Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-19
my work. though also owe much to the

my work though I also owe much to the
Turkish BATH
DO you go to the Hamman?' I asked
NO, no. l have sweatbox here in my
apartment. fitted with some fifty electric
light bulbs. 1 take it as often as four
times week, especially when not dancing
And follow 1t with tepid douche turn
ing cold. There Is an apparatus to frighten
They like to soak In their perfumed tub of
warm water-soaking, dreaming weaken
ing"
A Remarkable Woman.
Certainly she is remarkable woman. On
the stage. from Copenhagen to Vienna and
from London to Rome she Is known as a
reliable attraction She began life as a spe-
cialist OF popular Spanish dances in long
skirts. But she sfngs-after a fashion. She
acts-after another fashion. And she has
made successful ventures into pantomime-
without taking lessons.
And here she is, at nearly forty years of
age, sitting for the best-selling photogra oh
in the Paris market. After her comes Lima
Cavalieri-with third in the same class
Other beauties. like Marthe Regnier. Sorel
Brestl. de Pough, Elise de We're, Pena Con-
chita and little Chavita, all sell wonderfully
well in half a dozen successful poses
Others. like Nadia and Robinne, owe their
Photographic value to come single happy
negative But Otero and Cavalier never
cease posing. The photographers will not
let them rest.
picked up package of photographs I
wanted her to talk about her famous jewels
You evidently prefer pearls" said, no
ticing how often she had sat in them before
the camera.
Il do she said. "and have some fine
ones-I who started life with one real piece
of jewelry. and of silver at that!''
/ asked what 1t could have been.
My mothers engagement ring. mon
sieur." she answered. Il have 1t still. Here
1t Isl" She showed me a large old silver
ring with clumsy heart sarmounted by
kind of crown And truly, monsieur,
gle pearl Is worth $4,000"
She took 1t from cluster OF pearl rings
on her left hand-a great button-pearl, al
most spherical. of unclouded orient, with
the faintest tinge of salmon pink. Spherical
pearl solltalres were in her ears. But what
struck me most was a great pale blue pearl
on her right hand.
Great Display Of Jewels.
Il like tinted pearls for rings" she said.
II have rose-colored pearls, salmon-pink.
pale blue. russet-brown and olive-brown
that is rarer even than the black pearl.
See ths-and thisi' (She held up her
fingers. She took rings from a drawer.
She held them to the Light.
Your big dog collar is of white pearls"
said. to show that l knew.
II have two dog collars she corrected
with dignity. "One is of eight rows Of
for buckle. The other has twelve rows Of
pearls and clasps invisibly. 1 have also
sautoirs of pearls, and chains Of pearls and
necklaces of pearls. Here is one worth
0OO0. Well. five years ago It cost only
$4,000. But that is nothing in compari
son with the rise of emeralds In the past
ten years. Unhappily 1 never cared much
for emeralds. or I should be richer today"
She disappeared into the adjoining room
and returned with half a dozen boxes
Here is an emerald ring. The stone is
perfect in color, step-cut, square, set
lozenge and bordered with single-cut bril-
liants. I bought 1t for $500 in 1896 and
l could sell it today for $1,000. 1t is with
out a flaw. something rare in emeralds.
Did you ever see a rose-colored emerald,
a beryl? OF course, 1t is the same stone.
Here Is one from Muzo in Colombia,
fancy stone, presented to me by the owner
Of the mine. A Paris jeweer is always
trying to buy 1t from me. 1t seems to be
as valuable as the finest emerald
I asked her If she had gone in for dia-
monds.
Moderately" she answered. What I
regret most Is a charming lot of fancy col
ored diamonds L was persuaded to part
with years ago. They were in rings and
eardrops-oh, such tints of green, blue.
cinnamon. salmon and pucei They would
be worth up to $3.50 carat now!''
Going In Moderately"
She called 1t going in moderately" But
I learned she has a stream of big dia-
monds, twenty-six in number. varying in
size up to eight carats! 1t alone is worth
a fortune.
They are Brazilian stones" she said.