The Osceola times., 1884-09-27
SUMNER IDLERS.
sample Characters who Make up Society
at the Seaside.

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The woman with the diamonds, who
is written up" by that awful scourge OF
modern society, the gossipy newspaper
correspondent. The write up. includes
what che looks like, what she says, what
she does, what her husband looks like
and why she married him; also, her
culture or lack of culture, an estimate of
the Jewels, when she wears them and
where she bought them; speculation in
regard to her age and domestic happi-
ness, and "reminiscences Of people who
knew her when she was poor and don't
like her and never did.
The young lady with the perfect figure
and original bathing suit, who also en-
Joys the dubious felicity of figuring in
the newspaper letters ss to what other
women say of her.
The fat woman who rolls about in the
surf without shape ar grace, and when
out of water and arrayed in her best
entertains her woman friends by telling
them how thin she was when she was q
girl.
The conspicuous actress whose yacht
and independent manners are enviously
commented upon by those who can't af-
ford either luxury.
The young lady with twenty-trunks
and no pedigree to speak Of
The man who thinks he looks like the
first Napoleon.
The bankers wife with one hundred
and fifty dresses and limited supply of
brains.
The five-hundred- thousand dollar wild
over.
The dude who wears three suits Of
clothes a day.
The woman who is talked about"
The woman President Arthur is en-
gagged to.
The woman who wears a $4,000
bracelet and is silly reputed to be the
wife of a gambler.
Tn, man who drives the highest pric-
ed horses.
A young lady who swims divinely and
stays in the water two hours.
The woman whose dog always wears
ribbon to match her dress.
The woman who is daily arrayed in
fine old laces.
The "bsllen of the place and the men
who are engaged to her.
The stylish widow and her methods Of
compelling masculine attention.
The old-man .afraid-of- his-wife, who is
trying to be gay at her command, but
who is miserable and wishes he was in
his shirt sleeves in the little old tavern
be used to keep at Sleepy Gulch before
he got rich.
The sarcastic girl who hasn't learned
that incisiveness of speech isn't wit.
The worried man who is heroically
trying to pu: in the time with the ap-
pearance of enjoyment and is really
counting the hours until he can get back
to his beloved sleep.
The extremely disagreeable man who
thinks he is fascinating and continually
turks around the parlors and verandahs
complimenting the ladies.
The reputed lord and his belongings.
The flirtatious married woman who
wears youthful hats and affects great j.
vacity of spirits, very joyous appar anlly,
very wretched in reality.
The woman who wears discomfort
wrapped about her like garment, and
tells how well off she was beiorc she was
married, and then pauses Indefinitely
with an eloquent sigh.
The man who wants TO argue on re-
ligious topics all the time.
The fool who takes the vote of the
ouse on the presidential question.
The old lady with any al. cunt OF So
ciety experience behind her who eagerly
enjovs the gossip of the house.
The girl without beauty who dances
divinely.
The dreaded old man who talks about
his diseases.
The raw young journalist who takes
eopious notes OF all proceedings, with a
self-important air.
The broken-down beau who quotes
poetry aud does the sentimental unin-
terruptedly.
The woman who can't sing and contin.
ually tries.
The girl who mercilessly tortures the
piano.
The popular girl who makes all the
other girls jealous and calls down severe
criticism on herself from the mothers OF
daughters who are less courted.
The infrm old bachelor who brings
his medicine to the table and takes it in
the presence of lbe other boarders TO the
inevitable impairment of their appetites.
The bald-hcaded man who avoids
draughts.
The hopeful old maid and the old
maid who has Lost hope.
The kittenish old lady who has never
discovered that she is out Of her teens.
The gay old man who speaks of wo-
men tive ATTY years younger than himself
as old, and affects extreme youth in his
manners and apparel.
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