Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-12-06
CASTING REFLECTIONS.

4cS, III dS UrlSuL dS eVer, IuOuBu
I've had some hard rubs in my day
particularly from the hands of do
mestics. No wonder am called cold
and hard, but nevertheless I am the
most sympathetic creature in the world
Ismile with those that smile and weep
with those that weep. At times it is
difficult, for no matter how dull may
be feeling am expected to reflect the
look of the most casual passerby; how
ever, I always manage to present
smooth surface, and am acknowledged
by all to be highly polished. And
never yet had fall. With ladies !
am, tand always have been, great
favorite. They consult me on all oc-
casions-it seems as if they could
never tire of me - and ! am not
sighted by the men either, but some
of them do dread to look at me in the
face in the morning after late sup
per at the club.
An artist strolling through lie
Temple" in Paris threw glance
my way; l reflected his look Of appre-
citation, and he at once purchased me.
l served him faithfully, but never flat
tered, assisting him almost daily in
criticising his sketches; in fact, Icould
reverse anything for him, except his
luck. We had been together some
time, when ono day she came into our
studio.
| Now, I'm a keen observer when
people are in front of me, and am &C.
customed to study faces, but she rather
puzzled me. She impressed me as an
actress, but still her general appear
ance was almost too artistic for that.
She was accompanied by O literary
friend, who had persuaded her to pose
as the heroine for novel which the
artist was to illustrate.
While all this was under discussion
her eye fell on me, and realized Miss
Swansdown was what would be called
in simple parlance "a society beauty"
And the effect she was producing on
Brown Lake made my heart ache for
his peace of mind. Naturally, in look
ing around the studio she took mo up,
and will acknowledge it was o mu-
tual pleasure, and as she laid me down
with evident regret on leaving I felt
that I had been to her what she had
UCcll W tuo AASuSS1tseoE OraSAs SPos
in that day.
Well, they came moro or less regu-
, larly to the studio, and the posing be.
gan. It was long MS, and some OF
the situations were rather pleasing.
At times she had to stand as if in q
conservatory with the hero of tho
novel whispering in her ear. Then
.. she was placed at the piano as if he
was turning the music. Again he was
supposed to be holding her hand as
she stood on the stairs. ALI these pO-
sitions she took with grace and ease
It was then that learned she was cell
Q cbrated as an amateur actress, which
explained tho impression she at first
, made ON me.
Brown Lake often found it necessary
to pose with her in order that she might
get the right action; then he'd leave
her and rush at his pencil to mako the
sketch, but in some OF the scenes he
took much more time, it seemed to me,
;, than was really required in posing her,
Q particularly when thes situation allowed
q him to assume tender attitude. On
: somc occasions he used his friend
Roberts, who was regular visitor, tu
assist in the grouping. During the
). "rcst," she devoted herself with com.
mendablc zeal to playing the banjo and
depicting the bonbon box. / learned
; she was deep in rehearsing one of Gil.
y bert's comedies, 1.-THE edding March,
:, in which Lake was persuaded to take
9 minor part; 80 besides tho meeting
at tho studio they sew each other Of
: the rchcarsals.
Now, though / have eeen great
decl Of life, and consequently grea1
q deal of acting, I had never been pres
8 ent ct q plny-and SO was delighted
q when taken the first night to the -
II Club theatre.
d It was entirely q new world to me
i There YVES only ono smell looking
: glass in our dressing room, end it wa
- Hattering to mo to be SO much in de
j. mand; It wes also q revelation to sc.
with how much eagerness tho ambi
tious amateur looked into my tell tall
!, face. had always been accustoms,
% to this from the 1'gentler sex, but {,
e. DO SO sought after and consulted by tn.
), men was q new end amusing expert
d euce.
!. Aftcrward was taken into tn
p make up room, where two busy deco
y rotors were making tho peachy checks
ID tho lefty eyebrows, tho cherry lips AM
10 the alabaster arms for the siege; an
though there wero two largo mirror
in the room, they were SO crowde'
% about, that, when my presence bocam
is known, ] was nearly crushed by th
g. general eageypess to Get ono look int
n. my clear face,
N Tho room vcJ CO bright end prott
- =. &C @ bed of flowers in full bloom, Th
~ co-truc1 Hcro picturesque end bacon
VI iny to tho youny lcdies, who vorc en-
m dres, thc. cuitcd their PARTICULAR rtyl'
vhiln tho men, according to tho pie,