El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-12-27

WUFHEN Delnah, OF the Philisdnes,
NJ 1ured Samson. the Israelte, to her
tent, that she might practise upon
aim those artful wiles for which she was
famed, and which proved his undoing. this
raven-haired and black-eyed houri became,
unconsciously, the prototype Of the modern
sirens to whom were first given the desig-
nation vampires"
For the modern vampire, ike Delilah Of
old preys upon fmpressionable men, Turing
him with her smiles. fascinating him with
= beauty that is only a hollow masl, and
weaving about him a fatal spell with her
inviting eyes. And. like Delilah, she casts
her victim aside. helpless and broken,
when he has served her purpose.
Although the traits Of Delnah have been
recorded for US in the mdying pages OF
the Bible itself, and Kipling's vampire
immortalized as "a rag and a bone and
hank Of hair" after all It is the motion
picture audiences who know most about
vampires and their sinister, deceptive
ways. It IS the movie screen that has
made the modern siren a familiar thing in
all corners Of the earth. And It IS the
movie screen that has visualized her. and
virtually set her apart as never being any
thing else than a tan, sinuous. beautiful
young woman with ooalblack hair and
scintHlatng black eyes.
DslHah was a brunette-as we're all the
Philistine women-and she was chosen
to trap Samson because her hair was
biackest, her eyes the darkest, and her
skin the fairest Of them all. Kiplings
vampire was a brunette, whose beautiful
teeth shone Ike pearls, the more iewelIike
because their wilderness contrasted so
striklngly with the blacmess Of her hair
and eyes and the redness Of her luscious
lips.
And those who make motion pictures
followed the fashion set by the foolish
men who have pictured vampires on the
screen and presented them in the
theatres. being entirely too slavish to the
DeInah precedent. Mrs. Edward Demarest
Mooeus. who IS just out Of her teens, and
yet has had, because Of her position as one
Of the leaders Of the younger millionaire
set" Of Southern California, great expert
ence with the society in which vampires
love to move, declares that If the truth
were known, blondes make better VAN
pires than brunettes. And to prove her
assertion, revolutionary as it is. young and
lovely Mrs. 8foores has temporarily laid
aside her social career. closed her Cali
foruia mansion, left her rich, handsome
husband for a while. to become a vampire
herself either on the stage OF in the movies.
She wants to be the first blonde" VAN
pire. And. incidentally. but quite as i'm
portant to her. Mrs. Mooers, who IS to be
known by her maiden name. De sacia
savine. is going to prove that a vampire
can be a lovely wholesome young woman,
sitter al.
Not long ago Southern California society
was shocked when Mrs. Mooers calmly an
uounced to her friends that she was going
TO close her home on Alvaredo Terrace,
forsake her clubs and her gay round Of
social duties. and go On the stage. No
one could believe such a thing. Her mar
rage several years ago to young Eddie"
8Iooers. the heir to the great Yellow Aster
Gold Mine. the richest gold mine in the
United States. had been a great event
She had become immensely popular in the
circle Of Mooers's family friends. and was
easily unfolding the Mooers traditions.
And she attracted a great deal Of attention
because she was said to be the most
striking blonde in all Southern California
where native families still display fire.
quent trace Of Spanish days, when blonde
ness was a curiosity.
If It had been Eddie" Mooers, now, who
proposed going On the stage, or going into
motion pictures. that would have been DIFF
ferent In his college days he Joined the
chorus OF the Morning Glories" burlesque
troupe just for a lark, and remained, quite
fascinated by his unique surroundings
until rescued by his mother. And once,
when he grew angry az his college pro
lessor, he retaliated by almost running
away with that professors daughter. His
mother again saved him. But nothing Of
the unconventional ever had been dreamed
Of his charming vivac'ous young vile
certainly not that she could do such a
plebeian thing as 60 on the stage.
But Mrs. MOOers said she was tired Of
seeing vampires who always we're bru-
nettes. "A real vampire has TO display one