The Sunday herald., 1886-10-24
CLARA BELLE.
Mrs Clevefauds Coming Guest--ImprovIns the
Presidcnps Toilet Handsome Mon, Fanny Dsyeu.
ports Husband, Lonsdaie, and schmidt.
Especial Correspondence,

| NEW YORK, Oct. 81, 1856,
slim, erect, graceful girl OF TWENTY wit,
facial beauty that would satisfy a sculpto
by lite perfect regularity Of features, an ar,ls
by Its delcacy OF coloriug, and an ordinary oh
server by Its complete lovciness walked past me N
broadway this morning. She had the sort of per
sonality that will bear something Of exaggcratlop In
costuming without producing vulgar effect. There
are women, you know, who can't wear the small.
est checks for fear OF loudncss, while others can
turn their surfaces into chessboards without oeusc
This maiden was OF the latter type and 30 her ulster
OF broad squares In brown and black was becoming,
and the Tam oshanter cap, stuck her sorrcl hair
assew, was delight. | don't say that she was
singular In her attractlvcncss. Broadway ia full Of
feminine beauty, and her equal could have been
found on the next block OF two no doubt. But she
was Miss Tillie Martin, who Is to be an admired
ngure In the White House this season, unless miss
my guess. She Is the daughter OF DR.. Henry j.
Martin, New York physician, and niece OF James
Fulgate, the Paterson iron manufacturer, with
whose wife she spent portion Of last summer nj
Saranac, In the Adrondacks. There she became
well acquainted with the bride Of President CIeve
land and they got to be very chummy after school.
girlish fashion. The upshot Is an Invitation to
Tillie to stay month or longer In Washington, A
guest OF Mrs. Cleveland. II she does not eclIpse
nearly everybody else in Capital belledom then ac
count me no prophet She is laying In wardrobe
that won't hinder her progress, n be bound; and
ner iresh beauty will conquer tremendous vogue.
Another thing that know beforehand about the
washington season Is that President Cleveland ia
going TO be neacr and nicer In his own attire at tie
state RECEPTIONS mean no disrespect to His Ex.
cellency when say that he Ia naturally and By habit
slouchy sort Of man. Bachelorhood prolonged
abnormally is bound to make fellow careless as to
dress and when quadruple chin and seventy inches
OF girth, bust measure, obscure his view Of his
vest buttons, he can't easily know whether they are
iast or loose. "You ought to have seen young Mrs
cleveland finishing her husbands tollet,r said a
woman who saw them at Saranac zone afternoon
ne lounged into the parlor, after the nap that he in.
variably took. His hair was rumpled, his neckte
askew and one button Of his coat was inserted in the
buttonhole next below. He was picture Of don't.
care-ativeness. His pretty wife waylaid him at the
entrance. With one gentle but rapid hand she
smooihed his hair, while with the other she straight
ened his neck,ie. Instantly twist Of the fingers re-
adjusted the buttoning Of his coat, necked some lint
on his arm, and gave twist to his mustache. II
was the def work Of about thirteen seconds, but
now radically Improving. The President was trans
FORMED from slouch to state OF neatness" There
fore, Mr.. Cleveland will be touched up by his wife
menta an object for social contemplation,
Ia unntness In dress peculiarly of American
women' Are the women Of other nations az insen.
sioe to the incongruous as are ours These aues
tons were suggested by the scene In
OF one OF the large stores In this city There were
hundreds OF women passing In and out and stronp
from one counter to another, and among them were
worn some Of the handsomest street tollettes ever
saw. Often was the eye almost blinded by the
sparkling Of jet In the electric light and satIns vel
vets, plushes Of all colors, formed moving kalei
uoscope. The department was one for housekeep-
Ing goods, and some Of those gorgeously arrayed
women were selecting chopping bowls, carving
knives, tin pans, dre shovels etc. The climax was
reachedwhen through an opening In the throng saw
q young woman, whose toilette was largely made up
OF whte watered silk and lace, polsing black bot
toned kettle with daintily gloved hand Her cos
tune would have answered for an elegant recep.
ton; perhaps she intended going to one after put.
chasing preserving kettle to send home to Bridget
Or, was 1t Bridget herself sent on this errand mas.
queradng In her mistresss best suit! tried to see
the features more closely, but the passing train hid
her from view, and my question has never been sat-
isfactorily answered. hope 1t was Bridget.
Handsome women are subjects for critical judg.
menf, especially when they appear on the stage but
did II ever occur to YOU that these professional
beauties might have no views Of masculine beauty
as they see 1t from their side Of the foolghts? on
thinking of 1t yesterday, 1 at once set out In
hanson to do bit Of interviewing. My first call
was on Fanny Davenport, and put the question
plumply to her: "Who Is the haudsomest man you
have ever seen In one Of your audiences7" "Ned
Price," she promptly replied. "But he Is your hus-
oand7" "To be sure but that doesn't alter the
fact" Mr.. Price is well-bullt chap, aged thirty
Il oulh ~
bright and admirable. In attire he is something of
beau. Next / went to Madame Modjeska with
my query. She, too, was inclined to VOW supreme
admiration Of her husband, but told her that had
taken that Kind OF reply once and for all. Then she
said: "Well, the handsomest auditor can remem-
Der was Mr.. Nicholas Smith, the husband of one Of
Horace Greeley's daughters. He used to 20 to the
theatre great deal, and usually sat In box, where
he was conspicuous to me, OF course. lie was big,
lion.like man, with positively beautiful yet manly
face. Yes think Mr.. Smith Is the handsomest man
ever saw across the footlights Finally, visited In
turn the four British beauties who have come across
the brine to US. The first OF them was Lord Ions
dale's Violet Cameron. "Do you restrict your ques-
tion to the gentlemen whom have acted 10 I'm
America? Well, then, / fancy that can't tell you
MS name, but can describe him to you. He sat
the other night near the front OF the orchestra,
where 1 had good view Of him. He was
tall and Just portly enough to be impress
sive; he was somewhere nigh thirty; his
features were strongly regular, with black
hair, and matchessly brunette complexIon his
toilet was absolutely faultless. Perhaps you can
Identify him?" could, easily. lie was Aurelius
Sharp, and very fashionable In Fifth avenue though
scarcely in society way, for he conducts tailoring
establishment. Wilson Barretts principal actress,
Miss Easlake, gave the palm Of her highest admIra-
ton to Lester Wallack. tried to shake her verdict
by impeaching 1t with the charge that, as he was
theatrical manager. and was advantageously ex-
hlbited to her In private box, but she declared
that she rendered 1t judIcially. wallack Is now
white-halred, and his face Is that OF veteran but
his air Ia 30 bswitchngly distinguished, and he re-
tains SO much Of the beauty that made him an idol
quarter OF century ago. that could readily Justify
Miss Eastlake's decision. May Fortescue had In
mind q man who had sat three rows from the front
on the previous evening" lie was strawberry
blonde, but she did not know his name, and couldn't
place him.
II was O'Clock In the afternoon when / alIghted
al the residence of Mrs. Langtry. crowd was
around the place, and that is the case every day
about the time she starts for the theatre. A free
show OF the famous beauty, though limited to her
skurry from door to carriage. seems to repay wait.
ing for. She laughed at my question, and then med
ita'ed awhile, as though marshaling long line OF
handsome men past the eyes Of her memory. "The
most beautiful man recall from all my audiences In
America, or indeed anywhere else, bears the un.
poetic name OF Smith, believe. Describe him
yes; he had face at once masculine and beautiful
nut-brown mustache curled just enough, nose
slightly Roman, but symmetrical, soft, brown eyes,
model head, kindly expression, and about thirty.
nve." His name was not exactly smith. though, but
schmidt-Edwin Il. Schmidt-noted as the hand
soonest man In Wall street. am told that he made
half million In Northern Pacific along with VII
lard, and has lost 1t all In other gambles but finance
Is beyond my neld, and am sure he ia nowhere near
bankruptcy In beauty. CLARA BELLE.
ALBiUGH's GRAND OPERA HOUSE.
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