the red of her painted lips. And the wonder of wonders was that the

great creature, who was so awkward on the stage, so very absurd the

moment she sought to act the chaste woman, was able without effort

to assume the role of an enchantress in the outer world. Her

movements were lithe as a serpent's, and the studied and yet

seemingly involuntary carelessness with which she dressed was really

exquisite in its elegance. There was a nervous distinction in all

she did which suggested a wellborn Persian cat; she was an