Show 1 1 i r l il F f t hJ IO 1 It h d f to N i I fl SKATING AS A SOURCE i ir iii f r OF G RA 0 EF lt J L f 1 J lr fL rr t 1 J J 01 1 t i Jt r T T oW YOU would learn to be graceful IF I learn to skate Dancing Is t the e ex cx supposed to bo be best fitted filled for forthe forthe the of grace ace but in value It does not equal There thero Is no moro more exercise than that of skimming over the tho Ice balanced on Iron runners Ver Very seldom Beldam does one see the devotee of v vot V ot of th belt English people I remember ber several years ago being invited by byan byan an English lady Indy to go with rith her ono one aft afternoon to a 11 vest end rink where I was toll told I should fee ze some very cr beautiful skating The Tho rink was a semiprivate affair I believe only members and their friends being admitted at certain hours It was consIdered very ery smart timid very exclusive The building look looked looked ed like hike n a theater the Interior being handsomely decorated and fitted with privAte boxes and balconies cushioned most luxuriously for time the use uso of spec spectators spectators Down stairs the vero up upholstered Upholstered holstered In red plush And paneled with j In tIme the evening at al this rink matches are held and exhibitions of skating are given the fashionable world doing Its skating In the tho morning and afternoon hours The gowns of the skaters are often very er beautiful On the day that I attended Mrs Irs Lily Langtry was one of the skaters and I must say any I have hae never seen her hor to bet better better ter advantage than In her sable trim mcd tight fitting green velvet skating habit The costume was made with t a short coat cont and a comparatively short abort skirt Under electric lights the wearer looked dazzlingly love hovel I Her graceful head hend was crowned with n a little toque of velvet and sable the bottle green ot of the costume being n a hue that thata a roman wornon of less perfect colorIng would not have dared to risk Mrs Irs Langtry teemed to float over the Ice she glided alone with a slight alight swaying movement that tIme tho tall woman makes the tho best skater for It Is eRI easy or her hor to acquire that graceful slide glide ml It part purt of the tho car which Is 0 riago of time tho good skater It t Is a 11 Hem gen will viii willbo oral rule tulo that the tho graceful skater bo be Olt an Ia easy y and graceful The rho muscular work of skating should and to no ao be done from the tho hIps down this the limbs must bo be very skated elastic The Tho woman Who has regularlY nil her life Is n not t likely to tobo tobe bo be troubled with stiff stitt Joints I h have c skater who was a seen an easy of 60 MI AU her life she sho had been In wIn vin wInter vinter ter a devoted skater katr and a follower ot of other athletic ports In summer In skating the tho chief aim should ho be to acquire an easy euy mo movement ment rho body should be allowed to relax and the tue low lower or er limbs permitted to do the tho work The circular movement known os as the out or cr edge 1St goolt for tor imparting flex to the limbs The active actio work such as scrolling and ami racing will vill start brisk circulation Cr or will weaken the tho heart end ond should be Guarded against DancIng th the quadrille on skates Is III also Rood good for tor starting up the circulation circulation tion It is Ie moreover a Good brain exor exer exercise cise ns aS It makes con constant demands on memory and attention on one foot at a time will vIlt strengthen the mUSt mus des oles ot of the limb for tor thIs In turl throws the weight on each loot foot I should recommend sk as I should waltzing for developing grace Every young oung girl should hould learn Eight years of ago age la Is I bout about the tho proper time to start them bern out on the Ice Some Someone ono one should hold them up until they are not nol afraid to go alone for tor tails falls are sometimes dangerous shocks to heavy henvy children Should the tho head healt strike the Ice a shock hock to the base of the brain may have very cry serl us In makIng suggestions for tor the tho benefit of women who skate I should say do donot donot not skate until about on an hour and a 11 half bait after a meal Exercise Immo Imme Immediately after atter eating should be avoided as well as exercise on an empty atom aeh ach The hygienic superIority of open air over oer rink skating Is apparent to any anyone anyone one The oxygen which the lungs take In outdoors Is In Itself a 11 distinct ad advantage vantage In addition to the exercise of skating which has Its own value The difficulty with rInks Is that the aIr Is not likely to be fresh tresh and pure even though It Is cold An hour or two Is long enough to skate In the open air on onn ona n a cold day Should the skater feel teel unusually cold coldon on comIng Into the house I should ad advise advise vise her to drink n a cup of hot coffee cartee lemonade or bouillon and pu put t the feet leel Into hot mustard water Should any part of the tho body be frost bitten It should be rubbed fUh snow or put Into very cold water as soon Boon as possible One should not stay atay out to skate kate after beginnIng to feel teel cold On coming Into tue tho house houe presumablY the tho skater Is somewhat In a glow after the active ex cx exercIse and n a draft must be avoided as asIt asit It would be under any circumstances when the body Is unduly overheated It Is better to walk home than to ride home for In a street car or there Is danger of takIng cold The Tho skater should wear woolen un or a 11 combination of cash cashmere mere mero and wool and over oer this heavy heuy woolen tights and a heavy sweater Over the tho sweater a 11 or pretty prett loose blouse ca a bo be worn while the skirt should hould be n a warm one and lined with silk Outside a little cloth jacket may be donned if f In tile the rink the jacket Is too warm It ma nay be removed In case a 11 pretty blouse Is worn The Tho most suitable thIng for tor the head Is a tight fitting cap Or br turban one that has not too many flying teath feath feathera ers era The rile body should he be comfortable and as the lie cornet has so much to d do dovith with feminine comfort a short one laced ver very loosely should bo be worn The shoes should he be stout flannel lined ones made of calfskin and with soleS II a quarter of am Inch k Gr |