New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-04-09
MADAME PATHS DELIGHTFUL TRIP
San FRANCISCO SECOND ONLY TO NEw-YORK-IIEE
PFAN~-MADAME GERsTER's SUCCESS.

San FRANCISCO SECOND ONLY TO NEw-lOkK-HEE
pAN~-MADAME GERsTER's SUCCESS
Madame PATHS gray parrot, which has tray
eyd with s Mistress across the continent stood the
centre table Of her parlOr when TEIBuNE reporter
entered Yesterday Bon jour" cauckled talking
bird How do you do e. echoed the sonS-or as shs
came IN aglow from her afternoon drive,
Chow can tell you OF the deliGhtful TRIP We have
kzdi' said she. What can say OF san Francisco
New-York is Hew-YOrk, OF course but San Fran
CISCO comes next TO It, ia my estimation The
climate like that OF Italy, and the people
90 full OF hospitality and frank kindness combined TO
make our stay perfect fesa There dinner par
ties receptions balls Sdes-tverythng for me- and
as for flowers perfectly smOthered in them. The
OF pieces large that they could not be carried
on to the stage had Ia be showed along by three
four men Then my receptions troops OF pretty girls,
two or three hundred at time, would come and each
one would bring a beautiful bouquet. Ny rooms were
lust crowded with them. Then they did stop at flowers
never INTO store but found on my return home
some beautiful thing had chaseed 70 admire sent
me by tue proprietor Look at this" and
Madame Patti opened a large velyet-coyered box
and display ell handsome silver lOyng-cup with verse
OF Aud Lang syne" music and words, engraved
side ana an inscription 10 herself the other Golden
vineleave and purple grapes VITA miniature guitar OF
quartz ~ IN gold formed the decoration.
"Isu not beautiful 2" sac continued "and here is the
album with the OF the givers bound IN California
redwood nYe times ana sucn mousse You never
saw. II was huge bouquet set of by pretty and
kindly faces the travelling it s delightful
with my lovely Coming back was accompanied By
my friends DeYoungs, and had very pleasant
party.
That il tbc pleasant part but Of course there was
reverse side 1t and that hardly care 70 talk about
Jealousy and chickering's inseparibe from the pro-
fessoz aut Try 10 forget IL all But things have
been made public and would like say my little say.
widow OF LOmbardef ThO. ~ you know, died while
Francisco. Though lac LETT his widow 10000
francs. the company decided get up beneHt
concert for her They never asked sing say
ing that they could do without PAU, afterwsrd
heard Neii they sold no tickets. Then they came 10
me and without telling anything abOugthe concert and
pat my name down for Sl5O, and signor
Sicolni added $50. Finally the list was
taken 20 Madame Gerster who Immediately wrote
her a anne down Tor 81 900. You understand why.
And now am accused OF being and uncharitsble,
rsfussug TO sing for bsnett and only giving
spal! psrt Oh what Gerster gave However, am Patti
and my friends know Again 70 this absurd report
that am leaving the stage and returning 10 the Marquis
- Caux a D. IidcuiOuEIy false. he cables
saaU ne never gsnbled He only gan6ied al my money
aWay and II were 10 reLup him i should have 10
sing al my hfe support him. dont Ike lhe prospect
aiWe lei us forget al that. As my plans l sail
Nay 70 and pref resi- III Wales sing from SIX
aud sing either In 81 Petersburg Or here 0f