The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-08-12

fleet. You learn that only a racing
boat carries a balloon jib and you also
become very adept in deCiphering the
insignia on the various club pennants.
Between the Newport woman and
the woman at most of the other coast
resorts, is a great gulf fixed. The
other woman as a rule goes in for
good time. She wears a golf skirt
from morning to night,at which time
she dresses simply for dinner. She
takes no thought of her complexion,
what condition it shall attain as to
sunburn and tan. She wears no pro-
lection in the shape of wells or gloves,
but rcjoices in the brown hue acquired
and she bathes in the ocean with re-
ligious regularity. and sails, fishes and
walks indefatigably.
The Newport lady is different. Bl-
cycling, driving, walking, she is as
voluminously yelled with rather more
seclusiveness as to effect than the
dark-eyed duello in an eastern harem.
The other day at Newport every swell
woman you met had one, two and in
| some cases three wells. First is worn
| one of a very light white chiffon; next
| a heavier in a dark color and often a
thick black or brown veil as a top
ping off. How they must enjoy the
strained air You see these heavily
| yelled creatures on the top of coaches,
| or lolling in their luxurious VictOrias,
| or wheeling swiftly over the magnlil-
cent roads. Even litte girls are thus
| safely protected from the wind and
| sun.
| | believe on the whole the Newport
woman has the right idea. On the
| principal that whatever you enjoy is
| bad for you, the complexion needs to
be treated. The woman who, summer
after summer, persistently and deter
| minedly tans herself like unto a
| smoked ham, certainly does do perma-
nent injury to her skin. / saw one
the other day on the bathing beach
whose freckles were like the ginger
snaps you buy in paper barrel and
they overlapped on face, neck and
| arms. You wonder how her husband
could love her, but he did apparently
| cling to her with respect and even
| affection The woman who can burn
| herself to utter darkness needs more
than the most glorified bathing suit
or the divinest figure to make herself
| appear beautiful But it is the ain
! and desire of every one who doesn't
sumner at Newport or Narragansett
| Pier to look as nearly like a chocolate
peppermint as possible.
The other night at q hop on the
Island, a brown girl wore low-neckec
| gown. She also has been conspicuou.
this summer in a low necked bathins
suit. The gown went one better, how
ever, and left about two inches o
untanned skin like a fair white tucker
lust above the deCollete COrSage. Sh'
attracted much attention and looked
as If she had washed for a higi
neck" In the course of a few weeks
she'll be using face blcaches and cole
creams and spending good money OF
massage treatment to get herself bacl
to civilized hue.
The Woonsocket House, at Blocl
Island has been more popular thar
ever this summer and many appll'
cants for board have been turned away
The proprietor, A. j. Rose has repre-
sented the New Shoreham district II
the legislature of Rhode Island, anC
belongs to one of the families who frs
owned Block Island. In his employ II
the last Indian of the original resi-
dents and the last living descendan
of the Narragansett tribe. He has /
very Christian-like name, Church,
and is past 20 years old, has dranl
and smoked and never taken care o
himself, but has never had sick da,
in his life and has every tooth soun,
that belongs to the perfect man. Hor
| rible example, Saucy Bess,