Ellen Osborn’s Latest Letter From Long Branch Beach
Ellen Osborn describes July scenes at Long Branch New Jersey with girls in white and Roman scarf, bicycles named Sally, and a talk about Lucille as summer reads drift through the beach tents. The piece notes fashion moods, dress details, and the lively social scene among summer visitors, including outfits, hats, and motor-car fashion trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Branch
N.J
Sally
Nan
Shrewsbury
The Elevator Boy
A narrator named Sammis recounts working on an old building's seventh floor where power players Mr. Wassoon and Mr. Hendricks run shady schemes around a new female employee. After exposing the racket, Sammis navigates threats, moral pressure, and a partial repayment for silence, while mentoring the new girl and guiding her away from predatory colleagues. The piece ends with Sammis asserting his resolve and the title character’s defiant stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vonning
Mr. Hendricks
Mr. Wu
Mr. V
Mr. Rasher
Mr. Rash
Sammis
Dov
Bubby
Mr. Hlank
Davey
Beachside Bicycle Fashion and Beachgoer Tales
In bright seaside scenes, women and girls in blue jackets and white skirts ride along shorelines. A roman scarf girl recalls Sally the ponylike mare dodging a steam roller, surf, and crowds while fashionably dressed cyclists mingle with bold colors and delicate detailing among parasols and beach tents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elberon
Sally
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Ellen Osborn
Lucille
Bigorre
Miss Darcy
Vator
Mr. Blank
Dover
Ull
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