Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-03-01
HISTRONIC KISSES.
The Different Styles in Vogue aud the Way Differ.
tent Actresses ReceiYe Lin SerYice

The Different Styles in Vogue aud the Way Differ.
tent Actresses Receive Lip Service.
$50 the art of love-making and the
art of kissing" said AN old stager,
''have been carefully studied by the
leading actresses of the day, and each
of them have their peculiar methods
Of meeting lips with lips. Pretty
Miss Nelson used to hang about
Romeo's neck with an estate aban.
don that was almost frantic at times
and when the kiss came it staid a
long while. Mrs. Langtry, it is said
doesn't impress the spectators with
the idea that she wants to be kissed, as
she allows her leading man to touch her
lips respectfully, and seems very i'll at
ease while she is in his arms Miss
Mary Anderson is rather difficult
to kiss nicely, because she is too tall
TO nestle down upon Mr.. Downing s
broad chest. She kisses in a good
straightforward way, however, as
though, she isn't ashamed of it, and
there is no nonsense about the perform
ance. It's in the part, and she does it,
without putting any very delicate
touches to it. Miss Catharne Lewis,
whose spriShtly ways in opera bouffe
win for her hosts of male admirers in
every city she visits, has evidently
given a great deal Of thought to the art.
She wraps her arms about the neck OF
her mock lover as if she wanted to make
them 20 twice around, and when She is
sure other grip he gives hungry snap
and then aii IS STU for a lew -eeonds
suddenly taere o loud pop and the
operation is over. Ilef sister, Miss
jetlreys Lows. * something libe her
but her methods are more subdued. A
faVorit bit of business of hers is to have
the lover sit in chair and she comes
before him. She walks cautiously
around him first, as though She was
watching for place TO light on. With
a whirl she falls on her knees and bends
backward over his right knee, tossing
her arms about his neck and drawing
his face close TO hers. For moment
she looks into his eyes and then pro-
ceeds TO business. The kiss is long.
quiet, and dreamy, and means whole
volumes.
Modjeska kisses in an intellectual
fashion. She prefers to be kissed rather
than to kiss, and her graceful move
ments make her an easy person to act
with. There is no unnecessary clutch
ing and clawing to hold on to her lover.
She rests upon his bosom in pictures
que way that is pleasing to the eye.
Lolita just pecks at a fellows face, and
is liable to strike anywhere between the
eyes and the chin. There is Jump, a
smack, and that's all. It's the worst
kind of a kiss, because it can't be anti
cipated, and the actor only realizes
what 1t is when it's all over. Clara
Morris teeth have been discolored and
depleted by too much medicine, and
her mouth is not an inviting one for
this reason. There is nothing girlish
about her kisses. They are womenly
and businesslike. Janauschek has very
little kissing TO do, but she never tar
ries over it when it is to be done. She
places her favors on the forehead in a
maternal sort of way, and doesn't APP
pear to elicit nor bestow much satisfac-
ton. Sara Jewett, the leading lady of
the Union Square Theatre, is said to be-
stow kiss as soft as velvet, and has
become noted for the grace with which
she can pose within a pair of manly
III ui0. llcI ACtutS WIFI 1Hd1lbS II.
Thorne were always pretty, because she
was about the right relative height to
his. Maud Changers kisses are gener-
ally bestowed with her head reclining
languidly on the shoulder of her lover
and magnificent pair of arms entwin-
ing him, Fanny Davenport is much too
large for man of ordinary statue to
to look well with her in his arms. She
generally assumes the entire RESPONSE
bility of the kiss, and its q straight
stand-up performance. Alice Oates
spreads her arms out wide and goes
right for the objective point with will,
and the labial sound is noisy and indel-
icate When the kiss is given long
drawn sigh, shake of the head, and
prehaps u backward kick indicate her
delight There was an alarming I'M
certainty about Sodene's kisses which
made it toss-up whether the kisser
would have to go on the inside or re-
main out of doors