Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

called the Turkish Tom Thumb. is S. and
q bachelor
Serious plays- Hansi admits. are her pref
erence- She has never seen any OF 1bsen's
and inquiries II he has ever been 70 the
Hlppodrorne- You Try 20 be tzctful and
say that you are SURF there is much in the
place That might have interested him bat
he is no more
bis death suggests the recent death Of
the twins the Nelson twins. children Of the
only American lnlputians IN the company
They lived. handsome well developed chill
dren, tin the age Of s months then were
stricken down. Hana is quite philosophic
about IL, as she says IL they had lived
they might have outgrown their parents,
SO perhaps It is as well She becomes
censusliks for a moment. remarks that
there are only two other married couples
in the company. Mr.. and Mrs Ulpts, the
stage manager and his wife, who have two
children. aged respectively Is and Is years,
normally developed, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur. the equestrian performers, wbo
have no children.
When you were first introduced to Hansi
che had Hospitality asked you to sit down
and in a moment had dragged an adult
seat into the room That you decline il
seems 70 distress her and after a few
minutes she brings around the conversation
TO the sitting down point again, and at
! her reiterated request You accept
oh, I'm so glad" she says as she
watches your gesture and its attendant re-
suit. You learn that It is not entirely q
matter Of hospitality that has prompted
/ her offer, for she puts her hands 70 the
back OF her head and explains that 1t just
about kills her 70 talk 10 grownups when
they refuse to sit Imagine II you had
to talk 70 a giant all day, don't you think
you'd have queer pains in the back Of
your hesd3
( Hsnsi is one OF the brightest and most
Intelligent OF the company and one OF the
few who can speak in addition to the ma
tive tongue considerable English. Most Of
the company are Hungarian, Swiss and
Austrian and content themselves with thelI
homo voeabulRries, although one or two
speak French q little.
1 II Is Of France that a charming pair OF
Lilipuuans spoke as Hansi excuses herself
for a moment on the plea that her horse
has been hoarss all day and that she
must go and attend to him. The climate
affects them both in the same way and
she is much worried for when he gets
hoarse he is irritable and nearly threw hel
that very afternoon. Hansi's departure
having taken place, the two in pink with
large blue hats who are sitting vis-a-vis
laoing their high shoes say that they like
New York, but they do not think il Com.
pares with Paris.
What they like about Paris Is the fact
that people never stare rudely at them
never laugh, are invariably considerate
and in the shops. restaurants and other
places Where they go are simply delightful
in every way. II is in Paris that most OF
the midgets' shopping is done, and they
want to know II you have any idea Of tn,
difficulties attending this form Of feminin,
dissipation Gretel holds up q nicely
booted foot for your inspection IF W,
should go into shop snd ask for shoes o.
boots here we should be taken at once L
the children's department, but ehildren't
shoes are entirely different TO ours, fol
they have no insteps to speak Of, whilt
our feet are perfectly formed, only very
small. That means we have TO wear shoeI
made TO order and in the same way The
corsets."
We buy all our shoes in Vienna" goes
on the speaker imperturbsbly. and oui
corsets in London. Out hats and dresses