Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-07-25

/ ing the bathrrS IN the surf the other day
! could not but notice that there a. elsewhere
/ the clothes prescribed for woman were an i'm
| Iediment to her They made her bath both
/ uncomfortable and perilOuS Why must she
| te skirtei when she bathes any more than
/ mani Is her form any less dccurous than his
! Has not the Creator given her more beauty
OF Outlinel She needs all her strength and
the frettOm OF her body any time, but par
ticularly in the water. What man would
venture into the surf arraye,i in an ulster or
dressing gown closely butt0nedi II accident
forceNl him in he would exiert 10 lie drowned
! The only office of a skirt in a bathing suit
besides being a concession 70 custom, is u
weigh woman down and make her look
ugly. 1t catches pounds Of sand; it snaks up
water like drUuthdried soil: it gets in her
way: il flies over her head when she is tum-
| bet forward by a wave and helps to prevent
her from regalning her feet before another
Overtakes her. Altogether it Is an affliCtion,
and am wondering what high moral pur-
pose Is served in compelling her to wear it.
This world is far astray in many things hut
in nothing does it reach such wicked heights
of folly in wOmans dress: aye, even her
bathing drSS. In speaking Of it | have no
hope Of making any impression on a time
hardened custom. | merely mention it to
ease my mind
Seaside resorts are not all alike Once in
awhile one finds one after its own kind. and
not constructed entirely on the established
plan. ran down to Brielle, n j. the other
day, having heard that it was place where
you had both the sea and the country-a rare
and radiant combination. And such found
n. I, l.. IN =,
west and north, and on the east the sea The
click OF the reaper, the kline in pasture, the
sNent OF new mown hay, and a picturesque
orchard close to the waySide give it the true
flavor Of the country, while the sea, the sea,
the deep heaving sea" hath its own endless
joys ever at hand. Where is Briellei | didn't
know myself until recently, because it is only
four years old, and as yet not much OF a
hOrn-blOwing infant. IL lies twelve miles he
low Long Branch, between ManaSIuan and
Point Pleasant both Of which are III sight
1t isn't a village 1t Is a resort. pure, simple
and sweet. with none OF the unpleasant
adJunctS of place where other things beside
recreation are going on. Its history is similar
70 that Of larger and older places An aSso-
citation, seeing the beauty of the location, and
having faith in its future development,
bought the ground and erected the lovely
hotel Carteret, with its great broad veran-
dahs, wide halls, and big, airy sleeping rooms
They alS" built several pretty cottages. which
are furnished. and ready to be stepped into.
l inspected one belonging to Mrs Fuller, wife
OF Dr. Fuller, eK-ieutenant governor of Utah,
now proprietor Of the Health Food company,
in this city. 1t had good sized, well lighted
rooms, famed night and day with sea breezes.
Who couldn't find summer glorious in such
cottage by the sea- Many who live per
manently in the country might take useful
hints from the furnishing Of these summer
dwellings. They have light wood floors,
"shellacked," and an art square in the center.
The furniture is light hardwood, the wood
work is light wood; the walls are in cream
color. rough finish, soft and pretty to the eye
The windows have ornamental cOlored glass
above them. Shades and no curtains are the
rule. The whole effect is sweet and sunShiny
Nothing stufy or oppressive in the way of
furniture is tolerated. The light AMI air can
be let in at will and it would be mercy to
humanity II they had as easy access to all
houses. | never could understand why 50
many ladies cover up their windows and
make their homes like caverns.
What charming thing it would be for
party Of congenial friends-sav two, or even
three, small famiIies-to rent one Of these
pretty cottages AMI summer together in a
healthful fashion, untrammeed by
too much wardrobe! There is the hotel ar
teret, at whose table they could eat and have
exquisite fare food beautifully cooked and
daintily servGl and be waited on by neatly
dressed, good looking and thoroughly trained
English girls thought of the wearitd p,.D-
pie Of the stage who come back 10 New York
and dump down in dull rooms, for which they
pay as much money rs would rent a cottage
by the sea. What do these cottages rent fort
Three hundred or $50 for the season, which
Is from May l until October, if the tenant
iesirs to stay that long. | thought too. of
the teachers, the writers, the artists, the hun
lreds Of refined women, 10 whom a summer
in such place would be boon | thought
Of them and sighed.
From BriNlie one can see two villages
Point Pleasant on the south AMI NJ nasquan
-" Squ:n' the country folk call it-On the
north Two rivers also help to make its land
'cape picturesque, the Manasguan and the
ilimmer GlaSS-rivers by courtesy, for they
IRE really arms OF the sea or sheets Of salt !
water separated from their mother ocean by /.
/ ridge of sand and bit of swamp. They
make lovely beating territory, and produce
10 end OF crabs
They have good substitute for wardrob,s .
It this hotel, and one that might be adopted .
" housekcepers quite frequently. A smooth
,oard about a foot and half wide is stood Ip
N end yard and half from one corner. A .
helf is placed at the bottom, and a slopin-
=
ODE hooks on the inside. Across this i'm
'roviSed clothes closet curtain is run on a
wire rod, and 10! even fashionable belle
ould hang away goodly stock of gowns and
,eep them free from dust. Many a house
,eeper who longs for an extra wardrobe and
annot afford 10 buy one could construct such
one as this with her own hands and find it
OOd. | am convinced that simplicity in
as in everything else, is the true
way | hate to see a woman owned by her
urniture- slave to 1t. would rather own
he furniture, and | want no more OF that
han can decentlv get on with.
All along the Jersey shore one finds groups
children who belong somewhere about,
mt spend all their daylight time by the sea
have noticed that these little sea urchinS are
enerally thin-legged and scrawnv They
lay around in a spiritleSs way, though they
reezy, baOyant children; but they are wise
hen it comes to questions Of porpOi~es, fish
nd other watery subjects. They will tell
on that when the pOrpOiSes are seen near the
lore it is a sign that THE blue fish are up
lat crabs shed their shells once a month; that
hen one pOrpOise is shot the others rush at
i'm and very soon eat him up. They are
Dsted as TO ships and winds, and adore the
Shermcn who go out in boats and return safe
nd sound. but they have contempt for the
lOple VIII" hsthe i'll clothes" They bathe
ithout clothe-, and many times a day as
e fancy seiZes them In all probability they
lbbe in the water 50 much that they keep
eulSelves thin G, G,
Shady Nooks of Cape May. Z
The big porches Of Cape May hotels con- !
in shady hooks where much soft whis-
ring goes on The clever girl who wants :
make genuine impression soon olsen