The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-01-15
pArrT AND HER HUSBANDS.
Their Life ms Narrated by Jonoieres-Tho
Grent Gun OF ~Crnig.y.NOs.

TORN Joncieres which are now running through
the French papers, there Is the following chat
about Patti, who is just about to be married
for the third time:
1T was In 1876. a few days after the first per-
Torrance OF 'Dimitri' In the Theatre Lyrique.
that l became acquainted with Patti, who was
then the Maruuise de Caux. She sent me her
faithful factotum Belioni, who told me that the
diva, charmed by my work, proposed to play
the part of Marina at st. Petersburg. whore
she was engaged for the following season. 1t
was necessary to translate the piece into italian
and forward 1t as soon as IL was finished to the
directors Of the theatre In order to have IL sub
mitted to the censupe. The next day / went TO
see my future Interpreter and expressed To her
my gratitude for the unexpected honor which
she was about to confer upon me. She intro
duced me to the Marquis de CauN. TIL inter-
view was cordial and charming. Patti, in all
the brllliancy OF her youth and beauty. was
particularly attractive on account OF her al
most childish grace. The harmony between
her ana her husband appeared complete.
"a few months after the first performance OF
'Dimitrl' l received the cross, and some timo
after my nomination appeared in the Otciet L
got from st. Petersburg n telegram OF congrat-
ulations. signed Marquis and Marquise de
Caux. Now. according to its original date, this
telegram was sent only some hours before the
scene which occurred between the celebrated
cantatrice and the Marquis.
when l saw Patti again she was divorced
and was about to marry the tenor Nicolini. for
whom she had Just renounced the crown of u
marquise. Dimitri' could not be played at
st. Petersburg on account of the veto of cei'-
sure that would not authorize the appearance
upon the boards of q per1dious archimandrite
and still less that OF q uSurninE Gar. IL was IN
ifs ShIa therefore; where mere, she ,nhSS " eng enGns intd for
prefer was to sing the role OF Marina.
In studying it she noticed that her part did
role Of Dimit'i had too much. It was neces-
sary. therefore. TO diminish considerably the
inent arias destined to bring out the talents Of
the cantatricc., When madam sings said
Nicolini to me-. the other roles count for moth
ing l vainly called attention to the fact that
my work was conceived from quite a different
point of view than that of presenting eXclu-
no use. and / left after this second Interview
less delighted than was after the first. II is
useless to say that Patti never sang in Dimitri.'
My relations with the. celebrated singer
ended there, but ! have met her since several
times At long Intervals with he her second G nus
always looking at each other with affection.
and as u matter Of fact their honeymoon was
prolonged until nitileSs fate robbed her, of her
loved one. the once brilliant tenor. Nicolini,
according to al who knew him. was a charm
own-in fine. with all the qualities required to
make a woman happy. At the Conservatoire
BIZ h. naiyetS was pinyed upon by his eomrad tfc
fellows who played practical Jokes on him.
Long after he left he Conservatoire hecon-
few years back: 1t was at Craig-y-Nos. where
Gailhard, who had been appointed leader OF
t rsgs SmSTpts Wont for + Romeo SGS ram and /" j FSifsfF '% H &@ Hmii
imagined that II would be n fine thing to get
an enormous bell to o an 1nnS, the arrival q
bell!' said Gailhard. That is altogether
too common. Get something original.
Your place I would get a cannon
and n ,breechloader at that. At the present
time tn" brother Of Gye turns out splendid
| guns. If you wish we will go tomorrow and
choose one in his foundry. But don't say any
thing about it to your wife. II would be q good
thing To give her an agreeable surprise The
next day Nicolini. accompanied by Gailhard.
went to the foundry. selected a splendid can
non and ordered it sent to him as quickly us
With Thousand precautions to conceal tho
object in question from his wife, Nlrulini
planted it in an obscure portion of the Park Of
Craig-y-Nos The day OF the arrival, OF tho
guests. as soon a. the train which brought
them stopped at the station in front of the
property. Nicolini. aided by GaiIhari. pulled
the string which was to fire tho cannon. The
detopation, was something terrific. hut Nico-
| lini, behind the breach. never thought of the
recoil.. 1t knocked him %sprawling in the grass
with his hands and feet in the air, and his
screaming wife. not understanding anythinEo f
the explosion. came running upto him. 1t was
merely "A surprise that | was resrrving for YOU;
muttcred N%icol!ni. recovering from his fall.
which haprily did not hurt him THAT IS a
| 'li l'u E'l NN'h u NNhll' w. ~ liihi ~ H'hl
hcad?' 1T was Gailhnrd who told me TO salute
royally the arrival Of our guests replied Nico.-
lini. Always that fellow GRiihardI said Patti,
shaking her little white fist at the waggish
leader. who was half convulsed with laughter.
She ordered the S &, n to T p ou ,dtidw ana d
year Gailhard returned to Craig-y-Nos. one
morning he was walking in, the park when he
stubbed his foot against II hard obstacle and
fell at full length upon the ground. while from
an open window in the castle there was n burst
Of silver-toned laughter. Part of the mouth of
| the cannon was above ground, and IL was this
which caused the little accident that happened
to Gailhard Patti WIS ayenged
noisy instrument. He became pa-sionatcly
fond Of the violin and passed many days scrap
he paid $4,000 francs. Patti laudcd his talent
as a v~iolinist. and nothing battered his vanity
more than the compliments which she bestowed
sing. on account of his liver trouble. which
finally carried him of.
Is as fine as 1t was when she appeared in the
Theatre Italien. in the Place Nentad"ur That
is "A pretty long time ago. remember still the
evening when tn charming child appeared.
almost 4 liItie gil with the basG4ine Of Roshte
voice OF gold she, had. of such maryellous
homogeneity and absolute accuracy! What an
adorable face, Lighted up by eyes thnt l3oked
dreamed of by Beaumarchais and Roasint.
From that memorable evening she became
rare rnrer s stiIi. Of ali ii the pers6mnol Of he th"atr e.
Bagier was always indulGent TO, her. As she
ndteu fenedTSdlS, she Sent III IeF pace ntT
brother-in.Iaw Strakosch. her Barnum and
professor. Nothing could he more cOmical than
to see in these rehearsals the tenor lovingly
throwing his arms around the waist of Stra-
kosch. and the latter's reply, given in the most
pronounced German. accent. The diva had
plenty OF admirers, three OF whom wanted TO
marry her. The most famous was the Marquis
de Caux. The happiness of the Marquis lasted
many years. until the day when Nicolini sue
ceeded him.
TO those who are surprised at PATHS pro-
posed marriage she can say she was too happy
with her second husband to refuse to take a
third one. Born in Madrid Of Italian pare4ts.
with the Marquis de CauN. Some years ago
when she took M her residence in Craig-y-NOs
she was naturalized an English woman. In
taking the title OF Baron van Ceders- Troem
she will become a Swede, unless the Baron be-
comes II naturaliZcd Englishman.
III art has no country, then she who was
formerly called the tlancee Of art has the right
to change her nationality as often as sho
plcases.'
mills or FASHION.
Foreign fashion notes tell us Of a hat pin
with a fastener secured by n tiny gold chain.