Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-01-18
FEMININE IDOLS.
How Handsome Actors Are Bored by
the Efusion of Silly Women-Notes
and Flowers


New York Correspondence Boston Herald.
If silly women knew what bores
their anonymous effuslons were to
the handsome actors to whom they
send them, they would very likely
discontinue the practice, which, after
all, must put them to indefinite
trouble and expense. There are no
| bounds to these ladies' exactions.
| They usually begin by requesting Mr.
Terriss, Mr.. Mantell or Mr.. Kelcey to
send them their autographs, and have
been known to coyly add that if the
gentleman found himself in the
vicinity of Central Park he might
bring it in person to such and such a
number. This is like the lady who
ran across her husband trying to
evade her in Eighty sixth street
John" she said. amazed, what are
you doing in .Eighty-sixth street2"
My dear, 1 jdst happened" John
Smith, no one ever happened to be IN
Eighty-sixth street, The ladies who
write to handsome actors invariably
send them flowers, with request
that they shall wear them at the
matinee. These flowers are some
times roses, but are usually violets.
The fair unknown have mania for
violets. When Montague was alive,
his dressing-room smelt as strongly of
violettes de Parma as though it were
that perfumerY shop in New Bond
street, London, which makes the
vicinity of Longs Hotel and Henry
Irving's house odoriferous. Niolets
came in boxes day after day to Ter
riss, accompanied by notes in an un-
known hand: "Wear these; it is not
much to ask" One day the writer
said she would be in front, with vio-
lets at her maiden breast Terriss look
ed up and then looked down. She
ought to have worn suntiowers,
dahlias, or, say hollyhoeks. He
never looked again. Sometimes three
or four different nosegays arrived on
one and the same day, all accom-,
panied by plaiative petitions. what
do tLey take me for2 An arbor,
trellis work, conservatory? Kelley
used to be kept busy acknowledging
the receipts OF notes brought by mes
senger boys in frantic haste. One
evening three missives came from the
same lady, but this was almost excus-
able, for she was about to leave town,
she announced, and the poor thing
was sad. "Voici FinStant supreme,
Finstante de nos ddieur" How
ever, the rose would arrive every
evening, she said, Just as though she
were here. This was note No. 2.
Twenty minutes after came a third.
II cannot go without one word from
you" Kelcey had never seen the
lady, but he had a compassionate
heart; so, taking the pencil proffered
him by the messenger boy, he scrib-
bled, MANY thanks for your kind
ness. !" Another time, a lady, who
wrote from aGleading hotel. requested
him to call, and Mrs. Caroline Hill
Kelcey gave her permission. 60
and see who it isl" But the wise
Herbert thought led rather not. "At
what hour 20 you usually walk up
Broadwayi" wrote lady to Terrlss,
who scribhl..t seek: Il never walk
up Broadway. l always take the
Sixth avenue cars" Mantell has
grown so blase over notes and bou-
quets that he turns them straight over
to Mrs. NJ, as George RIgnold was
wont to do. Mrs. Mantell, like Mrs.
Rignold, is an actress, and doesn't
want him ''to go and see who 1t IS. "