The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-04-06
Working Her Way Around the World

rise as they call it over here and
got it.
She says that on the whole the three
weeks that she spent at the Cushion tea
rooms were pleasant ones. None of her
customers tried to get fresh" with her
and The other girls realizing the sit
uation, didn't mind the girl from Amer
lea monopolzing the attention of the
patrons. The latter one and ALL by the
bye, declined to believe that she was
an American, and no wonder. With her
tawny hair and bright coloring she
is much more an English type than a
Yankee one, she rarely If ever
"guesses' and she hasn't the least bit
of the transatlantic twang that Eng
lish folk expect from all Americans
Hence the astonishing spectacle which
Immediately preceded her next activity
OF an out-and-out Britisher teaching a
girl from the states" how to talk
with an "American accent"
Not long ago. somebody opened Il school
in London where Americans, on payment
Of a substantial fee might acquire a
genuine English inflcxon, and was said
to have attracted some pupils. but IN
this case the situation was reversed. Mrs.
Gilbert's friend solemny taught her how
to converse through her nose and how to
guess and calculate after the most
approved manner of the American of the
British novel and stage. and as soon as
she was proficient Madame Suindberg
gave hei an engagement and she went
on at the cabaret and regaled its pa
irons with choice assortment Of Amer
ioan anecdotes At her first appearance
she had an exalted auditor in the person
of Prince Arthur of Connaught, whose
royal parents and sister made such a
sensation when they visited the United
States awhile back and who is the ia
,orite sunderstudyr OF his royal cousin
how the prince seemed TO enjoy hef
stories.
"lIe loled extremely bored all the
time, was her naive reply
On another evening the Balkan peace
delegates formed a part OF the audience
at the cabaret, and but there. the limits
of space are inhexible and the rest Of
Mrs Gilberts adventures in England must
be told with stenographic brevity. 1t was
Immediately at the close of her engage
ment at The cave Of the Golden Calf'
that she adopted yet another role, and
'glad-handed" prospective customers for
a Bond street beauty artist 10 whom came
duchesses and such under less exalted
titles 10 have premanire wrinkles filled
up and ungainy noses treated" A bit
laterl after short period of posing for
Sigsehow, the Norwegian artist. and still
another period when the wolf got un-
pleasantly neighbory. she went up to
Worcestershire and lived ION the land
with queer colony OF Folstoyans VINO
have been there for i5 tears now. living.
according to the creed OF the Russian
teacher, under the high priestship of a
leonine student OF Iegel. who declares
that all the recosnizel theories Of as
tronomy are without foundation and Is
writing big book to prove H.
At present I; looks as II the American
girl really We're going 10 make good
with her music hall act and she Is rather
depending on ii to take her 10 South Al
rca II all else fails, size may pocket
her pride again, become a fseamstTess
pro lem and appiy for what is known as
an assisted passage to he cane. For
She is going 10 get there aud 10 Aus
tralia. Japan and the Philippines, too.
They say at home that there is nothing
sure in this world except death and taxes.
but If | We're Jack London and wanted
something that cost 5000, payment 70 be
made in u years time certainly should
buy it.