be-petticoated

— Sir,—In reference to the late calamity at the Plymouth Theatre, in a very brief time we shall have legions of be-petticoated fairies in all the inflammable muslin and Tarlatan peculiar to their spiritual appearance gambolling and sporting before us, and it may not be out of place to suggest that managers should protect their jets and float lights with some screen to guard as much as possible against such deplorable occurrences.