The Indianapolis journal., 1898-01-26
PATTI AND NICOLINI.
Happiness Came to the Singer After
Her Second Marriage.
Philadelphia Times.

Adelina Patti in her home was a very diff
ferent woman from Adelina Patti the queen
OF opera, the peerless songstresS who cap
tured two continents and held the world
spellbOund by the power of her voice. When
Patti broke through all conventionalities
and defined the world in her relations with
Nicolin she did not escape the ptiless CEN
sure of that world. Following the inexor-
able law of the royal court, British aris-
tocracy fights shy of q, divorced woman, and
Patti was never allowed to forget the fact.
AS the devoted wife of Nicolni, as a most
above criticism. Her life has been absolute
devotion to the man she loved and who
now lies cold in death.
Mime. Patti was first married in May, 1863
at the Roman Catholic Church. Clapham
England, to M. Louis Sebastian Henri de
Roger de Cahuzac, Marquis De Caux The
match, though the marquis had a wife and
seven children in Alsace He needed PATHS
money and she coveted his title.
The marquis was one of the gentlemen
who decorated the court of Napoleon III
with his elegant and SuperciliOus presence,
and was extremely useful to Patti in the
investment of her earnings. He was able
at any time to place all the gold that was
paid by the opera-goers in the capitals of
Europe. 1t seemed his manifest destiny
and accomplishment to do this at the gam
bling tables. Eventually, Patti did not like
it, and her domestic arrangements were, TO
some extent broken up.
In Moscow he demanded that "Romeb
and Juliet" in which opera Nicolini was
to sing the part of Romeo, should be
y
should be no Joint appearance of this sing
er and his wife in the season. The direc-
tors assured the Marquis that his demands
should be complied with; constrained prob
ably by the two artists, they nevertheless
permitted the announcement Of Nicolfnis
appearance in "rraviata." In his rage be-
cause OF this duplicity os the directors the
marquis sent word to Impressario Ferry
that he was determined not TO permit his
wife to appear at all. In his despair Ferry
promised to substitute Massini for Nicolini;
but when the curtain rose on the evening
of the performance Nicolini nevertheless
appeared on the, stage The separation of
after, and from that date the diva has
shared her fortunes with Nicolini. She Sc
cured d divorce from de Caux in 1877
Pasu found a companion more suited to
her in the tall tenor, Nicolin and casting
aside all convention and defying society
they lived together until he obtained a di-
marry each other. Patti was very happy
with Nicolini. Some years ago she met
threw her arms around her and said MY
dear, l have been trying all my life to find
happiness-tried everything else but love.
I have had a title, great society admission
happy at last. They may close their doors
against me. but ! am happy.
The married life of Patti and Nicolini al
Craig-y-Nos the far-away home, hidden
away among the wild Welsh hills. has been
an ideally happy one Especially during the
critical Illness of Nicolini was PATHS ten
der and constant devotion manifest. and
then especially did she show side of her
character of which the world at large
vealcd in the following incidents related by
one OF her friends who visited her during
the summer at Craig-y-Nos:
Mr. Nic0lin whose Illness began last
January was a bit stronger that afternoon,
and. wrapped in furs 70 protect against tie
fresh June wind, was being wheeled about
and angle Nine. Patti would manage that
We meet him ana have some bright word