The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-04-16

stage entrance. No one has announced tho
f Tsc but S,ho her lm hSsis Is nS Ssi.'ns are Tor w III;
H.; IT,. s% s;,s s ssS ;D 'S 'H; r.. y RBSss}E = Fri, r. f ,,.' s sis:; Z
ma 1e1 wio 90, the ,tsn ID dsneS. and 81;
treacherously in general deptayity. directly
she appears a mnn comes out to meet her.
0 nas hand 4 ! . ssGn, a n,s ,isSiiv the sSo O s@ips on i sss
The saddle lie screws tho silver spur into
her boot heel. and she makes Vt. Peter go
whin on the other; 70 give him his !. orLsrs;
Thoroughbred throw his feet SO gracefully IN
the ring. though so easy Is her sent, 80 s,iEnt
t nsr si X : sba ,I hos one m d is Iis IL tn sit 'n fTmly as is
Frances. Then the man mounts l,omeo. but
still he never, leaves the woman,s sihe
on ton little Irritation that has eynaed Nine.
Whites vigilance. hen suddenly klnelll In
band; Mr. ,UHDrisn.' Going up again she tells
YOU that it was to be with her husband that
about smo iN tn , two 'E Esb iss' tH Hna s TsS Su as'i leave sSS; when hen
sh" GOES out on the road. 1T was either the
husband or the babies to give w; vow know low
sides. It was so lonely when no was away;
t n% Sse' I Hs w,o%ld itI let mo nts do that il
wanted to. IcoulLnt any way, You see; you
9Ss aM ca ,n DC re, "r usei 10 III u Il " You onn are SHOT, not" '"'nN'
You make NJ your mind that the surprises
OF the c,rcHses are most surrrising's momI ma
Ioonora with her left leG tied around her neck
aud watch her while she unt!es it and substi.
over in. the corner the silbon sisters nre
husiiing into silk aud satin things which cost
amount ra OF m0" msitrial Employed. The siilibonss
ar, rich enough 10 E.y" upthr husinessil they
would: for; nnlike n m9st rr" ole 3! ,nsn ,h ny wv manl
even for less d iiilcul. fea,s. The little Silton
gtl who do"s he aerial flying act missed ne
catch her and bounded into the net seven limos
IN a single " 'ck recently. The aerial Jump
former gives tho signal Go" nnla knack Of
using the musrl sot tho chest; The lean IL
made with ,he chest instead o. the isss an and rs Is
point of Resistance, ami IS rcni'yH Kind OF ny
ins. demanding perfect control Of the nerves;
e shs w ",,iins Mss isslV n:. am p tnsS,ij p hi a 5 d iHal ter.
Every morning she came to the rehearsal and
rntcll her. Every afternoon She went tumLling
% Sl,$os %q;h IE@si.LI!.n,FF; Fl Ein" sI,y the III Zig n si; iSs
The spell was broi;en. Probably she won't
"uIiar business. The elder siilhon is a slight
woman; with the bicens OF a prize lighter; nut
She is from Hull. whence come so many great
gymnasts. for 1t is from England that the IA
me gy1nn ,mH ana 4, riders ns aa ~. s Sneu Il o, sh u;
IN the ,sawdrst AMI learn to walk in the ring;
to 20 to school. and the law prohibits their
training until they are TO-, old to DO
1b"osn i has a aAv iiet 0e OF h ia%Sv'' meat and nd
vegetables with plenty Of ale and stout to give
is purely muscular and without fat. The one
caution is AGAINST oyersatine near a perform
trous to pOise and stendiness. She does her
best and highest practice, before breakfast.
o'clock when booked Tor an evening perform
ance. Muscular genius demands even greater
temperance In diet and lie than intellectual
be wrestling viii, undigested pie and cabbage
wine supper after the performance. The Sill
bon has never had an accident and neverloses
But the place is crowded now with all sorts
o. women flying out OF uisters and c1ats into
various members and tripptd lightly down 70
mash Is'ter ior ne Jockey slrI"
ermine OF Queen, lsabella's court dress: put
ting 1t on over her riding trousers. too. be-
Queen Tsseslia IN pants" she says: Is
buo bCItl0b JH6 CToNH uEHIy OH nor SUdpcly
nose. You wonder Il the Queen oi CASTLE had
f hs,f f Is fair sia face .;ecs! Up another mat FLIGHT rs OF Sta tns
their race. One OF them Is surreptit!ousiyta tax
t Rsi In t asss sssn sis Of h 81 the Fhisi nso5 SGsic AN Mr ps
ssain: II is 50 tifht now that II You are
fore any one could get it undone Ifyou want
to travel on your shape. you'll have to do It
s" " away from here. 4 You , haven't
rouge the girl sullenly pulls out her work
inch waist that ought to BIO much larger.
Tn There re. are hn,,. tiii y tE or sixty EiIis dresTsbtn agg
sit as close together as chairs can be placed.
Each girl has y wrapper Of lin"n. bearing her
name and nTmber. IN which her costumes are
when they contain more thnn me outfit. With
each is a makeup box. with the inevitable
hand f mirror. they They sit H" down a tore a9%Fs and abe be.
gin the toilet with the face decoration. some
Sc sth taS H ri ct r tSe CLEARLY als d de tns lmIpFsss sesa n
o]riainsi. Up stI!Iii anather night j. a room Of
coryphees In the, great SPECTACLE. The major
ity o. these girls are young and many are
might have been discharged from an old ladies'
nome. ohce in a while a candidate looks as II
but n ON oni M, w wh 20 ee ,hs ! hans OH ro ,Tr long ss66Sie ice
iiness Of nGnre TO commend them 10 favor.
Ihey come running up the long stairs breath.
lrssly In their shabby gowns AMI coats. and
transform themselves into princeasea and
pages. sirens and hours. with an avid!ty that
fSet3fG ems enjoyment. Tho place Is a hive OF
such Tutoring OF draperies. such merry chat
ier and nonsense. and always the eager
haste. One minute late for the act means a
fine Of u dollar, and many Of the girls earn
only 81 for tho weeks, performances. The
artists are, iined s. il they delay a scene the
traction OF q second. On four floors the girls
are packed in as close M thoy can stand and
dress. In the circus green room tho overflow
OF the dressing room cOnGregatas.
Presently Is man appears on the scene. hut
ne penetrntes no further into this Adamless
iden thgn the top OF the stairs. Here lie Its
down. with his wrenths and wnnds. his helrntts
and spears. and. palms, and waits tho deluge.
4 CORPS OF houri In green druperies and long
JinglinE carhOops Of silver tiutt.r and pose
about him AS they wait. evidently the prop
erty man is O winner. and his calling is n
pleasant one: suddenly, another man an
pears-a handsome. laughing Italian, In Moor
lsh dress. lie climbs half way UP tho wind
Ing stair and blows u silver whistle once,
twice. thrice. and hurr!es down.
There they comet the, avalanche Of girls.
Girls In orange and girls in rose. girls with
rose wreaths and girls with spangled TUNES.
Amazons and pages. stately. Spanish danes