Los Angeles herald., 1891-07-05
THE SEASIDE GIRL.
Her Good Time Regardless
at the Hotels.
She Looks Like Strawberry Ice
Cream and White Ice.
The New Profession for Papa's Very
Very Pretty Girl.
Bangs-The Lovely Jewess-Man's Bath
ing Suit Criticized-Powder-T
Clinglng Damsel-Sweet
Sixteen.
Written for the HERALD.

What are we going to do about it !
This weather, l mean. They say it's
spots on the sun that do it. There are
lots of splendid scientific reasons, lots
of 'em, but = your bangs won't stay in
curl bit better for knowing what's the
matter with the glorious climate.
Bangs are the one hideous bane OF
summer existence. Curl 'em as you
like, crimp 'em as you will, the sea
breeze will convert silky waving locks
into an idiot fringe.
Xxx
It's instructive to see the girls at the
seaside hotels. I saw one the other
morning that was an object lesson in
gliding refined gold. She was delicate
little pink and white thing with soft
blue eyes and confding mouth.
She looks out from perfect
whirl of golden bangs unruly. Well,
at breakfast she was lovely. She wore
pretty little pink arrangement with
white dots in it and she looked like a
dear seraph made in strawberry ice
cream and white ice. When she ate
her fruit she was all right. By the
time she got to scrambled eggs she was
limp. When the coffee arrived she was
simply and indescribably frouzy.
1t was all the weather's fault. Now,
the best thing to do in case like this,
is either to get your bangs cut short, and
wear 'em straight; know it's tough
and not au fait-but it's better than
being disheveled-or else wear your hair
pompadour. If you can possibly stand
it, wear it pompadour. 1t is stylish and
makes you look years younger.
OF course, if you have noble, door
like forehead, a-la-Jane Eyre, you'll just
have to be disheyeled and look pleasant.
x*x
saw pretty Jewess at the table the
other day. She was lovely. Yet there
was nothing particularly striking about
her except her big dark eyes. studied
and studied, trying to find out what it
was that made her so pretty. At last l
had it. 1t was her forehead. She had
lovely, oval, Madonna brow, and
delicate, arching eyebrows. She had
whole lots Of common sense, too, for she
Just parted her wavy dark hair in the
middle and combed it meekly down on
each temple. Then she wore a gleam-
ing ornament very low on the edge OF
her dark waves of hair. 1t was Egyp-
tan, picturesque, enchanting. Ii
she'd been an ordinary girl, with
out daring enough to get up
a style of her own, she'd have
worn a bang and she'd been simply a
big-eyed, commonplace sort of creature.
Common sense and courage are very
large things; very large, indeed.
x**
Speaking of courage, the modest bath
ing suit has been relegated to woman
this year. The women dress charmingly
and with much discretion. They're as
modest as violets-but the men; Oh
the men! They really ought to be
spoken to with some severity. Theil
bathing suits are too short, and too
scant, and too-well, too everything ex.
cept becoming.
There's anew occupation for profes-
sional beauties. They have long been
known to derive nice little income
from the sale of their photographs, and
nobody knows what presents they re-
ceive from various charity bazaars ct che
to which they lend the light of their
countenance. But the new occupation
beats all this.
Ifyou're very, very pretty girl, with
lots and lots of admirers, you just go tt
the very best hotel in your favorite re-
sort and you take mamma, papa, little
brother, maid and nurse girl. You live
there all summer and papa does not
have to spend a penny of his hard
earned savings for board. Not penny
You attract guests, and you make the
hotel rendezvous for your admirers
See?
The powder box. The wise summeI
girl carries big, soft, feathery puf
wherever she goeth. Not cloth-neye
anything but a puff. Whenever sht
feels herself getting red and shiny-facee
she just slips into corner and dabs thu
puff on her poor, blistering skin. Ther
she rubs off the powder and. goes forth
looking as innocent as the cat who ha
just eaten the canary.
She doesn't rouge, though. Roug,
streaks and notifies, and then it is no
CONNIE il faut. Not at all.
x*x
1t isn't the thing to be jolly this year
Not at all the thing. The simple, cling
ing gowns have brought in the simple
clinging damsel. There are slow smile
and gentle wives and languid attitudes
The young girls don't heed this rule
of course; they do as they like. Ant
they usually like to have good tim,
regardless; and they're the sweetest
best natured, jolliest things going.
Critics may carp as they will at swee
sixteen. All the Byrons that ever wrot
may say what they like about bread ant
butter, but the fact remains. Th,
pleasantest sight in the world is an un
conscious, innocent hearted "sweet six
teen."
The most successful woman Of tn,
world Knows this, and she sighs unoe
her laces when she thinks of the tim