The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-31
FEMININE IDOLS.
How Handsome Actors Are Bored b,
the Emissions or Silly Women-Note

How Handsome Actors Are Bored by
the Enasions OF silly Women-Notes
and Flowers.
New York Correspondents Boston Herald.
Hsilly women knew what bores their
anonymous illusions were to the hand.
some actors to whom they send them,
they would very likely discontinue the
prectice, which, after all, must put
them to indefinite trouble and expense.
There are no bounds to these ladies ex.
actions: They usually begin by request
Ing Mr.. Terriss, MI. Mantell OF Mr.. Kels
cey to send them their autographs, and
have been known to coYly add that il
tho gentleman found himself in the vi
cinity of Central Park he might bring it
in person to such and such number:
This is like the lady. who ran
across ,s her husband trying
to evade ner in Eighty-sixth street.
John" she said. amazed, "What are
you doing in Eighty-sixth street," "My
dear, just happened" ''John Smith,
no one ever happened to be in Eighty
sixth streetp The ladies' who write to
handsome actors invariably send them
flowers, with request that they shall
wear them at the matinee. These
flowers are sometimes roses, but are
usually violets. The fair unknown
have mania for violets. When Mon
tague was alive, his dressing-room smell
as strongly ofviolettes Parma as though
It were that perfumery shop in New
30 nd street, London, which makes the
vicinity Of Longs Hotel and Henry
Irving's house odoriferous. Violets
came in boxes day after day to Terriss,
accompanied by. notes in an unknown
hand: "Wear these; it is not much to
ask" One day the writer said she would
be in front, with violets at her maiden.
breast: Terriss looked up and then
sunfowers, dahlias, or, say hollyhocks.
He never looked again. Some
lines three or four different nosegays
arrived on one and the same day; all &C.
.comPanied by plaintive petitions.
a'What do they take nae for7 An arbor,
trellis work, a conservatory" Kelley
used to be kept busy acknowledging
The receipt of notes brought by messen-
ger boys in frantic haste. One evening
three missives came from the same lady,
but this was almost excusable, for she
was about to leave town, she announced,
and the poor thing was sad. "Voici
pinstant supreme, pinstante de nos
adieux" However, the rose would ar
rive every evening, she said, just as
though she were here. This was note
No.2. Twenty minutes after came third,
IL cannot 90 without one word from
you." Kelley had never seen the lady,
but he had a compassionate heart; so,
taking the pencil proffered him by the
messenger boy, he scrubbed, "Many
thanks for your kindness" Another
time, lady, who wrote from a leading
hotel, requested him to call, and Mrs.
Caroline Hill Kelley gave her permits
sion. go and see who it isl" But the
wise Herbert thought he'd rather not.
Sat what hour do you usually walk up
Broadway" wrote a lady to Terriss,
who sribbled back: II never walk up
Broadway; always take the Sixth ave-
nue. cars" Mantell has grown so blase
over notes and bouquets that he turns
them straight over to Mrs. NJ, as George
Rignold was wont to do. Mrs. Mantell,
like Mrs. Rignold, is an actre ss, and
doesn't mind, so long as it does Robert
good, but she doesn't want him "to 60
and see who it u.s."