The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-27
Foolish Women's Heads
That He Has to Hire a Corns
of Secretaries just to
Answer His Love Letters
London. Sept 90.

London. Sept. 90.
STTHE foolish society women OF London
have completey lost their heads
over Vaslav Nijnski, the Russian
male dancer.
Never in the history of the stage IL is
believed, has one man received so much
female alteration Women Of wealth and
title. many Of them young and beautiful.
throw discretion anG feminine reserve TO
the winds IL heir frcnzied applause Of tho
dancer on the stage and in their intligucs
10 monopolizc his society on other occa.
sons
The women have showered him with
bouquets a. the theatre and Inundated him
with appealing letters al home. So extra
ordinary has been the rush of impa ssoned
letters that Nijnsk! has been compelled TO
employ several secretaries to read them
and made suitable replies
Nijlnski, Of course. feels that man of
his standing as male dancer cannot
cheaper himself by making the acquain.
lance Of womep not worth knowing He
does not care 70 know those who are poor,
unattractve or withou; proper social posi-
ton. His secretaries are persons OF wide
social knowledge. They read each letter
and throw into the waste basket those
which are obviously worthless In the
other cases they make report on the posi-.
tion Of the writer and suggest suitable
reply.
The exquisite Nijnsv then takes his
carefully selected love mail. To very
few ne replies with his own fair hand
The others receive coldly polite note
written by secretary. 1t is, in fact,
mail order love trust that is controlled
BY Nijnski. the first OF its kind ever heard
The letters call for great variety OF
services and replies. Not all OF them as.
pre 10 a personal meeting with NJ Min
ski. Some OF the writer's desire a flower
that he has worn or handkerchief, or
even one OF his old shoes. Some of them
send him money not as the price OF any.
thing desired, but just a tribute laid on
the altar OF beauty.
There are alluring invitations to shady
bungalows up the Thames and coy cot.
tages in ST. Johns Wood. These must be
carefully inquired into by the secretaries.
They are not 10 be- discarded lightly, as
the titterinS American may think. Many
millionaire's wife, and perhaps even a
duchess or TWO. possesses little retreat
in those pleasant regions, where she can
enjoy Bohemian life, free from the solem.
mites of society.
1t is evidently delicate matter 10 de-
eide Just what Invitations ii is wise 10 &C
cept and Just what must be codly declined.
just what presents may be accepted and
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honest indignation. The staff OF the mail
order love trust is very busy.
Just what is contained in Nijinsks re.
plies II is, OF course, impossible to say, but
he has wor the reputation of being as
good letter writer as dancer. Some of
his admirers win the privilege of an invi-
tation 10 his famous midnight suppers.
Others are permitted the colder Joy of at.
tending large afternoon reception. Some
undoubtedly achieve the supreme Joy Of a
genuine tete-a-tete.
Njinski's managers and friends have
greatly restricted the nocturnal festivities
in which he used TO indulge 1t became
evident that the wholesale alteration Of the
London women might render him unfit to
practise his art. and might even deprive
the earth OF his beautiful presence He
is therefore allowed to have only one sup
per party a week now.
Extraordinary tales are told Of Niiinski's
successes with the women and his rather
heartlcss manner of referring TO them 1t
is difficult to believe all these, but vet
anyone who has seen the frenzicd recep-
lion given 10 the dancer at the theatre
must believe anythinS possible
One story is that Nijnski danced into
his club bearing n bundle of daintiy scent
cd and imposingly crested letters under
an arm. III any OF you boys want to meet
some lovely ladies. here's your oppor-
'unity," he said TO the men gathered in
tho smoking room. Several of them made
dash for the letters, but he lodged them