Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-07-21
ACTRESSES FEET.
Soubrettes Discuss the Size and shape of
Their Pedal EXtremitles.
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y feature IN feel!
What visions of cornS, bunions, chilb-
lains and ingrowing nails arise before
me as | write these words. Not that
am afflicted with cornS. bunions. chill
bainS or improving nails. but I've heard
all about them. Last night at the
Highland house, disguised as Il second
trombone, | overheard several SOU
brettes and leading ladies drinking-tea
and talking about other soubrcttes
and leading ladies. From Pauline Hall
the conversation drifted into feet.
IN bet I've got the smallest feet in
the gang" said Eugene Nicholson, who
wears number two and half.
"And I'm equally certain that mine
are the largest" admitted Jennie Ref
ferth. who wears skies.
An examination showed that Ref
ferth had sized her foot up correctly:
but there were three or four smaller
feet than Miss Nicholson'S in the party.
Laura Willard wears number three and
a-half shoes; Alice Verona sports num-
Der two: Marietta Nash wears ones and
Il half; Mrs. Alex Spencer wears a
charming smile upon her pretty face and
number two shoes, ID last, on her foot.
Did you know" said the soubrettc,
that Saliie Cohen has about the small
est feet i'm the business? She wears
thirteenS And of the beautiful women
of the stage Mary Anderson probably
has the largest feet. She wears iives
aud half. Her feet are long and slim.
Tragic queens usually have pretty large
feet. ModjeSka, for instance, wears
fourS and half. while JanuSchek and
RiSturi have unusually large feet. Julia
Marlowc slips her well proportional feet
into number threcS and half while
Margaret Mathcr wears half a size
smaller.
And how about the comic opera
queens"
''Wcn, they usually have nice clean
feet of average size. Pauline Hail. iol
instance. wears iivcS-
"Why, Lottic," demonstrated the
leading lady, "She doesn't no such thing.
She only wears fourS and Il half
well, perhaps you'd better cut Hall
down half size then, and don't say
ANYTHING about her being knock kneed. -
is She really knock kneed? How
then does She conceal the lact?'
"She doesn't conceal it. It's an inn
possibility. The only way for a knock
kneed lady to appear unknock knecd Is
to bee knock calyed and knock thied al
So. mean by padding the calves and
the thighs the little protuberanceS on
the inside sides Of the knees are con-
cealed.
"Ah! And how about Halls rivals?
..Wcll. Lillian Russell wears threeS
aud a half: Fanny Rice wears smaller
size, and the poor dear suffers terri bly,
with cornS: Marie Jansen wears thrreS.
Marion Manola slips her dainty little
foot into a number four shoe, and lSa-
belle UrQuhart. who has piano legs,
wears the same sized shoe; Madelainc
Luccttc wears thrccS and a half; Della
Fox and Helen Bertram each wears mum
Der twOS: George DENIM wears threcS'
and Garcia Englandcr and Gustic Tim
norman. the noted German actresses
find no difficulty in slipping in number
two shoes. Madame Cottrelly, VINO
ought to wear snow shoes, has number
six foot
And Susie krwin?'
Susie wears twoS and a half. By
the way, did you ever notice Herr
Heinrich Conricd'S feet? He cXper'
fences no difficulty in putting ON la
dies number thirteen, small size. lin
Murphy wears the same number only
Its of the large size, George Lauri
wears five and a half shoes, Charley
Campbell wears skies and Travcrnici
wears number twelvcS.