Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-08
LETTER FROM LONG BRANCH.
The Charming Weather - The Cot.
tAgers- The club House - Fashion
NOeeo . Hcro0aal Meati0n - CRAZY
PotchWofk-A Queer Dog, Etc.
ence u THE EVENING stan.

LONG BRANCH. Sept. z, 1883.
More charming weather could not be found
on this terrestrial sphere than that which has
been enjoyed here for nearly two weeks. The
sunshine has been almost uninterrupted, and
both sky and ocean the most perfect shade Of
blue with occasional feecy white clouds on the
former and foam on the latter, just enough to
make pretty contrast with the blue. There
has been q drought which has destroyed the
freshness of the lawns, but for human beings
the weather has been positively exhilerating.
As soon as the turbulent seas that marked the
last days Of August, when although the skies
were clear and the wind not very high, the surf
was very rough, began to subside, the bathing
flags went up again and at the proper hours the
osthers were again seen on the beach, though
not In great numbers. The bathing master.
sam" who has charge Of the many bathing
houses In front ofthe West End hotel and hires
bathing suits to all who wish them, has had the
place twenty years. and says he has rarely ever
done such poor basiness with bathers as this
summer, while last year he did the best he had
ever done. Even when the hotels have been
full this summer. comparatively few people have
bathed in the ocean, but many have taken the
hot or cold sea water baths in the establishment
attached to the West End hotel.
THE COTTAGERs.
There are 50 many cottage residents here and
so many propose to remain until October LIST or
9Th that the driv ing has been almost as lively
this week as in July every afternoon, between
five and seven. There have been enough peo-
pie, too, at the evening hops and morning con-
certs at the West End hotel to make it very
cheerful there. The ElberOn will not close I'M
til October LIST. The West End will keep open
until September 18th, and Howland's will close
on the 10th. One or two of the down town
hotels near the pier have already closed.
Entertaining Is still going on at Elberon.
Wednesday afternoon q children's party was
given on Mr.. and Mrs. George Pullman's lawn
from four to eight. 1t was noticeable that the
little girls wore pretty shades of colored lawns,
or white instead of silk, satin and laces, as at
Saratoga garden parties. MIR. and Mrs. Pull
mans twins gave this party. Games Of croquet,
tennis, &c, were PLAYED on the lawn fronting
on ocean avenue, and the scene was q very
pretty one.
Mr.. A. P. Burbank gave humorous and dra-
matte recitals at the ElberOn Casino Monday
evening. and there will be an entertainment of
some kind this evening and "hare and hounds"
to-day.
For each evening entertainment 50 cents
admission for each person is charged, whether
they are stockholders or not. Stages run from
the hotels to the Casino when there are evening
performances, and take passengers back at the
close OF the evenings amusements.
The Casino is a very cheerful place. by day or
night. Its style of architecture is pretty and
quaint, but unpretending. The furniture is
very simple and in perfect taste. In the reading
room are all the magazines and pictorial weekly
newspapers and also writing tables supplied
with stationery with the heading "Elberon
Casino"
THE CLUB HOUSE.
During this summer many ladies have been
taken, at hours when no games Of any kind
were being played, to see the club house, near
the West End hotel, which is so magnifcently
fitted up. Learning from Washington gentle
man that he had taken several Washington
ladies of my acquaintance to see it. 1 lately
accompanied him and his wife and an
other lady within the luxurious mansion.
The rooms are certainly very splendid In all
their appointments. The main suite has an
octagon shaped room at either end of range
OF three very spacious apartments running the
length ofthe extension on the side of the house,
the center one being nearly square. The CELL
lngs OF all are most exquisitely painted in
cOOrs. Those of the octagOn rooms have
paneled ceilings, slOping downwards from the
nat center. The center room has q skylight
above IT.. The crystal chandeliers are Of differ
erent pattern from any have heretofore seen
and TAR more elaborate even than those in the
| east room at the White House. The curtains
and pO'fitres are of the new style of Madras thin
goods, figured in colors like those i'm some of the
used by the Attorney General The furniture
covering and table covers are of the finest silk
plush. In one Of the rooms this plush il Of .'old
gold" color. This is not at all handsomer than
in the rooms referred to in the Department of
Justice. The most beautiful piece OF furniture
| saw In the ''club house" was q very spacious
tall buffet of carved mahogany. with q
large mirror In the center. The tables
Tor gambling games were shown us,
ana 1 thought them stupid looking.
i yCoc inf cknIS Sh.l-
which I saw in the grounds outside the club
house, fitted up for the use of Mr.. Days
Children than in anything within. This has q
gothic roof, and 10 large enough for q child of
i've or six years old to enter. 1t has q carpeted
floor, curtains and lambrequins at the windows,
little piano, and cupboard with glass doors
containing china suited for little hands. Above
it flies streamer with white center and colored
edges like that on the club house, and on this
flag is "Baby House." Could greater antithesis
be presented than that Of these two houses SO
close together, the less being the representative
of the epitOme ofinnOcence and childish pleasure
and the other of the taste for luxury and extrav-
agance and the passion for games of chance?
YELLOW AND RED.
A great deal was said in fashion notes earlv
in the season about yellow being the fashion
able shade for this summer, but wherever have
been 1 have found that red In all It's shades has
held its own, as it has for several past seasons
l always think 1t pity for red to be used in
summer, when the cheering influences Of warm
cOiors are not needed, instead of being re-
versed for the cold, dreary months as
to weather, when bright colors seem to supply
that which is lacking In the season. The eye
wearies of seeing the same colors used the
year round. 1 saw at another watering place q
lady, who at distance strikingiy, resembled q
cOckatOO, as abe sat on lawn under green trees.
for she wore bright red cotton dress trimmed,
with white lace and on her head was q turban
of red Of the same fabric as the dress with q red
and white pOmpOn, and red and white feathers
sticking up partly, just where q cockatoO's
plumes rear themselves on his head. The sharp
nose and thin features Ofthe wearer heightened
this resemblance, which would never have been
suggested by Q less conspicuous dress.
Those who have visited Mount Desert this
summer speak Of the great change there in re-
spect to dress and style of living. Many ladies
dressed IS mitch there this summer as ct Sara
toga, or Newport, rather in the style of the
latter than the former as they did not wear thin
clothes or light silks and satin, but heavy and
very richly trimmed toilets such as would stand
the sea air. Entertainments. too, were as IRE
quent as at Newport and scarcely less formal
and costly.