The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-08-07
BLONDES AND BRUNGTTES.
Roll Gall of Beauties Who Live in
Glass Houses at Narragansett Pier.

shallow girls. The pier is well flied, not
overcowded from a top floor room stand
point, but very comfortably slowed away
and the sign of prosperity-"no vacant
rooms"-is hung at some of the hotels.
True. Aug. ! sees some changes here. Fa
millar faces are MISSED and strange ones
take their place, but the arrivals to the de-
partures have bean as two to one. Life at
the pier progresses.
A tremendou; crowd on the beach Mt
noon, jam under the shed of bath house
row, lively party Of gossips at the Casino
after bathing hour, n man and maid
hau ted coast line along the rocky south
shore at sunset, and the Casino concerts i'll
the evening comprise the essential features
of daily life at this resort.
The social world for the past week has
beer very quiet If the saying is true that
coming events cast their shadows before
then from reports circulated in the air the
month OF August will be most brilliant.
TALL, FAIR AND SLENDER.
The bathing costumes this season, as a
rule, are very simple, but once i'll a while
there will appear upon the scene suit
which for time opens the eyes of all be-
holders with establishment, and causes that
green-eyed mons er, jealousy, to enter the
hearts of other sea nymphs Such a suit
appeared on the beach few mornings ago.
She YVES tall, fair and slender, a maid Of
about 90 summers. Now there is nothing
in a fair maid appearing in most bewitch-
ing bathing suit; still z lis will giggle, moth
ers croak and men stand by and stare, only
those with pure eye for the beautiful will
admire This lovely maid of 20, this aphro-
dite, mysterious as she was lovely, unbe-
known to all, was attired in simply pretty
suit of white flannel trimmed with blue 1t
was composed OF trousers to the knee, the
regulation short skirt, loose blouse with
short sleeves, displaying clingsome white
| arms, and a V-snaped neck with a
large sailor collar, suggested the
line of beauty Light blue silk stock
ings we're drawn over an adorable
pair of legs and white, hfgh-heeled shoes
protected her little feet. To offset all, her
gracefully poised head was covered with
| light blue silk handkerchief She was the
pet beach bird, who charmed the dodos to
point OF madness while she was here. She
burst upon our vision like a meteor and
scattered before the gaze of the callow
youth who loungs under Bathhouse row
and attempted to creep near enough to bet
on the quality of the sea nymph's COM
plexion. What sketch it was for an artist
with quick eye!
TONGUES OF FLAME.
1t is surprising the amount of jealousy
which exists among the fair sex here. 1t is
only necessary for a young woman to be
highly favored or to have special attention
shown her, and Immediately the others get
together and do their level best to pick her
to pieces and say the unlkindest things pos
sible. There is married woman here who,
it is veritably believed, never spoke a pleas
ant word about any one, particularly the
young girls. The idle gossip and ceaseless
cackle which is kept UP by the women about
the most trivial matters has been the means
of keeping the men away and is disturbing
| the social amenity of the Pier 1t seems
impossible for people to mind their own
affairs. Why not remember that those who
live in glass houses must never throw
stonesi
NOT THAT SORT OF GIRL.
An amusing rocking incident occurred
/ last Sunday afternoon, and the facts, as
CLEANED by the gossips, are as follows: Be it
known first of ali that it is customary for a
man to ask his best girl to go with him to
! the rocks if he has no best girl, then the
next best, etc. A chappie who was here
for Sunday only asked a good-lool1ing girl
to whom he had just been presented, to go
rocking with him. "Yumps'-and they
started off. Upon reaching one of the
softest rocks, in his endeavor to assist her
to climb, he landed her in one of the pools, of
which there are many in the recesses. This
| damped his spirits somewhat and naturally
made him very DESTROYS of redeeming him
self in her eyes. Reaching their resting
place at last, he undertook to playfully
mash" her, asking her to call him
| Tommy" and not only attempted to take
| her hand, but to take the measure of her
fairy-like waist. She very Indignantly
asked him if he took her for a lemon, and
| proceeded to lay him out with lecture
! She then arose and wendell her weary way
Recommendations. He followed, sadder
but a wiser man. Sometimes you make a
mistake in the girl.
THOSE HoRRID PAPERS.
The evening concerts at the Casino are
always very VOL attended, and a prettier
| picture cannot be conceived than that
offered when the porch and upper terra ce
| are crowded with gayly dressed men and
women. Of course, the beauty, the fashion,
| the wealth and all that sort of thing con-
gregate there. Who are theys That is
| Just what every one wants to know aud
yet when they read they say, "How per-
| sonalW SIS il not shocking we cannot 20
anywhere without getting into those horrid
| papers," and Dear me, Maria for
janet they always leave mo outr One
is sure TO meet all ones friends at these
concerts. 1t is a noticeable fact that there
are several distinct cliques at the pier, and
one group never deigns to notice another.
The old visitors keep religiously away from
the newcomers, aud the amount of hair
pulling and personal comments which fly
about is astonishing 10 degree. Tue
groups are regular schools for scandal
When loving couple tires of the concert
there is Cupid's walk and the tower, where
they may go far away from the noisy
crowd and hold sweet commune together.
TOO MUCH LIGHT.
The public mind is very much agitated
over the following question: Are the cleo
trio lights in the streets a success or not
Some say yes, and some say no. One promi-
nent man expressed his opinion as follows:
1--WE leave the glare and heat Of the city to
enjoy the cooling breezes and evening quiet
of the country. We arrive here only TO find
the streets as brilliantly lighted as Broad
way. They bring insects and mosquitoes
and interfere with the outlook to sea-" An
other theory is that they are a great protec-
ton to ladies. Now ladies can walk from
house to house without fear Of insult.
POSER
Who is the belle of the Pier this season?
A question bard TO answer. There are too
many lovely girls here, and mems atten-
ton is too much divided for any one girl to
lay claim to the crown of beedom. Each
set has its bright particular star which it
worships, but as yet there is no fixed pla iet
IL there ever was terrestrial paradise for
men OF the right kind, if the society Of
sweet womanhood goes toward creating
one, IL Is by this ocean beach. There are