The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-08-27


For several years past, the Observer
hiss steRdfastly censured the lndeceney
which characterizes the conduct of but
too man of the Eisitors st waterinepla-
ces st this period of the year. II was
20 have been hoped that the numerous
complaints made through the medium
Of the press, would have taught oSlasi
ladies and gentlemen better manners.
Ia some localities the authorities have
endeavoFed TO keep the visitors within
the limits of prOpriety; but, as 3 rule,
a deaf ear has been turned to al
circumstances, and the scenes nov
daily witnessed are as bad az ever.
This is very extraordinary. IL Is the
boast Of Englishme1 that we are mose
moral people than any other. The
Court Of Divorce has, however. unfof-
tunately drawn aside the vail. and ex-
posed q sad number Of exceptions.
SILL, under ordinary circumstances
English ladies and gentlemen apparent
~ keep themselves within the limits of
prOpFiety. Not so, however, at water
ingplaees. Ia these places, no sooner
do they arrive than they seem 70 give
up their deoorum with their railway or
boat ticket and to adopt practices
which at home they would almost shud-
der even TO read OF. We do not wish
10 be considered ungall ant, but the
truth conpels as 10 confess that at
bathing places the ladies' are worse than
the gentlemen. They set the example,
and il is, therefore, not surprising IL gen
tlemen follow il. Why il should be so,
We can not imagine. Parents, as a rule,
are especially careful as 20 the eharac-
ter Of the schools 70 which they send
their daughters, and Of the acquaint.
anoeB they make. Married ladies Al
home are models Of proprieiy, and SET
their children excellent examples, Of
the seaside in some cases, their very na.
lures seem 10 change, and they sppear
10 vieWith their daughters as 70 who
shall most exceed the bounda of pro
pTiety.
Take, for instance, the case of Mar.
gate. This faVorite place e Cockney
resort Is rapidly filing With visitors
aud soon scarcely q lodging win be va
can't There, unblushiDgly, ladies and
gentlemen battle asz9oss lndiscriminate
BY, for the distance which separates Ga,
gentleman's bathing ms chimes and tn.
ladies is more in imagination than il
reality. The men ganlbol IN the waite
nearly in natures garb, and the ladies
although they wear bathing dresses
conduct themselves rs if they felt thes,
dresses to be an inonn branee Ladies
al all events outwsrdly so, do not seen
70 consider that they outrage decorun
by viewing from the pier and the beach
through opera glasses, the antics o
nude gentlemen. We are not prpslistr
and do not profess 10 be more mora
than other people, but we must COMES
that we cannot help blushing at ia,
barelaeed conduct Of certain portion
of our cOuntrywomeD. Would any lad
have the hardihOOd 10 80 into Hyd,
Park, either in the morning or even
ing, when men and boys are bathing il
She Serpentine, and watch then
through race and opera glasses2 We
10 not believe that any lady, with am
pretentions to character, would dream
of 20 misoOnducting herself How is II
then, IA lady, modest and retiring IN
London, becomes brasen and bold a.
Marghte2 II is an enigma which ",
confess we can not solve; but the fact
are patent to ali who viii not wilfulll
close their eyes 10 the scenes that ar
going on around them.
But there arises this question, also
are she ladies and gentlemen only il
fault9 We think not The local au
thorities have much 20 answer for il
this respect Families visit wateriu
places during the hot season for IN
purposes of bathing, and they mos
either adopt the facilities afforded q
bathing or forego the luxury altogeAAs'
The local authorities, we'Rre ready q
admit cannot make ladies or qsatle
men moral or modest; but they "a,
aud ought 10 arrange the bathing 4
that a really modest woman shoul5 nc
he compelled TO have her senae ,of mr.,
priety shocked Surely a. NSarsa,
there is plenty ofspses at . tain I'm,
OF the tide where ali psy' ;os n;sht !,
JOY the luxury Of q y bsth and ,
such distance ~ %, !. sroths ..,s a. !
allow the ralesr = dsosncv ~ ~ unhal,
tSe.i $500 : " 4ould not the local Al
80 IN5''' II ~ .lst that men should wea
eko,t he water, some kind Of shgl
So. 80 Il Is invariably the rule
ace, and on the continent gei
ally. why not then, adopt
here The local authorities ma
perhaps, say that they have not q
power TO lay down such regul
hons, or what is more 20 the purpos
could not enforce them. We We
much doubt the alleged fact that Tia
have not the power. We believe Ga
the present laws are sufficient for q
purpose, aud that the local authoriti,
Il they had the inclination, could so,
bring about reform in these matter
And even If their local acts are insn
Gent. let them 30 10 Parliament 81
get them amended The House
Commons would only be too glad
have an opportunity Of lending IN
AID 10 put down practices which woJ
not be tolerated in any petty town
the continent But we are very mu
afraid that the authorities are blind
their interests.
We are satisfied that il 4 was al OF
known that strict rules as 70 decor
~ regards bathing were enforced rip
ously at MargGte, the place would
come much more popular than Il
even 81 present il might not
fuller, because even under present
cUmstances 81 this season of the u
IL is always fall, bat the class OF '
tors would be OF 8 mere select char
Ger than has hitherto been the case.