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Show scnooigm oi seventeen, one usuany dressed in dark colors; short skirts up to tho tops of her shoes; her lovely nut brown hair falling down her back in a thick braid. She was always bright, amiable, friendly. She was blest with high spirits, but never crossed the boundary bound-ary line of refinement and good breeding. breed-ing. 8ho was a hard student, and gave many hours to the study of music and dancing, giving careful attention to every branch of her art. She learned her parts rapidfy, aud was rarely idle, doing plain sewing or fancy work when nothing more urgent engaged her time. While I knew Minnie Palmer she filled various roles Dorothy, a leading part in "Engaged," supporting Agnes Booth; the principal part in "Baba," in Baltimore, Balti-more, Philadelphia and elsewhere, and afterwards the charming creation in "My Sweetheart," which has added so much to ner popularity, hiie enjoyed ner titage triumphs and successes, and loved her profession, but was exceedingly indifferent in-different to the personal admiration and attentions of men. They annoyed her no littlo by their impertinent and pep-sistent pep-sistent efforts to meet her, and she not only snubbed them right and left, but whenever possible brought them to open ridicule. I remember her telling mo witli great glee of how she once silenced a young aspirant. She was acting in some opera bouffo with Fortescue. One young man In the audience tried night after night, by notes, gifts and every known means, to gain her favor and acquaintance. Finally he sent, in a note, three violets, begging her to wear them on her left breast if she would meet him after the performance. Fortescue, as was usual in these burlesques, took the part cf a woman, and to him Minnie gave the violets, vio-lets, lie pinned them on his ample bosom, bo-som, and when he appeared in front found occasion to say: "I will meet you; oh! I will meet you." It is useless to state that there was one crestfallen young swain in tho audience that evening, even-ing, and that, as his friends soon learned of it and nicknamed him "tho three violets," it was some time before he tried bis fascinations upon another actress. Tho last time I saw Minnie Palmer, in public and in ' private, was during her tour through tho south just before she went to Australia.' She was performing in. "My Sweethert," supported by Graham. Gra-ham. Since then she has made her trips to England, Scotland and Ireland, where her successes, both social and artistic, havo been pronounced. She has merited all her triumphs, for she is gifted, conscientious con-scientious in her art aud in character a sweet woman, devoid of professional jealousy, high toned and generous. I am sure, too, that amid all tho enticements of the stage she has kept "herself unspotted un-spotted from the world," and tho heart f her hazard may securely trust in her, Mw, R. -oLguiTT. LITTLE MINNIE PALMER. Mrs. Mol K. Colquitt Write of Hr Knowl-!k Knowl-!k or Tlii Artiste. Special Correspondence Chattanooga, April 10. I lived for two or three years in the same hotel with Minnie Palmer and was intimately acquainted ac-quainted with the winsome little woman, When I first met her siie was playing' Dorothy, in "Daniel Druce," with Law-rence Law-rence Barrett, and a sweeter personation was never seen than rosebud Minnio in the staid and somber Quaker character and dress. It was my complete satisfaction satisfac-tion with her performance that led me to approach her charming molher and express ex-press my admiration of Minnie. Mrs. Palmer, a fascinating and cordial woman met my advance in such gracieua wav that it led to a long and pleasing association. associ-ation. I soon met Minnie, and continued to see her frequently. She was quite voting then an apparition of girlish loveliness rose bloom and grace aud dimples. Nothing could exceed the modesty of her conduct in the hotel. She was al-wuys al-wuys attended by her bewitching mother (now Mrs. Kate Palmer Stem, so well known iq the movements for the help of working women), and was as free of vanity aud as simple as any ordinary |