The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-11

incarnation of his souls ideal in the cap
ital of his native land. Curiously enough,
he found the model he had so long sought
behind the footlights of a theater
She was Miss Dorothy Dene, a young
actress of remarkable beauty, both in face
and figure. Sir Frederic told her of his
inspiration, the contemplated canvas, and
her fulfllment of his ideal for the CEN
trail figure. Miss Dene graciously consent
ed to pose for him, and, eight months
later, the artists conception of beauti-
full picture became a reality, and was the
most admired of all Sir Frederlcs works.
Miss Dene is as perfect a type of
Greek beauty as can be found at the pres
ent day. Every line of her face and fig
ure is classical in the highest degree. She
is rather above the average in hight, has
long, 1.-THE limbs, and an exquisitely mold
ed bust. Her hair is curly and golden,
and her lustrous eyes have the hue of
violets. In addition to all these charms
she is said to possess the most beautiful
complexion of any woman in Europe.
What wonder that such a superb creature
inspired Sir Frederic to his greatest eff
forts.
Miss Dene continued to be Sir Freder-
les model long after he had given "Cy-
mon and Iphigenia" to the world. Her
form and features can be readily recog-
nized in a number of other works by the
Greek Girls Playing BalI' she is repre-
scented as the maiden who is catching the
ball. This canvas notably displays the act
ress exquisite figure. Miss Denes shape
ly arms may be noted in Summer
Moon another well-known painting by
Leighton.
A year or two before Sir Frederic's
death it was gossiped in London that the
artist was madly in love with his model,
but that some obstacle or other was in
the way of their marriage. Just what this
obstacle was no one seemed to know. Pos
sbly it was the disparity in their ages.
Leighton, at the time Of his death-about
a year ago-was neary 70 years old; Miss
Dene is now about %.
Dorothy Dene visited the United States
in 1883. She undertook the production of
classical plays popular in England, but al
most unknown on this side of the water.
| Little success attended the venture, and
| her tour was finally abandoned. In Eng
| land Miss Denee enjoys much popularity.
Not onlyS does she reign supreme as
queen Of beauty, but her histrionic ability,
which is of no mean order, has won her
the praise Of notable critics and fellow
artists
Miss Dene lives with her four sisters, all
of whom are remarkably pretty, in
charming apartment in South Kensington,
London. a section of the city colonzed
chiefly by artists and theatrical folks, and
quite as picturesque in many of its feat
ures as is the famous Quarter Latin of
Paris.
American girls brought up in England,
says the New York Tribune, on the most
approved English pattern. with ire
proachable accent and manners, are ap-
parently not a success when they return
to their own country. And it would be
well for ambitious mothers who are edu-
eating their daughters abroad with the
idea that they will outshine their home
bred companions in attractiveness and
breeding to discard such notion at once.
On the other hand, neither are such girls
appreciated in England itself They sim
ply become Anglicised, lose their origi-
nality, and are therefore lost in a crowd,
while In America their stiff manners aud
unadaptiveness render them absolutely
| unpopular, not only with the girls, but
with the men,
1t is rather pathetic to See the vent,
vidi, vici airs Of these AnglolAmerican
maidens, when they first come over, yield
to disappointment and their stand-ofiish
manners become awkwardly cordial as
they realize the necessity of partners
and friends.
Still, they are not happy! 1t is like
trying to fit a square patch in a round
hole to expect English-bred women TO
assimilate to the conditions of life over
here; and as converts are invariably more
bigOted than those born in the faith, so
girls that are brought up to feel sef-con-
sciOusly superior according to British
standards are more English than the Eng
lish girls themselves, who are generally
good natured and hearty, and are appar-
emily unconscious when they come over
here that there is any standard to live up
to.
1t may be taken as a principle OF edu-
nh q
is wrong while sense of superiority Is
socially fatal Moreover il is more or less
old fashioned to be very English" just
now, and it rather handcaps a girl than
helps her to have a transatlantic educa-
ton.
Nellie" said Nellies mistress, who saw
with admiration the strong, handsome
white teeth of the maid from Erin, do
you use any special preparation to keep
your teeth in such splendid condition."
"Yes'm," answered Nellie with modest
pride, Il do. / always clean them with
sand soap"
In her lecture to east side mothers at
the pro-cathedral on Stanton street, Now
York Wednesday, Miss e. Marguerite
Lindiey emphasized the need OF care Of
the skin. and read a series Of rhymes
upon the subject to impress the facts more
deeply 4 Iey were itAfiN1I WIN AlAGH up
plause by the mothers.
Previously she emphasized the fact that
the skins most important duty Is carrying
off from two 10 two and a half pounds Of
refuse matter every twenty-four hours
through the pores of the body
The rhymes might 80 appropriately into
a child's health primer. They are as fol-
J lows:
THE SKIN.
There's a skin without and a skin within,
A covering skin and a lining skin,
But the skin within Is the skin without,
Doubled inward and carried completely
throughout.
1.-THE outside skin Is a marvellous plan
For oxuding the dregs OF the flesh Of man:
While the inner extracts from the food and
the air
what Is needed tho waste Of the flesh to
repair.
TOO much brandy whisky, or sin