Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-09-09
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and singers Get the smiles-
The excess Of devotion that Pader.
ewSki receives from enthusiastic women
calls attention to the fact that 1; Is Al.
ways the mere delicate and refinesl typa
of manhood that inspires this sort n
historical idolafry among the women
There never was more superb example
of handsome InanlineSs than that Of
Edouard de Reszke. the French tenor.
but he was here and is IN his own coun.
try but vaguely admired by women. and
with none Of the mad. rapturous ecstasy
and alteration Of which Alvary the Ger
man tenor. was the nngracious rec. pieut
Alvary was small and slight IN stature
His shyness was almost painful His
devotion to his German frau and nhmer-
Gus olive branches hopelessly prosaic
and unromantic. But the women stood
about the stage door in groups for
glimpse Of their divinity. and squandered
their entire allowance on opera tickets
when he sang.
Kyrle Bellew was in his day another
victim Of woman's devotion. They
found out where the effeminate Marc
Antony had his hair clipped. and bribed
the barber into saving bits of the sacred
fleece for them 10 wear in lockets aud
watches How that barber ever recon.
ciled things with his own conscience,
how he will settle II with the recording
angel is a mystery. for not even the
| Sutherland sisters could have supplied
all the locks that were surreptitiously
dealt out to the fair devotees for time
Pierre Lott. in France. now one Of the
| lmmortals. Is another man Of the marked
| feminine characteristics which appeal ~
| the enthusiasm of women and claim
their championship. 1t was on shipboarl
| that this writer. whose real name IL Jean
/ Wand, got the name of Lott, which is
| japanese for violet" and il was as Nio-
let that he was known among the grace
less. but discriminating subalterns. Men
call his writing feminine in discernment
and GLOWING in style. and say that he
chooses his words like bonbons. But the
strong and brilliant Mime Adam and her
/ followers. in their enthusiasm for Lott
at the time OF his election TO the acad-
envy. opposed man OF distinguished
largeness of thought and marked genius
Dignity and elegance are both winning
cards for gaining popularity with wom-
en- II is TO the former that Walter Dam
rosch previous To his marriage gained
his following Of fashionable women. and
it is to the latter quality. as well as his
dramatic talent, that Riddle is indebted
for the admiration of the women who
listen to his readings Perhaps il is the
unexpected strength and fire in the guise
Of an exquisite that charms. The odd
thing about il is that the very women
who rave over these types OF men are
welded to husbands Of the practical ro-
tund school, men with plenty Of devel-
opment in the aldermanic region: men
whose wedding vests won't meet by sew.
eral inches, and whose bald spots are fast
| growing glossy; men who couldn't IN.
derstand their rosettes any better than
| Amelie Rives' unfortunate hero. and who
laugh at the little women and their raw
ings over long haired heroes. confident
Of their own charm and liking the woIn-
en- all the better for their pretty enthusi.
asms. New York Sun