The Washington times., 1907-07-22
/" MOST PECULIARE,"
ASSERTS FOUGERE
OF YANKEE HOTEL
ariSian DanSeuSe Leaves
CaraVanSary Without
a GOod-by.
Mine Host Doubts if
ImpreSSario IS Husband,
as She Says.

NEW YORK, July 22.-Five feet and
three inches of Gallo scorn were
launched at the "'Otel KnickerbOckaire''
and all that appertains thereto when
Nine Eugene Fougere. the French
chanteuse. detailed the causes Of her
sudden disappearance, bag and baggage,
from that hostelry on Thursday. with
out as much as leaving an address be-
hind.
The petite artistic stopped in the prac-
tice Of a new chanson in her dressing
room at Hammerstein's Paradise Roof
Garden, TO turn Ike tornado upon her
Questioner.
'Ah you want the vrai raison why I
leave de 'Otel Knickerbockaire2 Well
1 will tell you. You see my managalre"
indicating NJ Gersut her personal rep
resentative who was seated at the table
writing-"he is my impresario. you
call it?-but he is marry wild me. He
IS my "'usban." NJ. Geraut admitted
the assertion by a bow.
When I go TO the otel write only
Nine. Fougere' on de book" she con-
tinued. "Pourqoui non7 Am not
Nine. Geraut, but on de stage, at de
otel. am Fougere.
People Were Shocked.
I'VE take two rooms, the door be-
| tween 70 open. De people in the 'otel
Is find NJ. Geraut in my room, and
poufr Her eloquent hands illustrated the
| explosion that ensued- There IS no un-
| derstand. For why. I explain He is
my 'usband? I no like. / pay. I GO
| and her flashing black eyes emphasized
tho way she did II.
1T is a mos strange place, de 'Otel
| Knickerbockaire. There is some one
toujours in the hall. Some one toujours
pass. 1 hear a knock like that. I open.
There IS de man with the at 0uTther
/ quiry elected the fact that the man in
question was the hotel detective). He
I say: You must not do CONNIE ca; you
must not do CONNIE ci.' 1 no like.
send for a bottle of wine. and again
some knock Dc man Wild the at is
tell me some more: You must not dc
CONNIE ca It is terrible"
Manager Reagan. of the Hotel Knick.
erbOcker. expressed himself with equa
fervOT.
Manager Saw 1t Differently.
why did Nine. Fougere Ieave7 Be
cause she had 70. We did not like the
goings on-that was all there was to ii
Geraut. her husband?" Mr. Reagan
drew in his breath sharply. We'll
things did not look that way Com
municating rooms2 Nothing OF the sort
she had room at the end OF one cor
Tidor and he had a room at the extrem.
opposite end OF the house, on the mex
floor. And some how he was ALWAYS il
her apartment. leave Il to you.
Now l am running this hotel or
straight principles. There are othe
people here that have 10 be taken car
OF and am going TO do Il right Why
this is the only hotel in New York CITY
| that has clerk on every floor. Tn,
maids, the Wallets. the house detective
al are instructed TO watch these halls
There is no other way for people Z
come up and down but by these eleva
tors past the clerk. and n anvthiD
goes on that's funny they report. II any
thing happens here. in other worus.
will not be my fault
} Il don't know anything about MN,
Eougere being noisy and obnoxious
that way in her room, but (Nfr. Reaga
| lowered his eyes)-''they saw tbIne
that called for quick action. We di
not want her TO stay over night. W
wanted her to go at once, and "
: said So"
= Fougere's New Song.
Nine. Fougere has taken quarters q
. the Hotel Albany. The chanteuse
, about 10 present a new song, "I.
! Femme Cocher." the lines OF which ar
, written by NJ Gcraut, who is the autho
7 Of her present repertoire. Edna Au.
who has made a sensation in Pari
added n verse in English, which til
! Frenchwoman has just committed I
r memory. 1t runs.
Il am the little cochcr
; Who has just conquered Paree;
! ] drive so chic. you see.
; My little one, Reegee.
. The fat cOChers are jealous
! When my fares give me a tip,
, But l don't care a farthing
, And 1 never lose my grip.
Il never take a bluff
| For that I know enough.
If my horse gets too rough
/ slap him with my powder puff"
/. Nine. Fougere is anxious TO produC
a pantomime with NJ. Geraut. who
. a pantomimist Of distinction. she say
I II is called lie Coucher de Fougere,
{ | which. while II represents her retiriu
for the night. is, she asserts, by n
= means "choquant," but tires elegant -