SOURCES

  • "Rules for Bathing," Milwaukee Daily Sentinel, July 15, 1870, p. 1.
  • "Rules for Bathing," Independent Statesman (Concord, NH), August 22, 1872, p. 375.
  • "Gossip for the Ladies: Bathing and Bathing-Costumes at Home and Abroad," Chicago Daily Tribune, July 25, 1875, p. 14.
  • "American Bathing through English Goggles" (reprinted from the New York World), Chicago Daily Tribune, Oct 1, 1876, p. 13.
  • "Summer Bathing," Chicago Inter Ocean, August 25, 1877, p. 12.
  • "Bathing Costumes," Godey's Lady's Book, August 1887, p. 155.
  • "Seaside Manners," New York Times, August 10, 1887, p. 4.
  • "The Joys of the Surf," Atlanta Constitution, June 1, 1890, p. 4.
  • "What to Wear When Bathing" (reprint from the New York Post), St. Paul Daily News, July 26, 1890, p. 5.
  • "Pretty Girls in Sea Robes," St. Paul Daily News, August 25, 1890, p. 3.
  • "Open Air Bathing: Practical Rules for Escaping Chills or Other Injurious Effects," (reprinting rules issued by the Royal Humane Society) Atcheson Daily Globe, August 21, 1891, p. 5.
  • "Bathing Rules at English Resorts," Chicago Daily Tribune, September 19, 1895, p. 12.
  • "As to Mixed Bathing," (reprinted from the New York Herald) Chicago Daily Tribune, August 14, 1896, p. 7.
  • "On the Beach," Oakland Tribune, August 1, 1909.
  • "General Rules for Bathing," in Mary Ries Melendy, Perfect Womanhood for Maidens—Wives—Mothers (Chicago: Monarch Book Co., 1903), p. 310.

Advice for Beachgoers

Instructions

In the last half of the 19th century, large numbers of Americans discovered the seaside as a place for renewing their health, engaging in physical sports, and socializing. Did authorities really offer the following advice to beachgoers in the late 19th century?

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