Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-08-09

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Samantha did not propose Josial
should come to the sea-shore and no
wash.
HOW TO MAKE A MAN DRESS UP.
We ladies have quite a time max
ing the only man in camp--he is lat
addition come to join his better hal
for week or wo,-dress up. II,
goes fishing nearly every day anC
comes home to his meals in flame
shirt, rubber boots and dirty trousers
After a big diuner, he sits around IL
his stocking feet or sometimes bare
foot, with his shirt unbuttOned a
the neck, no tie on, unshaved anc
uDkempt. After he had been here 8
week he had to go to Portland, and
he surprised us all by dressing uI
from head to foot.
"Jus. like man, to dress up wher
he goes away from home" was the
unco mplimentary remark of bis
wife. But it was true. A man will
invariably slouch around home and
slick up to go out. After he had
been here few days, and resumed
his "neglige" habits of dress, 1 said
| would show them how to get his
good clothes onto him and not have
him lying around camp regular
fright.
"How will you do ito" said his
wife.
"I'll show you"
After dinner / sauntered into the
sitting room, casually remarking:
II forgot to mention, Mrs. Blank,
that that charming young lady
from Portland whom we all admired
SO on the train that day, will call
this afternoon"
Pretty soon Mr.. Blank got out his
shaving things; the beard disap-
peared; a white shirt went on his
back, boots were blacked; coat
brushed; hair parted; teeth brushed;
hat sleeked up; tie adjusted; he
looked as neat as the village haber-
dasher. And all on account Of my
innocent remark about a fictitious
young lady expecting to call. l tell
you it makes married man spruce
up to bring a summer resort angel
before his vision. Nobody called
but an Indian woman with buckle
berries, but "allee samee" we en-
joyed the society of a well dressed
man all the afternoon.
A CAM FIRE ON THE BEACH
was a novel feature of social enter.
tainment improvised by the ladies
last night. l tell you, our modern
belle means business and makes it
mighty interesting for the bachelors
of the beach. She not only bathes
with him in the surf, rides with
him on the beach, tents with him
OH the tern-hills, aunters under the
frs, aud fishes and sails with him
on the bay,-hut she converts her
self into a siren by the sea in the
mellow moonlight. With warm
wraps before 81 roaring fire Of drift
wood on the sands, guitars are
strung, gospel hymns are sung, and
no end of laughter and glee! The
poets may rave over charming Hell
ems of classic days, but right
smart bang-up American girl is as
romantic as any Of them.
WHO ENJOYS 1T MOST?
| have been in great doubt
whether family drudge released
from household care, the pale-faced
shop-girl, the chubby-handed rural
belle, the Portland drummer, or the
veteran with his grand army badge
was the happier mortal at the sea-
side. The conclusion reached is that
il is neither of these but certain
chubby eighteen months old baby
belonging To a lady of our party.
He takes his regular daily sea-bath
and is the happiest infant on earth
when little breakers OF ice-cold sea-
water are dashing about his chubby
legs which get fairly red and blue in
the salt bath at nearly the tempera-
ture Of molten snow. This baby
fairly dances with joy when he is
nearly Ayashed Off his feet and only
cries when his tender mother lifts
and carries him up the beach to rub
him of and put on dry clothes. 1t
is wonderful how eXhilerating surf
bathing is for young and old. saw
this same baby this afternoon turned
loose in the yard near our cottage on
n pile of clean white sand. He stood
pressing his chubby feet into the
warm sand, happiness radiant on
his coflee-tan face, An idea was
working its way slowly thro' his
baby Uranium and at last an inspira.
ton seemed TO flash over his tiny
face, With grin of triumph he
dropped down fiat on his naked
haunches IN that sand as warm as
an oven, aud no congressman in
Washington feels half SO contented
AS this baby did on that warm sand
pile. EVA.
a Sensible Precaution.