Muscle-making Fads

The fad for feneing at home has led many a girl to set up in the privacy of her f ather's residente a private gymnasium, or, as she prefers to dub it, an "armory," where she practices with the aid of an instructor and in company with a few of her intímate f riends, says an eastern exchange. Many a girl can do her trick on the flying rings or the parallel bar in a marnier that makes her college-bred brother hustle for his laurels. And he'll have to hustle still more when the glorious May days come and she can show the result of her secret training on the golf links and the tennis court. The Vassar girls and students at other of the famous women coüeges and coeducational institutions have established gymnasium classes and are hard at work preparing for the coming summer. The Wellesley girls train with a special view of developing the muscles, necessary to become expert at the oars, and their famous fours and eights are expected to beat all records this season. Bowling has its devotees, and many of the fair sex have proved themselves experts on the alleys. The most usual place for practicing bowling is at some of the large athletic clubs, which generally have one dav in the week, known as "ladies' day."