Omaha daily bee., 1886-10-31
METROPOLITAN WRITER'S.
Clara Belle Talks Abbut Liberty's Clothes
and Actresses. -.
OMAR JAMES oR POOL SELLING.
Operators and Anairs-Another
Mining Boom Threatened.
OMAR JAMES oE POOL SELLING
Clara BeIIe's Chat.


of the BEE. LET me tell you one thing
about liberty, who was unveiled IN our
harbor today. She is an outright fail.
ure. Ner face is we'll enough, but look at
her clothes! The biggest woman in the
world, placed consnicuously on a pedes-
tai as a candidate for admiration, is
distinctly and disgracefully unfashion-
able. have had a talk with Barthodi
about il.
ut is evident ] said to him, as WE
stood in a party viewing the statue from
the deck of a steamboat, that you draped
her skirts at the time of the aesthetic
craze, when clinging, medieval garments
were in vogue; but we have now come
into an era of bustlcs, and she really
won't do"
The sculptor was visiply amazed. l
presume that uncrltical adulaton has
made him seif.satisiied and vain, and so
condemnation shocked him.
What would you have me do?" he at
length faltercd, Surely, libcrty's garb
is classical; and can you expect her to
change her bronze costume as though it
were fabric with every alteration of
fashion?"
Exactly that" answered. "Therein
you would show true genius. You ought
to have contrived some means of chang
ing the dress of liberty four times year,
thus making her ever timely exhibit of
admired and admirable womanhood.
just see how dowdy and back numbered,
not to shy chestnutty, she looks without
any tournure."
The Fronchman appeared to think
was Joking and | am afraid l didn't
make much impression. But | was
right Liberty enlightcning the world
ought to have the aspect of lady-a
well dressed lady--and she hasn't.
FORTESCUE.
OF course, an imperSonator of any
particular thing ought to be costumed to
suit the character, but | hold that, as lib
erty keeps right up with the times in
New York, her statuesque exponent alb
solutcly requires modishness to make her
respected. In the way of perfect suita.
bihty in garb, Helen Fortcscue is an H.
lustration. She is a sister of the actress
whom Lord Garmoyle wished to marry,
then wouldn IT,, and Finally had to pay
Helen is here in thel same company, and
her role is that of poor peasant girl,
who returns to her home, n sort of prodi-
gal daughter, ragged and bare-footed.
Mention is made Of sthe bare feet, and.
as the play is in blank verse, per-
haps nobody around the concern hau skill
enough to alter the text without spelling
the meter. Anyhow, Helen appears IN
tive-toed stockinSs93nd their hue is flesh
pink of the ballet, but realistic skin
tint, that makeafolksr drop their opera
glasses from her heatlto her feet to dis
cern whether or not the girls feet and
ankles are coYres; As the. nails are
opinion is usually DIVIDED on the sex line.
The men are galandy ready to believe
that the apparent pedal perfection is
genuine, but the unimpassioned women
Will not coneede so much, and If Helen
could only paint a corn or two on her
toes she would command unprecedented
success.
ACTRESSES.
Society is awfully distracted about ac-
tresses. Hunt club balls are the diver
to amuse themselves in ways possible to
the million. There were two last week and
three this. A coterie of incontestible
swells organize a club for steeple chas-
ing and fox hunting, buy or lease spa
cious country house and grounds some
where within twenty miles of town, and
resort for field sport after the English
ball-usually in the evening, though on
election day the jerome park special
races are to be followed Ly Il
matinee dance, there are half
dozen or so OF Eng
lish actresses among us, fresh
from London, where some of them have
hgured IN aristocratic society recogniz-
edly.. Now, ready as we are to accept
English usage rs right we have all along
shut our doors against stage women
whose record was ut all clouded. l could
illustrate with names. but that would be
unpleasant. What wish only to tell is
that move has been made to introduce
these professional beauties at the hunt
balls. Invitations have been extended
and revoked, bitter things have been
said. and there is a cGmmotOn altogether.
Thus far the conventionals have held
their own against the innovaters, and
three actresses with Introductory letters
from London dignitaries have been ex-
cluded from the charmed and more or less
charming circle. have said that
ULTRA FASHIONABLE
women strive to do what less briskly
modish imitators are not doing. An in
stance of this is the abolition of the nurse
maids cap in Fifth avenue As long as
it was a distnguishmen to send out ones
feminine servants with lace headgear it
was done; but lately the style spread so
far that the Bowery itself has capped
menials in plenty, and the belle matrons
OF Murray hill have put plain hats and
bonnets on the attendants OF their babies.
For them the climax was capped last
spring, and now the fashion is discarded.
The entirely new freak of the apex
bellies is to employ strapping muscular
maids instead of the, delicate looking ones
sonal service. Thi91s done particularly
by the Anglo-maniac set, who delight in
equestrianism, peIestrianism and other
out door sporty asIhey pride the m
selves on the aotaking OF healthy
exercise, and the Drawn now demanded
in their body seryants is somewhat in
professional athiet8 OF his trainer. In,
stead of the groohi following my lady on
horseback, therd are ut least three cases
now in which the mounted servltor is
stawart young ffseeahan, habited not un-
like her mistresszbuts wearing conspicu-
ously on her breast She monogram of her
employer. 1t issa.p .part of her duties to
hit her ladyshfp at junctnres of laz-
mess or fatigue, CUB and spray her
after hard exertfDd, Rnd act generally as
an idealized trainer. As the physique
combined with the skill required Tor such
service is rare indeed, you can see how
uniquely distinguished il is to command
them. 1t is calculated that wealth can