The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-21
WIEN NOT n DISGUISE.
MISS DCH8 ~ SHE APPEARS n
Pn0PnIA PERSONA.
0Sw she Has Desagne1, Cst asA
Ma1e Twensfeth Century Dresses
-sSvv She Stage Her Ceen soags.

= aADORE RUSH. leading lady Ia Roland
Reefs company. Is . woman who haf-
- fss description. These VINO see Ara
admire her a. she appears on the stage.
clad sn one OF her twentieth century COS
tunes or singing a Hitting coon song.
have caU9h, one phase os aer wonsanisoS1,
and very charming one Il In. but per
hsps after ali II Ia not the NEST charming.
In her own proper ssIf Miss Rush Ia suiiy
a. fascinating as shs can possibly be IN
any pars which she may be called upon 10
render on the stage
A picture OF her - ssse sat in her dress
sng room last night just before the play
would have made an artist famous FOR
the background a tarnbied array % odds
ana ends that belong 10 Doncnia. Dresses
and little srinkcts scattered about In DE-
ughsfu. confusion. Here and the.e an item
or two in this inventory that smacked %
high, artistic culture. and the Nasms OF
the ssrtaso In . plain. little pastboara
bog. sitting unpfetentiousiy on rough
shelf choice lot % corsIs, rare and cost
" enough 10 win the envy Of the foremost
collector; part OF them handed down
through generations family heiriooms.
part Of them picked up In travels through
the South. Strings OF priceless beads hung
cArelessiy on \ nail in the wall.
IL the foreground woman, rare ard
radiant. as Poe would express a. As the
the call boy il making his round. monoto-
nousiy announcing the half hour warning.
Miss Rush does not hear him, or. a, least.
Aoes not heed kim. She Is fresh and glow
lnx tis, emerged. a. she gsssfaiiy an
nounces from u Turkish bath. on which
she do.es. Around her, In charming neg
lxe. In a richly broaaaed gown. Ought she
no. to rest In this little half hour that In
tervenex between her and the trying ordeal
Of ar evening on the stage? After TWO
minutes conversation the visitor feDukss
himself for having asked himself the aues-
ffon The womAn's vitality ~ 30 intense.
her repose perfect. that she Nigh. cas-
fly entertain q party Of friends until the
last call summons her before the foot
lights
Still In the freshness Of her youth, her
golden hair framing . face Of almost fault
less beauty, and her eyes now sparkling
with mirfh and brimming with laughter
ard again fathomisss a. she announces
some high and earnest truth OF the
ars she has s;riven for. her vivaciotls man
ner gives esvisitor series OF delightful
surprises as she passes with easy grace
from talk abou, taiior-mace gowns TO
discriminating criticism OF Satsuma ware
and works Ut ART
she said, laughing. Well, the origin OF
part in The Politician. you know. and l
dressed for f~vest. high collar, coat.
pockets ard all. The part made a hit,
That Z all. Il was taxed about and cop
tel. Now they are never content unieSs
they give me- something In which can
show one OF these twentieth century cos
Tunes.
when you Will not believe but nsvsrshe-
less u b. true. every word a. H. ] have
svsf re sa N 81 s'is q ny ~ frss 49,:
cry htich OF them I cat them out inysels
Another funny thing: don.t NE any pat
terms In cutting. Just saks the scissors
and 20 right at tho cloth a. think II ought
TO be cat. My mother says that ever since
! was ~ years old l have been fond %
that sort Of work and she euxh, TO know.
Those coon songs? Well 1 don't think
! could ever have sung them II hadn't
come I'm contact with the life Of tho me-
groes In the South have heard the
cotton fields / have studied them. have
come into sympathy with them, and have
caught. | think some Of tn. inspiration
that comes from their wonderful spirit IL
formiy. or. AZ least. az "a raile-~when a
negro Sings. that In. when he sings natur-
Atty and 81 home. he is intensely senti-
through the words OF tho .ong. When
hear tho tough econ sonss that are now
the rage In certain quarters. I am dis
grstea
Il like Seattle and It's people like your
glorious scenery and superb climate. I
do not think people IN the las, know or
appreciates what you have here ia the way
u scenery. The grandeur and susiin.sy
or some OF your views here are unsurpsss
Cd any other where Seattle In In Itself a
marvellous CITY, and has a Srea, future
before y we hope 10 come back and pay
yeu Wait again nssHt year
While her hands were san stretched out
In graceful gesture the cali bell rang
ans Miss Rush moved easily 10 the trans
lion from the world CO fact 10 the world
OF fcsien. Yet fiction 50 trne To art ,hat
she contends i is after all the highest and
&ourress world OF fact