Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-08
PADDED 10 SHAPES OF BEAUTY
Curves of LONELINESS Due TO the Soft
Wool OF the Australian Lamb.

Wool OF the Australian Lamb.
From tie Ne,O York Sun.
The other night, while Watching the
ballet in spectacular piece, q reporter
burned to.a well.known customer, who
sst next TO him, and asked If he didn't
think the prima bsllerina had beautiful
figure.
81 ought to-" was the reply.
"WhyT" asked the reporter.
Because she bought much of it from
me-"
'Much of whatp
GOT her figure; and l could say the
same of nearly every man and woman
on the stage--principals, ballet, and SUI
pers."
There was no chance for further con-
versatiOn that evening, but the reporter
bore the conversation in mind, and, call
ing on the costumer the next day, asked
for some points on the art of making up
the human fOrm-that is, for information
as to how much of the human form IL the
gift of nature and how much Of it the gift
of man.
The reporter had known that many at
tributes OF stage beauty were artificial,
but after this conversation he arrived at
the conclusion that no man or woman
need hesitate to go on the stage because
deficient in face or figure. A trihing
expenditure Of money win place such
man OF woman on a par with Apollo or
Venus.
How are these for legsp' asked the
costumer, spreading out pair OF
tights.
Beautiful" exclaimed the reporter,
for the tights were not of the ordinary
kind, but 30 woven that their lines seem
ed to follow the contours of shapely legs.
These tights came in five sizes. They are
made Of stocking material like ordinary
tights, but one can tell on feeling them
that the parts which cover the calves of
the legs are thickly padded. The padding
| is OF Australian lambs wool. which is
so elastic that when the tights are on the
padding stretches itself over the calves
and enlarges them, No other portion of
these tights was padded. The reporter
was informed that they were intended to
remedy only Deficiencies in the calves.
and were much worn by actresses when
their costumes necessItated the wearing
| Of dresses which reach only to the knee,
and by actors in costumes which showed
the calves, such as knickerbOckers or old
| French costumes.
Tights for the ballet come in the same
variety of sizes, but are more deliberately
padded, so as 10 meet the requirements
Vi me SubSs Ddll6J uhDCbGs usually wear
! what are called shape dresses-that is,
short dresses which barely cover the hips.
Consequently, more deficiencies are likely
to be noticeable than in the case first
mentioned. To remedy these, so called
calf and thigh pads are made, the Austria
liam lambs wool being woven into the
stocking material at the points mention
ed. For actresses who appear in male
costume, calf, thigh, and waist tights are
| taA rrsf 4Is. IL
| shapely and at the same time so fashion
ed that the waist looks small. Then there
is an arm pad to go with shOrt-seeved
! dresses. This is also made of stocking
material, padded with Australian lambs
wool at the proper points. II fits tightly
and when flesh-colored "skin" is worn
over it the wearer appears TO have a
lovely, plump arm. Indeed, it should
be stated that IN all cases the
dalton. "Skins" have to be worn over
them all.
A slim actor need not be afraid to play
a heroic character; for he can be made
stalwart-One-halfa as big again if neces-
sary. For him there are padded shirts
which give him splendid chest, and also
arm and shoulder pads. There are
special arm pads for Roman characters,
and shoulder pads are often used 10 make
I
shoulder will be lower than the other.
The reporter asked the costumer If he
could make a crooked leg straight, and he
replied that he often cured people OF bow
leggedness, and made their limbs straight
an operation beyond the skill of the
most accomplished surgeon. Padding
out the hollOws and a judiciOus proper
ton Of padding at other points is all that
| Is required. OF course, there are spe-
! 10 i'm of
character, and the cOstumer can turn a
shapely man into hunchback or into
fat man.
Then there are special cases in which
the deficiencies are so difficult TO remedy
that plaster cast is taken of the def
Gent limb, and skillful workman set to
work to make a special pair of tights
which will hide the deficiencies shown in
the plaster cast. This usually has TO be
done in case of bow-leggedness; also in
case of large calves and small thighs, in
which case the tights have TO be nicely
graduated. As an example of the diff
culties he sometimes has to deal with, the
costumer told OF case in which ne had
to proportion pair Of legs, the calf Of
one being l21< inches, that Of the other IA
inches. The deficiency he has most fire.
quently TO remedy for women is the dent
made by the carriers. Actors most fire.
quently want calf and thigh tights. The
reporter was surprised to hear that the
wearing Of padded tights is as common
among actors as 1t is among actresses.
| Nine out OF teniactors pad. OF the wom-
en- on the stage the ballet dancers make
the greatest demand for tights, as the
exercise OF dancing haTdens and thlns
the leg.
Many fashionable tailors send their
customers to this costumer for padded
tights. The demand at the time tight
trousers were worn was enormous. He
also supplies dudes with corsets. Officers
Cf the National Guard often wear cor
sets. Since ladies' riding habits
nave become shorter a special line
Of ladies' padded tights are made tor
/ riding.
Verify the human form divine is largely
8 question OF money.
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