▁cor set ed ▁actress es ▁from ▁the ▁earlier ▁bur les ques . ▁In ▁Edward es ' ▁shows , ▁these ▁ladies ▁were , ▁as ▁The ▁Sk etch ▁noted ▁in ▁its ▁review ▁of ▁The ▁Ge ish a ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 , ▁" cl oth ed ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁the ▁very ▁latest ▁and ▁most ▁extreme ▁modes ▁of ▁the ▁moment ." ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁best - known ▁London ▁cout ur iers ▁designed ▁cost umes ▁for ▁Edward es ' ▁produ ctions . ▁The ▁illustrated ▁period ical s ▁were ▁eager ▁to ▁publish ▁photograph s ▁of ▁actress es ▁in ▁the ▁latest ▁stage ▁hits , ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁theatre ▁became ▁an ▁excellent ▁way ▁for ▁cloth iers ▁to ▁public ise ▁their ▁latest ▁f ash ions . ▁ ▁G ai ety ▁girls ▁were ▁pol ite , ▁well - be hav ed ▁young ▁women ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁popular ▁att raction ▁and ▁a ▁symbol ▁of ▁ideal ▁woman hood . ▁They ▁were ▁much ▁sought ▁after ▁by ▁the ▁" stage ▁door ▁j ohn n ies " ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s — some ▁of ▁them ▁becoming ▁popular ▁actress es ▁or ▁marry ing ▁into ▁society ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁nob ility . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 , ▁Den ise ▁Or me ▁married ▁Lord ▁Ch ur ston ▁and ▁she ▁later ▁married ▁the ▁Duke ▁of ▁Le in ster . ▁ ▁Alan ▁H yman ▁wrote ▁in ▁The ▁G ai ety ▁Years , ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁old ▁G ai ety ▁in ▁the ▁Str and ▁the ▁ch orus ▁was ▁becoming ▁a ▁mat