Morning journal and courier., 1880-11-29
Price Four. Cents.


 is measured, first around the waist, then around the hips, then around the calf and then around the ankle. Next along the in- side of the leg. The measurer then carefully notes or jots down for the manufacturers guidance the deficiencies in the persons fig ure. In about week the garment ordered is finished. If there is too much padding at any point it can be seen at a glance and clipped off. Padded shirts or bodies for both men and women are also measured for when ordered ln a similar manner. When the en- tire tights extending to the waist are not needed, calf padded tights extending only little over the knee can be ordered These are worn with trunks.
 The fact that the demand in this city for theatrical goods of this kind is sufficient to warrant the erection of factory in Brook lyn, and the importation of the machinery and the weavers, knitters and embroiderers from Europe to carry 1t on, is proof of the extensive of these articles In fact they are not worn by theatrical people alone. Numbers of men and women who daily promenade Fourteenth street. Broadway and the Fifth avenue, who drive in the Park and are seen at balls, theatres receptions and the opera, wear padded hosiery with fine silk hosiery over 1t. From a distance too from the far West, from the East and South padded hosiery is ordered in immense quan- titles. The circus ring owes no small part of its attractions to the wearing of these pad ded goods. Whoever has seen boat race or athletic games, and observed the almost Bernhardt-ike spareness of many of the best athletes, and the want of proportionate development in others as compared with the forms and limbs of the gymnasts and the athletes, the equestrians, and the trapeze performers of the ring, must be convinced of the truth of our assertion In fact, the training necessary to make a Bonfanti or a Rosa the Rizarelli brothers must reduce the human form divine in the same way that training 8 horse does. The racer is beautiful only because our eyes are wonted to conventional taste which associates his spareness with his feetness. When it comes to grace, that is quite 8 different thing
 Another illusion which is destroyed by visit of inquiry to Blooms Is that of the bal let dancers walking or standing on the tips of her toes She can always easily perform that feat, with a little practice, in a pair of padded Italian ballet dancers slippers. The sole is of single thickness of buff leather. It is shorter than the foot by the length of the toes. The toe is supplemented however, by stiff leather or cork padding hollowed out, into which the great toe fits and is thus SUD- ported underneath as we'll as above, so that there is little no strain except on the ten dons of the instep and ankle at the moment when the dancer comes diagonally down the stage to the footights, with her arms extend ed, her lips parted in smile and walking on the tips of her big toes. These ballet slip pers all come from Italy. They have no
 
 of the best quality, which does not crack or crumple when drawn over the rounded, hard-padded box toes. They are cheap, cost ing only seventy-five cents a pair In the same case is a quaint and curious collection of shoes, fencing shoes and sandals, red, blue, black, bronze, gilded and silvered, English running shoes, clog dancers shoes, and ne- gro minstrel shoes of yellow leather three quarters of yard long.
 The study of the clown, harlequin, mon- key, demon, bear and frog dresses, too, is very entertaining. How the clowns and har- lequins get into their suits and out of them is as great marvel, until you see how the thing is done, as how fashionable woman can manage to get herself into the jerseys which are so much in vogue of late.
 Captain Webb's First Appearance.
 w. J. Florence in Tinsley's Magazine.l
 At this juncture the crowd in the smoking room were startled by the terrible cry of Man overboardp' Clang, clang, went the bell. I reached the deck just in time to fearless young sailor run aft, and, with a spring like deer, jump over the rail into the sea. He just cleared the screw, and, as we were making thirteen knots an hour, his head appeared for a moment only above the waves before he out of sight. With anxious hearts, the passengers, male and female, crowded toward the stern of the vessel to watch the small white eddy where the per son who had fallen overheard went down. Clang, clang, went the bell again.
 ''Lower the aft boat the port side !" shouted Captain Cook.
 Like lightning willing hands were at work In less than two minutes the boat touched the water. For over half an hour the passen- gers crowded the after-part of the vessel and with straining eyes watched the boat in the far distance tossed like cockleshell on the waves, at one moment sunk down between the huge pillows, and at another seemingly thrown slzy-high on the crests of foam.
 ''Signal return,' at length said Captain Cook and small red flag to the topmast.
 I cannot depict the anxiety on the face of our passengers as they watched the return of the life-boat. All strained forward to see if there was anybody in the boat beyond the four men that manned it. Tbree-quarters of hour after the accident the boat was again alongside but the lad had been lost, while the brave sailor who jumped after him was also nearly drowned. On reaching the water he divested himself of his heavy boots and struck out for what appeared to him to be body floating little way off, but what proved to be bit of old spar. The men in the boat lost his track, and he had given himself up for lost when he saw the boat returning. He was ultimately discovered and picked up, al most dead from exhaustion.
 As the brave fellow stepped on the deck the passengers gave him three cheers. In a few minutes he was in his bunk under the charge of Dr. Wallace, the ship surgeon. A collection was made among the passengers, hundred pounds being thus raised for our hero, and smaller for the boat's crew and the parents of the lost lad.
 I was selected to present the money, and, after an hours rest the gallant sailor was called aft to receive it. With modest, down. cast looks he accepted our substantial tribute to his bravery, merely saying, in his honest, sailor-like fashion: 'Thank you ladies and gentlemen. I am only sorry the other poor lad is not here to share it with me.''
 The entire incident seems to have had marked influence on the life of the young sailor; for the courageous fellow has since become famous as Matthew Webb, the cham pion swimmer of the world
 Benevolent Farmer.