Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-04
Female Gymmasts u. Ne,c York.

is increasing. Glasses are forming in gym
nasiums where young ladies and girls are
taught, and also small clubs which receive
instruction in private houses. One of the
latest phases of this mania is an Unsuitable
desire on the part of many young ladies to
learn fencing. It has become fashionable
accomplishment in Europe, which is quite
enough to make girls here ambitious to &C
quire it. Last year there were only few
classes, and they we're small. This year
there will be scores of young women poking
swords at each other. One of the best-k
gymnasiums in the city is within stones
throw of the Windsor hotel. The young
ladies who go there for instruction and
practice have little retiring rooms similar
to lighthouses. When they emerge they
have costume consisting of basque or
trousers. The agility, grace, and skill
they show at the various exercises is aston
ishing. They are quicker to learn than
boys, am told, and much more graceful
at everything they undertake. At first
they are made to make certain movements
| with their fingers, hands and arms. Then
they are taught to swing dumb-bells and
| clubs, keeping time to music. As the
average yonng Judy does not straighten
| out her arms properly when in
the first stages of her training the wooden
dumb-bells have little brass bells on them
that jingle when the movements are made
with proper force. One of the exercises
they are put through is that of marching
with sticks for guns. They like this very
much, and carry their head with jaunty
air. What young chap is there that would
not pay good fee at the door to see them
going through their evolutions! But the
professor vigorously excludes spectators.
The advanced classes are required to
practice on the horizontal bar. Begin
ners in this exercise have great difficulty
in swinging their feet over, but some
of the perservering ones go through a
great variety of movements with the
grace of an acrobat. Swinging in rings
suspended on long ropes is favorite ex-
| ercise. In one corner of the room there
are several poles in an upright position,
| and others inclined at an angle. It is al
most incredible, but nevertheless fact,
that young women will spend hours climb
ing these poles. The most popular exer-
else is that of mounting and vaulting over
a wooden horse. They make a rush at this
and spring into wooden saddle, and after
much practice they go over almost with
out touching. The private classes usually
meet in garnet so many times week for
lessons and practice. When young lady
who has the physical development craze is
detained at home by & rainy day she goes
up to the garnet and develops her muscle.
The Fate of Morgan.
Washington Star.I
The statement OF Thurlow Weed in re-
r,fc E uho
cause Of the great anti -Mason excitement
years ago, has attracted some attention
among Masons and others Of this city. 4
Star reporter enGeavored to find someone
who had personal recollection OF the in
cidents of that exciting time. In talking
with w. S. Roose, prominent Mason, that
gentleman said that he did not believe
chat there was anyone alive III the district
who had personal recollection Of those
times. He believed that Mr. Weeds state
ment YES true, and that Morgan had met
his death at the hands of those men, who
vera wild with excitement and probably
drunk at the tune. He said that
no one now attributes to the teach
| ings or influence of the order the per-
petration OF such deeds; but the Masonic
excitement affected the order for years,
and when he (Mr, Roose) Joined it, in
1854, the order was at q very low ebb.
| When asked to-day, by Star reporter,
| what Masons thought of the Thurlow Weed
revelations concerning the Morgan affair,
Col. VIM. Ireland, secretary of the su-
prone council. said: Il don't know what
Masons think of it; I haven't heard any of
them say anything about it; know what
1 think. read it, laid the paper down
and said 1t is all bosh.' That's what I
think about it; it is all bosh. I don't be-
| lieye Masons are much interested in it.
Mr.. Ireland said he thought the fact that
this story was not given out until after
Weeds death, and not after Whitney's
death, discredited it somewhat. He be-
lieved Weed was childish when he pre-
pared it. Assuming the story to be true.
The act of making away with Morgan ap-
peared to have been conceived and ex-
ecuted by a few men, and the whole
Masonic order should not be held respon-
sible for it, =