Show ELLEN TERRY ANT HER POWiER PUFF LtLtLtLiL till I 1 J fiiJLiv 1 Ul 1 I A London interviewer tells this story I of a visit and dinner at the home of Ellen Terry It was after the second I course that my attention was attracted to the head of the table by Miss Terry I making little dabs at her nose and chin I with something white and something that did not in the least resemble a handkerchief I looked down at my plate then at the flowers and did my I best not to look just then at my hos I tess But a second glance at the head of the table revealed a slightly whiter and more aestheticlooking face than I had noticed a moment before and careful of the others in consequence She has been obliged to take to wearing spectacles herself lately Apart from her study Miss Terry has a voluminous correspondence to which she gives her personal attention The people are always al-ways sending her plays to read and as she says it is no wonder her eyes are giving out From spectacles we fell naturally to talking of art and more particularly of that fascinating art of which our hostess hos-tess is so perfect a mistress Seeing that the other guests who were all old friends were amusing themselves each according to his tastes Miss Terry said to me meBy acting one learns how to act tL Ir1 i 1iE 4i P t s ft 4 e JL iii ii i I if i I 1411L1 t tiLl0Im t1I J cwJn I I j1 j 1 L s Miss Terry with an expression of childlike child-like unconsciousness was restoring the little puff to its place in the box and was talking on as charmingly as ever quite as though such things as toilet accessories had never for a moment entered her mind This interesting process was repeated repeat-ed after the meats and again after desert had been served and each time j it was done with an unconsciousness i that was delicious and with the air that it was as much a part of the dinner din-ner as was the serving the soup and tile fish Collecting the eyeglasses of celebrities celebri-ties is Ellen Terrys latest fad When we reached the drawingroom Miss Terry showed us several pairs including includ-ing Sir Arthur Sullivans Sir Henry Irvings Mr Mackenzies and one of Whistlers Miss Terry told me that they were all authenticated and that < ho had lent them to exhibitions several She added that she had lost a fo doing anwmeantttobe Very and that is a fundamental axiom to my creed Earnestness training and ambition ambi-tion are also necessary in my opinion for successful acting I consider the calling of an actor I or an actress a sacred one and not to be taken up by any but those who are prepared to undergo hardship If need be in the cause of their profession True ambition unfortunately Is a sacred sa-cred commodity among many of the young people of todaythey dont aim high enough To many It seems easier eas-ier to drift and they are content to do this thisWhat a gift youth ist I often wish I could go back to those days before I was 30 and revel in the imagination and anticipation of the dreams to be realized in the days to come Youth is the time for forming ones idealsfor quarrying ones own nature Looking back to youth I believe most of my artistic ar-tistic aspirations have been gratified except the desire to play Rosalind DgT s I 11 I haps jxjysrea tam ijp9 l iii j J |