Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-12-18

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Nile. Aimee the other morning 10
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ed the shaggy coat Of . very small
SKYE terrier. which lay Ia the Ian o
the clever French lady. who for sey
eral years delighted theater-goers b
her yivaclty and piquancy ia opers
boufie, and who Is now deIighsius
the patrons OF the Chestnut Street
Opera House with bright perform.
ances In English. Mile. Aimee had |
visitor, who. being . lady, had beer
admitted 70 her room at the ST,
George Hotel. Very soon the small
dog jumped down, walked bristlias
all around the visitor. and then. an
parently satisfied that il was safe "a
leave his mistress unprotected. iump
ed on the bed, picked up the edge Of
blanket in his teeth, lay down, pull,
ed the blanket over him, and went te
sleep.
Mile. Aimee is. II anything. pret,
tier of the stage than on Her com.
plexion is clear and soft. Her hair 4
auburn, with . tendency to curl. she
wore y done mp high and secured By
two combs. Hereyvbrows are thick,
dark. and arched. and her eyelashes
very long. softening the expression of
her bright black eyes. But her crown.
ing beauty Is her teeth-two rows of
even, shining ivory of dazzling white
ness- Aimee Is very handsome wo-
man when she smiles, and her face Is
lighted up by smiles continually while
she talks.
You must excuse me for asking
you up here. with q very peceptible
French accent. said the lady; "but I
have been suffering from severe
headache and bad not the courage to
dress. She wore q heavy red wool
en- morning robe. tastefully trimmed.
With the exception of plain gold
bracelet. neat brooch and ring or
two. she displayed no jewelry. The
room was in perfect order, but show.
ed that its occupant was busy wo-
man. On the table was q pile of
sheet music that showed that 1t was
kept for use, and bsskctful of nee.
dhwork that evidently had Just
been dropped. In the corner was
banjo, which Mile. Aimee explained
that she was learning 70 play.
" / am never idle, " she said, with
bright smile. Ny breakfact is over
at 0 O'Clock, and the rest OF the day |
work until 1t is time for the theater.
AT present / am working very hard
to improve my knowledge of Eng.
glish. Then | devote some hours Of
the day to my banjo. and / design
and make all my dresses"
The last statement struck the visi-
Tor with astonishment, which Mile.
Aimee observed. She got up, went
10 her basket and took out the parts
sf an unfinished dress.
The dress which / now wear
when | sing the baby song in Nam
selle.' she said, docs not please
me and / am making this 10 take its
place.
The dress when finished will be q
yoked white dress and will be drawn
10 around the waist with white
sash.
Artists who become famous, con-
Iinued Mile. Aimee, ''aTe seldom seen
IN the promenade airing their fine
clothes. We are too busy for such
display and leave it to the walking
ladies and soubrettes.'
Il wonder why you do not get mar
ried?n
No actress should marry until she
Is ready TO leave the stage forever. If
she marries outide of the profession
her husband will be more than hu-
man II the duties of her art do not
make him uneasy, II not positively
jealous. III she marries an actor,
husband and wife will probably be
more than half the time.
They can have no real home life. No,
an actress should not marry until she
leaves the stage"
Mile. Aimee says she owes the
of her complexion to
the fact that she always washes off
her make up" the instant she leaves
the stage, and always annoints her
face with an oily preparation on re-
firing, and she says that the reason
many actresses who look beautiful
at night are yellow and faded in the
daytime Is because they let the stage
paint stay on until their faces are
ruined.