Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-07-17
DARING DAMSELS KEEP
SHORE COPS JUMPING
Exercise Amazing Ingenuity in
Dodging Regulations Cover
ing Bath Etiquette
ATLANTIC CITY. July IL.

ATLANTIC CITY, July IT,
City authorities are in n uuandary. for
they simply cannot make the bathing girl
behave, No sooner are bathing regulations
announced than the bathing girl sets her
mind at work to see how to dodge the
regulations.
For example. the rule went forth that
abbreviated garb would not be tolerated
on tho strand Presto! the bathing girl
dons Triangular" skirt, pointed in front
70 come TO the knees and abbreviated at
the sides to reach the waist liue
Another order was that girls must not
battle without their stockings and the an
swer to that edict was Hesh -colored hosiery
and tights that worried the beach coppers
something awful
To rule, or not to rule. that is the ques-
ton, Last year no very stringent rules
were laid down for the bathing girls, with
the result that things were rather lax on
the strand, and fair maidens We'd with one
another 80 see how little they could wear
with comfort This season there are many
rules, with life guards policemen and
women sleuths to enforce them, and despite
the fact that many n daring damsel has
been entertained for hours I'm the city bas-
tie the lodging game still goes merrily
on. Life on the strand was never so inter
esting or diversified. as II is this summer.
Many all-black surf rigs were worn this
morning cut sleeveless with decidedly
decollete neck. back and front, Just like n
party froCk, and held on by the fimiest
straps. The ocean was so rough that one
girl had her straps dislocated and she had
10 tie her suit on with her sweater!
Another evidence of the way propriety
rules at the shore this summer was given
by the scattering Of the rail birds'--as
men who loiter about the walk and lounge
against the railing are termed. Flirting
is virtually abolished here, since the lady
Coppers are on the Job
Miss Henrietta A. Carter entertained at
bridge at her Chelsea cottage for Miss
| Frances Dalton, Of New York city The
players were Miss Amy Potter. Miss Helen
Ferret Miss Louise Gin, Miss Helen Price
| Miss Clara Mclaughlin, Mrs, John Thomp-
| son, Miss Mary Taylor, Miss Daisy Boehm
The Chelsea Yacht Club will give tho sec
! ond smoker and vaudeville of the season
| Friday evening July 27. for the members
Of the club and their friends at tho club
| house. Commodore Metzger Is holding n
| pool tournament which is bringing out some
| crack players. From present indications
| Charles j. Miller looks line sure winner,
although Clayton Stilz Is stil a possible
contender and John McQuale and Tom Bur.
rows are close competitors.
| Mrs. Il. +. German, Of Philadelphia, will
| be hostess tonight for an entertainment TO
| be given at the Hotel Chelsea for the pur-
pose of raising funds to help support home
| for invalid children at the shore.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Faunce, of 144 st.
Charles Place are motoring to their sum-
| mer home in Rangey Me. They will re-
| turn to their seashore cottage early in Sep
tember They are accompanied on their
motor trip by Mrs. George w. stone.
Charles T.. Magoon, former Governor
| General Of Porto Rico, is at the Traymore
for n fortnight. Mr. and Mrs, Sadataka
Teshima motored to the Traymore from
Madison, n. j., and will be here for the
| greater part of the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. william X Jeffries came
down In their car today accompanied by
| MI and Mrs Walter p. Miller, and will
remain for week
Among the seashore fashionables who
will act as patronesses at the concert TO be
given at the New Nixon Theatre Sunday
evening. July 20, by the Russian BalalailSa
Orchestra, under the leadership OF Alex
ander KirillofT, are: Mrs. c. II. Basshor
Mrs James H. Preston. Mrs. w Hawle!
McLanahan, Mrs. Joseph Walton Mott
Mrs. Edward J. Porteous, Mrs Andrew
Webb, Mrs. George Lybb, Mrs. William r
Ellison. Mrs. George Chapman Ryder Mrs
Jacob Weikel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Parsons entertained
over the weekend at their cottage, q
South Elberon avenue. Mr.. and Mrs, George
Davis and Miss Eleanor Davis, who mo-
tored from Moorestown N J.
Mrs Ralph Dalbey, of Youngstown, o,
is visiting Mrs. John Snnott at her cottage
10 Connecticut avenue, South. Doctor Dal
hey will join Mrs. Dalbey In a fortnight
Philadelphlans who recently Joined the
summer colony at the Marlborough Blen.
helm are: Mr. and Mrs. w ]. McLaugh
lin, Miss Jane Berlin Mclaughlin, Miss
Alice Gilbert, Mrs. N. A. Taxls and Miss
Taxis.