Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1872-08-24

season at Long Branch approaching its
height, and the charming weather adds
greatly to its enjoyment. y correspon-
dent of the New York World says
The bathing is superb, and is partici-
pated in by old and young with intense
satisfaction. Seabathing at the right
time and under the right circumstances
is undoubtedly the finest Alternative in
the world; it restores the tone of the
whole system, and stimulates to activity
every sense and faculty. Jaded, care
worn men come here, plunge into the
surf. and come out younger by twenty
wears. To women it is an elixir Of
youth and beauty Not at first, accor-
ding to the crude notion they have Of
beauty, for it reddens and tans some
what, not untrequently develops any
latent tendency to eruptive diseases:but
persevere beyond that, and the complex
ion obtains clearness and brilliancy
which it never before possessed
The usual hours for promiscuouS
bathing are from eleven TIL two, but
men 90 in more orleSS during the whole
twentv-four. This morning an immense
number Of persons, Of both sexes and
all ages, took advantage OF the fine con
dition of the surf, and rollicked in it to
their hearts content. Watching the
Youngsters tumbliny in and out among
the waves, rolling in the sand, then
plum ring into the white surf, wild with
fun and excitement, one could but wish
that the humanitarianS who are getting
up the monster excursions Ior stray
children would collect the little gamins
of New York, bring them here, and give
them one clean ocean bath. How
nightly they would enjoy it.
1t looks very queer to see crowd OF
men and women bathing together, until
YOU get used to it. and then You do not
mind it at all In the water they all
look alike, and it is sometimes difficult
to tell which is which when they come
out of it. As for "becoming' bathing
costumes, any old bather, male or te-
male, would laugh at the idea. The
elongated rat, set upon two feet and
thoroughly drenched, gives as near 4
conception rs one can get OF the human
form divine clad in an ordinary bathing
dress and fairly emerged from the salt
sea waves with the loss of the trightiuI
bit of head gear known as abath;ng hat.
Dry it may have been charming
blonde or a lovely brunette in rcgula-
ton costume Of soft gray or marlne-bluc
serge, and crowned with the approved
Nantucket head-covcring, which is a
shallow chopping bowl made OF coarse
straw and tied down upon tn" head. But
salt water is exceedingly democratic; it
does not quite reduce everything to a
level, fol gentlemen say lady can be
distinguished even Withdrawing III ocean
bath, but it renders it difficult to tell
blondes from bruncttcs, and even men
from women.
There has been no real change in the
style of the bathing costume for the past
ten wears, or IS it necessary. OF course
things ''to les, though designed upon
the same general principle, are hidcouS.
but it is because the material /. coarse
and common, the cut bad, the making
worse. the fit a mile too wide for Shrun-
ken shanks, mile too small for plump
ones.
Ladies who wish to really enjoy their
saltwater bath should purchase an outfit
at 'uion Adams : xix hundred and some