Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-10-27
yHILE In London, from where !

| EAlNAl anu lNnAAANh At'A'f
that she is contemplating a VISIT ''
America.
II VIII not be made this season. loi
Patti has many English and contlnen
tai engagements which she must mn
but after that she hopes to sing agar
IN the land which was the first 70 rec
ognize her genius.
had not seen Patti for two years
and as waited at the Paddinston STA
tion, London. for the arrival OF lh'
train / wondered II ] would find her IN
face and figure the same as OF Old
Patti has q wonderful temperament
Were she to live TO be 100 she would
stll be- a child in heart, and youthful
ness OF the soul IS one OF the elNits ~
youth. Stlu, when a woman IS SO years
Old. one does expect to find a few lines
traced upon the countenance by the
hand Of time.
The train drew up at the station with
roar. / noted at once PATHS private
car attached 70 the rear OF the traln'
and soon l had the pleasure on seeing
the great diva allght. She was assisted
by tall, handsome man whom sur
missed TO be the Baron Cederstrom' ]
should have judged him 70 be AZ or %
years old. but afterward learned that
he Is about 80.
Patti herself was radiant. Never
have l seen her look better Every
one upon the platform turned TO gaze
at her and every eye followed her until
she disappeared into the station. Age?
Don't speak OF age when you mention
Patti She Is better preserved than the
average woman Of So, Her complexion
/ Is fresh, her skin Is smooth, her eyes
/ are bright and her figure IL as daintily
rounded as ever. She trips along as
lightly as a young girl, and her face
and conversation are just as animated.
! Patti knows the secret Of Keeping
! young as she takes the same care OF
! her face as she does Of her hands. She
/ does not allow wrinkles 10 make their
/ appearance.
As Patti travels like a princess, It IS
not necessary for her TO don the usual
| serviceable travelling gown OF woman
| kind Her special car. consisting Of
/ drawing room, dining room, kitchen
/ and sleeping rooms, is as comfortable as
/ q private residence. No smoke, no Gin
/ ders. no SCOT ever penetrate It's boun-
/ daries, when she travels. she Is ac-
companlcd by two maids and her secre-
tary and companion and friend Miss
[ Karoline Bauermeister an Austrian lady
/ who has been with her for over 30
/ years. Besides these, a courier and
l one or two servants always accompany
her
/ No wonder, therefore, that even after
I the long journey from Craig-y-nos cas-
/ tie. In distant Wales, she could alight
from her car fresh as a daisy in a Won
derful gown OF silver gray crepon and
silk! Her cloak Of gray cloth, scroled
over silver gray silk, was obvious
~ Of Paris make. II was cut three
quarters length and Of the sack shape,
without which no English woman
seems happy. Her millinery was a
dream Of silver gray chiffon and feath-
ers and delcately shaded pink roses,
There Is a type Of hat that Patti nearly
always wears. II is one that shadows
the face a trihe, and Is almost on the
picture order. This hat was OF that
class. raised a triie at one side, where
some pink roses were tastefully COM
bined with the chiffon. j was intro
duced TO Baron Cederstrom, whom /
found a very charming and agreeable
man--Qulet and studious, ! should
Judge. The baroness and chatted for
q short time at the station, At her ear
nest solicitation / accepted an invita-
ton TO call at the hotel the next day TO
have a long talk.
The Northwestern hotel. which Is
PATHS London headquarters, il COM
fortably near the Paddington station.
In the house she has reserved for her
self and attendants a suit OF nine
rooms from years end 10 years end.
Five Of these are PATHS personal suit.
Whenever she comes 10 town. her
apartments are literally lined with
flowers, the gifts OF friends. The draw
ing room into which | was shown
might have been conservatory. II
found Patti fully dressed she never
wears negligee. no matter how inform.
ally she receives a friend So long as
/ have known her / have never found
her even az Craig-y-nos, where she
dispenses with formality, attired in
tea gown or morning jacket a neat
bodice and a pretty plain skirt are her
preference for morning wear, OF colors
she likes the more neutral shades, such !
as gr8ys and pastels in blue and pink. |
on the afternoon OF my call she was
gowned In an elegant yet simple toilet !
Of white and blue crepe de chine. sof- !
tened with lace at the throat and neck. |
Her lovely white hands were gulltless |
of rings save for one superb diamond |
and the wedding band. As / held her
hand In mine FOR a moment I noted Il |
sharply. The advance OF years IS first |
indicated in the hand; the skin grows /
withered. the muscles relax and the /
hand In some degree looks lean, dry
and dlscolored. Patti always had a |
pretty hand. and today II might be the |
model for a sculptor. The fact Is that /
Patti, clever woman that she IS. has /
always cared az conscientiously for her
hands as for her face ! am not sure
but she is prouder OF It's faultless con-
tour and texture than Of her face. for
one Of her treasures at Craig y-nos IS
a model Of her hand sculptured In Car
rara marble by a great artist.
Although her hand is so pretty, Patti
seldom wears rings, but n she cared TO
do so few royal ladies could surpass
her in the variety. beauty and value OF
her gems. All her Jewels are safely
locked away, to be worn only when she
IS In full toilet when she sings or when
she attends some great social function.
Patti dresses deliberately every evening
for dinner and then wears some exqui-
site jewels.
The Baron Cederstrom was present
when ] entered the drawing room. and
after chatting for a short time, he ex.
oyeiiness eclipses that Of Cleopatra or