HOW THE CHICAGO GIRLS BATHE.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2128, 27 February 1886, Page 2 (Supplement)

HOW THE CHICAGO GIRLS BATHE.

At first you see nothing but a jaunty silk cap and a long mantle of white Turkish stuff, like towelling, with broad red stripes, from under which appear real Chicago feet, wearing dainty sandnls and silk stockings. A maid follows, bearing a camp stool, and a little candle awning, fringed with red. The awning is planted on the sands, near the edge of the sea, the camp stool is placed under it, and the Franco-Chicago girl seats herself. She has the whole stage, as thny say over in the theatrical Colony. The eyes of everybody are upon her. Even the old gentleman up on the bluff, who has been staring at ships away out on the horizon, brings his big marine glasses to bear on the little awning. Presently the Chicago girl springs up, casts the heavy mantle to her servant and stands revealed on the golden sands. Her costume is just the vogrue at Trouville. Here at Long Branch it is a Httle startling, though she doesn't seem to appreciate that. It is of blue silk, cmbnidered in white and gold, and edged all round with lace. It is decide^y biief above and below. Gold bracelets flash on the white arms, and there is a tiny golden chain around each ankle. Her glossy black hair falls loosely down to her waist. She trips out daringly to tho Bea, bnt as the foam touches hor toes she run« back to the awning with a shrill little scream. She repeats this performance half-a-dozen times, till everybody is interested, and then she sfsuds her maid to tho bathing master to tell him that she would like to be taken in, but all the same she doesn't go in.