St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-22
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Because Narragansett is in Rhode Island,
please don't run away with the idea that
the astonishing young misses are Yankee
girls. Whatever Rhode Islanders there are
with money enough to go to watering
places have gone to other parts of the coast.
for they carried the anti-lquor ticket at the
last election, and are apparently all sick of
1t already. To be sure, it's only
A STEP ACROSS THE STATE
into Massachusetts, or Connecticut when
any one wants drink, but that's so much
trouble imagine the natives do as the
strangers do-keep bottle in their bed
rooms. No, they amt Yankees, but they
are Western and Southern folks and people
from inland towns in the Middle states, and
as far as | can make out the water sets
them crazy. They never see the ocean or
enjoy any bathing outside of a tub except
when they are here. Then, again, I've got
a cute friend who says we are all very
much like steam boilers at high pressure,
and no matter how good we are we must
let the steam off sometimes. That's another
thing about these women. They're letting
off steam. There's nothing SO combining as
life in third-rate little town, where every
body is acquainted and gossip takes the
place Of good newspapers. The young
women are kept ON their p's and Q's all
the winter, and when they reach
here they make up their minds nobody
will tell about them at home. and they'll
just loosen up wee little mite ON the corset
strings of their enforced prudery, and enjoy
letting human nature have her way. When
they get here they find the hotels all
awfully prudish. so they have the steam
escape Oh the beach-and in 1.-The rocks"
about which L must tell you later
But l must say, they carry things trifie
toward extremes otherwise than in the wa
ter. Good gracious! I was pretty thor
oughly startled day or two ago when I
went to the beach with perfect crash of
people, and was obliged to share my bath
robing-room with girl friend from Buffalo.
Now. trust that every lady knows that
breeding commands that if two girls are
obliged to disrobe in one apartment it is
customary for each to stand with her back
to the other during the eperotion.
OF course, | don't mean to say that any
one but saint would hesitate to pull off
stockings and shoes, and even her dress,
with the other looking on, but when it
comes to the skirts and-all the rest. you
know-that's quite a different thing. In
deed and when ones companion has her
back toward one, | should suppose every
proper person would enjoy these little arts
which distinguish our sex by which, with
good deal of skill, we manage to cover our
selves with the article we are going to don
before dropping the one we intend to dis
card. But my
LITTLE FRIEND FROM BUFFALO
busted herself with her clasps, and pins,
and buttons while was fussing with re-
fractory lace on my beach shoes, and, upon
my word, before l knew what was coming,
she stood before me, picture of childish
delight as to her face, with
nothing more upon her than
there is on the back ofmy hand-2nd I may
add that | have taken off my gloves in
order to write this letter was SO shocked
that | could not repress my establishment.
but she only laughed at me, and stood there
doing up her back hair.
''What dear little Miss Prim you areI''
she said; but l can see you are are a
stranger at the Pier. Why, we come here
to do exactly the contrary to every thing we
do at home. Come, off with your duds,
and FL race you to see who gets her suit
Oh first"
Il shall simply turn my face to the
wall" said, suiting the action to the
word, 'until you are in your bath robe and
| hope you'll come to your senses at the
same time" CLARA BELLE.