| Show xo BY ELLA the teacher of fencing the ts always in love with li art and le draws a marked distinction it fencing as a fad and the art of fencing of fencing la a roest bet society conw n take fencing as a tad many 0 have a double object in i lew to be amused of course aono M work to hard to lie bored but ile woman aitho 1 in earnest realizes that it ache ac fascinating art not only w her adnum i utne be trebled but she will reap a reward a alie added grace which agile movel beut imort practice will de celop re lop alie figure at tue ame alue i all the limbs and imparting to with perfect itse and caso 0 bearing and that pt step the vant of makes a woman or loggy according to lier age aie t JS the most woman or girl cannat tj tu to achang that handicap for alluring braco ot it eha gives herself to the endeavor to acquire c pertness pert nets in the foil it fo tb pulse and silra the blood without over woi kang tho muscles that it ranks as one T i lit the most perfect forma of exercise fencing has well been called the sport ot kings nothing eha call into such nc the highest of the human being exercise with the tolls stirs n i wot nang brain to such rapidity ot thon glit fand of that she will look back upon the days before he practiced this fine art ot athletics hs a period ot intolerable sluggishness and feel that only now has she como into ot her best fielt the various g parries and on guards arc mati acra ot technique and arc easily learned but f the secret ot lu the artnes in ot sight thought and movement calls move inputs luto action here is one a dunst cuter alth her whole heart and soul or enter not at all bac bierc scatter her forces liy of one thing and doing a has been glicr deplorable nerve straining and demoralizing habit no bluer drill equals that with the foil til compelling a command over the simultaneous action of all the of mind and body and no other ait cultivates to he naine extent celerity of thought and clort for these so desirable qualities lu nil fields of rud cavor arc indispensable in foiling the attacks the yc and thought arc thus trained to re inai kable unity in action and the to instantaneous to the nerves of command during lessons or practice every square inch of the body from the availed movements lungs are developed and the chest broadened and lbs limbs must gala suppleness abiu the art of fencing dates from the century when arnor gave way before gun powder and men had to learn to defend thiu clye with swords but it reached lt early the nineteenth century when it came into vogue in france the favorite system called the french school of wag founded on the historical swordplay of spain la italy especially in Nap lesi and from patriotic motives the sword masters still retain the long toll with its bell shaped guard which 18 a descendant of the spanish rapier toe french chool combine of with correctness of form bar by their national instinct for all that Is truly artistic in early days influenced fluen ced by the prevailing bombast and blu of tho period following the french gutlon lut lon it wag overlaid with form and theatrical nonsense now however a yM ft rigid simplicity of movement bastakes bas the of the old time extravagance of acs turc thus the action par rles nud alio keyt lone 0 f fencing which a request effective the best description of the dm in fencing Is perhaps that mollere puts into M mouth A dounce et a nc point in g to pick your adversary lut pairry bis the demler toll Is an evolution from its deadlier tharp edged forerunner used on the field bof and slashing lt blade Is dull about 31 3 1 inches long nud its sharp point i securely protected by a button in all amicable and in practice when no A POINT mal engaged in chec fr lendl bout hie participants anre protected from bodily harm by wire maalea and padded waistcoat and giova but for ordinary practice these are dispensed with as they arc beating aad ome in the farst tin follma held in the right hand between the thunia and index linger the clasping easily the handle which rents olon the alfo line ot the hand alter the salute tho torso Is twisted slightly to tho left exposing only about drw ot iiii surface to the ripostes stes tho parries are those most frequently used parly four bang generally considered the strongest and most forcible forc ble ot all there afu and use abr every line and ep which these boie dhow as curved upward in a half circle belp fo ho perfect poise and balance of the body and the feet are exactly at ic and distance apart which cuamo to bear so equally the weight 0 the she can instantly advance or retreat according to the ewles of ihor annees and an aspen fencer arob his for insanto Insl nto 0 y ij la oll so hat lat he ian pint lt wah the delicacy of nn point it it 08 near an ins the women of continental Iii rope wore much quicker to ta or studying the art vt fenc ln than any of their yet the art has had ian feidl nanc followers lu yori or ia enst it anc li son many ftacek ot fadlia here at one almo the that 00 influential latroa was ah expert served to double the of tho best known maltry barnies dar nies t ere alent craze in naw brought notoriety A healthier and more enduring phage ot ahli porting exer ail I il aas been entered those who would not elve li up p arbod the public curiosity by an bre bar alor and bavo anco th in the ll s dar lt their otan one sew york il armos hiis tl ul |
