The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-10
SOUVENIRS OF CUPID.
Missives Which Serve for Wall Paper
in Anna Held's Car.
Washington Pos,

Washington Post.
Souvenirs of Cupid are substituted for
wall paper on the perambulating boudoir
OF the Gascon soubrette and erotc war
bier. Anna Held Annals moving sanctum
Is in the ford end of the car, Annaheld
on the main deck. And. to carry the met
aphor stin farther. these Cupid tokens
are calculated to coach seasic,suess In the
minds of the blase. Mile. Held's fervid
ogles athwart the footlights have doubt
less inspired this medley OF love Iamsnts
that plaster the walls of Annals sanetum
on the good car Annaheld Mile Held's
adviser and manager, Florence Ziegfeld.
acted az the cicerone for a Post emIssary
in an exploration OF the Held boudolr. To
explore the Held boudoir Is about 275 de-
grees Fahrenheit above the atmospheric
conditions that greeted hansen.
Its case of discovering a tabasco
land at the equator. isn't it?" was the
gleeful chirrup of Mr. Ziegfeid. as he al
rected the attention Of his guest TO the
medley Of Cupid's literary efforts that sur
mount the oaken veneer In the inner sane
tum OF Annals car. This unique wall pa
per that looks down on Anna when the
cafe chantant is nestled in Morpheus
arms consists OF a collaboration. a med
ley indeed, an ola podrida of missves
from would-be SWANS whom the Gascon
heart-siayer has enmeshed In the wefts
OF her firtatious Establishments.
"You will observe that the signatures
OF the thousand and one SWANS have been
sclssored of their missives OF course
n wouldn't be the proper thing to give
these gentlemen away" spake Mr. Zieg-
field Read this one." and Mr.. Ziegfsld
referred his guest 10 a pink missive. note
size requesting the presence of Anna at
Martins which happens 20 be Bohemian
damp goods den on Gotham's Broadway.
"'You will know me by my flowing NOUS
,ache and tall figure" sputtered the writ
err I will be standing at the front door
waiting for You at any time from 1880
till l,.s0. Indeed. / will wait for you.
proprietor Of my heart. till you arrive"
Az Miss Held had an engagement for
rehearsal that detained her TIL o'clock
on the following morning, II is only fair
10 infer that the gentleman with the flow
ing moustaehe has cultivated beard that
would filter a good-szed cyclone provid-
ing ne has kept his word. And he says
he will wait TO finish.
Mr.. Zlegfeid next drew his guests at
tention 20 Cupid lament that would
stand or for the low comedy scrawi in
difsd by sammy W-elle- This effort IL
rife with small fs that take the place ~
the conventional capital for the first per-
soual rronoun, and runs like this: Il
amt got any money 20 speak q. but I
have heard Of you and my sister was Ia
the chorus when you was at hammer
stems. and thought II could met you
that i might tell you how your act gave
ne a funny feeling get s. a week at
lob In the street department. and hear
you have sung songs ia the street for
the benefit or the pcoT, Of which l am
one. now my cousin has a tob as boss OF
a gang or kunale Warnings brigade OF
cleaners, and II you want 10 sing In our
street am On tina stcth avenue brigade
than VII make II pleasant for you be-