The Savannah morning news., 1901-02-24

powder, removed the hard scarlet spots,
took a great soft hare's foot, which she
rubbed over some pink rouge, and then
holding it in the cir, she proceeded: TO
morrow, after you have walked to get
color, go to your glass and see where that
color shows itself. I think you will find
it higher on your cheek, coming up close
under the eye and growing fainter toward
the ear. I'll paint you ttat way tonight
on chance. You see, my color is low on
my cheeks. OF course, when you are
makng-up for a character part you go
by a different rule, but when you are
just trying to look pretty be guided by
nature. Now"
felt the soft touch of the hare's foot
on my burning cheeks; then she gave me
a tooth brush, which had black on it,
and babe me draw it across my lashes.
I did so, and was surprised at the amount
of powder it removed. She touched her
little finger to some red pomade, and
said: Thrust out your under lip-no, not
a kiss-that makes creases-make a sulky
lip-so!"
She touched my lip with her finger. then
she drew back and laughed again. in a
different way. She drew me to the glass
and said Look
looked and cried: "Oh-oh! Mrs.
Bradshaw, that girl doesn't look bit like
me-She S ever so mucn nicer!
In that lesson on making-up was the
beginning and the ending of my theat-
rical instruction. What 1 have learned
since then has been by observation. study
and direct inquiry, but never by instruc-
ton. either free or paid for.
Now, while was engaged to go on with
the crowd. fate willed, after all, that
should have an independent entrance for
my first appearance on the stage The
matter would be too trivial to mention
We're it not for the influence 1t had upon
my future. One act of the play repre-
scented the back of a stage during a per-
formance.- The scenes were turned around,
with their implanted sides to the public.
The scene-shifters and gas men were
standing about-everything was going
wrong The manager was giving orders
wildly and then a dancer was late. She
was called frantically, and finally, when
she appeared on the run, the manager
caught her by the shoulders, rushed her
across the stage and fairly pitched her on
the imaginary stage-to the great amuse-
ment of the audience
The tallest and prettiest girl in the bal
let had been picked out to do this bit
of work, and she had been rehearsed and
rehearsed as If she were preparing for the
balcony scene of Romeo and juliet"
and day after day the stage manager
would groau: Cant you run? Did you
never run? Imagine the house a-fire ard
that you are running for your life!'
At last, on that opening night, we were
all gathered ready for our first entrance
and dance-which followed few moments
after the incident have described. The
all girl had queer look on her fade, as
she stood in her place-her cue came
but she never moved.
1 heard the rushing footsteps of the
stage manager. That's you! he shout
ed. Go on! Go on, rum
Run She seemed to have grown fast
to the floor. We heard the angry aside
of the actor on the stage. Send some
one on here-for heavens sake"
Are you going on?" cried the frantic
prompter.
She dropped her arms Imply at her
side and whispered: "I-I-c-a-n-'-tl"
He turned, and as he ran his imploring
eve over the line of faces, each girl
shrank back from 1t. He reached me
had no fear. and he saw 1t. l nodded.
Then, for Gods sake, gor'
l gave a bound and a rush that carried
me half across the stage before the man
ager caught me-and so / made my en-
trance on the stage, and danced and
marched and sang with the rest, and all
unconsciously took my first step upon the
path that ] was to follow through shad-
ow and through sunshine-to follow by
steep and stony places, over threatening
Dogs, through green and pleasant mead
ows-to follow steadily and faithfully for
many and many year.