The Sunday globe., 1901-05-26
IN A MILO MOLD.
The Venetian Venus Finds a Modern
Rival in a California Beauty.

1--WE gaze and turn away and know not
where,
Dazzled and drunk with beauty till
the heart
Reels with it's fondness."
In this condition the poet aptly de-
scribes Bijou audiences, after gazing
at the counterpart of the model of all
models in the person of Miss Lenore
White, the center Of bevy of beau
ties in the Devils Daughter" Extrava-
ganZa.
The measurements of the Venetian
Venus, remaining through the centu-
ries the recognized standard of female
loveliness, are; Height, feet inches;
waist, "a inches; bust (under the
arms), "a; bust lover the arms), 43;
upper arm, 49, wrist, g.; thigh, 25
ankle, 8; calf, IA 1-2. The measure
ments of Miss Lenore White, who to.
day stands at the head of her chosen
profession, are: Height feet 6
inches; waist, "a inches; bust (under
the arms), SO; bust lover the arms
AZ; upper arm, 12 1-2; wrist, 6; thigh,
"a; calf, 13; ankle, z 3-4.
The pleasing en- semble falling upon
the retina, through the medium of Ma
homet III, and many other tableaux
presented at the Bijou the past week
are due almost in entirety to the skill
and persistent efforts Of Miss White.
During our long stay at the Expo
sition in Buffalo," said that lady Thurs
| day afternoon, "I shall endeavor, with
the cooperation of the management
and in the face Of almost continuous
performance, to rehearse some paint
ings | have in my minds eye, the pres
entation of which | have reason to be-
lieve will prove eminently successful %
While in Washington, no doubt, you
were enabled to secure many ideas
you have stored for future use"
NO; this presentation, you are
doubtless aware, has been a series Of
rehearsals prior to the Buffalo engage.
ment, which meant for my lady assist
ants and myself little else than hard
work"
How many assistants have your"
Ordinarily, three ladies are re-.
quired to present the best known Of
the stock living pictures. The Miner
Won Osten management have not less
than a dozen in each of their scenes,
the more pretentious carrying a score"
Have you any objection to giving
the public an insight into your pros
pective productions?"
mot in the least. 1t is the public
for whom I am working. l am not
posing for the stage manager in the
wings, or the front row of balds, but
rather, over the heads of these to the
great public beyond The subjects
will be mainly historical my idea be-
ing to produce those sufficiently ia
miliar to be recognized by the gamin
in the gallery at the rise of the cur
tain. The same care must be exer-
cised, you will admit, in the choice Of
your subjects as in the selection Of
new novel for dramatization. I call
to mind an experience we had at the
Tivolo in San Francisco. Every spare
moment for weeks we had been at
work on a scene that gave promise Of
being pretty picture. A member OF
the newspaper fraternity was pecu-
liarly persistent as to what we were
doing, and I was just on the eve Of
telling him he might come around
some forenoon and Judge for himself,
when one of the ladies beckoned me to
one side and said: Miss White, If the
scene goes like that we will be the
laughing stock Of the town There is
such a narrow line dividing the sub
lime and the ridiculous. You tell me
women can't keep a secret. To this
day you can count on the fingers OF
one hand the people, all women, who
know why that scene was abandoned
"Have you any particular test by
which you Judge whether a production
is a go or not?"
"After weeks, sometimes months, of
hard work we ring up the curtain and
face the music. First impressions are
generally an index; a chorus of half
suppressed '0h'sl' and 'Ah'sl' comes
from all parts Of the house; the small
boy catches his breath first and begins
to make comment, and he doesn't
speak in an undertone, either:
choose that fat one in the middle!' he
will yell. when everything is so quiet
you can hear the proverbial pin drop,
and his associates will forthwith pro-
ceed to tell you just what they think
of It. The gamin, may add is a COM
petent critic"
do you like the vocation of a
model%
"Well, can not say that I am par
lltuluIlN luIdludLth lutlNNlNhs 10 "
managed to maintain to date certain
amount of enthusiasm therein, which,
I suppose, answers to the inspiration
Of the poet or the artist. II is the
means OF earning an honest living
am not going to leave the impression
on your mind that | am drawing
princely salary; suffice 1t to say, thar
/ am making more money as model
lhan in any other channel in which
could direct my talents. Another
thing should not be lost sight OF. One
must be constantly reading and study
ing in order to familiarize themselves
with the costumes, drapery and acces-
sories of the subjects presented, ana
study is to me pleasure"
Suppose a model gets fat?"
"a model mustn't get fat. II they
do they cease to be a model. In select
ing my assistants may choose, points
of figure. carriage, and the like, being
equal. a large woman In preference to
a small one, but a fat one-never. A
few blondes | have met who possessed
exquisite forms, although, ordinarily,
my coworkers have been, like myself,
pronounced brunettes."
At this juncture, a bell boy came
into the hotel parlor with a batch OF
mail. "Here, take this letter and mail
IT," said Miss White, sealing a letter
and handing It to him. 81 always
write to my mother every Monday and
Thursday"
The incoming mail contained a proof
OF the programme of the Court Street
Theater Buffalo, in which Miss White
is featured in "Mazeppa," THE Spirit
Of Niagara" and one Of the figures
in North and South America"-all
well known groups.
Miss White, who is a daughter Of
r. p. White, the we'll known California
q ctnr is a urritnr Of mnra than local