New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1884-02-20

THE PEERLESS PATTI.
Her Love for Nicolini---The Marquis
dc Caux---Her Wealth.
Chow much money does Patti re-
ceive for years work?''
II cannot tell; but it must be very
large. If she only sang once week
half the year she would get about
$3.50, 1000. I suppose that she receives
all of that per annum. Still, she must be
under considerable expense. She has
castle in Wales where she spends
very much Of her time. Even when she
sings in London twice q week she will
come down all the way from Wales to
do so. She can run down in seven or
eight hours, and go back again.
'.Nicolini, l suppose, lives there?''
''He watches at her dressing-room
door every night she sings. to be at
tentive to all her wishes. You can see
him there if you should be on the stage
whenever she is dressing. He takes
her forward and is ready to receive her
when she comes off. -
''What sort of man is hep
HE has been very much misrepre-
sented. He is gentleman, an artist,
q man of refined feelings and of thor
ough taste. His voice is probably not
as good rs it was, and she is not as
young as she was. But she is happy
with the man. She some time ago met
Van Zandt, an American singer whom
she well knew in Europe and threw her
arms around her and said: MY dear,
have been trying all my life to find hap
piness tried everything else but love.
I have had title, great society, adj
mission to great houses and families,
but | am happy at last. They may
close their doors against me, but I am
happy
THE AFFAIR WITH THE MARQUIS.
Said I: "From what side do YOU sup-
pose came the courtship in this case?'
at must have been by little error
on every side. In the first place Patti
husband, the Marquis de Caux, was a
jealous, sordid, unsatisfying man. The
silly Empress of the French, to befriend
him, set up the scheme that Patti
should get his title and the Marquis get
her money. Each bought the other.
Yet she desired to live with him peace
ably; but he could not make allowance
for her profession, came to the rehear-
sails, and on one occasion, at least,
compelled her to order him out of the
theatre, because in the balcony scene in
Romeo and Juliet he cried out that
she and Nicolini were entirely too ear
nest in their love-making. Her natu-
raj feelings, her false condition, her
emotional nature fastened to such
a sneak as De Caux, she probably
found nearer her original rank the at
tention and sympathy she wanted. The
worst about it is that they say Nicolini
has wife and children. That NAV
trouble her mind sometimes with the
fear that he looks toward his earlier at
tachment, which is ever liable to break
out in man. She gets from him, how
ever, the respect OF one senamored of
her and her protector. He. of course,
occupies the more unfortunate posi-
ton. People can account for her re-
voting from man who bought her in
order to enjoy the profits of her labor;
but they may look upon Nicolini as not
even legally entitled to do that, yet to
some extent receiving them. However,
he can earn his own independence. He
does not earn it by his voice. She
owes to the public
HER TALENTS, NOT HER HAPPINESS.
Nevertheless, there is shadow arr
sing from this intimacy, but the law in
terposes and will not allow it to be
sanctified, since she is not free from
her husband nor he from his wife,
Does she still have to paw money to
the Marquis de Caux?'
mo. The English courts made q
decision, or law, forget which, that
when woman was earning her living
by her own labor her husband could
not take from her the recompense.
Patti could sing in France, too, L un-
derstand, and get her money now. De
Caux endeavored to get her jewelry at
the time she was to leave him. He
probably saw that she meant to 20, as
they had quarreled, without tears. But
she sent word to her agent to have her
jewels locked up in the Bank of En-.
gland, and he could not touch them. -
us she an infatuating womanp'
ooh. yes; she is remarkable wo-
man. She is one of the best linguists
in the world. Hardly prince in Eu-
rope, educated as they are in the Ian
guages, can speak as many as Patti.
She can address you in almost any Ian
guage spoken in Europe. She has a
warm nature, is beautiful actress
indeed is one of those almost tropical
products where. genius is Unborn.
Wealthy, world-renowned, not yet old,
a woman looking for some relief in do
nestle life from her excitements, she
could hardly make love to any great
singer but he would feel the invitation.
To this man Nicolini she has been per-
fectly true, is deeply wrapped up in
him, and, therefore, is fulfilling her en-
gagements with the nations because
she is happy. In the wretched condi-
ton she once lived in. or even in maid
enhood, her voice might have passed
away. Prom an Interview soith her
Manager.