Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19

something was wrong with the Rreen-clad
girl as TO the nature OF which It was none
of the life guards or any other male crea-
lures business. waded out to her. They
formed close Gordon around her. After
the briefest possible consultation, one of
the women ran out of the water and across
the beach to one of the public bath houses
back OF the boardwalk. A couple of min-
utes later she returned to where the close
GORDON was formed around the green-dked
girl carrying some things over her arm.
Then five more women waded out to the
green-clad young woman to make the cor
don still closer. The combers broke over
them, but they didn't appear to mind
After about five minutes the Gordon broke
IN two. and the young woman who had been
the occasion OF its formation walked GIN
gerly out of the water.
When she emerged decidedly sheepish-
looking. upon the beach and started TO race
Tor the bathing pavilion she was no longer
an all-green girl. One of her stockings
was black and the sandal and cross rib
bons were absent from that black-swathed
extremity. Her green skirt was very short
and nobody could help but observe that
other portions of her attire, which had
peen green when she entered the surf. were
now black, too.
When the grinning life guard pulled in,
while later. to allow his relief to take his
place. he had neatly wrapped green
bundle under his arm. He found the blush
ing owner Of the salvage and restored 1t
to her.
Neptune, always countedsa sardonic old
sinner by the women folks. was for the
remainder OF that bathing morning viewed
with particular suspicion by those members
Of the sex who use hooks and eyes to make
| certain of their bathing garments fast.
A Sunset symphony.
On another bathing morning. not long
a Ter. an incident that attracted great
| deal of attention of the Atlantic City sand
lollers was the highly pleasing and salts
Tying exploit of woman In red
She was about the reddest animate crea-
ture as to her costume seen on the Jersey
coast this year Her dress was a beauti-
fully contrived but. binding CONNECTION OF
red silk null. With that went a red pole
hat. Her high-heeled low-cut shoes were
of red leather and her stockings were OF
red silk. Her sunshade was of a hue to
| match the rest of the makeup The dag
cling redness to her raiment was In striSing
contrast to the extreme blackness of her
hair. She was a tall, rounded. splendidly
fashioned woman of thirty or so.
She stood quite alone the dry sand
near the awning-covered lolling chairs
say of her that she was literally the cyno-
sure of all eyes. Men of the ogling tribe.
both those in morning clothes and bathing
toys, passed near her with impudent leers.
but she paid no attention to any OF them.
Her gaze was riyeted upon the antics Of
the people in the surf. and she had no eyes
for anybody on the beach.
After she had thus stood for about a
quarter of an hour, however, a whiffet of
a male person with a monocle. decked out
In the extreme fashion Of morning clothes.
moved over to her and began to bestow
impertinent grimaces upon her and to
view her through his single glass with
smirks that increased in what he imagined
to be their deadly effect the nearer he
edged toward her. But the woman in red
didn't appear to be conscious that the lit-
tie ogling moody -naddy was alive. Per-
ceiving this, he decided to take a further
chance He sidled and shuffled until he
on Then
he gazed out toward the sea and said
aloud, with the feigned ecstacy Of the con-
hrmed masher:
"Ah, sunset symphony!
She heard, and turned most dazzling
smile upon the masher. With an express
sion Of triumphant elation he minced up
to her side with an elaborate salutatlon
of the hat
When he had got right alongside her
she suddenly dropped her red silk parasoi
upon the sand. and quickly reaching out,
caught the whiffet of a man around the
middle. He squirmed and sputtered. but
the arms of the woman in red were long
and splendidly muscled.
"A sunset symphony. you say she re
marked, with all of the vocal calmness IN
the world We'll. We'll see how you look
as part Of the seascape. you lmpudent ht-
tie whelp!"
Saving which, she lifted him from his
feet as if he had been small boy In
bathing dress and, reluctant to go INTO
the chilly water. carried him out to where
the receding tide had left deep pool OF
water in a hole, and dropped him into the
tepid puddle on his back.
He smashed around in the puddle ike
a stranded sea-skate for half a minute UNI
til he had found his feet. Then he scram-
bled out picked his hat from the SURFACE
of the rolled pool and raced across the
beach as fast as his short legs could carry
him, while the sand-lolling bathers and
strand paraders cheered the woman In red
to the echo She picked up her parasol and
st strobe ode aWav unconcernediy with a sort of
half smile on her face.
THE woman in red was a vaudeville act
ress who has frequently been seen at local
vaudeville theater
The Erstwhile Governess.
There are few better vantage points
whence to observe the queer turns or the
wheel of fortune than Atlantic City.
at one of the solidest and sedatest hotels
of the resort pretty widow OF thrty-nve
or So now well out of mourning, was re-
Gently occupying a suite comprising virtu-
alIy the entire floor space OF one OF the
LIS She was attended by three maids,
secretary a private baggageman. and she
had some forty trunks. Her two automo-
biIes. victoria and trap, with five or six
horses. arrived shortly after she did.
Just five years ago this same pretty wom-
an was staying at the same Atiantlc CITY
hotel In the capacity of governess Tor the
children of the Cincinnati millionaire whom
she afterward married. The mother or the
children, an invalid, was at the Atlantic
City hotel at the same time. before her
death, a year or SO later, according TO the
current story, she told her husband that she
thought it would be a good thing for him to
marry the governess.
After a proper season OF mourning the
Cincinnati millionaire followed the advice,
being violently opposed, however. by his
upgrowng children and other members OF
his family. When he himself died. year
after his marriage to the governess, the
children fought the widow in the courts for
the estate. She won a complete triumph
over them last year.