, 1874-09-20
SUMMlERiNG,
hIi1waukee---The City and It's
People.


The Questions Of Woman's Costume
and Woman's Health.
Special Correspondence Of The caiedqs Tr1bune
MILWAUKEE, Sept II, 1874.
In this clean, pretty lakeside town, with its
white brick buildings, vide streets. and handsome
residences, find the nucleus from which all tho
Wisconsin vaterins-points Of interest Eadia.e;
aud here I wr.to my farewell of Wisconsin,
THE LAND OF PROMISE
to al future generations, since her riches Of
resource seem inexlaustible. ard she grows
great by introspectlon. II Art has failed to maize
her abiding place here, Nature has been over
lavish, and the grand painter has spread her
colo1s, cunninGly mixed, over acres upon acres
OF landscape picture. There arc no N mistnkes in
Natures eoloring. They never contradict them
eeycs. Sky color, OF gentian color leaf
green. it is always just right. All summer I
hare revcled in lovely, cool, shaded green's and
strong umber shadows, and pea1l-grayg, aud
opaque lights, and rose tints, and tremolos in
color, that are to the landscape what the tri'1s
arc in music; and am leaving it just when the
rich hues OF autumn. the live colo1s, are flaming
cut on the trees. We have h.d them IN tho SUM-
sets,-roso-rcd, and violet-carmiue, and orange
yellow, with half-shaies aud purplish tints. and
cloud shadows o7er all, fading at last into Ma
ture's ini1nitable gray; but they do not thrill lis
with melancholy longing. as tile fall of the
1eaTes il their gorgeous livery Of death. The
summer is over and the harvest is ended.
Thou'rt bearing hence thy ro~ca;
Glad summer, fare thee veil!
Thonrt SIM 3iny thy last melodies
In every wood and deli
With the first foil Of the Leaf, tho summer
tourists packed tholr trunks, paid th.lr bills,
and went home,-th most OF them to q climate
in more southern latitude, which they left in
timo to escape the too ardent heat OF the
ner-sostice. They a.. expect to return next
year. and to participate in the old pleasures
bat the future is = vista we do not cara to e1-
p1ore.
We would not If ve could,
And we could not II WE would
MILWAUKEE
ia, in point Of beauty and establishment, the
first city in the State. 1t is flanked on one side
by Laae Michigan and the people VITO made tho
place had room enough to give each street
proper Width, aud each home lawn or gnrden.
There arc parts OF it that represent cnly tic
hocal element, the homc-life OF the people; and
cau give no idea to one who has not seen it OF
the beauty and cleanliness OF the handsome,
crcan-colorcd hoases, built Of the far-famed
5llwaukce brick; the fair, smooth, green
lawns, with Rhade-trees and flowers
in luxurious abundance, aud decorated
with artistic temples, grottoes, and rustic seats
all combining the best elements of luxury,
comfort. and esthetic cultivation Then there
are Streets leading from the rirers,-for there
are two, tho Milwaukee and Menominee, that
take one back to tho quaint old streets OF Que
bee or Halifax; for they smell of tar and
oakum, ancent aud fst1-likc; and the bales OF
new rope the sidewalks and the sail cloth, and
coriage, and chains. and anchors, are suggestive
Of salt water, aud you expect to meet q jolly tar
with baSgv trowsers aud wide collar. and q gold
band on lis CAP with 1.-The Admiral" printed
thereon III large letters.
Then there ere the streets that take you by
THE LAKE,
and you catch the dashlns spray in your brc.th,
and see where, in high water. it comes p1unging
over all distractions, and covers the railroad
tack and creeps up as it in search OF richer
prey; aud, as far as you look in one direction.
YOU see the Wild breadth OF water. fre;sntel with
the commerce Of eat country, stately slips
moving out of port. prope'lers srcaming ncieily
&Hay little schooncr; running win5-a.ll-w1ug
before the wind, aud it seems like soEnc old sea-
ror: town, that has been hers loug ~ this
ocean Of water has beat and thruobel on those
shores and Ne flce aoou1 TO find elegant busi-
ness-blocks, magnificent hotels. aud cathe-
iral-chuschcs, and remember that We
are in city no;ed for its cui-
tlvated. thoughtful people; its refined, con-
serya;ive laiics and It's handsome. broad-chested
men. 4 Milwaukee, man does not believe taa:
marrying woman for ncr beauty is like eating
q bird for its singing. He picks out the finest
eyes, the 1eddest lips. the peaciiess checks, tho
straigl.test form, and proposes at ouce to the
ctlal niny toui-cnse1nble, and renders himself
happy for lifetime.
THE LADIES
are sprghtly, but not radical either in dress or
sentiment They copF the Boston women in
thois toilets; consequently they always appear
i'll good taste. They never start out lecturlng.
or murder anybody, or refuse to observe the
laws or stay at home from church. They 1ead
Huxley aud Carlyle. and understand all about
protoplasm. the conservation OF energy, and |
kindred subjects. The gentlemen wear white !
vests, look wise, and stare. This pecuiinrity
gives them all the appearance on the street Of |
standing for their photographs. They can mover |
roreat tue experiment OF Lots wife. for they |
never look behind them. but alwava stare straight |
ahead US if looking into futurity. Having TO |
cu.cd tho eyes, nose. and mouth into ono fea
ture, thcy fix it upon the approaching object, |
and, il it happens to be woman, she must sur
vi'e till ehe has passed out Of range. This may
be a peculiar effect OF the atmosphere, but it is
very noticeable to strangers who have occasion |
to traverse the streets.
There are two very fine bookstores here. a
large DRY goods house, a handsome post-oflice
cditice, several fine bank buildings, and some
that do not look il Potter laws
had Impoverished them much; bns the pride Of
is its two leading Lotels,~ the New
hall House and the plauklnton.
Mil Saukec has been quite
FAvonITg RESORT FOE sUMMER-GCEsTs;
IND nra t,{ ],ar ritixpnR Mr. Sherman fD;cpire1
the idea OF special Watering place hotel For
this purpose he leased h,s elegant homo on
North Point about miles from the city, and
situated on 4 delightful c}iI by the lake: and
parties wishing to enjoy quiet, and participate in
facilities offered them. have 10: heard that it
was SUCCESS. Indeed. but few watering places
have been very successful this sea.on,-:Ee
guests coming late and leaving carly, with dis
position to economize not usual before tho