Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1908-08-27
MORE ABOUT ATLANTIC CITY.

this wonderful pleasure resort, and
there's also good deal that ought not
to be told. especially as We have prom
ised not to tell any tales out OF school.
It's funny to see the modest women
who at home would blush if an inch
Of stocking should be exposed come
right out in full view of thousands of
persons, attired in skirts that reach
scarcely to their knees. 1t must be
admitted that they look little sheep.
ish when they m AXE their first appear
ance, but they soon get used to 1t, for
there are tens of thousands who look
Just like them.
Some women seem to want to at
tract attention to themselves, for they
wear costumes that are sure to catch
the eye. The prevailing hue Of bath
ing costumes is dark blue, but here
and there you will see vivid red or
a striking yellow with stockings to
match. When you notice conspic.
uous costume you may be sure of
! seeing handsome figure, for the lean
ones do not advertise their spindle
shanks. Some rather daring costumes
are occasionally shown. A young
woman of plump figure was seen in
the surt the other day with bathing
suit that was made of a material that
looked and acted like cream colored
cheesecloth. 1t was very proper in
appearance until it got wet. After
she had taken dip in the sea there
was quite difference-a great differ
ence, very great difference. Move
cant describe her appearance, for we
quickly looked the other waYl But
sJme one who did look said she re.
minded him of Undine.
You see all shapes and sizes and
ages in the water. We noticed a
stalwart man with tiny little baby
sporting in the waves, and asked how
old it was. Eighteen months, said
the father. When we expressed sur.
prise that SO young child should
really enjoy the water even thong it
sometimes entirely submerged him,
the father remarked: ooh, he ia an
Alaska baby and can stand anything"
The little chap never whimpered, but
took the breakers as they came. Old
men and women, too, find pleasure in
the surf, and so you see heteroge.
neous crowd making merry in the
waves. There's an e1hilaration in
bathing in the surf-in riding the
rolling pillows or breasting the break.
ing waves-that is simply indescriba-
BILE. We wish that the ocean cached
to Shepherdstown and we could plunge
in from our back yard.
There are lots Of persons who wear
bathing costumes at Atlantic City who
never go near the water. Charming
young women attire themselves in
fetching bathing suits and parade up
and down the beach to be admired,
but they don't permit those suits to
get wet nor those lovely curls to be-
come stringy. Oh, no They want to
look pretty, and plunge in the ocean
would make sad change. 1t takes q
genuinely handsome woman to look
pretty in the water, and those who re-
tain their good looks after wave has
enveloped them are the real thing.
If you want to see variety IN dress
and elegant apparel, the board walk
in the evening or the piers and cafes
later on will show you bewildering
array of fashions that fairly makes
you dizzy. People assemble here from
all over the world, and every woman,
naturally, wants to put her best foot
foremost. She wishes to look little
better than her neighbor, and the re-
suit is kaleidoscope of colors and de.
signs that may be seen nowhere else
in the world. Don't go to Atlantic
City until you have had satisfactory
conference with your drsss.maker.
One of the singular things about
this place is the excellent order that
is preserved, considering the vast
number of people that assemble here.
The rules regulating the beach and
the boardwalk are very stringent and
are rigidly enforced. No roughness
is allowed in the water or along the
beach-you daren't do any spooning
by day or night where people can see
you. Nothing that will annoy others
is permitted, and "fresh" persons who
get gay are liable to be hauled up in
court with scant ceremony. While
there is great deal of drinking,
there seems to be little drunkenness.
In a weeks observation only two
cases of intoIication were seen-oue
a man who was carrying a rather
heavy load, and the other a woman
who was go far gone that she could
only navigate by means Of a rolling
chair. This is remarkable record,
when we reflect that more than
quarter of million of strangers were
in the city.
We advise all Shepherdstown folks
and country people-all the inland
dwellers-to visit Atlantic City. The
sea is a never.ending wonder Of itself.
As far as the eye can carry are the
illimitable waters-ths vast expanse
that, ever restless, surges back and
forth in ceaseless motion.pounding now
upon the beaten strand just as it has
for twice ten thousand years. Hers
and there upon the bosom of the wa
tiers may be seen sail, tiny fishing
boat, perhaps, or perchance great
vessel making it's way across the bound.
less deep-the scene 80 clear and beau
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