Florenz (Follies) Ziegfeld, as everyone knows, knows legs.
Heber MacDonald of Manhattan, smart and cheery Phoenix Hosiery press agent, saw no reason why Glorifier Ziegfeld's knowledge should not be employed in a simple scheme. He, Heber MacDonald, would send out thousands of letters soliciting the measurements of U. S. legs. Leg-wise Ziegfeld would then be asked to measure the legs of that one of his Zigs (chorus girls) whose legs were perfect. Thereupon Press Agent Mac-Donald would examine his copious correspondence and award to each writer whose dimensions checked with the Ziegfeld figures...
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