New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-08-27
BLUE cREPoN AND CREAM LACE.
STnnER WONEN ALSO.
Their LIFE ON HOTEL PIAzzAs-GossIP
AND THE COMFORT OF INNS.

IN every possible strain the ways Of the
uer girl are sung year BY year. Much less atten-
is paid the summer woman. but Is she not
as definite type asked z matron-
More definite because her orbit is circun-
scribed' replied the woman addressed. The two
were spending their summer wandering from Lofg
Island 10 the eastern part Of Maine, and Campo
beIo beyond stopping at many hotels. good or in
different and were now, hOmevard bound at 4
small. rather exclusive hotel Rockand Break
water Women. they noted, were everyvTh here more
numerous than men. OF even summer girls
IF the summer woman is more definite. how
would You characterize her in detaiI2 inquired the
first speaker
AS vel 10 do. or having the appearance OF it;
as jealous Of social prestige. even in the shifting
life Of a hotel; as gosspy-so inevitably that you
might as well say always 80"
Aren't you rather severe7''
-Per7ars" came the answer II was giving most
apparent characteristics She IS good natured and
obgins when It costs TO effort, and she is also
easy going and ndolent- she wouldn't he content
70 spend whole days OF the comfortable side Of
do-nothing piazzas. instead of tramping of
where regardless Of weather But gossip she wtll
everywhere. Watch that group now. sizing up the
three women just getting OF the coachE'
The newcomers were women no longer young. vet
wearing their forty years or more bravely. and by
their bearing evidently women of position.
Il was r1id-ularning. The veranda was lined with
habtues doing the usual fancy work No one
stopped talking or emhrodcring. but keen eyes
scrutinized the newcomers. who vanished after a
ins ShaiSx ~eIfsa fsffed deEeTt B sr4 b
some one settled who the arrivals were upon OK
That's the way We have been looked over. I
dare say. nearly everywhere arrived" comment
ed the more active minded woman. DO you
member Where Emerson says that people cannot
ADJUST themselves BY their demertts their love
Of gossip OF sheer tolerance and good nature -
But passing gossip doesn't do any harm inter
posed the Other woman even a great scandal Is
hardly more than nine days wonder. And just
INK what rest II IS to many OF these women to
I
pcsy NE don't blame them Tor strung sun al
day. / enjoy il myself. sometines-that sense that
plsc i 6te1 Or an iTn Ike this for sense ise
Of freedom even If one is talked about transient'y
s-s~+ yr,-rer Sc The ;s,r-.arsstiC1 d-ifted ..Tba
stIE4l-t a. M itz ne
/ Tavern the other hand. has too much favor
Of Shakespearian day revels to sound wholly
Then the two women reminisced-how earlier in
many miles from Boston, which publishes its
menu list OF rhymes about inns the best Of
1 Thames one had been quoted which
vrhoe-er hath travelled ufe's dun round
Mhe s n ms sIsf 5a gi h ba f0 0ee9
His Waruest welcome at an inn
Another from Northurn berland. in its way point
ing a moral. bids the traveller;
Here stop and spend a social hour
In harmless mirth and fun:
Let friendship reign. be just and kind,
And evil speak Of none.
''Yeu know Boswell makes his hero. Dr.. John
contrived by man by which so much happiness is
/ woman continued and that goes TO establish your
point Of there being no place Ike a hotel or an
indorse that old English Archbishop Leighton's
nlece 70 die In, it should be an inn
(which is certainly very curious observation
! own replied the other woman. warmly, as her
5hoGghts [raTgeG On bere thew Two Would soon ON
! De installed again. the summer wandering over