that Christine
as about TO commit the same blunder that ID
attributed to her sistet In song, and ID l6hi cue
point Of thEpWmgth gthexself away onSa psnniless
adventurer. In one quarter we are assured
that the Nilsson rs soon to rlnrry duks WHO
,s al that cap be desired young. steady and
she fwtlsoon give her hand Where she has al
ways given, her heart, to "a cod hoppinfy
Swedish peasant who wears wooden shoes.
As far as Ohf1stine's heart is concerned, 1t
but 60 lar as regards her business affairs
ne must be sharp man, be he brother, lover,
husband or manaaes. who gets theo better Of
the Queen Of Song in money matters. The
Nilsson 10, tn fact. as sherp as b needle and q
perfect little Jew ~ driving bargain. She ls
her own agent, and when she makes an en-
gaRe enent she names her terms, sticks to
sheEA and always insists on something down
as i1dusUious as q bse in the honey-n aking
season. and feels vexed if she is obliged TO
waste p day without making something out or
z sc,,pcsrt public or private, II addition to the
handsome SUN chs receives from herfoperatic
esgagements. She, s'pooh-poohs" any. idea OF
binding herself NOT 20 sing elsewhere during
an eneagementsIor anoperatic ssasoli.i Her
voice ias her own. snd che clAims the riaht Ia
y.ry, %, .nx. Dus rakes pleasure in makmg
her Family comfortable. .~ -