The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1884-07-30
For the Farmer and MecnAnic
MoTehead CITY.

one never regrets Visit TO this pleas
ant summer resort, where we are now
enjoying life as the guest Of Mai. John
Gatling. Under the careful manage
ment Of Mr. Rainev the hotel arrange
ments are superior To those of anv
Southern summer resort. The rooms
600 in numbel) are kept in the best of
order, well aired. aud lighted by gas
manufactured on the grounds. Water
arrangements are complete. The per-
petual sea breeze enervates the tired
body-while the excellent cuisine so
heartily partaken of by the COO guests.
builds up the constitution. The extern
sive ball room and excellent music are
enjoyed by the young people. We re-
cognise many fair faces and fairy forms,
though we must admit some of the
heads of hair which were SO pretty a
few summers ago have changed their
color. Among the lady walters we
notice Misses Placide Englehard, Ella
Holt, Lavine Haywood, Cad Rumbough,
Grace Dewey, Maud Amyett, Mary
Bryan, Manly, Skinner, McCrary, &C..
&c. Fine and faultless children of
Gods garden, created to be ad-
mired and attended. Now we catch
sight of Mrs. b. NJ. Johnston surround
ed by a crowd of gallants, and we know
the friendship of such woman is an
honor to be carefully cherished
The matrons wear perhaps a more
sedate look. but the ripple of merry
laughter flows among them so freely
we are assured they are only giving the
girls chance. Mrs. t. Nj. Holt, Mrs.
Il. II. Skinner, Mrs. G. II. Snow, Mrs.
A. i. Stronach, Mrs. b. z. William
son, Mrs. L. j. Haywood, Mrs. Z. F..
Faison, Mrs. Z. j. Laird, Mrs. Alf.
Thompson, Mrs. W. II. Pace, Mrs.
John G.. Gatling, Mrs. L. j. Jarvis and
Mrs. w. p. Roberts, representative
matrons with nice families OF children
around them.
The surf bathing is splendid We
have enjoyed this great luxury twice.
once as the guest of Ed. Lee, and again
as The guest of Jimmy Boylan. We
had mile drive on the sands in COM
pany with Mrs. Snow, Mrs. Williamson,
Mrs. Stronach, Mrs. Dewey and Mrs.
Jas. Boylan. That animal was not
sorry when we reached the surf.
On Sunday we attended service in the
ball room, and heard an excellent dis
course from Rev Mr.. Hicks, and were
very proud of Maj. Gatling in his black
suit and white tie acting usher and dea-
con.-''Turn sinners turn," In the af-
ternoOn we went to the surf and watch
ed from the pavilion the sturdy forms
of the male bathers. Charlie Lam
beth, Sr., in his bathing suit of
red white and blue bore striking re-
semblance both to a sea gull and di dap
per as he rose and fell with the sway of
the wave. Monday we had the pleasure
Of seeing the surf dotted by many taste-
full costumes encased in which were the
pretty forms of ladies we knew. The
masked balls was complete success, and
some Of the costumes were very pretty.
Fair hands hal made an Oscar Wilde of
Johnnie Gatling. fsherwife of Willie
Tucker, a forlorn sweetheart of Willie
Grimes, a Mexican bravo Of Walter
Grimes, Spanish Cavalier of Lawyer Pace.
"lvanhoe' of Mat Manly, Lord Byron
of Maj John Gatling, christopher Col
umbus" of lawyer Simmons, Irish Dra-
Boylan, and Dukes and Counts, ETC., ETC.
sented Liberty Miss Ella Holt, "Cinde-
Tllla, Mss Iaclue EuglcnaTu, Lazy
Jane Grey" Miss Cad Rum baugh Lady
Washington, ETC., etc. In all the world
there could not be gathered together a
handsomer or cleverer set of ladies
than now hold forth at the
Atlantic Hotel" The men with
true Southern chivalry vie with each
other in seeking the comfort of the other
sex, and no buffoonry or scandal is toler
ated. Nick Jones happy faculty OF
pleasing every one is sometimes tested in
his bowling alley. Gov. Jarvis and Sen.
ator Vance made few appropriate re-
marks to the Reilsville Guards, who are
here for few days.
Fons Young has no superior as hote
clerk Cats has good Apoanarius Deep
rock and whatever else you may call for
Dr. Dick Haywood and Mrs. Hick.
had good fishing yesterday. Lam beth
and Alex Stronach caught the light house
fever DR.. Williamson is the gay ole
coon among the ladies. Finish when We
come back as we desire to tell you how
many fish we catch. G. L. s.