▁this ▁period , ▁but ▁Liv ry ▁and ▁most ▁female ▁perform ers ▁of ▁the ▁period ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁it ▁because ▁it ▁dis color ed ▁and ▁st iff ened ▁fab rics . ▁ ▁In ▁fl ames , ▁she ▁ran ▁across ▁the ▁stage ▁three ▁times ▁before ▁she ▁was ▁caught ▁and ▁the ▁fire ▁ex ting u ished ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁fire men ▁and ▁other ▁d anc ers . ▁Her ▁burn s ▁were ▁more ▁extensive ▁than ▁deep . ▁She ▁had ▁cl asp ed ▁the ▁burning ▁fabric ▁to ▁her ▁tor so ▁out ▁of ▁mod esty . ▁Her ▁face ▁and ▁bre asts ▁were ▁und am aged . ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁doctor ▁in ▁attend ance , ▁her ▁th igh s , ▁wa ist , ▁back , ▁shoulders ▁and ▁arms ▁were ▁burn ed , ▁and ▁her ▁stays ▁were ▁burn ed ▁on . ▁She ▁tried ▁to ▁pray . ▁Tag l ioni , ▁who ▁was ▁watching ▁the ▁re he ars al , ▁rub bed ▁make - up ▁gre ase ▁into ▁her ▁w ounds ▁in ▁the ▁mistaken ▁belief ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁act ▁as ▁o int ment . ▁She ▁suffered ▁for ▁months , ▁yet ▁remained ▁opposed ▁to ▁fire - proof ed ▁sk ir ts : ▁" Yes , ▁they ▁are , ▁as ▁you ▁say , ▁less ▁dangerous , ▁but ▁should ▁I ▁ever ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁stage , ▁I ▁would ▁never ▁think ▁of ▁we aring ▁them ▁– ▁they ▁are ▁so ▁ugly ." ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁she ▁was ▁moved ▁from ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁Paris ▁to ▁Neu illy - sur - Se ine