Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 19, 1891, Page 5

Se—e! PATIIS HOME LIFE, Yhers La Diva Finds Rest Far from the Madding Orowd, CASTLE A MODERN IN WALES, Oraig-y-Nos and Its Beauties to an Ameri- can's Eye HER PENCHANT FOR PRECIOUS STONES. "The Wonders of & Lyric Artiste's Matchloss Wardrobe, AS AN EXPERT BILLIARDIST. NICOLINI Pictures of the Country Sur- rounding the Abode of the World's G of t Queen Crata-y-Nos Castre, Ystradgyulats, South Wales, June 27, 1801, —[Special Correspond ence of e Bee Royal Albert hall pro- sonted a magnificent appearance Saturday Ats 8,000 scuts rising tier upon tier, balcony over valcony, round and ita circular walls, wero filled to overflowing with Lon don’s most fashionablo people attracted to- the place by the anticipation of hearing the world's greatest primadonnain a matinee con- cert. This is tho empire of the Q Song. Assoon as Patti presented herself upon the platform the fluttering fans ceased tomove. A storm of tumultuous applauso grooted her first number, As encore after encore was graciously responded to the audi- ence wont wild with enthusiasm, Other par- ticipants in tiio concert received duo reco gni- tion, but no sooner was the encore to Patti’s lnst rendition comploted, than half this vast concourse of Toundon's lovers of music, alrendy satisfied, left thoir seats in their de- sire to retain the final impre of thoir favorite. Such an ovation on oceasion of hor second appearance in tho metropolis and at the close of the season affords striking proof that the diva now, more than ever, retains the pre-ominent position which sho has so long neld in the world. Patti is growing old but she 1s tho youngest singer on the stace, always vivacious, sprizhtly and supplo. She talks freely avout her forty-eight years but points triumphantly to the fact that she is the only woman In the world who commands £800 (4,000) for singing three or four operatic eloctions at & matinos cous>et in London. Patti Off the Stage 13 noloss entertaining, attractive, fascinat- ing. In England as in Amorica, she is customed to travel in her own palatial stylo, and with the consont of tho prince of Walos the railway management places tho princo's special car at her disposal n mvitation to visit Craig-y-Nos is not to be lightlyrejected ; mdd to that a request to accompany its fair ©owner on hor journey to London, it becomes simply a queen’s command. When, shortly aftor 10 o'clock Monaay morning, Madamo Patti reached the station, she was immodi- ately surrounded by a host of friouds who had assomblod to bid her good-bye. Thero was much embracing, ve-embracing and handshaking. One farowoll apieco will novor suftice. Atlastitisall over and the train starts. Tho party sottles down for an all- day rido; it comprises besides Madamo Patti and her threo attendants, a Miss Woodford and ber brother, my father and myself. I must not forget Patti's Mexican dog and her latest acquisition, a bullfinch that pipes whole tunes and melodies to perfection. Tho car is eiegant and _ comfortable, upholstorea with morocco-cushioned scats in woll ar- ranged compartments. We should never call 1t luxurious nor venture to tendor 1ts use to the prince of Wales should ho condescoud to travel in America Patti conld scarcely have been in better humor. ‘The delightful expectation of soon \m hing home —that home of which sho thinks whenever she sings her famons song —seomed to put her in tha best of spirits. Bho chats, hums, sings, pets herdog by turns. And it is not all classical music. How woll I remember the mmusement 1 derived from nearing Patti Rosa siug the ditty, “Oh, Caroiine! On Caroline! Meot Me Round the Cornor,” et What then was my surpriso to hear the samo song hummed by the divine Patti, to seo her bob up her head and porform the whole ac- companying pantomime! How dia Patti Rosa obtain the name? 0O, she took it,” says Madame Patti, “beenuse the cost was cheap,! But that marvelous voico must not be en- dangered. First one window is raised, elosed, the opposits one opened and shut. The ven- tilators must be turned now this way, now that. No eurrents of air can possivly be tol- erated in the “Home t Home." And now wo are approaching Wales, The landscape becomes more variegated and hilly. Atlast wo reach the Sovern tunnel, from which wo emerge aftor five minutes’ rapid locomotion, and then we are in Wales itself. Madamo Patti is all_oxcitemont and ecstacy she is aain upon familiar ground, again in 1n the country of hor choice. The horizon is hommed in by mountains covered here and thero with verdant woods. The srable land is bright green and divided into small patches by means of the darker linos of hodges. At Neath wo are given a special locomotive and pass hurriedly up the stoop grade. Now bogins the craning of necks an. straining of eyos. Everybody gazos eagorly out of the window to cateh tho first glimpso -y N Avlast 1t comos into sight! "here it is, nestling in & clump of foliage, halfway up the mountaiu slopo: from tho lofty flagstaff over the couter tower flutters America's starry bannor —most weleome sight inaf and at its side tho British standard. Craig-y-Nos, the rock of the night, seemingly stands out in sowber hue from its green background to w lcome us, It is not the only wolcome. Mr. Nicohni is in wait- fog with tho carriages. As we alight, Madame Patti uttors a cry of surpriso: this is not the Nicolini whom she left but a few dnys before with a fine full baerd, it is a handsome, robust man with blue eyes, brown hair and moustache—the board has vanished. Despite repeated exclamations, “Is this my husband ' Patti seems to have already e customod herself to the chaugo and rather soems to like it. From the station o serpentine paved roadway leads down and around the moun- tain to the gates of the walloa eaclosure. Craig-y-Nos Castle has undergone many alterations and exten sions since 1t camo into the possession of Madamo Patti eleven yoars ago. Vast sums have boon speat annually in embellishing, modernizing and enlargiug it until at preseut, 1t reprosents an investment of over a million dolla The castle is an imposiog, oblong structure with its main frontage towards tho rising sun overlooking terrace, lake, wvalley aud mountain, I'he tur: ~voted south wing with its narrow 100 of sion oporatic ac- 08, el land windows and Norman built some eighty years ago beou added. crest was The rest has Its massive walls of sand- > { THE All goods marked down. Suitings 5c¢, was 15c. Corsets 69¢, was at 5c, was 12 1-2c. Cotton Ic a spool. OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1891-TWELVE PAGES. NGB AN ES Fourth Week of Great Cash Clearing Sale $250,000 Worth of Goods Still Leit to Select From. # We mention.a tew of the tid-bits, particulars underneath. Domestic Sateens 5c, w: 1,655 95¢, 2] was $3. s 10 5, and all the remnants that we have accumulated during thi C. Ginghams at 4 1- o] Barbour’s Linen Thread 2 1-2¢ per spool. 5 c, was 8 1-3c. s great sale Double fold Challis Brooks' Soft Finish in Dress Goods, Silks, Embroideries, Ribbons, Laces and Domestics at prices that are practically giving them away, also all the Sunshades and Parasols put up in lots to close them out. Sacques at $13.00, the price of these was $27.50. GREAT CLEARANCE SALE OF DRESS GOODS REMNANTS. THOUSANDS OF YARDS3 SACRI- FICED. Cost price cuts no figure in this ar Our objeet s to clean up and you know that means, To facilitate the sale of these rem- its we place them in seven lots,as ows: Lot 1 at 20c each remnant. Lot 2 at ¢ each remnant. Lot 3 at 98¢ each remnant. Lot 4 at $1.60 each remnant. Lot 5 at 3 ach emnant, Lot 6 at #3.25 cach remnant, Lot 7 at 85,25 each remnant. This means u saving to you of 63 per cont, and that is a consideration these bard times, At the Pattern Suits for worth less than $20. See them. This will be your last chaneo to geta 12-inch All Wool Cheviot for 42ic per yord. Examine the C na fo! ame time your choice of 95 not one of them mel’s Hair Cheviot, French De Beigo, Albatross, Flannel Plaids, Check Suitings and Scotch Tweeds we have thrown on our counters to_closo them out, only 39c. Mohair Brillianting, in all the new and desirable shades for summer wour, choice of the entire line for 69¢ Pure Brilliantine_which selis every- where today for $1.25, for this woelk Siic. The new feather-weight Sublimo Cloth is taking the lead. Lighter in weigiit than sillkc and very durablo. ASKC to seo it SILK REMNANTS. This season has been exceptionally good in this department, and we have in consequence accumulated quite a number of remnants. Silk remnants are always good as they can be used so much for combination. They run from half a yard tip to ten yards, and are_in all kinds and qualitics of Silk. Satins, Surahs, Failles, China’s, Wash Silk and Gros Grain. Lot 1 49c, former romnant price $1.00. Lot 2 §1.25, former remnant prico $2.00 Lot 33190, former romnant price $3.00 Lot 432 89, former remnant price $4.00 Lot 5 3,60, former remnant price Lot 6 $4.33, former remnant price 25, former remnant price 36, 50, former remnant price 87.75 . formor remnant price $8.50 Lot 10 $8.25, former remuant price §1 Lot 11 $10, former romnant prico § Lot 12 $13.50, former remnant WHITE GOODS DEPARTMENT. Short lengths of Whito Gooods at half price All our Remnants from 30¢ to 19¢ piece. All our Remnants from 45¢ to 7 35¢ prece All our Remnants fron 85¢ to $1.00, at 50c, at at Cy piece All our Remnants from $1.00 to $1.50, at T8¢ piece. All our Remnants from $1 at 95¢ piece. All our Remnants from $2.25 to at $1.45. All our Remnants from $2.50 to $4.00, at $2.15 picce. Among the above remnants will be found some very suitable lengths in black, lawns and organdies. 5 to $2.00, $2.50, LINEN DEPARTMENT. 0dd dozen in Napkinos, very cheap. Odd lengths in Damask very cheap. Odd lengths in Crash very cheap. Our Towels at 16jc and 19¢ are fast melting away. Secure some of them now. A few more of those Table Cloths left .08, In connection with the above will be found a quantity of Muslins and Sheet- ings that we have marked down below cost to close them out. WASH GOODS DEPARTMENT. Monday we make still deeper euts in our already excoedingly low pricos in wash Dress Goods. Bic and 10c Ginghams redaced to 4ic. 124c Challis double fold, reducea to sc. 15¢ Armenian Suitings, reduced to 5. 10¢ Sateens, reduced to 5 Batistes, reduced to 9e. c Oriental Crepos, reduced to 133c. 40¢ and 50¢ Crepes, reduced to 25e. 40c Fronch Sateens, black and white and black, with colored figures, 19c. 40c colored tigure Melaneis, 19¢. 35¢ wash Henriottas, 19c. 40¢ Organdies, 25¢. Remnants of Wash Gools at haf FLANNEL DEP'T, SECOND FLOOR. Negligo Shirting in all makes. Madras, in stri pes and plaids, roduced to 15e, from 25c. Madras, in stripes and plaids, reduced to 3. from All other makes in proportion. Our All Wool Suitings, 24 wide, from 40c to 12ic. sacrifice of all. inches The greatest COMFORTS. Summer woights, in all colora Cheeso Cloth and Silkaloen to 82.75. from RIBBON REMNANTS. Ribbon Remnants at 7¢, worth 19e. up to Ribbon Remnanta at 19c, worth up to | 40c. Ribbon Remnantg at 33¢c, worth up to price. 50¢. ¢ Remnants of Ribbons, worth up to 70¢ all at 43¢ each. EMBROIDERY. All remnants of fine Hamburg Edg- ing and Skirting will be put up in aver- age lots. ‘ Remnants S, 9¢ and 10c, all at 7e. Remnants from 13¢ to 20c, all at 13c. Remnants at 23¢, worth up to 30c. Remnants from 3¢ to 40c, for 33c. - And so on all through the stock. The lots will be placed on one counter and marked in plaia figures. There will be some exceptional bar- gains among them, as the goods are ail of this season’s importation. FALCONER'S MOVING SALE. FALCONER'S In Cloak Department we offer the whole of our White India Linen W LADIES' COLORED PARASOLS, Lot 1 at 25c—White Coaching sole Lot 2 at 79¢—Colored Parasols, worth $1.50. Lot § at £1.95—Colored Silk Parasols, worth $3.00. Lot 4 at $4.-—Silk Parasols, black and colored, worth #6 and $5. ara- CHILDREN'S COLORED PARA- SOLS. Lot 1, 13e—Children’s sols. Lot 2, 55¢ sols, worth 85¢ Lot 3, —Children's sols, worth $1.i Lot 4, $1—Children’s Is, worth $1. Colored Para- Children’s Colored Para- Colored Para- Colorod Para- 80 | COR=ETS. t closing out sale of Corsots. Tho udous sliughter we have made in Grg trem stock in the few days that are left. Lot 1. 39¢—18 dozen Corsels which we have always retailed at 75¢ and $1, sizes 18, 19, 20, 3, 24, 21, 128, 80, Mondny’s price 3 Lot 2, 69c—In this lot Corsets wh wo have 50 and $1 i 18, nd 25, will be fou sold at $1. 19, 20, 21, 30 price for 5¢—In this lot will be found {some of the finest Corsets in the house. sold at $2, $2.50 and $3.25, sizes 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 81, 32, 83; closing ouv price 95c. Lot 4, $2—Contains . P. Satin and G. B. price $2. MUSLIN UNDERWEAR. Ladies’ 50c Gowns, Monday 35c. Ladies' Corset Covers 25c. Monday 124c. Ladies’ Val. lace trimmed Drawers #1.38, Monday 75c. Ladies’ Embroidered Drawers $1.25, Monday 69c. Ladies’ Val, $1.50, Monday $1. Aprons, 25¢ and 30¢, Monday 19 Cnildren’s Dresses, 7oc and 90c, Mon- day He. Children’s and Infants’ Bonuets, per cent off on the $1. CORSETS. French Woven, P. D., C. P.,I. C., Good Luck and Sunrise, 50 cents off on the dollar. laco trimmed Siirts, prices will and must wipe out the entire | usts at a great rec GENTS Gonts’ fancy striped Lisle Thread Hose, different grades, originally sold at She to B¢, now 39¢ pair, Gonts’ odd sizes of oxford mixed cotton Half-Hose at 123c o pair. Gents' fancy trimmed Night Shirts, for 48c each. To close out a line of odd sizes of Boys’ Waists, we will offer them at 87ic each, worth 60c. | BOYS' and Laundred ¢ onch, always French Waists, all sizes, sold at $1.50. LADI A fow dozen odd sizes of Ladios’ bed Lisle Vests, at 13ic, regular 40, Ladies’ fancy striped Lisle Hos e, sov- eral different stylos nt 48¢, well worth G A few dozen neat patterns of and tan striped cotton Hose, at pir Black Lisle Thr NOTIONS. Barbour's Linen Thread spool. Hr{ml\ s Soft Cotton Thread at le per ! spool Best Coraline Stays, at 5c in yard lengths Tubular Bone Casing, at Lic por bolt. A nice assortment of Tennis Beils at 10¢ and lic. The B. B. Skirt Protector in_black, browns und Fancy color b Rib- prico aray 3c a ad, fast dye, at 19¢. at 24c por at 20c, worth 23c. Whito hemstitehed. ombroidored [sealloped _odge fino Linen chiefs at 25c, worth s0c. MILLINERY DE#'T. We will place on salo Monday, | July 20th, all our trimmed Hats and Bonnets in Three Lots. Lot No. 1, vour choice at $5.00. Lot No. 2, your choice at $3.50. Lot No. 3, vour choice at $1.95. UNTRIMMED HATS. Ladies'and Childron’s colored Milans ! and fancy Braids: your choice for $1.00, former pr Ladies’ horn I lar price nd Handkor- FALCONER'S luc tion, and a lot of Plush BOOK DEPARTMENT. “Romnant™ pr tionery. A fow mc $1.18, worth $2.50 A line of $1.50 12 mo. Books 25 A line of 25¢ Novels, 4 for 250, A lina of 50¢ Novels for 850, 50¢ Music olios for 30¢ to closo. 25¢ Musice Folios for 15¢ to close 10¢ t Musie, 3 for 10¢ to closa. 25 per cent discount Baxter and Oxford Bibles. 500 per Bibles, Prayer single or in sots, Big discounts on department. Books and Sta- ding at b8 on Encyelo e on discount and cont on Family Books Hywnals, overything in this CLOAK DEPARTMENT. FIVE SPECIAL BARGANS, Ladies’ Vassar Shirts, slichtly =oiled, only 25¢ each, Ladies’ Colored Shirt Waists, only 350 each Ladios® Spring Jackots, only 81 cach. Children’s Ready-mado Gingham Suits, only 25¢. We have 29 Plush S+ 113 that wo do not care to Move into our new annex. We will offer them at such a prico that will sell them all right. Plush Sacquos, full 40 inches long, made of a genuine seal plush,full seal or- namonts, and first-class lining,g armonts that we have sold at $27 50 during the winter, wo offer them for this salout $130ach. Bay one and lay it asido for next winter, Ladies’ White handsomoly emb roidered, $1.25, $1.50, 32, $2.50. Wao havo just recoiv ed the celebrated Carmencita W aist, made of fine tlinon ae India, trimm>d with Van Dyke em- broidery, only $2.75 each. India Linen at Waists, 0, 81, T REMNANTS BLACK DRE3S G0OD Consistinz of Sillk Warp All Wool Honriottas, Cam el’s Hair Brilliantines, Wool Sorgos, Nun's Veil- ings, Cashm longths of from 1 to 10 yards. rice for euch length 25¢, T3e, 81, 31.35, $2, $2.05, $3.50, Henviottas, res, ote., ote., in 25¢, , $2, $4.50, $£.95 and $6.25. Amongst them will be found som> of our choic MOVING SALE. st goods. stone, now grayand aatiquated in appear- ance, are surmounted by a castellated cornice sotoff ateach end by bastlon-like towers rising abovo the three-storied castle. Recent oxtensions and additions have been in lar- mony with the original design. The new contor tower is embellished by a clock which strikes the bours exactly like the fa- mous Vietoria clock in Westminister. ‘e principal entranco opens in a largo airy hall from which a wide convenient stair- way leads to the stories avove which are de- voted to chambors and sleeping apartments. It goes without saying that theso rooms are superbly furnished and equipped with all maodern conveniences including clectrical call bells. Madame Patti's Boudoi is more elaborately yet unostentatiously ar- ranged. The most noticeable vicco of fur- niture 1s a largo safo in which the diva's priveely jewels and uables are securoly kept. The chambers are handsomely dee ated, not ov the older ones are tinished with painted woodworlk, those just comploted in the new addition with beauti- ful natural wood., Ou tho ground floor to the north of the eu- trance hall is a cosy little reception roon which is displayed a number of the great {nger’s trophies. Letters from the crowned neads of Europe and eminent composors, pictaros of dear friends bearing sutogranh inscriptions, among which that of Mrs. Clovelanf attracts the eyo of the American visitor; chaplots of gold and silver and precious stones, and other tokens of admira- tion and_esteem present the story of the er of tho most . ‘Tho drawing-room on the opposite side of tho hall 1s larger and perhups & littlo moro elaborately furnisbed. An adjoining alcove contains & Parian Marble Bust of Patti. A smaller plaster model of the prima donna in her youth, placed in the hall above, gives material for an interesting comparison. Por- traits und photographs of the same subject at different periods of her career are by no means lacking, but as they gro well distrib uted throughout the various rooms, their profusion doos not obtrudo itself on the eye. Tho library is commodious and fitted with every convenienca for writiug, Aloug the walls is arvanged » small collection of well seiccted litorary works in English, Fronch aud German, Many treat of musical topics, but there are also editions of the leading poats as woll as & numver of standard novels. Among them [ notice Lougfellow's poems, ohn Halifax tleman,” Daniel De- 1a, “History of Music,” by Clement, the ational Encyclopedia, Ouida's works, “Songs of Walos," works of Byron, Burns and Shakespoaro. On the tables are many finely illustrated books, besides numerous photographic albums, giving views of differ- ent places in the many lands which Patti has visitod. ‘The diuing-room is a large square hall, the walls aud paneled ceiling most handsomely decorated. The sideboard is loaded down with rare porcelain and silver. During the winter it is in constant use, but in the sum- mer time the meals are served in a dining room specially coustructed for convenience during the warmer months. The latter is A Long Counservatory bullt eutirely of glass, rest famous sougstress of our upon an iron frame. Exquisite flowers, tropical plants, rippling fountains, parrots, cockatovs, doves, canaries—theso are the backgrounds; in front lies apanorama, a landscape paicted by na- ture of which the eye never wearies. A long terraco dotted with flowering shrubs, erav- oled walks and clumps of troes, leads, step by step, to the foot of the valley beneath, where a splashing mountain-stream flows merrily onward over cataract and boulders. Beyoud riso tho mountains on either side, hero cov- ored with wood or grassy pastures, marked by dark greon hedges, there exposing rocky strata, behind which every uow and then pufls of smoke from passing locomotives can be seen. ‘The birds flit from treo to tree and the rabbits show themselves unabashoed. Nature and Art Have United to outdo themselves. Tt is hero that Madame | Patti s to b seon about 11 o'clocik overy fair | morning taking her daily walk, in which she | is often joined by her guests. hat is the | nour when she desconas from her apartment ; everyone has his morning to himself, break- st being served in his room. Lunch at noon gives the first opportunity for using the lovely dining-room. But itis at dinner, us- ually served at 7:30 p.m.,that this crystal pal- ace, illuminated by electric Lights, shines in allits glory. Madame Patti presides at the boad of the table, while Mr. Nicolini oceupies the seat at the opposite end. The hostess ap- pears in evening dress, and each evening in a difforent gown. And such gowns! jewels! My lady friends may perbaps be in- terested in knowing exactly what Costumes Patti Wore av dinner during the five days of our visit. On Monday she appeared in a whito satin decollotte gown trimmed with pearls; a pearl neeklaco, pearl earrings, aiamond bracelots and a diamond broosh on her breast. On Tuesday, a pink gown of gros grain silk, the whole front covered with India gold and sil- ver, precious stones and pearls; a reviered collar with sixteen diamonds, as large as hazel nuts, costing $5,000, with diamond car- ngs, bracelots and rings to mateh. Woednos- day evening, dress of blue damask, high in the back, but with heart-shaped cut in front, the skirt and bodico embroidered with rosebuds on pink crope de chine; the neck- lace and earrings wore of pearls, the diamond bracelets had cost 30,000 francs, On Thurs- day Madame Patti was clad in a peach-col- ored velvet gown with brocade of precious stones and spangles, garnishment ot flowers of Oster; this was set off by a magnificent st of jewelry consisting of necklace, earriugs aud bracelets of large turquoise set in dia- wonds and worth 850,000 Friday evening, a striking ball dress en traine, of orange colored satin, the front apron embroidered with Pearls, Diamonds and Spangles, while tho bottom was garuished with around the neck a necklace of rectangular. cut emeralds framed 1n diamonds, with ear- rings, bracelets and broach to match. This oworald sot represeuts an outlay of $30,000, If so disposed, Madame Patti could clothe herself daily i a different dress for a period of two months. Every costume nas its own fun and is perfection itself. Al most the same be said of her sets of jewelry. These ornameats represeut hun. dreds of thousauds of dollars. “Too much jewelry makes mo look over. weighted,” says Patti, “But I have many sets that [ must wear them evea if I uch can ) o look like the jeweled virgins in some Catholic shrines. It 13 on account of these jeweled images that the churches are often robbed.” “Robbers have no respect for madonnas,’” remarked one of the company. “No moro have they for prima donnas,” came the sharp retort from Patti. It is not only on the oporatic stago that Madawe Patti has achieved celebrity, She has becomo 1ous in Other Fields and that of salad-dressing is one in which sho takes especial pride. At cach dinner she personally must dross tho salad. Itis needless to say that she has good grounds for pridoand is not to bo blamed for the satis- faction sho takes in o handsome gold docora- tion presented to her by somo of her intimate friends as a substantial testimonial for artistic salad-aressing, On the south, the summer dining room pens on a pas sage which leads to the wintor garden, a lareo, high conservatory entirely of glass and iron. Its eroction alono cost over §20,00. The lofty dome makes room for huga palms; flowering vines, hanging baskets, bright blossoms, fragrant perfumes roplace in winter or in bad weathor the beau- tiful walks along tho terrace. All is lighted by electricity, heated by steam. Grapes, peaches and other fruits are raised in sep- avate hot-houses. There Are Birds E Patti calls them her no little folks of her own, sho lav- ishes @l her materna) affection upon her birds and dogs and they are treated ght royally, Ricci, tho small Mexican dog rywhere. childron, Having with slipped cars and. slook, vellow-brown | is | bair, presouted by Mes. President Diaz, her special favorite ‘and s carried along on all her tours, The Welch ponies which Patti herself arives come 1n for their sharo of pet- ting, but she feels fopall animals. She will allow uone to be killed upon the immediace promises, After dinner the evenings are devoted to various entertainmeyts, are located in the mew wing on the north There aro two largo halls, one containing an American table, the, other a table with pockets for Englishplayers, In the first roow is A Grand (fchestrion made to order in Switzerland and imported at a cost of 100,000 franes, It is operated by means of an electric Hptor. All the favorite operas as well as classieal symphonies and lighter dauco musie are rendored 1u an artis- tic manner by this wonderful pioce of mechanism. Patti never tires of its music, (t plays several selections, particularly a waltz of her own composition, which give her an opportunity to accompany the orches trion with her castanets. This she does with grest skiil and marvelous gracs times carried away by the rhythmic music to dance about while she plays, Isn't this nice!” she exclaimed as she flitted aloneg. “Assaredly; but so louely,” T rop “Come along ™ and along 1 went without waiting for u second invitution, And no miss in her teens could possibly waltz more easily, xracefully, lightly than she. On the walls of the room, moreo are hung several suits of stage armour in which Pattiand Nicolini hiave appeared. The English Billiard Koo contalus an organ and & gruad plano besides and is some: ‘The billiard rooms | the tables. Billiards form one of the chief recreations for Mr. Nicolini, who is_quite an expert at the game. His wifo, 0o, is said to to be a by no means unskilled player. Nico- lini has also had a new acquisition placed in this room —a game of Dutchi top played on a handsome tablo with metaliic ornaments in threo compartments in which the top, when spun, is to pverturn the pins or ring a small bell each of which counts & certain number of points. The game is one in which chance s great a part as skill but Nico- lini plags with a vim and intorest that is most amusing. If at histurn the top reaches the third compartment, ho dances about and shouts with delight; if it spins on ono spot hecrios in a despairing tone, “It sleops! it " Again when the top is avout to spin itself out, his exclamation is “Cochon val" (Go away you pig)—a phrase which, after toaching to his parrot, ho himself bas unwittingly continued to use. Patti's Famous Theater, Asif all this did uot furnish suffcient means of entertaining and amusing ber guests, Madamo Patti has had a small th ter built quite to her own Itis a real Bijou with one gallacy and plush cover- rs for 300 porsons. Tho ceiling is supported on each side by rows of fluted col- umns surmounted by Tonic capitals, Tho whole interior is finished in white with gilded stucco work and frescoed paauols. Smaller pannels along tho coruico bear tho names of different composers while the three favorites, Verdi, Rossini and Mozart aro given the place of honor immediately above the stage. Shakespeare alone of all tho dva- matists is recognized by a similar tablat, A handsome curtain of blue plush, when pulled aside, disciofos benoath its gracefully drapod | folds, a drop-curtain upon which Semirvamis ) in a golden chariot drawn by snowy steeds, is portraved. Tho stage is of moderate tho sconery tasteful and weil The whole thoater is equipped with {all the latest apphances and lighted by clectricity. The orchestra floor is laid on quite an’'incline but can be raised to the level | of the stage, onabling the whole space to be converted into a bill room. The theater was | fivst used last summor. What a merry time th rticipants must have had! I have heard Mr. Spaulding, who took @ leading part in tableaux, tell how he rigged himsolf to repro- sent Mephistopholes; how he borrowed a lady’s mantle, paiuted his eyebrows and moustache, aud then finished his costume by putting on,although with considerablo dificul- ty, & pair of stockings which Patti had worn as Rosina, In the “Barvor of Soville,” sleeps desire, ed cf size, made. He has also told how, as Bluebeard, by put- | ting holes in & piece of canvas ho arrangod the chambermaids of the castle into a row of | ghostly Hoads Dripping in Blood, as an unexpected surpriso for Madamo Patti when sho should open the fatal closet. Aud the morriment did not cease here. Ou Christ- mas Patti rec as 8 pre by se used in tho tableaux, It was on this the first that Mad ut and reciprocated the complimoent g the donor oue of the bloody keys same Christmas last year Patti bad spent at he years that sho had owned )0 chilaren of tho 1at aCh cas! it, that 4 neighborhood and its of oal were eutertain in the the estato assom bl evoning all the tenants and se sived a portion of the blue beard | where a troo laden with costly prosents was stripped as the number of cach present was drawu by somo momber of the audience. It closed with a ball opened by Patti ana her butler. Right here it will not be out of piaco 10 say that The Diva's Great Popularity among all classes of people in the Swansen valley is largely due 1o tho liberality which sho has disolayed in oxtending individual aia to the needy and in contributing to churches and charitaole and benevolent entorprisos. The theater is not in constant use, but ! somo entertainment is given every littlo while. A magic lantern throws dissolving views upon the canvas, 8 miustrel show, a farcofor miscellansous concert is carricd out | by amateurs or somi-professional playors brought up from Swansea, To classics or comedies Madame Patti gives tho samo po- | lite attention, applauds heartily and even | loads the entire audience in joining in tho chorusof *Annie Rooney,"” while Nicolini var fos tho text and gives piquaney to the song by chiming in **And Adelina is my swe nheart.” The gallery is always set asido for the farmers and omployes of the place who show by their countenauces their intense on joymont of the privilego. Thero is to bo & regular soason of Theatricals This Summor Beginniug August 12, when Parti will take part togothor with n largo of celobrated professionals whou invited as guests at Craig-y-Nos. On this occasion quite anumbor of Patti's admir and friends including many of the British no- bility will be entertained; among them Prince Piorre do Vallory, the son of Count | de Chambord, Count and Countess de Reu- ter, the Opponheimors, tho great banker: and the Count and Countess Castroue, .7The castlo 1s in fact A Minatu About forty servauts time to keep up the housohold. tors, tho diningz rooms, are always inviting in appearance. T'wo kitchens ro aintainoed, one for Bnglish, tho other for Prench ool ing. The wine cellar, containing more than 10,000 bottles of the choicest vintage, I3 the pride of Mr. Nicolini and has been stocked under his perscual care, The stables are | commodious and well filled, but on aceount of | their proximity to the castloara soon to bo | replaced by a set of handsome new buildings of b k and stono, more mote from | residence and now nearly completed. | The Machinery Building is oxtremely interesting. A fifty-horse | power steam engine furnishes the motive force by which the dynamo is operated. The incandescent lights are not worked by direct lurge storage battery. This gives o steady flumination and obviates tho sity of funning the engino at night Joining room coutaius & machine for making ice by the ether process, whilo near by aro | the furnaces for manufacturing was, the gas 1n another build m laundry, where tablishment can electrie 1 gas to provide ngainst grounds herself number sho has "> Hotel required all Their the quar are | the more | neces An ad purifiers and gas bolders. ing is a fully equipped ste the washing of the entire ¢ bo quickly done. All th | machinery are duplicated T'he in rounds and r.otes his visits at various points by means of a time register. Electric burglar alarms aro also provided as & protective against housebreakers, he Whole Estate contains about 8,000 acres, of which some 700 surrounding the castle are within tho walls, The greater portion of the land is let out to farmers and returns a small interest on the investment. Tho railway station v Penwyllt, about a milo distant, is eated on the estate. In this vast domain Nicolini tains the right hunt and fish, and tho ruddy color of his faco attosts the healthful- ness of his favorito sport. Ho s quite an and brings nomo whole loads of trout. are caught alive and placed in a whera they aro kept protectea a wire netting until winted, the lnke and stream in hich may bo seen swimming about at all times, whilo another stream not far distant affords good salmon, More fleld within tho enclosure has been avrar to protect younyg pheasunts (hatched by hens) until they a; stroug enough to taie care of themselves. Phey then fly off to tho woods, where they afford the huntsman as fine sport as he could desire. Nicolini has figured that by this process ovory pheasant ho shoots “costs him . 1’atti Las not the heart o join bim in bunting, but has on exbibition somo fine specimens of fish which she has taken. How did Patti come to select this spot in Wales as her homoe? This question has prob- ably been asked by every visitor at Craig-y- Nos, and Madame ’atti i3 not reticont in re- plying. When I first saw the place, I was immedie ately struck by its beauty. 1 thought it The Most ¢ harming Spot 1 had over scen. ‘Then, too, I heard such cloar, swoet voiecs wmong tho Welsh peusan- that I said: “I'his is the uutry for me. 1 want to preserve my voice. " Beautiful as it must then have b sch year has adaed to its charin until now the termn *my para. dise” cannot bo considered misapplied. No wonder that Putti ndores the place aud that strong inducen ts are ne ary to draw her from it. Money, when earned by bard lahor, 1s never unwelcome, and so Madame Patt: continues to si long as her s¢ N are in demand at he wn tlgures, Sho will make a concert tour in the United States tho coming winter, and will probably reach Omaha in time to see the blue birds, of which she always speaks: but there is no attraction like Craig-y-Nos ! To Craig-y-Nos sho will ro tarn; for here alone can she tind that serene and bappy life waich sho desires Victor RoskwATER, anglel Some pond by Both trout, abound she The Dentors Did the Tr The American watch collapsed n fow days larygest osor orgunized in the United Thoy had ot £20,000,000 audcontrolled the output of all of the wateh factories aud tne trude of all tio lurgo jobbers in this country and Canada, But In spite of thelr large capitsl and porfect auization thoy foredd to the wall by the patient persistent efforts of four rotatl louses in the United States. bouses although ely boycottod b wateh trust managed 10 securo watches of their manufucture which thoy 1of to thoir customers i such q 1 at st association which 40, wis ono of the combines States a eapital far force the concern Lo plucky firms were located New York eity, Wash ¥ B T ang Omahia, the possible accidents. completely surrounded | ‘the gates are solid oak Tawo s closed by | shis wll; & watchman by high st walls, the bridge across the w spiked grating. Noe is makes bis pightly Omab firm it drothers. This gual suce rusts proves they formigable when a lotormined be secured to overs throw thom 35 0f are not effort can