The evening world., 1889-08-26
BATHING AT OCEAN GROVE.
Where the Feminine Form Divine Il Dis
played Regardless Of RestrictiOnH.
loe.gn eror. L.n., to Ranimnr. Am.ricna.l

lOcspH Gror, Le,,, To Baltimore Amsrica".l
With all of its claims to morality. Ocean
Grove is the place on the Atlantic coast
where the feminine form Is most generously
displayed. The female bathing suit takes
possession of the streets, and the practices of
bathers here nre in marked contrast to those
of the women of other resorts. This is n re-
sort for families, and apparently all of them
have brought their bathing suits along. in
stead of dressing down ct the beach, rs is the
custom elsewhere. many OF the women living
away up III the town dress in thor rooms Mt
the cottage and walk the whole length of the
streets and avenues to the bathing pavilions
and back again every morning. TAX
ing n stand at the foot of any
of the avenues that run through Ocean
Grove to the beach, YOU may sec hundreds
of young women in the mornings in their
bathing robes going down to or returning
from the beach. Some wear waterproots-
most of them do not. They walk along tho
avenues n half dozen blocks from the ocean
with as little nervousness as n woman at
Long Branch would take a header.
Ihe ministers are numerous here, and they
have frequently put i'll n word against such n
free display of feminine perfection about the
lower limbs, and once or twice j believe that
an indignation meeting or something Of that
sort came of their repeated compla nts. But
the procession of handsome limbs continues
right through the Grove, and the poor thirsty
illhu WV ID VII uls uIbt NlNlt hhNH' WIN, u
getting a drink@f brandy after my bath or a
cigar after my Sunday breakfast"
Every official here regards the CAV voung
man as a party to be studiously md well
avoided. Does o small boy run loose along
the hoard walk My dear" s US the pious
officer, don't run walk. You may create
a noise or get a splinter in your foot If you
run"
The worst case of oaiciousness to the aver
age new man is the sallow Jer, eyman who,
as soon as the sun goes down. begins to ratrol
the beach. lie carries n small cane and is 30
heavily loaded down with importance and
authority that he could not we'll carry n
heavy stick. Early in the evening this pecul-
lar character makes its appearance on the
beach. Over beneath an improvised ham
mock are a young man and q young woman
and it is as natural as life that they should
sit close together. He looks into her eyes
and feels that there is something i'll the girl
that brings her quite close: he therefore
rests his head in her lap. - Marjory," says
he, - l like You 80 much,"-and then the
Jersevman saws, - Brace mp there now
This not only seriously mterferes with what
might have developed intoa real love ma oh.
butt makes the Young man feel that romance,
after all. is n sort of insanity breaking loose.
He feels ashamed of himself to be so rudely
awakened. And then ut 10. 80. the officer
creeps along the beach, mutterinS rs he goes.
Times up. All off the beach at 10. 80. "
At 10. As the couples slowly make their way
towards the Grove. followed by impudent
officers.
On SUNDAYS the bathing hours both at
Ocean Grove and Asburv Park are between
7 m 8 in the morning, and after 9 o'clock
no one is allowed III the ocean. Sunday is
also the day for excurs,onists. and most of
these have been used to places where IL man
who hires bathing suits is always ready for
business. They hang around the bathing
houses only to find that they are left. Ono
of them rudelv asked last Sunday. US the
proprietor turned him down:
lis one allowed to chew q toothpick Sun
day on the board- walk 2"
There is a sniff OF ~propriety in the delight
full atmosphere of the place which is most
pleasing to people h walk the straight and
narrow path. The ozone comes in with q
pious CLASH of the hands in front of the
breast, and the ocean here calls with strict
propriety.