The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1888-02-12
Ill.

Having now seen something Of the dancers
in, training and in the undress, let US take a
Find the scenes. But before looking, at the
dancer dan, on the stage Eo,m lot rs rs pa pay 6 3 aIscr ;ss
disert Is = enfsS and f bsllets "a Begin bsfors
at 8 T H,sloSSk xsi Il order Eaon te 81 pFs ESs o her p spe
With gus, hot and sid water; iS;Skins-
ooi6eur. the dancer performs one OF the most
Ibm nT %sHstu 0p or hasfic. ip to ns. t tS!ls sfan na tesS.
The danseuse who is about to Jaire son mastic
sits before her looEing-glass, and over face.
a a coat n of iia shG" WEite w Shf De drie. s and i forms q
a sort Of yarnish. In plain words. she, as 1t
groases With q little cold cream. and perfumes
I with a dash Of poa .itt De ri Then she
touches up her cheeks 1ins Mn c ysrmii,iion a ne,E ifs.
eyebrows with Indian ink picks out a few. veins,
anire ess At n lease h hail an hour; Sext the 'dancSS
draws on her silk tights. ald next she dons her
undSrskirt; then ~, follow no wb bae sSrs mHrs tn ne I hss
s%uccinct costume may be worn; and finally the
bracelets. earrings, and miscellaneous lewelry
ing. Her toilet finished thus far. the dancer
puts on her newest shoes, which are furnished
b by t the s sd%In s.s. i1l On the t 1Hr% k 4 ass of s i.s%
-puce. white. and flesh color-the puce serve
only three times for pre7pters StueS and eight
NV \ % &s XII i 4 pa rent. ;Sst le tine. pr protest ,:st
so as to be- covered with eorns and caIlosIties.
The fatigue OF dancing hardens the heel, the
sole: and the great tG iss a put LIE that lis Is a; aii. Iagl y;
parent, and SO beautiful that they have become
l'k E.l toil. II 1t .h ls: SI eaomp (, cd The &. Cancer is as
pretty Is she can be, and she is pretty for only
about one hour out OF eng Ti s ~. iore ths s. hora
eIecuting her steps on the stage. The spectator
In the stalls. especially Il he possess the artless
idesas About ballet dancers, esneciaily about tic
stars" Seeing them s 9aiy IN the %brillisne Mtt q
the i%ootliGh Ss;t i,e'i and afa slsa. eMsoebbs s WIN i'm
clined to Imagine that their destiny is
commits cSnt 4 in 4s"I llts ,t tno i.ot rHS s splsndo shs q
t ttits 'f tic sarsnss$, the skilii, tis' celebrity, ot
scuIptural and mobile, that infinite wealth Of
Gesture Of physi s.s n9I tu 6 siHpr To- lie ln Gi ssrishp. Do
ttRR essA.s sq 81 isSo@f f%P IT, teIi nd dT Ssrd y s4R
Weighed down with the heayiness Of matter?
Now. ii US Wow tho ballet from behlna the
Genes Here is , q a%a" t6e foy Who' d MiIn ra on no
the stage, which she trayerses In iour, revolving
leaps, executes a pas S Snn dhe ioolllghts, sa-
der of.sapplauss. and turns to walk up the stage
toward tie wings" And the moment that
ishes' hsr face becomes serious, her features
r: srimaelng and s drsT sb., Ti n, fit e s.ot; and e., as
breafh snd bathed In perspiration. And by the
time she has finished dancing she will be 50
worn out that she win scarcely have strength
room. where she will need to be ubbed down
and tended like an "ysr,a 6s Ira race horse This
- If will he remarked that we speak only of
female dancers. Tn" lays are past when male
dangers We'd on ,hs ,a JiI aS ninth with bsmseIsss' in IN
the MIN priests OF an art thar In their eyes was
the chlefsst of the arts. The great Gaetan
great men among his contemporaries; he him
sslf MAS the greatest. and the other two wore