Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-09-14

| wife's, Mrs: Mac D., of whom he stands in
wholesome dread.
says the aged warrior to his young and frisky
yokefellow. ''but don't go to her house. in
sist upon your doing as say IN this matter -
Very we'll, governor" Nanny always calls
him ''governor'') Just as you say
Pretty generally Nanny yields strict obedi-
ence to her aged consort; hence it was with
feelings of mingled grief and Indignation that
the colonel, on his way up town, saw cab in
front of Mrs. Mods. From the vehicle a lady
aiighted and bounded lightly up the steps.
claimed the colonel ''I'd know those stock
ings far as I could see them
1t seems that the coQuettish Nanny affected a
peculiar style of hosiery-a black silk stocking,
clicked in very striking manner-a stunning
article which she ordered directly from Paris.
assembled the steps of hrs. Mac DIS. house as
rapidly his equity limbs would permit, and
gave furious tug al the bell. Mrs. Mac D. re-
''Ah, colonel, delighted to see you. Caught
glimpse OF you ascending the steps and made
haste to open the door myself
my wi lie is hereI' blurted out the old war
horse, fairly blue with rage.
beg your pardon, colonel; you're mis-
mo, I'm not. 1 could swear that the lady
who just entered this house is my wife, 1 recog
nized her stockings as she stepped out OF the
cab
You're mistaken, my dear colonel"
LET me see the lady, them
II could not without first consulting her.
appeared behind the heavy velvet portieres
which divided the long parior
my dear colonel gurgled Mrs. Mac D., as
she returned to the irate husband, 1.-THE lady
naturally declines the honor of meeting you;
but as you base this question OF identity upon
the style of hosiery worn by her, she consents to
Stand where you are, my dear colonel"
Stepping to the elegant portierce in old blue
velvet, she drew it aside and brought into sight
c remarkably pretty foot and just bit of the
ankle. This very shapeiy member was clad in
fesh-colored stocking, and the tiny foot was
encased in dainty ratent- Heather tie. The ey-
i6ence was overwhelming. The colonel rubbed
his eyes, blushed. stammered out an excuse and
withdrew At dinner that night Nanny ate
heartily, but the old colonel hadn't any appe-
tite. He thought he had made a fool of himself.
She knew that she had made fool of him. 1t
ssas her foot that ne had seen, but encased in
hastily borrowed 2tocking.
The girls that apply for positions as chorus
''ladiss' in comic opera companies are OF every
variety. There are tall girls, short girls, round
and fiat girls. cross-eyed and old girls, and
girls with feet enough for two. One that con-
fronted a stage manager at . city theater The
other day, was at least six feet and two inches
tall. She had fine face, but she was so tall
that she was comical. The stage manager
smiled, and was declining her services in kindly
tones when the star commedian of the company
''why, engage this young lady by all means"
said he, ''she Is just what we need to lead
march,
The girl was engaged, and all went well until
the question of costume came up. AS leader of
the march the young woman must wear tights,
and after thorough search it was found that New
York did not contain a pair long enough to ac-
commodate the handsome giantess. There was
no time to make pair to order, and it looked
very much though the march would not enjoy
the ornamentation of the tall girl presence. The
star of the show had heard Of the ichorus girls
predicament and regretted that she could not
appear, as he looked for her to create something
OF a sensation.
The night of the first performance arrived, and
when the grand march OF the supernumeraries
began the audience was astonishel by ths sight
OF the tail, splendidly formed girl that walked
in at the head. The comedian was too busy for
a long time to notice the girl, but when at last
that he lost his lines and ioundered awkwardly
for an instant. How the girl had succeeded in
getting tights to fit her he did not know After
the performance he saw the girl and asked her
how she secured her tights. The tall Amazon
smiled. blushed and fastened away without
replying. The secret, however, had got
noised round among the chorus. The girl had
cnt off pair OF tights at the ankles, and artsti
cally stained the hiatus to match. Neat bands oil
ribbon covered the jointure, and no spectator
had dream.d OF the imposture. With the re-
nainder OF her costume she had made the gor-
geous and legitimate costume that had fred the
interest of the assembly. While such girls as
these are IN comic opera chorusses the cynics OF
the earth need not deplore the decadence of
feminine acumen and pluck in the large cities.
The girl now, let it be added, wears red tights,
an especial pair having been completed for her.
CLARA BELLE.