Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-01-09
NYE AT COMFY ISLAND.
bathing Costuines-Nye's Figure Excites
Remarks.


Bathing costumes seem to be similar this
year 10 what they have always been. In
seoe 'itgs you occasionally see pair in odd
shaaes IKE baby elephants breath or smoth-
cred shrimp pink, with embroidered soft
smell crabs On them, but they are mostly
black
The oldest thing saw in stockings yes
tefhay think, was an artificial foot.
The wild Woman OF the Catskils" is still
ON exhibition at the museum. Girls who are
little inclined to be wild will do well TO see
her. They would never be wild any more.
Then bathed. feel quite proud of nv
SUIT, because it does not bag at the knees
This, presume, is because the capacity of
bathing suit for bagging is comparatively
limited, ana as mine seems TO bag every
where else it cannot find time to bag at the
knees.
Leaving my clothes, my conscientious
scruples and my teeth in charge OF nay valet,
madly waded out to meet my doom. II
had been going out to meet anybody else but
a moist doom | would have dressed differently.
heard several low, wealthy people saw. SECT
onto the gun wiper going out to monkey with
the tide" One glorious looking being, with
her bathing trousers rolled up ct the bottom
ling voice: There is man who ought to
have sinker tied to HIM He will never
drown, but If a land breeze springs up pretty
strong he will drift long way out to sea"
After | had inhaled all the salt water that
Thought was good for me, | retired from
the surf. | then dressed myself and strolIed
along the strand. There is no charge for
strolling along the strand. The poorest man
in New York, armed with a large, warty
club TO keep off the bunko men, may stroll
along the strand with perfect safety.
Presently | came upon young woman who
was sitting by herself, gazing out to sea md
weeping. AT first thought she was crying
because some one bad stolen her clothes while
she was in the surf, but / soon saw that
was wrong.
She had her bathing suit on, and was sob
hing and stabbing large holes in the sand
with her toes
pardon me-" l said, with the air OF man
OF the word, "has your train gone away and
loft you, or have you swallowed one end of a
breaker, as dop
"Please do not make game Of me, sir" she
ssidsa the same time shrinking back. at is
Il otbing that could in the least interest YOU
co away"
"No," said ], huskily, II cannot go away
Until the next boat, and / would be ticxled al
most to death if l could participate in your
s)rrow. l have no card with me, but am
c>nnected with the press, and it would be
better to give the story to me and let me get
your exact language than to have it garbled
by the other papers. Where do you residef
al reside at present in New York" she said,
gulping down sob three sizes too large for
her, "and l am utterly alone"
"Well, why don't you girls in New York
who are utterly alone have reunion this
summer at the Polo groundsl l have not
been in New York very long, but since I've
been there it seems to me that you and the
other utterly lonely girls have taken the
town. What brought you to New YORK,
may asks"
a came there to obtain employment, and
it is all 50 strange and SO harsh and 50 heart
less there" She then took off her oilskin
bonnet and wept it almost full
"What kind of work had you been accus-
toned toi"