New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-18
sUnMER DAYS AT CAPE NAY.

FEATURES OF PROSPEROUS sEAsON-MUs1c AND
MILITARY VISITORS.
IRON OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE IhiboN1'l
CAPE MAY, N. j., July 1.-THE oyerheated
OF Fourth of July week crowded every noe anu
boarding here and there seems now to be mo dspo
stion partof guests TO leave then
quarters Every day last week saw the register OF
arrivals heightened and the faces OF the propretorS
broadened with joy Numerous special trains were
run and at some of the houses cots In the nan
were at q premium. Everybody seems TO expect THIS
prosperous state affairs to continue during the re-
mainder of the
There have been many changes here since last year.
The beach remains the same, however While the sands
constantly shifting at Atlantic City, ana Coney
Island changes form with season. and the waves
steadily encroaching upon the Long Branch onns
the Cape although much exposed spot, remains just
about the when its only vsitors were the
Indians who came to hunt and devour the festive
quahaug The broad beach is as smooth and level as
ever and well suited to the rocs OF merry bstners
and moonlight promenades of sthe parties OF two ="
for which Cape May Is noted. But the buildings have
changed. There Is new hotel called the
Lafayette. finely situated close by the SUR. IL
has big piazzas all around Ike the stocK'
=. ton House, which 1t resembles I'm other respects.
though Is quite large that famous hosteire
The Columbia proved popular last year that IL
was thought advisable enlarge It, This has been done
and events justified the act, for the house 10 well
led both old and parts The addition fronts on
the lawn of Congress Hall. There have been numerous
minor improvements and some new cottages have oeen
built-some for the and some occupied ny
their owners Indeed. cottage life lie becoming almost
as much feature here as Of Newport
The sanitary scare reached the Cape and prompted
decisive action All the plumbing and draining apparatus
Of the large hotels has been thoroughly oyerhaued Al
the Stockton House a detailed examination was made by
several skilled engineers As result an entirely new
eafa IN.
satisfactory results 4.
The most striking feature OF the season here Is the
music There be at least two musical festivals on
q much grander scale than that OF last year. one VIII
take place July 20 and 81 and the second In August
rney are to held in the new auditorium. specially
constructed on the Stockton House grounds, seating
1000 persons aud giving stage accommodations to an
orchestra 100 and chorus OF 800. There are also
free daily throughout the season oy military
band OF forty pieces On Sundays extra programmes
are prepared and this fact, coupled with the crcum-
stance that Sunday concerts thing OF the past In
Philadelphia brings many visitors down every saturday
night.
Con eress Hall will be gay all summer with military
visitors dozen OF more organizations having planned
to have "eacampments there. Among them are the
Washington Rifles, the Washington Grays. and the
Pennsylvania State Fencibles.
The pleasant little Windsor Hotel Is almost entirely
monopolized by Quakers
Archbishop Gibbons. OF Maryland, Is spending the sea-
son at the Columbia Hotel
Ex-senator David Davis and bride are TO be here for
two weeks early next month
When Congress Hall opened on June 80 it had more
200 guests had engaged rooms for the entire
Electric lights not in favor here When II was first
proposed to put them the pier there suoh un
versa howl dsapproyal that the icea abandoned
There yet fault found with their on the Con-
gress Hall p3zzas wherethey we're introduced last year.
Cape May is nothing if not conseryatiye.
The Washington Rifles arrived at Congress Hall on
Sunday morning. aud will stas days. Next Satnr-
day evening udress ball will be given In their honor
Other Washington visitors at Congress Hall have been
the Senate subcommittee on Foreign Relations, exam
ming into the damage shore fishing done by menhaden
fishing. Senators Lapham, Morgan and Call arc among
them. .
AT Sundays concerts the soioIss TO be Miss 10 lie
de Lussau and Siguor Ferranu.
The Morocco MaDufacJurers' Exchange bold their
midsummer meeting al tue stockton Thursday last.
Justice Macarthur and wife, OF Washington are at the
Stockton for the season.