Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-25

'aht roie fhe ~ sublected 10 very scsrchhe
criticisms
The unrivaIled Sara" had some pretty
hard cuffs In the beginning OF her career.
Mrs. Langtry, on the other hand. had
from the first what IN slangy parlance
would be called a "waik-over." In fact
Mrs. Langtry Is n good illustration to
show how extremely convenient an am
bilious woman finds 10 to be beautiful.
There are those who maintain that Mary
Anderson owed her immunity from an
Apprenticeship" and her easy leadership
on the Yankce-spcaking stage in no small
degree to her surprising loneliness.
Among the less celebrated stage beau
ties. Edith Kingdom tnow Mrs. George
Could and Marie burroughs. are often
mentioned as actresses who owed much
at the start-off TO their prettiness. In
course OF time both these women became
excellent actresses. but their adorable faces
furnished each the entering wedge TO pub
lie favor.
And no wonder, ], for one. would miss
no opportunity TO see the slender. will
lowy Burroughs shaken with mimic grief.
her soulful gray eyes self-based with
contagious tears, Her weeping is as en-
dearing and beautifylng az is the laugh
ter Of other women. | have heard that
the beauty" Mrs. CORVALLIS West. took
all hearts by storm once down in Devon,
at some private theatricals. by her In
imitably pretty way OF having "a good
cry This is rare gift.
one more instance OF the value of beauty
To the actress. There Is to-day on the
New York stage a handsome young ac-
tress who usually plays-and plays very
creditably-what might be called light
weight" that is comic rather than tragic
adventuresses have been told she got
her first engagement solely on the
strength OF her face.
| At the time she first appeared on the
theatrical horizon. II got about that her
manager remarked In half confidence to
his managerial confreres. 81 don't know
what | shall do with her ultimately
haven't the faintest idea She Is an I'M
! known quantlty-may or may not have
latent ability but a face as pretty as hers
| is n rarity. / can't risk one of you fell
| lows getting hold Of her. She may turn
| out a drawing card; at prcsent-she S a
| dead incumbrance"'
Swapping black eyes. n piquant face,
| and a perfect "fgger' launched this girl
| honorably II not quite legitimately from
an artistic point Of view, on a money
making career.
BEAUTIES AND THEIR MARRIAGES.
, Look AT the ease with which great
beauties" drift into splendid marriages
one need not name the great marriages
Of history nor. indeed. speak of the mag
nifcent matches Of the show beauties or
our own day. A host Of handsome Ameri-
can women Of high character occupy posi-
lions OF unassailable leadership in the
SWEETEST London and Continental sets. To
be sure. nearly every one Of these women
had fortunes to pave their way to emil
hence: but in each instance the for
tune" was backed up by indsputable
beauty. Few are the plain heiresses
who have contracted grand international
alliances.
Three very consplcuously beautiful
American women stand forth as having
married prominent compatriots. refer
TO Miss Fair. of San Francisco. Mrs Her
man Oelrlchs. Miss Willing. OF Phlladel-
phia, now Mrs. John jacob Aston Jr:
and Miss Welsh. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
NVanamaker's daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Oerichs. of course. had fabulous
wealth as a matrimonial inducement; but
,nillions could have counted for little with
n man of Herman Oelrichs's reputed wealth.
and independence Mrs. Aston and Mrs.
"Tom" Wanamaker both had family intu-
cnce. though slender purses. But both
were rated fascinating as well as beauti-
full; and were known to have refused seve-
raj splendid offers before they settled down
10 matches-''love"- matches, albeit,
matches that entailed enormous wealth.
The circumstances attending the onions
Of beauty and position, or beauty and
Mealth are such at times as to make the
mention OF names fairly invidious.
Not 50 very long ago confirmed bache-
lor succumbed TO beauty. resigning his
81, 10 IL a MN
girls In all directions. amongst his social
EQUALS. had done their best in VAIN to
net this elusive young man Of 81. He was
clever handsome. very "ably-fitted' finan-
cialy. and belonged to prominent family
I'm the southwest
One day his professional duties-he was
n barrister-took him into a small New
England city. Walking along the main
thoroughfare he CHANGED 10 glance beyond
the muslin sach curtains and pots or
geraniums that adorned the front windows
OF little shop There he spied a beautiful
young girl bending over an embroidery
frame. Her hair was gorgeous-billowy.
and of that flame-like golden hue Titan
| loved so well. Her features were classic,
| and the sweep OF her bust perfection. Not
stopping to weigh his impulse. the young
| man dashed into the store and purchased
| an embroidery pin-cushion. That PIN
| cushion settled his fate-in less than two
months the pretty young shopwoman be-
| came his wife.
| Truly what Mr.. Whistler says Of genius.
| applies equally well to beauty: ''The
| humblest cot is not safe from its in
vasion."
one bleak winters evening. more than
| four years ago. two ladies, driving to
some public place Of entertainment
| seaboard cities. were stopped by block
ade A pale little face was lifted to their
| carriage window, while an outstretched
! hand and quavering voice begged them
| 10 buy a bunchr' The matches they
| forgot 10 purchase. so wrapped up were
they In the contemplation Of the bare
| foot tot herself. with her strip of colored
| handkerchief for head-gear. The tawdry
handkerchief bound down ripping
fleece" that seemed pure gold; and the
extraordinary beauty of the face beneath
this halo defed hunger and squalor. The
feature were cut with Phidan nicely and
the great eyes were blue as corn flowers.
The women went into raptures over this
petite ans ragged Venus, declaring they
had never seen any one so lovely, Quite
likely they never had, Cor the homeless
child they picked that night from the
streets to grow up i'm the lap of luxury
and refinement. the wife of a merchant
prince. became In time queen of society
and a beauty with scarcely a peer In the
country she had been destined to adorn.
Beauty was less considerate of society's
veal when she plucked from the mud
where she grew that matchless flower Of
loneliness, Emma Lyons, who began life
as waitress at a tavern frequented by
''men- about-town." This low-born siren
whose skin was snow-white and eyebrows
and curling lashes black as jet. wtcse
figure was not less exquisite than her fSce.
and who possessed great physical dieni-
ty'' along with flashes OF intoxicating vi
vacity--as the wife of Sir William Hamil-
ton, decked the top notch of an aristo-
cratic and dem-royal circle: destroyed for
good and all the domestic peace OF the
immortal Nelson: queened 1t over Naples
queen. and broke. right and left, hearts
innumerable. We gain some idea of the
quality Of Lady Hamilton's beauty from
the pictures OF her. and from the fact
that RoInney. who divided honors as a
portrait-painter with Sir Joshua, chose TO
depict her on canvas no less than twenty
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