Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1884-04-24
HE LEISURE HOUR.
How Actresses Whiie Away the
Tina at Their Hotels.
CaDi;rpn Of the Son. Rirds--- Busy
1i0i!nalia.--hctp slnyt,n and
Her Raby--HOw Emma
Abbott sleeps. ...
[Chicaro News

"ACtre9S7S have peculiar ways OF TaSSln3
their ,inle at TIE hotels" said Ia y vino has
passed th better art of her life i'll different
Chi ago carayais1ries. "Almc. Patti delights
IN renting tiie wh he side Of the house, and is
E:lt on getting as MICA sunshine for her
money rs possbe. Her retnue consists Of
Spanish nurse, a Fri nch maid, Ncolini, his
valet anl secretary, Il "rot and lap dog
Her door Is gualrlal day aud night by a col
ored attendant, whose d ,ty it is to dismiss
nutogra. II hlntprS refuse visitors, and to
prevent ra rs from ii s.;rbing the vocalist
Yun woud he surprised TO know how many
men with aSai t. grin try to get her name
for Mcw Soap COS etic, priame, and similar
Inventions.
"CEri,tine Nilsson is strong on the const-
trtu,al, and between | | and 3 YVES always to-
~, found solitary and alon" walking ont on
Michigan avenue Her nal accompanied
her t, a drug store Oh Jackson and Wabash,
wnere soc awaited FER return. Little Sem
bI.ch us ii to sing and play by the hour. Poor
tAin,! $40 hst! to sit rJuld, because She
wa. too ncar.sch hted to ITO anything else.
Rop Go h an amused herself by smoking
cigarette when not otherwise employed. |
have 5, ca Ter sitting i'll the window of her
roo!u, arraycI in Turks slippers, cap, and
gown, the .very icyure OF contentnent. She
is The only woman | ever saw that could
make rln"s Of tle smoke aa it was putfe1 from
her IN nth. Sle was great hind to give
little supper parties and almost every hi hi
during her stay soii.e LITTLE gathering took
rs. III her rooms.
"Modj"sln is Always bu9y. That talented
actress, w..o does not wei n over ninety
pounds, is u z ant at labor Why she. used to
stuy.v, play t.e piano, and sit at the window
md sketch cond, by tie hour. Sne always
look, d trr.i a.d auguil. Aimee spent
part Of her time i'll studying the English
grammar. SAe would pore over that book
for hours. Oue day a Chicago club fellow,
attempting to help her, MAZE out list OF
words similar in pronunciation, but differing
in urtilography and ueiinition. The list in
cu,ici le.e, henr sew, SOW, so, sense, cents,
scents no, know, write, ght rite, wright,
l. eye, isle, aisle. steal, steel, blew, blue,
-four. il,wcr. There were JuJ words on tho
LIST, and it almost made her silly. That was
the intention, believe, for tue 'Jole Par
fumcu,e Lad refused Il wine supper wiVh Lm
only !, short time Le!Crn.
Il remember what a furole Cara Louise
Krl.o. g's ari;al at tho fremont, rreato OH
her first visit to Chicago Tbs was good
nany yeas ego II was q big card for the
huus., AID Nj. Wilcox, who was then the
proprietor, spnro neither care nor x ense
t. keep her. NhcA The Amer. can sone,-oili
arrived Size was SHOWN to tue b.i iUal suit.
She turned up i.cr ntSe, and concluded the
loonls Won Il not de-. She must have her
room opening CT TIE pal.cr aiil iii direct
communication with her mcthers Mr.
Wilcox rubbed his hands to- ether, II,
sad ihtt was very sinpe matter,
AMI if Miss I, Hogs could use the
room Till 10 o':.,ci p. III. the con-
Ecc,on Should be made. Sc went CH 10
sing he 'Fiyn: Du;cnn'i y aLd, tie lnolnrnC
size stepped INTO the elevator, "ork!nen ell
tered the par or Hith tro"e, cilse,, naliet,
and bar cut lhrCush Il tWo-iOut brick val,
put in ,hc easement, carried of the dr hriS na
wh, e. barrow, hauiei out the olcIoth spre.Is,
ana the 1astd!ouS lady lound tho tMr,
iuoms connectcl VIII N SIN, lr,urneI from The
o;cra Miss Kellogg WIS very exclusive,
heiu hel SELF 50 fax anoye the culnluon that
she ST an hyr irci,S. She workel harI,
however, was always god business mana
Ger, aid hard stadaAt OF ,.i'I t,ld Delle,-lcL-
tres.
"Hpr rival, Ms, Annie Loaise Cary, was
diametrlcul.y opp3ste-pGln, u!!n5sunlns,
ivyiai, goGdnatureh, wl4oh'->oul-d, and a
stranger u vIm;ls. She made the acCiuaint-
acc Of cuan!De!lnait.S, waters, inuuIles
bcilbry,, po.ters, an clerMs, spent fully one
tenth Of her sahly i'll tips a.ld aims, and was
i,rllz ID wavlpvG: 5 10 We.!t Mrs. Thomas
Barry Was at tie house last week, looking
nvfuliy ,at. You know fate has not hr'f
kui to nrr. She Is a great Doston favoritc,
II jealous E,isc, pal. ami it breats her Leact
when she has t. play on Sunday.
"!\atn t,u1tDt is one Of the pets Of the
fremont foiMs and 1t does one good To see
her ut he table with her husband AMI ,mrty.
She has Il beautiful Dnby, who sits at the
Lead oi tho table in a EGn-cAair, leafs Ito
air " it II long b. cad rust, AID crows at the
color d attendant, as th"y rusl past. he
on lit! mo her i, sill pr t,y, wears quaint lit
t e bonn tS so nbrc dr. IS Il, ami Hl"aji has
a large, fl .iu folded over her neck Il ld breast
leluit tlat sha las tried t!,e patience Of u
suffering pub &c W til lrr"f Two Orphans" but
sh, is pretty SIZE does know how to dress and
,nr carries tna credentials If a ia ~ in every
feature, movement. ani garment Ada
kpn.n nlSars an joys herself Wen she comes
to tuv'u--c:lys the canlleS and fruits, amt
goes o!i r.iOg with the north 81 Ie dudeS
Dt,y ,lop't j,tSs like it, but submits because
h, regards II as a good advertising scheme
fer b., Il sizing leading lady Clara Morris
kent her bel all day. and saw 10 one till
O'Clock, whcE tAe ntt's9 came ong, d"agse
hnr ont, dressed her, poured soup down her
t,,r,,t nfd cartpd her off to the theatre
..,, ,v,tt usuollv stavs nj the Sherman
,''" ,a;,as ha,. fr;,nrv vt,,,;a. s,,nn nud
houSe' i'oc''e1 ,, S," na',;'''s ,.a,
writes srea' ''''' '''' 70 eN'ee'i"s we,
read, ana makes 'eIS Pa'hts soiiie' anu ~
is inclined to be reServel, and causes her
{ .ier,s no 1T le anxiety by her Indifference to