Arizona republican., 1921-03-08
PHOENIX WILD WEST
 IS NOT WILD ENOUGH FOR MIME. TETRAzZ|N|

Arriving in Phoenix day in ad vance of her appearance here, Madame Luisa Tetrazzini declared she was de- lighted to be in the wild" West. With a motion picture devotee's belief she scanned the country as her private car backed into the city--looking every where for the Tom Mixes and the Douglas Fairbanks she expected to see lined up along the main street.
 For Madame Tetrazzini is not only Ia picture fan. but she has faith in pie lures, and not until she arrived in Phoenix was her faith shattered. Even the loss of her dearly beloved cowboys could not kill her enthusiasm, for the artiste is charmed to be in Arizona if it is not the Arizona of her dreams While Madame Tetrazzini admits that she gets a great deal of joy out of life in the picture playhouses, she 1 is one of the great artistes who has re- mained true to her art and would never 1 seriously consider a contract with any syndicate. The lure of gold means nothing to Tetrazzini, who has made and given away several fortunes. | She wore a fortune yesterday in jewels. Wonderful emeralds, diamonds and rubies, but the ornaments which she appeared to prize the most were the simple decorations of three nations which came to her for the services she irendered during the worlds war On her soft black satin and lace gown was a. decoration from the Italian govern ment-one of four issued, the others being awarded the Queen of Italy. the queens mother and the Duchess of Aosta A French decoration, never be- | fora cQnfprred a and American Red Cross pin presented her in Washington, gave evidence that the great singer had been of exceptional service. It was not she, but W. H. iLeahy, her manager. who told of her Icontribution of 50 900. 900 francs to the widows and orphans of France-for even during war times people went to hear Tetrazzini sing, and the proceeds twent to those in need.
 Patriotism is reflected in q ring the singer wears-for the flag of Italy flashes on her hand in the red. White , and green of rubies. diamonds and emeralds She wears this ring on the left index finger. On her left hand she also wears three other handsome lrings-each one of her own design with the exception of a little finger ring once owned by the Emperor el Germany. An emerald of unusua beauty, it is set in platinum of unique design, the artistic scroll being incasee with diamonds. An emerald as large as a dime and another square, botf out1ined in diamonds, were the othel rings she wore. The famous Tetrazzin pearls were not in evidence. but it i: understood that she may wear then tonight.
 She has not decided what she vii - wear for her costumes are always Il keeping with the stage settings. He love of harmony could be seen in tn furnishing of her car, in the few or naments that had place on her plan and the table in the reception room O her car. in which she greeted Eugen RedeWill, her local manager, and a lev newspaper folk on her arrival yester lday.
 The windows were closely drawr
 The doors shut. There could be n
 possible chance of draft.
 Don't talk about colds. Colds ar = my devil she said, in a confidentia
 whisper. Here in this country the
 say watch your step-T say watch tn
 draft"
 On her return to Italy at the con
 clusion of her concert tour of tn
 United States, Tetrazzini will organi1
 a Daughters of the Italian Revolutic st patterned after the Daughters of th = Americen Revolution.
 In a sealed vault in Westninste
 abbey is a record made by the singe
 which will be released in 100 years
 that will be what she will hand dow
 to the generation to come instead of
 motion picture.
 She will spend today quietly 30 her car with a short drive perhaps C - the desert. After the concert tonigl
 she will be the guest of honor at
 supper given by Dr. and Mrs. Franc
 H. Redewin who will ask few m
 sical people to meet the distinguisht
 guest of honor. In her party are
 II, Leahy. her manager, and Mr
 Leahy, Francesca Longo, pianis
 Henri BoVe. flutist: Max Gegna- ceuis II and E. E. Stafford. treasUrere