The Washington critic., 1888-02-04
WINTER BY THE sBAsTDn.
a season THAT May be Most Agreeabiy
Enjoyed at Atlantic City.

Enjoyed at Atlantic city.
ATLANTIC CRY, N. j., Feb. 2.--Said
a respected old resident Of the New
Jersey coast to your correspondent
this morning: GAS the world grows
older, it not only grows wiser, but
also so much more agreeable as a
place Of residence, that IL may be
safely asserted, the man of modest
means in this age possesses more
comforts and extracts more enjoy
ment out Of life than any prince Of
royal blood in the middle ages, and
this does not include the necessary
satisfaction which greater security of
life affords. We are reasonably well
fed and snugly housed.
"rhe blasts of winter down here
by the old ocean have little terror for
the man visitor or man resident.
Those that can't get away from the
cities these times to see the ocean, or
enjoy its breeZes, are not so badly
of; yet they would like to be here.
at must have been q bold man
who first conceived the idea of
building hotels and boarding-houses
on the seashore, especially when
the winds blow so that the beds
shake enough to remind the occupant
of the nursery rhyme of 'Rock-a-bye
baby on tree top and yet we all
awake in the morning and find every
thing safe and sound. The biblical
story of the man who builded his
house upon the sands, seems to find
many stout followers here, but, un-
like his mansion, these houses stand.
"Outside of the sea, and thus un-
like Asbury Park and points north, or
Cape May and its adjacent resorts,
Atlantic City has attractions other
wise. For instance, its marvellous
growth in the last decade has brought
with it many attractions. Even at
this season of the year may be
courted long and pleasant drives; an
opera-house will shortly be opened
with attractions of the day; the best
physicians find it lucrative to practice
here; religious organizations of all de-
nominations thrive, and the most elo-
quent divines find ready call. Sea-
side cities have sprung up all along
the New JERSEY coast, but none have
shown such rapid progress as this.
Finally" says our talkative friend,
"every year these cities grow larger.
Nobody grows tired of the sea; it
never grows old. None will ever grow
| tired Of Atlantic City. It is gratify-
ing thought that this pleasure is al
most at our feet. II wei live in Wash
ington, the time is less than six hours;
| if in Baltimore, less than five hours,
and if in Philadelphia, ninety min
utes. The cost of the trip is trifling,
and in single day you can come and
90, if you desire. 1t is money well
invested, to be repaid an hundred
fold in strengthened nerves and reno
waited brains. A man is unjust to
| himself who does not accept the in
yitation old Neptune holds forth to
come and be cured Of three-fourths
the ills that flesh is heir to-"
| The Unprecedented success of At
lantic City during the winter and
spring months, Independent of the
summer season. is fact, without dis
| pute. Possessed of climate remark
able for its dryness of atmosphere,
mildness of temperature las reliable
statistics set forth) the curative influ-
ences, and score of other attributes
well rebound at all times and forever
to its long life and prosperity.
Commencing from this week the
arrivals from New York and the East,
Philadelphia and the West, with
many from Washington and near vi.
cinity, will be frequent. During the
months of February, March and April,
| il will be about as much as the Tray
more, Mansion, Brighton, Dennis,
Shelburne, Waverlev, Margate, Sea
side House, Wetherill, Mrs. M. ].
Sekert, proprietor; Acme, Mrs. G. w.
! Stoddard; Vermont House, Berkeley,
Hotel st. James, Hotel Essex, and
| many others can handle. During
March and April of last year youi
correspondent knows that at least
1000 anxious applicants were turned
away from the Brighton and Tray
more.
Amusements are plenty and diver
sifed and particularly adapted to this
season of the year. Evenings are de-
voted to social gatherings, prone
nades, whist and progressive euchre
parties, billiards, music or dancing
and quite frequently concluding with
| Stluidll.
The time may be profitably and enjoy
ably spent in equestrian eXercise-"con
stitutionals''- the tlnee-mile ocean
boulevard, resting occasionally in the nu
merous pavilions or in viewing the grand
old ocean as 1T rolls in and out, or, when
the sea is mild, in charming sail on one
ofour saucy little yachts.
More than two hundred men, under th,
personal direction of Mr.. Frank Walton
are pushing ahead the work on the rac'
track of the Atlantic City Turf Associa
ton as fast as the weather will permit
The inclosing dixie about the track i
nearly complete and one-half the track j
ready for the gravel. The Reading Rail
road will have their Baltic avenue exten
SION laid to the grounds this week. Thi
enterprise promises to be very great at
traction to this city and will make busi
ness for all.
Ofthose who run down here from Wash
ington Just for weeks outing, alway
stopping at the Brighton, are b. II. WaI
ner Of b. III. Warner Il Co., real estate
and Thomas Il. Waggaman, dealer in rea
estate, who is also an annual visitor q
this excellent house. ]. NJ. d.
Religion in the Royal Family.