The Osceola times., 1881-12-03
Bathing "a La Mode.
London World


The subject of bathing is one Of alb
serbipg interest tn the seaside idIer.
Not only is your dip joyful event III
whatever fashion you take It, but when
this IS over, other peoples bathing VIII
serve as an amusement Tor you great
mart of the day. Il is wonderful now
people crowd around the little balhing-
nuts OF the fashionable French waterr
ing-pdces and strive 10 get seat as
near as may be to the plank along which
The performers trip from their dresIug-
rooms. The strange and divers modes
of dressing which are adopted by these
bathers are as interesting as the prome-
nade toilets. and often as elaborate.
Here is lady whose bathing dress -
hidden bv the big cloak which is WRAPS
ned around her, and sun-bat hall fh'des
Aer face. But when she reaches the
waters edge and throws off her cloak 1t
is very evident that her marine costume
Is of The simplest sort. She walks away
INTO the deep water and presently throws
herself upon it, lliuging out her gleam'
ing arm. She can SWIM. she reyels IN
the water; she goes out farther anu
farther; at last the boat rows after her,
she climbs into it. Is she tired then?
Not a bit Of it. She stands up, dfip-
ping ia the sunshine, laughing with en-
ioyment, while the boatman .ows furth-
,r out She is going 10 have another
nlungel presently she comes swimming
back to the shore and stands moment
TO get breath before she wraDs her cloak
around her. Her hair is streaming wet
down her back; her skin looks dazz Ing
white with ea-wateT; her face Is bright
and sunburncd. She is as bright as the
sunshine, as fresh as the NOR ing. THIS
woman knsws what 1t is to get some real
rood out of lite. But she IS all by her.
self htrc,at fashionable watering place,
aud what merry child Of nature she
looks amnny the women who duck them
selves NJ The waters edge, with refined
air, rs if they nigh, come to pieces un-
der a larger wave than usual!
The lady who has been out swimming
appears untidy and undressed among
The elegant beauties; she may harmonic
well enough with the sea and sky, but
not with these others. They preserve a
perception Of appearance even when
they have been under the water. True,
they keep their heads dry; the curis
must not be disarranged.s And they
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tain Stiffness and artificial elegance about
them. The beauties are beauties still;
they do not swim, and 10 not look as If
they could; tut still they are very pref
ty and THEN lovers sit sazing upon them
with contentcd admiration. The men
who are not 0mnipotent in knowledge
fancy that now they may be satisfied Of
the reality of their charms which has
captiyated them. Could anything he
more trying than dripping, blue bath
ing dress? Yet Amorets lovely contour
is Just as petfect as when she IL in full
toilet Nith all the arts of a milliner ex-
ercsed upon her. And so satisfied
charmed, delighted, the lover who, like
Viola, may vet swear "by innocence and
by YOUTH watches Amoret trip up the
plank. lie has no idea how much truu-
ble the little lady has taken to please
him. lie would not be surprised if he
could guess how incessantly she labors
that his eyes may be gratihed. II il
wonderful how kind women are in TINS
respect how they devote themselves TO
the task of pleasing their admirers.