The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-11-05
FOR THE LADIES.
Fascinated by Opera Singer

Fascinated by Opera SinRer$
A correspondent of the Chicag 5.
Ocean, referring to the fascinatio1 . J,
singers in their stage makeup b o,
susceptible and silly young wome ave-
the unpleasant consequences OF n
result, says: een
"It is 2 fact, with one or two
tons, all the best known SINCE or,
married men with families, and / 70
know one of them who, in priHat 7o
could be called handsome; yet thd =
even going oGtside theranks of sing ev
that gross fellow-Levy-to Campo r.
red-faced, fat and with five chill =
are inundated with love letters, I
quets and presents. The men who
the most common sense and the
principle laugh at these epistles and
stroy them-a good thing for the WI
but there are others, less honorad
who do not hesitate to take adVantJ
in various ways Of these pretty Ing
ninnies."
The correspondent then cites nn
Der aof instances, among them the
lowing:
"The seventeen-year-old daughters
DR.. W, of this city, fell, or lind
ined she did, wildly in love with a mi
low-voiced baritone in the Mapless
company. Under an assumed name 81
wrote him gushing and romantic note
and finally sent her photograph. 2
face was so lovely that it piqued t
singers curiosity; but it was IN vain
pleaded for an opportunity to see Il
Miss W could only enjoy her esea1
pade as long as she maintained her
cognito. Finally tie baritone, notiI
the name of the photographer, visitt
his parlor and ascertained his corrd
spondent's name. Then he wrote
her under her real address, saying
had identified her, and she could tai
the choice Of having her picture and
notes back and giving him 5000 IN cast
or be would tell a reporter of the Pose}
Gazette the story and have the pictur
published. There is little likelihooa
such threat would have been carried
out, but the girl was so terribly fright
ened that she sent him all the none
she could scrape together, and the res
of the sum in jewelry."
GA case OF basso lufatuation was that
of daughter of an ex. senator, stu
prominent in Washington circles, "
used to spend all her pin money in b
ing presents and baskets of hoW4
which she sent Conley. In some m
te1ious way her father received hint
of it, and the young lady was sent to
the Georgia convent, where she was
educated for couple of years by way
of punishment. Castle, though neither
so young nor so charming as he once
was, still receives loads of gushing
epistles which Mrs. Castle demurely
twists into cigar-lighters, and Brignohl
saws: 4 haf teached misself ze lnglls
language with these liddle lettres.' In
Chicago your correspondent is told
there resides a wealthy and charming
young married lady who entertaias
handsomely and is well known in So
ciety, but who distracts her elderly
husband by mania for making the ac-
auaintance of every new male singer OF
note, and entertaining him with the
greatest elegance and expense"
Sometimes the giddy things are taught
needed lessons by sensible singers, as
witness this:
"Another case with better ending ~as
that of a young lady whose father q
we'll known on the stock exchange. She
was violently snitten with Campanini,
and used to send him no end of beauti.
fully written missives, and every night
a bouquet of red roses. The letters
especially attracted the attention of the
tenor, because they were written IN
smoothly flowing Italian, and evidently
by some one who was more romantic
than fast or wild. There was little
trouble in finding out the fair CORE
spondent, and Nine. Campanini yho