The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-05-23

small, long and short, with distorted toes
ala enlarged joints, but hers were fault
less IN form and as delicate in coloring as
the inside Of seashell She was laid out
Oh marble slab, her head on sponge,
rubbed and scrubbed and secured. held I'M
ger a shower bath, up to which she lifted
her pretty face like flower to the sun
snlne. Wrapped up in bath blanket and
iald out on one OF the little couches, her hair
brushed and spread out like a
mass OF gold over the pillow, with one
round, plnky white arm outside the blanket,
tne clasped hands under her cheek, while the
soIt, dreamy eyes, half hidden by the white
lids In delicious languor, grew dark with
tenderness
The women all come out of the shower
bath with hysterical little screams and
gasps and funny feminine little exclama-
lions. They are rubbed dry by the atten-
dants, and then wrap themselves in a
square OF thin muslin and hurry on to the
scales.
"Oh, dear, I've gained a whole pound
since was here last week" exclaimed one.
We'll, what's the matter with that" said
the attendant; don't you like it!"
Like it? Well, should say not. when
I've been starving myself all winter, going
without all things l like to eat, and walking
miles and miles to get thin" And then a
thin woman stepped on the scales, cycling
she wistfully watched the attendant take off
the coveted weights.
In the stalls women were chatting, eat
ing rolls, and drinking chocolate and cof-
fee, with occasionally glass of wine. and
shouting for the attendants in impatient
tones, while their maids waited outside the
doors to dress them when the alcohol rub
had been administered In the double
rooms friends were discussing the usual
vexlng questions which agitate the femme
mlnd-dresS, bonnet, servants and husbands
the soft hum of conversation occasionally
interrupted with shrill little exclamation
when the cold alcohol was showered on
them by the attendants. AS the lunch hour
approaches, calls for service are more i'm
patient and commanding, the attendants
fly about from room to room, and things
hum and buzz in the long room, Suddenly
there is great excitement-some one has
Observation-Disclosures rusd to the rescue, and
late arrival is helped out of the warm
room.
Where is Aggie9' she gasps.
II will send for her; she will come in
just minutes" said the manager, sooth-
ingly.
But / don't want her; | won't have her.
She hasn't treated me right | sent her
special word that would be ready at 12
o'clock and she has kept me waiting half an
hour. L won't stand such treatment from
anyone, and-I-"
But she was torn off, still suffering, by
the patient attendants to the vapor bath be-
low.
docs she come here oftenP'
"About once'in three years, but that is
often enough, for she is such a fidget She
didn't come until II o'clock, as usual, the
busiest hour in the day down stairs, and she
wants more attention than two women
| need"
Are many women exacting like thatg'
PLENTY of them. Some women want
| the world, you know, and every one in it
to wait on them, but they don't get it here.
| Every one is served alike. We give them
| each the attention in here they need, and no
more.n
"How often do ladies take the bathg"
Regular customers come once a week
| twice a week, and sometimes every other
| day. All kinds of people come, of course,
but the two who are here oftenest are
actresses and invalids. OF course many
wealthy ladies come, too, because they en-
| Joy this luxury, which they cannot have at
their own homes"
While ike conversation was going on the
pretty bride had received her alcoholic mas
sage and was arraYing herself in the dainti-
est of habilments. Over the pink and
white feet were fitted stockings of silk, and
around the plump shoulders were drawn in
silken vest, fastened with a ribbon shirr
The corset was pale blue MORE, Tossed and
laced with white, the underskirt a delicate
blue surrah, frilled with snowy lace, all the
perfumed lingerie as fine as a baby's chris
tening robe, edged with lace. like frost the
ruStling white skirts a mass of tucks and
founces of lace, and over it all wonderful
combination of harmonious, blending
shades of green in dress and bonnet. She
fitted out looking like a pink and whi g
sweet pea, all a-dazzle from the fluffy coil of
her yellow hair to the hem of her simmer
ing gown. A tall, broad-shouldered man
hurried down the steps of neighboring
hotel, and the belle of the baths was handed
into carriage and hurried away, as dainty
and sweet and happy a woman as the CONT
nent contains.