The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-17
GAYETIEs AT ATLANTIC CITY.
A Brilliant Ball Which Many Washington
People Attended.
COrresDOndenCe of THE SUNDA

Correspondence of THE SUNDAY HERALD.
ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., Aug. 14.-Many and
pleasant have been the experiences that your
correspondent has undergone since the latter
letter. The hop given on Friday to the guests
of the hotel was notable among these. The
costumes were rich and handsome, and the
affair was declared to be the grandest OF this
season. Mr. John l.. Wirts, the affable book
keeper of the Second National Bank, who
is spending his vacation here, acted as mas
ter of ceremonies Many will be the re-
grets when he leaves to resume his duties. Mrs.
Rines pleasantly received the guests as they
entered the dancing-room. Among the many
present were Miss Ray Walker, blue silk and
tulle, with diamond ornaments; Miss Katie S.
Wilson, black satin and velvet with ruby or
naments Mrs. +. G. Weaver, heliotrope and
black velvet; Miss Blanche Magruder, black
silk and lace; Mrs. L. A. Tibbetts, black lace;
Mrs. Henry Gilfray, red and black silk; Mrs.
George Demenet, black satin, with diamond
ornaments; Miss Mamie O'Dea, china silk
Miss II. l.. Colston, blue satin and tulle;
Miss Maggie Cook, white tulle, with pearl
ornaments; Miss Birdie Welcker, cream
surah and gauze Mrs. Dickson, China silk,
with pearl ornaments; Mrs. p. d. Welcker
white net and salmond, with diamond orna-
ments; Miss Bowcock, blue surah and lace;
Mrs. l.. ii. Smith, white crepe and heliotrope;
Mrs. p. NJ. Hough china silk and steel trim
mings, with diamond ornaments; Miss Edith
Hough, white null; Miss Dora Stearns, white
tulle, with pink trimmings Miss Lena Stearns,
red silk; Mrs. NJ. II. Morton, black net and
velvet; Mrs. Thomas Moore, dove silk, with
diamond ornaments; Mrs. George BigeloW,
black silk and lace, with diamond ornaments;
Mrs. l.. e. Rnes, white surah; Mrs. j. III. Hitch
cox Jr, white satin, with ruby ornaments
Miss Maggie Cox, gray satin and passementere:
Miss Grace Wagner, china silk; Miss Lulu
Lehman, black lace; Miss Lizzie Bowcock,
canary silk Miss Katie Hills, black lace, with
old-gold trimmings; Miss Mamie Newburgh
white silk and diamond ornaments Miss Lizzie
Lloyd, white carmelite, with diamond Orna-
ments; Miss Mamie Metz, black silk with
lace trimmings; Miss Clara Brown, white
SILK; Mrs. D. I. Harbin, pink tulle, with point
lace; Mrs. G. NJ. Pepper, white silk, with corn
colored trimmings and diamond ornaments;
Mrs X. l.. Owens, white silk, with striped
gauze; Miss Madeline Newburgh, white lace and
blue trimmings; Mrs. William Powers, terra
Gotta silk, with diamond ornaments; Miss Rose
MacN Nance, black ilshnet; Mrs George Morton,
black lace; Miss Gay Duncan, lavender silk and
white net; Mrs. William Acker, black lace, and
Mrs. John Morris, black lace and steel
trimmings.
We have had quite a visitation of rain
within the last week. but this did not keep
us from bathing; rain or shine, we took a
plunge into the brny deep-in fact, were we to
omit this pleasure we would think that we had
not put IN the day properly On last Saturday
we took a trip down to the Excursion House
Remarkable sights are to be seen there. Two
very large trains had just arrived, and men,
women, and children of every degree of sery-
tude were to be seen with slight spnnkling of
the colored population.
trip to Longport commanded our next at
tention. Those that are fond of fishing and
sailing can find absolute enjoyment. This is
about the only enjoyment at this place, yet
every one takes the trip. A trip to the White
Elephant was next suggested. AS we had