The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-08-16
THE PHILADELPHIA GIRL.
Her Refinement aud AsOdesty, and How She
Displays Them at Cape May


Summer peculiarities ara in order said a
Philadelphia acquaintance 10 me
Ny dear fellow, You really VIII be surprised
to see how distinctly and eharmingly reserved
the girls of our city are. l don't know whether
not its the influence Of QuakeyisIn but any
how there is general refinement about Phiia-
delphia femininity that you don't find anywhere
else IN America Boston is at the tip-tOp for
culture of the intellectual sort no doubt: but
when it comes TO what may be described as the
physical expression of intense education We
Philadelphians are away ahead of EN- all; Just
you wait and see for yourself
We were on our way from Newport, where
some Of the fashionable doings Of New York
bellies had somewhat displeased my friend. to
Cape May, where we were TO find Philadelphians
IN a majority Well, readers kind, the descend
ants OF QuakeresSeS were there IN plenty Do
you know the outward characteristics of theml
They are slim brunettes as q rule, rather hollow
chested, and with meagre faces made pretty by
small regular features They are seldom beau
hful. and rarely ugly. because they strike the
medium level of Weakness They assume de-
mureness that impresses the UntutOred observer
as innately genuine But they can't ever again
fool me with 1t I'll tell vou why
Now show me what Yon regard as type of
the Philadelphia girl, / said.
There Is one, was the reply; and a repre-
sentative of all the points t&xe mentioned was
pointed out She wore white muslin and sat in
the pose of languishment The stiff breeze which
came in through the window Of the hotel Darior
blew the hem OF her dress I'D 50 that the tlD OF
her shoe was visible She hastily covered the
bit of leather.
Don't You notice how instinctively modest
she isg7 whispered my friend
Next day, we went 10 the beach to see what
was being done in the finest surf in the
world Ont from b3th-house came the
same girl who had been set forth to me
as typical Philadelphia i may say, without
offensive Identification, that she was the daughter
Of widely honored professional men She wore
anf
style and composed Of the usual tunie and
trousers, But, bless my heart her feet and legs
were bare. absolutely bare clear up to within
two inches of her knee pans
How about her instructive mOdesty nowr /
exclaimed
You don't see a thing incompatible with It
her champion retorted- She wears rig that
is best suited 10 the requirements Of bathing
assure you that she IS quite unconscious of the
slightest guile.
@G1ong.- said Here she comes past us
Look at the texture of her skin. Study the
smallneSs of the feet There isn't q bIemisb
Her shins are as fine In complexion as many .
girls face, and wouldn't be surprised to see
them blush for themselves il they belonged to
New Yorker. There isn't q corn or bunion to
mar her pedal perfection. The outlines Of her
feet on the sand are ideal Her toes are not q
Chinese ladys clump of distortion, but lie in
separate naturalness as though no shoe had ever
eneased them Now, sir, do you ask me for one
brief instant to believe that she isn't fully aware
of her good luck footwards3 And that she
wouldn't keep herself covered down there if she
didn't suppose that the nudity would De charm
inga All you can't Philadelphia me-