Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-01-19


best years seem gone; distress and
disappointment have clouded youthful dreams
Richness of color and variety have faded from
the days that loom ahead.
But FRITZ Scheff laughs at this drab pic
ture of the middle years. After a lapse of
almost a generation she is once more the
center of the Victor Herbert music festivals
that are being held throughout America
mile Modiste" brings her back in the spot
light with all the charm and exuberant vitality
Of 20 years ago.
"Beauty-what is it?" The slim hands OF
the little Viennese vibrate with expression. "A
luster of the skin, a light in the eye. When a
man marries a woman for her face she eventu-
ally loses her freshness and, presto! he Is tired
of his bargain. But If he marries for com
partnership his wife grows old and ne doesn't
know it."
The petite prima donna shrugs her shoul-
ders weaves her fingers and the air Is electric.
Her hair still has its pristine fire, her eyes
flash with brilliant lights and the trim little
figure seems hardly to have changed line In
q quarter of a century
"You seem to have the secret of eternal
beauty, mademoiselle. How does one achieve
it?"
They say still have good looks" she said.
laughing heartily. There Is no secret. Get
big jar of cold cream, put my name and face
ON it and we'll both make millions
But to be serious moment. There are
things one can do.
ENJOY every minute of life. Don't think OF
yesterday-and what does one know of to-
morrow? I am viennese. We have learned
to laugh no matter what has happened.
mo chip on the shoulder! That is very
important Don't walk around with sad
face, complaining that life owes you something
Life doesn't owe anybody anything. You take
what you can get and be thankful.
all 1auo and
Don't preen yourself on being marvel
when YOU are lucky enough to be up, and don't
feel greatly distressed when you are not tenn
porarily a success.
1T have always been around. yet people
seem to think have come out of retirement.
I always knew what needed to be once more
prominent in the public eye. but no manager
would believe it, That's always the way OF
the world High praise when you please and
the cold shoulder when you don't
"It is ego that puts a chip ones Shout
dor conceit that one is important and should
be better treated by life. But one is just
speck of humanity in a great ocean of life.
eff YOU are down it may be good to blame
yourself and try to do better, because, If you
have the will and the talent to succeed
sooner or later the wheel turns again and you
are back on top.
swhen a star is famous admired and popu-
lar the managers give her everything. But If
she fails for the moment and then tries TO
come back the managers may turn on the
screws But what of that? If you take this
chance and show that you were right, again
YOU are the master and make your own terms.
I'm my home in Vienna there was discipline,
balance and tolerance.
MY father was a physician. He had mill
tary IDEAS so learned to live systematically
and moderately and not overrate the value OF
anything.
even in those days every woman in Cont
mental Europe smoked. But do not like the
stained fingers, the tyranny Of habit, the poi
soned breath, SO do not smoke. I have not
your American prejudices. but still 90 not
smoke.
"Of course, as you know, every one drinks
abroad. But my mother used to say that alco-