New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-22
WOMEN AT THE FENCERS' CLUB.
wELL.EoUIpPED QUARTERS WHERE THEl
LEARN THAT GRACEFUL SPORT.

Tho Fcncers Club on West Twenty c9hth-s, is one OF
the Interesting clubs In the city for an outsider to
visit. The rooms for the club does not occupy whole
finely adapted for the purpose for which they
are used. principal apartment Is Of course the
fencing hall. II Is long deep room, well lighted and
capitaly ventilated. The end Of the room facing the
Is lifted up luxurou@y. with easy chairs and
ounre where sit 40 ones ei'" and watch ones
feowreatures working hard az thor amusement and Ger
tanly b. greater sense OF rest than that
This club Is peculiar In that women can and do boiong
10 H. woman's class meets every Tuesday, Thursday
and Saturday, and the women are as unirn9 In Their
efforts the men.
The big table at the end OF the covered with
boo<s All The periodicals. 10 be found here. and the
various Jaraphernels Of club reading and writing ROOM
walls OF this Longing room are thiekly hung WIN
pcturcsany photographs Of the various members Of the
club portrait OF Murray Mitchell. BY Carroll Beck
With l. not only speaking likeness. but fine piece OF
90 orng In that part OF the room where the real work Is
done the walls lined high up with the various
swords masks and plns:rons. Above them hang more
portrait, Of the members 81 the club with some
the prizes by the successful contestants Beyond
are the drcssing.rooms with the baths. Here the dis
figuring fencing costumes are kept Verify. the woman
who would be cncer lust east ~ the winds all thought
Of fashionable figure. The girls wear. rule. one
.klrt OF light weight and blouse waist over this is
worn padded jacket and To protect the face and head
a pondorous wire cage. mask, is put
The wonens classes held in the morning and there
4. almost always number present The members whose
names are enrolled on the list do not all come. Mrs
RAYMOND Ward. Miss NJ Roe. Miss s. Roe Miss Pome-
roy Miss Penniman. Miss Gertrude oConnor Mrs Frank
l. Montague Miss Herbert Mather Miss Henrietta
H. Macauley Miss Julia Leigh. Miss Laurence Mis-
Helen NJ Graham, Miss Kate Drcxel. Mrs. james Crec
man and Miss Edith Benedict are all acuve members
I'm every sense Of word for they Jealous In their
Efforts 90 learn. Professor II. Armand Jacohy Is I'M
wearied I'm efforts TO instruct them When they first
come TO the club the mornings given up To them each
gets In turn her lesson, and then they fence with one
another.
IL Interesting and amusing to soc the look OF grim
determination which overspeads the face OF the most
,u,iablc Of girls when she feels she must soon call
touchee" ouchc which is the signal that tho foil has
ever so slightly grazcd the jacket plsstron 1t Is
amusing watch with what Tsor and strength the
newcomer begins. They require many lessons TO learn
that dextcrty and swiitness Of more than
amount OF brute force. The Rev. Dr. KainsfoN became
a member OF the club last winter and when he toS his
lr, lesson to with the force and strength
which Georges parish the success IL Is, and
Professor Jacoby evadc the mighty blows
and fierce eanestncss OF OF the rcctors powerful arm
The list OF club members comprises many weknown
names. or all enthusiastic about the
sport but the rooms always well filled. The club
gives receptions occasionally when matches take place.
and the only trouble is in limiting the number OF
invitations. Among members OF the womens class
at the club besides those mentioned az first are Miss
Coralie Livingston Gardner Miss Grace Scott, Miss
Barnard Miss d. sGarmenda. Mrs Walter X. Warous,
Miss erspoon and Miss Westervelt.