The sun., 1890-03-30
Plr11,s Ho1rE LEEx
Usr 0uusPtuous euite oT Rsons. sna Her
A0srnooa waIk with Nieoiini.

It is doubtful II any woman In this big
town has more delightful mode OF living than
has Adeina Patti 1t can also be truthfullJ
said that few women in tho city spend so much
money in the course OF a 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 5000 a
day to live at the Hoffman House. In one
month in Chicago she paid $1,000 for board
and lodgings. 1t will cost her moro In this
city. 1t will take $500 n week to nay 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-Ffth street. upon Trinity Chapel and
the home OF tho Rev. DR. Morgan Dix. Three
OF these rooms are usually reserved for Gov.
Hill who always puts up at tho Hoffman when
he is in town.
Theie arc two bed rooms, two dressing
rooms, paror and sitting room. kitchen,
dining room, and rooms for the diva's maids
in the suite. The parors are exquisitely fur
nished. The day after PATHS first appearance
the parlors were transformed into a garden
All the floral gifts sent up to her over the foot
lights of tho Metropolitan Opera House were
artistcally grouped on tho tables and carpets
PATHS pet dogs y nyed among the flowers, and
her mocking bird contliniMted frequent songs songs
The bird is teaching me- new things about
music. said Patti. love TO listen to IT,.
An additional item OF expense the first day OF
her stay in town was the fitting Ut. of tho 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
Slosson and jacob Schaefer. A grand piano
was put up also. She plays on the piano when
ever she exercises her voice. II IL great treat
for the lucky guests 10 the Oriental annex A
carriage and spanking pair OF trorters is an
other item OF almost daily expense. Nine.
Patti drives with Nicoini every clear day that
she does not have to sing in opera She drives
In tho upper part OF the city. with her throat
mutled iu n creamy lace scarf to protect her
from the chance OF catching cold and whom
far away from the roar and crowd OF the busy
mile or more This is regular consltu-
tionll. and s taken between and O'Clock.
Her dinner occupied the hour preceding the
drive. She cats very sparngly ami takes but
on these singing days she talks as little IA pos
sible and receives no callers She becomes
Neritahle reclusc in the interest o. her art. She
public Neither Mr.. Abbey nor Mr. iirau nor
Mr.. Mayer goes near her at the hotel at such
times.
Photographers bother her q great deal.
She hadn't been In the city day on her re-
turn from Boston when agents sent cards to
her begging the privilege OF fetching a camera
to catch her face. as she ounged in an easy
word that she must decline to bo photographed
this time. One OF the agents fingered and met
Patti as she descended TO the corridor Mt 3
o clock. muliled IN for her daily drive. lie had
short, 1t angered the g. eat singer to be. ap-
preached after she had sent down a verbal de-
C inatiun. Her black eyes flashed with indig-
nation and she slammed her foot. The agent
she went of with Nicolini laughing. This u.o-
Iograpners don't bother her now.