Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-10-12
OFF THE STAGE.
Miss Lulu Hurst and the Hurst Family
A True Description OF Them.

true Description Oh AheA'
Correspondence Of the Morning NssOs.
ATLANTA, GA, Oct. 10.-While pas
senger on one Of our North Georgia rall-
ways, about a month ago, my attention
was drawn to gentleman and lady SIT
ting on the same seat. The lady was
small, with dark eyes, bright, WIDE
awake countenance, and a refined e1-
preston. The gentleman was net 50 gen.
teel sample, but, nevertheless, up 10
the average. He was far from VIDE
awake; in fact, to al appearance was
asleep. In little while ne roused up
whispered something to the lady, M1lcn
evidently surprised ner ulsa a Io $500 ~.
The tenor OF the whisper was soon aP-
parent, for he at once laid his neao upon |
her shoulder, stretched himself out as lar
as he could, and resumed his nap lHe
lady audibly apologiZed for him 10 tnoss
sitting near, by stating that he had mao
no sleep the preceding night. On the sea1
Immediately in the rear OF the one occu-
pied by the couple alluded to was laqy
so yelled that her face could not then De
seen, and sitting by her was genteel
looking Young man, of not exceeding ~
years, who had the appearance OF spanish
extraction. There was nothing 10 con-
meet the two couples as OF the same traV-
cling party, and hence no suspicion OF
that was aroused, until, after some TWO
hours had passed, when fellow-passen-
ger, in low tone, said to me, That
party is Lulu Hurst, her father and
mother, and the young man of the name OF
Atkinson. They have begun their Jour-
ney to California, where she is to appear
as soon as she arrives" This gave me an
opportunity to see
MISS LULUIN HER EVERY DAY TOGGERRx
and not By the "glare Of the foot
lights" Previously, l had not seen
her, even in the latter way, but IN view OF
the unnatural power she appeared 10
have, and the sensation they created,
had a curiosity to see her' naQ reao
descriptions of her and of the family, but
from them / could not get any idea OF
either satisfactory to myself. soon dis
covered that no description | had read
was, in my opinion, correct, either as to
her or the family; and presuming many
will be entertained by q description given
neither by an artist or a newspaper re-
porter, l will give my impression OF them.
This will be tolerated because OF the
peculiar powers possessed by Miss Lulu,
the sensation she has produced at home
and in other large Atlantic cities; and
now the news comes that she has pro-
duced a yet greater sensation in San
Francisco. The parents of Lulu have been
represented as coarse, common country
people, coming fully up to the Georgia
cracker of the most ultra type. No repre-
sentation could be more distant from the
truth. They plainly belong to that respect
able and substantial middle class OF our
planting and farming population. If they
cannot be called educated and refined, yet
they possess enough Of both qualities to
command respect wherever social inter-
course or business may call them. The
father has no appearance OF 1.-THE rough"
he has been by SO many writer's repre-
sented, but is a substantial, well behaved
and properly attired citizen of Georgia.
The mother appears to be better style OF
person than her husband. She may be
called pretty, has an air and expression
of refinement, and Of good, II not SUI
perior, mental development. AS is the
common saying, the appearance is that
Hurst has outmarried himself" Then
they are not old people, as might be in
ferred from the expressions sold Hurst"
and ''Old Man Hurst" and the same Of
Mrs. Hurst. Her husband may not be
more than 40 years Of age, certainly not
exceeding As, while the wife may not be
older than 30. Lulu is their oldest child,
and she was only Is last June. Here is
not a case of Mary Anderson, and other
actresses, who are accused Of fixing their
age within the teens, and then not count
ing the passing years, but 1t is plainly to
be observed that childhood yet shows it
self in her form, features and actions.
Sixteen is no doubt her true age. She 10
we'll grown for her years, it is true, but
the writer has seen many Of that age
better grown, and more advanced In the
approximation to wOmanhood. But
have somewhat anticipated my
DESCRIPTION OF MISS LULU.
/ tried to discover if there was
anything, either mental or physical
in her appearance to account for
her peculiar powers, but could not. She
is above the medium height, but net so
much as to be called tall. At first glance
she might be said to be slender, but
closer observation will disclose that, fer
one of her height and apparent slender
ness, she has good and well-formed body
and arm, but not enough to denote more
strength than one Of her size and weight
might generally have. Her weight, ap-
parently, is about 120 pounds, and cannot
be much more, while 1t may be decidedly
less. The only popularity noticeable is
in her hands. They are large for female,
but white and ghapely, and not much out
of proportion to her height and figure.
The fingers are long, but properly proper
toned to her arm and hand, There seems
an unusual thickness through her hand.
Miss Lulu is not good figure. She is
quite round shouldered, and carries her.
In walking she fails to turn her toes out,
as to give the impression of parrot-toed.
This straight carrying of the feet, with the
round shoulders, give her an awkward
carriage. Her carriage bespeaks the
greenness Of the school girl, who has not
been long enough away from her satchel
to acquire that selt-confdent style Of Pc
destrianism which is within the power Of
every girl not deformed. Miss Lulu has
dark eyes, but not dark enough to be
black. Her hair may be called dark, but
not dark enough TO correspond with her
eyes. 1t is of that shade of brown not to
be defined, and while certainly not ugly
is not of pretty tint. She wears it down
her back, in the manner OF school girl.
Her complexion is not dark enough for a
brunette, nor light enough for blonde,
and may be termed a good complexion,
adorned with the roseate glow of health.
Her features are not such as to make q
pretty face, but, nevertheless, q comely
one. There is sufficient material, l have
no doubt, for art to make beauty of Miss
Lulu when she appears upon the stage
in the midst Of beautiful scenery and bril-
liant lights.
LULU's POWERS.
l shall not discuss the secret Of Miss
Lula's powers. The public knows more
of that than the writer. 1t is clear her
gift is either natural, and not to be ao-
counted for, or there is the trick of the
Snowman in it. The strong argument
against her is she occasionally finds a re-
sIsting force greater than that she pos
sesses. The gift she has if a gift) is only
one Of force, and it is no answer to that
gift, that some other force is superior to
it. 1t is wonderful gift, even though 1t
cannot resist a counter force of much
strength.
l have touched on all the Hurst COM
pany but Atkinson. What shall do with
Atkinson, is the question presented to my
mindf l suppose he is the manipulating !
Snowman, the Hursts in their unsophisti- |
catedness, need. He does not look like |
such a person. There was report he and |
Miss Lulu are married. He looks that, or |
rather he is such person in appearance,
as Miss Lulu might be willing to marry |
when she gets a few years older. Miss |
Lulu would not marry now, am sure, |
and Atkinson, if worthy of her, will wait. |
TOURIST