Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-09-08

bpeciaiCorrespondence of Gazette ana journal
New YoRK, Sept. 81 am Just where
am set to asking one question, and that Is,
when the bleak winter comes, where does
the summer girl go2 Does she count
among such mysteries rs the lost hair-pins
or the vanished shoe buttons? There il
something about her that is excessively
fetching; something which the winter
girl, in all her richness of furs and ele
gance of gowns, does not seem to attain,
She is a creature of frill and frizalc; her
gown, whether 1t be light pink, or blue or
clear white, somehow suggests the fleeing
beauty of the clouds, and her hat, with its
wreath of roses or its great mass Of lilies
seems fitting finish to creature of
whom it can be said only that she is the
summer girl. OF her popularity there is
no doubt, She has a curious way of win
ming mems hearts; playing with them as
II they were sweets, and then forgetting
them. And the men?
why THE MEN LIKE HER.
Well, think one Of the reasons that the
men like her is that she is so essentially
womlnly. She is dainty and feminine; If
she comprehends Greek, 1t doesn't show
in the divine fitness of her frock: If she is
well up in English literature, it doesn't
express itself in the pretty gesture, the
low voice and the delightful taught if she
has doubts about religion, there are none
ill the smart air of her little shoes and the
glimpse of u silk stocking that you get.
She is frightened to death by thunder
storm, leans close against man to keep
from being struck by the lightning, and
yet the other day in the water, when she
was swimming around and looking like a
sea nymph, saw her suddenly leave her
crowd Of admirers, swim quickly out, drag
small boy i'll, lie him flat on his back
on the sand, make one of the men rush for
something TO make the purple lips red
again, and when it was all over, and the
small boy had been safely brought to life,
declined any thanks, but tumbled into the
water again to play with the rest of the
mermaids. and TO seem nothing but n
thing OF folly. She is u delightful myS-
terry to me; she doesn't suggest opera-boutfe
people, but she does make me think of
women like Marie Antonette who after
playing like child at Trianon, could go
like martyr up the steps to her death.
is SHE A THING OF FOLLY?
am not great believer in analysis, but
the summer girl is worth it. The day
after that girl saved the small boy from
being drowned she had five proposals Of
marriage, and yet up to that time she had
been credited with having an utter lack of
sense, accompanied by great deal Of
beauty. The summer girls clothes are
Terminate. She is whispering soft notbings
to party of men, and every time she
moves, every frill, every ribbon, every
curl of her hair announces in the gentlest
way, II am woman, protect me" and
one of the beautiful things to see is how
willingly mankind responds to this appeal.
They may be free traders at heart, but this
is u case that calls for protection. With
the end OF September the summer girl dis
appears. Sometimes you have had your
little romance, sometimes she had had
hers, sometimes the season has ended So
happily that the summer girl il yours for
all the year around, and you have an OPP
portunity to see her in her varying moods.
THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF FRocKs.
A summer girl who comes from the
land where magnolias bloom is always
gowned iii white and wears great cghorn
hat Oh which, besides big loops of white
ribbon, are three or four white lilacs.
From morning till night She enjoys her.
self-she never tires oil dancing, She never
lacks partners, and she is doing that best
thing of all, for q girl, having d real good
time. Every week u box goes home with
two or three suiled muslin dresses i'll it,
and every week one comes To her with d
fresh supply, for you see she is sum
1ner girl, who, although she doesn't am
nounce it, understands political economy
AS applied TO frocks, aud she knows per
tctly well that her gowns can be zone up
at home better and cheaper than at this
big watering place. Not having much
she should wear white. morning noon and
night. She is one of party Of girls
chaperQned by u women who is so gentle
i'll brGGding and manner that the moueyed
aristocracy seek her wherever she may be
pELIclousTY REBUKING cur.
| heard her refuse TO introduce q fast
married man to this one OF her charges
but eventually lie got some one else to dc
il. For while the girl talked On in her
own pretty, girlish way, and then, unable
TO resist IL, the man who had been pre-
scented to her, started i'll to tell d rattle,
peculiar story. The rest of the men SUI
perfectly quiet there wasn't smile, ant
The little summer girl said, Mr.. Mont
morency, ii you ever speak to me again
will ask your wife to prevent it; and in
tist upon You leaving me and my friend.
at once" Guriously enough, the cir
didn't know what the man meant; but sh,
knew IL was something wrong, and she die
the very right thing when she spoke as sh,
did, Somebody may say, why didn
the mon were So aghaSt at the impudenct
Of the cur, SO much impressed with TIL
idea that to recognize anything wruni
would be doing wrong, that they didni
know what else to do, except TO keel
quiet.
SIZE FRANKLY TOLD HIN,
This special summer girl told me abou
heI SoiuiiH' saiu sne am being
regular butterfly now; but before came
was an out-andeGt grub | had viole
PIT and sent boxes of yiolets TO . florist il
New York. ] helped mother do IN load
of fruit, that she sold to a big dealer. an,
then had all my froGks 10 make. Muthc
thinks that each of MS ought to be given
chance 10 see something Of the world, un,
this Is mine; but am going home whel
the day comes, glad To have had a goo
time oh but So much glalder to 90
back, bceause--nUw, remember | AN
telling you Il secrEt-tllerus spmpbul
down there ! am very fond ol and "
expect to be married this winter"
"Bnt,, gpsprd, u thought young Mil
Yes, she said, ''he is very nice, ism
he. He was very kind to me, and do lik
to sit on his coach, and 10 play tennis wit
him. but when thought he was getting t
care for nla little Bit just took him int
my confidence and told him all about III
dear buy down home, aud about the It'll
huiise we We're going to hRyeand how | li
wish he would come down to the wedding
and how my dear boy would be 80 d,
lighted to think somebody was kind /
me-" felt ike AuSglng this girl She la
saved man The modification Of being II
iIised she had made II friend OF him, ant
somehow, i'll the future, 1t the gay We,
ding, | saw his eyes booming up as /
looked ~ one Of the younger sisters, VIII
would be delightful grub during the vii
ter that she might be Il butterfly neA
summer,
HE WHO PLAYS AT LOVE.
There is another summer girl, too; ju
us pretty, Just as sweet in lIur toilet, iii
just as good; but She Is stumbling nvt
snugs; she hasn't had the wise training
the girl who is close "a my heart, ard )
she has gone anu let thai poor, little heu
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