. Theatrical and circus life;. the fair object of themashers admiration wonthave it, but there are amongher sisters those who, to apromisingly liberal and attrac-tive stranger, would not let thelack of an introduction stand inthe way of their graciousness. Sh, they say to the Sh ! Dont say a word. Tellhim well see him later. Lookfor us at the stage-door whenour act is over. And now let us see how theydo these things in France,where the cancan flourishes andthe Jardin Mabille, with itshigh kickers, is the temple to-wards which pleasure-seeking pilgrims bend when they
. Theatrical and circus life;. the fair object of themashers admiration wonthave it, but there are amongher sisters those who, to apromisingly liberal and attrac-tive stranger, would not let thelack of an introduction stand inthe way of their graciousness. Sh, they say to the Sh ! Dont say a word. Tellhim well see him later. Lookfor us at the stage-door whenour act is over. And now let us see how theydo these things in France,where the cancan flourishes andthe Jardin Mabille, with itshigh kickers, is the temple to-wards which pleasure-seeking pilgrims bend when theyvisit their Mecca—La Belle Paris. A visitor to thedancing green-room of the Grand Opera, there, willfind that at night it is brilliantly lighted, and the ef-fect of the gas-jets is greatly increased by the numer-ous large mirrors which almost conceal the walls. Infront of each of these mirrors stands a wooden post alittle higher than ones waist, and before a dancing girlsets off, she raises one foot after the other until she. THE SUCKER. CANDIDATES FOR SHORT CLOTHES. 249 places it horizontally on one of these posts, where shekeeps it for some time, then quitting this position andtaking hold of the post with one hand she practices allher steps, and after having in this way set herselfoff, she waters the floor with a handsome watering-pot, and before the large mirrors, which reach down tothe mop-board, she goes through all the steps she isabout to dance on the stage. The leading dancinggirls commonly wear old pumps and small linen gaiters,very loose, in order to avoid soiling their stockings orstocking-net. When the call-boy gives his first notice,they hasten to throw off their gaiters and put on newpumps, chosen for their softness and suppleness,whose seams they have carefully stitched call-boy appears at the door, Mesdemoiselles,nows your time ! the curtain is up ! and the flock ofdancing girls hasten to the stage. Among the Parisianballet corps one sees the st
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