The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-03-24
POSES NUDE ON THE STAGE.
The Most Amazing of the Living Pic


New York Correspondent Philadelphia
Record.
A graceful young woman has been start
ling Casino audiences since last Monday
evening by her vivid representations IN
the Nahl-Bradley bronze statuary. She
does not wear even feshlings; in fact, save
for sort of sash that covers a part Of
one shoulder and the hips. she is absolute
ly nude. The tint of her flesh is concealed
by coating of bronze dust, which ac-
centuates, but does not soften the SYM
metrical curves of her form. She is Ber-
tie Bache and she told how she happened
to appear in her remarkable posings. She
said:
when some women see me, perfectly
nude, at the Casino they eXclaim: The
brazen thing Who is she? How can she
do it?' Yet some of them may do things
1 wouldn't dream Of doing If any one
had told me three years ago that l would
stand before an audience with no covering
except a. coat of bronzed paint, would
not have believed it.
Il had many friends among well-known
artists here in the city, and my fine fig
ure was often a subject of comment
among them. Several or them asked me
to pose for them. 1t was an easy and
quick way to make money, so l qlutched
at it eagerly. l wouldn't pose FOR the
men undraped, however, but l did for
two or three women artists. / was very
anxious to go on the stage, as ! had a
well-trained voice and a good figure. My
artist friends were interested in me and
gave me letters to Mr.. Hammerstein That
was just al the beginning of the living
picture craze.
About ten days ago Mr.. Aronson. Of the
Casino, sent for me and made me a very
hattering offer. was taken q little Off
my feet when learned that l was expect
ed to pose merely in u coat of bronze
paint. but ! concluded that silk tights
don't amount to much in the way of COW
ering, and signed with him.
mo human being can imagine what my
feelings are while preparing to pose,a and
while going through the ordeal. First.
my maid rubs my body thoroughly with
a preparation resembling vaseline Then
she dusts "a fine bronze powder over me
until fairly glisten. ! have the strang-
est sensations when this powder is being
put on.
when mount the pedestal forget
the audience entirely. A model must
feel her part just an actress should
and the mental strain is equal to the
physical or course, 1t is terrible on the
nerves..
When asked If she was afraid of any
evil effect from the use of the paint Miss
Bache said: "Truthfully speaking / am
] have to go through the process Of a
Turkish bath every night to get It of.
and this is reducing me very much. In
fact. feel miserably. physically, and
don't think / can stand IL much longer.
I don't think the bronze statuary as pref
ty as the living pictures. Very often
ones chief beauty lies in a fine complex
ion and facial expression. The cosmetics
used in making up for the pictures height
en- these, whereas this bronze paint har-
dens the features.
Mr. KiIanyi says the figure is one of
the best that he has ever seen. and
think myself the measurements show up
very we'll ] am 5 feet 7.inches IN height
and weigh 155 pounds. My other meas
urements are: Bust, IS inches; waist, 26
inches; thigh, p inches; calf of leg, Is
inches: ankle. 9inches; foot. . inches in
length. My upper arm Is liz inches, and
my neck 1872 inches.
81 am the first woman 10 make the
break and now there are hundreds Of
girls ready to pose without even the
bronze paint; but they hayn't the figures.
OF course, mary women have figures
superior to mine IN certain points; but IL
Is "A most difficult thing 20 find "a perfect,
aJl-round figure. The public had seen
women in tights; the public wanted some
thing new.'