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blending OF the colors made Il very
handsome accessory to a cloth dress Of
the darker shade.
More elaborate belts are picked out
with gold threads and have gilt
buckles, but for young girls the palmer
and simpler styles ara IN better taste.
The white suede belts are charming
and at least one should be included IN
the school outfit Many are made all
OF suede with applique patterns en-
broidered on the leather. while a few
are made OF silk or soft satin showing
embossed designs IN the leather.
Elastic and ribbon or silk belts are
always good style and several OF these
In the most useful school shades viii
be an addition to any girls wardrobe.
Even dresses that are made in one
piece sometimes require a belt to give
them finish. while OF course every
schoolgirl must have a few separate
skirts and blouses to change or with
during the long study term when
thoughts are not allowed to drift to
the world or clothes.
Crushed silk belts are girIish and be-
coming to slender figures and very
often they do not require any fancy
buckle or ornament. merely closing
under rosette or cluster OF tiny choux
at the back. near one side or at any
point which seems to be appropriate
TO the style OF dress which they are
worn.
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% sooner do college and school
girls register officially and set
tie themselves in their quarters
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Seasonable Novelties in Belts

1 MONG the belt novelties OF the
~ season is an appliqued leather
model which is appropriate for young
girls and serviceable for school wear.
Belts are always more or less fashion
able, and a pretty one will give quite
an air to an otherwise plain and simple
gown.
This attractive belt is made OF ap-
pliqued designs cut out OF colored
suede and stitched to a silk foundation
or to plain leather belt. The first
ones seen were hand made. but machine
manufactured models are already on
their way to the belt departments
One of the handsomest OF these ap-
pliqued ornaments had a dull blue
suede foundation upon which were
arranged copper colored bits OF suede
fashioned into conventionalized tuIip
design, the leaves being veined with
water colors In a darker tint than
the leather. The color combination was
rather striking. but II looked smart
with blue cloth school dress.
Another very attractive belt was at
least three inches In width and had an
exquisite dull leather covered clasp In
amethyst suede. The belt itself was OF
this color and darker amethyst leather
was appliqued on with embroidery to
match. The applique design was geo
metrical and quite simple. but the
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NBEAUTY&aA
8 HA@lsIS 4sMy
FOR YOUNG GIRL LS&2

fTHAT beauty is but skin deep like
many another time honored adage,
Is untrue" asserted the April Grand
mother, for a smooth, deIicately col
ored skin is evidence of good respira-
tion and digestion, just as q fine figure
indicates development by wholesome
exercise and diet And yet" she added
thoughtfully these are mere surface
qualities. The highest form of material
beauty IS that of expression-the re-
fection Of inward graces which fre-
quently transform a plain face into one
that is more winning than the combina-
tion Of perfect features with a radiant
complexion and brilliant eyes. II more
young girls who believe that they are
woefully lacking in beauty could be
brought TO realize this fact they would
not persist in making martyrs Of them
selves and their nearest OF kin, but
would earnestly strive to develop what.
ever latent mental attractions may ex-
list 1t is in this respect that the
mower of mind over matter is most
eIearly demonstrated, for the effect
which intellect sometimes has upon the
remolding and rechiseling of the fea-
lures is marvellous. Unselfshness and
self-control are distinctly reflected on
some faces formerly marred by I'll tenn
per and egotism, and ON others vacancy
and fnsipidity have given place to en-
erev and determination, thus making
dull eyes bright, the coarse mouth SEN
sitive and the heavy chin delicate.
Every girl who is wasting valuable
time and, perhaps, secretly shedding
disnguring tears In depioring her plain
set Of features may console herself
with the reflection that to the thought
ful portion Of society real beauty of
countenance means the reflection OF a
sweet soul. To attain this charm she
should strive to cultivate the virtue OF
contentment and always remember that
no woman can have an attractive ex-
preston unless she has mind that is
at peace with itself and the world.
The plain looking girl who wishes tc
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1t is one OF the most exhilarating
sports IN which girls are permitted to
take part. From the very moment that
the ball is put in motion there is no
rest for the eye, the mind or the body.
by the players. and each one must
know in a flash Just what play to make
next or must understand the possible
ones for the opponent to attempt, and
thus be prepared to meet every pass
satisfactorily. Naturally training of
this kind cannot but impart alertness
and quickness to any player.
AS one college coach said. Basket
ball does more to make school girls
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basket ball ought to make girls grow
taller and more slender. It is a con-
slant stretching and reaching upward
for the ball. with either one or both
arms in the air, and often with the
body poised on tiptoe. 1t is q we'll
known fact among expert players that
the game has a wonderful reducing ef-
stout. The quick movements take this
unnecessary flesh off and leave In its
place firm, well nodded muscles.
The game does not develop unattrac-
lively large muscles Men who play 1t
day after day and play an unusually
hard game do acquire muscular de-
velopment that would be far from love-
ly on young girls. But the game is
not carried to that degree by school
and college players.
Like golf and tennis-in fact, any of
the active sports-basket ball is best
learned when one is young. Girls of 10
and IL take to It readily and develop
into excellent players. though they
must be watched carefully to see that
they do not overexert themselves and
render the game harmful. Some Of them
become so interested In 1t that they do
not realize how long they play, and the
exercise is so violent and so continued
that great deal of it will soon tire the
muscles and the brain. The regulation
game is divided into 20 minute halves
and during that time the players are
constantly on the move.
Girls teams usually differ only in one
important point from the mems; they
often have six players on a side instead
OF five. the extra player being placed in
the center to relieve the regular center
who stands with one foot inside the
middle ringsready to catch the ball al
the tossup.
Each team has two forwards and two
backs in addition to the centers. The
girls who play center should be tall and
quick. Height is. of course, an advan-
tage to any player, and quickness is es-
sential. A we'll matched team will have
girls of about the same height, with
perhaps centers a little taller than the
others.
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The regulation field Is about 10 feet
1T Is customary to have netting
stretched all around the sides and even
on the top. This comes three feet or so
beyond the side and back lines. A
wooden floor is used indoors. while a
hard dirt or possibly a closely cropped
turf field Is sometimes used in the
open. The harder 1t is the better game
can be played and the faster. On a
springy field the ball does not get a
good chance to bounce, and as this is
the chief feature of the game 1t is
rather slow and uninteresting affair
when the bouncing conditions are al
most entirely eliminated
AT either end of the field in the center
and 10 feet above the floor is suspended
the basket into which players try to
throw the ball. These baskets are
hammock nets woven Of cord and sup
ported on iron rings 18 inches in
diameter. They are held rigid, and
where there is no back wall a special
background should be built measuring
about six feet across and four feet
high, coming three feet above the top
of the basket
A ball that is round and larger than
the Rugby football is used in this game.
The outside pigskin or leather case In
closes rubber bladder. The proper
pail Tor a girls game is somewhat
smaller and lighter than the one for
men, though all are quite light and re-
silent.
When learning the game players are
nrst taught to throw the ball into the
basket nets, an apparently easy feat,
but one which requires days and weeks
or practice TO accomplish. 1t is source
or amazement to the beginner to learn
how accurate the eye must be in order
to strike the net every time with the
ball. A half hours or an hours reg
ular practice will soon enable one to
throw with some degree of skill.
There are girls who get the hang
OF 1T at once and they may develop
into excellent players. while there are
others who never become really pro-
hcient at the game. Girls who belong
to this class rarely are asked to Join
In the best teams. but this is no reason
why they should give up playing the
game. They get splendid exercise out
OF 1t even though they never acquire
great skill, and there Is pleasure IL no
glory attached to 1t.
Most colleges require physician's
certificate as passport to the basket
ball team. 1t is not a sport for girls
who are delicate unless the trouble is
In the chest. That is frequently helped
by the playing of this popular game. In
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shown to her then will prejudice her
for the remainder OF her life against
the other who did IT. She who Is nat
urally gentle and restrained will not
need to be told to consider her juniors.
but reminding others will be sufficient
If they have any kindness IN their na-
lures.
1t Is not the girls who talk the loud
est or brag most who make the firmest
friends at school Such may tempo
rarily attract attention. but 1t is the
well hammered. kindly ones who are
most liked and who make lasting
which to relate social gossip or give
vent to sharpness OF tongue. A girl
of this type may seem to have great
popularity. but in point OF fact others
are afraid of her, and their parents do
not care for what they hear OF her
One of the most sweeping criticisms
ever made of private schools IS that
they are hotbeds OF gossip. and IN q
measure this Is true. Girls who hear
comment upon acquaintances and
events at home frequently repeat them
at school for the edihcation OF their
mates. but those who do this hurt
themselves ultimately. Parents after q
time are aware OF what Is going on.
that their daughters are hearing things
best unknown to them. and the inform
ant is more than likely either to find
herself rebuled or avoided Tt Is not
clever TO know sharp things OF others
and to repeat them II accidentally
one becomes aware OF them II Is the
part OF policy. not to mention kindness.
to refrain from passing them on The
clever girl tells neither all she hears
nor all she knows. and her popularity
is greater in consequence.
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of expression hurt a girl tremendously.
and if she has such a type among her
acquaintance the sooner the two are
disassociated the better.
1t is this very fact which causes a
girl to lose friends and caste some
times at school. She may at first think
it is clever to carry things with a high
hand; to wear more elaborate frocks,
and pitch her voice a bit louder than
the others. But she will find after a
time that her mates do not like and
will not tolerate it. and from having
been the center Of many things she is
cut off from almost all.
Gentleness is one of the most desira-
BILE attributes that a schoolgirl can
have, for 1t makes for sweetness for
the rest of her life. Sweetness is not
for moment to be confounded with
lack of character or Stiffness, and there
is not a day when true gentleness is
not required to aid herself and others.
1t is sweetness which a big girl shows
II patient with a little one when the
latter happens to come in her way, and
incidentally the little help given to a
midget may, unconsciously on the part
of the older one, be the beginning OF a
loyal friendship that the severest test
of time afterward will not break. Some
older girls seem to think II Is clever to
snub the little ones and be superior"
as some of them say, but it is indeed a
breach OF good manners. II a small
girl is hanging around at recess, OBJ
viously endeavorfng to hear the conver-
sation of the older ones. she may GER
tainly be sent away to those OF her
own age. but IL should be done kindly.
not with superciliousness- Never is a
girl more sensitive than when she is
10 or IL years old. and unkindness
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@ THE
n APRa.
E@AD
MOTHER

appear attractive should not be aggres-
sive in manner, for that lends a hard
expression to the features as well as to
the voice. Moreover the habit of
thought usually becomes so firmly fixed
that the feminine person who does not
mean to allow any human being to i'm
pose upon her or who is perfectly able
to stand up for her own rights against
the entire world is prone to persistent
argument by the time she is 80 years
of age. and at 40 quite likely to have
developed such quarrelsome propensi-
ties that she will be Systematically
avoided. 1t is peculiar" unused the
April Grandmother, but women whose
minds get into the pronounced aggres-
sive state not only lose. the soft lines
OF their faces but also OF their figures.
Their bones show a most unpleasant
ambition to get on the outside, chiefly
in the form of sharp elbows and shoul-
der blades of amazing prominence.
Mere beauty of cuticle, features and
figure is as nothing compared to that
indescribable charm Familiarity referred
to as fascination and personality
which is really the principal attribute
OF some of the most noted modern
beauties. 1t is more enduring than
any physical grace. because 1t includes
the art of making less favored beings
temporarily forget their shortcomings
and appreciate whatever attractions they
themselves may possess. The real
secret Of personality and fascination
is to be traced to the tactful courtesy
Of kind heart. and that quality must
always be reflected upon the features,
Investigators assure us that Cleopatra
and Helen Of Troy were probably not
startling beauties at any period of their
respective careers. and certainly neither
lady was in the first nush OF her youth
when she so materially aided In the
making of history But we may be
sure that their faces possessed the
charm of pleasant expression, for
no man has ever counted life or repu-
tation we'll lost for the sake of sour
visaged woman"
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An EXCITING MoMENT
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schools. while others depend on the
gymnasium instructor for coaching.
The coach IS frequently college man
who has made a reputation for himself
as a basket ball player during his COL
lege career, and he takes the girls
team IN hand before II Is TO play some
school or college team and trains IL az
thoroughly as a college football team Is
trained. Upon his shoulders rests the
fate OF the schools athletic standing.
The regulation basket ball costume
for girls Is a blouse. b1oomers with or
without a short skirt and rubber soled
shoes. The college team sometimes has
q costume with dark blue bloomers or
skirts and light sailor blouse with the
college emblem or initials adorning the
breast. This Is considered the var
sity" suit. Ordinary class teams choose
a gymnasium suit. one that IS short and
gives perfect freedom OF movement
Ankle and knee braces are worn
more by men than by girls. but good
players who are weak at all and re-
quire such support win find that II
helps to make them more sure OF their
movements.
A new basket ball shoe Is out now
made in mems sizes, but small sizes can
be worn by girls II they find the thick
soft rubber sole an advantage. The shoe
should not slip, and 1t is almost impos-
sible to find rubber one that does not
wear smooth after a little playing The
new soft rubber sole IS said to keep its
rough surface. The sole Is nearly an
inch thick, and when pressed against
the floor II holds perfectly. Whatever
style Is worn IT should brace the ankle.
This Is most essential. as there Is 50
much playing on the toes. so much
jumping with runs IN between that even
a strong ankle feels the strain after
few minutes If il be not properly braced.
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single pause to draw breath. 50 natu-
rally players must learn to use their
lungs to the best advantage.
With good lungs and a coed temper q
fair player should soon grow IN skill.
Te-aper. SO an expert player ssys. Is
one OF the greatest handicapS 10 team
member. There are so many chances
for one to become impatient or angry
over plays or players that unless one
has perfect control over ones temper
good plays are spoiled and quickness
as well as Judgment go for naught
This phase OF the game shows what q
help IL is in building character as well
as in building physique.
Many girls are improved in health
and appearance by this school exercise.
and some who have entered college
looking pale and none too strong have
returned at the end OF the year physi-
cally rebuilt. with 1.-THE. graceful and
supple bodies. bright, sparkling eyes
and cheeks that have the glow that
comes OF perfect circulation and well
ordered lungs. These are points which
have a good deal to do with the popu-
larizing OF the game among fashion
able boarding schools and girls COL
leges. Basket ball has the sanction OF
both parents and faculty, while the
girls themselves grow more interested
in 1t each year.
1t is played all winter with inter
class and intercollege games on the
different fields to give added interest.
Schools that are large enough In their
attendance TO have fnterclass games
usually give an exhibition once a week,
and later In the season, after the teams
have been we'll trained, matches are
arranged between colleges and schools
of the same athletic rank
A coach Is engag ged in the larger
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sport. We have taken freshmen who
displayed very little promise as basket
ball players-girls who were inclined
to be indolent, slow of mind and body
and in one winter we have actually
made them over so that they played
fairly rapid game.
cit is one of the most graceful exer-
cises known. not POLITICALLY graceful in
displaying quiet ease OF motion, but
every pass and every. pose of the play
ers is filled with grace. though ono
position follows another so quickly
that the average onlooker fails to COM
prehend the series OF curves and move
ments that melt one into the other"
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10 sooner do college and school
girls register officially and set
tie themselves in their quarters
than they turn their attention
TO sports. the very first claim to their
interest being basket ball. During the
opening week at many Of the larger
colleges and schools there are q few
preliminary tennis matches, followed
by teas. at which the new girls are in
troduced TO the old ones and acquaint-
ances are renewed among class mem
bers; but this is more or less OF a
social affair, with the games as a pre-
text for the gathering.
The meetings serve their purpose.
however. for basket ball captains and
players make a careful survey OF prom
Using material among the new element
and after some hard practice in the
gymnasium they have fair idea OF
how they are going to stand IN the
ensuing years games. Not that
can judge raw material accurately
this means, but the trained eye knows
the essential qualification for turning
out a good basket ball player and keen
captains can pick out the girl who is
quick OF eye and movement, two very
important attributes for the basket ball
player TO possess. and be sure of this
advantage in forming e new team.
IN some girls schools and colleges
basket ball fields are laid out in the
open and there is always one in the
gymnasium or IN a building erected
especially for this purpose. That is one
feature OF the sport-it can be played
either place, and usually the practice
games early IN the fall are held In the
gymnasium. while the contests and ex-
hibition ones are given on the campus
as long as pleasant weather lasts, and
when winter settles upon the land the
game is transferred indoors.
Basket ball is one Of the swiftest
games played. It is a mans sport as
well as a girls. and can be made de-
cidedly rough, as it often becomes when
men enter into it, or 1t can be com
paratively easy, yet 1t is never slow
On account Of this very quickness It Is
an excellent exercise for girls. Those
who move slowly are trained to acquire
speed, while the alert ones learn how
10 make their quickness count
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1.-THE, alert. quick of mind and move
ment and self-possessed than any other
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fact, basket pail is one of the quickest
and best chest developers known. A
shortwinded player either has to give
up In a few minutes or else she de-
velops good breathing powers. 1t means
90 minutes OF activity. with hardly a
The Washington times., 1908-04-01
HEhSIG CONFIDENT,
IN GOOD CONDITION

Los ANGELES, April with the
fight which he considers his puEilistio
redemption but three days away. George
Memsic, the hard-hitting Bohemian who
fights Phil Brock before the Pacific
Athletic Club OF this city next Friday
night, declares that he is in strictly
first class condition
Not since 2Iemsic trained for his fight
with Charley Neary, the Milwaukee
demon, has Pc looked so good or dis
played 50 much snap or vim in his
work as ne does at the present time
Memsic made good yesterday on his
former statement that he was under
weights pounds
Additional interest was stirred uD in
the Memsic-BroCk fight when Clarence
English and his manager. Billy Muir
ply, last night produced 500 in gold
which they wished 10 deposit 10 back
Up English's challenge 10 fight the win
ner OF the battle between George and
Phil Murphy says he can arrange for
$500 worth of the same kind OF back
ing for English.