Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-17
Opera Singers and Foolish Young Girls.

New York Letter in Chicago Inter -Ocean.l
 It is hard to understand why it is, but somehow, while girls recognize the powder and paint, the blonde wigs and penciled brows of a prima donna as so much make up, they refuse to analyze the charms of tenor, and his grease, paint, luxuriant locks and graceful mustache are admired as his very own.
 UnIuckily these fascinated young women have no opportunity of seeing the adored ob- feet as he sits at the family table, devour1ng beefsteak and onions with three small chil dren at his knee. and wife who perchance seasons the meal by reading aloud the tender effusions emanating from these deluded young creatures.
 It is fact that, with one or two excep tions all the best known singers are married men with families, and I do not know one of them who, in private life, could be called handsome, yet they all, even going outside the ranks of singers to that gross fellow with three wives-Levy-to Campaninl, red faced, fat, and with five children, are inunda- ted with love letters, bouquets and presents.
 The men who have the most common sense and the most principle laugh at these epistles and destroy them-a good thing for the writers-but there are others less honor able, who do not hesitate to take advantage in various ways of these pretty little n1nnles. Here is an instance that came to my knowl- edge last winter:
 The 17-year daughter of Dr. w, of this city, fell, or imagined she did, wildly in love with mellow-voiced baritone in the Mapleson company. Under an assumed name, she wrote him gushing and romantic little notes, and finally sent her photograph. The face was so lovely that it piqued the singers curiosity; but it was in vain he pleaded for an opportunity to see 1t. Miss W could only enjoy her escapade as long as she maintained her incognito.
 lor x1ao4 <af the photographer, visited his parlors and as- certained his correspondent name. Then he wrote to her under her real address, say ing he had identified her and she could take the choice of having her picture and notes back and giving him $200 in cash or he would tell reporter of the Police Gazette the story and have the picture published.
 There is little likelihood such threat would have been carried out, but the girl was so terribly frightened that she sent him all the money she could scrape together, and the rest of the sum in jewelry.
 Another case with better ending was that of young lady whose father is well known on the stock exchange. She was violently smitten with Campanini, and used to send him no end of beautifully written missives and every night 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 correspondent, and Mime Campanini, who is a good and lovely soul, sent note to the young lady and asked her to call. II is needless to say that the latter's delightful delusions were quickly dispelled before the domestic life of the silver toned tenor and the kindly advice of his good wife. The extent to which these serio-comic loys