The daily gazette., 1883-06-29
raE CAPE MAY SEASON.
Attractions that are In store for visitors
Round OF Pleasure Ahead.

Attractions that are In Store for Visitors
A Round of Pleasure Ahead.
rCorrespondance Philadelphia Telegraph
With new seaside resorts springing up all
around US like mushrooms from the SOD, II
is reasonable to suppose that the struggle
Tor supremacy is as heated as the sunshine 1
on the sands. AT one time, not many years |
ago, after a series of dire misfortuDes, It |
looked very much as Though this old time |
spot would be swaInped 1t that very struggle |
and retire TO her dotage but she has been
inspired with new life and energy has been
infused into her enervated system. Now, the
new Cape May is on a fresh tack, and If the
venerable claimant for seaside honars does
not take her position at the head OF the
race, the fault will not lie with those who
have provided the attractions. Last year
was the beginning of new regime here,
and a liberal expenditure of capital in the
right direction has yielded abundant fruit.
Those who had The interests Of the place at
heart, desiring to turn the tide from one of
degeueracy to progress, decided that visitors
must have something more to bring them
and keep them here than tine mere delights
o. summer bathing and an occasional hop,
Not that the bathing is TO be underestimated;
for nobody has attempted to discount Cape
NAYS claim to the best and safest beach COn
the coast, but good music and pleasant
drives and electric lights aud military dis
plays have all become essentials to this well
equipped seaside city. The season that is
just budding will present all these attrac-
tioms, and more. 1t will be the aim Of the
passenger department of the PennsylvaniS
railroad, which has, above all other interests,
been responsible ior these meritorious limo
yations, TO give the visitor this summer a
safety of pleasure. special excursions
from the West and South have been ar
ranged at surprisingly low rates; they have
programme oil balls and concerts at the
Stockton Hotel that will bring back to that
hostelrie its pristine glory, and there is no
point of attrac tiveness that they have lett
uncovered.
When the season opens uext Saturday IL
it will progress with rush of gayeties. On
that day the State Fencibles will come down
from Philadelphia oD special train. In the
evening they will give superb bali at the
Stockton, and they will continue the round
Of pleasure for two days. The Stockton,
by the way, has had noteworthy addition
in the shape Off spacious promenade plat
form that has been constructed ON the lawn
at the angle made by the two wings of the
house 1t forms a quarter-clrcle, and in
front OF 1t hne music pavilion has been
placed. After the ball comes the prone
made, and splendid spot this will be for
the purposs. The whole plaza will be
bathei in flood of light, pole 100 feet
high having been erected in rear of the
music staud, ant at its apex six electric
lamps have been placed under reflector.
But, speaking OF the active Inauguration
of the season, must refer to the elaborate
bill of lare that has been gotten up. The
Fencibles will next Saturday open the
round ff festivities with a dress parade,
after which there will be a lawn concert and
then ball, 10 which many prominent
people, including the entire Pennsylvania
Legislature, have been invited. Sunday will
| be rather more animated than Mayor King
would like, for the features of intel est on
| that day will comprise battalion drill by
your crack corps, coupled with exhibitions
of loading and firing; an afternoon sacred
concert on the lawn by the Weccacoe Band,
a repetition OF the battalion drill and q
concert by the military band, and Hass-
| ler's enlarged orchestra in the even
| ing On Tuesday the renowned New
York Seventh Regiment Band will be
the card, aud its 50 pieces will give grand
concert. The glorious Fourth will be cele-
| brated in a style that will throw our neigh
| bors in the shade, and make city people who
can't indulge in fireworks hasten TO the
southeastern corner of New Jersey There
| will be concert in the afternoon by the
aforementioned famous band; a mop and q
concert in the evening, and display OF
pyrotechnics that Will call to mind the great
Centennial exhibit in that line. In addition
to the large number of especial pieces" tC
be shown in colors of flame, the surf will be
Illuminated and dummy fort bombarded
The spirit OF the season will not close here
for the Sunday and Monday follow
ing, the 7th and Sth OF July, tn Ger
| mania Orchestra of 30 pieces with vocal and
| instrumental sOloists added, will give after
noon aud evening CONCERTS, aud on the next
Saturday the Washington Rihes--the Capi-
tabs crack company-win be with us, ac-
companied by The Marine Band, They will
remain 10 days, ard on the 2lst the Musical
Festival, for which the fullest promise has
been held out, WIZ begin, aud last TWO days
| 1t will be upon grander scale than that o
| last year, aud that is saying good deal
Attractions Of various sorts will follow il
rapid succession, and nothing that can tenC
10 popularize Cape May will be left unat
tended TO. The hotel accommodations have
been largely increased and there are the bes
grounds tor believing hat the season whiel
has herein been briefly outlined will be al
altogether exceptional success from start tC
iinieh.
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