The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-08-22

into the surf and sand from under the breakers.
Is drawn around and put under the house. which IL
to be raised ten feet this season.
Among the recent guests ut Sea Beach Mrs.
Marshland. Mrs. Mordaunt. of New York. wore
dark gray flannel suit. trimmed with purple when
she bathed near the iron pier to-day. Her slippers
were neat match for the suit. and the stockings
were greatly admired. Mrs. j. W. Thompson, who
bathed at the same place. wore light blue flannel
suit. with white braid trimmings and the newest
fashion in oiled silk hats. It shaped some-
thing like the ''coal scuttle bonnets of our grand.
mothers. aud was voted success.
Printz. OF St. Louis. has accepted Captain Webb's
challenge to swim twenty mile match for $780, and
it is understood that the swimming will be done in
front Of Feltman's. The date Is not fixed, nor is
the course. The swimming mania has fairly set in
and seems likely to rage as wildly as the walking
fever.
Northcutt. the Philadelphia cornetist, is giving
most capital solos to small audiences at Nortons
He will be formidable rival for the New York ar
lists when he Is better known here. U.
Ex-Mayor wickham and Assistant District Attorney
wynberg were both strolling around West Brighton
yesterday; so was ex-Judge Schoonmaker, OF Albany
who had party of ladies' with him.
The New York City Schuetzen CORPS are to have Q
festival the 2Sth inst at the West Brighton Beach
HOTEL
The New York saengerrund chorus Of sixty voices
IL one of the strong. though weekly. attractions vt
Brighton.
Wednesday nights. when they sing. are known
Among the Brighton guests are Clayton McMichael
and party, of Philadelphia; John J. Thompson,
and chairman of the Ohio Democratic State Commit
tee; Mr. j. M. Potter, of Providence; Mr.. w. W. Arm
strong. OF the Cleveland Ptandealer. and william b.
Shaw of the Boston Home Journal. General George
+. Estey and General Arson Stager are also there.
In the hotel corridor at Brighton hangs picture
Culyer entitled 'Coney Island Thirty Years Ago.
1t represents q strip Of beach, some sand hills. .
beached sloop. three bathing houses and dozen or
On the long list Of guests at Manhattan are Mr..
and Mrs. +. NJ. Stader. Mr. Francis, the American
c. Tracy. consul for Denmark In Philadelphia; Mr..
A. II. Lazan and wife and daughter. Mr.. W. I.
Bangs. who took Mr.. Manton Marbles room when
the latter Left Messrs Charles Lanier and Pierpon
son. and Mr. Charles Heidsieck Mr.. HeidsiecE is q
famous swimmer and much in demand as an escort
by timid lady bathers.
Mr. M. Baumel is an Israelitsh gentleman who has
not thought it worth while to leave Manhattan
Beach on account of his religion.
Mr.. Robert Gordon Governor and Mrs. Bullock
OF Massachusetts; Rev. J. Halstead Carroll Of New.
burg; Mr. Franklin Underhin and family. OF Siam
ington, are also at Manhattan little party winch
Is reckoned rather exclusive. is made up Of Mr. and
Mrs. Purton and DR.. Strachan. of New York. i1h
this week, cooling off after q trip to Saratoga.
pretty notion Of somebody it was to put on the
cages of the canaries that hang in the Sea Beach
dining room the names Of the birds, such Kellogg.
Cary. Nilsson. &c. A quzzcal gentleman, reading
only the male canary birds sang
Professor Miller. the athlete, wrestling with
the table d h6te at the Sea Beach to-day.
Miss Adah Briggs Miss Jennie Quigley and Admiral
Dott bathed together to-day at Engerman's Pavilion
Miss Briggs weighs $40 pounds on land. and Miss
Quigley weighs about 80 pounds. They wore private
escorted by Mrs. Ufner and Mr.. William Thorne.
Deacon Richardson. Of Brooklyn. famous as a
railroad politician, escorted q remarkably handsome
Mr. James Weaver. of Brooklyn. is q daily visitor
to the pier, AMI always has flower in his bottom
Mr. and Mrs. John s. Hoagland are also frequent
visitors. Mr. Hoagland wears white hat and . red
rose.
Miss Sadie De Boise, of Providence. who 10 visit
ing friends in Brooklyn. bathed to-day.
day. escorted by the Old Guard. OF New York. Their
captain Is James W. Cusick, and the other officers
are LIE Grand S CrameT First Lieutenant; J. I.
Smith. also Second Lieutenant. There II Of the
H. members here and their appearance il certainly
veterans, forming tho Old Guard of the Citizens
Corps, are with them, we'll q number Of Tro-
jams, who honorary members. Among these
Messrs Charles Cleminshaw. Henry Burden Jesse
b. Anthony, M. H. Burton, George H. Starbuck.
Colonel George H. steenberg and Colonel +. Cham
BERLIN There are no ladies In the party. The corps
stayed over night. and spent the morning visiting
the various points of interest on the island They
voted it great success and left by the way or the
Iron Pier this afternoon.
On arriving here yesterday the Corps marched
from the Sea Beach Palace past Cables and Bauers
through tho concourse to the Brighton. Then they
broke ranks and fell to enjoying themselves indi-
vidually. Their red coats were to be seen almost
everywhere excepting in the surf. At i've o'clock
they formed in the Brighton Beach Hotel corridor.
and reviewed in front of the hotel by General
Joseph b. Carr and his staff after which ranks were
again broken and the evening was spent as each man
saw TT