Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-07-21
LOYED BY ACTRESSES.
THE FLOWERS, THE CoLoRS AND THE
BOOKS THEY ADMIRE.
Clara Morris, Rosina Vokes, Pauline
Hall, Margaret Mather and
Others Tell About Them.

mental albums" They were the fore
runners, perhaps, of autograph and birth
| day books, only much more terrible. for
they were made up of series of questions
which ones intimate friends were kindly
requested TO answer. "What is your fav-
orite flower? color? perfume p Such
| questions as these-and there were a score
or more of them-helped to complete the
list. People had more leisure in those
days than at present, or the mental album
never could have existed.
Acting upon this idea, says a writer in
the New York Star, certain young per-
son of my acquaintance thought 1t would
be good plan to get one of these albums
made up by contributions from some of
the more prominent actresses. She values
the collection too highly ever to part with
it, although she has kindly allowed me 10
make some extracts for the benefit of nv
Star readers who may be anxious to know
the ''favorite" flower, or gem, or poet of
her favorite actress.
Some time has been spent in making
this collection, as il was not ALWAYS easy
to find the actress willing to respond.
Probably the list Of questions seemed too
appalling, or else it was not always so easy
to settle definitely upon the favorite."
Turning the leaves OF this unique book
one comes to the page contributed BY Clara
Morris. Copying il verbatim nd literatim
it is as follows:
What is your favorite color? A color ike sun.
light falling through thick branches.
Flower tuft OF sweet,smelling yiolets.
Tree Palm.
Object in nature? The promise on the fields
of coming beauty
Hour in the day? The hour for fve.oeloek
tea"
Season OF the year2 When you can almost
see the leaves unfolding.
Perfume2 That from rose jar.
Gems? Diamonds and rubieS.
Style of beauty? That in which beautiful
soul dwells.
Names? Those who have lived noble lives.
Painters? Raphael and Dore.
Musicians? Beethoven.
Piece of sculpture? Venus di Milo
Poets? Tennyson, Scott and Milton.
Favorite poetess? Jean Ingelow
Prose writers? Thackeray, George Eliot and
Mrs. Burnett.
Character in romance Ivanhoe
Character in history ST. Louis
What book do you like to take up Ior an hour?
hour.
Where would you prefer to live? Wherever
.dnd myself, although | do especially love
America.
To the last question, What is your idea
of happiness" no reply was given. 1t is
not always easy for one to define ones
ideas upon this subject, apparently, as it is
left hopelessly high and dry without an
answer on nearly every page.
To vary the monotoDv little the ques-
tions are not precisely the same in every
instance. For example, the following, to
which Mrs Eldridge, Aunt Louisa as
she is more Familiarity known, sent replies
vary little from those submitted to Clara
Morris:
Favorte flower? Violet
Color? Btue.
Gem? Diamond.
Style of beauly2 Grecian.
Names, male and female? Lionel and Beat
rice
Poet? LongfelIow
Musician Beliini.
Prose author -? Shakespeare
Character in history? Washington.
Amusement? Driving.
Occupation? Reading.
What is your fad ~ American flags
What pets do you prefer? Dogs
What country would you prefer to live in?
America, you bet.
If not yourself whom would you rather be?
Mrs Grover Cleveland at present.
Whom do you consider the greatest actor of
the past? Edwin Forrest? Of the present?
Edwin Eooth.
Actress of the past? Charlotte Cushman. OF
the present? Sarah Bernhardt.
What season of the year do you prefer
Spring.
What is your bette noir? Boorish people.
So much for Mrs Eldridge's replies to
the questions To the last one, "What is
your idea of happiness ?' she also gave no
answer. Is it possible 'Aunt Louisa" has
no idea of happiness ~
The charming and always amiable
Rosina Vokes replied to the missive ad-
dressed to her on the subject as follows:
Dfdr Miss:
am always most reluctant to say mo" but
am afraid must ask you 10 excuse Inc from
answering the list of questions you sent me. 1
have looked them over carefully in the hope OF
being able 10 do so, but have had to give it up
in despair, my views on several of the subjects
being most vague and undecided.
am exceedingly sorry not to be able to COM
ply with your request. 1 inclose one OF my
photographs, although ] am perfectly aware
thst is not what you wished for, but it is only
small atonement for having to refuse your re.
quest Believe ne, sincerely yours,
The collector in this instance became
the happy possessor of lovely picture of
Miss Vokes, but her mental album collec-
tion was not helped along by the merry
actress, who has made 'His Art was True
to Po!P' immortal.
TO vary the style little, rather diff
ferent set of questions were sent to Mar
garet Mather; these, with the replies, are
next on the list.
What is your favorite perfume? Altar Of
roses.
Object in nature The ocean.
Color? Pink
Hour in the day? Lunch time.
Gems Pearls and rubies.
NameS-male and female? Reginald and
Violet.
Picture? The sistine Madonna.
season of the year? summer
Style of beauty? A blonde.
Poet? Tennyson.
Occupation? Sewing.
Amu.ement? Shopping.
w lere would you prefer to live In America.
II not yourself, whom would you rather be
The greatest actress of the day.
Who is your favorite actress? l have too
many to mention any one.
What is your " fad?" l haven't any that
know of.
1t may be tiresome to the reader to re-
produce any more of these questions and
replies entire, but glance a; the "pets"
and 'fads" of one or two others may be
worth noting.
For instance, Isabelle Urquhart's bette
noir is rehearsals; her favorite gem, emer-
| alds occupation, doing nothing; amuse-
ment, driving.
Pauline Halls fad is bicycle riding.
What is your favorite color? Blue.
Gem? Pearls.
Amusement? Solving riddles.
Occupation? Making wedding dress
for my doll.
These four replies make up little Elsie
Leslie's contribution to the mental album
If the other little Lord Fauntleroy-
Tommy Russell-had been asked to men
tion his favorite amusement and occupa-
tion doubtless writing plays" would have
| answered both questions.
Helen Russells favorite amusement is
reading poetry; occupation, housework :;
color, shrimp pink; idea of happiness, per-
feet health; idea of beauty, good com
plexion, pleasant mouth and laughing
eyes.
Annie O'Neilrs favorite amusement is
taking a long drive on rainy day: occu-
patton, gymnastic exercise; hour in the
! day, the time when she can have game
of tag with her Yorkshire terrier; style of
beauty, the statuesque; season of the year.
autumn. If not herself, she would rather
be Patti.
Maggie Mitchells pets are eight dogs,
which are kept at her Elberon home, and
| a monkey.