The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-21
DELLA srAcEYs TROUSERS.
They Cost the Actress and Eer Tailors
Much Embarrassment.

Topeka people who saw IA Bachelors
Honeymoon remember Miss Della
Stacey She was seen in the part of
June Joyce the actress, last season
as well the season before. She is
now playing a boy part in THE Burgo-
master" a new burlesque running at
the Dearborn theater in Chicago, and
recently she told a Chicago reporter of
her experience in being measured for
trousers.
Il am an army girl. born in a frontier
fort, and thought was pretty brave
she said, for many time I've known
the fear of hostile savages that were
prowling around the stockade. But that
was nothing to the ordeal of being
measured for these" glancing at the
mannish garments.
Twist up the piano stool, Will" she
says, reckoning to a boy in the wings.
I want to sit down You see, with this
suit she explained, the piano stool
has to be very high; with the seaside
one it can be dropped about four
inches; with my dress suit it's impossi-
BILE at any point But l was telling
about those measurements. I nearly
died, but wasn't half as embarrassed
as the tailors. 1 had on tights-just
pink tights-of course, 1 had to have
the tr-you know-fit right. Then /
had on a-well-a-not a Chinese blouse
but it was short like one, and the up
per half of the front was starched. The
older tailOr-there were two of them
came in first, and he searched for ever
so long in desk with his back turned
to me all the time.
He said he was looking for his note
book. Then a young man-an awfully
young one-came in in his shirt sleeves
and with a long yellow tape hanging
over his left shoulder He started when
he saw me, and then he looked over at
the old mans back-he was still
searching, you know-and then he got
quite red and something out the win
dow seemed to occupy his attention l
waited and waited until I began to
think that notebook never would be
found. L don't see why he was so
particular about it, anyway. But he
said it was really necessary to put the
record of measurements down in a book
I told him I couldn't understand why
a piece of any kind of paper wouldn't
do as well-do you?
Finally 1 got tired and I said: We'll,
here am, here I am-waiting.'
I know it, miss, and We'll begin
right off John, now be business and
get through this thing as soon as you
can. You know all those other Gus
toners are waiting
Johns face was like a beet, but
then the day was warm and I wasn't
surprised at that.
Arm measurement first said the
older man, and will you believe it, he
drew = narrow notebook from the
breast pocket of his vest. where it must
have been all the time. Then he put on
a very dignified expression.
John ran the yellow tape from my
shoulder down to my waist. Then he
drew it inside the arm. and up and
down my back, and across my should
ers, and under my arms. and around
my waist.
Now, the vests. the length from
shoulder to the high opening for the
street suit, the same to the low opening
for the evening suit instructed the
older tailor. jotting down the last of a
long list of numbers.
man.
Yes, yes interrupted John. mop
ping his forehead with a big checked
handkerchief he took from his hip
pocket.
4" The waist
:" Yes, sir
The ankle
=" Yes, sir
=" The knee
Yes, sir
The thigh
Yes. sir; yes, sir
Now, the outside of the -
Yes, sir said John before he could
finish By this time John was redder