The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-24

tCorrespondence of THE SUNDAY HERALD
ATLANTIC CITY, August 23.-Atlantic City is
probably the most cosmopolitan seaside resort
in America Here on the four-mile board walk
one may meet in the medley of promenaders
representatives of every rank in society, every
condition in life from the lowest to the highest,
from the poorest to the richest A result of
this throwing together of all sorts and condi-
tions of men and women, lads and lasses, is
great deal of liveliness, Irritation, and uncon-
vent!onal carrying on that astonishes the new
corners. If all the escapades of Atlantic City
in which well-known peoDle haye figured could
be written up, am sure they would fill more
volumes than Bancroft's History. 1 do not
mean by this that there is much real naughti-
ness at Atlantic City; far from it, and if there
is, enough that is good and innocently enjoya-
BILE remains to more than balance the account.
But people at Atlantic City are certainly flirta-
tious to an extraordinary degree. That is, the
people from Philadelphia, Trenton, Baltimore,
Wilmington, and other cities are. The people
who are here from Washington are not. Wash
ington people never fiirt away from home. l
don't mean by this, either that they do it so
regularly at home that they think it necessary
to break off as from their other accustomed
habits in order to get the full benefit of the
change when they go off on their vacation. 1
simply state it as fact.
There two methods of enjoying yourself
at Atlantic City. They may be designated the
serene and the hystercal. AS sat on the We
randall of the Wellington Wednesday evening
while dance was in progress, had illustrations
of these two before me. Among the throng on
the dancing floor, lovely vision, red-cheeked
and painting from the pleasures of a dreamy
waltz, rushed up to the clerk and inquired: tOh,
was that really and truly the last dancer" She
might have known it, for her programme said
so, but like all the other sweet creatures, she
hoped that at least one more waltz would be
added for her sake and the Adonis that was her
partner, as she had not had enough during the
four or five hours of the evening. She went in
bathing this morning in the rain, and the more
it rained the better fun she thought it, She was
of the Historically joyous sort. While she was
in the height of her pleasure an old lady of
threescore sat in the front of the house the en-
bodiment of contentment. Now and then she
lulled herself to little maps with snatches of popu
lar songs of the day. l believe she would have
whistled quietly if she had considered it old
lady-like. First she hummed the ''Sweet Bye
and Bye" then "Hub Smith, u mean "Listen
to my Tale of Vice." ending up with that grand
old psalm, "Guide Me Over, Thou Great Jeho-
vah.n She took the serene method of enjoying
her summer vacation.
l have often heard of 'spoons," but never
fully realized the complete significance Of that
term until now If you keep lookout along
the beach, on the board walk, on the hotel
porches, in the fast toboggan slides, in fact in
any spot where youths and maidens congregate
in this place, you will find there interesting
species of humanity galore. There is one couple
here who spend most of their time on the
''gravity" up-shoot and down-shoot through
the tunnel road, in order that they may be
together. l am afraid the tunnel is the attrac-
tion.
AS stood on the beach to-day and took In
the great crowd of bathers, stretching almost
from the lighthouse down to the excursion re-
sort, turned and asked Capt. Jack Williams,
the man who has saved scores of lives in the
w in
the surf at one time. "Last Sunday morning."
he said, ''when the number was estimated at
$4,000, census, as it We're, being taken among
the various booths where suits are hired out !"
Just think of this Thirty seven thousand peo-
pie bathing at the same time. 1t Is sight
worth going miles to see The bona .fde pop
ulation of this island is $4,000 people, and on
Sunday there estimated to be within the
water-inclosed place 210 900 people. In speak
ing of the bathers at this place it might be well
to state that nine-tenths of them really and
truly do enter the water and go out to the first
breaker, while of the other tenth one-half pass
their time exhibiting their natty rigs, while the
remainder wet their feet and then roll over in
the sand for sun bath. There have been few
striking costumes seen on the beach. The only
one conspicuous on Wednesday was young
bud in dress of pure white leggins, bodice,
and skirt, that was ruined just as soon as the
first breaker struck IL. She had to be escorted
by guard of female companions to her bath
house to repair rents.
Miss McNeir and Miss Stella Merritt, of
Washington, are receiving attention here, and at
the Wellington are decided bellies Miss Merritt
found beautifully fat-looking pocket-book on
the board walk, but when she attempted to pick
1t upit went tobogganing along out of her reach.
Two wicked little sinners were at the other end
of the rope that yanked it.
As resident of the National Capital prone
nades the board walk he is particularly struck
by the great number of familiar faces he Sees
The place is Utterly filled with Washingtonians.
The young ladies of Washington, it must be
said, are the prettiest and brightest ornaments
of this city by the sea, and they are greatly
sought after.
Among the Washington people to be seen
here are Judge and Mrs. Carusi, Mrs. and Miss
Lacey, Mr.. and Mrs James Durant, Comp
troller of the Currency Lacey, Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Carusi, Mr.. Thomas Durant, Miss
Cleary, Miss Collins, Dr. William Writ, Judge
Williams, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Stanton, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Eggeston, Pat Wills, of the
. Columbia Athletics; Mrs. Martin, Mr. Frank
MartiN, Miss Martin, Miss Utermehle, Miss
ellison, Mrs. Cogan, Miss Cogan, Mr.. and Mrs,
w. H. Manogue, Mr.. and Mrs. Archer, DIR. G..
p Fenwick and Mrs. and Miss Fenwick, Miss
@. Stewart Mr.. and Mrs. Hedian, Mrs. and
Miss Ellis, Mrs l.. s. Clarke, Miss Clarke, Miss
lie Compile, Mrs. j. ID. Duyall, Mrs. j. p. White
ford, Mrs. Lewis S. Wells, Miss Wells, Mrs. j.
IL. Doyle, Mrs. j b. Baggett Miss Maude Bag
gett, Mr.. Harry sohen, Mr., Thomas Carroll,
Mr. A. b. Smith and son, Mr.. Charles Edmon-
ston, Mr. A. L. Miller, Miss Hattie Mcclure,