Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-07-27


hotels have each received numerous ac-
! cessions, and the outlook for a gay season
is much more roseate than it was a cou-
4 pie Of weeks ago. Well-known people
are daily swelling the ranks of those al
ready here. Everybody has doubtless
read some of the spicy letters which are
constantly appearing in different parts
of the country over the signature OF
/ 'EClara Bell" l saw the original of the
nom de plume to-day for the first time.
Clara is slight-built, dark-complexioned
gentleman, with black hair, bright, black
| eyes, and small. girlish features. His
wife is a strong, robust looking lady, who
looks more like man than he does.
| The couple are seen out. riding daily
| with their two charming children. This
quiet, mild-volced gentleman looks and
acts as if he would be the last person in
the world who would write the racy arti-
Giles that appear over his journalistic
signature. Mr.. E. Berry Wall, of New
York city, who blossOmed into social
distinction last season as the ''King of
the Dudes," because he came here With
more clothing in his trunks than some of
! the newspaper men here had ever owned
I IN their lives, is at the West End Hotel.
lie is a cultured gentleman who rejoices
| in the possession Of a large income, which
| he spends in royal manner, and he is
! decidedly popular. He owns several good
horses, which are at Monmouth Park.
| He is not by any means the fool that
some of the papers style him.
LORD AND LADY EXMoNTH,
who are spending their honeymoon here,
are on four days visit down the coast.
| On their return they will be entertained
by MIR. and Mrs. George w. Childs, and
! other prominent cOttagers. Col. Moulton
| and Mrs. MoultOn are spending the season
at the Fiske cottage. Mrs. Moult0n is a
sister of Gen. w. T. Sherman. Theatre
goers have very pleasant memory of
Miss Ida Vernon, the charming actress,
who was the leading lady with Edwin
Booth last season. She is now a guest of
Mrs. Judge S. V. Priestly at the summer
home of the latter on Liberty street. In
social matters the "summer capital" has
been, as already intimated somewhat
slow this season, but is rapidly enliven-
ing. Early in Augustine annual children's
carnival will take place in the dining
room of the Ocean House. Last night
Mr.. David NJ. Hildreth, proprietor of the
West End Hotel, gave a complimentary
ball and supper to the guests of his
house. The new rink was handsomely
decorated, and there were two bands in
attendance, one for promenade music and
one for dancing. Supper was served in
the large dining room of the hotel. 1t
was one of the finest affairs ever given at
the Branch. On Saturday, Aug. 9, COM
plimentary ball will be rendered to Mr..
Ernest Meyer, the leader of the fine
orchestra of the West End Hotel, and the
following Saturday evening a children's
carnival will be given in the rink under
the direction of Prof. Marivig, of New
York city, who has the supervision of
those given at the Academy of Music in
that city. This will be equal to any ever
given in New York, and will be one ofthe
events of the present season.
THE GAME OF LAWN TENNIS
is rapidly losing its popularity with the
ladies'. asked young lady what was
the reason. She said because it was too
hard work. The real reason is because
the game, when played with a lively and
good batter on the opposite side of the
netting, brings into play every portion and
muscle of the body, and ladies who lace
tight find it impossible to become expert
at it. This is the whole truth of the case,
and the ladies having found out that the
game is more adapted for the young men
are going back to croquet, which is GER
tainly the more graceful game Of the two
and decidedly preferable tor the fair
maidens who love outdoor pastimes.
Word comes to Long Branch this week of
the engagement of Mr.. Frederick w.
Whitridge, a well known New York law
yer, and Miss Lucy Arnold, daughter of
Mr.. Matthew Arnold, ''the apostle of
sweetness and light Miss Arnold ac-
cOmpanIed her father during his recent
tour in this country, and met Mr.. Whit
ridge in society in New York last winter.
He was quite attentive to her, and his
recent departure for Europe was, in the
opinion of his friends, only the prelude to
his now announced engagement. The
news, therefore, furnishes the New
Workers. here a very pretty little piece of
gossip. Mr.. Whitridge is a graduate of
Amherst College and member OF the
University Club. He acted last winter
as counsel to the State Senate Com
mittee which investigated the Department
of Public Works. He has long been a
member of the Civil Service Reform AssO-
citation. Miss Arnold won many friends
IN New York during her stay last winter.
She is a brunette, petite in figure, with
an expressive but not handsome face, and
is a typical English girl in every way.
Rev. Father Ducey, who acquired a
national reputation in the John G. Emo
escape, is stopping at Long Branch.
Gov. Cleveland is to be invited to
occupy cottage at Long Branch this
season.
SEVERAL ARIsToCRATIC FAMILIES
from the South have been numbered
among the visitors at Long Branch this
summer. In company with New York
friends, two of these left on Tuesday to eX-
anime the respective beauties of Sharon
and Richfield Springs. Two of the New
York families, whose guests the Southern
ers are, own cottages at the resorts named,
and that they will have an enjoyable time
there is not at all doubtful.
A very pretty german was danced at the
a "a %
The belle Of New Orleans, Miss Celeste
Stauffer, was present and attracted good
deal of admiring attention. There are
many prettier girls at Richfeld, but Miss
Stauffer is what they would call across
the water very ''chic," and would be no
ticed and admired wherever she might go.
MET AN OLD NEWSPAPER FRIEND
the other day whom I had not seen in
three years, and in his company took a
run down to Atlantic City. It maintains
its popularity with the pleasure seekers
of every part of the country, and they are
there in force. Bathing is one of the fea-
lures of every day life there as
we'll as at Long Branch. There
hasn't been much surf on, but
there is something very inviting about a
calm sea, with its little rollers splashing
against you, and no current to drag and
twist you about. In my little strOlls
along the beach during the two afternoons
which I spent at "the city, 1 was i'm
pressed with the scarcity of female
swimmers this season. Notwithstanding
the complimentary things the papers say
in their personal columns about fair
swimmers, there are few, very few, here.
| don't believe there are dozen girls in
Atlantic City who can swim half square.
A few years ago ! could name that many
who could swim half mile. The aver
age girl is ambitious enough to learn how
to swim, and she would willingly give a
years pin money to be able to float, but
as soon as the water touches her ears, or
little ripple breaks in her mouth, she
folds up like measuring rule, clutches
her best fellow with the grip of wise. and
blows like pOrpoise. There's no use
arguing with her after that; she was near
IL drowned, she knows it, and she don't
care to go so near deaths door again in a
hurry. There is no public place on earth
where the effect of personal adornment is
so easily observed as it is at the seaside
resort. The girl who was in the surf in
bedraggled bathing suit, with bangs as
straight as lead pencils, and dripping
drops of salt water down her sunbrowned
nose, sits on the hotel porch in the even
ing, rudy, smooth, and clear of skin,
frizZes crimped and curly, and resplend-