Grand Rapids herald., 1892-07-21
WHIMSOF THE FAIR
An Observing Critic learnedh
Discusses.
wOMAN'S IDEA OF PROPHET
She Win Wear Bathing Dress That IL
Scanf, But Blush to Show
Her Ankle

Funny about women, isn't it, in-
quiringly remarked . veteran travelling
man to q reporter for TaE HERALD al
Sweets last night The reporter said Il
was, and the man of the grip continued:
"what ! mean is that they're funny
psople--that is, they don't do things
just - you or l would. They have
queer notions. Ssey' The reporter
saw and the connoiseeur of femininity
began again. ''pve been up north Tor
my health; taking a sort OF vacation.
Wanted the firm to send me TO Europe
for year; but We compromised and
they let me spend . week at Petoskey
At my own expense. Well, what ! wss
thinking about when l remarked
about women is this. women have
some mighty funny ideas about pro-
piety and the eternal fitness Of things
in general. For instance the other day
l was going down the corridor of the
hotel TO my room aud chanced TO zee
woman standing before the mirror in
her bathing suit. By gosh, she Was .
pretty woman. She had the loveliest
rounded arms and the most exquis:tely
turned ankles ana . neck--they don't
grow any prettier necks than that.
She knew she Was pretty. too. I'm .
tolerably good judge OF beautiful
women. but j couldn't have given that
woman any points In regard 70 the per-
lection of her figure. She knew il all.
But TO return to the question of
peculianty, that woman saw me
standing there IN the hall,
looking at her in speechless
admiration and she gave . veil that
must be echoing down the corridors Of
time yet. Then she formed herself into
q hollow square and charged on the
door. She shut it. think every man,
woman and child in the hotel heard it.
Her tace looked like an over-ripe TO.
mato thrown against yellow bill
board
How He Found Her.
went on 20 my room and didn't zee
that woman again until the next day.
When l saw her she was coQuetting
with the wilc waves and two or three
sallow-faced dudes. She was dressed
exactly the same ~ she was when /
saw her standing before the glass.
The only difference was that her
dress was wet and the cling
ing garment showed OF her superb
form to . much better advantage,
scarcely curvs or line being hidden
from the gaze of the multitude. She
disportec around there and everybody y
on the beach was looking at her curves.
She didn't seem to mind it any more
than if she had been clad in . long
dress and full lenth sealskin ulster.
Shortly after / saw her stocking come
down and she pulled 1t up as coolly as
If she were picking up . handkerchief.
Now why did that woman blush and
scream as If she had been detected in q
mortal crime when saw her standing
before the glass and then 60 out on the
beach and display all that lovliness to a
crowd of citizens and apparently think
nothing about it. That's what
makes me think women are peculiar
creatures. Now . woman that would
blush if she showed the top Of her shoe
when crossing the street will don q
bathing suit that is less than an abbre-
Walton. The same woman will have q
fit If her street dress should come uu-
pinned at the neck, and exhibit more
tnan the customary street display Of
that article, but she will unhesitatingly
wear . ball dress the waist of which Is
only suggestion: Yes, sir, women sre
almighty funny" and the critic of
femininlty went out in front to watch
the passing throng Of girls out for the
air and-beaux.