The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-07-28

Quarnier's swimming school for ladies opens in
the month of May, and it is difficult to imagine
more novel or prettier scene than it presents on
warm afternoon. Neither at concert, race, nor
ball, in Paris have bcheld many beautiful faces
as at tn is schools one reason, perhaps, being that
many girls from ten to fifteen are visi tors to the
bath, who are excluded by their age, from sharing
in public amusements
The young ladies of the aristrocratic Faubnurg'
St. German, the daughters of the wealthy Gilman
ciers'' the families attached to the Emperor all
meet here with the same intenton-namp}v, to
swim and all who are able, gambOl. race and laugh
in the water, forgetful ofparty and social distnc-
tiOns. The costume is generally of some dark ma
tnrial gaily trimmed with red or blue WOrsted bind
ing, which does not lose its color. The upper part
Of the dress resembles a boys blouse; the lower
pair of trousers. 1t is all in one, and tunic is
sewn to the waist and falls TO the knee. Some Of
the girls go in without any kind of head dress be-
yond their own fine hair, neatly plated; others
wear nets Of gay colors a slight netted scarlet
or blue scarf gracefully arranged.
4 basin Of about $50 or leo feet long, and about
25 or 30 feet broad, surrounded by a broad plat
form, enclosed by the dressing-rOoms and screened
alike from the sun and from public observation by
awning stretched over all. The machine is
arranged that the powerful current of the Seine
rushes through it, it is in fact, a large cage SuJl
to the required depth.
That part of the basin, which is from four to five
feet deep is crossed by a bridge; and the smaller
portion thus indicated is used by those who wish to
battle only, for who are not sufficiently good swim
mers to exercise as vet in the larger But tho
large basin is the centre of attraction. At the end
where the water is deepest, flights of steps lead
down for those who like to swim smoothly and
quietly off but far the greater number prefer leap
ing in either from the platform, from the little
fancifu construction, haf arch, half temple raised
at the end of it and which gives a descent any
height you please-between ten and thirty feet-to
! the surface of the water.
! Fearless gay, and graceful, they plunge beneath
the food to reappear almost Instantly, gliding down
the stream without any apparent effort; floating,
swimming on the back, &C., vary the amusements,
which more than hundred ladies may sometimes
be seen sharing together their evolutions bsing
watched and stimulated by many lockers on
their mothers and female friends who are seated
around Little did think, when / inscribed my
self on NJ Quarnier's list that should be hung,Cn
a hook at the end of a line, and then thrown into
the water with directions to initiate Freq to tho
best of my ability; it was even
! o dear how helpless you tee-how you wish you
had never thought of learning to swim! But you
are ashamed to say so; you know you cannot be
drowned; the man adjusts his line so nicely to The
level of the water, you feel quite sure of that. So
he counts, cone, two, three" and you perform
froggy awkwardly enough putting out your hands
when you ought to keep them in, stretching your
arms forward when they ought to be close to your
body, kicking in anything bat measured cadence,
and getting good mouthu notwithstanding YOU,
silly creature, stiten your neck, and try to keep
your head up by that means. Thus ends the first
lesson.
After two or three lessons more, you swim off
from the steps at the Wuefe Ille water Is ueep
est, the man on the platform preceding you with II
! pole, as you attempt to make your way down tho
large basin This large basin is constantly watched,
either by Quarner himself or by the swimming
master. These are the only individuals Of the male
sex ever present. Madame Quarnier is, as may BE-
expected, perfect swimmer, and takes an active
interest in all the proceedings
THE FOURTH OF July AT HEIDELBERG-FIFTr
| AMERICANS PREsENT.-The Rev Samuel j. May
thus writes to the Syracuse Standard:
"CoBLENz, July 6.-I must skip from Neufchatel
| to this place where we arrived last evening. We
came Yesterday more than sixty miles by railroad
/ from Heidelberg to Mayence, and from Mayence to
Coblenz by steamer, down TIE Rhine, fifty-six
miles.
cat Heidelberg we united with more than fftv OF
our countrymen, from sixteen of the states OF our
Union, in celebrating the Fourth Of July Westart-
ed at p. NJ. in a steamboat; went eight or ten
miles up the beautiful Neckar to small village
called Neckarsteinach. There we spent three hours
in dining and hearing speeches full Of pntriotism
and poetry; and got back to HeidslberG early in
the evening, with the universal acknowledgement,
by ladies and gentlemen, that we had had a good
time.
"Our Young friend and former fellow-citizen of
Syracuse, Rosseter Raymond, was one OF the Com
mittee of Arrangements, and contributed his iull
share to the wit and pleasure OF the party: oppo-
site to me at the table sat young man IN whose
couutenance dscerned features that were familiar
to me- 1t was a son of my old friend Rev. Dr. Hall,
of Providence, r. l. We grasped each others
hands, and held them In transport Oh JOY hJ neeG
ing so Unexpectedly. There is peculiar delight in
thus seeing old acquaintances and friends, or their
children in foreign country, far from home,
which if you would know, you too must come to
Europe. Truly, yours, SAMUEL J. MAY"
Mr.. GALLAr1N's EsrArE.-Hon. John L. Dawson
has purchased the magnificent estate of the ilustr
Gus Albert Gallatin, known as Friendship Hi
on the Monongahela, near the town of Brownsville
Fayette county, and in full view of Mason and Dix
on's line. 1t contains four hundred acres is beau
tifully located on the river, commanding view o
the lovely valleys of Dunkard and Georges creeks
and the shelving ranges of the Alleghanies Mr.
Gallatin, the original owner of this place. where h
resided for many years before his DEATH as Secre
tary of the Treasury during the administration o
Mr.. jefferson, and for six years of the administra
tion of Mr.. Madison. John Randolph, in 1874 de
cared in one of his speeches in the House OF Repre-
sentatives, that the credit of the revolution OF SG
and the election of Mr.. jefferson were due to Oala
tin more than to any ether man in the confederacy
-Philada Press, July 25
At the sale of the late DR.. Squibb library on tnt
9th inst in LEICESTER Square, London, ah arm
chair formerly belonging to Dr. Jonns"I, n on(
for flO l5s, The chair is an uhcout' ioos % P.eI
? cff,rn;+uro of annie dimensions and such as wei
haoaroa tbe pronortions of the levathan OF htera
? - Tts reTu abode will be the magnificent llorarN
oF NJ Raanloy, of South Lambeth, where 1t WI
Ga Stting company in the writing desk OF Ihom
: son The poet already there. MessrS. Futtiek ah'
S;mneon's house. where the sale took place, wa
! frnlerIv the residence of Sir Joshua Reynolds
, | where johnson must have been constant visitor
the auction room being the site of the famous oe
ta0op room where Reynolds painted his undyrnl
portraits of the wit and beauty of some three gene
rations.