The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1890-05-08
THE GRACE AND BEAUTY SCHOOL.
Tho PupiIs OF Miss Jenness show what
They Have Accumulated In Ten Weeks.

| They Have Accomplished In Ten Weoks.
There was an extra curling OF bangs and
smoothing OF stockings and tightening OF
sashes In the dressing room at Hardman Hall
yesterday. for II was visitors day and closing Mt
the School OF Beauty and Grace. and all about
tho room and in the gallery were eager spec
tators awaiting to see the results OF the ten
weeks practice under Miss Mabel Jenness's
instruction. There we're quite rs interesting
manifestation OF Improvement in the physique
OF the pupils. their heightened color and ami
| mated expression az in the grace and ease with
which they went through their various ma
nTuvres. The delicate little maiden who used
| to lie down on the benches and cry from
WEAKNESS. begging her mother to take her
| homo ut the outset OF the school, seemed quite
| as chipper and active as any one in the class.
| led the lines In the minuet and handled her
| foil with easy grace. But perhaps the practical
results of the training were illustrated most
striklngly when tall faultlessly proportioned
girl folded her arms over her broad, full chest.
braced her 1.-THE, handsome figure against one
side of the doorway. planted her foot firmly
against tho opposite side OF the door at the
level OF her waist. and told thu others to take
1t down If they liked. 1t was slender. silken
ankle that barred the doorway. but even Miss
Jenness herself hung her weight upon 1t with
out displacinR 1t or making 1t waver. Six
months ago the girl came out OF an Eastern coll
lege with figure modelled after the proverbial
worn out. Yesterday the ladies were all lost In
admiration Of her beautiful ankles, graceful
carriage. and superb poise.
Another airl who attracted great deal OF
admiring attention as che poised and swayed.
the ioi was a dark eyed French maiden. as
1.-the and sinewy as greyhound. as lissome
and woSwy as lily IN f099t dress which eh
she sat down apart from the rest, but which
was we'll adapted to her fascinating spirited
little plump, yeoEI-h aired lssss in
curving gracefully slipping black stockings, who
seemed t. the Al the
feet in the place, and was the only one in the
class WHO could really put her hands nat down
all behoders At 1880 they came tripping out
on the balls Of their feet in their pretty fitting
vocal gymnastics" for the purpose of deyel-
oping and rendering melodious q that excellent
ha I'm r Miss GddEs led he in
manner Of musical tones and half tones. now
French girls Voice ringing out ike bell on
the high sweet notes.
Then Miss enness came shimmering out In
her pink and yellow dress, with its gold girLlo
and wonderful gided shoes on the shapely. sup
pie ankles. and spacing themselves out about
the room the pupils poised on one foot and then
the other. and then on no foot at all apparently
bent and swayed their supple trained bodies
muscle and tend on at the waist line while they
spun the upper half of the body round and
in 81 sdmh 5We npeT
while the lower half revolved round and round
in the opposite direction. Then there were the |
PAGES and waving hands" the quick strong strong
muscular efforts. and the brisk run about the |
teeth set. while the music sounded gayer and |
Riadder and sTiier ana yet more hurried until
OF their own accord.
In the mean time woman had come hurry
ing down the hall with q face so ,ul Of sun
tie curls and kinks Of brown hair that you
would be attracted to 1t anywhere, no matter
had she vanished behind the heavy screen In her
long short-waisted gray grown. whom suddenly
little figure In black tights. short, scan little
skirt OF black silk. with belt OF scarlet leather
where her own heart supposed to beat,
aud mask and, handful of fos. Hardly
had the eager seekers after beauty had time
toss back their bangs before she had them
drawn in line With the d9s IL their hands
Thought tie nsnE to thef re o6seis ana
the upiifted foils in and out to see that each
foot and hand was in position; she reversed
buzz. calling out always in melodious. spirit
Win QUICK commands Drought eacD Toll |
bending against her own plastron She was
plucky II little woman TO face six inexperienced
girls and command their attack. for her arms
were covered only with their full sleeves Of
silk, and more than once she cautioned them
aiminst aiming for her head instead Of her
breast.
And when the quick drill was ended with the
foils all centred upon her chest. and the girls
In fierce attitudes. with one hand outstretched
and one foot bending far in advance. she
paired them of. and throwing aside the mask.
some very pretty fencing was done by them all
together.
There were three or four men in the room.
and among them Prof. MerinG of kirmess
tame. and when the pretty little fencing teacher
had shaken hands with her opponent. and all
the other girls had followed her example. the
Professor and his assistant put them through
the slow. diRnfed movements and salutations
OF the minuet the gay. picturesque fantastic
steps Of the Spanish dance. all manner OF Renu-
neNIons and courteseS, graceful gliding steps,
and slow sinuous motions of dreamy lowell
ness. and with stately courtesy to him and 10
The spectators the beauty pupils concluded
me unique entertainment. and tripped out
again on their toes with the pretty plated
skirts lying against silk-clad ankles curving
~ supple grace.
Miss Jenness and Mrs. Miller sail for Eng
and on v Wednesday to deliver a course OF lee
lures under the patronage OF Lady Habberton.
NE enthusiastic advocate OF dress reform in
England. Lady Habberton has advanced n
step further In petticoat emancipation, for she
wears her divided skirt for dress. 1t ia made
iery full and draped with graceful folds which
conceal it's division except when its fair wearer
8 IL motion.