The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-03

Padding the legs!
I have never had to pad when wearing
tights. The public is skeptical and thinks
majority Of women with shapely figures
nature. It has never been my
misfortune to have to try and i'm
prove upon nature, but have seen
the more or less successful efforts Of others
in that direction. Many women on tho
stage do pad, but not az much az might be
supposed. Any one in the audience with
critical discernment can tell when q woman
on the stage wearing tights 10 padded. Il
she has her legs padded her arms are, of
course. out Of proportion, and frequently
her bust il so small that any one with half
an eye can sec the misAt. The old days Of
sawdust padding existed long before my
appearance upon the stage.
Padding is as near fine art as possible.
but it can never simulate the beauty and
symmetry of nature nor appeal to the as
thetical eye of the trained connoisseur.
knew young lady who was rather thin
but symmetrical, who conceived the idea
of padding. The result was she appeared
ungainly, and the disparity between the
size Of her legs and her arms was 90 great
it almost provoked laughter. Judicious ad-
vice was given to her and she gradually re-
duced her size. One day abe discarded her
padded tights altogether, and the result
was she looked one hundred times better,
and was much admired.
Occasionally there 10 some excuse tor .
little padding. II q leg is not shapely on
account Of shrnnken calf few layers OF
lambs wool will remedy the defect. The
OUTSIDE tights are over utiuty MRnt1 ano
carefully padded on the INSIDE OF me iatte5
IS the lambs wool tnas Rlvee snape ana
beauty to many an otherwise ungalnly-
looking leg, By CAREFUL padding the inside
tights legs can be made larger all over,
but they betray the possessor by the lack OF
proportion TO the otner nmos. Few women
appear IN one PAIR OF tignts, because an 40 az.
cloent, suo1en IenS wouau eAPoso ~
nesn 70 the auoience. put s sne t unael Menss
1aey nelp 70 AeeI sne $3.50 es s1 l.a4t az
pFevens tne oa1sioo t'Rn's ifom Be'''nR
so1ieo ~ PerspaIaIaon. A., ..;.;.:
Il desire 70 protest a9alnss tne ciislcism
aliectea aRalnss me women :.S VINO o., sRpeas ~
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ts sny, meI 1 az Mt io, Po ne
Snemsslves m4Ie al la Mos .onk ~
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A1a1 oe1yln8 ngnsn.nk. ~ coutooi nis
neck anu sna Dooy were wy sIa .;a; W ma.o"
SUCH nuRe aIMs anu ne 4oOAo1 h.u'ou.oIs.
men on sne s.sGe a.G oasG ha, sDou LAY LAY
ing Inc caves OF tnelf legs DulRe o9e som
olentiy, ana presume y vaIlcose vens were
popular Few ACTORS Woula oe wltho9S tnem'
Inere are many e4cePsions 70 tne ru!e.
Oomeolans WIG nave mauo 1opuCaslons w
not care 70 pao 70 sny e1tens uni e 1 Se
giarlnR PERSONA qeIec1 e1ists. We navo
now-leggeo, tn'n-s1ankeo, sao,' anu oDese,
tal ana ssonS anu enacaateu Cumeuans
wao tasnel IKE me RECONNAISSANCE Ss s .nna un ~
Ra1nly anatomy. LUG coAeu'@n as Aonu ~: -.
applause ana is not eaten up WIN vanisy
aDout nus looks. Wn1.oson oo aI:a
pIloes nlnscn upon loIAax ~ Inc an nuT Ma.s
RUE ne n nos ;4h uc1 % th;n w. sto+
OTIS are aps 10 % e.!aes s!U Snn VI wy nta,