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Temuka Leader, Issue 2490, 15 April 1893, Page 3

The fact that Misg Ada Behan lias served as the iqqdei for the statue of “Justice, 5 to bo exhibited at the World’s Fair, haa^caused no end of splenetic out - bursts from other popular actresses. These affirm Miss Rehan paid as high * as lOjOOOdol. for the questionable ’ UOUOr and that they also could ha- 0 beeu tbe ’ model had they ch' ogen acco pt the terms. Miss Bussell, of course, declare g j ie was o fp ere( j the chance but reclined, and is surprised the “ typical American woman” should be found in a lady of Irish birth, and further suggested Mary Anderson as the “ typical Americ in woman.” Miss Kelian denies she has paid a cent for the honour, and it is open to question if a lady who has settled in a “ foreign ” country, i.e., England, as Miss Anderson has, cun be claimed as a “ typical American woman, ” whilst cynical outsiders want to know if the stage is the only place to look for the “typical American woman.’’