Evening star., 1922-08-27

turned from aDTOdu ohN
anything more charming thah
ever. sat perched like a grace
full white butterfly in the depths OF
,r.,t cretonne-coyered chair in the cool
lounge of the willard last Tuesdas. she
was only in town for few hours peiore
she must dash back to New YORK ~
continue rehearsals of her freshly mn
ished play which she wrote herself anu
entitled THE Harlots House" She said
the idea which inspired her 10 write
the play was suggested by oScai
Wilde famous poem vi the same h.'ihe'
Madame VIII uut nave ner nrSt pro-
ducIion of this pla! III Hitu"ih.ei'
however. as she eAp.cts 10 spehu w.
busy fail months touring thts aihp.
country of ours from cuaSt 10 eoas'
with ner much -taiKeu- -apout iast sea
son's success The White Peacock.
Sne CONSIDERS her roie IN inns piay the
most strenuous she has ever pia9 GU
she is $50 the aulnoresS Oh thiS ufai'ia
baseu ON FEMINIST theme. Every .h'hS
that NINE i'etruva wrlteS-iho.ioH
pictures. plays. snort stores anu poe.,s
is teminis.Ic, yet she Is no lnanilisii
Amazon. Sne Is petlte, DAINTY W .nS
nun degree, anu can ntfuiS Hieh'ioti
any subject for Two consecutive secoios
or conversation tnat sue does not men
AS well as ner own. she iS very prouo
OF her one and only husband.
4 4 4 =
lust the same. she insisted on not
y being cIassed as 'Dr Stuart anu
one" on-1he ticket allowing them 10
leave the steamer at coaiins port
while they Travelled 1900 miles over
Spain i'll nine DAYS. Shc ihsiS'eu oi
two separate ticke,s for br. o'ual' .inu M
Nine feIrova. me iiutnofitles hao
iauyninely asked ner il she preferred
the ticket 70 reau "hiiuaihe t..rofa
and one but nauame rau ,snoreu 'he
suggestion. ,,,n .,o
',ust tnink,'' she said, "hl'e the
ship cotleu up We .rdHe.~u o'ooo i''iies
IN uniy nine little dI!S. ooi.,c speeu-
Yes.
She drawls her words with charm
ing suggestion OF cdresStlS theiil an"
snal:ns them p.rlectl! I" meet Inc
criucIsInS uI cuIuls calculating "oi ~.
Her deuShtIully tIuSlNr i.ctut ID rem
iniscent ~ "a MasnlnS conan o1 the
charming nSp of me IrliceSS Cailta-
cuZeue. and ner WIDE gray eyes uhuei
score everything Ill a iascina.ihe way.
AS one faced her, SIttlIS fei.ik.u There
in the shaded loom JUs. before Tea
fine, while water bubuieu III tiny ND
den fountains behinu piiuiS ana d pun :
ing, bouncing little idlidSsf hoppeu
around in the background like pa'ooii
doll on StrIng, Morri.u 10 ueath toi
fear madame would miss the Consres-
Slonai i.!mlttd winch lett at cioch
TO return to New ork, one feit I'M
tresSed with the easy cumpoSure OF
madame herself. She suggested no,h-
ing 50 much as d mOdcl n-uay Cleo
paIra, with her great masses OF feu
nair tucked in artiStic nufhneSS be-
meath a tiny black duvetyue toque, en-
broidered with silver I'M eadS and with
a spray of paradise fca hers sweeping
over the right shoulder that procla imeu
in every line its PariSian origin. Great
ct and pearl earrings of an Egyptian
pattern nung below the masses OF ha II
which famed over her ears and jet
bracelets contrasted exceilentiy with
the unbroken whiteneSS OF her tailored
silk suit and soft fox fur. Black -ciocked
white stockings and the simplest OF
white pumpS-nOt the sandal variety
completed her costume. And all the
time she talked on in this we'll chosen
eXcellently pronounced now of ideas,
the fingers of one hand kept her place
in a copy of a popular novel.
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MADAME is most deeply interested
1Fl in obtaining equal rights fol
women and will speak in behalf
of the Woman's Party. of which she is
city as she tours in her play.
Il became a real feminist very early
in life. said madame. with one of her
quick. sure smiles. In fact, I was
only seven years old. | realized AT
that age that l had heard nothing
insisting that it was his house, his
wife, his children, his furniture
Everything was his. j made up my
mind that when / grew up l should
be able TO say something was mine
and if l married I would be so finan-
my husband it is ours. and not be
contradicted by any facts to the con-
trarys
1t is an erroneous idea that madame
is Polish. Her father was English
and her mother Polish. and she was
born and reared in England DIR. Stu
art. her husband. is an American.
Il have always desired to write; to
CYPRESS oI,iexsd my N ideas ptrn through my pen
ind when ] get job on the London
Tribune. l not be able to keep it and
write what ] want to write. So
leave. go into the music halls then
because l must earn money and / can
do it so. And l have continued on the
stage and in pictures for the same
reason. but always behind my acting
was my aim to write and tell what
want to say that way. and it is of my
stories. poems and plays that / an
proudest. You like my poems: l an
very glad.
When questioned about her opinion
on the much discussed 1apper, ma
dame gestured tolerance and archet
beautiful eyebrows above wide, gray
eyes. Her mouth was an adorable
moue and she said:
"Oh, we'll. We can only be young
once, n'est-ce pas? When | was young
they always predict I would end VI
on the galIows. yet here I am :,
sweep of laughter and she added
'.Oh! of course the short skirts ant
all the childish makeup that is par
of them, but now we have longe
ones very soon. See "a gesture TOWARD
the length of her own faultless skir
which still left her ankles comfort
ably free). 1t is always something
with the young generation; if it is no
one thing, it is another.
A wave of the hand and the all-im
portant flapper was promptly dis
missed.
And now that the nervous littl
manager seemed about to absolutel,
explode and the walters seemed bus,
enough without having to be incon
venienced to pick up the pieces. ma
dame said adieu in her charmin,
fashion.
.'Maybe I come to Washinpton I,