The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-21
LOTTA,s WAY.
How the Popular Little Actress Avoids the
Public Gaze.

How the Popular Little Actress Avoids the
Public Gaze.
Atlanta Constitution.
On the stage Lotta's face would indicate that
its owner was a sixteen yearold school girl,
while off the stage its makeup creates an inn
preston that she is fully forty, and probably
she is more than that, although her age is said
to be thirty eight. 1t is rare thing that sun
light ever casts glow upon her cheeks, and
when 1T does pane of window glass stands be-
tween face and sunlight. In fact, she may be-
put down as a theatrical dollhouse plant.
When out of doors she rides in a close carriage
and peeps out of the windows, lodging behind q
curtain if she describes any one looking at her,
and when in hotel she often hides her face
with veil and wears kid gloves, particularly If
she is where she can be seen by the guests of the
house. Years ago she usually took her meals in
her room, but recently she ventures TO go into
the diningroom for them. being careful, how
ever, before leaving her room to see that her
face is heavily yelled and her hands thoroughly
protected from view by pair of kids. 1t is
given out by her friends that Lolita hides her
face to avoid the annoyance of being gazed at by
the public generally and that she hides her petite
fingers IN pair Of 81 gloves for the same pnr-
pose
Knowing ones, however say that the reason Of
her taking the precauton to hide her face and
hands from the public view when she is off the
stage, is because both are badly freckled, and
her lace shows unmistakable signs OF advancing
years. When her face is made up for the stagd
the freckles are hid away under heavy coating
of powder, and the marks on her face are obliter4
ated in the way. Friday morning, while
the breakfast-room of the Kimball was pretty
well filled with late risers. Lolita entered the
room at a rapid walk and hastily threw her.
self into seat at table in the corner of the
room as far as possible from the bright light OF
day that came in through the windows She
wore hat and her face was heavily yelled while
her hands were covered with a pair of brown
kids to match the color of the veil When her
breakfast was placed before her, she put cere-
mony behind her and at once commenced to
make it disappear in style that showed that her
appetite was keen and anxious to be satisfied.
Her unusual makeup for a dipinghall attracted
the attention of every guest in the room. and in
quiries were passed around as to who the mys-
FERROUS creature was. The head waiter was in
demand, and from him it was learned that the
new arrival was Lolita. Eating with veil COW
ering the entire face, did not i'll the least to
incommode her. With one hand she would raise
two by two piece of steak to her mouth, and
with the other she lifted her veil until it rested
upon the edge of her upper lip. AS the steak
disappeared from view the veil was hastily
drawn down. and the process of chewing could
not be seen. In this way she made her breakfast,
and when she had finished she left the room so
rapidly that her going was like the fitting of a
bird from limb to limb