The Saint Paul globe., 1899-02-26
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sovereign. The old German emperor was her
greatest favorite. When a naive girl, singing
at Hamburg, the emperor sent her a message
requesting her to walk with him early in the
morning while he drank the water "Cer-
tainly not" was her reply to the bearer. II
get up early for no king in Europe"
The last time before his death that she
saw the emperor he sent to ask her to visit
him In his opera box, apologizing for being
too unwell to come behind the scenes, and
when she appeared he playfully thanked her
for the condescension. "Oh! now, sire" she
replied, with tears in her eyes, II would run
anywhere TO see you'
The Emperor Alexander II. of Russia hon
ored Patti by peculiar distinction, of which
no one but the celebrated Bosio could boast
He bestowed upon her a large gold medal set
in brillants and requested her to wear 1t on
ribbon belonging to the order of st. An
drew. He also appointed her his court singer
In ordinary. The Duchess of Edinburgh has
known Patti since her childhood few
years ago they met at a Rothschild reunion
Looking down at bracelet on the diva's arm
the duchess recognized it present OF her
fathers-the Russian emperor. Those were
happy days when you sang in st. Peters,
burg!' she exclaimed
The Prince and Princess of Wales have al
ways shown Patti great kindness most cor
daily appreciated by her. The princess she
considers the prettiest woman in England
When Marquse de Caux, dining at Marlbor-
| ough house, Patti caused much consterna-
tion among the guests and amusement to the
prince by exclaiming in her impulsive way
as she slipped her coffee, "Oh, sire! Que
votre cafe est degoutant!" QIow disgusting
is your cafeD
BERNHARDT'S BENEFIT
Mo of
Patti and the divine Sarah is related by the
woman who was close companion of PATHS
at the time Immediately arrival In
Paris" she says, "Adelna was besought by
several Journalists to cooperate in a benefit
to be given in aid Of the obscure actress, Sarah
Bernhardt, who had lost all her small pos
sessions in fire. The Marquis of Caux
did not at first like the idea of his wife, s
singing for an actress of no renown, but at
last he gave his consent. On the 9th Of No
vember, 1869, Adelina Patti sang at the Odeon
theater for the benefit of Sarah Bernhard
After the concert the latter, clad in a black
woolen gown, timidly approached the great
singer and offered her small bouquet. and
being too shy to utter word of thanks she
kissed her hand. Who would have guessed
that so insignificant girl would develop into
the famous Sarah Bernhard of today and
astonish the world by her triumphs and her
Quarrels?''
PROPOSAL NO. l.
This same woman tells of the unique pro-
posal of the Marquis Of Caux. This noble
gentleman had been following the diva about
for many months, in opposition to his moth
er's Wishes and meeting with but little en-
couragement from Adeaina's family. They
were living at that time In the Champs
Elysees. The marquis came daily to the
house, and at last succeeded in securing the
good will Of PATHS father and her brother-in-
law, Strakosch. lone evening" she says,
''it was after the performance Of the Trav1-
ati,' the marquis remained with us when all
the rest had left Adelina's dressing room. AS
he always retailed minutely the gossip of the