Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-01-31

IN a century means a great deal AT
the play the other night. | could not
but look at the face Of Lillian Russell.
| 1t is absolutely perfect And, unlike
most perfect faces, it possesses that
great charm of showing the varying
| moods. The smile is dimpled; the
sympathetic look has that droop Of
the eyelids that makes il really SYM
pathetic; while the scornful expression
has the curl of the lip that once makes
you see how perfect the lip is. and
which tells the story Of the emotion
felt at the time.
l LIKE TO LOOK AT THE BEAU
TIFUL WOMAN,
as I like to look at the beautiful pic
ture; and after looking at a beautiful
woman | invariably go TO one of the
big libraries, get those rare and valu-
able books in which the pictures OF
great beauties, as we'll as their histor-
les. and | discover which historical
beauty the beauty of to-day is like to-
1t didn't take very long TO find the
two women whom Lillian Russell most
resembles-Louise Ia Valliere and
Nine. Recamier Her eyes-those deep
blue eyes that are almost brOwn-are
exactly the shape of the eyes OF the
loving and lovable la VALERIE. Inc
well-shaped nose. the broad. white
forehead the chin that is at once fem
mine and vet does not lack strength
reproduce those features OF RecalAler'
while the soft golden hair, curing
about the head. the slOping shoulders
the white round throat. correspond TO
those of la Nalliere. and the rounu
arm. with its delicate wrist, small manu-
and taper fingers is like the arm SHOWN
in the famous picture OF the DeAu1S
of the First Empire by David. reciin--
ing on a couch of that period shoulu
like TO see a picture Of Lillian Russell
in the Recamier costume. posed as was
the famous beauty in that most Ia
nous of all her pictures. History re-
peats herself even in our beauties. Al
ter all. beauty is as exact something
as mathematics. for measurements
and colors must be correct 10 achIeNe
beauty.
DO HANDS TELL \ STORY TO NOI 2
Lift mp the hand of Lillian Russell. Ihe
hand of the average singer is inclined 10
I
hand is pointed. the fingers are those OF
writer. or au artist. After looking "O
them you are not surprised 20 hear tl"O
Lillian Russell herself draws the design
of every gown SHE wears. LOOK I'D the
center of the hand. The muscles DO not
gather Themselves mp ass if 10 hoaId
money. they are generous looking. so
YOU are not surprised to hear from some
one entirely outside her own householo
that the singer and the beauty PROVIDES
well FOR those Of her own blood who need
her assistance.
What is most interesting to you among
tho great singer belongings? You are Il
woman. and 30 YOU answer as knew you
would. "Her jewel box" Here is one III
which there are not only many jewels
but many artistic Jewels and many jewels
that have interesting stories attached to
t.cm Here are strings of nilkwhite
pcarls-one with ruby. one with dia-
mond. and one with "a ruby and diamond
clasp. Here is "a ring with a. superb PINK
p-arl. SET between two diamonds thal
match il I'm size: here is ring with. IL
black pearl set i'm diamonds. There are
many pearls. for the singer loves them'
and being an artist she knows now wen
suited thev are 10 a. beautiful woman.
Here is "a superb sapphire. set in dia-
monds. and this is its history: Al one
time when Lillian Russell was singing IN
San Francisco Russian man-of-war was
there. and as the Russians all love music
many of them came 10 hear her SING
The night before The vessel was 10 leave
a number of Russian gentlemen were at
the theatre among them Prince whose
name is known all over the world hur
who. personally was stranger TO inc
singer He threw on th- stage, when she
had finished her best song. "a small bunch
of vioiets. After the curtain dropped the
singer picked it up. and after she got i'm
her dressing room took of tho soft paper
that was around the stems before putting
the flowers i'm water Under the SOFT pa
nor was card: ION this was written:
we s;u carly tomorrow morning. This
IS TO show that even "a Russian bear can
anprcciate talent" Ard further up. haV-
ing been slipped well over the stems. was
this superb ring Another ring one set
with large clear. white diamond. came
I'm tho same way: a gentleman took a
gardenia from his buttonhole and
THREW TT At THE FEET OF THE
SINGER.
Loving am blossoms. she couldn't bear to
see IL trodden upon. and although some
of the company laughed. She picked up the
single flower. only 20 find that it was en-
circlcd with this superb ring. and that no
name whatever accompanied it. Here
are two strange Jewels. They look as
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