Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-07-15
BEAUTY IN THE SURF.
cofusousIy ALFRED Fairies Hho
Bsautify FaahloaabIs
Sea Shore. Styles in Bathing suits-wear'
ing Bracelets and Embroidered
Stoekings-Rswport and Long
Long Branch Belles-As-
bury Park.

Now is the season for SEA bathing, and
n visit to Long Branch, Newport OF
Cbney Island will show on these warn
suhry days thousands Of people ENJOY;
ing . dip in the salty sun. Men ana
bOyr have not . variety OF ways OF
swimming or bathing Ike women, proc:
ably because they are not afraid, and
soon learn to plunge boldly M ano
then thew make more Of business OF
the pastirne than women. A New YORK
reporter lust back from Long Branch
observed that the guests there have
only commenced to battle. Tho water
is still very cold, having . tempesAture
of o63. Every one bathes ut Long
Branch, the morning being the most
fashionable hour. Ladies at the differ.
ept hotels meet in the corridors q
stated hour and 60 In a body to the
bathing houses. II one is ready to 90
into the water before the rest she sits
calmly down on o bucket turned upside
down or come other equally as eomfor.
table seat and waits until her Drawer Sis
ters brave through numbers) emerge
from their bathing houses, all OF them
going into the water at one time.
The Bsthing Houses
are situated in long corridors and are
very private.
The reporter was informed that most
ladies don their bathing suits before
leaving their rooms in the hotel, rs
they have q chance there to sew on q
button or ribbon that may have become
displaced, and then it Is so much more
comfortable than the small bathing
houses. Over their costumes they put
walking dresses and carry their under
clothing and dry slippers and stockings
done up in a Turkish towel by shawl
strap. Many OF them crrry gossamer
waterproofs, which they put on while
going from the bathing houses to tho
beach and then drop suddenly on the
sands, the patient maid following after
and calmly picking ii up. Then she
awaits the pleasure OF
Her Mistress Stay
in the salt water of the beach, and when
milady comes out she Is quickly wrap
ped again in the gossamer and hurried
off to her bathing house.
The girl who can swim well enjoys
her bathing greatly. She does not seem
to mind having her hair wet, and runs
quickly with plunge into the water,
and swims boldly out where the surf Is
not SO strong. She wears light bath.
ing suit of serge or half flannel and cot
ton, made in simple fashion, with
very little trimming and short sleeves.
Her hair she twists lightly on the top
Of her head, and sometimes wears an
oil skin cap, but more generally not
anything Oh the head.
\ fashion which seems peculiar to
Newport and Long Branch girls is that
Of wearing bracelets and
Embroidered Stockings
while bathing. Every woman wears
stockings either of dark blue or black,
and has q pair Of sandals to wear to and
from the beach. Broad English belts
of scarlet or white, with neckerchiefs Of
the same, make pretty addition to q
bathing suit and are much worn.
In both ofthe watering places men,
toned above and n lso at Coney Island,
Rockaway and Asbury Park are hun.
drcds of women who cannot swim, and
who actually go in the water with their
hair crimped and their faces painted
and powdered. They attire themselves
I'm respledent bathing costumes, some
of them being of fine broadcloth, lined
with silk, with embroidered stockings
and
Real Lace Rumes
about the neck and sleeves, and dainty
embroidered handkerchief stuck in the
belt to be near at hand in case such an
awful thing as drop Of water should
get on her carefully gotten.up face.
She walks gingerly into the water and
stands in one spot holding on to the
rope, and then walks out again, and at
luncheon she tells everyone she had
"such a delightful battle. The water
was lovely" etc.
The girls who are learning to swim
are among the most interesting to
watch. Some kind teacher brings
them out into water up to their necks,
and then tells them to "get into the
notion" while the teacher holds the
pupil by two fingers under the chin.
The poor pupil gets along nicely for
about two seconds, and then suddenly
remembers that is not on terra firIna,
and Immediately goes down and Is up
again struggling and gasping and hys-
terical, screaming she Is "drowned, she
knows she is and wants to get out"
etc.
Many Wise Girls
get no further than the sands, and sit
in picturesque groups, with perhaps one
toe in the water, building sand houses
like children, or playing with sea weed
and shells.
The fat women who dresses in ridicu.
lous bathing dresses and laugh and
throw water at each other, give smuse.
ment oftentimes to whole beach full
of people. The larger they are the
more good natured they seem to be, and
they duck and dive In the water like
big children.
Newport girls are most fastidious about
their bathing costumes, and get new
ones every two weeks, as the salt water
soon takes the color out. Many Of them
wear long tan mosquetaire gloves.
All the ladies at the Oriental and
Manhattan hotels are busy making up
bathing suits like those worn by Mrs.
Langtry. A dry goods house In this
city has sold so far this season 5000
bathin0 suits 80 the pastime promises