The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-14
FAMOUS SINGERS
AND THEIR PETS.
Animals That Have Been Made a
Great Deal OF.
Jenny Lird's Observation-Disclosures Hauk'i
Scotch Terrisr-scachfs Paroque:-Emma
Eames Havanaise Dog.

Kr94UCY Il. HOOPER, a weli-known cor
EE respondent for Eastern journals, has
EzS devoted her time to aacertaining what
ANIMALS famous singers, past and present,
have had as pets, and the following is the
result of her Iabors in that direction as pre-
sented through the columns Of the Home
journal:
In the days of her prime, some years after
her-marriage with Mario, Nine. Grisi was
the proprietor of one of the smallest and
-tirettiest monkeys imaginable. 1t was
specimen of that dimlnutive and charming
race the ouistiti, and was usually most
amiable, only protesting by plantlve cry
whenever its mistress fondled her children
or caressed her husband in its presence.
Bat Gennaro. as Nine. Grisi had named her
pet, was accustomed to behave to the great
basso. Sig. Lablache, in a manner that can
only be described as most insulting. When
ever that gentleman, who possessed luXu-
rant head of hair, came to call, Gennar0
would lean nimbly on the back OF the
chair in which he was seated and would
commence a careful examination OF
the visitors abundant locks, to the
immense amusement Of all those pres
ent. Then, finding his search fruitless, the
monkey would begin first to chatter impa-
tiently, then to scream, and finally he would
clutch the offending locks in both his fore
paws. and would tug them furiously But
his mistress would always swoop down upon
him and carry him of before he reached the
final stage IN the proceedings, Wnen once
she had found out how be meant to end
them up. GennarO died Of consumption IN
London, brought on by the cold, damp
weather of an unusually wet summer Nine.
Grisi also owned at one Time mocklng-
I'D I.fofth ad han INN al Or no
America, and which, from constantly hear
ing her sing, became one Of the most ac-
complished vocalists Of the feathered race.
II had way OF welding scraps OF all her
favorite arias together, beginning with the
opening bars OF "Casta Diva" gliding
thence into the grand aria OF "Luerezia
Boreia." going on to the "Ah, mon fills" OF
ole Prophetic" etc. n. 2. Willis once
heard Nine. Grisi reproduce the singing OF
- this accomplished bird at London s0lree,
and very graphically deScrlo pes the inG i-
dent in his delightful .Penclllngs by the
Way"
When Jenny Lind was in the United
States one of her countless admirers made
her present of fine young mocklng-olrd
in full song. He became exceedingly tame,
and was wont to perch on the great singer 5
finger and take seed and fruit from between
her lips She used to have him in her draw
ing-Toom while she was practicing, and he
would listen 10 ner Win MS mead on one
side, and would forthwith try to initiate her
inimitAble voealization. One day, when she
was going through the song OF the "Quesn
of the Night from the Magic Flute he
tried to reproduce the marvellous high notes
of the great singer, but in vain. After
various unsuccessful efforts he uttered a
wild screech and fell down On the floor OF
his cage in a fit. Jenny Lind lavlshed the
fondest care possible upon him, but after
that experience she always shut him up in
her bedroom before she began to practice
He learned finally to take up and TO continue
one of her exquisite prolonged high notes
whenever she sang one before him, swell
ing and diminishing the sound in perfect
imitation of his model.
Nine. Minnie Hauk is extremely fond o.
pets, and a few years ago was followed
everywhere by a very handsome and intel
ligent Scotch terrier answering to the name
OF Dolly" Poor Dolly came to an I'M.
s. timely end by being run over IN the crowded
london streets, and his sOrrowlng mistress
thereafter concentrated all her love Tor the
animal creation on remarkably tame ano
laxative parrot which her husband the
Cheyalier de Hesse- Wartegg. brought Will