National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-05
sEAsHoRs AND NoUET4LM

Oshkosh Is coming 10 the front as . summer
resort.
Il has heretofore been hInted that Newport
ladies bathe IN primitive costume. Now Il Is
affirmed that Il Il Even 90.
Il Il Observable that at the fashionable sea-
side resorts no ladies under one hundred and
forty pounds ayoirdupois 60 In bathing this
season.
Atlantic City lS constantly annoyed 10 think
that Long Branch should have had the hrst
shipWreck Of thas season. Such an event Is
worth IS, 900 to botsl-keepers anyWhere-henes
the feeling Of annoyance, -ss-EsA--
Another four-ln-hand performer. His name
q Barstow, he lives In Baltimore, and be airs
The thoToughbyeds On the Cape May beach.
The eqIipage Z very handsome, and W; p q
The smount 9( gable performed BY parlor
crowd on . wet day at the seaside Is said to be
perfectly appalling. 1.-THE women, God bless
them, q not exactly the expreSsion Of dys-
peptic guests at the hotels, who are forced 70
listen TO the din.
/ At Sequel Beach, Q avorite California water
ing place, families camp along the shore, bring
ing their own cups, plates, pots and pans
blankets and bedticks. They get their proVis-
ions nom country store, catch fish, dig clans,
cook with drh.Wood, and enjoy outdoor life
in primitive style.
The variety in the style Of the ladies' bath
ing dresses this season ls great. They appear
to be made Of every material from flannel to
silk, and no two are alike. The Centennial
city maidens at the Branch adhere to the ira
ditional Quaker gray.
They have some fine female bathers at the
Branch this season. Two Philadelphia denois-
Gle are quite conspicuous for their proficiency
in surfbathing, and 90 out great distance
into the sea, Another is famous for s'headers. /"
She can bring up i've cent piece between her
thumb and finger every time that she don't
miss I'll
A lady writes from Long Branch to the New
York Post: "The society element is not
nearly so great this summer as It Is at several |
other fayorite resorts. The amount Of fash |
ionable dress for instance, does not compare |
with that Of Newport; rot that Il Is less hand
some, but there is not so much of it. Then, /
again, there seems to be no regular reception 4
days at Newport; but for the majority Of city /
visitors their Temporary emancipation from
these very things Is desirable feature Of the 4
place."
The New York correspondent Of the Phils-
delphia SsERdGy Mercury writes: {" know a /
young man who couldn't well leave town this
summer for financial reasons; so be lust STAYED
In his room all the two weeks Of his vacation,
except the last half day, and on that be took
a hook and line and sat on the dock fishing.
He didn't catch anything, but he got splendidly
sunburnt, and now he entertains his LADY
friends with all the fashionable gossip Of LONG
Branch, and the splendid hops he went to and /
who were there. He says he Il sorry his bust
ness wouldn't allow him to stay longer, for the
surf was magnificent. To hear him talk you'd
almost envy him the glorious sport he has en-
joyed. he begins to believe he was there him
According to correspondent Of the New
York Herald, the morning exercises on the
Oeaeh at Long Branch are various, though !
somewhat monotonous. At 10 o'clock, begin
ning a. the West End hotel, you viii be apt to
nnd there group Of young ladies in the parlor
engaged In practicing the German, while some
OF their mammas are sncouragingly looking on, {
and others, as well as the elderly gentlemen
who remain down for the day, are absorbed
In the latest reports Of the Beecher- T1ton {
scandal. At Howland's also, you viii most {
some enterprising young gallants disguised {
Is walters, serving the refreshments At
Iauch's you VIII be sure to fan In with {
group or two Of excited Frenchmen DISGUSTING {
The situation IN France, with some passing com Q
pliments to Spain and Germany. At the other 4
hotels the ladies are mostly preparing for the '
surf, while the elderly gentlemen, a. else Z
where, are engaged IN studying the mysteries 4
Of the Beecher trouble, as they occasionally {
pause from the reading OF the latest news On .
The great sensation. At the Mansion houas 8
he younger ladies are going through the re- /
aearsal OF the Lancers, while their elders are 0
q solemn debate on the aWf full situation Of Mr.. q
5eecher. They are sorry, you know, for Mrs,
Ilton, but they ara distressed for poor Mr.
5eecher-so high and brought 50 low. As FOR {
,oor Iilton, he Is q marpiot, entitled 10 no I I
ympathy ct all. That's clear 3