The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1890-08-10
AT ATLANTIC CITY.
Fine Bathing and Plenty of Other Amuse-
Observation-Disclosures Who Are There.

Fine Bathing and Plenty of other Amuse-
observation-disclosures who Are There.
Especial Correspondence of SUNDAY HERALD
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 5.-Here l am soiourn-
ing near the briny deep. We left the Monu-
mental City at noon. Our trip was uneventful
until we reached Chester, when we encountered
q severe rain storm, which hung to us until we
reached this island. | fully expected to see the
streets knee deep in water, but to my surprise
the sand embraced the water and hung to it so
close that the mud was almost unseen. We
were welcomed most royalty by Mr.. L. C. Rnes,
the manager of the homeike and pleasant Col
onnade Hotel. A hungrier crowd was never
seen, and when supper was announced an eXcla-
nation of JOY was heard to resound throughout
the crowd. We were assigned to a most pleas
ant room facing the ocean. The breeze was
grand, but the mosquitoes were almost unbear-
able: but net was soon furnished, and their un-
welcome sound was lost to all hearing. If the
Washington nine could only take few lessons
from these unwelcome visitors as to their activ-
ity of movement their base hits would be i'm
proved, and instead of going into innocuous
desuetude they would be flying their banners
high. The bathing has been grand. The break
ers come rolling in mountain high.
Many are the pleasures of seeing the bathers
alike. A very amusing sight came to my OBJ
servation yesterday. You have doubtless heard
of the phrase 'beach bather." A very hand
some lady was parading the beach saying,
doubtless to herself, "Boys, here / am, look at
me- She had, we may imagine, just made this
remark when two gentlemen came up and in
sisted upon her bathing. To get her full per
mission was entirely out Of the question, but
the boys were not to be put off In this way, so
off into the water they went, and before they
had been in five minutes a tremendous swell
came upon them and down she went. A yell
Of joy went up, and the paint that was seen to
adorn her face was thing of the past.
This house. though named the Colonnade,
might with propriety be changed TO the Wash
ingtonian's home. For it is a perfect home.
The most atlable propretress, Mrs. Rines, makes
one feel that when YOU come TO her you are at
home
very pleasant impromptu concert was
given on Monday evening by the talent in the
hotel. Among those who favored the guests
were Miss Gay Duncan, of Clarlisburg, Va.
who rendered some classical pieces upon the
piano. This lady has fine contrato voice
Mr.. ii. hlckcoX, Jr, one of Washington's fay-
orlte singers, sang "Rocked in the Cradle of
the Deep in a mastery manner He was
forced to sing as an encore the Porter song
from Martha" Mr.. Burrows also sang some
very pleasing numbers. The evening was
spent most pleasantly. The children seem to
be enjoying themselves wonderfully, digging in
the sand, romping, and playing cToauet
Among the bright little ones are Misses Nora
Pepper, Helen Hickcox, and Demonet, and
Masters Charles HickcoX and Graham Nc
Nance. The former has recovered entirely
from severe case of diphtheria, which She
was suffering with when her parents came
down in June.
Lisle l.. Lipscomb, one ofour Washington real
estate dealers is doing the island in great shape
Henry POlkiIhorn is likewise admired by the
ladies.
Among the other Washingtonians here are the
following: Misses Nena o. Stearns, Dora A.
steams John b. Stearns, Mrs. B. W. Frazier,