The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-10-19
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(. :ri. r'n. g.r w1n ':ainr.' 1:
r.v.lrw i.ns iuc :,i.iifs may in
iul. i.,r their b...,ty. their Ost:nia-
,.Ons di-pia, of diamonds, and their
xan, of wcll-Lrcd reserve. They talk
N high falsetto voice, and talk ut ev-
,ryboiy instead Of talking to their com.
paniOn. They cannot understand that
we are not Interested To learn whether
papa paid $3.50 for the village cart. or
$500 for the pony, or $500 for the clus-
ter ring which covers the first joint Of
their delicate third finger. They carry
white satin fans Ornamented by eigh-
teenth-ccntury artists, and lined with
tufts of feathers in the morning, with a
white cotton gown. and appear on the
fashionable drive in the afternoon in
blue satin, embroidered in gay bouquets,
cut square neck. and only piece Of
white tullc covered over their head and
face. They look more elegant than we
know their grammar and enunciatiOn
to be. There is one lady who has never
appeared in the dining room, morning,
noon or night, for over u fortnight with
out the inevitable white tul.c covering
her head and face. II may be conyen-
lent to keep bangs in order. but Long
Branch il not so disastrous to. c0iffnres
MS Cape May, Atlantic City. and many
resorts of the southern coast. "a
A still moro interesting type is the
young married lady. She is Us dainty
rs piece of Dresden china. and comes
to breakfast in white surah, deliberately
trimmed in Mecklin lace, or a silver
batiste, ornamented with Irish point.
She lays her light-covered novel on the
table near and feeds off Apician yiands
with French names. Her maid brings
her pug To her on the porch for q short
call, for doggy is prescribed home
with his mistress in the great hotel. and
consequently boards out. Later she is
seen on the pier or in one of the numcr-
Gus arbors, with her favOrite gallant.
She keeps her white satin sunsha.le well
over her head and face, AMI never, by
the mercst accident. is known to turn
to recognize friend or shift the posi-
ton of the parasol. OF course not; the
sun is powerful in its effects, anu she
might get tanned. She has mysteri-
Gus and fascinating method of telegraph.
ing from an upper landing over the
stair-railing to har lover. I saw the
performance one morning; did not un-
derstand, but he did; that was all that
was necessary. 1t was done by q mo-
ton of the fair hand and movement
of the eyes and lips. He merely return
ell satisfied bow. passed on. and her
FrencE-heeled slippers continued their
ascent. At p. m. she stands on the
piazza, outside her chamber window,
resplendent in crushed strawberry mer-
veilleux, garnished with pink floss en-
broidery; her maid works on gloves of
the same color to meet her sleeves 1T
the elbow.
Later we meet her face TO face on
Ocean avenue in her victoria. behind a
pair OF nigh stepping bays. and at her
side friend in equal gorgeous attire.
She comes into ten late and sits under
the blaze of the chandelier, jewels
sparkling in her ears aud pearls hang
ing from her bracelets. She is all
smiles and gentle bushes now; she will
not be tomorrow morning. rs you will
hear if you happen to occupy the next
room. as l do. heard the same frivo-
lous creature have five dresses put on
and off one morning before she found
one she was entirely satisfied to apnear
in at breakfast. Her voice was raised
several times in petllant denunciation
of her maid about ruilles. laces and col
lars, as soon rs one was jerked of and
flung aside another was snatched from
her servants hand The revel of the
night is fitting climax 10 her day.
Sequestcrcd in the darkest corners Of
the hotel piazza, she sits until l and
even O'Clock, slipping cobblers,
punches. and juieps. smoking cigarettes
and receiving the wantOn balances of
the man with whom she exchanged tel
cgraphic dispatches in the morning. If
her husband be in the same hotel he is
never known to be guilty of such pic
bian custom rs occupying the same
room. Her maid sleeps in the adjoin-
ing apartment, and acts rs sentinel ut
her lady's chamber. He quits his
amusements when he chooses. she does
me same. ana tHr! n!'.''a. - ~ ,r'.
happy
Tho R.'ihu, is given over Ia >u,.l
manners more this summer than form
erly. 1t is no longer covert. and when
it began to be discus ;ed openly few
wrote in high dudgeOn
of the way intrigue and amorOus CO.
luetry is Haunted among quasi repula-
bile married men and women. What's
the use? Nineteenth century morals
are very subtle and dclusive anyway,
especially at Long Branch.