The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-17

man of % with auburn hair who had just
left the store.
Zone of the what?" asked.
Doubles" said he; ''don't YOU know
what they are? They are women who
look like somebody else, or think they
do. That woman thinks she is the liv-
ing image of Sara Bernhard. She was
buylng Sara's photographs. She took
i've. showing different aspects of her
face. She will study them right along
now, and make up to look like her model.
l would wager dinner at Dels she was to
see Bernhard last night, and the resem-
blance struck her. 1t is really there In
nine cases out of ten the doubles are in
fact like the person they make up fort
may be the build, the pose, the cast of
features or some turn of expression-but
there is a real foundation to build on.
You might have noticed that the lady lust
gone out was very like Sara Bernhardt
in the general outline of her face and the
color of her hair and eyes, She had
already caught the trick of sucking in her
cheeks and giving that almond-shaped
pinch to her mouth which is so character
istic OF the actress. Her figure was not
very much in harmony, but she will make
her dressmaker remedy that in short
ORDER
''Then a double is woman who dresses
and makes up to look like some celeb
rity?'
Yes, or man. There are lots of men
who have the same fad. 1t is not always
a deliberate thing. There are always
striking resemblances among people who
are altogether above the suspicion of max
in up. There Is Isaac H. Bailey, of the
Union League club. He is the image of
Napoleon III. There is strong resem-
blance between James Gordon Bennett
and Senator Mcpherson, of New Jersey.
John Russell Young might pass for Gen.
eral Grant. Jouard, the French baritone,
who sang here many seasons, was famous
for his resemblance to the portraits of
Mollere, and used to make up after
them"
"And among women?"
"Well, l confess think when alwoman
gets the idea that she is like this or that
leading actress or society woman, or prin-
cess royal, she is apt to cultivate the re-
semblance 1t may grow out of an empty
compliment Some man may say to her
at party: you look charming tonight.
You remind me of Mrs. Cleveland, or
perhaps, it is the Princes of Wales
She'll answer: oh, nonsense but the
first chance that woman gets she goes off
to a looking-glass and studies out the
resemblance. The next day she comes
here and buys the photograph of the
other woman. We know them the minute
they come in. say to myself: 'Ah, Mrs.
Double, there you are. Yes, l can let
you see a picture of Mrs. Langtry, Mrs.
James Brown Potter, or Mrs. Letter, or
Mary Anderson, or Miss Sallie Hargous'
Bless you, l know just whose picture
they're going to ask for before they open
their mouths.
who are the prevailing modest"
"a great many foolish young men are
ambitious to resemble actors of the ro-
mantle style like Wilson Barrett. James
O'Neii, Edwin Booth or even Harry Lacy.
So great many women, too, make up for
star actresses. Adelaide Nelson had q
host of imItators in her day. For four or
i've years Mary Anderson was all the
rage, and Mrs. Langtrv had dozens of
women cultivating resemblance to her.
Ellen Terry and Sara Bernhardt have had
a smaller number, being less conspicuously
beautiful Ada Rehan also has had
many doubles. But, in a more limited
way, there is great deal of imitation
of leading society women, especially since
the newspapers have taken to printing
their pictures and personal descriptions of
them. l suppose there is not a lady in
New York of any conspicuous position
and who enjoys reputation for beauty or
attractiveness who has not regular series
of replicas reaching from somewhat
less exclusive social grade down to the
ranks of the salesgirls and dressmakers'
models. Sometimes, of course, the re-
semblance is natural, sometimes it is