Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-12-11

From the Phlsdelphia Press Dec g.
Two red-cheeked girls and a pallid tewelry
salesman were fellow passengers yesterday after
noon In an elevator that grOaned its way upward
through big white marble building In the busiest
part OF Chestnut street. The girls chartered like
magpies. The salesman's eyes bulged and his
ears stretched as he heard their chatter. II can
not get that reverse guard to suit me-" said the
girl In the checked top coat.
ooh, that don't bother me bit,r said the gfrl
In the shiny. conical-crowned Directory beaver,
shut Miss Antonio always catches me under the
TIL all my joints ache and can't make it quick
enough.
through the doors OF the wholesalers ONCE he was
seeking and said to the man behind the railing:
.Great Csesars ghost! there's two women prize
The red-cheeked girls went on to the NTH door
and entered door which bore the incription:
eD r 1a institute Of
serge dress rose from her seat before CRATE fire
and closed the book she was reading as the young
said, In the low voice which il such an excellent
watch pendant nom her girdle 'oh, Miss An:
stupid drawing master Who Kept me. I'm going
to give up drawing, anyway. This is ever SO much
more fun, and healthyI Papa says will have to
go In the country, where food Is cheap"
DRESSED FOR THE RING.
The other young woman had already gone to q
closet in the room, pulled out two bathing suits
and two pairs OF white canvas shoes with rubber
sOles. The shoes had long white hose stuffed in
panion and babe her stop talking. Then the dam
sells disappeared in larger closet than that which
had contained the clothing: Ten minutes after
with which a second door of the dressing closet
communicated. They were ready for action
Miss Antonio followed them, also dressed for the
ring. There was pile Of bookings gloves in one
corner OF the room, and to these the young woman
who who had worn the topcoat promptly repaired. IF
pillows" She said, turning to her tnstructress
"youre very much mistaken" Then she picked
out pair that would have brought down an in
nament of the bench, and asked for the football
Miss Antonio mounted a chair, and affixed to q
hook In the middle OF four.foot wooden disk in
the ceiling a rope about the size of a clothesline
to the lower end Of which q tightly blown leather
football was attached.
For three minutes the young woman who had
worn the topcOat danced pas seui about the foot
pail which would have set Mesdames Gellert and
Giuri in an apoplexy of envy. She led with her
football. She upper cut the football, and above
all she ducked from the recoil OF the football,
which thumped the disk In the ceiling every time
She struck It, When she had expended her rage
upon the football she leaned against chart OF in
StructionS on the wall and painted.
eaea MISS Antonio csasing the light
her other pupil In the corner Of the room 'Never
pun IKE that when you go to your corner. Mend
y.
THREE ROUNDS QUEENsBRRRY RULES
When the young womans bellows were gradu-
ally mended she took the middle Of the floor and
with Miss Antonio as seconds and referee, fought
three rounds, Queensbery rules, with the young
woman who had worn the shiny beaver.
- First Round-ToPeoat led with her left for
Beavers smeller. The blow was cleverly stopped
and Beaver got In rib ticker with her right
Miss Antonio took the rest OF the three minutes in
guard.
second round-Beaver led Of savagely for Top
coats left lug. TOpcOat ducked and executed
the retreat step, to Miss AntOnio's appreciation.
The remainder OF the round was taken up in
cautious sparI1ng till the moment before time
was called, when topcoat showed Beaver galaxy,
OF stars with an upper cut under the chin.
Third rolnd-Beaver felt her punishment and
retreated across the room as TOpcoat led again
at the beak. Pushed to the wall, She got in left
cross counter which staggered TOpcOat who re-
treated, renting with both dukes. Time was
called as Beaver was just getting in a rafting
body blow.
The opponents then shook hands, and ten min
utes afterwarl were talking pugilistic points as
the elevator slid downward toward the busting
street. III goes without saying" said the teacher
after they had departed, "that neither nor any OF
my pupils have anything to do with what may be
called exhibition boxing"
COMMENCING THE EXERCISE.
Sparfng is no new exercise for women although
Professor Findlay is its first apostle here Billy
Edwards has for some time instructed New York
society girls In the art grown wOmany of self
defense. Many actresses have discovered that
boxing Is the best form on exercise and among
them are Fanny Davenport and Mary Anderson
There Is a school I'm west PhiIadelphia which for
some reason Is keptSn6 rosa. There are a dozen
swell young women in Miss AntOniO's class and
TOp-cOat and Beaver are the most advanced OF the
lot.
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