Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1885-08-14
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ATLANTIC CRY, N, ], August,

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NOTED resort for those who seek res,
| pleasure, recreation and a lovely op
lpoiiunliy to filrt just little, is now a
its bloom or boom. The heated tern
has routed out the loveliest girls from
Philadelphia with their handsome
cousins from Baltimore, Washington
Camden and other places hereaway
till the Harem of Solomon was neye,
SO well supplied with handsome
women as are the hotels, cottages and
batning-places of this multitude-coyer.
ed strip of Jersey coast.
One hot day last week more than
800 car loads of fan-wielding humanity
came in from Philadelphia way. All
least four ffths Of that days arrivals
were ladies of all sizes. all colors oil
costume. So they come. train after
train, every day. Running excursion
trains here from Washington is a new
feature that will bring thousands from
that hot, inland city, and give excited
and exeitable politicians chance to
cool off by degrees.
Where the new corners are slowed
away is mystery, except for the fact
that Atlantic City has more good hotels
than has any other city on this cont.
nent, with commodions, handsome
cottages by the hundreds. 1t is stated
as fact that no matter how great the
crowd, there Is always ample accom-
dations for $4,000 more.
Sunday last opened up hotter than
female fury. The sun got fair focus
on the shore aud glanced off obliquely,
to give people here spoonful Of what
people were getting in the cities by the
scoopful. By 10 o'clock the three
miles and half Of board walk, from
the Inlet to the Excursion House, was
a picnic of people revelling in the cool
sea breeze sweeping in from the south
east. 1t is stated that Sc, 900 visitors
were in Atlantic City that day. OF
these full 20, 900 were in the surf. The
boardwalk is on piles let down by the
water process into the sand. 1t is 70
feet wide and made of very smooth
pine flooring. 1t is from to 10 feet
above the irregular surface sand. The
white rlbboned surf rolls in on the
beach generally but few rods from
the board walk, along which the pro.
menaders move slowly catching the
sights aud the breeze at the same time
Under the broad walk in the shade go
old and yoaa5, to sit and watch the
surf and the bathers. Children are
supplied with tin pals, painted and let
tered for "a good boy" "a good girl, -
etc. and with little iron or wooden
shovels. They dig holes in the sand
and make sand towers, go down to the
rolling in tide and get pals of water
with which to make sand pies and
have lots oftun. Misses bring baby
carriages here, hoist umbrellas and
great sun shades, and rest. Persons
spread light blankets on the sand to
keep it from too great familiarity with
their limbs and back, lie down and
sleep while the breezes blow all the
heat and hot thoughts away.
From the scores of bathing houses
all along the boardwalk, bathing suits
can be had tor a rental of IS cents.
This sum includes the use of small
dressing room, locked when you come
out and opened for you by its number
on your return. The great fun is to
watch the bathers in their variety OF
costumes. and see how deity the at
tractive female gets in her work.
II she has a handsome face a good
neck, plethoric bust and calves nicely
set. size brings carefully made bath
ing suit from home so built as to show
off each particular point OF, at other
times hidden beauty. Arrayed IN this
suggestive and enticing garb, she skips
out OF her bathing room as does a
fairy, lets her hail fall and float, and
with an "Oh My! What a crowd "'
slips down the steps and into the water
She tries one foot, vets it TO the ankle,
then jumps up and screams. A
breaker comes in, splashes water over
her and in she goes. She delights to
call for help, to bother bald headed,
venerable bathers, and tantalize the
dudes. She has a hole in the toe o.
her stocking so that 1t may stick out
Then, as she steps. dives and
floats and moves about in the water
the men do so love to tender theil
assistance. The ladies who are not in
as good shape as the Philadelphia girls
wear suits that stick closer to theil
text; that come up higher and go down