These present skimpy draperies cause one to
reflect that Nature has not lavished broadcast the gift of good
feet and neat ankles; possibly some girls might lengthen their
skirts if they realised this truth.
In the "seventies" there was a wonderful galaxy of talent at the
old Gaiety Theatre, Nellie Farren, Kate Vaughan, Edward Terry, and
Royce forming a matchless quartette. Young men, of course, will
always be foolish, up to the end of time. Nellie Farren, Kate
Vaughan and Emily Duncan all had their "colours." Nellie Farren's
were dark blue, light blue, and white; Kate Vaughan's were pink
and grey; Emily Duncan's black and white; the leading hosiers
"stocked" silk scarves of these colours, and we foolish young men
bought the colours of the lady we especially admired, and sat in
the stalls of the Gaiety flaunting the scarves of our favourite
round our necks. As I then thought, and still think, that Nellie
Farren was one of the daintiest and most graceful little creatures
ever seen on the stage, with a gaminerie all her own, I, in common
with many other youths, sat in the stalls of the Gaiety wrapped in
a blue-and-white scarf.
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