The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02
CHAT OF SUMMER WOMEN.
uU1T THE POET OVERHEARD At
A SEASIDE HOTEL.

IN
some verses for magazine on Tho Hearts
summertime" He was the only man In the
bouse that didn't go 10 town on the b:l8 train.
and when he walked out on the piazza after
his late breakfast he created quite ripple of
settlement along the rocking -chaired women.
who he observed we're all good looking, well
dressed and provided with novels or impe-
mcnts for EN- brodery They were not work
,pp or reading, however. They all seemed to
he waiting for something to happen. and no
found secluded corner OF the porch from
which he could get an impressionistic view OF
the group and opened the morning paper.
But unconscously he found himself suddenly
unable to fix his mind OH the news. lie. too.
was expecting he didn't know what.
Very soon he found out. A majestic looking
woman in linen skirt and "a white shirt waist
came sailing along the piazza distributing
smiling good mornings" on all sides as she
progressed to her place in tho centre OF tho
assembled women. She had an embroidery
Lag In her lap. but she began to read letter
when she sat down. smiling i'll the most good
natured fashion over its contents.
"Graclous!" she said. suddenly; Its so
warm at Do-No;hinG- by Sea that my
friend Mrs. Sldderiy is going to pack up and
come hero thv end OF this week"
is that Mrs Hopping Sliddcrly OF Eighty
Nth street. West" asked the thin woman in
tho blue lawn gown. -" i met her at a musicale
last winter Lovely woman, isn't she:'
Perfectly charming" said the woman with
the letter; but am sorry to say that | hato
70 have any one come to place on my recon-
mendaton She says that my letters about
this hotel have been so enthusiastic that she
decided it was the only place to stay Now. II
she gets here and doesn't like the table or any
thing she II make me feel US though were re-
sponsiblc for tho whole thing"
is Mr., Hopping Sdderly dead?" asked the
woman in the blue lawn.
We'll. not exactly dead-I believe lie went
abroad or-to one OF those places where they
get the gold or something.
why, don't you know the truth about that?'
asked sharp-nosed woman with a dog in her
lap. He ran of with chorus Girl-n little
blonde thing not half so good looking as Cora
Slidderly."
We'll. now that you speak Of it," said the
majestic woman. every body knows that story
but my dear. there are two sides to every
tale Mrs. Sliddery was with US at Long Branch
the summer before that happened. aud it is L
fact that she drove Jack Slidderly wild with her
flirtatons.
Yes, indeed. I heard about it at the time
She lirted in such n way that. really. some Of
the women at the hotel we were stopping at
here the voice broke into whispers
Yes indeed OF course Corn sddcrly ia an
attra tive looking woman--'
Ola beautiful woman-a beautiful wo-
man. my loar-my husband used to say
oh the m IN all ravcd about her Men can
see through woman like that quicker than we
besides that she's very fast looking" said
he sharp-noscd women. Those women who
bleach their hair" ,,
oh. look at the root,-my dear look at the
roots She had it done at place used to go
that perfect gold color And the way the men
itared at her when she came in a dining room
nd llama r..nll
Il hate to think bady Of a woman--but.
really, il she comes hsre. l horGG, sh@,Il have
hrord TO mix up with woman who i, foolish
enough to get herself talked about Now there
ssa P6pson Fan Sad TO cut t h
Head, You see she always had ncrowd Of bows
real widow-but what on earth she wanted
with those twentyycar-od boys-a woman .!
HOY old would you take Bella Van Iicwsen
10 be-" .,., y,
Zee h are not her own hats what makes her
look so young. That Columbia College boy
who used to wear the funny hatbands was mad
The poet suddenly gathered up his narcr and
h he pcke ei' out "ef biz srmchnr within reach
two gente-faced young women who looked
@ hs EF be lad
Then a silvery voiced whisper came to him
the IL pRss All day sd air They
old cats and don't leave shred Of reputation
b tns SE al Tn n2 and ST nS
good word OF any one. You see none of the
Runds w look the Other way o the Wives take
out of every attractive woman who comes
Who Is the woman with the sharp nose and
adpgI" asked tie nrettieTr , OF ths girls who
shes all old maid from Brooklyn or Hobo
ken or somewhere. Last, night Jack and
ns around the Of the Ia x3 to tn;
Jack was going to smoke cigarette and HI
started to get q fresh one. and Just at that me
ment around the corner came that catty thing
and she stood stock stl and stared at US an
said beg y2uT rarion Grt the lS Whs
do 20" link INK" Of hat; '"'''' ','' -"
Poor thing, feel sorry for her, Thoss,
women. you know never know what it is to III
TALKED S6"p AM h 5hr rr rySr y sqf
hear what she said down at the bathing pavilion
yesterday morni ngY
Ha-ha-hn! Did YOU ever SEQ such TIL
~, ~" And Eiaid stockings HaI,ha -ha;ha-w why
Ha E-ha-ha!, WoiI. We were sit,ins on II
those blue silk polka dot ones that motho
S%SH to TX 'Tom and rfr Tsddy T"G IT.
then Two q the boys came sEwmmimg oyer d, an
there on the steps lust green with rage an
said: It's funny 20 see what urls will d
nowadays To- attract attention and get them
selves talked about"
Yes l said. we prefer to be talked ahou
a little than to be- ignored
80 II woman isn't lady herrse.f; she snic
she might at least respect the feelings ,
others
as though were talking to Teddy, aHi dive
under and vaukCd the rope you know sh
stands in two feet, OF water and hangs onto tn
rope-and she lell under and gurgi"d arpun
there Ike porpOisc for awhile, HAJ We all >,
on the raft and lust hpwled.'
The poet desperately graspcd his paper an
boed into the parlor. On IA settle" IN III
corner were two mptherly olking women
travelling dresses They eyed him a nlom"l
through their lorGnettrs as he sank eNhauotc
INTO wicker rocking chair.
Il like the place we'll enough, said the W.
mnu IN gray. hut the table IS something Az
iu Iou can't get anything decent 10 eat. ID
You notice those mullins at break fast Ju
Ike lead. And a 81 n day house ! tell '.