Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-08-08

How Chicago 0iri Takes . Dip at Long
Branch.
The great pleasure Of midsummer at the
coast resorts is, Of course, the bathing, and Of
that some queer stories arc told by CORE.
spondents. Here Is one from Long Branch
"But, bless us! here is a vision daw ming.
II Is the Chicago girl. She was quite right,
too. Her costume lays out an thing else that
has appeared At the Branch this summer. See
the people turn. She 10 Q sensation already.
She Is delighted. heard her say at the
table that she had finished her ,duca-
ton abroad, and she must have brought
the bathing dress back with her. So far,
you see nothing but jaunty silk cap and a
long mantle Of white Turkish stun, like
toweling with broad red stripes, from under
which appear real Chicago feet, wearing
dainty sandals and silk stockings. A maid
follows, bearing camp stool and a little can
vas awning, fringed with red. The awning
10 planted on the sands, near the edge OF the
sea, the camp stool is placed under it, and the
Franco-ChcagO girl seats herself She has
the whole stage, a. they say over In the
theatrical colony. The eyes OF every body
are on her. Even the old gentleman up on
the bluff, who has been staring at ships away
out on the horizon, brinRs his big marine
glasses to bsar on the little awning. Pres
emily the Chicago girl springs up, casts
the heavy mantle 70 her servant, and
stands revealed on the golden ssnds Her
costume 10 just the vogue at Trouvi le Here
at Long Branch 1t is little startling, though
she doesn't seem to appre91p'e that. II is of
blue silk. embroidered iu white and gold, and
edged ell around with lace. It is. decidedly
brief above and below. Gold bracelets fash
on the white arms, and there s tiny golden
chain, too, round each ankle Her glossy
black hair falls loosely down her waist. She
trips out daringly TO the sea, but az the foam
touches her toes, she iuns back to the avn
ing with shrill little scream. She repeats
the performance half dozen times, till every
body is interested. Then she sends her maid
to the bathing master to tell him that che
would like to be taken in.
The bathing master, an honest Monmouth
county fisherman. IS apparently quite at a
loss to know how TO handle 80 much lowell
ness. The maid-a real French womap-ex-
plains, and the fisherman lifts up the Chicago
belle aud carries her into the surt He holds
her quite gingerly, and one might suppose
from the way his fingers ARE bent that he
dreamt be was playing the fife. The spray
vets the girls feat, and she cings q the fish
ermsn and cries with delight The fshernan's
face lights up with pleasure. lie 10 charmed to
he doing 30 well. He wishes to do better still
lie watches his chance, and as . big wave
comes rolling in, he suddenly ,withouts word,
plnnges her into the midst OF il. Oh, fatal
mistake His charge comes us spuitering and
furious. Her cap sails away on = receding
blllow her nice clothes are all spoiled; for
to-day al least. Her maid dances around
trantically on the shore, calling the honest
fisherman "a stupid and ga miserable" and |
"a donkey and other things. II is all very
clear. The tsherman's charge was never in- |
Tended to DO dipped She WAS simply to be |
held for little time 10 the sea, where she |
could make pretty figure and then |
be carried out to the sands again,
But 1t is all over now. As the tszed fisher |
man puts her down on the beach the maid |
quickly throws the big mantle around her,
snatches up the portable awning and the |
camp stool and precedes her angry mistress
to the hotel. This Is hollow and tickle world,
and the crowd which = lev minutes ago was
the Chicago girls splendor is nov
smiling over the sbsard turn in her Affairs.
Still she will appear again On the piazza Of
The hotel after dinner In all the glory OF
evening dress and diamonds, and the discom-
iture Of this moment will be forgotten.