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Show PATTI GAVE JENNY LIND RATHER SHARP REPLY PARIS, Oct. 29. (Correspondence ) I A member of the French Aeaderny of Music recently told the follov.iru' anecdote concerning the only meeting between Jenny Llnd and Adellna PattL It Is timely in connection with celebration cele-bration of the 100th oniversary of i the birth of the "Swedish nightingale " Patti, whose youth was Just budding ; Into womanhood, sang on-- . venlng in ' one of the leading salons of the , Champs JSIysees. Among the audience I was Jenny Llnd. then rather an aged . woman. After the applauso that : greeted the conclusion of I'atti's slng- Ing had subsided, the Swedish singer approached Mme. Patti and congratn-1 congratn-1 lated her. but not without making , reserves as to a certain detail of omission and a slight criticism of cer-i cer-i tain notes. "I feel that I may tell you this without offense." she added, "because, you see. 1 am Jenny Llnd." Displeased by the reproach. Patti replied dryly. "Oh. yes. I have heard of you. my grandmother spoke to me of you." |