Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-03-25
TAKE MENTAL BATH
AND RUMMAGE BRAIN
Says Lillian Russell to Those Who
Would Live 100 Years.
HAVE BEAUTIFUL THOUGHTS.
And Beat Father Time With Healthy
Mind and Body.

Statuesque and beautiful although
past the half century mark some few
years, Lillian Russell received 4
Capital representative in her dressing
room at the Colonial Theatre last
night before the "show."
Her figure, as well as her face,
is pc ertectly moulded, and she looked
queenly in her clinging light blue vel
vet gown, draped gracefully after the
modish manner of today. The bodice,
of a soft white silk, veiled with
white chiffon, was given ornamenta-
tion by fringe of silver about the
sleeves and strings of beautiful
| pearls about the neck. And such a
neck A girl of 19 might envy the
beauty of that neck, in its perfect
contour, its whiteness and shape
liness.
Miss Russell greeted the visitor
happily and seated herself ready
for a chat She began by saying
"I'm a newspaper woman, too. Oh,
yes, love the work, and write
syndicate stories sending my copy
off by Wednesday to the Chicago
Tribune. You see that is the way /
got into this business, by writing
for papers. A sort of expansion
process.
"Do you like the new role?" she
was asked.
Very much, was the reply. 81
believe have mission to fulfill. We
all have missions. Mine is based on
the doctrine:
First clear the mind Of the old
junk of worry, OF envy, of hatred and
all thoughts inharmonious with the
be autiful.
Keep busy and do not entertain
vair regrets; the mind il reflected
upon the features.
with healthy mind and body,
age should ever be a stranger to men
and women alike.
j am going to give my audience
something tonight. said Miss Rus
sell, tthat they have never dreamed
of. | will do what Father Time mas
not done-give them back one-third
of their life. The visitor locke d
amazed. The beautiful woman con-
tinued:
''You see a normal man or wo-
man sleeps eight hours out of every
twenty-four, or spends one third of
the time in suspended animation.
Only waking hours can be counted.
Deduct this third from a man or wo-
man of 60 and they are really but
40 years old. When they have reach
ed the Osler age in years, they are in
reality twenty years younger.
"We must think right, clean, whole
some thoughts, indeed it is as neces-
sary to take mental bath as any
other. Every now and then we should
rummage our brains, take out all the
evil thoughts and give a good house
clearing to our mentality. God il
good, and good is God. We were made
in His image, and should be like Him.
We should exercise the mind as well
as the body"
Miss Russell believes in being
busy. She has 10 use for idle per-
sons. 1t is her ambition that has led
her into her present line Of work and
not satisfied with the glory she has
won as prima donna and the fame
that has crowned her efforts in light
opera, musical comedy and drama,
she is bent upon her mission of tell
ing others "How to Live One Fun
dred Years and Die Youag.'
Seemingly in possession of knowl-
edge of the whereabouts of the tabled
fountain of youth, the fair Lillian
seeks to impart this knowledge which,
after all, she maintains, lies in a
practical application of intelligence.
Having beaten Father Time, Miss
Russell believes that her own exper-
fence contains wisdom for all others,
men and women alike, and she re-
CARDS her present tour in the light of
| amission.
In parting with this charming wo-
man, whose very presence breathe $
the joy of life and youth, the visitor
said; ''And do you really believe
| you will live to be one hundred?"
Indeed / do" was the reply, as
the curtain was rung and she extend
ed symme trically moulded hand for
farewell handshake.
1t was Miss Russell's first visit to
Annapolis, and she was charmed
with the beauties cf the city and
its environments, which were shown
her yesterday afternoon in an au-
tomobile ride.