Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-13
AT FAR ROCKAWAY.
A GREAT DEAL OF ENJOYMENT FOf
VERY LITTLE MONEY.
Going A-IssthinS with the Chlldren-A
Lot Of Healthy Boys and GiIls-Caaoe-
ing and Shark HarpooninG-Flsh-
ing and Shooting.
Elizabeth B. Cus,er.s Letter. /,

IEiizabeth B. Custer's Lefter.l
Rockawsy beach is something after the
sams order as Coney island. The rabtls 60
but Far Rockaway, . short distance further
on. is very different II takes only little
over an hour on the Long Island railroai to
reac:, there, and the fare going and comm =
i. 20 cents Fer cents tie inlet Is crossed
| in ss;lboat, and for 25 cents you can have
a bathing dress and bath house. 1t is a
great deal OF fun for 81.
Tae day arrived, before my wraps were
removed, the children of the house ran to
CO il would go bathing with them As
we went down the lawn to the water l found
two treats, Instead of one, for We sailed over
the inlet to the bar. know tn t women
are dreadfully sat upon because they Use 50
many adjsctives, but when that further
shore NEE the eye, with the wide. smooth
be ich and tho waves rolling in with such a
surf As only the best swimmers can breast,
the E Iglish language must DO aired After
all the CALCULATIONS, with such a scene be-
tore one, words seem very tame to express
delight
When we came out OF the bath hou-e we
found waiting for Us crowd CT children
who daily 20 in togelhe Il was pretty
si-Ht to see them dance over the sand ami
run foarle sly Int into the breaker. The
boy of our hou -eAold took me GU. to go
tIrou yh the usual recreation Of those who
10 not win. After jumping repeatedly Is
the incoming waves reached me, and rising
10 the very crest, l lost my breath. OF
course. a psop!e do who are unaccu,tomsd to
the violence o. tn. cart, and returned to the
rOpe-tle blessed rops for the -timid tod
disrs."
SURF BATHING.
found such pretty creature staining
iu't WHERE the Little ingoing ripple ran over
her feet, AMI not even a fold OF her white
flannel dress was the lea { bit wet Her
trie:ids cams on. Of the water to Ter TO ask
jserinsly: Are your fest wet yet" Bl:
Wien sae tol 1 me jibes would get her
further ont undertook to be her consolsr
l told her that was e coward, too, and
that there was no necessity for
her 10 brighten herself to death in order 10
try for good time. l belonged always u
that long i.ne OF straw -hattei females vino
aobtei up and down on ins sams rope
every day aud till had "a beautiful Tina
Men might come and women night 60 and
fling sneer at those WHO lima ,insi they
were having n good tins in that iii-
o:ic position. but tbs fact remained that We
did have fun and ca me out OF the water q,
iresheDei ani happy as II We belonged To
taoss WHO 10 and care" As for No, felt
after each bath so revlvified and 50 rich. l
felt Us il hal bank account of my own,
AMI 1t seemed to M it wouli be pleasure
to ian money. I finished up my little con
SOLITARY talk by telling Ter that to lis On the
san and have the waves that had spent
their force roll over you WAS a delight that
II, wear.D, youseif cut over breakers couli
give.
The chill irea, ranging from babies to boys
q -, are ali children here except one girl,
who, unfortunately. Is Il pronounced beauty
at IA. 1t Gems such 4 bles ing for a girl To
come into beauty an bear its burden ami
requirement, later on i'll Life after she has
been able to get in some fralicking am
delighted 20 be among such n lot Of brown,
freck!el. healthy boys AMI girls as these.
OEe OF the circle coming down from the
city rather later than tho rest found her
EFF many shades too fair, as it is the thing
70 10 .unburned. la order to catch up with
the rest in their layers Of tan she threw
herself down upon the lawn in the sun and
remained there all day. She could rot
quite reconcile herself to disfgur.ng Tor
no e, so that feature was heavily powdered
At the enI OF the day It looked like an
after-thou,ht in tas makeup of features.
ct OF, in white enamel, and there was moth
:n- to be done but to lie ont the next day
until sLe was completely done brown
EGe large boy OF our household has not in
teut.onaly spared his eye-liis. but 1t shows
how wide open his eyes are all day, for the
lids are quite fair in the midst Of his ieri,
ssn and the effect is very peculiar
Al Eastwood CANOE.
What A., roval time as hast I'm svood
c,p,e perfect in shaps and finish CANA
from Gambia one day and I was&sssd at
once L, On ont with him O; coprss I was
afraid I always am. But then I have
Zoo, ,ola tina, an, more x;,k nth o,a eva.
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hal of a canoa Still l accsnted for IL was
u;-ht AMI Tn, water in ths iniet was nor.
fa,',iv .mootb iohedan,lv NM mel, !,
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ar., cha rai,lls made n, mora sound than
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month ~ the Sin tha how. tool, m. cane,
in 10 the su,f 70 b,rn,on sb,rks r, s,unIei
r,,bor s,,rt,;n, :, ma n,,iI fund o.
were not OF the man.eatinv kind Tbey
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