The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-03-21


There is mn cutlery about legs. We are
told that we have too much of them al
theatres. We do, and say this not because
the exhibition is indecent, but because it is
ugly. What a woman is expected to hide
and what to show is purely question of
convention. remember once passing an
afternoon iounging about at the Swee.
Waters OF Asia, on the Bosphorus, Prin-
Cesses and other lights of the harem were
being dragged about in bullock. carts. Soon
some of them rot out OF their cOnyeyanCes
and sat down upon the grass, Among
them was girl who | felt convinced was
pretty, and | sat down near her. Her face
was covered with thin vale. Nothing
would have induced her to raise it, but
slowly she pulled her wide trouseru up above
her knee and proceeded to scratch her bare
leg. This was her idea of n mild Irritation
with Frand. Aud why not? Her English
| sister wonld 30 to ball with neck and arms
bare; or, to put it more correctly, with about
quarter of her body concealed only by
| shouder.straps. Am not right, therefore
in saying that the rule as to what portion of
the female form divine may with propriety
be submitted to the eyes of mankind is
local. and not general? Here faces, neclls,
backs. shoulders and arms may be shown;
in the east legs may be shown; while in
Xululand, according to all accounts, the
ladies walk about like Eve before the fail
But even in England the rule is different in
theatres and bathrooms. If a girl were to ap-
pear ut the latter in dress only reaching
down to her knees, she would be regarded
as a peculiar girl, whereas she might do
this on the stage without adverse comment.
make these preliminary remarks in or.
der to prove that approach this solemn
subject without prejudice,
Ten or twelve years ago the ballet girls
used to wear skirts which came down a
little below the knees. These skirts were
made CT muslin and there were so many
OF them that when their wearers were
dancing they looked like cloud The Of.
feet was pretty and graceful. But of late
this cloud of skirts has disappeared, and
has been replaced by piece of silk fitting
tightly to the figure like the trunks" OF
an acrobat, and which do not cover any
part OF the leg. TO emulate this display
the principal dancers eschew everything
except one muslin pettiooat, and this is d
very short one. What is the result,
Exceeding ugliness. | suppose that
1t may be taken rs u rule that when q gir
has small thin arms she generally has
llllH lNecs ANllN WV uNNtNtI, Uts
only to look at the modern ballot girl Il
perceive that, although her arms may bC
sticks, her legs are elephantiue in theil
proportions. This is because she pads the
latter and cannot pad the former, This /!
how it is done. The girl goes to the treatri
cal hosier, the shape OF her leg is taken
and then pair of tights Is made with WOO
woven into them as the case may require
A girl with her legs done up in cotton wool
with 4 small piece OF silk drawn tightly il
by band, and with naked arms aud shoul
ders, cannot be said to be maxim an indie
cent exhibition OF herself, but she is un
calmly. She shocks no morality, but sh,
does shock good taste. In the name, there
fore, OF good taste, let us 20 back to tn,
days of cloudy muslin London Truth.
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