The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-10
Hon. Mile. Polaire, the Ugliess
Woman on the Stage any,
where, turned Her lack of
Feminine Charms to Good.
HER BAD POINTS GIVEN
GREATEST PR0MIN ENCE
Success Almost instantaneous
and the Actress Is Now Rich
and Much Sought After by
the theatrical ManagrS.
LATEST PARIS FASHIONS

Especial Cable to Herald-Republican
Paris, April 9.--Mlle POlaire, a
Frenchwoman, who prides herself Oh
being the ugliest woman on the stage
today, and one of, If not the most, unat-
tractive women. so far as features go.
In France. has returned from a profess
sional visit to London. She scandal
lied the staid Britishers by her-wel,
let us call It, strange dancing. II is
nearly five years since this peculiar
person proceeded to storm the Paris
theatrical world. From her keen OBJ
servation Of the conditions surround
ing her at that time, rather obscure
position, she evolved the conclusion
that the pretty girls in the ranks of the
chorus, of which she was a member,
remained, generally speaking, unno-
tced. She therefore said to herself: II
am so utterly ugly that I have decided
To attempt a new lead. I viii accentu-
ate, if possible. my bad points OF form
and feature to such an extent that even
future generations shall speak of me as
the -hideous Polairer'
UsIiness Presented.
She thereupon proceeded to encase
her extremely ugly legs in short socks,
similar to those worn by children, that
Their ugliness might be the more appar-
ent. She wore very large shoes, while
she took care to expose her arms, which
are long and thin. Her wiry, thick
black hair, she cut short, GROWING it
with the most eccentric headgear. AL
ways thin and lanky in body, she re-
duced her waist line until she declared
It to be the smallest Of any living
woman.
The result OF al this clever and pre-
meSitated advertising was to launch
her ON a high wave OF success. Plays
are now written for her especially
People crowd the theatre TO witness her
performance, while they stop and stare
at her in the streets. She has a beau
tiful residence on the Champs Elysees,
and so great has been her public sue
cess that London theatrical managers
are besieging her with offers OF en-
.gagement. What more could the heart
of an ambitious actress ask? oh, yes!
A season in New York and other cities
in the United States. She may be seen
there soon. although no announcement
TO that effect has been made.
Vanderbilt Yacht for Sale.
The French public are wondering
what is back" of the advertisement in
Parish English papers announcing that
w. K. Vanderbilt's famous steam yacht
world is for sale ''by private treaty."
TO quote the wording of the advertise
ment, which is regarded as the latest
thing in up-to-date expression among
those who live and move in the sWag-
ger world. The Vanderbilt family, men
and women, have always been fond of
yachting, and no annual cruise of the
New York Yacht club has ever been
considered a success unless the house
flag of the Vanderbilt family was seen
flying in the fleet
There is absolutely nothing to fear
Visitors can come TO Paris without the
least feeling of uncertainty or appre-
hensiOn as TO the sanitary conditions
of the city following the recent foods"
is the assertion made by M. Juillerat,
chief of the bureau Of hygiene. 1.-THE
cleaning which the city received at the
hands of the authorities has placed the
city in a healthier condition than ever
know in its history. The city water
supply IS not contaminated, and the
scrubbing and washing and securing
has left Paris what you Americans hu-
morously refer 10 as a 'spotless town.
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