The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-09-04
INLAND BEACH.
Texarkanians Can not Go to the Sea
to Battle, But Can Have the
Sea Come to Them.

things, great or small, and in the
way Of having a veritable beach for
bathing purposes, the ingenuity
spoken of has asserted itself, and
our city now has an old field con-
verted into miniature inland sea.
Nh Jodie Kirby some time ago
scooped out a place in the field,
that was fed by springs, and walled
it up in such a manner as to turn it
into a beautiful lake of clear water.
He did this for the purpose of rails
ing fish, but the irrepressible small
boy saw the shimmering surface
that was kissed by the sun, and he
thought what delightful place to
sport in the waves, and it was not
long before they had Mr.. Kirby in
the notion of letting them battle
for stipulated price.
From the boy, the news was car
ried to the man, and from the man
to the woman, that the place offer
ed good bathing facilities, and soon
it was noised about that crowds of
our city people, of both sexes, were
there twice a week, in regulation
bathing suits, to enjoy cooling
plunge,
Yesterday evening Mr., Jodie Kir-
by, the proprietor, invited the re-
porter to a seat in the omnibus to
60 out and write up his opinion Of
the lake and take in the sights of
a real watering place" where the
ladies are costumed for bathing
purposes.
The bus, besides hauling the re-
porter had as passengers, Mr., Josh
Whealdon, the photographer and
some thirteen of the handsomest
ladies in our city.
When we arrived there, we found
some eight or ten bathers splashing
and swimming around in the waters
of the lake. We took out our PEN
Gil and with the aid Of Mrs, Dryer,
penciled down the following ladies
and gentlemen enjoying a plunge
in the waters;
Mesdames Gus Less, Bob Carloss,
Dan, 7, Leary, Paul Jones, Harry
Taylor, Frank Ball, W, A, Robinson
Louis Ferguson, Tom Curley, II. II,
Webster, f, j.. Wisdom; Misses Ger
tie Marx, Lillian Purcell May Wis
dom and Others whom the reporter
did not know, The gentlemen were
Messrs Gus Less, Bob Hart, Charles
S. Todd, Albert Purcell, Homer
Vaughn, Hamp Wisdom, Frank
Ball, Issie KosminSky, Bob Carloss,
W. T., Patterson, Ben Hawkins,
Harry Taylor, Sam Raglaud, Mayor
John Edwards, j, M, Talbot, Bob
Burke, Geo Weber, E, j. Kane
and several small boys.
On the benches that skirted the
water we're to be seen Capt. j, y,
Rosborough and wife, Mrs James
Talbot and daughter Mrs. j. W,
Talbot and son, Mrs, Buff Klzer,
Mrs Chaytor, Mrs, Joe Iluckins and
sister, Miss Bessie Mills, Mesdames
Claud Shepherd, p, y, Norwood,
G. c, Burke, VIM Ferguson, l., A,
Byrne, Louis Lawson, Bob Hart
and Miss Webb.
Mr. Whealdon got focus on the
groupe, with the exception Of Chas.
Todd, who would not get Ia line,
He made two negatives and will
soon have them finished up,
Mr. Kirby has lumber on the
ground and will put up two bath
houses on each side Of the lake,
They will be 1876 feet long each, and
will be petitloned of In small rooms,
each room to accommodate one
bather,
The ladies bathing costumes are
made of blue flannel, trimmed In
braid, running around the skirt,
~" shape in the neck, and sleeve
less or nearly so; the skirt reaches
half way below the knee and ankle,
bloomers just peeplng out below
the skirt, and are joined by black
atoeklngs, which covers the leg and
foot, making 4 picture which would
strike one at 6rst sight as being
modest, although one had formed
an opinion adverse before
The mems suits are shirts of blue
material, short sleeves and pant
built for high water wadng' There
Is not that modesty about the
'lord' as we saw In the "lay5,
as their lower limbs were not drapet
with coverings but exposed, as also
were their "Trllby's."
Mrs, Paul Jones was the only la
dy that could swim, but we saw sew
eral who will, with few lessons
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