The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-01-13
A PAINTED CHORUS.
ONE OF THE ARTS PRAcTlcED BE.
HIND THE SCENES.
How tho Eyebrows Arc Arched. ths
Bloom Of Youth Given to the Cheeks
and the Ruby Stroke to
the Lips.
t"Uncle Bilrs', New York Le.tor.l

t'Uncle Blrs'' New York Letterl
Eleven young women stood in a row.
There ought to have been m even dozen,
but something was the matter with ths
missing twelfth. This was bshind the scenes
on q stage devoted to . well-kuown bur.
le,qus entertainment. The eleven were q
chorus. They were uuclad In a manner
usual to dramatic shamslessness. But it is
about their faces that ! am goiGg to write.
Their features averaged pretty. The popu-
lar coaceit that uglines, in private life can
by theatrical devices be turned into beauty
for the footlights to shine on is fallacy.
There are some smooth, shapely actres -es,
vita regular faces, who can paint on a
coat OF youthfulnsss, but that is excsp-
tional, the general ru!s being that visages
are ut . disadvantage under a glare that
discloses and magnifes every popularity.
The eleven were not employed on account
OF talent. for they were little more than
6gurantes, so tho manager had easily in
sisted that they should b young and
comedy.
CHASTITY COUNTENANCES.
When saw thsm they had just emerged
from their dressing room, and were within
ten minutes to appear before an auience.
They looked well, except that their counten-
ances were 2 lastly white.
~What on earth's tho matter with ttema"
! asked. stage fright"
@Not much" was the reply; you couldn't
scare them with an audience or B ,oths ami
Irviass. They've not had their bio IN put
on yet. Here is their painter. Watch him"
The g'ris ranged thsm elves ft.cin: a
strong light A man VITA a pali.sts anI
several brushes went up to the at ths
one at the end OF the lane. Sh, stepped her
tongue, shut her saucy moItL All is.i her
face expires .iouiesly still Cls "a /, { dab
bled brush in the smutci, of bilcS paint
on the palette AMI deftty shapsi her eye
brows and rimmsl her eyelids. Tnol Ne
took up brushful OF red, spottsi Ter
cheeks AMI covered her lips. Stepping
The girl grinned SO suddenly and mschan-
ically that got the impression that she
had gone daft; but that was quite in the
way Of professional duty. AMI was intended
to show him how she would look when sne
smiled at the audience, 50 th9t he could sea
how to outline the red Of her lips. Tnis he
did with o few rapid strokes.
READY FOR EXHIBITION.
Finally he rubbed the color on her cheeks
until 1t blended satisfactorily with the
white ground work, gave her a critical ex-
animation from . distance Of dozen feet, |
and she was ready for exhibition. Sac
thereupon dropped of the end Of the line,
and the same opsratis varied only as tho
difference Of the subject required, was re-
Go6UeQ Oh LU0 next StTi. mo mans move. ]
ments were wonderfully quick and dexter
Gus, and the eleventh charmer was finished |
in q space Of time that may as we'll be |
called jiffy. All except ono accepted |
his treatment blindly and fell to CAB
bling with one another unconcernsdly; !
but the thinnest and most angular Of the |
lot procured q hand glass. viewed her
painted face in it, and said snsppishly to |
the decorator: you've made a fright Of
me. rs usual Why didn't you put the rad |
closer up under the eyes. as you did with |
Esteilsi Do You mean to spoil all my
mashes3"
20. no. my dear" responded the man; "ws
want you to bewilder 'em. But you wouldn't
do it If the color was on tho edge of your
sharp cheek bone. leaving your hollow
checks white. Estells's face is round and
yours Is long. You'll p,ralyzs 'sm, just a
I've fixed you"
Every evening these fascinators submit to
the brush OF the discriminating artist II
left to themselves, they would daub with
the paints in a manner moro comical than
lovely It is within his province. too. to
regulate their wigs, and to 500 that they do
not dsarrange their toilets to suit their own
inexpert fancies. Uniformity Of apparel is
requisite, and the wearsrs in this low stage
rank, are not permitted so much ini:vt iu-
atty as would be caused BY transferring q
ribbon from the hip to the shoulder.