Show chicago girls like two glittering serpents the slender blades bifurcate the air twining aad intertwining ter in flashing lines that change too rapidly for the eye to follow the martial ring of steel makes cheerful masic and the heaving breasts of the opponents tell plainly that they are well pitted against each other these are not sturdy boys training the brawn and sinew and aldolf limb they are two damsels engaged in an assault at arms under th eyes of their teacher the fair combatants were miss mildred holland and miss mabel marsh very unlike they were in physical equipment miss holland a petite brunette of flashing eyes and marvelous agility and miss marsha slender graceful blonde considerably taller with soft glance and of demure mein but though she looked as if she harm a fly miss marsh stood her ground admirably and her flexible aris instantly responded to ayery thrust made at her face chest arms and hands it was a decided case of give and fake the spectacle these two charming young women afforded with every nerve and muscle on the alert picturesque poses that changed with kaleidoscopic rapidity was unaesthetic anaesthetic an pleasure the veteran professor ancient col stood by in close proximity with foil raised on high ready to check the excessive ardor of these yh arming champions and as th ribbons of steel clashed joined and eua dered the old veteran called out tiel charger disengages Disen gagel now a counter ti ercel excellent septigel sept imel batrez mains and so the hints and the instructive phrases fell from his lips with lightning speed but often not couite enough to aade this or that one panis pupils from a for they were evenly matched these pretty girls though miss holland atie champion of the west had evidently somewhat the advantage chicago herald |