The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-12-09
BY MARIE B. SCHRADER.

latter color on account of the jet black | lashes which so heavily shade them Her l hair is black as are her eyebrows and l her lips are red She was touching them with still more red as she chatted; then she painted her finger nails quickly. An
 odd soft-shaded green garment was
 around her and a strange seductive per
 fume filled the air.
 q wear this long ring to make my fingers look longer" said Mme. Nazimova. "A short hand with blunted fingers Is
 never pretty nor artistic. There! See the difference. This ring has hundred dia-
 mcnds in it and it reaches ever two thirds of my finger. That is just small , thing, don't you think, but an actress
 must think of every detail in appearance
 as well as in her work
 Madame held her aristocratic fingers to the light. ''You wish some paper to take
 notes? I have nothing but sheet from
 this book. An, see what I have done. It is leaf from Maxim Gorkys novel, Comrades There, maybe that may in- srire you. Gorky is great writer. He reaches the truth in life.''
 How well you speak English, Mann ame.'
 You think so? Just think. I knew
 not one word before the twenty third of last June. In three months ] appeared speaking English Is that very quick
 time? The Americans seem to say so.
 Some persons believe that I have simply
 learned my role in 'Hedda Gabler' and
 that in reality do not know what I am talking about. That is a mistake I have
 studied hard and I have learned great
 deal which I do not mean to forget. What made me determine to learn Eng fish? I will tell you. I came over here
 with the Russian players little dream- ing that I would wish to remain. We
 had hard times and kept thinking what
 I should do later on. Some managers spoke to me through my interpreter, say ing that if I could only speak English
 they would engage me. Ah but I do
 not I answered. and that was the end
 os that I commenced to think about 1t
 and I said to myself, Others have
 learned, why not I? An engagement is
 waiting for me if I can only speak, MT.
 me to study your language in earnest
 with the result as you have observed, that
 can say more than how do you do.'
 'I remember everything I hear. No, never forget One thing puzzles me. Why are Americans so fond of that one word
 damn? It is curious what an effect 1t has on an audience If actor wishes to
 make people laugh, he says damn. If
 he is angry he says damn and even when
 he talks about the weather he says damn. What would you do without this
 word. It seems to be the most powerful in your language. for with it you can do
 anything. There is so much of this damn
 on the American stage that some day 1t
 would not surprise me if somebody wrote a play and called 1t Damn"
 All of this was said with the utmost good nature and when told Madame that we had already had a play entitled ''The Whole Dam Family she laughed merrily. "Did I not say so? Was I not right? I have only been in your country one year and a half. but I observed much in con- ditions of people. I am always looking. listening I like this country. It is so
 democratic. do not say like it in order to be polite. as l have heard some do. Actually I have wondered when some , one. who has not been in this land one week. goes into ecstacies about it. I adore it. I love 1t. It Is beautiful I have heard them say before they know