The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-09-16

The Experience Of . Lady Cor
respondent Graphically
Discussed.
Tie Lady correspondent Of the Gin.
cinuati Enquirer has takena Turkish
hath. She Mys: II went Straight-
way to Ole Of the several large estab-
lisllnlente during the hours when It
it sacred to my own sex. Not . man
was to be seen about the place. A
woman took my Sl.jO In an outer Of.
flee and let me into the next rom,
which looked like the cabin Of Hud-
son river steamer. 1t was long and
low, with y soft carpet upon the floor
and . row Of doors at the sides, open.
ing into little dressing rooms. ! was
told to 20 into one Of them and dis
robe.
Must l take of everything" I
asked.
Everything: Oh yes" said she;
but you will find a sheet to wrap
yourself in"
Just then . ghOstly figure, wOupd
In . sheet. just emerged from . room
and disappeared through another
door ut the further end II the cabin.
She was = tall, thin woman, with .
blOOsllcss face. and her black hair
hung loose. ! wouldn't have liked
to meet her In u graveyard at the
dead Of night hut she was complete
~ cnve'Ope<l. and that lave me CONF
fort. for l had felt
ElCSHlNGLY SQIEAM'sA.
! might have been seen ten min.
ut.~ afterwards coming sheetcd out Of
M. loom. and Sinking towards the
entrance Of the hath. I pushed open
the 0Oo., and had scarcely seen that
WAS In here antc-rOOnl, when
whisk went the sheet, and ! was In
the condition Of my grandma Eve
before she took to aprons. An at
tentlant had grabbed OFT the eOvsr-
ing. =.
"Here," l said, budding myself
together, IL want thst."
"Oh, none Of the ladies wear any,
thinY," was the response in IN cx-
p.stulatOry tone.
Well, il wouldn't 10 kick against
the fashion. AID allowed myself to
be pushed into the bathroom. What
sight met my ast0nished eyes! Just
about one hundred and lifty nude
women were In that big room, loung.
ing in:;wil'ow chairs and sofas, walk.
ing about, chatting with acquatntan.
ces, aud lse,spirinx like squeezed
spouges. The temperature Va. l:),
the dry heat pouring In from regis
tiers on all sides. was awfulIy
ashamed ut first, but the unceucern
Of u great majority gradually Res.
sured me, and nj length ] vtnturod
out Of the corner in which had t.
ken refuge.
The scene would have lisenchant-
ed, 1 vow, the NEST ardent admirer
Of my sex. There were many comedy
bathers to I've sure, with fine tOrils
and smooth, white skins, but the
revelation Of hrll0w-chested maids
aud flabLy n,atrOms, Of spindle slaanks
and hairy arms, Of cOrns and bun.
ions, and Of various unshapeItness,
was something beyond my power or
desire Of description. An old walrus
Of woman wal].llcsl her rcd three
hundred pounds around with . lank,
ritz displaying wesarer Of eye-glaoses:
/ saw several persons whom l had
; seen before, and, bless me, how 81.
! tered they looked without clothes !:
! One uf these was the popular actress
Of u theatrical company, and l knew
, her hy sight. because Of having see!
/ her ha:f undrvssesl on the stage. !
was called l'y name l'y some one, a0d
!, witt. greater difficulty, recognized
the face Of an acquaintance. Perhaps
! the ass....,t,lagc was not fairly repre-
sentative, but, taking il a. standard ,
| not more than one In ten Ut ~ u
reasonably COOL in fncry, and not
one i'm iiity would do for statuary.
! The Lest figure IN the lot was that Of
a woman who could not have besll
less than forty-tive years old, and 1t
was perfection itself In every curve
ana proportion hut, ~ a rule. the
women OF - to ~ exl.elled In form.
the younger ones l'eimg xcrawny, and
the older one. either gaunt ar flabhy.
~ for the cute little aprons, sashes
and rudin,eMtary skirts which ! bad
expected IL see, AMI which ! have
since been told are worn, Though
rarely, by parties of swell women
wi,cn they hire the Whole establish
meut for their exclusive selves, not
shred was I" H. seen. The Oaly wear
ers IT anything were the dozen ut
! PENDANTS, all slender, sprightly young!
, women. F:acl, had u towel wrapped
around her Mnly from waist to hips
another over one shoulder and acrsIs',
tho breast to the OPls~ite arnl-rit, ana
u third wound turi,an-'ike around TN
head. They looked jaunty and agree
able. 1t was their task to show
l,athers how to use the cold watel
dO,..i,rs. lsp,ls and showers, and Il
scrub then, with brushes ~ they lay
on marble tables. | liked the batl
we'll enough, hut ! M, sorry ] saw
the naked women, for they rather
1lisenchantetl me.