MORE CLOTHES FOR DANCER

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIII, Issue 7446, 22 May 1911, Page 8

MORE CLOTHES FOR DANCER

After being engaged to perform in ‘.'Egyptian Sacred Dances (says the Paris correspondent of tho "Daily Telegraph"), a ballerina broke her compact and was sued for damages. She resgted the c'aiin on the plea of illness. PaintiHs denied that she was seriously ill. Sie replied that her ailment was not dangehus. but was sufficient to prevent her iroi- performing the dances in question, owing v, the scanty clothing in which she was erppted to perform them. .She was well enough to dance with more clothing on. but not yell enough to dance clad in metal omampts." The question which the court therefee had to consider was that of the possib, connection. it ar.v, between the dancer’(.state c f health and the size of the gannet which she won'd have worn in the ityptlan sacred dances. The court seems v have come to the conclusion that if %> haj performed the latter she really wont have helm in danger of catching a. freeh'eoid, for judgment was given in her favoii; aoMon as to damages for breach bl oon 0 on tract being dismissed.