The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-30
WHEN MELBA is MELBA.
a LITTLE VISIT WITH THE SING ER
IN HER OWN HOME.

Tn,nss Outsias or .. sssp- which rn,srsss usr
ssa FIn lier hre-uer Pictures.P Pets. Jewels.
and PhlessphJ- "a little MT Of Reainiscssee
All music-ioving people know Nine. Melba
on the stage as q great artist IL may interest
them and surprise quito q few to know that in
her own homo she is an ordinary woman, or at
least that's the way abe describes herself. In
reality, she IL n very extraordinary woman. in.
asmuch as she honestly believes herself to DO
an everyday SORT Of a person. Con1dentially,
che isn't ut all. In the FIRST place. she never
worries about anything, and that marks her as
one apart. She could give the members Of the
various Don't Worry circles points never
dreamed OF in their philosophy on the scientific
law OF happiness, judging from the atmosphere
Of mental peace which radiatos from her. Then
abe hardly ever reads anything that is said
about her In the papers. But that's q story she
refuses to tell for publication. When asked
why she docs not read what is printed about
her. her mouth opens tn an unsounded o. she
ehrugs her shoulders. and then nnnlly admits:
Because I'm SO afraid of seeing SO much
about myself that isn't 3d." dwelling on each
so with emphasis.
At present Nine. Melba is making her home
ct the Hotel Manhattan, Madison avenue and
Forty-second street. When n SCN reporter
visited her the other afternoon she was having
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mistress IL in hors.
on' ~ ~
He's my Romeo. His real name is Rummy. be.
cause he is such a rummy little chap, but l call
him Romeo at times. He's O very fine dog, and
Q very tickle one, making up to every new
conner"
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drop in for an hour at the theatre. That's my
life. A singers life is one long series OF self.
sacrifices. cant accept any invitations to
dinners or receptions. or I can't do this. that.
or the other, because I must take care of NV
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d%isestion once ! never touch i IL avs st,es ,o mH ind an.
cestion "a ru,nat,on IN tbe voice Ee,, thinna
however, disagree with me. God has boen
very good to me In making me an uneommonly
,,ss NV " = W. anu , was never stronger IN my
%emoe oolng SICK In my ire until l fell ill
nere 'ust a year ago ane haa 10 break all my
you've grown very much slimmer," vol.
nn,esroa tho v,.,,or with = ,,s,nn ,uc so
''rhe papers say you have lost all the way from
twenty to fifty pounds"
rnty pouadS' she exclaimed with the mer-
riest laugh. born Of amusement pure and simple.
''Thoso figures are rather large. I'll admit I've
lost a stone. that's over fourteen pounds. isn't
~ All testing ABIDE, I've lost exactly twenty.
Mercy. mercy on me! People don't say that
I've N 1een tSking any Of those treatment for the
do that for anything in tho world. for / shomId
be too AFRAID Of iSSiurinS nv r,oice ! n il1esa
nuIIed those twentv'tvn 1onEds 1m, rn inh III
uure. When 7 ieft Imeericp Iast Ianvnrv my b msi
acase OF blood poisoninS' rcsuItin9 from malaria
Ihich I contracted Wien Eifth sreU,a IHa 10
torn up. Every afternoon about & O'clock I
y I went ali to pieces. When Got To- Il Gae I
was iii in bed FOR two months. and Ind really never
knew n we'll day until Inns Tdidn,t sing q "
during those Az months and M Won ImS nav noy
how i'll / was. The only thing that I know tn he
e%ffectiye in reducin1 onc's weiubt 10 4 u sS.so ~ ~
malarin. ANYWAY I'm moi asraid ., aest,na
too fat for I don't come NJ St stocI sTbnre
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cnurae I walk n oreat daSi and thnp nnssthjv
keeuS me from Rowing stopfsr thn,pS 4 AZ
mai take NV tramns with a tbin annrs ~ yiouSvo
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iess I GET NV reSIiiar eHerc;se in The opon III !.
ID You carr FOR nnV other forms NJ nnt.dnor
exerniaeSH asked The i9tcrvIeuer '"'"''
YES / used TO be devoted to borseback rid.
inn All s"Strai,an LEE W NJ = I,u,
az irivin9 tnn WheS f fn p Pari \ y I am Iond
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