The Washington times., 1925-11-12

beauty, and charm.
It is known also that the "Fol-
lies" girl has power, influence,
dominion. For does she not
dominate stylei customs, modes,
and manners The proof
abounds!
Her picture is constantly on
the magazine covers, delighting
thousands.
The hats she wears are copied
on Fifth avenue. And her
clothes!
HEP shoes are duplicated. The
cut Of her jewels is repeated in
q million gems. Her walk, her
speech, her dress, all these are
initiated - meticulously copied.
, Yes, it is astonishing, but the
millionairess frequently learns
her modes from the Ziegfeld
chorus girl. For the Ziegfeld
girl wears and poses for the
most attractive hose; for riding
habits, attached to the names
of Dorothy Knapp, Katherine
Burke, Flo Kennedy, Peggy
Fears; for furs; for evening
gowns; for painters master
. pieces; for-and there is humor
in this, the humor Of incongru-
ity-for the pictures Of smiling
ladies that accompany the after
taking portions of headache tab
let advertisements. No depart
ment of trade can flourish with
out this symbol of the glorified
girl. Nor royalty, either.
Her love affairs are roman
tic. Her marriages are bril-
liant; counts, lords, dukes, mil
lionaires, princes.
Thus her beauty, wit, style,
moods and passions dominate
the world!
But what Of all this?> These
facts are already known. What
Of the Ziegfeld girl herself?
What Of her heart and soul?
The world has heard enough
Of externalities. 1t Graves to
know now what she is like
herself, and, above all things,
how does she get into the Zieg-
field "FollieS"? For this question
there are a thousand answers.
Some say, Through influence"
Others say, Through sheer
beauty" Through Wall Street."
Because her talent is cxtraor-
binary"
All these questions are abso-
iutely right and absolutely wrong.
There is no royal road to getting
in the "Follies." NotwithStand-
ing, the girl with beauty, ability
and determination can get into
the ''Follies," no matter who
she is or where she comes from.
Because Florenz Ziegfeld is for
ever searching for beauty and
he sizes 1t up where he finds
1t, impartially. And the proof
is in the "Follies" with more
than a score years OF unbroken
beauty records; in kid Boots;
in "Louie the Fourteenth" And
will be demonstrated again in
the forthcoming "Going South"
by Gene Buck and Ring Lardner,
and in Ziegfeld's palm Beach
Nights!
But what patience a girl must
have to get into the ''Follies,"
what monumental patience!
All day they stay In the lobby
and corridors; they are waiting
for Ziegfeld to appear. Scores
Of girls, girls and girls, day after
day. Week after weeks, blondes
brunettes, raven-haired and Titan
beauties, slender and langurous,
petite and den1ure, vivaciOus and
graceful, adventurous and irreslsc-
ible. They come from every
where, from all parts of the
United States, from all parts Of
Europe-especially from Paris.
They come from all branches OF
society. From the stage, from the
concert world, from business and
the university. From the shelter
ed home, from the titled abode.
Recently a Russian princess was
among the show girls, the Prin-
cess Mickaladze. Now a vanish
ing American Princess, Red Wing,
is coming to Washington to grace
the cast.
y
All day long they wait for
"Ziggy" to appear. They are
nervous, excited, hopeful, often
hungry. For the hours pass by
and morning blends into noon and
to afternoon.
At the slightest sound they are
all attention. Alert, like wild
beasts. Eyes shining. On the
qui Vive. To create the most bril-
liant impression in the bi1efest
interval!
Here he comes" one girl
whispers and Immediately IL score
of them perk up, preen them