The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-08
She COULD HAVE POSED.
Fair Lillian Russell Explains why
She Did Not Accept the
Offer.
Lets Loose Her Tongue About Ada
Rehan and the Montana
Men.
Lillian Says She Could Not Afford to Fay
40, 900 to Act ass
Model.

The mooted question as to the identity of
the model for the silver statue OF 'Justlce
which is TO be the one great exhibit OF Mon
tena at the Worlds fair, has been settled at
New York by Messrs. j. 0. Harvey, OF New
York and T.. d. Highly, of Chicago. to whom
ia intrusted the supervision OF the work.
They say that Miss Ada Rehau, the leading
lady of Augustin Days dramatic company,
ia the model. MIR. Harvey said that tho
work had progressed SO far that q positive
statement could be made. The sculptor OF
the statue is II. III. Park, of Chicago. Miss
Rshan was chosen "a the model without any
partiality and solely on the merits OF her
figure and the strength of the lines OF her
face. Mr.. Harvey says that out OF the sixty
eight measurements which mark the stand
ard of perfect womanhood sixty-two con-
formed in every way to the requirements
and in none of the other six did she deviate
~one-ouarter of an inch from the standard.
Fair Lillian Russell, the beautiful song
stress who has just closed n successful en-
gaement with her opera company at the
Columbia theater, Chicago. declares that
she was offered an opportunity to pose as
the model for the Montana silver statute II
she would pay the sum of $4,000 for the
privilege, on the ground that it would be u
wonderfully good advertisement for her,
and she further states that she knows OF
several other women in the theatrical pro-
fession who were approached by the Mon
tana people with the same proposition.
zone thing that has. in a degree, humbled
nv pride as an American" she says, land
-. 49,. yyorl2sa Foi- orlnr snnauhaf
is that the Montana men have taken Ada
Rehan as the model for their silver statue.
The honor was offered me several months
ago, as a means of advertising. If | would
pay $1,000 for the privilege. My answer
at the time was that my voice is my best
adolnment and that l could not afford
money for such a purpose. Know OF sew
eral others in our profession who were Of
fered the distinction at the same terms.
But it seems to me that in finally selecting
Miss Rehan as the model the Montana peo-
pie have done an absurdly ridiculous thing
The subject for such Il work should be an
American woman, which Miss hetan ID
not, She WAS born in Limerick, Ireland.
Why did not these commissioners take a
woman like Mary Anderson. for instance?
She is a native of kentucky, a typical
American woman, a credit to the stage and
an ornament to her sex.
81 understand that all of the flags to be
used on the Worlds fair buildings are to
be made in France and brough over here.
These two examples seem to illustrate
Yankee shrewdness in causing us to go to
other shores even for American patriot
ism. Imay perhaps speak too freely on
such subjects. but | am first, last and al
ways for America, Americans and AmeEl-
can institutions. / am a Chicago girl, and
for tina reason, if for no other, would feel
deeply grieyed if any discredit should fall
upon the most remarkable city since the
glorious days of Rome, through the money
making instincts of those who have the
Worlds fair celebration in charge. Accord
ing to the conclusion reached by these
Montana specimens it would not have sur
.prised me had they had advertised for bids
from the women of every nation on the
earth and selected as the model for the ra'
diant silver statue representing the glorious
goddess of liberty, the mother of freedom
and the champion of equal rights some
woman from CHINA, Japan, Greenland or
Madagascar"
Miss Russell has q faculty of speaking
her mind at all times. as the people OF San
Francisco and the Pacific coast will know
now. And when she uttered these crltl-
cisms she looked as if she meant them thor
ouphly and would not recall them even ii
the soft-voiced chief of the bureau of pro-
motion and publicity should plead with her.
What the glorious Rehan may say in reply
to these rather caustic remarks of the
equally glorious Lillian cannot be surmised.
And they may call forth a response from
this state. But what cares Lillian? She is
beautiful. petted and richly robed, and it is
safe to say that it is a matter of utter in.
difference to her as to whether school keeps
or not.
The statue that is causing Miss Russell
30 much thought will undoubtedly be one
of the big attractions at the Worlds fair,
1t will be that of a woman eight feet high,
including the pedestal, and of solid silver.
The intrinsic worth of the silver is $500. 900
and the sculptor is to receive 81, 200 for hii
work. 1t will be modelled after the severely
Greek style of sculpture. A single garment
will adorn the statue, leaving the arms,
neck and bust exposed, and extending tx
the knees. On her head will be a diadem
In her left hand, which is raised above he1
head, she will hold the scale, In which golc
and silver balance each other, thus symbol
izlng M~oasana'ss stand on the silver ques-
ton. In h1E right hand, which falls at he
side, will be a drawn sword. She stand
on a globe two feet IN diameter, which viii
represent mother earth floating in thu
other.
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