New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-03-16
That Is to Say, if the Young Girls Of Paris Had Any
Chance to Gather Pictures Of Actors and Hang Around
Stage Doors and Get Into Candeslne Core
spondences, M. LIE Bargy Would Doubtless
Be the Object Of Their Tender Care

muttered ITEMS. items. ITEMS" at quick
intervals, as If letting off steam.
/ surveyed him furtively. Hat still on
his head and just a mere suspicion 10 the
side. clothes simply perfection.
An clephant-gray morning coat SUIT
black tie knotted with greatest care anu
garnished with a chaste pearl pin. SHOES
of patent leather with gray uppers anu
gray gloves of the same shade
Oh if he had only been as restful as
his clothes,
He has lost a little Of his sweetness, but
he is still exceedingly well set up ana
holds himself like a sportsman. lie mas
grlshly fair skin, curling gray halr'
very handsome features and mild blue
eyes. But if his eyes are mild. ms mouth
is not 1t turns up a little at the side in
slightly sardonic way, and 1t IS thih
Tipped and rather severe.
1t belongs TO a Roman statesman that
mouth. and is quite out of place Win
those gentle orbs above IT,
A MOMENT OF GREAT RELIEF.
really was enormously relieved at the
idea that he would write out the answers
10 the questions. It's such an easy way
of earning your salary TO have some one
volunteer to do the work. and | was just
beginning TO congratulate myself ana re-
IN my poise when ne suddenly stoppeu
his walking race with himself ana hieu
q few more hasty words at me.
Il think III answer them now. he SAID
crisply. and collapsed into a chair. remoV-
ing the end of the cigarette from MS
mouth and stlll waving the paper
wouldn't you prefer sending them TO
me? II may be difficult to-
don't know what was going to say
for ] was unable to finish the sentence
even in my mind
"Dificult?' he interrupted But not Al
all. ! can get through these in a quarter
Of an hour.
Then he began
AS TO MATINEE IDOLS.
Il don't understand this first one he
mumbled. as he read ii over We'll skip
that"
"Oh. please cried in CONSERVATION.
please don, skip that III explain II to
YOU"
1t was about Matinee Idols In Paris. and
of course he hadn't gathered what ] meant
at all. for there is 40 adequate expres-
sion for it I'm this language. and. though l
had done the best ! could on paper |
hadn't come within miles Of It.
took my courage in my hands at this
point and labored with him.
/ explained our YOUNG Person 10 him.
I pointed cut what a factor she is in the
theatre and how she goes TO matinees
without Mommer or Pepper, and can
shower grish attentions upon the Idol
without any one taking 1t seriously. /
had to get it all out at express speed, but
fatter myself he was interested.
1T is OUT OF THE QUESTION.
Anyway. he spoke trihe more slowly
when he answered, and gave me chance
to realize what a beautiful voice he has
when he isn't rushing it,
THAT sort OF thing couldn't exist here
he Informed me. not without certain
superiority. "You understand that the
young girl i'm France has very little free
dom and she is Maturity conventional In
consequence. 1t would not occur to her TO
express her ad niration in any such man
ner"
Doesn't she even write just A harmless
little note to tell her favorite actor what
a wonderful Romeo or Hamlet or Her
mani he is?''
well. that has been done" he admitted.
but the incident would close there. and
it would be most exceptional, anyhow.
The conditions are absolutely different
The French actor, no matter how much
his art Is appreciated. is never a-what
did you name it?-a Matinees Idol
Would he like to be?'
lie smiled in a chilly sort Of way ana
went or talking
"A French girl, however. sometimes
concclves romantic attachments for her
teachers and masters. but these are very
harmless"
"Oh, well, so is our Matinee Idol wor-
ship" | assured him.
lie had looked trihe reminiscent as he
smoke Of romantic attachments to teach
ors and masters, and wondered If he was
recalling the time when he was a hand
some Young teacher at the Conseryatoire
and Nine. SimOne was "A gawky young
Girl pupil, who gazod at him with adora-
ton, until at last he made Inquiries about