The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-15
LIVES FOR HER CHILDREN,
SAYS SCHUMANN- HE|NK
Famous Diva, Fresh From Divorce
Triumph in Chicago, Is I'm
rufllcd i'm Spirit.
TRIES TO MAKE HOME HAPPY
iliudes SympatheticalIy to Her Ca
recr in the United States, OF Her
TriumphS and Her Love for the
American People.
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l

ISpCclaI TO Inc Times DlSpatCh.l
Paterson. ~ J.. Juno I4.-Unrufncd
in spirit. Madame Ernestiuc Schumann-
llcink sat In the oak library at her
home In the jersey hills at Little Falls
yesterday, fresh from her divorce tri-
umph In Chicago.
ITS all In the past now" said Mrs.
Schumann-H eink. II don't want to
talk about 1t. But / cannot help feel
ing grateful that the miserable effort
to smirch my name utterly failed. The
future? Why, I'll live on for my chill
.drcn and for my art.
I'm my earlier days as an opera
singer-it was ;hirty-four years ago
| deprived myself of much. as any
mother would, for the children. In
hamburg l had scarcely enough to.
keep us going. ! had to sell the little
Jewels had-yes. the blanket from
my bed--to get food for them. Iwondcr
if people know that?
Now. in tho heyday of my success.
I'm going to keep on for my children's
sake
'oh, I don't need to think about the
money" the diva went on, with a
smile. Really, am a wealthy woman.
and III leave something to the Riddles
when I go.
And they are already provided for"
she said. Before l left Chicago I
made out my WILL making Elias MAYER
and Sidney Stein, my lawyers. trus-
ices or my estate, to keep IT for my
children and grandchildren until tho
last rrandchild has become OF agc.
SEVENTH GHANipCiIILD
For MOTHER OF EIGHT
That reminds me. too, that another
rrandchild has come along. NV SON
dhns. Who runs my orange groves for
me IN California. has another Uttl.
girl. born last sunday That's the
seventh erandchild. Isn't tina, doing
iairIy we'll for a mother OF eight chill
drcn?'
Madame Schumann-iIeink STONED =
moment. ana tears wellcd TO her eyes
We always tried To make my hon.
happy. she said with QuavcrinE voice
My children know that.
:, MY hrst marriage was unhappy
My marriage To Mr.. Schumann was
haPpE' lie was an actor and under
STOOD me When he died felt that
could never bc happy ngain. But nv
chilorcn buoycd me- up. And now This
iast event has come into my life and
has gone out again.
! could not make my husband
MINK ! loved hin--that l WAS as de-
voted AS he thought ought to bet
must have been that my passion for
my art made him feel so. do MOI
know / won't think OF 1t. tried Ia
make The home JOY for all
IL may he asked IL | am heart
WI 'hlS' lieartbrOkcnH No.
decidedly no. Il am thinking of the
fnturc. and all II holds for nv cbfl.
oren and for me. That's what kceps
me up. -
WILL SING FOn YEARS
H. HER VOICE LASTS
III |" go on singing for years. II
my voice VIII Let me, and they ten M.
1t is stronger and better nov tb,p /,
ever was before. DO you know that
tomorrow makes me nfty-thrcc vc,rs
In This little world? 80
me "ongstrcss gave a slight shrus
wmeh asked II she felt bit older
than when she began her carccr
I'm afraid I do" she rcnIicd b.s,
tatinGly. I'm thinking prcttv soon ~,
be very old" -
Madame Schumann-ncink had no
word TO say of Mrs. Katherine Dean
correspondent In the divorce suit
We made up my mind 10 forget all
ABOUT H. she said, decisivclv. .,rboe.
letters had 10 bring into the case. ana
nope every one understands why II
WAS done.
'lt was hard FOR me TO bring mvs.,r
To start that action In Chicago. Inn,
.hlhss could not go on any longer as
ny were. Tor always ] had to con
s,der the children. When ia think of
them ana what they meant to me-tbo,
Il ule f"r them, II needs be-I stcol.d
mYself to go through with it,"
-!LLuDI:S TO HER LOVE
ron AMERICAN people,,
me diva alluded sympathetically 10
her career in The United states Of bar
'Tiumphs and her love for the Amcri-
can people.
rive tried to show the affection
nave Tor the people OF my adontcd
lahd' she said, fcclimgly. III was
hlhc years ago that became a ci,iys,
Oh inns country, and in that time have
pecn me proudcs, woman I'm the world
love to think Of singing bnrnrr
'h' poor OF the !anG--as did before
me miners, all of them attired rnu.,hl,,
no collars. ana soft shirts. out i'm ne
west And / appeared before them in
a. PuceniN dress as had, for want
ga mem to see me at my best. Thev
l mum Der among my strongest. warm,
est admirers" ~
Madame Schuma mn Heini< starts for
h"Nreuth on Tuesday OF thu, Vndcr.
land Win her daughter. Miss Mari.
H'humann. her son. George Washinr
,Hh Schunann, and Mrs. Kotnrriro
ron man. Of 81. Paul her accomna,,i.,
Hne sings new ballad by Sierfrici
wagner at the Bayrcuth Opera I,csti
val on August 20. The King Of Bavaria |
VIII attend the performance