Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-01-12
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DAINTY PATTI.
The >umptuOus Quarters Of the Famous little
Cantatrice at the Gr rand Pacific. A Beuilderins
Melsnge Of Black Eyes. Pink Cheeks and
Creamy SILK Lace A. The DIva Starts
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The Sumptu0us Quarters OF the Famous little
Cantatrice at the Grsnd Pacific. A Bevilderins
Melsnge Of Black Eyes. PINK Cheeks and
Creamy siIk Lace a. The Diva Starts
Forth 20 conquer.
Drexel boulevard. Mime. Patti oecu-
pies seven parlers fronting on LaSallc
street with three of her servants. Par
Tor is fitted up for private dining.
room, No. ,, rs maid'a room, No. 3. 4
reception room, No. 4, maids reception
room; Signor Nicolini's chamber No.
3; Wallets chamber, No. 6 Nine.
PATHS chamber, No. 8; Niue. Patti
boudoir, No. 9. parlor and No. II.
cooks room. Al are the finest guests
parlors in the house, furnished in the
most magnificent style OF upholstery.
The secretary and the troupe are found
in less desirable quarters, while the
managers are domiciled at the Palmer
Madame rises at 9 o'clock, and dur
ing her toilet exercises her voice on the
ehromatic. or INDUCES Ia bits of favor
tie ariss. with Signor Nieolini running
an opposition concert in an adjoining
suite. 4 lunch is served in the dining
room ut 10 O'Clock, with menu OF
eggs, toast, fruit, fish, tea and wine.
Breakfast follows Mt u. Rare porter
house, cut extra thick, chops, fruit.
coffee. wine. buckwheat cakes and let
tuce salad make up the bill of fare.
which is we'd, like all her meals, in
courses. ror dinner, turtle soup and
biscuits, spieed turkey, roast beef,
couple of salads, fruits and three kinds
of wine, sustain life until 10 o'clock,
when very light supper of entrees and
coarse bread is taken with wines.
When she sings dinner is taken at in
stead of p. M. and after the opera,
not later than 1880, bouillon soup,
pair of chickens. baked potatoes, salad
with French dressing, claret, Roquefort
cheese and crackers with French prunes.
The Spanish beauty is as fasiidious as
talented and will suffer nothing but the
choicest viands served in first-class
style Solid silver, cut glass and the
finest hand-painted French china fur
nished her table. A center piece and
individual bouquets Of fresh flowers are
supplied by Allen at every meal. Two
private waters serve her and, like the
two sentinels who guard her door. are
attired in black broadcloth with swal-
low-tail coats, white vests and satin
ties
Her manners are those OF polished
lady. All requests to servants and
maids are prefaced with If You
please" nor is the CHEEKY many
thanks ever forgotten. Little cof-
fee is consumed by the fare diva and
her protege. excepting an occasional
afternoon cup. Before going to the
opera two cups of strong English break
fast tea are taken ShC entertains the
strongest antipathy to dessert (save
lemon ice) and elevators. Her hotel
expenses amount 10 500 per day, which
include four servants. wines and car
riages, which the warbler pays without
the slightest hestancy, as the same nc
commodations We're never attained IN
Europe for less than 500 per day.
For an hour preceding the opera last
evening the ladies' promenade rang
with the melodies escaping from parlors
) and Z. Al 7:45 Nine CASTELAR, came
tripping down the stairs, wrapped in
charming mantle Of white Russian
tweed. Her head was covered with n
gillet Of Spanish point lace, and her
dress of iyory-brocaded satin cut q liz
Pompadour had pointed panier ORA
perry garnished with cut crystal and
lace. Ten minutes later the cook
emerged with porter, who jealousy
eyed the canvas-coyered trunk marked
- 4. p" that occupied his truck.
Signor Nicolini popped his head out OF
the door and his valet was seen wildly
gesticulating with little Erenchman
with very small pedals engulfcd by u
pair of yawning unmentionables. The
two maids shot across the hall and then
shot back again there was q grating
of door knobs, a squeaking Of doors and
the lovely songstress emerged, followed
by seven males in faultless evening
suit, A pair Of the blacklist eyes and
the pinkest cheeks were relieved by q
dainty fascinator of creamy silk lace.
A mantilla of black silk velvet pordered
with strip of Siberian ermine. eight
inches wide partially concealed one of
the most magnificent dresses that ever
came from the studio of Mime. Roder-
igue, of Paris. \ long. towering robe
of satin de Lyon if the most lovely tor
quoise blue and soft shell plating
running the entire circuit of the court
train and formed frieze for four over
tapping ruffies of Maltese point lace
barely peroeptiblc al the toe The train
hung perfectly plain from the pouf fit
ted over faint tournure of hair cloth.
The paniers were embroidered TO q
scmitablier, which originated at the
shoulder shield following the pointed
bodice and falling over the petticoat
in deeply cleft rosettes, On. reaching
the knee the tablicr rcccded laterly and
panneled the entire base of the skirt
This tablier was piece Of japanese
wrought in gold and silver
on foundation of gold cloth shot with
iridesceDt passementerie. The design
of conventionalized Egyptian lilies,
and magnolia roses were in
has relief and the hand work Of skill
full art embroiderer. The union of the
front with the panels of the train was
covered by cascades of old point lace.
Over the left hip an angle of lace formed
a most inviting receptacle for an elon-
gated bouquet of crushed pink roses.
The Josephine bodice was supplement-
ed by Roide-Rome ruff, and TIE acute
corsage, faced with trio of lace rlffes,
was garnished with roses screened with
lace Marguerite sleeves Of embroidery
lined with satin and lace facings which
barely covered tho elbow, and pair Of
unglazed kids of amethyst
tan covered the arms. All her Jewels
were left in abusive ncinnati, ard the
gorgeo's embroidery had no radiance
with winch TO diviee favors. Finally
her petticoats wcr of silk-em-
broidcrci Frcn,.. flannel and Irish linen,
heavy with thread lace and woven foun-
ces Of insertion and embroidery
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