The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1883-08-08
TEE SUMMER RESORTS.

AT Old Point Comfort the surf-bathiag is CON-
ddeIed perfectly safe.
JUDGE HoRD and his estimsble wife, OF Shelby
vile. have one of the nestest cottsges at Acton.
IT is estimated that more than 900 persons are
now at Ricnfleld Springs. n. Y, Sarstoga's rival
WEST BADEE SPRINGS aud French Lick mile
farther away, are both crowded with Irdianians
ana quite number of Kentuckisns.
IN writing to your wife in the country. this from
the Philadelphia News is timely soft soap"
''Never is wife so thoroughly appreciated as when
she has bcea absent from her lord 10. enough to
cause him to reflect upon her virtues aud to be lost
I'm admiration the ma gle deft less which can
uan,form his cherries oen into a very paradise of
comfort"
The White Mountains have been with great
rapidity provided with hotels Fifteen years ago
there were but four worthy of the name, and these
were conducted upon miniature of the style now
prevalent Now one firm alone has { 'ur hotels,
and these can comfortably and elegantly care for
upward of 130O guests at one time. There are
sl-o hundreds of boarding aud private houses
for The accommodation of guests.
THERE has been a revulsion among tho young
people az Ocean Grove from the primitive styles
once prevailing there and now mild reflections .
worldly fashions to be seen; but his tie ldency
is kept In check. a far SIS possib Q, by the man
sgers. They have charter from he State which
enables them & ntrol most of the actio1 - r.
ideDts but they can't maintain close supervision
in women's dress. Sermons against feminine
frivolity are preached, and a recent speaker in.
Weighed specifically against bangs. Another de.
voted mis- condemnation to footprints on the sandy
beach. The reverend gentleman had seen, very
IL.
FIench-heeled gaiter, close alongside ( others
showing such elongated, pointed toes worn
only by the most elaborate swells. This indicated
painfully reprehensible N oonlight strollIng.
A sARAToGA letter says: 1.-THE brunettes far out
number the blondes at Americas famous spa this
year. The pink and white complexionsslna the
golden uesses whereof the bellies used to be so
proud and which they manufactured for their per-
sonsl in those cases where nature had not been
kind, are rarely to be SEEM Lord Byron's descrip-
ton of deep blue eyes and snowy hands has been
quite forgotten and is not now to be found in the
private reference book OF the most indefatigable
lsdy's man in Saratoga. Wherever one turns 1t is
only TO be confronted WITH the brilliant sparkling
dark-eyed, ruby Tipped brunette. They dress in
costumes OF cardinal satin; in the vening they
wear rich Oriental scarfs in which red is the pre-
vsillng color they sit the piazzss and thrust
forth their tiny feet into pubic notice these dainty
extTemities to be covered with alligator
slippers stained to a reddish brown"
A CAPE MAY correspondent says: The circus to
be seen on the beach here worth going ten times
the distance to ,ee 'In Europe, don't you know"
ssid British observer, the ladies are pushed
down he sand into he water in covered bath
houses on wheels. so hat there's no exposure. but
here" sweep of his hand, taking in the
whole scene on the beach. was his finish of the
sentence. A hundred or more men and women,
clad as for the Tng, were postured on the beach,
truly for exhibition though they had not been
nODcbslsntly chatting, and many more were
frolicking in the water, turning someTsaulis into
the incoming breakers. swimming aud floating.
playing tricks on each other. and in various ways
making the most II marksble entertainment ever
given without money without price. But in
this as in most sports the best efforts Of amateurs
are eclipsed by professional achievements.