Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-07-17
WOMEN WHO SWIM.
Pretty New Workers in Picturesque Cot
tunes Who Enjoy Themselves in the

Er0LIy new 1Orkers IN H1cLureSIU6TNOA'
tunes Who Enjoy Themselves in the
| Water.
From the New York Sun. ~. s
A man of compact physique and
healthy color, who was dressed in a
bathing suit, leaned against the rail Of
a small swimming bath upt town yester,
day and careless]y knotted a bit Of
rope as he talked of his bathers.
give been instructor of the better
elements ofNew York society for many
years. he said, "and may say I've
been satisfactory"
"You do not deal with the humber
elements, then?'
II never touch anything that is not
of the upper crust" said the instructor
composedly. :'The tone IS everything.
affect the upper tone. This is partly
because I like it, as it is always
| pleasanter to meet ladies and gentle
men than parvenus and upstairs, and
partly because it pays to be exclusive.
If you let people know that you cater
to the better elements they will patro-
| nize YOU" f. 3d.
The place is near Fifth avenue, in
one of the most aristocratic parts OF
New York. A liveried attendant
opens the door and a number of Eng
fish and French newspapers lie about.
No American papers are in sight. This
would indicate that the ''better ele-
ment" does not affect native journals.
The bath itself is a good-sized pool
rallied in handsomely and nearly seven
feet deep in spots, and spring-boards,
swinging rings, swimming gear and
contrivances for frolicsome, athletic
and daring swimmers, oyer-hung
various parts of the pool, while COM
modious dressing rooms were ranged
around the four sides. A small plat
form overhung the deep end of the
bath. 1t was at least ten feet above
the water, and was designated for
aerial diving.
"Have you many pupils OF the other
sex?, the professor asked.
ooh, yes, a very considerable num-
ber Their hours are from 8 in the
morning till 4 p. M, and they are the
lHuSC uCIS1lL1lll VI DilUIlClS.
"They are, eh?'''
"Oh, yes, (warmly) the most delight
full. What is more beautiful than a
beautiful woman in q bathing suit?''
"What sort Of costume do they
wear?'
"The majority of the ladies setheir
seaside costumes, but quite a number
OF expert swimmers wear the singlegar-
ment-that is, without skirt or tulnic,
you know, and with the arms and neck
bare. No men are admitted here dur
ing ladies hours; even the swimming
instructors are women, and so the la
dies are perfectly safe. from observa-
ton. I am here occasionally, but then
don't count, you know.
ut would surprise you to see some
Of our more expert swimmers. We
have q dozen young women who take
headers from that platform up there
and we have only one man who at
tempts it. \ ten-foot dive is not
to be sneezed at, you know.
Well, the ladies spring from it
head first, with the fearlessness and
grace of birds. 1t is usually the case
NlUlA NOulCll GllttU MItll tllcH ultIkG up
their minds to do a thing they do it for
all they areworth. One ofmy patrons
is as pretty in the water as she is in a
drawing-room She is great society
woman and her name appears CON
.stantly in the papers Her face is as
delicate as q cameo and she has a soft
little voice, like q nun. The first time
, she came here lsupposed she'd be timid
and expected to send an attendant in
with her. While I was thinking about
it she came pattering down the walk,
ran out, gave a big Jump on the end OF
the spring board and took dive that
1never saw beaten in my life. Then she
came up, went hand-over-hand to the
rail and ran up the steps to that plat
form up there. Over she went like o.
swallow. Sllecomes here regularly, and
she is the queen. There are crack ten
mis-, croquet and badminton players,
expert sailors, runners and dancers
and those who can drive anything in
horsetiesh from mule to four-in-
hand among the ladies in New York, but
when you come to swimming have the
champion. She's as reckless as a dock
rat i'll the water and as proper as q
Quaker ON land"