The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-10-15

wives, an Il n O
Vlenneses more tender sgeethearts.
But for tall. full-blown. generously pro.
portioned young creatures. with ex-
quisite skins and clear eyes. London Is
TAR and away ahead OF any city In the
world
Miriam Clements. with her amber
eyes and hair as yellow as corn tassels.
Il thoroughly typical English beauty.
Like Mrs. Langtry. she was born on
the island Of Jersey. and her admirers
are enthusiastic enough 10 assert that
she Is more beautiful than the Jersey
LILY herself MISS Clements Is only
twenty-three years old. and one has TO
close ones eyes and think back a good
many years to remember Mira Langtry
when she was IN the pride Of her youth.
II one remembers very clearly the con-
parison would perhaps be hardly to
Miss Clements advantage.
new generation has, however.
fprung up-a generation OF young men
who never saw Mrs Langtry az her
pest, and who are sure that they have
pevor seenanylhing asbeautifulas Misi
Clements. Following Dorothy Baird.
a. Trllby. In London. u says a great
deal for Miss Clements that her beauty
made the sensation Il did. Although
Miss Baird-who dropped playing
Trilby In order TO hnd the time TO
marry Henry Irying's son-was the
most atrocious stick In the atroclous
company which played 'Trllby" az the
London Haymarket. she Is one OF the
lOveliest young women In the world
IN mornings walk down Fifth avenue
you will not see. among all the bablol
IN their perambulators. one whose eyes
are clearer or whose lips are frcsher
han hers.
by all accounts Miss Clements Is an
other picture Trilby." chosen rather
10 fulfil Mr.. Du Maurier's artistic re.
quirements than 10 meet his oxlgenciel
as an author. II Is. indeed. unhappily
the case that the magnificent young
English glrl, with the eyes Of a fawn
and the throat OF a dove. Is apt to be
as stupid 40 a hcifer. No class OF En-
gllsh girls are. speaking at large. az
bright and quick as American girls. but
nowhere Is the difference 20 perccptlble
~ In the beauty class.
A New York chorus girl Is no, always
the most highly educated. nor yet the
most refined. OF her sex: but che Is al.
ways a qulck-witled young person. who
has a ready answer for everybody. and
Is uncommonly well able to take care OF
herself The run OF English Gayety
girls. on the other hand. seem hardly
to possess human Intelligence by
superhuman patience. the ballet-master
succeeds In teaching them to walk on
and OF the stage. and to do a little
dance. but their superiluous intelll-
gence IA 80 limited that one can read
ily believe the story that az the SHOP
Girl" picnic a cynical youth In vain Of
fered the prize OF a diamond bracelet TO
any girl who knew how TO spell Charlie
magne. Il shows even In their pie
lures. this heaviness OF wit.
Clssle Crawford has perhaps
brighter face. although her big eyes
look as II she might ask stupid Ques-
tiOns on occasion.
Kate Adams. another one OF the bou.
Quet OF beauties. has a hard. cold little
face. and her figure Ia absolutely fault.
less. and she dances like a whirlWind.
Rose bearing IA another beauty who
owes more TO her figure than her face
and a curious fact In this connection Is
that the lines about her nose and
mouth indicate that she Is well on the
wrong side Of thirty. while her limbs
and her bust display the fne. delicate