Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-06-08

cosxing could induce her to remove pair Of
black hose that we're ribbed with zig zsg
band OF mandariae yellow.
"Oh myw sadly calculated her fat msj-
es'y, what shall l do? / will have TO keep
my corset on"
Aud sure enous III, there she stood, sttired
in suit OF ]esh colored merinos, with her
Stockings caught up 10 the margin OF pair
oi red cortets by means of a pair Of blue
rubber straps that looked like a light check
rein. A little hustle, with pair OF elastic
spiral springs, was tied around her waist,
while each hip was mounted with pair Of
| ssRicircular air cushions.
1t took her about thirty minutes TO get into
Sing Sing bathing suit, that was made 30
Light as TO give her limbs the appearance Of
great cheeses sometimes seen in MIlw zukee
| avenue butcher chop. Sure enough, the cor
sets were 90, az the lscss could be plainly
seen max ng lattice work border down the
olck of the waist. the girls knew better
than to laugh at their companion, but the
teachers, when they caught sight of 30 much
| feminine gender in tights, lost their gravity
| simultaneously, and few small girls who
had been sitting tailor fashion on one Of the
steps, discussing the origin Of the black and
| blue marks on their little legs, forgot their
scars and tumbled into the water to hide their
uElu. 1uc uONlCc hgnNB III
charge of teacher, and her young compsn-
ion took hop, skip and jump and landed
on the opposite cite of the basin to watch
the fun.
80, dear, amt this floor awfully wet; my
stockings are just soppiDg." The lady
| teacher said something about taking them
of, which was not needed. She led her
| charge to the steps, where she was directed
| TO wet her forehead and neck and assured
| hat the water wss not cold, and allowed her.
self to be strapped to a contrivsnce attached
to pulley by means of leather bands. The
belt wss backed around her waist so that
| she balanced on .he water. And there chs
| lay sprswled out on her stomach, with heels
| head and arms in mid air. She was as mo
ticuless 10 q bag Of feathers.
| 30 n-e-twothree," sang out the teacher
but she appeared as happy and Irs.ful
monS.
| Throw your arms out and respire freely
gently remarked the tutor.
breathe cut we'll to expand your lungs
breathe with force" Here the floating piec,
of humanity opened her mouth, her heat
goes down, her eyes fly up, there is a gres
splash and the attendant rams pole between
her arms. But she, never having been in tn
swim before, catches sight Of the timber, an,
thinking it is a shark, flies back with s.
harness and, thinking she is at the end o
hope, resigns herself to the elements.
1t takes the instructor but moment 10 Sc
the thing to be done, and dropping the pole
reaches down and grabs the exhausted femal
by the email of the back, when 10, the corse
strings snap, and she is obliged 10 leap int
the water. The lady is brought up, madl
gesticulating, her eyes, mouth, nose and ear
filled with warm water, while her stockinge,
feet draw like 30 much lead.
This is vile treatment. Call the youD
ladies, for have had enough of this bust
ness" And she stsggers along the walk an
up 10 her state-room without waiting to re
cover herself. The fun for the girls has onl
begun when she begins to make her toile
ard finds herself without stockings or corsets
A glance out of the window reveals the fac
that the Gun had gone 10 the back groun
aud drizzling rain m axes wraps and um
hrzllas priceless Iuxuries. The wet corsei
are rolled up after the water has bee
squeezed out OF them, And one OF the ladie
goes out and buys a nswsboy's entire stoc
out. But the stoekings! "Sieal q towel,
says one of the girls, and suitiug the actio
to the words, linen towel with red horde
is appropriated and the shoes are buttone
or the bare foot. The other limb is similar
ly attired and the ladies depart. Alter
ride of forty minutes the party reach hom
and the ai-gusted lady retires and sends 70
the doctor TO come and ward off the col
that isiuevitable.