Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-07-20
HERE IS WHERE
WOMEN REIGN IN
THIS DAYS NEWS
~Rockaway's Hungry Fat Women
Bathers Make One Item, Baby's
Unique Travels Another.

NEW YORK. July 2o.-The fat lady
did 1t all.
In spite of the cost OF high living
and the fact that pork. because It is
more expensive, is replacing squad n
reed birds on the tables OF the rich,
there never were so many fat women
at >Rockaway Beach as this year.
Someone passed the word around
that the water at Rockaway was good
for persons approaching the baby
hippo stage. One fat In a bath
Ing suit feels timid. But as fat, like
other things, is relative, a multiplicity
of fat women at the beach caused the
great majority to be sure someone was
fatter-and so the coynes disappeared.
The result was inevitable. It dawned
on the fair young 200-pound creatures
that the thing to do was to emulate the
visions in brilliantine suits. silk hose
and sandals. Of course, from time Inn
memorial there has been the parade of
young Miss Afraid-of-the-Wate along
the beach.
But 1t is different when a woman
with a waist line resembling a sack OF
oats tied in the centre. with a pair OF
DIlDS lHdt lD0k llk6 the H1dlu
Of a s~kyscraper building, goes milling
around.
Then. again, what really caused the
trouble was the fact that the fat
woman always has her appetite with
her. A few hours of relaxation in a
bathing suit causes a desire to get to
"the trough Its effect on the bath
ing girl is the same, and as she tripped
up the boardwalk gayly to a an
ice cream soda everyone said. How
cute" But the fat lady wanted not ice
cream soda. She went shopping In her
bathing suit; ham and eggs, pickles.
rretzels. cakes crackers and cheese ap-
pealed to her. and her appetite led he-
from the beach to the streets.
Rockaway admits that a fat woman
In a bathing. suit. carrying a Swiss
cheese sandwich in one hand N a
bottle of gherkins in the other. is funny,
but declares she Is neithe- decorative
nor modest. So che R~ockaways have
rebelled. The cfyic business as
| socistjcns rs, its taxpayers and protective
leagues have combined and have sent
word to arrest any woman who parades
the boardwalk or goes shopping In q
bathing suit unless she has a suitable
cloak over 1t
Is there a row over h edict7 There
Is.
Princess Painter Works Gratis.
NEW YORK, July 20.-Havfng spent
a quarter OF a million dollars in this
country, Princess wof-Parlaghy. the
artist, sailed for her home at st. Jean,
France. on the Nieuw Amsterdam yes
terday. Her serene highness occupied
the royal suite, and her retinue, con-
sisting of a physician, lawyer and
tentious quarters.
The princess said she had enjoyed
her stay in this country and will return
In the fall She declared that she will
paint President Tafts portrait on her
return If he is not too busy.
II v charge for my paintings
she added. money debases art. I have
not spent as much money as I intend
ed. but the next time 1 come l will
bring a larger number of followers and
will occupy a more expensive suite
In the hotel / stay at. l thought ]
should surely spend a million dollars
while I was in America"
Some of the notables that sailed
aboard the Kronprinzessin Cecilie yes
terday were Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt and Kingdom Gould.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vanderbilt will &c
aboard their yacht. North Star. al
Plymouth.
Maharanee Criticizes v. Y. Women.
LONDON, July 20.-The Gaekwar and
Maharanee of Baroda arrived on the
Marretania from New York and are
nuw in London. The maharanee said:
II thought American women were
well educated and intelligent, yet they
asked me the most ridiculous questions
In New York. They wanted to know
whether / was an East Indian or West
Indian, or perhaps American Indian,
they inquired whether Baroda was
in Bombay or Bombay In Baroda. Such
ignorance amazed me-"
m at Dance, Baby Travels.
CHICAGO, July 20.-When Mrs
Elma Russell. II years old, who says
she was deserted by her husband,
wanted to go to a dance In Excelsior
Park Sunday afternoon she found II
hard to decide whether to take her
baby girl. I months old, or leave It al
home. She eventually reached a de-
cision and went on to the dance, This
is what happened to baby:
Mrs. Russell gave it to Miss Sophie
Ffskie, a friend. and told her to take
it TO some institutions: Sophie gave II
to Esther Croak. IA years old, whom
she met in Lincoln Park: Esther gave
II to her sister, Marie, is years old;
Marie gave 1t to Park Policeman Ed
ward Langlers; Policeman Langlers
| gave 1t TO st. vincent's Asylum; st
vincent's gave 1t TO Lieutenant Do
herty at the Chicago avenue police sta
ton; Lieutenant Doherfy gave II bach
to Mrs. Russell. Aside from these
transactions baby had an uneventful
time while mama was at the dance