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seen in .he surf at most Of tho resorts. They
have certain oll-detlned IDEAS about the raj
bathing. It Is a patent fact that. while thcy
could not wade. with tho Governor Of Colorado.
so up to their own knees and still not have to
wiring, out even the hem Of their skirts, On
the other hand. they wear stockings as religi-
ously as II tho voice Of Founder Bradley were
In their ears, But there is more latitude be:
saS saa snofs on 81
Branch and Asbury Park would imply. At Hot
lywood there arc flashes Of Nile green. OF sky
blue. and OF flaming scarlet, as tho more Qor-
geons naiads plunge from the platforms.
Those who are in tho habit OF dazzling
dancers, are for the most part as soberly
clad as so many black beetles. The pari:
women wear black silk suit. and when the
fahric 10 once thoroughly wet. It clings as
smoothly as beetles back and shines with as
great q lustre. Della Fox wore blue and white
flannel. The blue was faded. and tho white
yellow. 1t was not pretty: not even on Miss
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green and thickcty country. where each bush
OF sweetbrar conceals n dry ditch into which
you tumble: the drives in little two-wheeed
Norman carts. whose springs creak rhythmi-
caly In tho white dust OF the deserted path.
Oh. tho wayside taverns. whore the vinegar
like cider OF Normandy $50 refreshing when
you learn to like IT. is sold for seven cents q
bottlei Normandy cream and Normandy
cherries-the ocean is scarcely ore than an
accident whose value is to give a salty. fresh.
and lnvigorating GOODNESS to the air and the
regulation daily bath.
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BILE. OF the well-to-do bourReoi who own a
villa; Because the Fronch language has no
word for home" It does, not fol- ow that the
fectinr to tho imagination after the rsgula-
ton apartment lie OF Paris. calls loudly upon
the Frenchmans heart rooted preIudiceB for
privacy In his family relations and peace for
bis own Morld;t tossed soul within the sacred
htrbS Th1s + about int ths bravery
sociate with hotel life on the sea, the charming
chatter OF the hotel piazza the secure parade
domination OF the daughter. are lacking on the
Norman coast The hotels have no piazzns.
and there Is no board walk at DIeppe.
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TIE WALKING BEAM
yard on tho right foot noise for a second with
physical pose, There is also the. sailors leap
Finally, the arms are slowly raised upward
to the right. then, with the body dropped
downward and again UPWARD to the LEFT. This
h"nGs "most tO1ek tho G oo 2H Son 1 '
through the frame made with the arms and
sPS 90 hs pay tbs ,svo,o
Thomns's book the science and art OF elocu-
tion has q most intimate connection In de.
ing Tho physical system, Accordingly a com.
pletc course in elocution forms an important
phase Of psycho-physca cal culture. and 70 rec-
and STRENGTHENING the pulmonary organs
Among its exercises is one in which the stu
down into the air. striving to keep It there with
which VIII ' gives most beautiful movsmsnts and
ful and healthfu attitudes.
Miss Thomas recommends. too. as means
a warm bath on retiring at night or rising IN
the morning. taken In warm room and fol.
lowed by active friction Of the bath towel and
lessen it's Susceptibility % etmospherio
changes. she reeommends: also In the care
Of the hair hs a1I ahs ghs IN TGf
lated. At night the hair should be allowed to
fall unconhned or loosely braided. and the
style eao oi the couture should be frequently
For the complexion. battle tho face every
night on retiring with warm water and the
into the hands to rub gently over the face
n the face or sSn tSn ssrs
and from tho centre OF tho forehead toward
tho temples taking care nevpr to rub the SOD
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ward Montmartre.
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VaIn MonInafIre.
"Bocks-two"
'Gnrcon-tho FOGro !"
'kbRinthe-two"
Always two-thls side OF Diepps life is moth
Ing II not Two and two,
Meanwhile all hav" left the beach except I.
fow painters and meditatiye ones who dream
IN the presence Of tho sea that shines with tho
sunset light. and a few belatcd babies who
cannot leave their rlay. Far away sounds the
voice Of the woman who peddes barley-sugar.
one OF the curoSitlcs OF the city. sing ng on an
air mon otonous enough to make you weep:
Chocolate for lawyers
L.cG'rce for church.inen
vA'Ii.Ia Tor the Drei-ty girl.ls
There Is always vanilla for tho pretty girls.
and II there should not be. the wheels OF civil.
cation would gam and rust. and there would
be no licorico for churchmen nor chocolate
for lawyers. At least they think so at Dieppo.
bTEHLISU HEILIO.
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This ceuntry-like character OF the Norman
coast goes hand in hand with the whole French
life OF seaside summerlng. Here at Dieppe.
whether 1t be the grand monde. the English.
the bourgeois. or tho demi-monde. tho lie has
q mildness and q non professional air in con-
trast with the snap and smartness OF American
Watering places Rinzdoves and roses. dews
and widfowers. waving greenwoods and
ocean spray as salt as tears. and the battered
noce,r OF tho Boulevard and the ddnseuse Of
the Moulin Rouge are scamperinG OF across
the fields as though they both were Young aud
innocent
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T..

Dieppo Is a French provincial city. with it's
own population OF over twenty thousand. ES-
cept that 1t Ia situated on the sea and In a
little valley between two ranges Of lofty white
chalk cliffs. its physical appearance Is tho
same as that of any town in the interior In
its relation to the sea- Dieppe carries on con-
her trade with Norway and sweden. Fish Ia.
however, the staple commodity" aud the
fishermen OF Dieppe give color. character, and
odor to III that part OF the beach which is not
within ths marine promenade"
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from height Of thirty-1ve fest into such .
shallow place. Mr. Conaway. who wears the
suit OF q West Philadelphia boat club makes
some other very pretty dives one with bacs-
ward somersauit from the platform And an
other with hyihg somershnlt, ron th =;
barking like a sea lion at the heels. as 4 were.
quite naturally stricken with terror. and Mr.
Conaway has a chance to make daring
rescue. This he always does promptly.
There are other good swimmers from PhilA-
ton among, them. Then there ls Miss Ethel
Hamilton Of New York and Miss Oliye Cham
berli the daughter OF the famous Washing
Many New Workers are as regular in their
tendance as the waves themselves which are
daiiy pumped In and out After the regular
reyelry which almost makes the plaster liens
wink his slghtiess eyes. strlding along the
halls from their dressing rooms 10 group OF
we'll known men. Richard Croker. With a
I;i@; Mayor ailros, lishti fss ms ::
dropped, from. his shoulders: little Abe
Police Com miss lonsr MARTIN, "smillng"
Johnny Kelly. sI-Mayor Grace. CommtssioneE
William Il, elSrt. ward cisrf. tfsssprss oitSs
BrSoklyn Bridge: Senator Grady. Col Th2mas
other men. who like nothing better than an
hours nlay occasinAlly. rush into the water
baseball 10 generally the game. ana the play
ers make the wslkin ring with their shouts
disk thrower on the platform looks down with
other ere.
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fine skin IN the hollow under tho eyes This
sweep OF tho hands over the face. aud prevsnts
wrinkles An hours sleep or rest every After
noon is also recon N ded AZ a. great aid In
tho preservation Of beauty While resting
The princiPn reIuirements 70 be considered
In dross arc ightn in weight, combination
OF skirts and waists 10 avoid hands about the
waist. and lOosencss at the valet line. The
f E.o s n"sn be oath"d tTee day the
and the shoes should DO light in weight.
soft. solid. and with cloth tops. The
toes should DO broad, and no heels worn. In
wet weather rubber sandals should protect the
thu kneas should 10 worn. outdoors: and IN
summon s!Ipncrs or low shoes are preferable
In nrdor ~ give freer play to the ankle Ioint
The psychic physical eKcrclso dress has
waist o. lightweight China silk. with skirts
and o. wool. warm and light. for Inter the
combination Enlargement worn beneath II
includes stockings. Tho skirts. which reach
o. the knee nrn attached to tho underwaist
AZ to food a small Amount Of meat. II any. IL
recommeadod. and thl8 should BIO boiled,
ronstsd. or baked Fresh or wsll-pTeseryed
fruits grain, ana yegciahlos. well.cOoked ana
diet. Nuts are also excsedingly heHlthfpi. and
might with advantage supply tho place OF
meat. Food should be eaten moderately and
deliberately, and milk or water should no
should rosIst thir,t a. much as nossibls and
spreaso II by slipping water favored with
Moderation" says Miss Thomas. "in diet
seems 20 be the prereguisits Of endurance II
accomplished by the apicure or gIufton. i1ndt
TOO litila" y" '
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PSYCHO-PHYSICAL CULTURE.
ExERCTsE WITH "soUL FORCE" As
THE FUNDAMENTAL IDEI.

After Practising Numerous Movements with
Every Joint OF Your BODY from Toes TO
Head, Hou May join tho Harmony Class
aud Chase Imaginary BUTTERFLIES, Initiate
Windrniiis. Sailors Leaps, Spinning Mo-
tious, and Then You Must ReInx-Eiocu-
t!on IL N neip-Your Diet and Ciothcr.
Psycho-rhyslcal culture Is the somewhat
ambitious name Of a comparatively now sys-
tenn OF exercises and movements OF the body
excited and sustained by soul force and d.
rected by. without taxing. mental activity"
The Inference is plain That the new religion OF
the beautiful owes it's origin to the poetic
fancy OF women. and finds its believers among
tho gentle sex. FOR the average man IL not
equal to the flights OF sustained imacina-
ton demanded To embrace its articles OF
belief and to live up to tic canons
IL man wants to develop his biccps
lie swings al unpootical club or thumrs
n leather bag. and his soul. II he il conscious OF
having one. isn't called upon to direct his
efforts The development is characteristic OF
the method. hard. knotty Jumps OF muscular
tissue, with little pretens!on to symmetry.
1t is reserved to tho finer organism Of woman
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Normandy Ia a land OF milk and honey. oats
and apples where woods and hills and rolling
fields are chequered of by the smoothest
macadamized ronts The roads themselves.
bordered by Lombardy poplars, cross many n
stream that is green with watercress and
many mill race flowing between clean banks.
past m eadows and through orchards-then. at
once. you have the sea. There is no gradual
descent as through Now Jersey sands. Most
often 1t 10 a sheer cliff, with the opalcscont.
Rreen-biue and golden ocean far away below.
melting in q steam-like haze before the hori-
zon 10 reached. Oh. tho promenades in the
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pattern. except that it is mn1e OF cloth. II.
too. ends n tribe above or below the knees
according as It htsl and 1t IL nlsunccomranied
10y pair OF shoes and n coqnottish cup. stock
ings you Will never see. except upon some
1emoiselle who wishes to attract attention.
This Ia the costume CONNIE u JaW: and you
will scarcely ever see q skirt. Indeed. loose
Jersey coat lmes. or Jersey costumes not too
tight. yelled upon the beach in white neigno!rs.
which are thrown aside when one goes in the
water. are no sure test Of moral standing.
The canvas shoes are for the necessary pro.
lection OF the feet against millions OF small
powders. from the size Of birds egg to as big
rs your head. which take the place OF sand
IL not slant but like the edge Of n shallow
saucer. The surf comes booming M against
y"u like u latterng ram. II comes with ter
rifle thump lust at the edge where the timid
would naturally stand; and You will see many
n lady overturned who cuts her ten
der. bare knees. ones shoes get filed
with n mixture 81 =, sand and pebbles.
ont beyond. the, pillows roll powerfully
with n curious rocking slant. but with steadi-
ness and almst oily smoothness In comparl-
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tances from the water. The iron rod Is So
feet the heade Of tho lions 25 feet, and so on
Gown 70 tho lowest trapeze which is quite
near tho snrface OF the pool There are plenty
lions heads. some who dive from the head Of
me statue and ons man who. dives from the
owe from tho platform and there are two who
h9ye taken tho LEAP from tho head Of the statue
IN $ Pan iandrnm." Edna Wallace. They at
tTn"'ed attention there Just before Miss Fox
ent to Europe. There had been Just enough
i"r M!sa Fox tamely to jump on the platform
EE am.en Miss Wallace MAS leapinG from the lions
NE Ions head when Miss Fox was diving
from the head OF the statue amid loud ap-
KID s tssI Luckily beth are ,sTRet syimmHsIs
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son with the banging nunctuations o: tho
breaking surf rr"n the stones, 1t is. in fact
no smooth sloro like that Mt Tronville.
At Dieprc thore is NJ division for masculine
and fem ininc bathing Al go In together.
great sweep OF sand to lounge on. In and out
OF costume. rs at Atlantic City. Ac1uaintanc.s
are not made easily and fraternity and tamil
The Casino Is the great attraction at Dieppe.
IT has shut of with a high iron fence good
slice Of the, shore, There is a large and nretty
The building contains q restaurant. a theatre.
and u concert hall 1t has also great piazza
fronting on tho sea: and below. there is tho
The lest bath is the Casino bath. For the
purposes OF protection. narrow board walks.
with .crcsspieres. like "A tread mill. to prevent
the surf The bath houses l.AngiicI bathing
hutsi are light frames ofwood. whose tops and
sides are canvas fou pay at bnnt'qae for
a complete costume tall one piece! and the ac-
cessores: Dress. 10 cents: neignor. cents:
towel. : cents; Shoes. !! cents: use Of bath
house IS cents: car for the lady,, ccntsI,,s-
Add to this the entrance to tho Casino itself.
and an almost necessary reireshment on the
piazza. full! dollar.
is franc day But In the one month - ca-
son the price is capable Of mounting for a
week at n time; or for single afternoon or
evening In the theatre the greatest, actors
and singers q Paris may be seen. and in the
rambling Tor two;franc stakes.
beach Is only one attraction OF many. and be-
hind 1t hero Is always the nice. old-fashione
GG,ty Fer every on" who Is NOT TOO exclusive:
have not only the aristocratic Faubourg Saint
Germain and the derorous I'm erican quarter.
hut also the mixed and Strengthening
in the FnubourR dc Ia Barre. nj q o'clock IN the
evening. it ia like a continuation Of the Boule-
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young girl sustains her pride and flutters her
patton and new Interest When on the sunny
and field glasses. the beautiful suzanne de
Carnnc at the hour Of her bath discloses. un.
der the revealing tights that sublime work OF
woman" &c, &c. This Is tho language OF tho
seaside Jetiitlefontste: and 1t reflects as n clear
mirror. not only the ideas OF young IN on and
old men on the watch. but the ideas OF mother.
father, and the .imid daughter, too.
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DIEppE. July 1.-The ocean is always tho
ocean: It. 10 the land side which elvos physical
character to q watering place. as tho tono Of
its froouenters determines its style and ways.
The summer seaside resorts OF France which
are nearest to Paris are a part OF Normandy.
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All this meens just one thing: Diepre has
It's own life. ali unconnected with casinos and
hotels. Tho strip OF available beach which
the town possesses, a heach not too wide and
lying between PERCEPTIONS cliIs IL in actual
use. for business purposes by the DEMONS OF
Dioppe. The marlno promenade. clean. bright,
and gay adorned with Its pnlacc-like Casino.
the variegated toilets OF Pnrisians. and .he
white and stripes Of peignoirs and bathing
tights. Ia scarcely two.thirds Of \ milo long.
in front you have the sen. and behind a sun
blistered. shadeless stretch OF chalk clay
promenade rankcd ny hotels.
Thus with II beach that is SO small ana hnk-
ing hot. with mn old-fashiOnel provincial town
behind II. a town where caf6s flourish in mar
row, cool, and cosey streets and with n coun-
trysid" to right and left. with orchards on the
cliffs. it IL not strange that the actual sitting
by the sea should only he one part OF tho
great whole The hotels do not seek to absorb
all the life and interest OF their guests; and.
hy reason OF something peculiar to Dieppe.
tn cir life is more than usually cut up.
This something which In peculiar to Diepne
Is the presence 81 the English At the Hotel
Royal where they charge fifteen francs for an
order Of lobster i rAmtricainei the English
language is all but universal. A French family
lounging over breakfast father. mother.
daughter and daughters coverness-remark.
as n party Of English sweep by: ,"Oh. they are
foreigners" But they themselves arc the
foreigners In the Hotel Royal. the only tahla-
full VI French among dozen English parties.
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ing the heols. but not the toes. from tho floor
In the rocking exercisea." With arms raised
and held perpendicularly hands graaping
imaginary ropes. she swings forward and back
as far as possible lifting one foot and then the
other entirely from the floor.
with arms extended and raised to q horizon
tai position. palms downward. she sways the
hody forward to the right, slowly and steadily.
then far downward t. tho left. following the
molon Of ships walking beam"
With arms extended rnlms forward. body
then to the left and backward. hecls moving
upward and downward with twisting motion.
hut toes not raised from the floor she copies
the clrcng OF the windmill's arms.
Three steps backward slightly bonding the
body with each step. turning AN imaginary
wheel with tho right hand. pulling nm imaRl-
nary thread from tho spindle with the left
hand: then with tho balance movement hold
tho wheel by the rim second. bring tho eft
hand toward tho breast. take thrse steps for
ward. again turning. the wheel to wind tho
thread on the. spindle. and 80 We have tho
spinning exercise.
There are swimming exercises. too cross.
cut saving and throwing. p!cking imaginary
objects up from tho floor. The motions OF the
sower. the reaper. and the chopper all are the
basis Of exercises.
One OF the most attractive is the sailors
leap-throwing the Sope With an imaginary
coil Of rope In tho hand, make movement
forward and back twice as II to throw the
rope. and the third time toss 1t, leaping for.
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BOWLING DOWN TUE DRIVE
Seated on the steps to the water. q pretty SOU
brette. in vivid red and white bathing suit.
meditatively snaps the rubber bands above
her crimson knees Stretched out on the
platform beside her is q dripping young
fellow with the badge Of a .well-known ath-
letic club on the breast Of his bathing suit
He displays without Visible Qualm o
pair of enared fee. and two unbeau.
tiful knees above which he. too. wears
a. pair OF elastics. His. however, are not
OF the variety, provided at the office: They
are unmistakably feminine. with solid silver
clasps They are red. and above them are
another pair that are white. the patriotic effect
being completed by third and sky blue pair.
His hair Is soaked and stir. His arms are
with promise Of tho same result. He Is not
pleasing object He Is only one OF many. how.
ever and not one OF them seems troubled by
suspicion that he f. not an Apollo or An Adonis.
They Chamber out OF the water. streaming as
II they were huge sponges and some one was
squeezing them.
men and women. who lnvoluntnrily shrint
from the approach Of their aquatic acauaint-
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trimmed gown; but a smile OF perennial good
nature on her face.
:, The same programme is gone through when
Rose Coghlan and her husband John +. Sulli-
lnery. and later. the one in Black silk ch eck cd
suit and the other in a blue jersey. Tho
considerable. Sadie Martinot Queenie Tassar.
Laura Burt Of Blue Jeans. Juno Burbank OF
Miss Helyett. LILY Barr; formerly with "A
singer: Viola Allen. Jennie Goldthwaite. Z j.
Henley. Nelson Wheatcroft Paul Arthur. Sey-
mour Hess. John GicndinnlnR, Marcus Mayer.
and Henry Miller.are some OF the people whose
faces would u be easily recognized by the fire.
The best swimmer at tho pool Is probably
John I. Conaway OF Philadelphia He is
the daring individual who has made the dive
water. The reason that Mr.. Conaway and his
friends relate this fact with pride is that the
deep. and 1t Is . decidedly risky thing to Jump
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IONESOMC bAIhbNS On THE BNACH.
floors: zip. splash! tho FIRST dive has been
made. and the Hollywood pool tide OF Hsyety
Is on.
There are few dull days in tho week at Hol-
!yvood pool, though Monday and Tuesday do
seem a trlle sleepy after tho excitement OF
Sunday with its thousand or 50 bGthers. The
band plays from IL till o'clock on Sundays
anil between those hours tho big tank is as
crowded and as gay as q glass Elobo filed with
. lot Of pickering gold fish. Tho swimming
pool is 100 feet wide. $50 feet long. and from
three to eight feet deep. The water 10 pumped
UP from the ocean and changes constantly. so
that after all. q goodly number Of the discon-
ISOLATE waves on the beach gain the society
they seem to want
There is q wide promenade around three
sides OF the pool. and sundry round tables
with their suggestion OF LIQUID refreshments.
A motley crowd gathers in this promenade.
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Iros' J.d ~.

=" Ho msy not be altogether original but he
imgYrts 70 everything o som ething oil his own"
Yes; he viii take uP fellows bon mot and
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costume seen regularly at Dleppe. The one is
where above the knee. 1t Ia generally private
property, not rented from tho bath house; and
when seen on q pretty girl. in the full sunlight
OF tho beach and without the secusion Of the
bathing machine. y is almost uillcient to pro-
claim her station In lie; with this tight cos
coquettlsh cap
The ordinary costume. whether private or
rented for the bath. Ia OF exactly the came
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DIVING FROM THE sTATUEs HEAD.
Fox. Miss Wallace contented herself with
Plain d di,h flannel: IN which she looked
Jenny Joyce Is another favorite at the pool.
She 10 not an expert like Miss Fox and Miss
Wallace. but, under the instruction Of Philip
DAILY. Jr- she 10 making rapid progress. When
Miss joyce appears in the Office she 10 re-
With be Sy s1d for there
around. Miss Joyce receives q tumbled bum
die Of blue flannel, some black stockings.
removes the, family jewels. as she calls
them. and the Glittering handful Of rings;
up In the safe. along with Thousands OF dollars
worth OF jewels belonging to the women who
have already turned mermaids. Then Miss
which she carries on n lively copve rsation
with her friends. whose regular drip! drip!
Pretty soon she appears. the Scarlet kerchiei
having replaced her big leghorn hat. and with
q short flannel skirt instead OF her FUZZY. lace
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In return for this lack OF a central sun for the
seaside universe to revolve about there are
Frenchmen. Though she may not be so prom
inent the light Of the unmarried daughter
kushel Of restrictions and precautions, Unless
the villa has ~ own beach she goes 10 bath
mother. All the bosrders at the great hotels
must also take their baths In public. Her
mother says 70 her:
dresses word TO you. you must turn your back"
Yes. mamma" sho replies. with sweet doeil-
ity; land shall l turn to tho right or to the
When the mother sees the tender creatures
tss she Se1ks Gua
not TO look at the gentlemen
But. mamma II 10 they who always begin"
where they begin. they end. They peep.and
DesS. The fietitiohs value thus given to the