Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-07-21
LEAVES FROM LIFE.

AT COMFY IsLAND.-The height Of
/ fun can be reached at Manhattan by go
{ ing into n school Of pretty bathers.
Wednesdays. between II o'clock in the
7 forenoon aud 4 10 the afternoon, seems
to be the accepted time. Then all the
Q picturesque wonders OF the Black
I Crook are outdone
There is the chaste Diana, who appears
| before you In a cloud Of milk white
| drapery. She has pure white pantalettes
on her graceful limbs, but only glimpse
Of their shapeliness is vouchsafed by an
astral drapery, which comes from the
waist TO a perfect point aud is caught up
on one side.
| 1t is this drapery on one side which re-
/ veals tue outline Of the perfect figure.
1T is only model figure that dare ap-
I pear IN such a robe" said one of the
I bath house assistants. You see, the
draperies when wet fit around the form
Z and emphasize the outlines more than
[ the tights and short skirt
The Baby Bunting" bathing suit Is
/ Of pink aud blue, with a short berutied
! skirt. robe Il Ieniaut, and is sur
mounted by null and lace sun-bOnnet
| with ribbon strings tying it down under
/ the chin.
Prepare to see slight slender blonde
| in this. with an infantie stare aud an
/ affected youthful mode Of speaking She
l enters the waves like "A 4-year-Old, toss
/ ing one small finger 10 the sea and then
/ running away with cry Of fright. After
| some cugitntion she will return and cry
| out, loud enough for every one 10 hear:
"Oh. you are naughty waves, but |
| like YOU and she viii continue 10 frisk
about but never yenturing in over her
ankles.
1t would he loss to miss the strong
magnificent creature known As the ath-
| letic girl, who rides the surf as she might
high-bred horse, with her will for
| whip. The breakers part at her approach
and she seems TO mount them like true
| daughter Of Neptune. There Is fire IN
| her eye. Her straight hair Is cOmbed
plainly back out Of her way.
She wears some bright colorod tights
and a short skirt with gilt or silver bands.
She throws care aud fear 10 the winds
and splashcs about like q mermaid. If
she dives she will dive further than any
one else in the party, and if she swinls
she will 20 the greatest lengths,
On rare occasions You see u tall, snewy
sprpentine blonde floating in the sea.
She IS Of the Bernhardt style, impetuous
and Wiry. She does many new tricks IN
the water. swims with one hand, or
Aoats on her back. She is of the type
of eccentric bnthcrs.
Bathing costumes are made OF every
thing from castaway wrapper to
Gypsy queens spanglcd parade gown.
Inces, hamburgs, ribbons, sashes, gui.
pure. spanglcs, fringes and pnssemen-
ieries trim them. All sorts of things are
put on bathing snits and all sorts OF
| things are nut in them.
| VENDETTA NAtiARllSS.-Ihe ltal-
,,n nr,rtor of pittsburr Pa. is greatly
-, II. ~, ,,,.i,,,,s s+r;fo
uis'urucu u! useiiu'nS "nu '''
between the followers OIL lepa anu pvi'e'
There have been several small conflicts
h.,woen tho two factions and many
suits have grown ont OF tue au"lr.
sensational suit Is hkeiy 10 ARISE OUT Vi
1t yet One OF hehe Irehus nnu ="
wiie' ana u 1elow OF IN iepa lac'lou
wanted her' ne ""'Neu oo'n'S lu'o 'ie
house, OF the former early one morning. ,1 y;
p''Ne,' '"' ""''"" w - ~
hgr s,sep'hs hus" gTha hnsband oyaEa
- ~. ~. h,,t 80,
~ -, ~, 1,,ao,,,s Iool,nr ra.
Nep' n,, ,''.a1 I,,shaa1 tron,,h, rio
; '"'v'' - ~,
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N' "'A' "'' .,.i.1i -
r vou'u Wv "''ut ~ - -. ~. ta,
uei, saTar ~" "nit Tbe 'V woman refused Ia
leave because she said the other fellow
/ would kill both If she did, aud she begged
/ her husband not to enter suit, as that
i would also mean death 10 both. The
4 husband was thoroughly frightened aud
s is yet. because he cannot be Induced to