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Show PATTI DIES IN WELSH CASTLE. Celebrated Diva Expires at Her Home in South Wales. Loudon. Adeline Palti. the prima donna, died Saturday morning. September Sep-tember 18, at ('rnig-y-JS'os castle, Pony-cae. Pony-cae. Soulit Wales. Adelina Patli was born at Madrid, Spain, In 184M, and had reigned for forty years as the queen of singers. She bgan her public appearance at the age of 7, both her parents having bean fingers. She was married at he age of 2o to Henri, Marquis de Cfltix, equerry to Napoleon lit. They separated after a few years, Mine. Put-ti Put-ti finally securing a divorce in 188.1 to marry Slgnor Ernesto Nicolini, an Italian tenor singer. Her marvelous voice thrilled the greatest contemporaries of her day. "Site has tones so beautiful." said one eminent musical critic, "that they seemed to gush spontaneously from the very fountain-spring of vocal youth," I |