Smyrna times., 1888-08-08

treacherOus outward undertow. Occa-
slonally good swimmer is seen at the
beach, but they have been previously
instructed in the quiet pools of a citv
natatOrium. Miss BOrie, daughter of
the eX-Secretary of the Navy, learned
to swim at the Broad street swimming
school in Philadelphia, and few sum-
mers ago fearlessly went out beyond
the breakers at Cape May and rescued
two children who had been carried ont
by the receding waters.
Secretary of State Bayard is "A good
deep-Water swimmer, and in taking an
outing" at Rehoboth can be seen well
out from the surf line, enjoying a good
swim in the vastly deep.
The greater number, however. who
habitually take to the seaside each
season are mere surf bathers with no
acquaintance with the principles of
swimming. AS before remarked. this
applies to the shelving seacost beaches
OF the Middle Atlantic States. notably
New Jersey land the long stretch of
coast oil either side, ending on the
North at MOntauk Point. Long Island
and Cape Charles, Virginia, on the
south. Along the rugged rock bound
coast of New England sand beaches
are the exception, and long floats an
chored out in thirty or more feet of
water are the rule for nearly all the
seaside resorts. None but swimmers
must plunge from these floats. For
Inns reason swimmers in abundance
are to be found at these places. And
among the best of these too are voun@
Ine olllowy, white-capped waves of the
NoIlh Allantlc nav acquired the nee
essary skill, and what is of more mo-
ment, confidence in themselves while
IN the water. Here is an account
gwen by a writer to the New York
HeTdtd how the girls on the coast of
massachusetts, can swim. The reader.
1t is likely, will fail to recall. having
seen similar proficiency at any of the
same beach bathing places in sthis, or
any other past season hereabouts:
| When party ofyOung women went
galy down the plank walk clad i'm
Drght-colored bathing costumes. it was
indeed cheering sight. They ran to
the cutter end Of the float and took a
! header INTO water fifteen feet deem
with the sang trOid of Kanaka souaw.
One tall, shapely girl wore a snuo-
htting Jersey. The round. muscular
white arms were naked to the middle
OF the shoulder blades, and the skirt
wasn't long enough to interfere mate
rlaliy with the long, powerful strides
OF Uhe Wearer's limbs as she dashed
through the white caps from the sea.
How that girl swan ~
she was Veritable sea nvmDb.
And then, after half mile against
WIND and tide, she came out fresh and
unblanched, rubbed off the salt. and in
nall an hour she might have been seen
IN front of the hotel in dainty white
looe, with crimson silk blouse. as
merry and enticing a maiden as ever
lnhaleI fresh air at a seaside resort.
AND OF such there is more than one Of
these saltwater beauties"
This was observed at Marion. Mass
ana while President Cleveland last
Monday week was angling for blue
hsh from the steam yacht Susuuebanna
OIL Fire Island, Mrs. Cleveland took the
train Tor Boston, and before the aver
age Marion visitor had breakfasted on
tuesday morning of last week. stole
down to the float at Sippican Harbor
ana TOOK deep water plunge in the
iull beauty of the early morning. In
dlcatlng by this early hour that the
accomplished swimmer choose to eniov
her bath alone, and havinga confidence
IN her ability to be admired.
OSIRIS.