Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-11
COY, INNOCENT AND DOVE.LlKE f.
Mrs. Witherbee's Career I'm New York.
From the New York Herald.

From the New York Herald.
Nettle Dunlap resided here for several years.
Coy, innocent and dove-like, she made friends
everywhere in New York, and cut a pretty wide
swath through the hearts OF the susceptible young
men who were wont to attend the Dutch Reformed
church on the corner OF 9Th avenue and 4Sth
street. Nine. Louise Capplani, the well-knOwn
teacher OF music at No. PIT I'd avenue had Nettie
ss favored pupil for period OF three years. She
stated yesterday 10 Herald reporter that her
fair lliinoi! pupil possessed magnificent mezzo-
soprano voice which charmed every ear, and had
she but continued in her musical studies the
young miss from the West would have fairly de-
veloped Into prima donna. When the committee
OF the Dutch Reformed church held NEE ing TO
select new soprano for the choir OF that ashiona
Die congregation no less than three hundred
young ladies' Waroled Def re the listening gentle
men or all that brilliant galaxy OF song birds
MISS Dunl p was the first and immediate choice
This evidenced the C ptivating sweetness OF her
manner and the brllliancy OF her v ice. Her
position In the choir she held for year. during
1854, and when she decided to leave the COM
mttee tied upon the favOrite soprano at
tue residence OF her devoted teacher, and offered
any sum in four figures which she might name to
continue her services. But the organiSt transpnSed
ant, SO she left the choir. For several months SUBJ
sequent Miss Nettie sang in Aders church, in
Chckering Hail. where she Is well remembered for
her delicious rendering OF save Maria,"a musical
prayer composed by Mme Cappiani. She also APP
peared with great success in Seye al charity con-
certs and other musical entertainments In the
SttlnWay Hall concert for the benefit Of the Chi
nese poor the charming soprano sang the well
known aria, 40 milo Fernando" from the opera of
"La FavOr1ta," and was warmly praised by several
critical and distinguished rtlstS for her effort She
sang on three or four occasions at the evening
service in Plymouth church, Brooklyn, by invita-
ton. but was never member OF Plymouth choir
When the first scandal, connecting her name
with that OF the Western millionaire broke over
her head IN 1883 she was guest OF Nine Cappi-
anS and was greatly affected by the publicity of
the matter in the newspapers OF Elgin, ILL., her
home. tn millionaire had at that period been
spending several weeks IN New York, and had
attended the theater about every night with his
and plump. The hostess stated tn a. the conduct
or the young lady was perfect modesJy ITSELF but
no suSpic. On3 were then rife In this city, because
the millionaire, who was old enough 10 be her
papa, represented that he was the girls foster
father and tutor AT any rate he supplied her tn
cash In abundance, and as she was app lrently in
love with her art only, no dislgreeaole questions
was published IN those naughty Western papers
old Moneybag5 fled to Europe, to wait there until
the storm blew over
While he was living in London cablegrams were
exchanged between the two every day, and the
rats were pretty stin then. One day the poor
dear little sOngStresS scratched her tiny finger
with pin, md her silver-gray lover cabled 80
once The Submarine wire was kept pretty warm
with the MS and ks sent back and forth. Mean
time the ad-hearted soprano received Temittances
with the utmost regularity. The drafts were
drawn upon the American Exchange National
Bank, and Miss Nettie5 frequent visits TO that In
stftution led her into an acquaintance with One
OF the officers, who lives over 10 CresS HILL " j.
While she was spending summer In that hamlet
she formed acquant lnces which finally led 10 her
visiting Washington.