Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-25

CAPE MAY, July q

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at the present time. The whole town was,
In fact, full and running over ten days ago,
notwiths anding that the eason is popularity
supposed not to begin until about the first
OF August. This early influx OF pleasure.
seekers Is doubtless due largely to the ex-
cessively hot weather this year, which has
driven all city people to such cooler and
pleasanter places as they might be able to
find, but 1t is due in a still greater degree to
the unrivalled att ractions presented by Cape
May; for, If the reports which reach us be
true, many other places setting up as fash
ionable and popular summer resorts are as
yet without q crowd, and some OF them, 1
hear, have not yet reached the point of pay
tpg expenses. The great success OF Cape
May is, however, the legiti mate result of
natural causes, which are easily understood
by any one sufficiently familiar with the
facts bearing on the case to be able to draw
comparisons between the different beaches
on the Atlantic coast. With personal ex.
perience at all the best places of its class
from the coast OF Maine to Georgia., / do not
hesitate to pronounce this the very best
tials of salt water bathing and sea air are
concerned. One or two other points may
justly claim greater attractions than this In
the way of hunting, fishing and boating, and
one or two more may excel Ii as q place
for fashionables To meet and display
their toilets and turnouts; but / think the
whole world may be challenged for smooth
er, hrmer. and safer beach, while the tenn
perature of the water is pleasant at all times,
and visitors are always reasonably sure of q
sea breeze, which, in turn, insures freedom
from musketos, those internal pests of the
sea side, that are certain TO come in with the
faintest excuse in the way of q pun OF air
from the land side. And when the winds
waste Of water fresh and cool from the far
shores Of Spain, or past the "vexed Ber-
moothes" gemmed In the azure sea Of the
from 20 to IS, 1t seems hard to realize that
people are suffering from heat anywhere.
Those were the figures at which ours stood
last Thursday, when the telegraph told rs
yours was registering 102; and when, the
same evening, / found a wooden overcoat
necessary to comfort while riding on the
beach, could not but wish that the cool
many other good things of iifs, be more
evenly distributed. Though there are many
persons here Of great wealth, and not a few
and that sort of thing, the chief end OF Cape
May hd6Ites does not Sc en- to be to dress ld
swell, but rather to enjoy themselves in q
rational and sensible way.
the large crowd visiting Cape May every
year is Its accessibility TO several of the
chief cities OF the country. 1t Is but little
over two hours run by rail from Philaiel-
phia; about five hours from New York; less
Than seven from Baltimore; and by taking
the limited express at Washington in the
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afternoon, or at $50 at the latest Aud this
is the route / would advise Washington
visitors TO take. The boat route ria New
castle has It's supposed advantages, but one
coming that way runs the risk OF finding a
suhocatlng crowd already on board, and be-
side, the vessel is not always certain of land
ing on the bay side, which, by the way, is
morning, for example, she could not start
from her own wharf, and had to come round
to Col. Cakes pier, on the ocean side TO take
on me her departing passengers.
GREAT FEATURES OF THE DAY
at Cape May, as at all other sea side resorts,
are bathing, eating, listening to the music,
and watching the sad sea waves, and to
these pleasant duties 1t may be said that the
visitors both great and small, give faithful
services-the first named being, OF course,
The most important, aud pretty Ger tain to
receive the willing allegiance OF all.
Fatal accidents very rarely occur here In
the first place. the beach, as stated above, is
remarkably safe, and secondly, as a precau-
stationed just outside the surf to render
assistance in case of need. These are not
often called into use, but their services have
been In cemand twice since have been here.
venturipg into deep water, failed to keep her
mouth shut when big breaker came along.
The result was that she shipped a heavy sea,
set her to calling for help. A meek faced
little lady. on being told Of the cause of the
incident, remarked by the way that women
keeping their mouths shut, and she hoped
her frightened sister would learn lesson
from her saltwater experience. The other
said TO be q good swimmer, who ventured
out too far, and was In q fair way to succumb
TO the stronger waves when relief came. Let
fact that hearty all those Who are drowned
at ocean bathing places are good swimmers,
who either 0ver-rate their own strength or
under. rate that OF the tides and surf, and
T1mid people, or those who swim but little
or not at all, run no risks, and hence are
almost always able to come out smiling and
without help. Among the
WESTINGHOUSE AT CAPE MAY
last week, and most OF whom are still here,
are the following: George Taylor and fami-
~; Mrs. G. w. Adams and daughter; j. @.
McKelden, the Misses McKelden, and Mrs
and Miss Young; w. b. Shaw and family;
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. and Miss Julia Cox; Col
and Mrs. Corkhill; Messrs. NJ. w. and VIM.
Gait; Mr.. and Mrs. 8. II. Kaufman and
Olmstead; Mrs. James r. Young; Miss Bar
clay and Miss Frazier Major Richards aud
daughter; George l.. Sheriff and daughter;
B. II. Warner, A. H. Barber, Z. J. Sweet. j.
I. Starr, j. q. Moore and Rylaud Ruff. Mrs.
Elizabeth L. Stone is also here for the season,
Shoots cottage Is still closed, the gallant
colonel not having put In an appearance as
yet this summer, greatly to the disappoint-
ment of his many friends, both visiting and
resident Other familiar faces belonging to
ex Westinghouse, are those of Col. j. w.
FoIney and Rev. DR.. Watkins, late rector of
Epi phany Church. The former finds suffi-
Client change and relief from the exhaustipg
labOrs Of editorial life In the bracing sea air,
which comes In from every quarter to the
shaded porch Of his pleasant cottage, and
does not battle, but the latter is as regular In
getting his bath as gentlemen OF his cloth
are supposed to be At their prayers. He also
puts in an appearance at table with COM
mendable promptuess; but then, 1t must be
salt water bathing and sea air
are great tonics. Clergymen are habitually
delicate during the heated term, you know
that is, until they get their leave OF absence
The great event OF last week was the arri-
val Of the noted
FIFTH MARYLAND REGIMENr,
which came here last Saturday morning for
Its annual encampment. It Is not In full
strength, but It makes up for deficiency In
this respect by gallant appearance, capital
drill exercise, and soldier-like dsneanor. It
brings with IL an excellent band and Its dress
parade at O'Clock each evening IL sure 20
tring to its pleasant camp on the beach q large