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Show Annette Kdlermann, Dainty Diver, JH Delivers Lecture to Women H "First. I want to thank you all for coming," were the flrpt words spoken by the dnlnty little Australian diver, Mias Annette Kollcrmann. who lectured to over S00 womon at the Orphcum theater Thursday morning. Just a word to those who have not had the pleasure of seeing see-ing and meeting the little lady. She Is most unaffected and charming, and to know her is to love her. The lecture was attended by a representative repre-sentative audience society leaders, woll known club women and numerous well known members of the younger social set being present to hear Miss Keller-munn's Keller-munn's wit and admire her beauty. She appeared In a short black satin princess prin-cess dress, plain but beautifully tailored, with pink satin shoes and hat. The hat. by the way. Is one of her own design; de-sign; In fact, hho made it herself, as she docs all of her hats. She Htarfced her lecture by saying: "No woman has to bo fat, and If you're fat you're'" lazy.-and If you're lazy you aro sure to have a bad complexion, and an awful liver." Then, chatting all ihe time with her pretty Australian accent, she took off her shoes and dress, and stood before the audience garbed only In the bathing tights In which she appears ap-pears before her audiences. "This." she said, "I do to show you that I do not wear corsots under this dress, and also because I am going to show you some of my exercises. Then the sylph-lllte figure tripped about the stage, swam Imaginary waters and played around with the wonderful grace for which she Is noted. Ono thing that Miss Kcllermann thinks is not at all good for ono Is the eating of meat. "I am not a vegetarian by any means." she said, "but I maintain that the Ices meat you cat the more perfect will be your health and strength," Miss Kcllermann Kcl-lermann attrlbulos her perfect physical sards as the greatest of all exercises. condition to swimming, which she re- and to be a successful swimmer she says IH tli.it one must have strength of bodv, a certain element of nerve and a great Ul deal of determination, and It Is ijujio Wil certain that MIsb rCellcrmnnn has all of iil these, as It Is doubtful If there are many Ul men who work as hard day after day as this dnlnty little "wonder woman jM from the antipodes. After her talk .Alio had cards passed etifl around the audlenqe. with a pencil at- (Nl tached so that the ladles present might rII have the privilege of asking her oups- Bl tions, and the following are some 01 the IH questions which" wore sent In: PiS "How can you overcome a fear of the EniB water?" ' hl "What can one do, to get rid of pigeon- iH ''Do yo.u wear corsots?" In answer IH to the latter theni' came a decided il "Never, under a princess gown; but, any- llH way, I am not going to tell you not to lH wear corsets, because you would do It IJiH anyway." VH Still another questions was: "Havo you IH corsets on under your tights?" where- IH upon, for answer, she took a pair of IH scissors and silt the suit down the side, fcl after which she kissed her dainty tin- IH gcrs to ihu audience and left the stage IH amid' a deafening roar of applause from Ll her admirers. Clifl |