The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-08-17
! copyright, 1851
Long branch. West End.

Long Branch, west Enu.
have started on the fly. Who shall
way where l saall land?
The charm Of Long Branch lies In the
fact that IL Is an ever varying pre-
cession In which men and women OF
NIL degrees and positions may parade
There is tho rich brokers' handsome
wife in her smart trap; the gay young
girl driving pony cart full OF children;
the numerous women and children al
the eide OF the road walking along
watching the procession that goes to
form Vanity Fair. Like great depart
ment store. you can at Long Branch get
anything you want. At this end are
he finest hotels and cottages. and from
them pour out to drive. TO walk or to
20 TO the dances what is known as 1.-THE
wealth and beauty OF the metropolis. >
Farther down arc the hotels where peo-
pie are less particular in their manners
and costumes and where Ii is counted
as among tho possibilities OF lie that
one can live without maid. You run
doy..a here ar ] did the other day and
with friend join the long and gay pro-
session late IN the afternoon only to be
surprised at one thing. and that is the
great number OF rich. cultured and
beautiful Jewish women who are to be
foGnc here
invariably. as II grows near train
time. their carriages come out OF line.
and each one wends its way toward the
station. for the mistress OF each one is
going TO meet her husband or her IA
ther Last night I dined at the house
" wealthy Jew. all orthodox one, but
/ should nol have known IL from the
service on the table or in any other
way that was among people who cling
10 creed TO which they have been true
for thousands of year You know. I
am a great ADMIRE OF Jews. not that
type OF which you usually think, my
friend. the impertincnt ignoran-. de-
cidcdly bad hammered drummer but
the well bred. intelligent Jewish gentle
man and lady such as may be met all
over the world. although in this country
they are oftenest found in Charleston.
in Baltimore or. as is natural where
there are great numbers OF people. in
New York.
How many Of you knos. that the city
OF Baltimore WAS really founded by a
jew, Mendez Cohen" How many peo-
pie know that the creates. music. the
III at poetry and the most interesting
novels have come from the pens OF
Jews? The Jew is essentially a mvs-
tical creature because into his life comes
ga. much that must be regarded as holy.
Did you ever know Jew who. like a
Quaker. allowed the poor of his con-
srcgation To suffer? And. oddly enough
did you ever know Jew who didn.t
enjoy funny story about himself mr.
who wasn't ready TO resent any insuIt
ia his religion or to the women of hi,
family?
Here. where all ID gayety and wbere
life seems a huge playground unon
which everybody may dance and he iov-
ful watch the American children oftsr
oVerdresscd. impudent and decidedly
eager when they are girls to start
serious liirtations with young boys.
Then look at the Jewish children. These
cniidren have been taught politeness in
'her own homes; consequently they
carry u wherever they go. Into them
mas oeen poured continued faith in the
value of honoring ones parents. There
iow' az nome or abroad what else doe,
the jewish chih do? As my window
looks out on the children's playground
l am ashamed OF the gentIies who pre-
tend TO follow the teachings of Christ
ana call themselves Christians. for AZ
.ne twig is bent the tree is inclined. and
inc ir,pudent child Is certain to be the
ungratcful, hcartbrealsing offspring of
It's iather or mother. but II I talk very
'nucn about badly behaved children tho
dynamite that is In me will be SELF er-
plosive, and shall disappear and be
nothing but smoke.
Can anybody doubt that, while an
honest man may be the noblest work ~
God' beautiful woman Is the finest9
Every now and then some miserabIe
oid nypocrite, with strong opinions
ABOUT health, food and underwear in
.'sts' tnat n square look, q determined
oragsing back Of the hair 30 that tho
iorehead and the eyebrows look as AZ
tney were being pulled, too. shoes two
sizes too big for one and a strong con-
tempt for everything that suggests fem.
'n'nity mean beauty. Now, the irst
requisite OF being a pretty woman \. q
pronounced liking for mankind. Tho
next Is that she should care SO much.
Tor each beauty Of person that nature
has bestowed upon her as TO endeayor
10 intensity every one. The pretty wo-
man who does not understand berseIr
Is to be pitied. The pretty woman vho
does not understand mankind is to be
scorned.'
Here there are two extremely beaut,.
ful womcn-women who are ouite a.
diherent as the stately moon nd tbat
airy mischief, Puck. 1t is true that
PUCK was boy, but somehow or other
his quaint. dainty ways describe a GER
ain type or woman. 1magine. O man.
very pocket Venus with n figure so
superb that the curves will assert
themselves IN the most delicious OF
gowns; head framed In blond hair
worn about the length oR Ellen Terry's
lna tumbling in riotous curls that new
" Knew the scorching power Of q pair
'r tongs and never felt the pressure OF
url papers. From underneath this au-
cole OF hair there look out two OF
nc orightcst blue eyes that ever pro-
'iaiIned a descendant or one " the
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