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which Is seven feet deep where she Is. There
the teacher runs ont into an outer offioe and
presently returns with the professor: who
wants to see this wonderful exhibition OF SKILL
The beginners are frightened nearly out OF
their wits at seeing q man among them. but
alter few minutes they SEQ that his presence
is viewed with indifference by the older pupils
and they resign themselves to the inevitable.
The professor Is n gray haired German. with q
thin, weather. beaten face adorned with an
exaggerated goatee. He beams on the pupils,
apparently utterly oblivous to their attrac-
tions and unmoyed by any sentiment The
accomplished swimmer repeats her legerde-
main. and he goes into ecstacies OF astonish-
mont. Evidently he Is an enthusiast. He goes
away still tutoring words Of praise. and then
the prodigy leaves the water beaming at the
thought Of having outdone her rival.
The teacher then begins with the new pupils.
There are four k nds OF apparatus for these.
The first Is simply an arm extending over the
shallower water, with rope and belts to hold
up the body Of the learner. Before this Is
brought into use she Is instructed in the mo-
tons and the science. Of swimming Confidence
and presence Of mind. she Is told, are the two
most important and necessary qualifications to
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in London. All the costumes we're exagger.
ated EXAMPLES; otherwise historically correct.
to get the correct, costumes. but to design
them so that in burles1uinG them the original
Scmetjm mes on ono little detail Of a costume
VII be missing and 1t VII require great deal
case with G costume Of ShvSoGk that designed
Gaiety Theatre. found it difficult 10 secure q
search, / discovered that there was certain
kind of hat which every Jew was compelled by
The Merchant OF Venice was laid. It took q
ilt deal OF work to secure an exact copy OF
pressed the ordinary thentregoer as anything
remarkable, had at least the consciousness
dat GSrFeSt e"sums ,,ea
trouble was that OF the Prince OF Morocco.
which was full Of details, One OF the best Of:
White china Ni1ltc6 girls. The costume was
made to represent the regular blue and white
ness which appears on all blue and white china
OF the higher quality. OF course only the critic
brought It out In their criticisms, and it ere.
ated quite hit This ballet appeared ip Q
p aas at ho Sna Rad es Shh
anese and Chinese costumes in 1t. including
Oriental butterflies and any number OF fairies
~ have found It pnpr?Htable to do single
costumes for anybody. although l have re-
eTts ani e
are made NOWADAYS regardless OF expense.
wedding dress that designed for Ellen Terry
was made Of material that cost Is q yard In
London, and. whom finished. the costume cost
90yersI2,2, deslgnod for Helen Barry as
tlrely OF stage towels which alone cost $500.
My Pluto in " 1xon' which WAS produced ct
was little Off from the ordinary red hend.
although 1t had some pitchfork ornaments on
its collar
costumes are Cinderella Sinbad the Sailor
Jack the Giant Killer Puss in Boots, Henry
" Timon Of Athens Twelfth Night Sar:
danapalQs;' 'MidSsHmmer, Nights Dream
Of N Src N yeSoo Of U %F SCANDAL 9aRss
Wat Tyler 'Othel lo.' and Esmerada' AL
together have designed moro than 5000 cos
tumos. One OF the latest plays for which
have made designs was the Inconatant, which
new ballet at tho Madison Square Garden
represent flowers and ferns principally, and
are. think. among the finest have designed.
The materials are OF the most, costly kind.
days but Greyina OF Paris has done some very
Tho illustrations herewith printed Of some
of the designs made by Can't; Thompson re-:
costume Is in the natural colors, of The
colors In the fairy costume worn By Miss
ArmytaEe are q the most gorgeous description,
Bright reds. yellows. blues, greens, browns and
larger part OF the costume, and the tights arc
flesh colored. Another costume is taken from
the Barbarian Guard In nnapalus.," and
the body OF 1t is in alternate blocks OF red and
Thompson was unabla to find, they having
been carried OH By visitors TO his studio.
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THE MAIN POOL.

Her hair is done up in simple Grecian knot.
and she is the ideal water nymph as she poises
herself over the water preparatory to dive.
She looks about her languidly for moment
gently draws in q full breath SO that her bosom
can be seen TO expand under her thin. low-cut
bathing waist and then bounds into the air.
the spring board giving her the desired i'm
petus. She strikes tho water fairly on her
head and disappears into it's depths to emerge
o moment later half way down the tank. her
golden hair showing at the surface like the re-
Election OF the sun, whose rays are beating
down upon tho outside OF the glass roof. The
water rolls down her face. making her dark
blue eyes blink, and her bathing suit clings
oven tighter THAI before. showing every line OF
her figure. She turns slowly in the water and
recllnes there as much at ease as though rest
Ing on divan IN her own boudoir.
A mischlevous little girl, not moro than Is,
and small for her age. has been padding
around In the water at great rate. She is the
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MANY GIRLS IN A TANK.
THEY ARE LEARNING TO SWIM and
THEY DO ~.

FIsturesque 0IinPses or the BiEEsst
school in the CIty-Daring and Dimeult
Feats Performed by the Pupils.
At 0 o'clock every morning nowadays New
Yorks fashionable swimming school is filled
with fair women, who dive and plunge and
splash and make merry to their hearts con-
tent. Relieved OF the trammels OF corsets and
stays, they kick and jump and frolio as in the
days whom thoy were still in the nursery and
played hide and seek in their niRhtRowns
Tho fashionable girl who has learned to swim
under the instructions OF tho best teachers
looks down upon the swimmers who confess
that they have learned the art naturally or
from any principles which in any way deviate
from those laid down for her own guidance.
None OF the graduates Of our school, says
q graceful maiden. as sho leans against post
above the swimming tank, ever browns.
The principles which lie at the foundation OF
our instruction are deducod from scientific
lave. and, once learned thoroughly, oil the rest
10 simple. You can tell ono OF us among thou
sand swimmers by our superior grace and
beauty In the water"
Having given voice to her sentiments thus.
bhe proceeds to practicaliillustration OF her
views. The air In the room, like that outside,
happens to be unusually warm. and a number
OF swimmers are In the water or on tho plat
form. This particular girl moVos slowly and
with an indolent grace that makes her an
object OF envy to half the women that
watch hor. She steps out on to tho
epring board which juts out over the
deepest part OF tho water for several feet,
and throws up her finely rounded arms.
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How Hong wah,s Joint was Ra,aea.

Hong wah is an enterpriSinE Young China
man who keeps a big laundry on Park row.
About 3 wsok ago when all the opium Joints
were closed up Wah was persuaded by the
opium fendB to open a private Joint just for
the accommodation Of the gang. The latters
number was legion. EnterprisinR Wah thought
II was n good thing SO he invested In several
exponsive "lGy outs" The frst few days the
venture was as good as gold mine Hong
WAh's washboard was filled with liberal GUS
toners, They told him 10 buy more lay outs.
WAh did SO. and Was on tho point OF giving up
the washing business. but something happened
TO him which will cause him TO remain In the
washing business for few days longer.
About ~ O'Clock Tuesday night. while about
a dozen white men were yet hitting the nlpe, "
some one burst in the door. and In rushed half
a dozen other white men, whom, the smcE ers
said were policemen IN citizens dress. That
was enough 10 Wah and his partners. who
took tho first opportunitIto climb out OF the
nearest window and run for dear liberty. while
the newcomers eoolly helped th1smselyss to
thing was over tho frightened lapndrymen
came back. 1t Was too late. for the bogus po-
lcemen are probably making good use Of their
easily gotten bootA.
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the weapons, Jewels. buckles. and so on. l
spent days at the Tower in searching for the
styles OF armor and weapons that proposed
to use. and it was no easy thing to select those
which belonged to each character as that sort
OF character really existed
did "a good deal OF work for Irving also,
costuming all his characters in Richelieu'
Romeo and Juliet and Much. Ado about
Nothing. One OF the most successful costumes
OF an historical nature that have drawn was
that Of BdrdddS. The pieces OF the costume
were borrowed from a painting by GGr0me
and ope had to go to Paris to SECURE them i IS
costume that pride. myself on is that OF tho
Kings Guard in Richard ILL., This was
brought out by Charles Calvert also. 1t took
mo months to get all the details of this cos
tune correctly"
Capt. Thomson here produced the designs
for Bdradas and the Hinge Guard. The former
wide pulled sleeves. The Kings Guard wore
yellow and blue suit, with breast plate under
his wide collar. and carried O sword, shield
and smear. His hat was Of wide brimmed soft
blue feathers.
ri mounted the characters in 'Babn and
Bijou.' written by Dion Boucicault at the
Covent Garden Theatre in London many years
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FLOATING UPRIGHT.

own. She can then use the school suit as q
pattern for her dressmaker. The doctrine OF
tho school. so far as clothing is concerned, Is
that 1t should be as little hindrance to free
movement as possible, and no heavy materials
are allowed to be used.
As soon as the beginner has got over her
surprise ut the scan tiness OF her costume. she
comes slowly out OF her dressing room on to
the board platform that surrounds the tank.
and tries to hide herself behind some body else
while she watches, the more proficient with
see one woman lying on her back as motion:
less as statue. while her legs are crossed and
her arms lie under her head. She listens in Won
derment as she is told that this woman is a
winner OF gold medal in the higher class COM
petition for having foated thus for ten minutes
at q time.
Which wouldn't be anything wonderful In
salt water" says her informant, for all you
need do to font there is to keep your lungs full
OF air ana your body quiet. But in fresh wa
ter 1t Is almost impossible"
Another woman Is pointed out to her as the
rival OF this one. She Is treading water and
standing bolt upright. Her legs gradually
ute, she stands absolutely still. head and
shoulders above the surface Of the water.
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FLOATING cEoss-LEGGED.

the women athletes In the ferrous sometimes
wear. only it Is sleeveless, very. low In the
neck, and very short in the legs. 1t has no eX-
ira thickness where the cir0ns rlders usually
has a separate covering but Is OF the thtnnest
material throughout revealing Rlimpses that
mako the newcomers gasp.
To be sure. the men are rigidly excluded by
the rule. and the instruction is all given by
woman. but tho rule is sometimes violated, as
the beginners soon learn. The latter are very
unwilling at first to abide by the decision, OF
the instructors that their suits arc altogether
room become accustomed to tho laws OF tho
school through the encouragement OF EXAMPLES
SGT by the older pupils. Possibly the beginner
don't want to wear one OF the suits provided
by the school, but prefers to have one OF her
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ROMANTIC COURTSHIP.
A Bachelor RnIny River Selects n Wife
by Photograph.

OTTAWA, July 12-There was quite ripple OF
excitement on Saturday at Rat Portage over q
romantic courtship and marriage OF Rainy
River settler The groom was Robert Gin, tho
teacher OF the Indian school and the bride
Miss Emily Taylor OF owen Sound. Neither OF
the contracting parties Ind seen the other but
had torrcspondcd and exchanged photographs.
Tho groom arrived early in tho week TO meet
his future wife, expecting her on Tuesday: but
IN this Ae Was Disappointed, hut on SATURDAY
last WAS moro successful Tho train arrived
Ht noon, and Lla riii.ons wore aware OF the az
IrOl hing WuctuG and turned out in ia 10
numh'l- 10 see the event. As the train drew
in rims, Linz Young LADY jumped oil tho
car az ter largo dark cyc- rHpidiy sized ~
III" ,rowd TO -"e her lryrh one. Mr. Alex.
locking Of I'm Id,ur Ho;cd ~ master Of crre'
,nir- ard at Que" T. Ok the young bride IN
charge, lie Introduced the pair although lie
hal never mot tho young lads. and tho groom
seemed E.uatiy ola'ei over tie prl2o lie h4d
drawn IN" crowd sct W u laugh and could
hardy resist cheer when tho rarity marched
ul tor a marriage l"eu-e Nj the ministers Ia
town Wcr" dowR AZ n" station, tut OF course
none a. them wero ioOainG iur tie OBJ. Al any
rate ne ptr wntc tied i.s. an! hard sLo.LY
alter tho a'lIyU. oil the train.
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Tie Ncw Route to Cninn.

OTTAWA, July 81. 4. Fullerton. manager OF
the Canadian Ia 'iNr Halfway steamship Cone
pany says That in order 70 meet the dcmunIs
Of tho tea ira le which Is Apected to bc1a''
ticGlarly heavy this year. tho large freight
'cam-hips Bello Isle and Sussex have been
chartered for a round tr.p from Hong Kong to
Vancouver and return Tho Belle $50 caves
Hong h"n2 On July ~ and The Sussex IN Z:
steamers now htl.iiug Tor lL' rnmpan' "
BARROW ln-furu"-~ rroNIcr'od o. /. ihnG' @ei
lr-t OF the three Will he 200 tons glo-s. ~
ieot long. d beam, and ~ deep; her engines
VII be OF 5000 horse lower canabe 81 no,
70 arrive In this country about tie snd Of
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most beautiful materials that manufacturers
can produce are utilized In the costuminG Of
our actors and actresses.
Capt Thompson forsook the military pro-
fession many years ago to begin life anew as
devotee OF art. While still gay soldier Of her
Majesty he had demonstrated his ability BY
designing some costumes for an artists ball
at Munich. where he happened to be stationed.
His success with his first venture was SO great
that he was called upon again and again. until
he finally became convinced that he had suffl-
Client ability to succeed In this artistic specially
at least. He was seated in his studio In upper
Broadway while he was telling these things to
the reporter the other day. Although 1t was
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the teacher says TO her new pupils. only you
must nay strict attention to my instructions"
Closing time comes Mt o'clock, and then the
swimmers and beginners all leave the water
and scAmper to their dressing rooms
Al 6 O'Clock tho tank IL filed with mon. who
are neither go graceful nor 30 interesting in
their gambols
While the swell girl has learned how to swim
swimming school, she has, OF course, been told
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Dream Of Fair Women had to make 400
took part m this ,a'leau. ce0Ddtra appeared
Of " nifS rode In her victoria. .n1dame de
Mdm'eIiOn was carried in sedan chair Venus
was drawn in rosebud cart by Cupds. Every
lining was appropriate aud in harmony with
the character II was designed TO III.
always select tho colors OF costumes my
self and choose them IN the light whirh they
are 70 appoar IN. II makes great difference
whether materials are to appear under gas or
calcium lights. Tho scenery Of piece for
which am making. the costumes is always
prepared under my uilcc'l n also and This Is
an important point II tho harmony Of tho
whole production is TO be secured II tho cos
tunes DrinG the mind TO nnr ihins and lho
effect must naturally lie incongruous.
Al! costumes except those which are made
Tor the prlnciPas, arc made in three s,2rs, and
wear them. or course in q Chorus it is No., So
Important that tho costumes shall DO fitted
IKE flores Pat wl'h every pomormer who IN.
promnently. or not, tho IL makes II < eat,dd-
ference, II Is a curious fact thar in selecting
women for the a lot. the three i rs ara sure
TO IT almost evactly. The GOmon ara Of course,
selected because OF their shape. aud ;hcse cor
refpond almost eXacily TO one OF tEe.e ,irGe
q little padding here or take in u lite thore.
but very few alterations arc necessary.
One OF the most s4ceesniul OF my designs
nantomime produced NJ the Gaicty Theatre.
The ostrich was made IN gorge0usly, and
stRlk6d across the stage with a Malay on is
OF these packages rested on I he back Of the os-
trich. and afiOi ded pHc" Of cuncealmcnl for
the head o. the man WHO was concealed in the
ostrich. The mans legs fitted into the legs OF
the OSTRICH. and the shoulders and arms were
concealed IN us wings; When several score OF
these ostriehes walked across the stage on tho
hrst night 1t produced great applause.
Another successful costume that designed
was disguise dress containing two enormous
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direct opposite in nature TO the divinity who is
calmly floating along only q short distance
away Every vein in her body seems to be
Rglow with spirit and action. She cannot rest
still moment and Is continually doing things
which shock the more demure girls and wo-
men. She Is pet OF the blonde. however. who
enjoys calmly Watching her pranks at q time
whom she is most lazy herself. The little girl
dives. makes q most grotesque somersault.
and PODS up unexpectedly few feet behind
her friend. The next moment both her hands
arc at work sending streams OF water scud-
ding over the face OF the floating beauty.
The latter though taken by surprise.
only gasps little once or twice, and allows
herself to sink into the depths. The mischief
maker watches her, laughing gleefully: but the
beauty remains under the water remarkable
length Of time. and she is Just beginning 10 be
anxious when her feet are caught in a fl m
graSD about the ankles and she is stood OH her
head. while the golden hair majestically rises
on the horizon again and q calm, triumphant
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DIVING THROUGH BIO ONE.
sand, the left foot about twelve inches adj
vanced. and the body and shoulders thrown
forward. Ono arm supports her body 70 some
extent. grasplng her firmly while he holds her
left hand with his left hand. When o big wave
comes he commands her TO Jump and. as her
feet clear the bottom. he swings her around
Eitn all his force. throwing her backward into
his own proper balancing a. to the success Of
this manpuvre. The body Of tho wave will
pass directly over the man. as shown In an-
other illustration. and will come pretty near
ducking the girl completely, too.
Il will be necessary for both to push forward
boldly; bend head and shoulders forward. and
brace firmly Then the man must take the
horizontally under the wave. or course he
keeps firm grip on her all the time. and when
the wave Is past brings her back to first posi-
ton. This Is grea, sport. but requires both a
strong and bold man and a courageous girl. II
easter to obey ' his som1 nj and he vii be
relieved Of much work and anxiety.
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COSTUMES FOR THE STAGE.
INTERESTTNG TALK By AN ARTIST
WHO HAS DESIGNED 0,OOO.

Tho Results or Years OF study and Search
Numerically Correct, but Exaggerated
In RurIesques-Fniries and Ballet Girls.
Recently 1t was announced that a new ballet
had come to town which would surprise the
theatregoers, and Immediately thereafter came
the report that the customs officials had seized
large number OF valuable costumes for nom
payment OF duty, Next appeared In tho news
papers come rapturous paragraphs about the
wonderful beauty OF these costumes both in
design and material The costumes had come
from London. 1t was sald and we're intended
to be o revelation to the American public. In
tho course OF the investigation OF the legal diff
fculties In which these costumes became in
volved. the reporter came across Capt Alfred
THOMPSON, q former officer OF the British army
and an artist well known in theatrical circles
in this city.
To the theatreGoer OF to-day 1t has long been
demonstrated that much of the success OF any
dramatic performance lies In not only what ap-
pcals to the mind, but fully as much In the set
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something about swimming In the tossing.
tnmblng waves OF the ocean too: but 1t is one
thing TO lenrn the lesson mentally and another
to acquire the knowledge practically. Outside
the surf sho mny be all right, but In the break.
ers experience is required.
Mr.. Duifed Osborne describes in SCi'ibneT's
MonHtly for July the science OF swimming. or
rather bathing. In the surf. and shows how
Easy 1t Is for the ordinary swimmer to lose his
usual GOODNESS In the first bewildering expert
ences OF unjertow and heavy waves.
In the first place 1t Ia wise to stand In the
water about waist deep, When q big wave
take 1t Just right The man who takes his
or somebody else's sister out 10 swim in the
surf Is riskinR q good deal and had better
practise a little by himself first: but. II he Is
bound to take the chances. let him keep the
following instructions well in mind. and II he
can only follow them he will be all right:
He must not make the attempt with tho
water more than breast deep where the sea
combs. or when the undertow Ia very strong,
or when the waves seem to be unusually per-
verse in their action. He must not make his
girl overconndent with promises that her hair
won't be wet for there may be O reaction. He
must insist upon her implicit obedience, and
can magnify the dangers OF her failure to rem
der IL as much as he pleases.
The proper first position Is Illustrated here
with. The man stands with his left ana his
girl with her right side to the ocean. The
mans feet should be firmly planted In the
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thlrty.four feet wide by Hfty-four long. Tho
water Is pure Croton. constantly changing and
varies In depth from four feet at the beginners
end to seven feet whore tho beauty first took
her dive from tho spring board.
At this time OF the year there are many be-
El9ners there-Xoung girls, young women. and
whose husbands. having learned 10 swim al
the Same school are anxious that they should
acquire this most useful and beautiful accom-
plishment before they trust themselves to the
dangers OF the summer Sc asOn at Long Branch
or Newport; Probably the majority OF the
now pupils IN tho school now have come there
the seaside during the summer.
The greatest shock TO the young debutAnte
or the equally modest bride who comes to the
Sehool,to learn how to swim 10 received the mo-
ment she steps into the tank room. She has
gone there With q beautiful silkor flannel
AID Sdfh \ skirt Of moderate length. Upon on