The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-11
FUN AT NARRAGANSETT PIER.
A RESORT FAMOUS FOR PRETTY
GIRLS AND BATHING.

Pink Flannel and White Duck Boys
Line the Broad WnIks-Where the
Bathing Girl Waits for Neither
Time Nor Tide-GOOd Catches Made
Thcre-Famous Guests Who VIII
BE at the Pier This summer.
Narragansett Pier. July 9.-Edgar saltus
announced last summer that girls who
stopped at Narragansett that season
would stop at nothing next season.
This prophecy has been realized at the
very opening of the summer for more
progressive lovely set of young women
never thronged a summer city than now
overrun Narragansett, with their wheels
and their ways.
Narragansett Is famous for two things
its pretty girls and it's bathing. The COM
bination of the two makes the beach be-
wilderlng.
In most pictures Narragansett is a place
where the girls sit on the sand and don't
go near the water. But at the real Nara
gansett they go out to swim with persis-
tency and grace. There is a swimming
school in full operation from June to Sep
TENDER, and the fair graduates are turn
ed out daily to try their success flirting
with Neptune himself. Bathing at Nara
gansett begins at sunrise. The bathing
girl waits not for time nor tide. She gets
up. thinks of her bath, puts on her bath
ing suit and finds the beach. She comes
down all sleepy-eyed and goes home shin
ing and brisk. Again she seeks the beach
at noon, and after luncheon, IL she has
nothing else to do, goes to play prank in
the waves. At Narragansett the girls
are remarkable for their chaperons. Two
wicked young men from New York search
ed three MORTAL days for a girl without a
chaperon, and finally contented themselves
with the only one left-a girl with two
duennas. Young ladies are in great de-
mand here, and the man who hesitates Is
lost-or his girl Is
Narragansett chaperons are unlike any
other. They are pretty and engaging.
Many man begins with the girl and ends
by flirting with the chaperon.
Quoth the young man who searched for
the chaperonless girl: Il like to sit on the
beach for hours at time catching sand
turtles. don't want a girl who must leave
me just at the interesting time"
Gul ldltIs Wuttl ilt Atsiu ittliutu Tic ways
OF Narragansett, he found that, though
the girl might stray away to catch sand
turtles with other men on the beach, the
chaperon would demurely hold her ground
with her fancy work, and entangle turtles
thread and fancies all in the same entrance
ing mesh.
Narragansett is remarkable for another
thing-namely its summer men. Last
summer the board walks were fairly well
picked out with white flannel men, but this
year IL is made beautiful by pink flannel
specimens and blue ones White duck
boys are everywhere seen; and, to glance
along the promenades. is to promise ones
self the cheering sight Of patent feathers
and duck trousers as many 40 you want
to see-that is, II you are a summer girl
to whom a manless summer resort is a
near approach TO being buried alive. But
in Narragansett girls are not buried alive.
They are kept active and smiling by the
attentions of the beauX that, somehow or
other, find their way here.
It was at Narragansett that one OF the
best catches of last summer was made.
Mrs. Randolph and her pretty children
were courted by Mr.. Whitney here, sur
reptitiously IL was said, to avoid the many
suitors for that beautiful lady's hand; and
here It was that the lovely little Miss
Cheer of Louisiana, sat down upon the
beach, dug her white parasol in the
private chemist TO Josef OF Austria.
Archibald Clavering Gunter, the author
has a cottage here, and can be seen days
"a'grindin' and a'griDdin'." He Is at work
upon something new" that rarest Of
literary feats. All newcomers are taken
past his cottage as one Of the sights OF
Narragansett.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis and Miss Winnie
arrived here early this month. They are
at hotel which shelters annually many
distinguished guests, but none more ia
nous than they. Miss Winnie. always
lovely, II particularly attractive this sum-
mer. She Is surrounded by admirers,
whom she treats IN a dignifed "all-alilSe"
manner The respect In which this
Daughter Of the Confederaoy' is held
amounts almost 20 awe. She rs the most
interesting young woman OF the century
Others here are ex-senator Gordon Of
Georgia. Lieut.. Col. Judd and family and
Gen. Startling. Among the familiar names
may be mentioned IL. O.. Dun. who has
a cottage here.
The newest thing In Narragnnsett IL a
bathing pavilion erected 10 take the place
Of one recently destroyed by FIRE The
incest thing is the Casino. which rs open
ana smiling TO all. The sportlcst thing rs
the polo field. In which Messrs Kane.
Robinson, BostVick. Randolph. Ely and
Morroll are practicing. And the livellest
thing n the golf game. which b. always
being played by q set OF graceful and en-
thusiastic caddy killers.
Harry Gormaine