Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-08-29
oHARMs OF OCEAN AND BAY.
Talk OF an Effort 10 wrest the Place
from the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. who
Contribute To the uerriurcul of the
Aenn0u- JOles from Tho Surf


Contribute to lhe ferriurcuI Of the
SeusOn-NOtes from tho surf.
Special Correspondence OF Gazette and journal
REHcBpTH, Aug. 22.-Ths close OF Augu4t
Will wind up the SEASON at this qnles little
resort despite the fact that September n tue
most enjoyable month at the seashore. Vary
few OF the cottages are yet closed, but many
are making preparations to resume life In
their city homes after having bottl5d up
enough elixir 70 last them through the win
ter months. Even short sojourn by the
sea leads one to ponder II the "elixir of
life" so-called, Is not TO be- found some
where along Its shore. and certainly Ponce
de Leon must have failed to stumble across
Rehoboth Whel he WAS valnly seeking Tor
the tabled fountain Of youth. Imagine old,
antfquated Ponce, after having gone
through half century OF dissipation at
the Spanish court, seeking to reirvenate
himself NJ modern American watering
place, BIZ eating sott-shollad or devilad
crabs and other light dalicacIes that have u
tendency TO make one fspl spy. Certainly,
II he had come here tals summer he would
have fund ona Incentive TO appear youth
fnl again, aai thgt l. Ia oglipg the pretty
girls who hav5 made Rsh both their ten.
porary homo for the pas. few weeks. Thay
have been here bv the dozens, and soma
OF the hops given duiing the season
could NOT have oaen surpassed In beauty or
brllliancy la the hnil rOpnl5 OF metro pOlttau
society. The latle-' toilets have baen uni
.ormly handsome and we'll matched the
pretty faces OF the owners while tns oeauS
have shown a decided tendency to make
full dress ths rule rather than tho excep-
ton, an innovation which DOES not meet
with unanimous approval as It tends to
make what were intended to bs entirely
Informal affairs, too formal. Many new
iacss have been seen on the beach here and
Rehoboth mas gained scores nl friends
among those who have discovered the
manner In which to epjoy themselves.
Upon arriving here, the deserted, sleepy
look and the intense stiffness at night ap.
pal you at flsst. but only let the recolleo-
ton OF the excitement OF city life wear
III, saturate yourself with a little
sailed czone from the sea until Won are we'll
seasoned and then you are ready TO become
n c1ngenlal member of the community,
Everybody soon kno IS everybody sss worth
knowing, and then you will find life worth
living, even at Rshoooth. You are an actor
on small stage and can take much more
prominent part than II you were az Atlantic
City or any of the larger resorts aud you
thus crafty that great falling OF mankind,
vanity. A Pittsburg family who came here
q few weeks ago to remain one week were
so unfavoranly impressed with the condi-
zion of things upon their arrival that they
announced their Intention 20 leave the fol-
lowing day. They not only did not leave
tue next day but they remained twice as
long as they intended and left with regrets,
| promising to re.nrn n9xt season and bcing
| a large party OF friends with them. Others
have met with the same experience. Rsho-
both undoubtedly has tlne future before
IT. and It's prosperity will be assured MS soon
AZ outside capital is given chance 10 In
| vsst and when enterprise Is encouraged not
| rHpresaed. Washington real estate dealer
1amel Parker has bought a lot OF land on
the beach between the Douglass and the
Bright and few years will undoubtedly
| sae improvements that will place Rshoboth
abreast OF tho best watering places on the
| Atlantic coast. The beach ia superb and
tho bathiug cannot be excelled. Tho shoot.
| Ing and fishing on the bay and the fishing
| At LeWes crafty the most enthusiastic
| tastes in that limo. Prohibition acts as n
drawback In ons way but then no one need
| go dry unless be SO minds. Ths quality Ia
| not always OF the best but then Everything
| goes" at the seashore and the very fact that
| II Is prohibited adds certain East to the
| enjoyment. II is generally rum0red that a
| determined effort will be made at the $685.
| sion OF the next Legislature TO wrest Raho-
| both from the hands of the association
which now controls 1t and to that effort
| everybody except those most Interested In
the Rehoboth Bach Association, joins in
| with hearty 'amen."
STRAY FROM THE SURF.
A large excursion party OF about 40(
i people came down from Clayton and
Smyrna. Whites Chapel, about a dozen
miles from here, also made an excursion
here to-day. The visitors drove over In
| teams.
George Paris of Paris & Crane. bankers
at Washington, ID. o., finds life very pleas.
ant at one OF tho cottages here. He has his
family with him.
Miss Berthe Rnmtord of Wilmington, one
of the handsomps- OF this many fair b5lles
who have geacsd Rshoooth beach this sea-
son, returned homo yesterday after a
weeks soiourn.
A Sprouie, wife and tire, daughters OF
st. Louis, form a pleasant party who help
to maze life agreeabe at the Henlopen.
Paul Bright and wife OF Wilmington are
enjoying lengthy STAY at the Bright
House. Together with Mr.. and drs. Dorr
and Mr. AMI Ms. Mcguire o. Philadelphia
they form q pleasant party whose jolly
laugh can BIS heard almost any tina upon
approaching this we'll known hostelrle.
among recent Wilmington arrivals at n :
Bright are s. NJ. Kaox, d. P. Burn, W. II
Dare, wife AID child. p. Fltz gerald, II. U
Mcdaniel, ], s. Pettyjuhn.
General Kenney and family and Miss
Fannie Pennewill, Mrs. Kanny'5 sister,
| To IuNlE ut DuNoE lUsudl
attr ten weeks sojourn at the beach here
General Kenney is an enthusiastic admirel
othshoboth and has implicit faith In III
ultimate prosperity. In the departure OIL
Miss Penne Will, Rahoboth loses one OF It:
brightest aud most attractive bellies.
Judge Houston Ia enjoying the sef
breezes from the pinzsas OF the Bright
House, Despite recent failures in the crops
of Delaware's iavorite fruit, the judge still
has confidence In the money making quail
ties OF peaches and proposes to plant aDou
two thousand trees on his farm In the neal
future.
The Misses Maggie Richardson and Elsie
Foord of Wilmington dtsport themselves II
the surf to the evident admiration OF the
spectators of the genus homo aud the envl
of their own sex. They dive, float ant
swim like veritable water nympns ant
won - sooner batha than eat. They go II
early aud come out late aud then Away
with longing, regret'ul look at the las
big breaker which they seem sorry to hav
missed.
One of the curiositles In this Vicinity, o
which few old residenters have any knoGl
edge aud which still fewer have seen, ar
! the ruins of the old salt works which 6r
situated about a mile above the Henlopel
and quarter OF mile from the beach
Here years ago an entefprising fellow ex
tracted salt from sea. water for severa
, years, puL now uOtuluR rdulhlu5 Uul u 10Y
! old iron kettles In which the a.water wa
distilled and fsw logs and boards to mari
where the building once stood.
A delightful impromptu concert wa
!. given 10 the parlor OF the Henlopen las
evening. q. ID. Sypherd OF Dover acted a
, master OF ceremonies. The cottagers wer
there In large numbers and, 10 addition q
tine guests Of the hotel, formed large AM
appreciativs audience. Among those yh
, participated were the Misses Fannie Psnne
, will, Matte Perkins, Elsie Foord, Li2zi
!, Pennington, Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Talmege
Mr.. and MrS, Gapon,