The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-20
ADELINA PATTI.
HER VOICE, HER GOWNS AND
HER PREFERENCES.
Time Deals Gently with the Great
Eingtr--Still looks Young.

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Adeiina patti is now in Lonion and
makes one Of her rare appearances to1ay.
The hand OF time appears not 10 touch
her, fearful, as II were, OF destroying
such marvellous work OF natures conceiv-
ing. One secs In fancy the goddess OF
beauty and thefgoddess OF song guarding
her as spssiat treasure TO dei gat tns
world, for her like will not soon pass this
way again.
Patti never had a childhood. She was
a prima donna when she was SO small
that 1t was necessary to put her on the
she was singing with fire and passion the
role OF Norma, revealing is tfagNdy or
love portrayed, of JEALOUSY ail-conSunling y,
of maternal sacrifice complete. Thus,
nov she has no old age. The tall. DARK
Swede who Is her husband is perfsct
specimen Of physical development and
athletic manhood, but although he -
Young enough to be her son, Patti looks
young beside him.
long walks, striding like the athlete he Is,
and Patti accompanies him, tripping along
with the steps Of a child. and running
into the house at the end. rosy and pant
ing like n girl II you are fortunate
enough ever to be a guest at that great
castle In the Welsh mountains you will
hear her early IN the morning singing
lightly. unconsciously almost, as she runs
up and down stairs. into this room and
sparkling, her cheek nglow.
Her Voice and Beauty,
At the Albert Hail old men and women
will sit with their grandchildren and tell
about PATHS appearance and PATHS trt-
nmphs In the days of their YOUTH and
then Patti Will come out unchanged In
looks. to receive the same applause. TO
sing the same songs with the same man
ner and in the. sans, yo!ce--so the people
IN the audience WIN say, even II the crit.
les do ind a few na"s: Whoever e, YER, WI WI
lson small in the estimation of the audi
ence, which adores only Patti when she
s!se at hand and keeps on adoEiag her year
after year. decade after decade. with a
faithful enthusiasm the world has seldom
seen equaled.
In attempting TO describe her voice in
this year OF grace, 1872. one says at once
that the ordinary epithsts sound common
place when applied to 1t. that its sweet
nees, its power. its flexibility. its sensi-
tive, scnsuous sympathy, are still superb.
stilI in perfect order hardly betrayins
the least effect OF time. But one reads
the same thing In the Journals OF twenty
years ago, written often by hands that
have long since been dust. Is it wildly
impossible to imagine that ;he journals
OF twenty years hence will have the sar1e
thing to say?
uses few OF the arts which ordinary beau
ties bring to their aid to prolonE the
spell If their physical attractions. A great
deal has been written about her baths Of
milk, and the secret connections in cos
rnetics she employs. but most of IL Is
pure Invention. She does not even worry
about her wardrobe, as the majority Of
women find themselves compelled 70 do.
deliberating anxi0usly over different col
ors. studying various styles. seeking the
materials which will best set off their
charms.
Her Gowns and Fads.
Patti also has a new gown for every
concert. but she never knows what IL Is
III ne until she sees 1t in the dressing
room an hour or two before. Her dress
maker has carte blanche and her millluer