The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
Her pale and warm complexion was in

Her pale and warm complexion was in
toxicatingly youthful
ION her forehead her hair in short curls
formed a straight line Two tresses
brushed behind her ears, fell forward on
her breast. She wore diadem OF pale
gold and electrum. In the middle OF 1t
radiated the mysterious swatsika, which
is the sacred sign of the Arayan rulers. On
both sides of the diadem were long, pend
ant jewels, fixed with chains and term1-
mating in triangular plates.
She wore necklaces of agate, jadite,
porphyry and carnelian. Above that was
another necklace of blue glass, intermin-
gled with charms, heads of birds and the
mask of a COW. At the end was a rouno
plaque chased with seven diamonds. Her
underslzirt was of fine, red stuff in
small pleats, embroidered in colors. Her
overskirt was Indian pink with sleeves
to her elbows
ITO her elbows" the crowd repeated.
There were lotus flowers the reader
screamed
Lotus alba the pedantic voices shout
ed.
Eyes, white lotus, the reader screech-
ed. celebrating with embroidered but
tons
He could not continue. The audience
was weary of his description His voice
was hoarse from trying to be heard above
the tumult Lillian Russell had quilted
the stage in disgust. Presently, to the
accomplishments of sticks beating time
the floors, voices shouted in unison:
EDNA Edna Edna!'
She said: pray, be quiet. We cannot
do anything unless you hush"
They applauded. The asked her If she
was in love with the play or with them.
She replied.
with you. Actors love only the pub
lic.' Sac ais
She was a. Greek figure copied from
a bass7relief of the Parathenon, and yet
she might have played Helen to that au-
dience. No other woman could have cap
tivated its alteration as well. 1t was
amazing.
From act to act Ednas costume be-
came scantier and scantier. AS the cur
tain rose in the last act Edna emerged
from the sea with just the smallest bath
ing tights imaginable. The boys looked
at the programme and shouted:
eff there was one more act what would
you wear, Edna?''
wait and see," she replied.
Lillian Russell Was on the point of
stepping into her carriage. Her manager
arrived in time.
She returned to the stage, almost I'M
Willingly. She played and sang better
than ever. Plaudits came irresistibly, but
the enchantment of Edna Wallace Hop
per regained its power in an instant. A
courteous old Philadelphia said SORROW
fully:
They have a power superior to steam
to electricity and to the genius that uses
them. They have a power in the lack
of which poets die in the hospital, or at
the door of the hospital. They have sweet
immaculate, triumphant and serene SILL
ness
After the performance Lillian Russell
absolutely made up her mind to leave,
and gave notice to George w. Lederer
that she would do so at the end Of the
week.
She was asked by reporter in Wash
ington if she and Mrs. Hopper had quar-
relied, and gazed at her questioner with
an amazed air. She said:
1T like Edna Wallace Hopper extreme
ly. She is a pretty, dainty, little wom-
an. 1 am jealous of her? What an idea?
We are not even rivals.
II cease playing because I am tired,
because the rest of the trip is to be
continuous run from town to town
was not offended by what happened in
Philadelphia. Disorder of the galleries
is to be expected there"
Edna Wallace Hopper said: Lillian
Russell is exquisite. have a great deal
of affection for her.
II trying to dethrone her? We are not
of the same epoch"
She was ordered by Lederer not to talk
of Lillian Russell.
Mrs. Hopper diverted the conversation
to the weather, the races. the achieve
ments Of her dog. Her smile was pref
tily enigmatic.
Mrs. Hopper admired IN Philadelphia
child's cradle in iron gilt and silk, yellow
or saffron. And they have. ordered for
here there large cradle. pink and gold
1t Is proper to recall here that Lillian
Russell long ago abandoned the practice
of wearing tights. She was once sued by
her manager because she had refused to
wear them. She replied that nature has
been so generous to her that It was out
of the question for her to appeal to the
public in the manner suggested. More
over, she was extremely sensitive to
cold When it was pointed out that she
might have q wooden lining under the
other garments she said that It was abb
surd. One may truthfully say that it
was on artistic grounds that Miss Rus
sell set her face against tights.