New-York tribune., 1910-08-28
FOOLISH MAUD MULLERS
Seaside Visitor Thinks They Might
Enjoy Summer Without Sigh
me for Riches.

| why should there be so many mon wishing
they had married Maud Mullers and so many
| Maud Mullers looking with envy upon the De I.
aces of the rich judges?"
! Inc questioner, man. tramping With a
woman friend along the board walk at a well
| known New Jersey shore resort. 1t was even
| ing, and out upon the water below the twinkling
stars could be seen the lights of a coast liner
| on It's way southwark. He had come down from
! the city that day in an automobile and was
commenting on some of the Incidents of tho
Journey. so many" lie continued think they
| would be perfectly happy if only they were
| rich, but it seems to me that money isn't nee
essary in order to have a good time ON the SEA-
| coast in summer. anyway"
What set you off on that tangent?" inquired
his companion, as she looked toward him and
beyond at the moving steamer
"Oh, some things L on the way lown
this afternoon We came along by the Shrews-
bury River, you know. Well. on the bank in
the edge of piece of woods where canpinl,
ground is free | saw wholesome faced woman
cooking in the open air on a small kitchen stowe
set up on sticks driven into the ground In the
EeighbOrhood were signs of a camp 4 bov and
a girl, not yet in their teens and at that ar.
when they could enjoy the removal OF the 'T)r:s-
on cells of pride as Whittier styled shoes had
taken off this article of footwear and were flut-
terinS ABOUT the woman, who apparently
thelr mother. suspect from their appearance
that they were from the city and that the hus-
band and father commutinr That was q
wholesome and economical way-eyea with in
creased communication rates-of getting a sum-
mers outing.
Il was pondering over this when nv eve lit
upon neat, if plain houseboat with a sign on
it The sign read Rooms and hung from the
canopied roof over the vine-clad baIconv at one
end There were two attractive looking youne
women sitting on the upper deck under the can
opy, one sewing and the other reading. White
curtains hung at the windows, suggesting cosey
rooms within what do you suppose the charge
for these pleasantly located apartments was?
They could be had for So a week How does
that compare with rooms at some summer re-
sorts?
shortly" he continued. Eve came upon a
house which 1 suppose would be styled a bum
galow for the reason that one styles a
palace at Newport a cottage. Ornamental
hedges half hid it from the road, while wrought
iron gates Of graceful design hanging upon
heavy stone posts kept the intruder out.
Through the openwork of the gate could be
seen blue gravelstone paths bordered by bios
soming hydrangeas. 1 understand that per-
son may have the pleasure of resting in that
house for the season by paying a rent of $1,000
Are the tenants, with their servant problem
thrown in for good measure having any better
time than the tenants of the houseboat?
Recently an exclusive bathing pavilion
opened at Monmouth Beach The swimming
pool in the centre, surrounded by Grecian pill
lars which in turn are surmountcd by urnS of
potted plants, brings to mind the court of honor
of exposition a small scale. There are
imitation beaches of refined sand and chutes
and platforms of various SlantS and heights fc:H
the divers. The water is filtered before it is
allowed to enter the pool. This afternoon 1 saw
two youngsters garbed in the cast off habili-
ments of earlier days sitting in the edge of Il
pool where the WaVelets rolled in over their
fat, dimpled legs They making mud pies
don't believe that the little kidlets of the rich
romping around in the sand of that imitation
beach enjoy themselves whit better than
those pie makers l saw on the mud flat
You have moralizcd long enough" remarked
his companion as they reached the entrance to
their cottage. It's not the weather for philoSo-
phizing as you've been doing. Won't you come
in and let yourself down with game of bridge?
George and Mary are the porch and L know
they would like to assist in calming you off iD
that way