The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-03-06

| When MT. DeWolf Hopper and Miss Louise Dresser had finished singing their clever little song hit at the Shu- | bert matinee. .'If You Could See Your self as Other People Do," in "The Mati- nee Idol," I thought that the leading lady would be very much pleased with herself 1 if the way I saw her had anything to dc with it. for she certainly is good tc look at
 As a man sitting near me said:
 "She looks like a California peach Good enough to eat,'
 She probably does eat" suggested, and then went behind the scenes to ask the charming lady in question-well, not if she eats, but about things in general and her own pretty self in particular.
 Miss Dresser's maid was darning a pair of brilliant green stockings Ono, not Margaret Anglins) which the lead ing lady wears in the second act of the play, with brilliant green slippers and lovely green and gold gown, as knocked at the doorland when I asked if it was sewing bee,' Miss Dresser laughed and said:
 I've got the best maid on earth, but she isn't a Margaret Ellington when it comes to darning.' And then she ask ed me to make myself comfortable while she got ready for the next act.
 As I saw Miss Dresser at close range I mentally observed one thing her good looks are real! She doesn't take off her complexion. nor her pretty yellow hair, nor her red,
 |, 1>i Ina o rn than the sky itself, and she is just as pretty as picture.
 In fact she's the very prett1est actress "off' the stage that 1t has ever been my pleasure to interview.
 She had thrown about her shoulders a beautiful pink embroidered kimona and there were reminiscent flashes or pale blue ribbons revealed when in an interested gesture the wadded pink sleeves slipped up or the kimona fell away from her pretty white throat which was adorable.
 To be perfectly frank, I hadn't eX- pected to see woman so young as Miss Dresser and I told her so.
 Most stars are notably afraid or the truth, but here IS one who IS young and pretty and natural and who Is entirely unafraid of the truth.
 When I told Miss Dresser that had always heard that she was considered one of the best gowned women on the American stage, she laughingly said:
 1T don't see for the life of me how I have ever earned that reputation, for wear the simplest sort of gowns and never had but one imported froch in my whole life."
 "Then you patronize American in- dustries-dressmake and milliners?" I asked.
 Exclusively" said she. "and do you know many of the best gowned for eigners come to America for their gowns? They consider them much more chic than French or Viennese gowns. And as for simplicity, l must of neces- sity wear simple frocks. because am well, not a small woman-and large women always look better in simple things"
 Madame Bernhardt declares for sim plicity of dress and abominates jewelry. She says that a woman should never detract from the brilliancy of her eyes by wearing jewelry near her face." remarked.
 1T have very few jewels. and the few I own I do not wear on the stage said Miss Dresser. "I agree with Ma dame Bernhardt entirely on that point
 II understand that Miss Billie Burke has new fad about hats" I laughing ly remarked.
 Ma foi." exclaimed Miss Dresser. "and what next?"
 "A way to wear the high hats and turbans without hatpin," I related.
 Well. I can't see how we'd ever manage to keep them on, unless We pasted them,' said she.
 Have you any hobbies?' I asked.
 ''No hobbies nor hobbies. .-None!" said Miss Dresser. T am just plain, every day Hoosier girl Yes, I'm from Indiana