Daily Republican., 1881-02-07
BALLET DANCERS ARTS.
What tboiriMuseIes'are Made Of
Standing on thCir Toes.

What tboiriMuseIes'are Made Of
Standing On thcIr Toes.
In spite of her seeming sosntinels oi
clothing ballet dancer does not suffer
from cold. Under her silk or cotton
hosiery every ballet dancer without OK
osption wears padding. Tbs padded
tights are heeilsss. A strap Of the
stookinet of which they are woven, sx-
tends under the hollow Of the foot.
The webbing is fusly ribbed around
the ankle, and not padded below the
swell of the scalf, or vhsrs the cali
ought to swell. Tho padding is of inc
lambs wool heses KNITTED, with the
Hseos thrown up like plush on the sup-
der side into the web, which is of cot
ton, strong and not too elastic. There
is no padding around the kLsa, and
none around the hips. The tigats are
we'll padded. Few men or women have
small. wsli-proportioned knee joints
aud even when they have sufficient
issh Is not 50 distributed ss TO prod
perleo. symmetry of form.
These padded goods are thsrsfors
generally made to order. This is
necessary, for no two persons have tke
same prOportionste length Of thigh aud
leg. Again, many have good calves
and the rest OF the leg very poor or
thin. Others have thighs and not
calves; others have bath calves aud
thighs With sufficient hssh thereon,
but il is not in the right places. How
is this remediedi Why, in tho direct
est shortest manner possible. The lady
or gentleman who orders a pair OF pad
ded tights is waited on by salesman
OF Bsleswoman who understands his or
her business. To tbs customer q pair
Of uupaddsd tights OF perfect shape is
fTst given to put on. Then he is
measured, first around The waist, then
around the hips, then around the calf,
and then around the ankls. Next
along the inside Of the Isg. The meas.
nrer then cHrefully notes aud jots down
for the neutrality-suspicious. the de-
Goiencies in the PERSONS figure. In
1bout week the garment ordered is
finished. II there il too much padding
at any point il can be seen at a
glance and clipped of. Padded SHIFTS
or bodies for both men aud women ere
also measured for when ordered in a
similar manner. When ths entire
tights extending to tho waist are not
needed salf-padded tights extending
only little over the knee can be- Or
dered. These are worn with trunks.
The fact that the demand In New
York for theatrical goods Of this kind
is sufficient 70 warrant the erection of a
factory in Brooklyn, aud the importa-
tion Of the machinery aud ths weavers,
knitters and smbroiderers from BGrope
carry it on, is proof Of the extensive
RZs OF thase articles.
In fact, they are NO. worn by thea:
ricsl people alone. Numbers Of men
and wOm6n who daily promenade the
stIseIs, who drive in the park and are
seen a! balls, theatres, receptions and
the opera. wear padded hosiery with
lne silS hosiery over it. Froma dis
.Anse, L10--irom the far West, from the
East and SoutL--padlSd hosiery is
ordered in largo quantities. The circus
ring owes no snail part Of it's attrac-
lions TO the wearing of theRe padded
goods. Whoever has seen boat race
or athletic games and observed the al
NEST BeTnhardt like spaTeness Of many
Of the best athletes, and the want Of
proportionate development in others
as compared with the forms and limbs
OF the gymnasts aud the athletes, the
and the trapexe perfOr nsrs
OF the ring, must be convinced of the
truth Of our assertion. In fact, the
training necessary to make BontGnti
or q Rosa or the Rizarelli brothers
must reduce the human form divine in
the same way that trainiSg a hCr3e
does. The racer Is beautiful only be-
cause oar eyes are Touted 10 a COpyen
tional taste which associates his spare.
ness, with his feetpess. When itcomes
to grace, that is quite different thing,
Another Illusion is that OF the ballet
ianOer's standing on the tips of her
toes. She can always easily perform
that feat with little practice In pair
yf padded Italian ballet dancers slip
pers. The solo is Of single thickness
If buff leather. 1t is shorter than tho
'oot by the length of the toes. The
zoe is supplemented, however, by q |
stiff leather or cork padding followed
out, into which the great toe fits, and is
hus supported underneath as well as
above, so that there ia little or no
train except on tho tendona of the in
Itep ard ankle at !he moment when
he dancer comes disgonal!y down the
tage to the fOOtlightS, with hel arms
'xsended, her lips parted in smile,
md walking on the tips Of her big |
oes.
These ballot slippers all come from
tally. They have 20 heels, aud the
lppers are Of rose pink satin OF the
,est quality, which does not crack or
rumple when drawn over the round
d, hard padded box toes.
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