The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-15
EVOLUTION OF
THE SUMNER On
By the Oldest Summer Ill
Manager in the World

TN He best authority in the wdgsd y
the summer girl'' Ii chsslm
Beach, for seventy years uAh-
aver of the Catskill MuuAaaA
IL house. lie is ~ years 81 -
the oldest hotel man In the vsJa
and for three-quarters Of n century ~
studied the ever fascinating "sumnsr M
in all her varying phases. says VITA
in the New York World.
Yes. know the summer girl Of tsaaf'
and RENE mber her grandmother an ~
decentralization" ne said, remintnt<#
ly, as he sat out on the ledge Ia froai
his hotel. where Leather Stocking ~
you could overlook creation" "New.Ih
not going to say which vas the swessF
the old-fashioned girl or the nav ~
young men have found both chAfMM
and that il enough isut there "A W
difference between the demnre matdeU
Tong ago who used "a come up h<se y
The wide-spreading crlnolines and ~ ~
bonnets tied under the chin, and ne ye~s
women of today. In golf skirts. hiGn -
and Alpine hats.
The oid-tinic summer Girl wished y a
called laay-iiRe and modest. There -
any such word then AZ Dp-tg-dass- y
deserve these titles she maintained -
oroua silence IN the presence Of her e1onA
Waen they spoke TO her she dfoppea "
witching grace quaint little rsure
and II there was mischieyoas hsns
her eyes the cyelids dropped and ssss4
HID e..
'Her only diversions were wsIkfn4 e&
dancing, ana she did not enter inin eue.
Of these very vigorously. iius she tFwPr
measure gracefully with a young fsnsh.
and then went back 10 III demareiy ne'~
her mother
There was no comradeship bstwe~ "
boys and girls then. There haf nevH -
any talk about the equality 81 me 1870
The summer giri would at contsniy
among the Old ladies. IN their stu 80
silk gowns and white kefehsfs. ans
diligently nn "A piccs Of Hhite rrnefu
never Joining IN the cenvsraailoa -
shs ~as asked a question.
Now. this young creature I'D nos n,
Geniy vanish from our midst shs !
gradually merged into the summer sh
today There was no violent eaanks-
al came about naturally and aaissly. ~
aE tho Oils railway ip fhe fngsntA'a
superseded the olf-iime concord erssss
They were growing more innei~hs
freet.
'HsIf o century ago there seft
glrle whG. even with the dsnaavsasst
of hoop skirts and higa hcsisd -
went ~ for ouui0or stur,A 1Hsfs -
anything ihny could not "a exeers =
trees ana run faces. and ihes wp'1 ~.
dare these iR = moment OF skApsa'
WREN nnObEefvet
These girls we're called tonboyA
a " hiis they found a se8atf outist y "
cuef.
When the short SIX, tied. bisyri'nE 49,
Woman Hfsf came along Fhe was 80
masculine. Eui she wOHld mount ses ~,
and 90 'pf a spin through ipe -,
roads sra come home win such 49,. WI
eploF. 40 well "a Il healthy appetiss'
her critics heeane her a0mifefn
That marked the beginning 81 tns ~
CLARITY ~ the atbietlr siri. -
The summer girl ~ i'09 y 40 - - 4
creature. She sc0Fus 20 b. hamsessse i
lpag skirts or feminine ffili1
tailor made. independent and tsyoss' -
CHE delights IN hunting. 1hsslihs ~
ing. tennis. bowling ana all the rpe..s
the men. sire h their cornFa%
Isn't so much romance about u, prtA'r
bot there IA a l0i u real fun. A.
While this new girl o. ours ~ yefy
fercnt from the summer girl ! kbfs
hoy. b. a queer provision Of Pfosis -,
she ~ just as charming and igsi - ~
manly. And We wosidnt exchange se1 =
the old-fashioned type II NC coaia-