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Show VERT QUEER ACTRESS. Young Woman of Stage Says She Will Not Marry Even One Man. The Pocket Venus has turned man hater! "I did not like American men because they were too ardent. They frighten me. I do not like English beaux because be-cause they are too stupid. They bore mc." So says Venus. Over in London they call her "The Pocket Venus." At home she Is Miss Pauline Chaw, affectionately termed Poliy. Though often reported "engaged to be married," she has at laut made an announcement which she says Is her final one. She hatea men and will wed no one. The English lord whose heart has lain at her pretty feet is out of the running. She lias refused him. "I love thiee things," says she, "my mother, my art and my automobile." And then fhe adds prettily, "and 1 live for three things, for fame, for the work 1 expect to do In the world, and my dog." The last is with a laugh to take the seriousness out of her words. So the prettiest little girl in the world has announced her determination to die an old maid! "I am wedded to my art," says she. "If 1 could marry any one It would be my mother. But my heart tells me that I can never, never marry." So dlsvouraas beautiful Miss Pauline Chase, who Is voted by all the most marvelous young American girl In London. Lon-don. While she chats, 6he looks out of the window affectionately, but she sees not lords nor millionaires. At her door stands her automobile walling for her to take a drive and her heart y at the lever. She has given it to no man. Fickle Polly. In the hallway, leading to her apartment, apart-ment, there are messenger boys bringing bring-ing whole trunks of American beauties specially obtained in this far-off land for the American girl who scorns them. At her feet, literally, kneel suitors galore, ga-lore, while In their hands they bring wonderful offerings of jewels and money, begging her to accept them. "Take- my heart with them," they say. But Mi '3 Pauline says "No!" Pauline Chase, the young woman who holds the record for millionaire proposals, propo-sals, is Just 20 years old. She began her career four years ago, when her pretty face led her to the artists' studios stu-dios in Gotham, and for four years shc-hao shc-hao been a great belle. Pauline Is from Washington, but she lived in New York so long that she considers con-siders herself a Gothamite. Though living liv-ing in London now, she feels as much American as ever and proudly says that she would like to come home again and be a little girl on Broadway. But London cannot spare Miss Polly. She Is playing tho part of the Little Dancing Girl. And the play Is Edna May's pretty play, "The Schoolgirl." Miss Chase's part is a dainty one, nnd those who did not know that she could dance are quite taken off their feet by her pretty antics. Perhaps It would not be right to say that Miss Pauline began her career In the artists' studio.", for she was early on the stage, so beginning her career In two branches. She was cast for a part In "Liberty Belles," and, when she saw-that saw-that she was to go in a bedtime scene, she rebelled; "I never could wear a nightgown," said she. "Then put on pajamas," suggested the manager. And soon the pink pajama girl was known all over the world and Miss Polly was the pink pajama girl! They say that the prettiest girls are the ones that are done up In the smallest small-est parcels. Certainly Miss Polly, who Is not much over five feet, Js an example of daintiness on a small scale. She Is a perfect edition of Venup. If Venus can be imagined with big blue eyes, lovely wavy blond hair, and the pinkest cheeks In the world. Polly's figure Is perfect, Polly's smile Is the sweetest, Polly's laugh Is the most Infectious, and Polly's way are the dearest. dear-est. She Is the daintiest, cunnlngest little lit-tle example of American girlhood that ever could be Imagined. After she made her hit on the stage she made a hit In human hearts. Men who saw her fell In love with her, and soon she began to hang scalps at her belt, and each clay saw a new scalp. Her engagement was announced successively suc-cessively to six millionaires and was promptly denied by Miss Polly. "How ridiculous," she would say, "to suppose I would over get married." Now, over In London, at the Princess ot Wales theater where Polly dances nightly, she trips over the hearts of men. "She Is engaged to Millionaire Lempes," said the gossips one day last winter. "It isn't true," said Polly. "She Is engaged to me," eald Millionaire Million-aire Cannon. "I shall marry no one, not even you," said Polly. "Then marry me," suggested another millionaire, a man prominent In the business world of London. "I shall never marry'." reiterated Miss Chase. J , . "This Is whv I have made up my mind to bo an old maid," says Polly. "I have had as many suitors now as most girls of twlco my age I know the men of Europe and the men of Amerloa. And, while I like thorn, I would not think of marrying them," "To tell the truth, confldet Mies Chase, "I have become a man hater. 1 am outgrowing my liking for men, and from liking them I begin to dislike them. I prefer to live for my mother. Men have too many faults." This beautiful young woman who declares de-clares that she will never marry has had a fine choice of suitors, sufficient to enable her to Judge and to choose. If sho had wanted to marry she could have been married long ago. Her first suitor was the millionaire owner of a newspaper. He gave her a diamond crescent and laid his heart at her feot. 1 ...... Her next suitor was the president of a great manufacturing company. For a while she wore his ring. When she broke off the cngagemont he Insisted upon her giving her mother many valuable valu-able presents, nil for Polly. Miss Polly's next suitor was a rich young college man. an Inventor and a writer of ability. She became engaged to him In the afternoon and broke it in the evening. Her next three suitors were business men who thought they would be perfectly per-fectly happy with such a ray of sunshine sun-shine in their homes. She rejected all three eo quickly It made their heads spin and their hearts ache. Then came a galaxy of men about town, chappies and young fellows of all descriptions and ages. As an example of how a pretty girl can attract both rtlrl nn vlimrr t ("111 TTlAnllOnCd that within a year Miss Polly has made two deep conquests, one of them being a man of S7 with a title and the other a boy of 7, both of whom were willing and anxious to lay their hearts and other ln- cidc-ntals at her feet. She has had proposals from worklng-iren worklng-iren and men of leisure, and proposals from men who were nothing at nil but Just plain, simple adorers of Miss Polly Chasa. Miss Polly has danced for the Prince of Wales, who encored her. She has danced for the Duke of Marlborough, who clapped his hands to smarting in her honor. She has danced for all the young bloods of England, one, one by one, all have fallen In her snare. And how does Edna May. the star of the play, feel about It? She says nothing. noth-ing. If 'she thinks she shows no stgns of thinking. "There Is only one pretty Polly and there Is only one Edna May." said a London chappie one day, which shows that the English heart can be true to two beauties at once. So understand It. all ye chappies who are within reading distance. Pretty Polly, the pocket Venus, has turned man hater. She will not wed. Keep your bouquets for more susceptible hearts. Bestow your diamonds elsewhere. else-where. Polly Chase, the daintiest little girl In the world, is going to live and die an old maid. "I am going to work hard for five years," says she. "Then If I do not succeedwell, suc-ceedwell, that la another story!" Chl- |