Notes and Events.
An amusing story is told about the French President. He wished to make him-- If look smart nn the occasion of th. Russian Czar's visit to Paris, bu', as a democrat he had
no gorgeous c'othes to wear ! He desired otherwise and secretly determined to receive the Gzar in an elegant costume specially designed to euit his height, proportions, manly beauty, and co forth, by a distinguished artist. Poor man, all was frustrated by some journalist who got hold of his intention and made merry thereover. It ended in President. Faure receiving the Czar in an uninteresting black coat.
It is stated that Madame Melba has asked for n st season at Convent^ Garden a fee of £240 a night. In New York Madame Melba receives £800 a night, and M. Jean de Re-zk_ £240 and a proportion of the receipts over a certain sum, and Madame Nordica £200 a night. Madame Patti never /received m :re tban £120 a night at Oovent Garden before her marriagd with the Marquis de Caux, but ehe now gets £800 in London, and £1200 per night in addition to half the receipts over £2,400, under her American agreement. Daring the laßt ten years her average earnings have been £40,000 per annum.
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Manawatu Herald, 24 December 1896, Page 3
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211Notes and Events. Manawatu Herald, 24 December 1896, Page 3
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