The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-07-23
AT THE SEASIDE.
OUR CAPE NAY LETTER.
Bsms Architectural potnts ana LaoS-
Tinthibo stUdiss-OEtnedoxy aAd He
tsrodssy o. the Bathing QuestisA-
wno Hevsls Of the DaAes-A CRANE
Dress u all for the children.

tsrods1y o. the Bathing QuestieA-
who Nevsls Of the DaAeo-A 0Iand
Dress u all for the Childrss.
CoNGRIss HALL, CAPE Island
July p, 1868
ot,ho eoo eo, -cood neonls of philadelphia
Soo ono or. entitled To sincere commiseration
--ptrhaps greater number; for 1t is uncertain
Vbethsx 10 600 of them are now slowed away IN
A. Dnn,h ,ho,I.s. pooks and corners OF this quaint
ola,..,ia. town, In previous letter / spoke
-, ,h. uncertain and almost unlimited capacity
ofCoperess Hall, and the same remark may be
anplieo to every building on the island, aud to
Che town itself as q whole. sir Christopher
Wren would be sadly grieved if he were again
10 assume babiments of flesh aud visit this
place. The rules of architecture have been set
AT utter defiance by all the early builders, and
only in some of the more modern cottages have
they obtained q footing. Indeed, one might
in asine that Dedalus himself bad been
rebabitsted for the express purpose OF
layins out the town aud devising
dozen labyIin,hs of almost equal intrlcacy with
The ope which that worthy healhen constructed
on the island of Crete a score and hall ot CEN
turles ago. In their multitudinous passages are
slowed away tho motley throngs OF city tolE
who rsmble hither and thitber with non
ChalanCe which is quite as refreshing to new
arrival as Is the generous ocean breeze which
cools bis brow. And despite the multitude now
s,owed away in Congress Hall and elsewhere,
saere is always room for more. The word
4 iullD is no. to be found in Mr.. Cakes vocabu'
lary as read ly as in the LEXICON OF omnibus and
rect car This results partly from the fact that
no employe abou. the establishment Is safe in
asserting that the place is full" of people, and
partIy from the fact that these happy creatures
who are now bestowed therein are, unhappIly,
not all booked for "the season" There is
copstsnt tide of psrcheG humanity flowing in to
occupy the noOks made yacaLt by the tide which
flows IN the o.her direction.
Concerning the manner in which our seaside
soiourner passes his time much may be said.
II he belong TO the purely orthodox order, he
bathes at IL A. n. as regularly as he dimes ct
p But heterodoX noions on the bath ng
question OBTAIN to an alarming extent. Not
satisfied with the rare, the almost divine, enjoy
meut OF the orthodox bathing hour, scores OF
rCstless beIrgs seek the bosom OF the ocean at
midnight and early dawn, and p%rtake OF
luxury which orthodoxy knows not of.
Then there is the sea breeze, which may be
inhaled legitimately at a. hours OF the day and
night. 1t partakes of the quality Of nectar,
AND Is fit atmosphere for demtgods to dwell
in. Nay, there be some WHO now d we'll in the
flesh, without the slightest approach 10 the
heroic in external aspect, who nevertheless
deIude themselves with the pleasing fancy that,
rs they dig their neels into the gli.teniug sand,
and drink in Great draughts OF ocean breezes,
they are something more than human.
And furthermore there is the dance-an
outcropping OF exuberant s3irits which cannot
mill ha IN 1au
this irrepressiblo tendency to gayety had full
swing and sway at the Columbia House. where
a brilliant gathering was assembled to trip their
MIN Die toes in fantastic mazes.
Tomorrew evening the scene is transferred
10 Cor gress Hail. ana this time the children are
20 be the masters OF the revels. A grand dress
ball for children is really one Of the mot en-
joyable sights that are 10 be encountered at the
seaside. Here there is nothing farcica no
laint G; hypocrisy, no mask of seeming happi-
ness covering a weight OF care and woe.
The life OF child is too open and in
ReDuous fer such worldly arts, aud its
pleasures, devoid of all senlblauce Of talsity or
assumption, are pre-emnent for their reality
and heartness Of spirit. Preparations for the
affair of tomorrow evening have long been in
progress, and are of such an elaborate character
that the occasion promises to be one
of great eoat aud undisguised happiness.
The music will be furnished by Mr..
Mark Hassler, under the heWItching influence
OF whose wan the little hearts will grow light
and lighter as the little feet become more aud
more involved in TerpsiChorean 6gures, until at
last comes that wholesome wearLe-s of limb
which is the precursor OF refreshing rest
0NIKRoN.