The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-10-01
10 IMPROVE on NATURE.
FACTS orslno THE CURTAIN.
Row Thin Cnivo. arc Made nouud-now
Lsgs nndo straight-Ihe Female
Form Iiviio Matter Of
Doiitrs aud rents-Other
Matters OF the stage.

IhN other nifht, WINS Nhtcnihs 'ho
ballet In q spectacular piece, tufnes
10 Horny DsziAn, who sht next to me-
snd sskoi him II he didn't think the
primA ballerlna had u hoantlfni tgufo'
az ought 10" Wa tho rcply.
"whys" j naked.
"BecAuse she bought good deal OF
T. from me-"
"a good deal Of whst." asked Ia
credulously.
"Oi her figure; and could say the
same vi nssrly eyory msn and woulNn
on tho atsge-prinoipHlF, palIets ahS
auD0rs."
TSsre wss no chance for further
Conversation tnnt evening, hut i bore
Mr.. Dazian'a Conversation III NINA,
and calling on him tho next day, naked
for some points on the art or making
uD the human form-thaE l., hske'
him 10 tell me how much sf tho human
form IL tho sirE ~ naturo ana how
much Is the gilt or man.
hld always known that many
ATTRIBUTES OF STAGE BEAUTY
were arIltirial, Dut Afi6r this cOnr6raA'
tion I arrived Ut the conclusion inst
no man or Notnsn usSd hesitate 20 So
on the stage because deficient ia face
or iigure. triilng expenditure OF
money will PLACES such man or
woman On n par with Apolloor venus
SHOW sro theso for legsV asked inc
the costumer, spreading out PAIR oil
tights on the counter.
UBeautllul! / oYclsimed, for the
TIGHTS were not OF the ordinary KIND,
but appgrentlv 30 woven tbSt their
lines seemed 20 fellow tina contours OF
he shape.y legs. They wou d have
made any ons OF tho bsld-boAood
bligsde OF pallet sdmlrtra jump
r waa told that thesS
tirhts camo in five siZes
'rIIoy arc mads of stocking material,
ike sriiusry ;ights, nut ono can tel
o. feeling them thaE the psrts which
cover the calves az The leg arc thickly
usdded. The padding is OF Australian
ismbs' wool, which Id 40 elasLc Inst
when the tights are on inc paduiaA
stretches itsslt over the calves and en-
ierg-a them. No other portion o! These
tights was padded. was tolu thhs
they were iuieudsd to remedy only
Gefnlenoies IN the calves of tho iogs,
and wsre much worn by actresses
whom their costumes necessitated the
wearing of dresses which only reached
tho knee, and by actors in costumes
which showed tha calves, such as
Knickerbocker or old French plays.
TIGHTS FOR THB BALLET
coroe in the same variety OF alZes, but
are more deliberately padded, so ss 10
meet tho requirements oi the case
Bale, dancers ususly wear what are
called shane dreases-that il, short
drssses walch bsrsly cover tho hlpa
Consequently more oehciencies are
iikely 10 DO noticeable ,ban Ia tho csss
frat mentioned. To remady these, so
called csIs snd thigh pads are mace,
The Australian leObs' wool being Wo-
ven into thu stocking matstial az tne
noints mentioned. l could not hello
chuckiipg ovsr tho manner in which
the members o: ths paio-hended
brigade arc fooled. Their Taptursh
ever the female form divine are really
only en- spotheosis OF pads! They are
go badly morn IS the Australian
lambs! For actresses VINO appear ~
rnnle costu(ne calf, thigh auu waist
rtvhts arc provided. In these the
bios are made shspely, and al
ths sane time 30 fashloned
that the w.iisS loeks small. Theu
there is an ac.n pad 10 go .wsGh FhOlt-
sleoysa dyosse2. THIS IA also mace OF
stocking m4t4rial. padded with Aus
iraliau Jsmby WOOL AZ the proper
poInts, IL figs tightly, aud when s.
Hssh. colDred "skin" is worn over its
tpe wesyer appears to have u lovely,
n!arop sra. Indeed, it should be
stated in sill cases the padded lights
firrn only the foundation. "Skin" have
TO be worn over them sill.
AsLIM ACTON
need not be afraid TO tlay @ heroic
oh aarcter; for hs can DO made stsl-
wnrt-one-hslf az big again, il neces
ssry, For bim there are padded shirts,
o. hieh give hun splendid chest, anc
a,rs arm and shoulder pads. There
are specially large arm p1us Tor no
man characters; and shoulder pads are
otten used to make tho shoulders even,
for frequently one shoulder Will be
lower than the other.
/ asked the oostumer If he could
make q crooked log straight, and he
replied that he often cured people OF
bow.leggedness and m ade their limbs
straight an operation beyond the skill
of the most accomplished surgeon.
Padding on the holews and a judicious
proportion of padding at other points
Is all that is required. or course there
are special ways OF padding for certain
lines Of character, and the costumer
can turn shapaiy man into 8 hunch-
back or int) a. iat man.
Tnere are special CASES in which the
deficiencies are 80 difficult to remedy
thnC "A plaster csst is taken Of the de-
ficjeut limb, and a skillul workman
set to work To make o special pain. OF
tights which will hide the deficiencies
shown in the plaster cast. This usually
has TO be done
IN CASE OF Bow.LEGGEDNESs,
- If tATsrA nAlV4S AND EIlAlt
thighs. in which case the tights have
10 30 nicsiy graduated. AS an exam
ple OF Inc difficulties he sometimes has
to deal with, tho cGstu ner told me OF a
case III which Be mad to proportion q
pair OF legs, the CAT II one being l2T
inches. that Of tAo other IA inches.
The deficiency he had most ire quently
to remedy for women was the dent
made by toe garter. Actors most ire
oueutly want calf and thigh tights. L
,vsa surprised to hear that the wearing
of padded tights is rs common among
actors as IL is among actresses. Nine
out OF 10 actors PAD. or the women
on the stage the ballet dancers make
the greatest demand Tor tights, rs, he
exertIon of dancing hardens and Trims
the legs.
The costumer also gave me some
points on "making up" the fsce. Cot
ION put on with spirit gum and then
tinted can be USED to make the cheeks
plump and also to shape the nose.
Wrinkles are made with blues and
browns. Black under tho eyes bright-
ems them.
Many fashionable tailors send their
customers 20 his costumer for padden
liz hts. The demand st The time tight
trousers were worn was enormous.
He ALSO supplies dudes with corsets
For one weli-known society man no is
making q corset which will give the
wearer i nattier figure. Officers OF the
National Guard often wear corsets
Since ladies' riding habits have be.
come shorter special line OF lsaies'
padded tights srs made tor riding.
Verify the female form divine (snd for
that matter the male form alsol Is
largely question of money.--lN New
York Cor. Times Democrat.