Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-05-25

Pretty girls look prettier and plain girls
palmer while sporting in the water. One
blessed with a goody amount Of beauty, fresh
complexion, bright eyes and pearly teeth, COM
piemented with plump, pretty figure, Is rem
oered more attractive and fascinating when
posing as water nymph atCired in q fetching"
bathing suit. Her less favored sister, however,
Is not fortunate. and her every defect is
accentuated; but pretty or plain. from present
Indications they are all going to learn to swim
now that the new Natatorium is open.
Said one young lady to me Friday between
the splashes that she made in her frantic en-
oesvors 10 take the stroke: 'Yes, indeed.
am going to learn TO swim. / am tired of hav-
ing the young men at the seashore take me upon
the beach and say in such patronizing tone Of
voice: Now you sit here and watch me swim,
with such emphasis on the me" and the little
beauty renewed her Efforts in learning
the art with such vim and determination that
ere the first lesson was over she was able to
swim across the pool.
Another young lady seemed very much in
earnest, and made rapid progress in her first
lesson. She was decidedly pretty girl, with
long wavy auburn hair, and an alabaster COM
plexion that her dark blue bathing suit con-
Jrasted very effectively with. These young Ia
dies seemed more determined upon learning
TO SWIM than upon having sport. although the
two are almost InseparAbls. and made the most
remarkable advancement in the art (and neces-
Earlly IN the water) of any who donned the
swimming belt.
Il is really wonderful the interest that is
evinced by the ladies in learning to swim, and
yetit is a natural sequence to the lawn tennis
croquet. cycling, horseback riding and the nu-
merous other athletic pastimes INDUCED in by
the girl Of the present period. and which will
be so beneficial TO humanity from the increased
good health of The athletic girl and the infu-
ence 1t will have on her mind.
sEs
A sane body and . sane mind 20 together
someone has remarked, and II the sanity of the
mind depends largely upon the sanity of the
body, and we know it does. how the swimming
rowing, cycling girl is Strengthening her mindI
She may not have that object in view; indeed
do not think very many of them have; it is
simply the fad and the fashion, and they must
Keep up with the times, but whatever the OBJ
Jsct of the fair one the result is inevitable
One thing should be guarded against, how
ever, and that Is carrying the desire to do and
be like Tom or Dick 10 the dangerous point, as
one young lady does in this city who persists, in
uenance OF all remonstrances from horse car
conductors, in jumping on their cars She, her.
SELF, is authority for the statement that she
thoroughly enjoys looking perfectly Indifferent
rs the car approaches SO that the driver will not
stop and the conductors look of sur
F>ise and wonder as she steps lightly
\ the rear platform. sometimes with
her umbrella completely overshadowing
SEe has the jumping on down to a science,
and viii tell YOU TO watch q man as he steps out
ana takes hold OF the car railing, and See how
TIE motion of the car pulls him right on with
do not look favorably upon the innovation; at
least some of them do not, who say Miss,
don't you ever do that on my car again" And
she does. just the same. THORN BRANCH.