Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-07-08

ln6 tJltIlti anu bIdnSiuCellb space
between. There were not less than
a score of the sub-celestial sex on
the other side, at their daily ablu-
tions. They were Of divers years,
from budding ten to blossomed
fourteen, from the full rosed scope
Of middle life to the scar and vel
low leaf of !age. They were of
divers anatomical developments,
elevation, cross section, contour and
fundament; lean, long and lank,
plump, pink and pretty, well
rounded and solid, like the blush
ing mellow sides of a luscious
peach, or wrinkled and fabby like
sole leather dry and sole leather
wet. Some faces were young and
fresh and others old and worn. Old
age in women begin at thirty in
Japan.
IN PURIs NATURALIBUS.
All were as nude as the moment
they severed their umbilical rela-
tions. There were no deformities
superindueed by the calipers of
Western corsets, the tortures of
tight shoes, or the barbaric splen-
dor Of ostrich feathers, ribbons and
straw. All was nature, pure and
simple.
Having thus taken in the physi-
cal attractions of the nymphs of
the bath, we turned our thoughts to
the ethical and hydraulic features
of the occasion. 1t can be under
stood that there was no flirting go
ling on when we state that we were
in the room some minutes before
our presence was known to the
feminine portion Of the inmates.
We anticipated a general stampede
when we were noticed, as foreigners
were rarely admitted to such places,
but instead, when several of the
youngest pointed toward us and
called the attention of the rest, the
group arrested their ablution for a
moment, looked at us, severa
smiled, giving us the full benefit Of
a rear view. Previously, however,
we had watched their ablutions un.
restrained, perhaps, by our pres
ence.
ONE VERY PRETTY GIRL
: of eighteen was seated on stool
and was being artiiicially rubbed
down by an octogenarian Of th,
male gender, but wearlnga a breech
: clout. She evidently relished th,
5 Utilization and friction thus applied
| to her plushy epidermis. At leas
, the expression of the face and eye
I gave the cast of such a sensation
q A sepulchral old woman, about tn
color of an ancient meerschaum
was enjoying a back-scratching b
:. another old codger, who seemed t
be an adept at the business, ant
gave us notion that his effort
we're appreciated. There were a
n least a dozen drapeless naiads i
all attitudes, and securing away i
every conceivable manner, som
saving obliquely across their back
with u sort Of interscapular motto
o with a towel, one end over the righ
i shoulder and the other under tn
If left arm-pit, occasionally yaryin
II the action by a horizontal move
IS ment across the lumbar regions an
vertically in the concayity Of tn
adipose developments below. Oh
!. ers were laving their feet in tn
i splashing water or gracefully an
,e coyly applying the refreshing llui
v to their divorsities Of form and ol,
e yations from chin to toe. Th
}. youngest of the group were havin
le a sportiye time, and wrestled an
It romped and splashed and role
.e about in all tie shy innocence
If childhood.
% LADY GoDIyA.
, AS we were about TO leave, a Lao
Of elegant attire, and attended by
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