The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-21
at a Watering-Place.

,yrnen at 1rouNlilc. III h'l h'N'' VI
n ,Ls and described the bafhinS eos
~..n The ladies of tank. the c-ltIcs
Iii her immoral. SoN when the re-
tor nf a newspaper goes to Long
D.,,,.h and To Narragansett. and de
IL. whnt he sees on the beach, the
-. cry ont against the license OF
t.wsutpeIs. The fact remains III both
.a.,atcrs that the novelist and the re
.,.r int described what they saw.
S.r did they overdraw the pictare.
Tb,re is no doubt but that u certain
..raI..snrss is born of the free and easy
,rtlmrcv of IL watering place, and OF
,Lr D, crss.ry deshabille of sea-bathing,
~ rcI j. detrimental. Certainly II IS
,,f desirable that u young woman
.J.ufI. in the tight rope sleeveless dress
fan athlete, 90 swimming out to a
...nr at New London, in full sight Of
,t,Dr thousand people. and in the pres
.r,, Of all the squadron OF the New
York Yacht Clup, and when there,
Il .,t while she drinks a cup of coffee.
I,f>unrrat prof of her excellent swim
,.ipu but 1t - not an elegant or M
.,ilctivc spectacle to the smiling stran-
..r NuO believes in female mOdesty.
TE4 MAN of men and women bathing
,,,r,hcr ~ u puhlic watcring-place IL
,,rn Ia great objections, and these IN
Luya,ions upon proprletI are Keeping
man, people with young daughters
away from w.tcring-places.
To bc commented upon by IA set OF
osz-rs on The beach for All outrage upon
nropriety i supposed 10y some woman
+, Ice fashion and fame. No people
like to live 50 thoroughly in public as
AmerranS do. There is ii certain class
who like to like and enjoy themselves
At watering places, in hotels, who have
uo iucu of reserve or of retirement, and
vet VINO are veIy much shocked when
they hear themselves called 10y certain
ugly names.
The small watering places are hot
bed IF scandal, the people on the
the piaZZa having nothing else 20 do
INT talk about each other. Every
cnu,,ie is watched. and there is i keen
eyed woman in every Corner who sees
.!l that Is going on, and sometimes
much that is not. At the large water
iuu places there is less gossip, but often
q so,l al General disregard for appear
anccr.s muct, noticed by Foreigners.
This - very unfortunate for the into
cent girls who wish To he in the fashion,
and who, III IL freshness OF youthful
spirits, scarcely know where lmpro-
pri-tv begins. They arc the ones who
are il iured. They should always be on
the watch, he careful what company
they keep. for thercare jtuniicedcritlc>
1890, ,l,,, .,n,p al S,lent observer ~
vino Nil not give them the benht OF the
doubt If vivacity betray them into wha,
ms5 luuh like fastncSS and luudness oi
manner. As the very atmosphere OF d
rtnt-up crowd l. dangerous and deadly
81 does the nlnrul aims pE' re OF u large
aud unpent crowd appear to be danger
GUS t. some spirits. The happy, gay
audacIty Of some pretty woman VII
have Il large following; because some
people can do a fast thing and he adj
mIred for II, others have the feeling
that they can also do it, and 50 tie
trouble grows, OF followers never equal
the Original IN the grace.
Nothing is go conspicuous as a water
ing place hotel Irritation; and yet,
although il may be severely scandalous,
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married man and all unmarried girl, VT
do not find that il is always put down, oil
that it attracts the attention, perhaps,
even of Il giIrs mother. Three thodS
and people see il, and are prone enough
to write ABOUT it and talk about 1t tC
the ends of earth. but the parties most
interested are like ostriches with tneil
heads in the sand.
IL Is Il noted tact that all kinds of nd
ven!urtrs make their start in our suCle
" at watering places. There is no Sc
verify of etiquette possible at Il MOTEL,
where the picnic, the lawn tennis, the
boating patty, the whist of an evening
or the cohlhon brings all the guest
together. 1t is etiquette to bow ant
speak to these friends Of a day. anC
every person who has dignity and re
serve of character can we'll atford to dc
So. But when it comes to a closer &C
qaintance, Irritation or u love affair
which grows naturally out of this east
ly begun intimacy, how much harm
nave the disguised courier>, the falls
princes, the uncertain women Of toreigl
antecedents, done at a watcrlng-plaC
and after.
Ladies should not lounge about tn
piazzns in tea gowns, or appear at TN
early dinner in toe full toilette. at
large Watering place. 1t Is aiway
vulgar. A quiet style of dress and a
absence OF jewelry are III the best taste
To Conduct herself SO that she will no
be conspicuous is the instinct of ever
we'll bred lady. She dresses quietly
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Is low voiced, and polite to every one
she does not seize upon the best chat
on the piazza, or the most desirabl
window.
Amongst men there is generally
sCape goat who contrives to fasten tn
scandalous tongues upon himself at
large watering place. He is a gambler
Il drunkard, and worse, and the amuse
ment of the scondal mongerS is to IL
vent some new tale of horrors III who
Gilmarten plays a distinguished par'
whether guilty or not.
Il went away from Long Branch 70
4 week" said a wit of Philadelphia
and when [ got back [ found no Oh
had a rag of character Left
1t is this Wholesale gossip and Islander
this love of dissecting character, whic
is the great bane Of watering place
life.
Seen iiom a philosophical point {
view, our watering place life ought I
be new, refreshing, and delightful. w
20 from all parts of the country I
meet each other at some charming spo
to interchange experiences, to gain ne
ones. The health-gising waters
SaratOga. the breeZes of Long Brand