Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-16
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
FRANCOIS COPPER.

On Sunday, April 30, the odean gate
classical matinee at l o'clock, that 10 to
say. o'clock ''pour lie quart" Do not for
get the fact. that in the theater everything
Is false, even the time OF day It is.
Fanny Perez. that irretrlevable coquette,
had awakened very late and was in fright
full humcr- Yesterday evening she had had
only one call" In the new piece, the .irst
night OF which had run anything but
smoothly. Her hance, Solomon Cert, the
stock broker. who was not prodigal in his
entertaining, had insisted upon having
three Of his business friends to supper
with them, and their conversation through
out the meal had turned upon a good spec
ulation In Rio-Tinto stock. They had
fingered long time over the cold meats
and Russian salads. and the poor girl (she
was no longer young, by the way: she ad-
mitted to thirty; read IT. thirty-three
pour lie quartz had retired at an un-
reasonable hour.
This afternoon the first piece was LES
Fausses Confdenees.' in which she played
the part Of AIaminta. Marlette the maid
had guessed by the irritable manner in
which the bell was rung that 1t was one OF
Madame's bad days. and she FASTENED to
bring the chocolate and morning journals
While breakfasting in bed Fanny ran over
the criticisms OF the play. She was barely
mentoned-two or three times In the same
breath with others who had only played
minor parts; there was not even a special
mention made OF her. And the piece was
horribly cut up. 1t was anything but
pleasant.
Ding. ding, the clock was Ginning the
half after elevenl Fanny must be at the
Mt . h.. La,
to have time to make up" 'Marlettei
MARKETED" and Madame dressed in hurry.
snubbing the lady's maid numerically.
She Is ready to set out at last. She is
pretty. but palel yellowish tlnge over
spreads her drawn features. tired with
the nervous exhaustion OF bad night.
Fanny, without noticing the radiant sun
and the bright sky. throws herself into the
cab. wraps herself in her iurs, and after
few moments ride excellent; 1t is only
Ave minutes after twelve) she reaches the
theater, slowly climbs the staircase and
enters her dressing room, where the hair
dresser awaits her, her powdered wig in his
hand.
'Bonjour, Nine. Fanny"
"BonJour, Augusta; but we must hurryl'
The actress disappears for a moment be-
hind a screen, takes of her street gown
and dons wrapper Finally she seats
herself before mirror, between two feehly
whistling gas Jets.
Due. how homaly she looks this morn
Ing Happily, there are unguents and cos
metics scattered over the toilette table,
Cold cream, rice powder, white cream
vegetable red, veloutine, nothing is want
ing. A whole arsenal OF temporary beauty
is spead before her. Mechanically, the
actress commences her sklllful make up."
She opens the pots, boxes and bottles. like
one to the manner born; fills some little
cups, weta the sponge. bathes her face and
her neck; maneuyers the hare's brush
pencils her eyebrows; aud tool tool two
strokes of blue pencil under her eyes
and my arms, which l came near for
getting;" and yet again, a little more
black on the lids. dash OF red on tn.
nails and tips Of the ears. She embellishe.
and translgures herself in full view. the
comediennel Her glance is humid and
luminous nowi Her smile discloses lIps.
like half opened pomegranates,
Quickly, Leontine-my dressp'
The dresser approached. holding beauti-
tal stage dress at arms length; rose