Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-06-08

orally q half dozen carriages IN line
waiting for their fair owners to get
through their dlviog and swimming.
The tank is large and deep enough for
diving, and the several little dressing
rooms are ranged in square absrut 1t.
| Inc cost of one lesson Is about 81, but
three months ticket can b2 pur-
chased for much less.
Girls who use paint and powder take
care to rub it all off before they go
into the water, that is, if taay have any
common sense. Tue best kind of
bathing suit is Of serge, made with
trousers and waist all In one, 1e trous-
| ers coming to the knee. A short skirt
tastens about the waist by broad belt,
clasped firmly, but not tightly, and the
sleeves are very short so as hot TO i'm
pede the motion of The arm. Dark
| stockings are worn by many, although
the beginner must have bare feet To get
the rnorlon more quickly. The profess
or has u strap which he fastens about
the body underneath the arms, he
holding the long end and thus keeping
the would-be swimmer suspended like
frog, with arms and legs knocking
frantlcally about for tbs right motion.
The great trouble to girl IN bathing or
SWIMMING is her hair. If it be at all
long or heavy it is sure to be bother
some. The oil-skin caps are generally
worn, but they are not much help,
especially to girl who dives or floats
But girls who possess pretty hair Ell joy
the opportunity OF wearing ii down, and
at seaside resort they go about halt
the day with a towel hanging down
their back and the hair over it. A
tavorlte dive with New York girls is
bat they call the Monkey dive"
They get on board or faf. and sink
one end until they Can just tum Bile into
the water. They like TO try all manner
OF curious diving and floating, such as
otVlng backwards, swimming on the
back, swimming with one foot and one
arm only, three or four swimming in
one row with hands clasped and so on.
1t Is curious fact that women can
float more easily than men. There are
Very few expert men swimmers that
Can II Dat well, if at all. Their feet seem
TO be too heavy; whereas, a woman. II
she only has faith, can float forever.
The free swimming bath for girls. in
charge of the expert swimmer, Mis-
Bennett, who has several tim s swan
across the East River, is godsend to
the hundreds of poor girls who cannot
afford to pay for lessons, and Dr.. Halls
Battery Bath is frequented greatly by
Brooklyn ladies who like dip III the
salt water without having to travel to
Coney Island, and then take it befole
1,OO0 spectators.
Some very pretty bathing suits are
made OF dark blue serge. with scarlet
neckerchief knotted about the neck,
boss of scarlet ribbon on each sleeve.
The hair is twisted in scarlet handk er-
chief and bows Of ribbon are placed op
the knee. Another bathing suit lately
seen was of darkest crimson, trimmed
with old geld braid, and some tashiona-
BILE dark blue ones were braided with
white braid in palm leaves, mermaids
and little fisher. A certain way to be-
come quickly tanned is to bathe in salt
water when the sun Is shining. 1t is
hard or the compile EXON, taking away
that smooth, velvety whiteness, which
so many consider perfe ction; but the
health. bright looks and enjoyment de-
rived from the sport is Coz sldered full
return for the loss of skin couple of
shades whittier.