The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-09-01

shlrrsng rslsfs of the hsss ar est Il
notion. hgxxing lsxe hs1ise< 5szss nee.
The rfythfn xf The ffS1kix sx<sftsesf ssS
and ns4tIs rrF work easier. Tx.ds~ss
40 1-1s ssEfsr ear work Without IN +
lends bayuxGx1y 70 each rssov~xaera. n
ezI never describe 20 y9n the tsersssiz-
DIrd-ake seesissg these SERIAL sss< rfxs
one. The bssdy seems 10 he ats~nfrstesv
without weight The exrassu.~vss -
the act Ma&~s ore rsssffsq@-erse =. =
slight brEsssf or .Ten<h or xtrass, pzsl
2ftsrwaryf--aEz, alters I'd ifss - sss,sy.
wrists ard tie ferzsser skin k~tw@ssrs
the fingers. gAiefs frequently EIe.~E.
IN the fsy@t wears Of q gyrskfsa@ :. 80.
perSese@. The whole Body wrasss,sIEx,
t~seoTnes h8resepezs. afssf asfsr,ss Stz4sf,
80 ttss neH reflex ana eoxa-
Fsez muscular aesIBA. sseyeY kss@s
bstx many ss8nts ard ssnex. lss,Essz-,
f'eEnE cssa9a bare natal became a.,
srronas. and every separate ard sn-
divssssaal muscle had 3 sefarss1 ard
irlsiisiaual ache. Bat liked The 1ork
sfsiiix though. that ray memory s.
Dot 10 good Is IL w2s. forget eassly
and inssplaes things. of esstss~~ ID i
Bot Natural e. hang bead sioxaHar.i.
ard tsfsf. arisi fsfEss. aEsa leap. bat ysssI
see had ~ do Is. I never Efksss 10 re
a5asfs ont OF work keng. fs- then the
gel ting back 30 10 il sinaos. as ssaa a.
when yos begin. Getsr asass sehes
aEsss yosEr h-east p&iias, zr.d fls- s.essrs
bic fssugh1e~s - ggfsa car ~ yf,er
haSds. Look tbs -. he ss;lrsss
smiling. The small brown fsasssss Esa-.
aero&s toe yalssas 5o0z a. IL a r~ss- hes
iron had searess them. ssThs~@ are
roge burn. he explained. You
e IN making 3 rapid descent. say the
Flight u Mercury ofse j. apt - zip
down sbe r0ne too fset. ansi gEs~ frie
ton IS something terr fsc. ! notice
that | ana growing tfsfr ssssst lately.
since leaving the business While of,4
- working al sapeylluuas d~sh il eis-
POSED Of Although 3 soEnaa 81 gnt
weigh a. fnEcs1 a. another sbo i
stout. y l. MI insases~ on the gYnsnast
IL = cuTfosis. hslt have never ~esn i
wousn - over = YEARS on tie bar
] cannot arr9ant for Il. except that j
uiess - them marry b. that time. ard
they rarely lsrirg as their children IN
follow IL. The lie j. a hard one 4
though accidents are verv rare e.sSe.
cialiF among women IL i & singular 4
fact. tsgo. tha: of al ia. WonaeFs gxra- &
Basts have ever known. | cannot re-
cali single blonde. Every oas of
them + dark. T. r@eisliv I recall i
Lsona Dare. the flying queen. tl,ev 4
nSssi - Gail her. Every else v MS essss
into the bu-iueSs Is told of the feats os +
thi. wonderful gofnsa. ard ali strive /
30 emulate her. She went into training 4
when a child. and sas unrIvaissi for
ne4riv twenty years Among the &c
lebsities ri the past sefe the Hanioas !
and RszeTesias. who ACCOMPANIED
their fsat- aifh pantosnime ard the I
most marvellous ie4pS. Mo<t OF their 1
tricks were derived from the French i
bat Americans excel oil Others In aerial
gymnastics. la OLD days work meant
~ork: nos skiifal posfuring and POS
ing have taken the piace of se;efsce /
and ner spectacular effects are called
in q help one shrnugb. The conss- I
Queuce IL that salaries are less ard /
the demand for finer work d0e< not
exist IL i ONLY a question OF tinse
when aerial gymnastics will cease 70
be: to be substituted By wire aud
siacE-wire acts. ground and lofty tnu-
bling. and esntortion feats. The rea- /
son for this state Of things i that in j
the past the halls and thea.er~ w.re !
less ele ant in their appointments.
and so ali the guy -rotes, pulsess and !.
screws necessary We're inserted for the 1
act. But now. with the rich fresca-
lng. the manager does not want his f
handsome auditorium ssefacesi by /
rings and staples, hence the charge.
Il have travelled every $ here. from i
Maine ~ California, and from North 4
to South Auisrica. and | think the 4
most enthusiastic audience I ever had i
was in Bueuos Agre~. I had finished
nv preliminary acts and had come 20
the finale. posed FOR moment. for i
ali the world Ike bird on his perch /
Below we're the "a Is dressed Spanish
vomen. Then swung outward.
There was no net. and ! was glad of i. +
for IL always made nae feel as tLoggn
il WAS pat there for me TO fall into. 4
The distance was thirty feet across.
and the drop eleven feet. Oae. two, I
three times | swung. and then. siih .
final leap. caught my husbands wrists /
s. be awaited me on the bar below I
Then In no time | was down. bowling 4
and smiling. The big amphitheaser 4
rang. and a little haiistorIn of golden
coins fell In she7ssr at-cut me. and 1
the 'hravar Draws "-~I can hear il vet.
Oh YES. she concluded of course. +
one Il i'll sometimes, bar | think that 4
IL vou compare you will End they i've /
a. long a. other people. sixty-five 4
years Is the average, and that = quite 4
old enough-eyen for an aerial GYM 4