The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1872-09-11
Helen Takes a Bath.

vously about the premises. and
then enters. Passing into the
bath room, she cautiously locks
the door, at the same time look
ing in every direction for some
stray insect that might possibly
possess intelligence enough to ap-
preciatc her charms. Some five
or ten minutes are spent in ex-
amining the cracks Of the door,
stufing the key hole with paper
and exploring the premises for
some chance eyeball that may
have been left behind by the pre-
vious bather. She then approach
cs the mirror, contemplatcs her.
self few moments, and discovers
some popularity in her apparel,
while she wonders: "Could it pos
sibiy have been noticed by any
body?'
Consoling herself with the re-
hection that she will correct the
fault before leaving the room, she
prepares herself to disrobe, COM
mencing by removing her hat
The basque is then loosened, then
token off and carefully hung upon
peg; then follows a piece Of
black velvet that encircles the
neck, and the collar and breast
pin her watch and chain are dis
engaged from the dress, and
placed upon the mantle before
the glass, her two diamond rings
and earrings are laid beside them,
and the process Of taking down
the hair begins.
A number OF hair pins are cx-
tracted from one side Of the head,
and "rat" is carefully unrolled ;
the operation is carefully repeated
On the other side; q multiplicity
Of hair-pins are extracted from
the back Of the head, her beauti-
ful curls, together with the "wire
water fall" are placed on the
mantle; her own hair is we'll
shaken by three or four quick
movements Of the hand gently
twisted into a roll by both hands,
and impaled to the summit
Of her craniun unlocking
the waist it is carefully DOTTED,
aud holding it before her person
in one hand, she again rcconoiters
the key hole, and tries the door
with the other satisfied with her
security, she hangs up the waist
and discngages the skirt, which
she gently lifts over her head,
wrong side out, and places care
fully upon peg; she then sits
facing the door, allows one limb
to cross the other, and unlaces her
shoe, repeating the operation with
the other, her eyes resting on the
doorknob during the proceeding !;
the shoes are dropped gently by
the chair, the stockings are taken
off, and, after being we'll shaken
and Strengthened out, arc allowed
to lie over the back Of a chair !;
a gentle rubbing to the feet takes
place as an acknowledgement Of
their hcroism in enduring the re-
cent torture; a general stretch
follows this act, then the white
skirts are unloosed and allowed to
fall to the floor, out Of which she
steps, then picks up and disposes
on a third peg; the corscts are
unlocked, and as she takes them
off a sigh of relief escapes her ;
these are also laid away, tie next
garment is taken off with extreme
caution, while the eyes of the fair
bathcr penetrate every crack and
granny OF the room ; but after a
little agitation something or an
other occupies an additional hook;
the towels are now examined, and
one of them spread before the tub,
on which she stands; ; one hand is
placed in the water to ascertain
its temperature . little white foot
is lifted over the edge Of the wa
ter, but is quickly withdrawn, ac-
companied with the well known
feminine utterance, "Ouch! !"
A second attempt is more sue
cessful, and the foot sinks to the
bottom, the other timidly finds its
way to its companion, and the
fair form stands in the tub; anoth-
er glance at the door, the knees
bend, and after several exclama-
tions, such as 20 my! Gracious,
Ouch !" etc., the body is recum.
bant beneath the water; several
Intellectual attempts to withstand
the inclemency of the shower:
and she emerges from the tub and
begins the drying process; after
which an hour is spent in donnine
her clothes and arranging hel
> "twiligbt," not forgetting the
aforesaid defect in her apparel
and spending ten minutes extra
in admiring herself; she then
saunters forth, inwardly congrat
uIating herself that the bath is of
of her mind for q week, anyhow
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