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P1IVI.I.I3 Tmrc and Zcna I'are, two
lowly Knplish artrr-ssrs, siwters, and
j.crfr-ct typos of British beauty, are
kpt PO busy by the post card crn7.e. that
rn rnlly one of the" pai" bail to decline j
a new role and a nlgr salary.
"I'm so hupy posir.p." said beautiful Miss
Phyllis, "that at present I really ran' t
Kio the time to study a new part. Per- ;
baps T may be able to a little latr." 1
Prosperity so great as to make an aet
reps independent of her part explains just
how sueoessf ul have been the pietured r5
prodtiellons of the fair faces of the two ,
Lare Rirls.
Ih the Pnitd States the postcard craze, :
while qu'te as virulent as abroad, runs
more to pictures of buildings and scenes,
or to oomto subjects.
The traveler, moving about the country, I
who wants to remember those at home, !
ends a pu-ture of some government build
in sr. the harbor, t he city ball, a monu
ment., somo notd spot, or if he leans to
comedy be selects from any of the hun
dreds of humorous themes everywhere
displayed.
Hut in Kurope. espoein U in Km; land,
the photograph of t he beauty and the
celebrities has the, rail. The actress with
beautiful features can make a handsome.
"incomo by being photographed for is-i
on postcards. Kvery popular play or
opera immediately sends a rush of camera
men after the principal women, who are
pictured in every possible graceful pose.
Then when the traveler from Ireland,
Wales, Scotland, the Continent, South
Africa or the I'nlted States goes to Ixm
cbm. be (juh'kly adopts the fad and sends
to the fniks at home a picture of the
actress who most pleased him.
The vogue of the "Merry Widow,"
for example, resulted In an enormous de
mand frr pictures of the principal. Miss
Cabrlelle Kayrf In the short space of a
. year, one firm issued no less than :wo
different poses of this charming lady,
which Is an average of almost one a day
the whole 12 months round. They are
tU! keeping it up. and getting out as
many other varieties as the speed of
camera and printing press will permit.
Hut in this case it is so id to be the
popularity nf the "Merry Widow" rather
lliHii of Mif.s Flay herself that accounts
for tln excitement.
Mis Hay. while charming and graceful,
y by no means the beauty that some of
her rivals are.
Potli the Pare sisters are considered far
handsomer, and their pictures are bought
u It bout regard to their rating tis act- !
rcses. strictly on their merits as beauti
ful women. 1
PhyllLs Pare has already been photo- :
graphed in 210 different positions, while
her sister. Zona, has faced the camera i
for 2M0 poses. Not content with having
thus gained nearly 4M pictures out of
the two girls. In every conceivable poee
and costume imaginable, the enterprising
photographers have even invaded their
homes, taking pictures of their father,
mother and brother, so that the combined
number of pictures that have boon taken
of the Pare family is now around the 500
mark, with the total steadily mounting.
fo that It Is a Question where it will
finally ptop.
Koth Dares aro still hardly more than
out of their teens, and are realty only on
the threshold of their careers, hence it is
a protty good bet that In the next few
ears they will be pictured with Increas
ing frequency.
Phyllis Iare Ls one "of the idols of the
Krltish public. Americans cannot under
stand the affection In which John Bull
holds those whom he likes. Once an
actress, or actor either, for that matter,
gets a hold on the affections of the
British public, there is virtually no way
In which it can be lost. Age may come,
time may steal away charms and talents,
but John Bull remembers the actress only
as she was when at the zenith of her
charms and talents, and declines to see
her any other way.
This gallantry i evidenced by the loy
alty with which the public sticks to Ellen
Terry, who, although a grandmother, and
having a record of more than 50 years an
a' trews, Is still a popular idol.
Similarly with actresses who ho'd a less
d gniiied place on the stage. Onco en
shrined In popular liking they are abso
lutely worshiped.
Phyllis Dare, though only a girl, has
built up a toltowhig that commands suc
v'cs.h for her in whatever she appears.
She tirst came into prominence when
Mte took the place of Edna May in 'The
KrMc of Mayfair," when the American
a--tress quit in anger because she thought
to much was being made of Camllle
.Mfford. the famous Gibson girl, who
b ft only a short time afterward to make
a matrimonial excursion into the sacred
lui'ls of the nobility.
Miss I are' beauty became instantly
the boast of the town, and an adoring
public bowed at her shrine.
The postcard makers, quick to' see a
chance in her vogue, immediately made
her liberal offers to pose for them. Miss
I'are accepted, and demonstrated that she
was mistress of that difficult art, know
ing how to co-operate with tho photo
grapher to get the best result.
That this is not easy any wearied pho
tographer can tell. He can recount pitiful
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stories of laboring for hours to grt some
famous queen of comedy, tragedy or
song to take a pose that would coinblne
the two most sought qualities of beauty
and naturalness.
Miss Phyllis fell immediately, almost
without instruction. Into whatever pose
the man of the camera desired, she
seemed to wear any kind of costume with
equal beauty.
The postal cards were purchased greed
ily by thl admirers of the young actress,
ami instantly she was forced to pay the
penalties of fame, for the insatiable auto
graph hunter took to her trail. He had
a souvenir postal card carrying her love
ly features. AH he wanted was her name
in her own handwriting tq complete the
charming souvenir.
At first the flattered young actress com
plied without discussion, but finally the
custom reached the point of becoming a
nuisance.
Her friend. Miss Ellon Terry, advised
her to follow the custom favored of many
Kngltsh actresses of making the suitor for
an autograph pay a small fee, the same
to be diverted to charity.
Miss Dare put the Idea into execution,
and In a year had the pleasure of collect
ing more than $3000. which was devoted to
relieving poor families who came to her
notice.
Tiie fee was not made uniform. She
varied It according to the apparent wealth
of the applicant. If it was some flirting
Johnny, who sought, to make a plea for
an autograph an excuse to engage her In
conversation, she made him pay liberally
for the privilege, charging as much aa
$2.50. But some poor young girl could get
an autograph as cheaply as a penny.
While the vogue of Phyllis Dare was
at Its height, some one got the good Idea
of taking her picture with her older sis
ter. Miss Zena. who is the idol of the
Johnnies of London, and went to the cli
max of her vogue while appearing with
Seymour Hicks.
The photographs of the two sisters to
gether proved even more popular than the
single reproductions. Moreover, It gave a
chance for new combinations at a time
when It seemed as if every possible means
had been exhausted of getting new poses.
Every day, for an extended period, the
Misses Dare went to the photographers
and submitted to being snapped In varied
attitudes. The costumes and properties
needed In these photographs cost a con
siderable penny, all of which was fur
nished by the firm of postcard makers,
but the investment was a good one, for no
matter how fast the pictures were turned
out. the public still clamored for more.
No photograph devised by the firm
gained the same speedy sale, so they are
still working on the . two sisters, their
home, parents and brother. In the hope of
discovering new combinations.
A Woman Though a Queen
THE greatest appeal to Queen Alex
andra makes to her Immediate
household as well as to her subjects
is the appeal of perfect womanliness.
She has all the feminine weaknesses
which are said to be fast disappearing
in her sex a desire to keep young, a
love of dress and jewels, a vanity w hich
prompts her to read -all that is written
about her in England at any rate, a
tender heart and boundless sympathy.
An American who was summoned to a
private audience at the palace the other
day said that the thing which most im
pressed him about the Queen was her
air of raotherliness. a sort of gentle pro
tecting manner with also a tacit appeal
to chivalry In It.
There is no more devoted mother in all
the country than Queen Alexandra has
been, no more tender daughter than she
wan to Queen Victoria, and no more loyal
and (so rumor has itl long-suffering wife.
Besides these characteristics her desire
is to bestow an almost universal charity,
which has to be modified by those who
take charge of the money she wishes to
distribute.
The love of what is beautiful in art
makes the Queen choose her gowns and
those of her only unmarried daughter
with more than usual woman's Interest in
dresses as dresses. To the first lady in
the land, soft fabrics, dainty laces and
rich furs all possess an artistic value
aside from their charm as adornments.
Queen Alexandra sometimes spends half
a morning choosing a combination of
colors for a reception gown and the
jewels which shall help to set it off. All
of which seems rather strange when one
stops to consider the extreme simplicity
of her life and dress in her girlhood days
in Denmark.
At the courts the Queen is- ablaze with
precious stones, and at the first or" these
functions this season, when mourning was
necessary, her black lace gown was re
lieved by the rope of pearls she always
wears on state occasions. This magnifi
cent necklace is part of the Hanoverian
crown heirlooms, and consists of rive
ropes of pearls varying n size from those
as large as hazelnuts to those as small
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as peas. The ropes are of different
lengths: the longest falling below the
waist. Is finished by two tassels of match
less stones which extend almost to the
bottom of the gown.
Underneath this necklace the Queen
further concealed the sombrencss of
her corsage by alternate rows of pearl
and diamond ornaments. On her head
she wore the beautiful all round crown
of pearls and diamonds which she pre
fers of all her crowns. Naturally, with
her fair hair and delicately tinted face
amid this collection of jewels, she was
a vision of beauty.
These exquisite pearls, as has been
Raid do not really belong to Que-cn
Alexandra, nor does the crown she
wore. They were inherited from Queen
Victoria, who settled them upon the
royal estate, so they are the Queen's
only during the lifetime uf her hus'
band, and after that they will go to
ttie next Queen Consort.
One crown, however. Queen Victoria
left personally to Alexandra. This is a
diamond tiara which rises to a point in
the front and projecting at the side, is
somewhat fan-shaped in design
Diamonds and pearls are the Queen's
favorite jewels, and her most prized
brooch is one that was given her by
the late Lady Cadogan. Jt is formed of
a single pearl of great size and won
derful luster which was found In an
oyster taken from the oyster beds at
Clifden. in Ireland.
Besides all her dog collars, ropes,
rings and earrings of precipus stones,
tiie Queen possesses many jeweled or
ders which serve to enhance tiie beauty
of her gowns when worn on state oc
casions, since she always is careful to
wear the older which will harmonize
with the color of her dress. There is
the deep blue of the ribbon of the Gar
ter fastened with diamonds. The Gar
ter itself is worn high up on the left
arm with its motto in jeweled lettering.
Then there is the Portuguese order of
Santa Isabel, which is a rose and white
ribbon with the diamond buckle, and
there are many others with varying col
ors and jewels and representing many
countries.
No woman in the world has her vanity
more ass'd nously administered to than
England's ""Queen. The papers vie with
one another in serving her with accounts
of her beauty, her taste, her grace, etc.,
which must pall a little sometimes ever
on the recipient of these rhapsodies.
But she never disappoints those who
admire her charms, for at each public
function she always appears In a gown
which is a marvel of skill and beauty, and
always she preserves a girlish figure,
blonde hair and a youthful face, though
her children are reaching middle age and
her grandchildren are multiplying fast.
England's next Queen, the Princess of
Wales, is a direct and absolute contrast
to Alexandra. Already her face shows
lines of care and anxiety, lines which
come to many women with the burdens
of child-bearing and cbild-rea ring, but
while her expression lacks the t?entle,
placid sweetness of the Queen's, hers is.
nevertheless, a pleasing, strong, intelli
gent face.
She cares very little for beautiful jewels
and generally .wears none at all, except
at state affairs. Her gowns are always
simple and her coiffure severe. She feels
very strongly that women in high places
should be an example to the rest of
womankind and that extravagance in
dress is bad taste and a bad precedent to
follow.
It was once mentioned to the Princess
that the extreme severity of the gown she
wore at some charity gathering had been
noticed, . and her answer was that she
considered it Inappropriate to go very
splendidly dressed to a fete ?iven in the
cause of charity.
Like tho Queen, the Princess of Wales
gives largely, subscribing, in fact, to all
the charitable organizations which make
demands upon her. She is said to take
a crcat interest in the woman suffrage
movement and is a frequent visitor and
an earnest listener at the houses of Par
liamei.. In fact, ff the Queen represents all that
is delicate and lovable in the type of wo
man of years ago, the Princess stands for
all that is alert, thororhly in earnest
and deep thinking in the 2th ceiuury
woman. Yet English wiseacres shake
their heads and say, "She will never have
the place in the hea rts of her peo
ple which Her Majesty has maintained
since she first came to England as a
bride."
A Xcw Shade.
The newest color shown in the ad
vanced styles for spring Is called mul-.
berry. This seems to be a cross between
crushed strawberry and raspberry, and it
Is just near enough to old rose to be be
coming to almost any complexion. The
most charming linen, suits are made in
this color, the white cuffs and yoke soft
ening the tone where it comes near the
face. .Many of these dn-sscs ere trimmed
w ith white cotton or soutache braid In all
sorts of intricate designs.
The new mirage silk also comes 'in this
color and makes a most fascinating ma
terial for house dresses and dancing
frocks for young girls.
. Trick or the Shirtwaist.
The problem of how to put on a
shirtwaist that buttons in the back and
button it without the aid of a ina'd or
other assistance has been solved by a
New York girl. This is how she
does It:
She puts the waist on. the. opening
in front, without putting her arms
through the armholes. Then she closes
the neck and pins -It eyeniny.
N-xt sho buttons down about three
buttons and then turns the garment
around in its proper plaeo. Lifting
tho waist uo about h"r neck she .slips
her arms through ,1nto the sleeves,
pulls it down at the waist and by
reaching up the back she very easily
closes the remaining buttons.
This sounds complicated and on the
face of It doesn't seem as though it
could be accomplished, but as a mat
ter of fact the inventor of the method
dc-lares that it is just the easiest
thing in the world. v
Mere Trifle.
Mv wants are few and simple:
I'd like a private -h r.
A ca'.tle -n Hie Tludson.
A .".O-.-oiit cigar,
A wife worth forty millions.
-. A rent-producing flat,
A Rtylish bore Hnd buecy
And little things like that.
I do not i5h for baubles
Or gaudy trifles vain,
Give me the things mihstantial.
Thoush modest quite and jlain
A steam yacht for a twrt'i-.
Where one at home mifilit feel.
With spots to touch tiie button
And order u? a meal.
I want n bonds to worry
Nor stocks te fret my mind.
Provided they are what you'd call
The tlivHendle Kind.
A noiiprodueitig gold mine
I'd eount as worthless tra-h.
Give me tho littk that 1 ffet
In cood and healthy cuh.
'Tin not surpassing riches
That brings true happinr".
No one need want with millions
Nor starve with even b-s-s.
In in aid us nie a arsont
My wants. yo,u know, are fvw.
But if you have It handy
The earth perhaps mijcht do.
Na - In I He American.
MoiK-j has been suhM-ribed to scud An
drew Jonf !, a ymiiiz YVHsh call man. ho
lias a remarkably tin- tnuf ol-. tu liie
Royal A'-aJcioy of Music at Lond"n.