The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1880-04-16
SMALL FEET.
THE SHOES THAT ACTORS AND ACTRESSES
wEAR-How THEY ARE MADE.
n. Y. Corr. Intcr-0cean.

n. L.
The other day your correspondent came
across theatrical boot and shoemaker, and
In the course OF chat he gave some inter-
esting items concerning the foot-gear oil
the dramatic profession.
"What ladies on the stage have
THE sMALLEsT FEET?"
Was asked. "Well, Morlacchi, the ballet
dancer, has the prettiest aud smallest boot
of the lot. She wears Is, and uses up
dozen pairs OF slippers every fortnight; it's
lucky they are not very dear"
"How much pair ?"
40, $3.50. IL comes pretty hard though
on the ballet girls in these big places to
buy them. No wonder the poor things
cannot stay honest. Their clothes take
every cent they earn" concluded the man,
as he replaced In his case pair Of slippers
made of white sAtIu, with soles thin as
waters, and so narrow that they merely
connected the satin. which the foot rested
mainly on. These slippers had no heels, OF
course.
"Wbo else wears small sizes?"
"Alice Harrison, Ada Gilman, and Emma
Abbott, all have little feet, and like nice
shoes. Miss Mary Anderson's feet are not
small. but well shaped and proportioned,
and Rosseau has nice foot for 80 large a
lady, and wears the most expensive boots
that can be made; some of them cost go a
pair. used 70 make for Miss Cushman.
She was very particular about the fit, and
many a time she would make me take back
a pair because it had
LITTLE WRINKLE
Somewhere, but she used to say she be-
Iieved her feet changed from time 10 time,
and it was not my fault. Some ladies have
q kind Of craze about their shoes, and there
is one star actress who, when she plays
here in part that requires much dressing
has me come to the theatre and sew hei
satin boots on, so there amt even a crease
in them"
"Is there any difference between the
mako Of theatrical and common shoes" We
asked.
Yes, indeed there is; for, besides fit
ting we'll, they must be b. easy that they
don't require to be broke in. If an actress
has tight shoes she forgets her lines. Ont
nigh when Lolita was playing here l wen
to see her with the tickets she gave me
and she had on pair Of little jocky boots
| had Just made. Well, they must hav'
hurt, for right in the play she happe ned t.
catch sight of me sitting near the orrbes,
ira, and she made an awful face and shool
her fist right at me. She has nice little
foot, though, and good heart, God bles'
her. Then II the play is society one tn
shoes don't much matter, but when th'
part is character one, for instance lik'
Shakespeare they
| MUST MATCH
| The costume of the age"
"Are actors very particular IN this re
spect ?"
"That they are, especially Edwin Boot
and Lawrence Barrett. Mr.. Barrett ha
the smallest foot of any actor. make TO
his measure 81, and he pays as high a
as $50, and SO does Mr.. Booth. Thei
Vain velvet shoes cost $40 per pair. Mr.
Charles Coghlan has neat foot, ant
is mighty particular, and Paulding and
Hardenburgh are hard to suit. Then, Do
side these kind of shoes, make for ira
peze performers fiat soles and light fror
$3.50 to $40; and jockey boots like the
wear in Cinderella, of sheepskin, for $40
pair; and sandal boots for $l2. and so OF
according 10 material and work. Yes,
have all I can do. You see good actres
or actor generally has about % pair on ban
and just as soon as they get little wor
they are thrown aside" concluded my IN
formant.