St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-10
PATHS DAILY EXPENSES.
Living at the Rate of 5000 Day

in New York--How she Does 1t.
1t is doubtful if any woman In this big
town has more delightful mode of liy-
mig than Adelina Patti. 1t can also be
truthfully said that few women in the
city spend so much money in the course
of day as she does.
She pays her bills for lodging and
board out of her own pocket. Manager
Marcus Mayer said yesterday that it
costs her nearly $500 day to live at the
Hoffman house, says the New York
Sun. In one month in Chicago she paid
$1,000 for board and lodgings. 1t will
cost her more in the city. 1t will take 500
a week to pay for her suite of rooms alone.
There are ten rooms altogether on the
second floor of the Oriental annex of the
hotel, all looking out on West Twenty
fifth street, upon Trinity chapel and the
home of Rev. Morgan Dix. Three OF.
these rooms are usually reserved for Gov
Hill, who always puts up at the Hoffman
when he is in town.
There are Two bedrooms, two dressing
rooms, parlor and sitting-rooms,
kitchen, dininS-room and rooms for the
diya'S maids in the suite. The parlOrS
are exquisitely furnished. The day
after PATHS first appearance the parlOrs
were transformed into garden. All
the floral gifts sent up to her over the
footlights of the Metropolitan opera
house were artistically grouped on the
tables and carpets. PATHS pet dog
played among the flowers, and her mock
ing bird contributed frequent songs.
The mocking bird was gift from an
admirer in st. Louis. Its notes are delight
fully clear and musical.
1.-The bird is teaching me new things
about music" said Patti. 81 love to
listen to it,"
An additional item of expense the
first day of her stay in town was the fit
ting up of the best billiard table money
could buy. Nine. Patti is known to be an
enthusiastic lover of the game. She has
played billiards with both George Slos-
son and Jacob Schaefer. A grand piano
was put up also. She plays OH the piano
whenever she exercises her voice. 1t
isa great treat for the lucky guests in the
Oriental annex. A carriage and spank
ing pair of trotterS is anOtherit of al
most daily expense. Mime. Patti drives
with Nicolini every clear day that she
does not have to sing in opera. She
drives in the upper part of the city,
with her throat muffled in a creamy
lace scarf to protect her from the chance
of catching cold, and when far away
from the roar and crowd of the busy
streets she gets out of the carriage and
walks mile or more. This is regular
constitutional and Is taken between
and o'clock.
Her dinner occupies the hour proceed
ing. the drive. She eats very Sparingly
and takes but little exercise on the days
when she is to sing. On these singing
days she takes as little as possible and
receives no callers. She becomes YER
liable recluSe in the interest of her art.
She says that she does not like to disap
point the public. Neither Mr.. Abbey
nor MIR. Grau nor Mr.. Meyer goes near
her at the hotel at such times.
Photographers bother her great deal.
She hadn't been in the city day on her
return from Boston when agents sent
cards to her. begging the privilege of
fetching camera to catch her face as
she lounged in an easy chair with her
pets about her. She sent back word
that she must decline to be photographed
this time. One of the agents fingered
qnd met Patti as she descended to the
corridor at o'clock, mutfled up for her
daily drive. He had spoken but few
words when she cut him short. 1t an
gered the great singer to be approached
after she had sent down verbal decli
nation. Her black eyes flashed with in
dgnatIon and she stamped her foot.
The agent fled, Nine. PATHS good nature
returned, and she went off with Nicolini
laughing. The photographers don't
bother her now.