Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-06-23
Sea Bathing to Reduce Ones Size.

From the San Francisco Alta California.
II thought only few men were up to the
winter bathing mark" observed the reporter.
me bath uau laughed scOr nfully. when a
lady makes up her mind to battle every day
in the year." he said, nothing can stand her
of. I've seen men who would come here on
colo mornings, undress and walk to the
waters edge, but the minute it touched their
toes, race back and get INTO their clothes
again. Not so with women. When they are
in bathing trim it means bathing, and moth
ing short OF a tidal wave will stop them. Here
comes the daisy bather Of the lot. I've seen
that girl here when it WassO cold that to even
look at the water used to give me the shakes. ;"
The daisy bather was particularly neat
looking and blooming. She was not more
than nve minutes In the bath house before
emerging IN the regulation costume. Unlike
the majority of her sex, she made no expert
mental tests of the temperature of the water,
but plunged In boldly ana struck out like a
mermaid. The bath man looked admiringly
on.
"Ain't she too nice for anythIng?" he said
Just get on to her style. No scream or
squawk about her, but business all the time.
Now some of these girls lallygag about the
sands for ten minutes before they get into the
water, and when they do strike 1t they yell so
you could most hear them at Alcatraz Then
Ihey go no further than their knees, and to
hear them talk afterward you'd think they
had swan to Black Point and were most
drowned on the way. Now, what do you
think first induced that lady to battle
all the time? For the pure love of it; no.
sir. She was getting too lat. She tried
everytbng-dieting, exercise and medicine
but nothing would take her down. AT last
she dropped on sea bathing, and IL fetched
her. She is nice and slim now, thought plump
enough. but when she came here first she was
fat as butter ball. l wish all the fat ladies
IN the city would have her courage, and our
winter business would be worth something
The bay is the place for them to slim down IN
Good morning, Miss; did you have nice dip
today"
The fair thor 1,ovyad on aase,t ord ~ a, .
stepped brlskly hOmeward the reporter con-
cluded that uAless the morning beefsteak was
of unusual proportions the rest of her family
would go on short rations.
Washington Reminiscenee of FOIger.
New and Butler.
From a Washington Letter.
The strained relations which existed under
the h0ger regime between Assistant Secre-
tary New and Appointment Clerk Butler.
were matters Of public comment, and fire.
quently led 10 ludlcrous scenes. The follow
lng J. heard the other day. and as il never has
been printed before venture TO tell it now:
Appointments made in the department re-
CURED to be cOuntersgned by the Assistant
Secretary after they left tue appointment
division. This led to endless pickering and
quarrels. One day a laborer employed IN
the vaults OF the Treasury applied to Mr.. New
TO be detailed 10 DO some work less trying to
his health. He wanted to be transferred 10
the top story OF the building, he SAID. As he
was prOtege Of New, his request wa granted
without trouble, OF course. New directed an
order TO be drawn, and indorsed on the back:
This man goes MP stairs. John Z. New, As
sistant Secretary"
In due course Of time the order reached the
appointment division. Butler saw News in
dorsement. That was enough. He at once
sent Tor the man.
You want to go up stairs2"
"fcs, SIR
"And you have seen the Assistant Secretary
about itP
Eyes. sir"
"well, I'll have something to say about
this
And before the astonished man could re-
cover his breath Mr.. Butler had put under
Mr.. News Enforcement the words: This
man goes down stairs }. b. Butler, APP
pointment Clerk"
The paper was sent back 10 the Office Of the
Assistant Secretary. Mr.. New looked with
some surprise at Mr.. Buffers order counter.
manding hrs own. Then he quietly drew his
pen across It and once more wrote.
"Ihis man goes up stairs. John e. New, AS
sistant Secretary
Again the paper went back to the appoint
ment division. Butlor glanced at IL for a
moment and again he wrote.
This man goes down stairs. J. +. Butler,
appointment Clerk"
This harmless little game was kept up for
some time until the paper had been dlied with
Messrs. New and Buffers Inducements,
Then, at last, these gentlemen Thought it hest
o. refer the whole matter CO Secre tary FolRer
Tie listened calmly 20 the statements Of the
rivals and after a few moments ~ reflection
delivered the following Judgment, worthy,
surely, Of n solomon. "Gentlemeun ne said
Il shall order the man 20 be employed on the
elevator. This viii be In the natureOf n COM
promise. Hall OF HE time there will be spent
down stairs the other half upstairs. The
case Is dismissed"