Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-07-27
The Season at Rehobcth Beach.

Correspondence O. the Eusning Sta.
REHOB 9TH BEACH, Delaware. July p ISIS.
Edtt0r Star: l have SO often been enter
tanned by the letters published in yOur co.
umnS from Washing tonianS who We're abroad
during the summer months that have thought
would endeavor to return the compliment to
your other readers wit1 few lines from this
romantic spot and delightful Summer resort,
SO little known to our citizens RehobOth
Beach is located below Cape Henlopen. at the
e4ue southeastern portion OF the state OF
delaware, and due southwest from Cape Nav
Inc place Is controlied by the Methodist con.
efegat0nS OF Delaware, and within the en-
closure the camp meetings are held every sea
son. have just arrived as one OF these gath
erlngs is breaking up, but find the three prin-
clpa! hotels CT oWdeu to their utmost capacity
The bathing is excellent. The beach is very
similar to that OF Atlantic City or Long Branch,
put the breakers are not quite as large as Guos
OF Cape May: We have here, however, a col
lection OF refined people, who come TO have a
good time and toimprove their health; and do
You know, Mr. Editor, that L believe the salt
to the salt water, and / always notice a great
improvement in them after such trip. Ia.
deed. attribute my own good health to tue
practice which / have indulg / for a number
OF years past of visiting the Iea shore
HINT TO WASHINGTON METHoDISTS.
often regreE that that charming spot at the
mouth of the Potomac were not .eized by some
enterprising party who would fill up The salt
marshes, build good hotel and give US Wash
lhgtonlans chance TO enjoy watering place
near home. The principal drawbacks at the
folnl are the Sea-nettleS and the mo .uui-
toeS,Dut both are only periodical in their vislts
and the latter could be partially driven away
oy hllng, up the marshes between the wharf
and the Chesapeake side, ii QUt Methodist
friends would take hold of that place they
could III few years have as elegant a place as
me delaware people have here, or as tne New
Jersey congregations have at Ocean drove.
what Ii wants IS tOr some prominent parties
to take the measure in hand, divide into build
ing lots, and sell at reasonable rates to pdrti
VINO will erect houses. The ride down the Pu
t0mac viii then he enjoyed by great numi n
OF your business men, who VII find il pleasant
to locate their families at place where the
regulations are such as we have here at RehO.
bOth,--S strict as to keep trampS and rough
characters at a distance.
THE FATHERS.
AS at all other watering places along the
coast we bathe here at II a m, and when the
people, young and old, from the thr hotels
are jumping and diving in the breakers with
their many-cOlored and many shaped bathing
robes, it is quite picturesque and very often
cOmlcal view TO those who remain in the sum
mer houses on the beach No more polite peo
pie can be met with than those who are bath
ing, any rough handling or accidental bump is
excused in half the time that the same acci
dent would be forgiven on shore. Well, it NAV
be because when parties are arrayed in the
bathing robes it is difficult to tell acquaintance
from stranger or men from women.
Tonight there is an exhibition of parlor
skating at one Of the hotels; tomorrow even
Ing an entertainment of another description
at another hotel, and after that there will be
nops, music, lectures, magic lantern eXhibi-
tlons and variety OF amuSements to enter
tain the young and old.
have not yet seen single WaShingtonian
at this place, but notice by looking over the
registers of the hotels that some fo1lr 'H or five i've
of our citizens have been here during the sea
son. Z 4. M.