The morning times., 1896-03-16

referred to, to have two South American
pumas brought in from the court and these
animals played about with the same lively
appearance OF being n home in that draw
ing-room. Nine. Sarah's walk and many
OF the purrng and cultural sounds OF her
voice are studied from these pets.
IN THE STARS PRESENCE.
A second maid motioned me into an inner
room ana a cordial unaffected handshakc
was Bernhardt's greeting. She was about
dressed for the scene in tire country house,
and she wore a gown OF white silk with n
loose net over it. The net was bound i'll
| place by gold gird!e, which hung over
! her hips ana tied below the abdomen. Into
! this she was fastening some flowers.
She stood before me and her figure
| Is worth rcmarking. Firstly. She Is tall,
! neither thin Gor stout. But her abdomi-
! nal development Is rema rkable. Most
! English aDd American women throw the
! hips back and subordinate this part OF the
! figure Not so Madame Sarah. She
J appears TO believe with the ancient Jews
/ that the abdomen is a mark of beauty
! on woman. She wears no corset. but
/ holds herself AS straight as the figure
which crowned the McMonieS fountain
| AT the worlds Fair. Her hair is her own.
1t is rather coarse and OF red gold
color. She wears IL frowZlcd over her
! brow and ears and drawn back loosely
/ TO Il knot on a line with the top OF her
| head. Her eyes are long and OF deep
! blue aud her nose is inclined to the Jewish
| type.
! IT d.d not take but moment 10 find That
/ madam WAS In a towering rage al Wash
! nCrOn. Her horse was small. consequently
! he detested Washington. She would never
! come TO the stupid place again. All this
was expressed in Gutturals and short ex-
carnations OF rage. Yes, she liked 10 play
! Camille" the Americans always seemed
TO want IT. It was reminder to her OF
! Dumas her good aLd noble friend. There
would never be another like him.
- S he arranged great armful Of lilies
| and roses, which she carried on the stage
| in the country scene. Her toilet table
was thing to make a fashionable woman
| weep. A great mirror hung over IT. and
| beneath that was an ebony and pearl box
lined with red silk, upon which reposed
silver articles for every needful purpose.
! There were cut glass bottles of this and
| that lotion-no use to ask what for You
would onl V be met with the arch smile and
musical An, yes l know ze reporter"
Aud there were innumerablc jars ard
| pots OF cream. powder. rouge, paste, ard
the rest. Her two maids were as busy
as bees doing this or that for her. They
| were typical French girls. such as one may
see any day on the Rue du Rivoh, the
Avenue de Kleber, or the Boulevards.
A man came to say something, possibly
second act. it was beyond my vocabulary,
and she gave an impatient "alez, aleZ,'
to him. hui arose TO go myself. Her rd &c
seemed TO have been spent. and she again
took my hand in both hers with warm
and cordial grasp She has not bad
heart, this daughter OF Paris. A poor artist
that / met in Paris went TO her and asked
TO sketch her salon. He told her he was
pulling the devil by the tail She replied
RNa
longer do that; l am your friend And
she was steadfastly till he got upon his feet.
HARE AND NELSON.
Did you go to the National Theater last
week? If YOU did you witnessed a great
performance, for there is no better COM
pany in the world than that of John Hare
of London. IT includes Fred Terry, the
brother of Ellen Terry, and his Wife, Julia
Nelson This artist is wonderfully beauti
full woman of the English type, and has a
charm of her own as enthralling as her
great sister-n-law possesses, though quite
different.
She had good dressing room at the
National, rather longer than ordinary, and
1t was in a state OF perfect order when
saw it. An English woman in white cap
and apron presided over it and moved
about with quetness and precision. She
retired silently as Miss Nelson came in.
That lady is tall and well developed
Her hair is a rich brown, curling loosely
back from n strong, intellectual face. She
wore a green satin skirt and an over gown
of brocaded silk, just as she came from the
stage, and she carried herself in queenly
manner, making the curve of beauty from
the tip of her foot to her chin. Her hands
are rather large, white and SOFT perfectly
manicured; her teeth strong and white, heI
eyes bright. She spoke with the de-
ltghtful drawl and broad "a" Of the English
making all that she said delightfully."- enter
tanning, though the conversation was upoI
Indifferent topics. She had never beer
to America before, she liked it so far right
well. She interviewed the newspaper
woman about Chicago, where she is going
and wondered if she was to see any OF
the wild west there.
They were going back soon. and on thi:
trip she was not to see the wonderful
Rockies and the beautiful Pacific Slope
She admired Washington, and found i
greatly interesting to go up to the beauti
ful Capitol-a rarely beautiful building she
pronounced it. She thought it SO excel
lent that women could go into the gal
eries and view the floor without the in
tervention of the horrid lattice work
which shuts off the woman's gallery from
Parliament in London. She was as en-
thu siaStic about America as the mos
ardent American could wish.
Press notices have said that this woman
is to be one of the foremost actresses
of the world, and for that reason il il
agreeable to study her now. She is young
handsome, wholesome, friendly, and gra
cious. Her art will doubtless always b'
of the broad, noble type, rather than o
the intensive, decadent type.
MISS LOWRIE AND SEABROOKE.
Do you want to go to one more theater
the Lafayette? / will introduce you here
TO an American girl, and one Of the mos
charming of all the actresses this week
Now, perhaps you call that heresy; well, az
YOU like. It's a matter OF taste. The La
fayette is a delightful theater The open
ness, the bright cleanliness OF it prevail:
behind the fOotlights as well as before
The play last week, as you know, wa!
strictly American, written by Chicago
ne wspaper man. 1t was thrilling and in
, tereSting, and sho wed u good type of tn,
American man OF business and the Amer
can daughter. 1t was after the ballroom
] scene in the ''Speculator" that went bacl
} on the stage 10 seek the young woman Witt
/, | had had SO many proposals of marriage
/ | Miss Jeanette Lowrie. We crossed tn
L stage and the manager cailedto MIR. Thoma
/ Q. Seabrooke.
s That gentleman came out OF his dressing
e room and conducted me up flight OF wind
}. ing stairs 10 the dTessiDg-room OF Mis-