The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-07-05
BOARD WALK BREEZE.
Items of News and Gossip
Waited from AS
bury Park.
PEOPLE WHO ARE THERE.
How to Escape the Under Tow
General Notes on Summer
Outings.

There was every evidence on Friday
and yesterday that the troublesome ques.
ton, Where to spend the Summer, had
been decided for many.
Commencements are over and anticipa-
tions Of long vacations are about to be
realized. How all the trains and boats
have been crowded these last two daysi
Bundles and bags. straight bangs. birds
and doggies all went along, anxious to
celebrate the Fourth in the country.
Coming on Saturday, it gave everyone a
chance for longer holiday than usual.
with day Of rest following to use sooth-
Ing medicines and salves on wearied
mead and tortured skin.
All the prominent seaside resorts re-
port promising state Of affairs Arrivals
have been numerous and anticipations
bright for good season.
Long Branch is particularly over
crowded. a great many having gone
thilher especially to attend the soldiers
celebration Of the monument.
The past few days have also been
bright to ones to Asbury Park and Ocean
Grove.
The exodus from the cities has been great
and the numerous arrivals Ia part atoned
for the iateness of the season. The gem
eral air of the hotel keeper aud real estate
agent bespeaks serene satisfaction, and
they are evidently In better spirits than
than they have been since the opening Of
the season.
BEWARE OF THE UNDERToW.
In spite of the rather cool weather of
the past few days not few bathers have
already taken their first tip. and several
accidents have already been reported. A
word to the wise is sufficient. "The un-
rfn ar he &c oil "a
terror of the bathers,n says swim
ming professor. a little advice
viii help many a person easily
out Of a dangerous place. The bather
should keep cool. lie as fiat on his back as
possible and wait for wave. With the
for shore. and then lie still and level
again until another wave will help him.
In this way he can make the sea cheat IT.
self of It's victim.
ASBURY FAv0RITE RESORTS.
Park and Ocean Grove are delightful
places for the little ones From morning
till night groups of them are to be seen
in every quarter. While playing on the
beach they are picturesquely but COM
fortably dressed. A pretty blue flannel
skirt and jacket with vest of white ex-
posed in front, jaunty Tam O'Shanter
or large straw hat.
is the dainty looking costume worn BY
LUt 1lbLl6 &kElS- " I'LL 6aOA6tS 1u0 CIdU
scoops In hand they are digging in the
sandy beach In unmixed delight all the
day long. The Improvement made in
Ocean Grove and Asbury Park during
the past winter and spring have been I'M
usually extensive and crafty.
The sewerage has been improved, and
over a score OF cottages have been built
There are about seven hundred cottage
tents owned by the association. which
were all rented during the month Of
June The board walk by the sea has
been wtdened to twice ita former extent.
The enlargement has been made
where most needed, between
Ocean Pathway aud The Ross
Pavilion. : A long pier stretches into
the sea at the foot of Embury avenue to
strengthen the sewer. 1t will also be
used like the similar structure in Asbury
Park, for the benefit of fishers. The As
bury Park beach promenade has been
widened fifteen or twenty feet, ana the
payilions, promenade and bathing
houses. which were damaged by last
Augustus tides, have BEEN repaired.
In Ocean Grove new auditorium is TO
be built. Its seating capacity will be TO-
O00 a model of the structure is now on
exhibition, The cost Of the edifice IS es-
timated from S75,o00 to 100000. Some
and every night. The ladies t
the colleges are giving The usual
round Of social tees and oc
casionaliy dinner takes place.
Last week an interesting event was the
State Teachers meeting. This. OF coDrse,
brought many prominent people here,
among them w. T. Harris, National Com
missioner of Education; State Superin-
tendent Chaplin and Prof. Austin. 1t was
the thirtv-eighth annual meeting, and
was held in Educational Hall.
Ii has been rather quiet at Seabright
the latter part of the week. The weather
being stormy. many have been compelled
to stay indoors. But excellent music has
been furnished by the bands at the ho-
tells. and the days have been enlivened by
singing and daDcing:
Quite a number Of prominent arrivals
baye occurred, among them being DIR. A
a. Lutkins aud his son, DR.. w. G. Lut-
kins Of this city.