The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-08-06
BATHERS' DISPLAY OF UNcOV-
Erred LIMBS SHOCKS
NEW JERSEY
BLUSHING CITY FATHERS
ORDER THEM COVERED
Two Councils Pass "Anti-Less" ordi-
nances and No More Must Neither
Extremities Unadorned by Garments
Be P~romiscuousIy Exhibited at
These Seaside Resorts.

OCEAN CITY, N. j., Aug. 4.-Legs
the bathing suits are a burning issue
in Ocean City at present. Fierce con-
tention is being waged among the cit
liens over the merits of the "anti-legs'
ordinance, as it is called by some.
which has been passed by the council.
This ordinance is designed to force
all legs in Ocean City, whether they
belong to the summer sojourner or the
native, male or female, young or old.
the retirement afforded by comprehen-
sive and a~ll-enveloped draperies. If
the ordinance becomes effective the
beach will be the only place where
legs may appear in frankness.
For some time the souls of the non
s~ympathizers with legs in their un-
adorned simplicity have fretted against
the joyous and unabashed manners in
Which many persons permitted their
legs to be seen in the streets of the
city, off the beach, with only the slight
protection afforded by a bathing suit.
Must Hide Even Pretty Ones.
This a not done maliciousIy. so
near as can be judged, but simply as a
matter of convenience. 1t is easier and
more comfortable to don bathing suits
in ones cottage or hotel and walk down
to the beach than to immune ones self
in a stuffy bathhouse.
There have been critics iH-natured
enough to insinuate that the pulchri-
tude of certain legs impelled their pos
SCISSORS to air them in the streets for
appreciation n entertainment of all
who chose to look. At any rate, some
one exerted sufficient influence upon
the city fathers to induce them to pass
this ordinance:
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Com
mon Council of the city of Ocean City
that no person or persons shall travel in
or upon any of the streets or alleys of
the city of Ocean City in abbreyiated
bathing robes, suits or other costumes of
a similar nature unless a suitable robe
or covering shall be worn over said
tnelr persons from public view.
SIS for Each Ofense.
Sec. 2. Be it ordained that any per-
son or persons violating the provisions of
the ordinance shall forfeit and pay the
sum of IS for each and every offense.
Mayor Champion sides with the
great majority of the residents and
visitors, who can see no wrong in legs.
1t is expected that he will veto the or
d1nance. Before it becomes a law it
will be necessary for the counciImen
to reaHlrm their opposition to legs
prOmlScuouSly displayed by passing
the ordinance over the mayors veto.
It has been suggested that if the
officers intend to continue to ccupy
the high and lofty ground attained by
them when they formulated this blast,
that the idea be carried out to the
point of obliging every bather to have
embroidered upon his or her bathing
suit appropriate scriptural quotations.
Legs or no legs, the fight is a brisk
one. Whichever issue wins, there is
bound to be dissatisfaction.
Atlantic City Also Modest.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., Aug. A.
Without doubt the most widely dis
eussed topic at this resort is the sur
prising action of councils in unani-
mously passing an ordinance prohibit
ing persons from traversing the streets
in bathing suits. While almost every
is talking of the measure, the
points of view from which it is re-
| garded are varied.
Particularly aggrieved are the resi-
dents, cottagers and visitors here for
the summer. These persons all have
their own suits, and have been in the
habit Of walking from their homes at