Telegram-herald., 1889-09-09
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a. sslscted foK their ploLs De-
me4nor and severe expression Cf
soaatensrcs Il dealing with recsi-
cssrans bellies z44 bs4gx sho IN
si.ss on remaining On the beach &C
forbid hen nO1rs there Il cOterie OF
censors CON posed Largely % elderly IA
dlss, Eaica 1Skes q regular social IN
specGon OF tie delightful Fes0rs ~
stated intervals This they 40 on their
Own accoCns sx-lusl ely, for even a.
o4ry P-rk A4s a0g eyolGted % fAr 1s -
give tie Committee Of Mature Ma
Erous and A4.4sas.- as the younger
elsGens Styles these self-c0us.lt4tsd
mentors. any formal authority. Nat
Urz1ly the youngsters rebel a. such a.
gas-eyed dictattOn. and there have been
iRssan ncss where ne" ahd gay arrival,
when she hzs been taken Ia hand by
somo pFytng Committeewcman, has
been known % DO 50 impoiits as 90 tell
ths investigator 20 mind her own
business" such rudeness, Of course.
could lot Do tolerated.
There IS no resort In the United
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lowed "a the wearing OF bathing gar
meats livery lady seems 10 have
brought % Asbury Park her own selec-
sion in the way OF bathing robes, and
the result Is q stunning array Of fanclfUl
-Ostumes that would make the fortune
u an enterprisIng phoIcgrapher-bu
the photographers OF the place are all
u tho other kind and would not take a
pretty girl IN her short-sNirtec and
snug fitting bathing gown for the world.
50 tho dears-and snere are lots OF
them-wezr the short dresses as long as
they can, and on almost every occasion
within csrtain hours One Is surprised
TO meet on the board walk bevy OF
handsome women, logged out In the
most approved costumes OF the modern
water nymph. leisurly tOddling down TO
the sands and chatting pleasantly just
"a free from restraint as though they
we're on Broadway in their regulation
garments on \ shopping excursion
Shapely limbs, ivory necks and should
era there are in distracting abundance,
and there IS no effort made 20 conceal
them either. The mass OF black or golden
hair Is caught up In q nasty little silk
zap, that looks too cute for anything,
and the lower limbs are encased IN
dark or brown hosiery contrasting
:harmingly with the color OF the skirts,
which are brief enough to suit notions
Of \ ballet dancer.
One sunny forenoon last week, there
VAS a gathering in the parlor of one Of
the Asbury Park hotels Il was a regu-
Tar convention-and such a convention
Never before IN the history OF delibera-
tive Assem- blies was such scene wit
messed. There were about twenty-five
girls present each in her bathing suit,
and they had met 10 resent, in proper
and becoming manner, tho attempted
censorship of those ladies whom some OF
tho Younger and more daring girls irrev-
srently dubbed the ''old hens"
A lovely little blonde in a white fan
mel suit trimmed with blue and wearing z
the incest of hosier. put a russet-shod,
tiny foot upon the edge OF chair and
called the meeting 20 order. She stated
that they had been tyLSnized long
enough and IL was about time some
thing was dons TO check the impude nce
Of the ''old hens"
chorus OF: That's itr' THE mean
things" aud similar expressions
greeted her remarks
I've bsthed ~ Cape May and Nahant
and everywhere, she said, lat Dieppe
and Brighton too. and nowhere would
such interference be permitted We
are American girls and we know how 20
behave. II we are inclined TO have a
little fun while we are about IL. This
place doesn't belong 10 those old Miss
Grundys, and we shan't allow them 20
mOnopolixe it."
A tall. splendidIy formed girl. With
flashing black eyes and Grecian nose
rose from her sea. on the sofa by the
window. and said that the best way
would be, 20 do Just "a they pleased and
snub their prosecutors
They arc simply band OF busy
bodies" she said. archly, "and I don't
think we had better say word TO them.
II might crafty them TO have an opeT
quarrel about II. They insist that We
should wear moro decorous bathing
clothes Why, what's the matter with
Us now, gtrisF'
We are all righ. :" csme in n choru,
from the chairs, sofas and ottOmsns.
They cant wear anything but gun
nybag suits, themselves. continued the
tail girl. and they are afraid 20 battle
whom anybody il around. We make NJ
r-ef ectiOn upon their looks, for tha'
would be mean. but they have no right
l..
selves. and that is Just what they NEAR
% do. They insist that vs shan
wear our suits saless re are ready 20 =
in ths water Now. like the freedom
+ of a bathing suit and IL chose co wea'
+ is few hours n the day time for ny Owl
convenience. it's nObodys business"
Several other girls spoke in the SAINT
+ independent strain. Finally the littl'
blonde took OF her silk cap. and whip
7 ped oss a sheet OF paper.
Here, girls" she sad, here's sons
rssolu utions three of us wrote on
this movninz and Il you like I'll rea'
them"
They we're read and chsered % ~
echo. They condemned the censorhip q
F Tho ''old hens" and asserted th
f Independence 81 the American summe
Z girl in no falsering terms
There was knock a. thu door. and
before anyone had time % thirk. it fe7
open. and a roiored porter stood. gasp
ing with wide-opea eyes. Behind hin
stood tbree men
united scream. futtAr. = wil'
stampede. and the assembly dispersed
The insruds-s had wisely Withdrawn
But soon the news Was al over Asbuv'
Park snd The little blonde. Who. a
least ssa the courage u her conTi-
SONS showed the resolutions - sewers