The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1883-11-01
Athletic Girls.

The blush of health is on the cheek of
the really up-and-up fashionable girls
of the metropolis, writes Clara Belle
from New York. The pretension is that
it was put there by rugged physical
training during the summer outing
that she has played lawn tennis, pedes-
trianated, and equestrianated so much
that the ruddy hue is truly indicative of
rich. rushing blood. As a matter of
fact. it may have been painted on with
a brush. / am told that the sale of
rouge has suddenly increased, and that
pearl powder is correspondingly drug
in the market. 1t is not more than a
year ago-nays not so much-since
ghastliness was considered desirable.
Even plump and very earthly creatures
whitened their cheeks and shaded with
black under their eyes, to make them
selves look like Camille Now their
model is the roseate milkmaid. No
longer is it deplorable to be strong.
Adipose tissue is despisrd and muscle is
excelled.
Feel that" said a friend whom /
met in parlor after her season out of
DOORS
She put my hand on her arm, mid
way between the elbow and the shout
der The skin was as smooth and white
as ever under single thickness of lace,
and the roundneSs was charming.
Grip hard" she commanded.
clasped the arm with both hands.
Then she shut her fist and drew it slow
ly up to her fair shoulder. Under my
hands rose such bunch of muscles as
| had never felt before, except when
hanging on the brawny partner in a
waltz This girl had been rowing daily
all summer. The palms of her hands
are calloused, and she has to wear gloves
whole size bigger than she used to,
but she is elated, all the same. She
doesn't lift so much as cup of tea
without managing to bring up that mus
Gle; and l actually saw her writing a
letter and making the biceps show
through the tight sleeve of her dress at
every stroke of the pen.
"And look at this she said, as we
were together in her boudoir. What
she proudly called my attention to was
the fact that in walking across the room,
the action of the muscles in her calves
was visible on the surface of her stock
ings!
''What a pity you're not going to
dance in the ballet, instead of in the
ballroom. | remarked.
You are only envious,'' was her re-
tort.
Not bit of it, !" Ireplied; Il haven't
any desire to be an athlete. Besides,
You won't be able to keep your muscle
through the winter
Wont |, Clara Belle?n and she led
me into an adjoining closet. There's
what will do it, me guyrl."
Perhaps some of my readers wish to
cultivate their muscle, and so | will tell
how to make the apparatus which she
showed me. You can almost fix il
yourself. The requirements are two
pulleys, two eight-pound window
weights, a strong cord, and strip of
plank with two holes in it. The cord
must run through the holes in the plank
and suspend the weights. The exercise
is obtained by pulling at the ends of the
cord. You az to assume all sorts OF
positions, SO rs to bring the whole mus
cular system into play. There isn't a
great amount of fun in it. Indeed,
should say that rubbing a washboard
would be Il delightful diversion compar-
ed to it. but fashion makes slaves of us,
and something or other for exercising
purposes-from dumb-bells to rowing
machine--is the thing now for my lady's
chamber.