The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-10-07
BIG ACTORS ROOMS.
sNUGGERlES OF BOOTH AND BAR
RETT AT THE PLAYERS CLUB.

| A Bed That Looks Like the Man Who
Sleeps in It-A DIan's Apartments with
Feminine Spirit Ruling the Dec
orations-Ths Booth ''siumber Pillow"
The suites Of Mess-s. Booth and Bar
rett occupy the third floor of the Players
club at Gramercy park An unpre-
tentious canopied bed IL in Mr.. Barrett's
room II Is not large enough for rest
less sleeper to toss about in, but who
could imagine the dignifed, scholarly,
self contained Barrett as a restless
sleeper? BE would not lose his even
poise even in q dream. and the plain,
simple bed sesins TO partake Of the in
dividuality OF the man. On a stand at
the head of his bed is picture of Mr..
Booth, and Mr.. Booths prompter's book
in THE FOOLS Revenge" In this parlor
is bronze bust of the great actor and
innumerable pictures Of him. Pictures
Of his daughter and his grandchildren
ornament the mantel and shelves.
A large bookcase contains his favorite
books. They have homelike air, as if
often used and appreciated. \ pipe
with stem as long as a tall mans cane
hangs on the bookcase. 1t has a curiously
wrought silver bowl, with lid like that
Of a sirup jug. 1t did not need the pipe
10 emphasize the impression that the OBJ
server was in a mans room. It would
comfort any tired mans soul and make
a woman ache to pin a dainty tidy on
the big easy chair or choke with bow
the bronze neck of some Of the hand
some statuettes-just to give it a sugges-
ton of femininity, for it is distinctively
masculine. from the shoe bag to the pipe.
LIKE A PRETTY woMAN's BoUDoIR.
But Booths room is rs elegant as 8
pretty woman's boudoir. The man part
Of it peeps heroically out in one cozy
corner. There IS the plain table for
cards. perhaps on it the pipes, half
dozen or more Of good useable ones, be-
side which is the canister of tobacco,
the match box, the ash tray, the COM
Portable chair-the case above. Every
where else III the rooms artistic feminine
fingers have wrought rich, dainty and
beautiful things for every day use and
holiday show. A crazy quilt made of
elegant materials and exquisite colors
has his monogram in letters of gold in
the center of it. A Apillow sham of Irish
point lace and the ehandsome canopy of the
finely wrought brass bedstead, together
with the quilt, suggest an ideal couch of
luxurious ease. a delicately painted
picture of his first wife hangs to the
right of his bed. On his chiffonier is a
picture of his beloved daughter and
three grandchildren. also one of his new
est grandson, photographed by himself.
He is handsome bit Of boy, and Booth
is said to be proudly fond of him.
On lounge in his parlor is an artistic
slumber pillow made of chamois skin,
delicately tinted with pink 1t is fin
ished with rich red-brown plush. Etched
upon it is the following somnolent senti-
ment:
slumber, gentle as the summer air,
Knit up the raveled sleeve of care.
Iuloose the knottcd coil Of thought
Whene'er this pillowed couch is sought
An ardent admirer of Booth is going
TO make some Just like it, and doubtless
Booth slumber pillows" will be the
rage among the devotees that worship
his genius.