The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-12-10
translated into English are unfit
publication.
AWKWARD IN MANNER.

The best pen portrait that has yet
been presented of this stage favorite is
this: she is what the French call
'sedusante' She is tall, thin and awk-
ward. most cunningly and attractively
awkward, like girl of IA. She wan
ders on the stage with an air Of vague
abstraction Her shoulders droop.and
her arms hang Imply. She doubles
forward in an automatic bow,and when
the applause breaks out, as ii always
does, after that bow. a curious babyish
smile breaks out along her lips and
rises and glances in her bright blue
eyes that open in an assumption Of
chldlike establishment Mile. Gull
bert is in New York for the purpose of
filling an engagement of a month in
Oscar Hammerstein' as new theatre, the
Olympia, and for tossing her head and
kicking her heels about she will receive
$4,000 a week, and no doubt the mana
ger who gave the people Of Gotham
the opportunity to witness her perfor-
mances will reap a rich harvest from his
enterprise.
Yvette is no wise 10th to talk of her
self, even though she does destroy some
of the pathetic romances that have been
woven about her giddy head. II was
born in Paris. in the Rue du Temple,
twenty-eight years ago" she said.wlth
apparent eagerneSS when asked about
herself, and naively added, II was the
only child. My father was stock bro
ker. who speculated and lost great
deal, although during my early years
1 received the very best education. es-
pecially in music We were never rich
always in the middle class-and my
mothers profession was that Of straw
hat manufacturer. Until / was 10 I
lived on a pension.
STORY OF HER LIFE.
This destroys all that has been writ
ten about poverty and privation, but it
is not the worst. although / have al
ways realized that i was very ugly"
this matter-of-fact money maker pro-
ceeds, Il was ambitious to do some
thing for myself( and as you may know.
/ became a manequin, not model in
your sense OF the word. We look upon
mannequias and models as different
things The first means to try on dres-
ses before the customers, but model
in France is a girl who shows her fig
ure before everybody, especially sculp-
tors and painters. L was paid $50
francs ($50) a month because i spoke
English and because could design cos
TUNES
referred TO by the magazine writer
quoted. II was at work at this sort
OF thing for four years" she says, "and
when was 20 l met, through my father
the love Of NY life-whose name / Will
not here mention. For six years l was
perfectly happy. / knew nothing, i
cared for nothing except this one true
affection. and then one day awakened
10 the painful sensation that / had been
deceived. / did not become wreckless
as most people do under a hard sor7ow.
I did not throw myself away IN d.ssi-
patton, drink or anything OF thai sort,
but / pulled myself together and de-
termined TO go on the stage Mean
while. as the result OK my sorrow. be-
came anaeu1ic My father died, and
my mother and I were left alone. bav-
ing lost all We had by the death OF my
father"
COMPLETION OF DATES.
II viii be noticed that the charming
Yvette has already demolished both OF
her magazine eulogists. but she isn't /
satisfied with thai and proceeds 20 frac- |
sture her own statements Then |
went TO the Concert Partisan. she says. /
making my debut FIVE years ago the |
Ilth of this month. having written and /
composed all my songs II she was |
born rwenty-eigb. years ago. fell IN 1
love AZ twenty. spent SIX years % bliss /
ful happiness IN the enjoyment Of her 1
true affection. discovered TIE d@cep- I
ton and took TO the stage i've years /
azs. she has a way Of s1n!hilz,lng
time that Is more remarkable even than /
her method Of captivating The hsa-ts 4
OF Der admirers But sage fzvos-stss 4
are entitled 70 good deal of lsti1oe Il Il
the matter - dates IN S-hich age - Il i
volvei. and the-~ Is I'D Use IN being too i
critical A trsaing error IN figures
doesn't aetract from the interest %
weli-told tale. and TveS.s co1sruEs-
in fzc< every song whtch / have sung
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