The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-09
NARRAGANSETT BELLIES.
PRETTY WOMEN WHO TAKEN
THE PIER BY STORM.


The Widow-Little Saints Who Flirt
Like Cain - Young Men Who Are
"High Rollers" - A Beauty Behind
the Counter-Odds ana Ends of In
terest-aow the Young Men Spend
Their Money.
tCopvri0ht0
NARRAGANsETT PIER, Aug. SIT is an
amazing thing to tell. but people actually
go to church at the pier. From the hotel
piazza l watched the worshippers gather;
dowagers in silk and lace, young girls in
f1uttering lawns and organizes, walking
sedately and wearing devout expression
under their scarlet parasols. Later. saw
these same little saints, some at the beach
flirting like Cain-that is if Cain 1irted.
We have no record of 1t, but presume he
did what all men have done since his day.
The spirituelle look had vanished the rapt
air had disappeared. The fair devotees had
finished their prayers and were now ready
for the real business Of the day.
''Have you seen the widowF was one of
the first questions asked me.
"What widows Is there only one widow
herem
"There are widows and widows, but only
one widow at the Pier" was the quick re-
ply, land speaking Of angels, here she
comes"
A superbly formed creature approached
a Juno in Partisan gown. A woman Of
the Lillian Russell type, glowing, pink
and-white blonde. Yellow hair, blue eyes
and color Of peaches and cream. Her
costume was Of navy blue ericsson, bordered
with black. 1t opened over vest as yellow
as her hair. her hat was q stunning leg
horn trimmed with black feathers, and she
wore white gloves and the first white en-
broidered veil which had found its way over
from Newport. beautiful little girl, as
blonde as her lovely mother, walked by
her, and on the other side q devoted
cavalier in the person of handsome
Ned Gray of Boston. "The" widow
is Mrs L. Courtney O'DonneIl Of
Baltimore, chic. dashing the cen
ter Of attraction wherever she goes. She is
a mans woman, q good comrade, fond of
outdoor sports, especially of yachting. She
is picture in her yachting gown OF blue
serge with scarlet trimmings and wearing
the iauntiest of imported light gray Alpine
hats. On account Of her beauty, wealth
and independence, she is a shining mark for
the old Tables who are in as great force at
the Pier as everywhere. yowliHg aud
scratching at any one who chances to be
Another Baltimore woman attracts much
attention-Mrs. Ross Whistler, cousin Of
the Winans and niece by marriage Of the
great Whistler. She is pretty little wom-
an, considered a great beauty by Balti-
moreans, and always wears most striking
costumes.
Mrs r. g. Dun of Dunnere that palatial
summer home which is one Of the snowy
sights of Narragansett, is always pointed
out She is plump, brown>haired, devoted
to bathing and driving. She knows every
body, and stops as she runs down the beach
in a well-itting blue bathing suit to speak
to this and that group. The Dun turnout
"a superb victoria drawn by thorough
breds and topped Off with truly marvellous
fiunkies in bottle green livery, silk hats and
russell top boots, is a sight to behold and
then die.
Mrs. Nathan Seeley, the stepdaughter of
p T.. Barnums heir, is slender, graceful,
brown-haired woman. Her costumes are
always in perfect taste. To-day she is in
handsome lavender with dainty bonnet Of
lilacs and sunshade gloves and shoes of
white.
Mrs. Richard Irwin of New York, whose
charitable works are 50 well known, is a
stately, fine~lookiDg brunette, dressed in a
black lace. Mrs. Mortimer Addoms, wife
OF the prominet lawyer and secretary of the