The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-09-06

and because others 20, for nothing more than
just to battle, drink and dance away the time.
At times il is monotonOus, and at others dis
tracing that one is forced to cry out for the
lodge in some vast wildcrdess," away from the
! folly Of humanity, where the society of nature
alone is felt, and which would be pleasant re.
| lief. But then the air is supposed to be cool
and inyigOratng and you are to patronize few
Of the many amusements provided for your
special ediication. First the bath, then the
music, chimes, beer, clans and babies The
babies are for the amusement Of their mothers
and their daddies, but an internal nuisance to
Everybody else, while the clans amuse the dys-
peptlcs Of the next generation and the beer
amuscs everybody. Then come the shooting
galleries and the curiosity Shops and the
saloons and right soon" the walters strike up
a chorus of "The Sweet By-and-By" or varia-
tiona from Pinaforc This failing, the great
museum of great wonders" is left to fall back
on, with which all well regulated watering.
places are provided. Then there i. the roll Of
the sad sea waves to listen to, and how romantic
aud cool and refreshing to sit in one Of the
lpayons and hear on the one side the eternal
pillows as they come rolling in, saying, For
a.
some Of the sentimental ones" making the
solitude festive" by n lively chat an evening
Irritation. Some funny incidents occur at times
and you meet people whose calling as matter
of course is unknown to you, but so long as
they dress neat and make good appearance and
are given to tlirtaions, and on, it is all right
a young lady picked up Irritation with gen
tleman on the street few evenings ago and
spent the time very pleasantly, at least she
said. She was very much surprised next morn
ing to see the charming companion" of the
evening before carrying trunk up stairs in
the same hotel at which she was stopping He
was the porter!
The grand hops" as they are called, given
two or three tmcs week, or at least every sat
urday evening, 10y the alablc landlords to their
guests, are sometimes Il high old mix |
ana yet they pass or very pleasantly and are
eagerly looked for. But it is seldom If ever at
any watering place such a grand affair is given,
as that at Newport few evenings ago IN which
thousands of dollars were spent for decorations
aud ornaments. In connection with the house a
mammoth pavilion was arranged, which was
divided into two apartments, one being II perfect
japanese parlor the ground being covered with
Turkish rugs. The tent was lined with Turkey |
red with japanese panels and pictures. This
led into another apartment, which was serenity |
tire feet in diameter, and which was tloored over
for the occasion. This apartment represented
sunset Gauzc of every hue was brought into
use, and it was trimmed with gil! to match In
the end where the orchestra was located was a
bridge of real ice, and between the cakes
strings of smaX and flowers, together with sea
gull and other birds, were seen.
A calcium ight at intervals threw its varied rays
upon the smoking ice, presenting a magnificent
spectacle. This apartment was used for dancing.
The scene one of great brilliancy, and the
assemblage--the elite Of the place. The floral
display was the finest ever seen in the part. |
Hundreds of choice tropical plants were placed
in every available nook and corner of both apart
ments.
In the middle of the main pavilion around the |
center pole, was mammoth cave profuscly |
gilded, and which contained birds of every des-
|cription, from peacock in full plumage to an
English sparrow.
A certain class Of females, as soon as they get
away from home, allow their minds to run very
wild at times, especially on ours and puppies. We
see evidences of this well at home as abroad,
but no where so loud as at watering places. An
actress at the Stockton hotel the other day crea-
ted great disgust among the respectable por
ton of its guests by, not entirely satisfied with
carrying an ugly specimen of the canine race
around in her arms or towing" him along with
a ribbon attached to her person, she actually
took him into the dining room with her at meal
times and there perched him in chair beside her
faJ IA >uif fnrl nd h,
take meat with fork or dessert with spoon
fresh from the dogs mouth and put it into her
own. She frequently gave ii sugar to lick out of
her hand and what it left lick up with her own
tongue. Another lady at one Of the other hotels
had a dog, and often as she changed her dress
-four or five times a day. she attached ribbon Of
corresponding color to her dog. The wife Of
Philadelphia merchant took great delight in
dressing in the loudest kind of style and parad-
ing up and down the hotel portco with an ugly,
meanbred cur, either in her arms or with an APP
pendant fancy coored ribbon, and even when
chairs were scarce she frequently monopoized
one for the dog In what queer channels some
peoples minds run, once they get beyond the mu-
sic of their own village church bells,
"When you go to Rome do as the Romans de-"
is an old time adage but no where is it more
beautifully illustrated than by visit to some sea
side resort. Those who flee from the fortunes of
the dog days in town to find relief "by the deep
blue sea, could not II they would and would not
if they could escape this rule. THIS is why peo-
pie at the sea shore lavish little money in tex
tile fabrics for bathing suits, and plan to wear
them narrower or shorter than they do this year
could rot well be devised. Indeed breadth Of
idea in bathing seems to have taken the place of
ampleness of costume, as Short of leg, brief of
sleeve, and lovingly low at the neck is all the
fashion What in the world would some of our
painfully modest grandmOthers, who years ago