The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-11-09
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN.
What Gay Paris Has to Show That Ia
Novel and Entertaining.


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PARIS, Nov. l.. -Bernhardt's little scheme
Tor applying live sake to her barred
breast in the death scene of CLEOPATRA. y
excites laugh in the city which has be-
come quite used to being freshly fooled by
her on the production of each fresh p,av.
When Bernhardt puts her genius at y SER
vice OF her charlataury the result is such
glorious and unique humbugging as only
the boulevards could apprec ate, but which
they love her for. Parisians will not soon
forget how Bernhardt advertised one piece
by going to horse fair, buying Two SPLEEN
did horses for her son, returning to Paris
alter midnight, and stabling the animals,
Tor lack of other accommodation in her
magnit1cently fitted studio. Next morlinr
all Paris was agog. "How could YOU al
low such wanton destructions"
All" said the Bernnardt, her eyes alight
WITH maternal devotion, how could deny
Maurice anythiugp'
Nor has Paris yet done talking of how
she posed as an angel at Maurice's wedding.
a ray of light sifted through stained glass
railing softly on nor upllfted face as she
kneit at the altar wrapped in religious
ecstasy. This was almost as good an adj
vertlsement as the news whic not so very
long ago startled all France; Bernhardt
LOW o~0o uo lhsaue. no, SAID Co1SleurS,
The J )ui naiists anu dramatic critics: YOU
have deceived us too often, this time we
positively refuse to believe one syllable.
ID. -, of Figaro, was especially fir 4
IL his position. BY the graaS gods
ne had sworn, and he would stand
by his oath, that Bernhard.s name
shouio never again appear il type,
which he controlled. But private
lnfoHmation came to him from lurces
deemed ircorruptible, and be was brought
to call Oh BerIhardG t. see with his owu
eyes. In he bouioi", with lights lurnei
down, sac kap5 him whiting, aaI then
bounced into the apartment like ono of her
owl tiger cats and lellei against the man
tel, ha.r dlsheve.ei, face hasg ard, feature,
blank and u2inte. ligent, fingers trembiing.
Ter complexion was ghastoy, her eyes wan
deTlng. Not word did she answer to his
questions. but mumbled to herself in 1oder-
to2es. After little she dropped to the floor
ana lay staring into the fire, habbliag III
- was convinced. Mex: day came on;
with lame ltation; great light had gone
out; Bernhardt had had her faults, but it
would be long ere they looked en- her like
again
This was the moment for which Bern
bardo lad been waiting. in two hours n
card from her was in every ne wspapar Office
IL the city; she vas not insane, she col!d
not imagine how such caaard had AIRED
her head had never bee clearer. as sb,
hoped to C Dnviuce tine public by Der pro-
ducu N OF -, il WHICH sac l1ulI open
the week fol owing.
b1t none OF her recent performances have
ecualed q somewhat earlie' achieve nent.
These are e5ossips VIII still al 20 as they re-
me nber how, after her marriage wi, h d.
mala, the rum n got about Pars that vino
20 domestic duties, Bernhard5 woun be uq9
able TO finish her season. Fisliol writer's
who vi lie Worm discovered that in GOOD
truth Bsrnhr DIT had ordered coyi9ls5e
outfit of new st ige dresses designed with
the view OF hiding her figure. II became
the fashion so go aud see tue actress in / ,ose
gowns. Bets were up as to how many mora
nights she would play, when suddenly. with
out warning, as the Interest rsacnel its eli
max, tho special wardrobe was thrown
aside; Sernhardt laughed aad Paris laughed
with her as 1t saw how well it had been
fooled
There is only one Bernhardt. She i,
unique. unapproachable. But with all her
quac&ery Psrls remembers to her credit
That he sincere y lo7ed Damala: she puilei
him out OF the gutter. and, in spits of inuca.
at the end she m ]urLed him.