The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-01-18
NOTED WOMEN'S DOUBLES
LIKENEssES THAT ACCIDENT AND
ART have PRODUCED.

Molds-Mrs. Edith Kingdom Gould's
Double Sings in a Metropolitan
Church-Miss Prescott's Resemblance
to Mrs. W. w. Astor-Mrs. W. K. Van
derbnt's Two Doubles.
(Copyri0ht)
NEW York, Jan. l6.-"There goes one
Of the doubles" said the chief of we'll
known Broadway fancy notion store, as 1
chatted with him over a basket Of new
photographs OF stage beauties and society
stars. He referred TO a tall, rather an
gular woman OF IS, with auburn hair, who
had just left the store.
Zone of the whatF' l asked
Doubles" said he; don't you know
what they arel They are women who look
| like somebody else, or think they do. That
woman thinks she is the living image Of
Sarah Bernhardt. She was buying Sarah's
photographs. She took five, showing differ
ent aspects of her face. She will study
them right along now, and make up to look
| like her model. | would wager a dinner at
Dels she was to see Bernhardt last night,
and the resemblance 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 just gone out was
| very like Sarah 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 lips and giving that
almond-shaped pinch to her mouth which is
so characteristic OF the actress. Her figure
was not so much in harmony, but she will
make her dressmaker remedy that in short
ordern
Then double is a woman who dresses
and makes up to look like some celebrity 2"
Yes. or a man. There are lots Of men
| who have the same fad. 1t is not always
deliberate thing. There are always strik-
ing resemblances among people who are
| altogether above the suspicion of making
up. There is Isaac II. Bailey of the Union
League Club. He is the image Of Napoleon
III. There is stronger resemblance be-
tween James Gordon Bennett and Senator
! Mcpherson, of New Jersey. John Russell
| Young might pass for Gen. Grant. Jonard,
the French barytone who sang here many
seasons, was famous for his resemblance to
the portraits of Moliere, and used TO make
up after them."
And among women Z"
"Weu, l confess | think when a woman
gets the idea that she is like this or thatlead
| ing actress, or society woman, or princess
| royal, she is apt to cultivate the resem-
bance. 1t may grow out OF an empty com~
| pllment Some man may say TO her at a
party: You look charming tonight.
Remind me Of Mrs Cleveland. or.
perhaps, it is the princess of
| Wales. She'll answer: ooh, nonsense,
but the first chance that woman
gets she goel off TO looking
glass aud studies out the resemblance. Ths
next day she comes here and buys the pho
tograph of the other woman. We know
them the minute they come in. say to
myself: 'Ah, Mrs. Double, there you are.
Yes, ! 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, know whose
picture they're going to ask for before they
open their mouths"
"Who are the prevailing models"
ga great many foolish young men are
ambitious to resemble actors Of the ro-
mantle style, like Wilson Barrett, James
O'Neill, Edwin Booth. or even Harry
Lacy So great many womel, too, make
up for star actresses. Adelaide Nelson had
host of imitators in her day. For four
or five years Mary Anderson was all the
rage, and Mrs Langtry had dozens of
women cultivating resemblance to her.
Ellen Terry and Sarah Bernhardt have had
q smaller number, being less conspicuously
beautiful. Ada Rehan also has had
many doubles. But, in a more limited
way, there is a great deal of imitation
of leading society women, especially since
the uewspa pers 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 who
enjoys a reputation for beauty or attract
iveness who has not regular series OF rep
licaS reaching from some what less eXclu-
sive social grade down to the ranks of sales
girls ana dressmakers' models. Sometimes,
of course, the resemblance is natural,
sometimes it is forced; but when it exists at
all you will find nine times out Of tea that
it is carefully cultivated.
"You seem to have made study Of the
subject" remarked.
80, yes" was the reply, 'it is business
TO us. We keep watch on such things care
fully. This fad meaus a small fortune to
us in year"
And who seems to have the largest num-
Der of doubles just at presentg
Il think that for the last five years Mrs
Cleveland has been in the lead for this form
| of fiattery, whcn is the siucerest you know.
/ suppose thu number Of women who would
like TO be thought like her would run up
into the thousands all over the country.
have heard of or met with some very re-
markable cases of resemblance to her. in
several cases wholly unconscious on the
part of the double, too-at least at the
outset. Have you not noticed within
few days, an announcement in the
papers Of the approaching marriage of Miss
R0xapa Wentworth, daughter Of Long
John Wentworth of Chicago, to Clarence
Bowen Of Brooklyn, coupled with an allu-
sion to her extraordinary likeness to Mrs.
Cleveland. can testify to the fact myself,
for have seen Miss Wentworth. She is. |
should say, q years old. She has full
face, with delicate features and dark COM
plexion her figure, while we'll
rounded, Is eminently graceful
There is something In the expression of her
ewes which reminds you Of Mrs. Cleveland,
too. OF course this resemblance has never
been cultivated. Miss Wentworth's father
is many times a millionaire, made his
money in Chicago real estate. He is. be-
sides the direct descendant of Gov. Vent
worth, the last colonial ruler of Massachu-
SETS Bowen, whom she is to marry, ia
the son of Henry C. Bowen, editor OF the
INDEPENDENT You see she is socially be-
youd the temptation of initiating any one;
besides, she is of a very retiring disposition,
and is a girl of natural ability and superior
education, altogether above any such nom
sense.
Another girl, who found out acct
dentally that she was Mrs Cleveland's
double. in Miss Hattie Kmball, the
daughter of a high official in the pension
bureau at Washington. She was constant
ly mistaken for Mrs. Cleveland in her
walks about the capital. She had only
to ride through the park to be fol-
lowed by all eyes and to receive a
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