The sun., 1916-10-08


The val has given rise to a feeling
that America Is fast originating GER
tain new dress fashions OF her own. ir-
respective Of the French designers,
Of whom are engaged in the
world conflict, but there is a young
actress, Miriam Collins by name, lead
ing woman with William Hodge In
Fixing Sister at the Maxine Elliott
Theatre, who believes that In the now
elites Of new styles to he adopted by
American women In the near future
there will be certain hints from Ire
land. Miss Collins IL a blue eyed Irish
colleen. the daughter Of Miriam
OLeary. a well known old time actress
OF the famous boston Museum Stock
Company. She has travelled through
out Ireland and made an exhaustive
study Of old time Irish costumes. laces
and linen. She Is indeed an expert on
this subject. According TO Ida Vernon.
a member of the Fixing Sister" COM
pany who has a rare collection OF old
laces OF all kinds. II would be din
cult to find one more familiar with
Irish laces than the young actress.
Miss Collins has started a movement
to introduce Irish lace work and Irish
dress styles into American fashion. She
believes that n vogue IL yet to come
which Will not absolutely initiate the
Irish styles OF the past but will util-
lie n number Of their most effective
and picturesque details. She has pre-
pared a series OF plates and drawings
showing what she believes to he Amer
lean notifications Of many Of these.
thoroughly adapted to modern condi-
ions Of feminine dress. II II her am
bition later on to establish what she
terms n Celtic Dress Studio. In the
accompanying picture is one of the
costumes NJ Miss Coliins's " de-
sign. which gives some idea Of a sim
tied styles.
F1orine Arnold. the character actress
whose Mrs. SVIrester in Mr.. Lazarus'
has given New York one OF the hearth
est laughs of the season. is an Arnold
OF Rhode Island, the American cou-
sins OF that famous English family
from which literature has recruited
Sir Edwin. Matthew. and Mrs. Hum
phry Ward.
Il told a relative Of mine who sent
mo "A copy ~ the Arnold genealog>
that | didu see hat my ancestry had
ever helped me t. earn my living.
said Miss Arnold the other day III her
dressing room at the Shubert Theatre
after the matinee. But ! may he
wrong about II. al that.
III I had not gone on the stage ]
.l-,tl ln,.~ .lral.- into iItavasr''
I'VE written verse as far back as |
can remember. and 1t has been my
ambition to write s~tories-yes. OF
plays. tiut as I cant create charar-
ters in fiction the next best thing l.
making them out Of my own fiash ana
blood with my imagination and my
knowledge OF acting. ! bcile>" my
creative imagination has h most 20
do with the n~aturalness and humor
OF the characters I have presented in
recent plays.
Mrs. S%yIrcster IL fairly built up out
Of little things that are NO more
than infections of the voice, really
built out, OF my imagination. For you
must admit that In character work
I the character actor collaborates with
lIlN ditll'1 III W wv
and detail OF reality.
II have been at work with my imas-
nation all my life on the stage creating
, something. have a passion for
! seeing a character at work. as soon
as | have conceived what the author
wishes. l have an inventive faculty
for stage business that might have
been OF great use To me II ] had neen
= stage director. ! nave done every
thing there Ia IL do about n theatre
In fact. except be super I have ever
designed costumes. revised plays. re-
written dialogue and fairly put On i
production.
Il half believe that Il IL the same
faculty that authors put into their
work that ] put into mine. To forget
| myself in 2 character and really live
It IL one OF the delights of my lie,
Creative imagination, all 81 il. So |
may owe some OF II TO the Arnolds.
THE rest I owe to Maggie Mitchell.
who spent sorne time in Providence,
X. l.. a few months before | was born.
and for whom my mother conceived n
strong friendship. 80 that she saw
| Maggie Mitchell in everything she
played. The night before ! was born
she had a box at the play, AZ had been
her custom all the season at new pro-
ductiOns. and when ! Was born my
mother named me Margaret FlUrine'
in honor of the famous comedian. and
the fact MAS announced by Maggie
Mitchell from the stage at her next
performance. Maggie Mitchell prophc-
| oioa thok I xyn.,ld mn an NhA otoDn nn<