The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-06-14
wheeling STAR
PROMISES THRILLS
is ON WAY HOME AND SMOKES
CIGARETTES AND WEARS
HAREM SKIRTS.
Says People viii Have to Get Used
to Her-created senation
on Steamer.

Anent the return home of Miss Lii.
Ian Roydell. the Wheeling actress.
VINO has Just concluded a London en-.
gagement OF unusual success. il an.
pears that she created a sensation or
the steamer. She promises still fur
ther sensations. and a telegram an.
pearing in Eastern papers from New
York is Of interest:
NEW YORK. June 11-Yoyagers
from the Continent who got in "a
day on La Savoie. OF the French Line.
may be curious 10 know that the beau.
tiul young lady of mystery who
thrilled them with her bewildering
toilets on the voyage is Miss Lillian
Roydell. an American actress. who
has been delighting London in the
role OF the Merry Widow. She halls
from Wheeling. W. Va.
Miss Roydell who has big. soulful
eyes. delicate features and mstrous
brown hair. wound up the VOYAGE in
directolre gown. and when the shin
news reporters boarded the ship az
quarantine she was leaning over the
rail gracefully smoking a cigarette
Her gown was Of white and black
check material. slashed al the bottom
10 The knees and underlined with
huffy. rustling green silk. Over her
curls she wore a light straw hat OF
the general conformation Of a night
cap. and sufficiently unusual looking
70 cause one curious old gentleman TO
fall or tho hurricane deck
This charming young lady got in
and out OF original frocks NJ least four
limos day. and two voyaging dress
makers who sought 70 note down all
Nhe details Of her Kaleidoscope toilets
came into port suffering a severe az.
tack Of writer's cramp.
When interviewed in the midst Of
cigarette smoke. Miss RovdeIl said
that while she liked 10 smoke them.
she did NOT approve Of them as a
steady diet for women.
Very few women. she said. "can
smoke cigarette gracefully and
there Is nothing moro unloveIv TO look
upon than woman bungIine a cigar
cite. chewing tho end and swallowin-
Tho smoke. so that her eyes run and
SHE chokes herself red in the face
Women generally. and American wo
men especially. will never learn 10
smoke cigarettes gracefully The
minute q woman looks conscious ~
tho fact that she Is smoking cigar.
cite she looks Nkc-wclI. she looks
woe nv an diahle. 20 put IL mildly
As for women smoking cigarettes.
they might better adopt pipes Even
spanish grandma with n long che.
root between her lips Is not n pretty
object % attraction like 10 smoke
cigarettes ] know how. and am alb.
S0.ufcly independent
DO ihcy wear many harcm skirts
over hero" she asked after her Ice.
ture on cigarettes She was assured
That harem skirts wore still scarce
enough on our promenade 10 cause
an alarming straining OF nccks whcr.
ever they appeared
We'll. yoI must got used 10 them
] have got a trunkful ~ them and
] am going 20 give them All trvout
IN the two weeks ! remain here
have some beauties too. that I call
my butterfly paiamas. that are really
surprising I expect thst when take
Them down Finh avenue some Of the
dressmakers will Jump through their
plat" glass windows But what's tho
use ~ living in this hundrum world n
you cannot Doc original"