The evening world., 1913-02-15
N 0,.erite MoOers Marshall.

u ROWN eyes a-tNinhlc. expressive
4K mouth a-crinltlc. pearls az bis az
~ robins eggs, cmcralda the slse OK
4 pooscbcrries--thc roliicking laugh OF .
y schooiboy. til. subtle smile Of Mona
: Lisa. a worldling. pnris-nnishcd. "a
9hnppy .go-mcky peasint-whlt - the
1,nswcr, But what can be the answer
Vsavc Lima Cavalicri. who once upon u
St!mc sang In the cheap Paris restau-
8 rants for 10 cents night and omco upIn
~ timo played Mt being tho VIE OF
$sherlH bob, and once upon n ti.nc nent ,
her golden notes winging through
tgreat New York opera house. and once
Xupon a time--no use! La Belle CAva- !
1lieri has already lived more lives than
$thc most immortal Of foiines Now
Sshe IL with us for another span. and
1fceiing very nt. thank you. and quite
xrcady TO set of concert touring.
4. But for the moment she has settled
2down at the savoy to precn her fea-
Sthcrs Il bit before u cross-continent
%aight. There found her and there
q realized that. as with tho spirit
[mother Of all sirens. age cannot
Swither her nor custom stale her In
1hnite variety" II ever there lived .
OF the serpent Of tho Old
4Niie IT'S Lima CavalierL
x She even dresses tho part. when We
$taiked she wore q robe OF Nus-grsen
1velvet, closely fitting as . skin. belt
1ed In with huge buckle OF uncut
4emcraid. II was slit down TO show =
Xv-shaped brown throat, beneath tn.
&satiny surface OF which rippled the
4snakelike muscles OF the singer. not
Xiiftinx the skin. but making II almost
timperceptibly how.
Z Besides her customary string of
1pearls--cieopatra's favorits JsweL re-
>member--she wore three rings. each
1holding n single emerald 20 largo that
III more than half covered tho distance
8between the finger Joints. On her head,
(which she holds fashion. for
tward and a bit 10 ono side. was q crest
Slike green velvet bonnet edged with "A
1rim OF slender. swaying feathers. like
$jungle grass. Two more enormous
1pearls completely hid what OF tho
singers ears the bonnet left uncov-
4ercd.
u II was certainly effective and II AZ |
ertainly was not rcpuisivc, whatever |
4 ;our personal feelings toward tho 1T
Xtle twisting descendant OF Ewes be-
4,rayer. For. you see. there's tho Cava-
u Iieri laugh. which ! verify believe
xwould rouse a responsive smile in
8small-pox sanitnrium And how that
y augh dubbed out when I asked the
&owner to defend her rash statement rs
Ito the beautlfying powers Of spaghetti!
xShe shook with mlrth. She tried to con-
= Tense II into the form OF chucieles. but
~ was altogether too ebilllient. It's not
aughter OF the evaporated. cold-storage
tvaricty However. when It finally per-
1nltted her to speak. this Ii what she
tsaid:
u "Truly. the spaghetti 10 an an.
! brostal food, TT for gods and for
Z goddsssss. And believe that 10
q makes one beautiful. FOR are not
2 the women Of my Italy the love-
4 Lest In all the woTld7 And DO they
not psrtsks Of the spsghstt1-is Il
Z not to them the STAFF Of Mfsf They
: have not indigestion ana white. fat
Z faces and siow-mov1ng bodies.
4 They are tall sad there 10 dusty
! red in their brown checks. For
Z they are well, s1osiousiy we'll. ana
the reason 10 that easy to digest
. spaghetti.
= "Seel" cried Madame Cavallert, with |
Xanother Irresistible outburst OF merr,- |
iment. See how 7 believe In the spa
4ghctti' | am serious. oh. yea, most Sc |
XrIous abou, my art live for II. and for |
$notaing else. And yet here am 7. the |
xcavalieri. here am willing to Stag the |
xsons OF spaghetti
4 She hung herself almost fAns down
Xun the green velvet sofa. which har-
1noH!zed So perfectly with her frock, |
41nd rocked from side 10 side, her arms |
< rossed over her mead 80 you have |
t.eon a small child rock. hugging sofa |
4p!llpw. In conypls!on OF glcs to be |
I"Apr"ssel only hy complete muscular |
$lbIndunmcut, And / have fancy that |
y%hen Cavalier the siren makes enemies
$asaIu-.f she chooses.
Z 'IIp You live entirely on spaghottl?" !
! skei, laughing myself. II suppose, |
q nee singers nave 10 b" careful of their |
Z -, one simple food
! But Madame was sitting up again. |
o. ping the mir,hful tears from her eyes |
< II I've on one simple food?' she re-
/pCited. But ! do mott eat any |
4h.ng-Orcad, soup, meat. vegetables. |
x Yects-and my spaghetti. Always | |
%nlyc tho appetite | d. no, know why. |
y roubled that I eat as other people. No. |
t!Ideed! And ! do not grow fat. 10 !
1nattsr how much eat-is not thet Meet |
81 think ! en- not what 80 esa too