Show how stas stage sno snow Is 1 made brada I 1 lately heard somo some curious facts respecting spec ting stage snow as used in the paris the theartres theatres atres r formerly or merly the head property man of each theatre caused his subordinates to manufacture it by cutting whito white pape little bits but of late peara fears the papa makers have supplied it in largo sacks and cut up u fine by a mechanical chopper the snow thus prepared is po condensed thae thatis it has hag to bo be crumbled between the fingers before it can bo be used of lato the theartres theatres the atres ahat are illuminated by the electric light kave have given up the use of paper snow as the particles as they descend are attracted by bi the name flame and might catch fire more moreover over under tho intense white it was scarcely visible and produced no effect various substitutes for paper have been tried whalebone shavings did very well and i inexpensive n costing only sixty cents a sack put but the best of all possible imitations of snow is found to be the scraps and clippings of kid left over from cutting out gloves they float in the air descending with very realistic slowness and they cling visibly to the garments of tho the actors these clippings are furnished to the grand opera by several of the loading glove houses of paris and cost 3 a sack paris letter |