The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-09-06

having a smaller foot than her size would
warrant, and she has an art of always
putting the best foot foremost when she
is playing, which is an art in itself Miss
Rehan, the leading lady of Days theatre,
is long and 1.-THE. She clothes her foot
well. but does not always know how to
use her hands.
Miss Cathrine Lewis foot is, perhaps,
as familiar as her acting, for in Oliyette
it is enc Of the principal of her attractions
In the Far andole she was. they say, IN
the habit of kicking her slipper of INTO
the audience In some places, though she
never risked the experiment in New York
She is of somewhat fat and dump figure
though her foot is well shaped and come
ly.
Lillian Russell. whose speciality also
was comic opera, had n pretty foot, with
high, arched instep. She gave great at
tention to her shoes, and they were al
ways of perfect fit, though of fanciful
foot design.
Mrs. Agnes Booth has medium sized
and hand. denoting nothing in particular,
excepting perhaps decisiyeness of charac-
ter. for she puts the foot down with a
slam, as if she meant what she said.
Miss Measor of Wallack's like other
English women, is rather generously en-
dowed, and Miss Ada Dyas often refers
to her foot jocularly, though it is by no
means large one, and is still well shaped
Miss Laura Don, the "Dauglt r of the
Nile, is very proud of her feet and hands
tbair sham ic vary naor ,Nnrfantinn Mice
Don's sairic humor often finds vent at
the expense of the hands and feot of her
sisters of the stage, and she may do so
with perfect confidence that she cannot
be retorted upon in kind Unless a WON
an on the stage has some quality of de
cided excellence, the possession of a large
foot is almost fatal
Miss Marie Prescott, who is an actress
of a great deal of magnetism and who
will develope into star the coming sea
son, has comedy foot which is always
well incased But her hand is not good.
Her fingers are bony and long and the
shape is faulty.
Maud Granger, on the other hand, so to
speak, has a rather good hand but foot
of peculiar shape, which gives her a wad-
ding gait, often remarked as the worst
thing about her acting She always wears
very long dresses. which is understood to
be caused by desire to conceal her foot
Miss Margaret Mather, who started
ont last season, but who did not appear
in New York, has exceedingly large hands
and feet. She has much natural talent,
which as well as her-generous foot, was
visible when she played Juliet.
Miss Jennie Hughes, who is CONF
dienne of the incest determination has
long been fattered in consequence of the
exceedingly small size of her hands and
| feet She can wear number / 1-2 boot,
and she is by no means small woman.
Miss Helen Barry, vino is known as
the largest woman on the American stage
to day, and who came from England has
hands and feet that are by no means dis
proportionate. But she is usually vel
booted and gloved.
! 1t used to be almost proyerb how
small Agnes Robertsons hands and feet
were. She is little woman and, though
now she has left youth far behind. she
is still justly proud of the small and del
| icate pattern of her hands and feet
Katharine Rogers has somewhat wei
defined feet and hands, theimpresS'on Of
largeness which probably came from he
occasional failure to use them carefully
Belle Jackson, who has been in Mqdi
son Square company for some years, Ia,
exquisitely small eXtremities, but theI
she is ofvery small stature herself and j,
very young.
Alma Stewart Stanley is a statuesqu,
young lady very tall and slight Sht
has hands and eetftting this physique. tn,
hands long and tapering and the feet o
the same general conformation Sht
clothes her feet with particular taste