The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-26


refreshing hue. shoWered with fiimy lace.
Inc warmest looking person l saw was a
pop-eyed woman in red velvet gown She
was attacking broiled lobster. Whether
IL was the hue of her gown or the peculiar
formation of her eyes, l know not. but she
certainly bore strong resemblance TO the
unfortunate crusta before her
There was a charming bit of audacity in
tne shape of young woman in scarlet
Chlua silk, scarlet shoes and scarlet craps
hat-a veritable daughter of Mephisto. She
paraded no and down the br al thorough
rare, holding her skirts & Ia Parisenne, Civ
ing the on-lookers q genuine treat. About
ner throat she wore a string of gold beads,
from which dangled heart-shaped locket
w hlch locket have you on to-day, Pet?'
asked her escort dull-faced young nan in
nannels. The other fellows" wickedly
answered Pet"
A few well-known men passed up, and
some among the promenaders. Gen. Horace
Porter, known tc every Long Branch haiti
tue by his military air and commanding
pre- ence, his well-sQuared shoulders. and
his hands carried behind him; Gen. Eckert
and Anthony Drexel, both tall, fine
looking men; Daniel Dougherty, hs of the
leonine silver hair and voice of silver:
little Ale Hummell, alert, active
and restless; John Hoey, short, thick
set, horld faced, with closely cropped
lron-,gray hair; Phil Daily, tall, portly. red
faced, with the traditional gamblers dia-
monds, quite as large as the headlight of a
locomotive. Over at Days the flags are
t1uttering, the doors stand invitingly open,
the fountains are playing nothing
else.
Drive down to Elberon, past famous
cottages, the Garrison, Childs, Grant, w GER
lshotfer, Brokaw, Francklyn, almost every
one IS redolent with tragedy. ut was in
That summer house he sat when he saw the
girl drowning or sit was in thai room he
died, the driver tells you, and the deaths
of martyr and hero are invested with fresh
interest as you gaze on the scene.
The Curtis cottage brings up memories
OF your soothing syrup days and you are
minded to take off your hat to MRS
Winslow.N Connolly, the famous New
ork dressmaker, owns a great deal Of
property about Eberon. and mas done much
TO beautify the neighborhood.
Munro. The publisher, has pushed Holly
wood close with Norwool. His own cottage
is spacious and elegant, built on land which
once belonged to Maggie Mitchell and his
bizarre and gaudy cottages have more occu-
pants than those OF Hollywood.
Miss Kessler a sister of the well-known
champagne manufacturer, has the greatest
variety of elegant turnouts at Long Branch,
She is an accomplished horsewoman and
drives superb pair of chestnuts. A fine
pair Of bays are driven by Mr.. Fraekel
The Marquise d'Adiuria's sorrels attract
considerable notice. Lee Roberts, Phila~
delphia capitalist, drives a fast span of BAYS
One OF the lrettiest traps noticed was vii
lage cart at Elberon. The body was dark
blue. with wheels and trimmings Of scar let
In this cart sat two pretty girls in navy
blue gown strimmed with scarlet to match
their cart.
One of the most beautiful women at Long
Branch is Mrs. Van 'Bibber of Baltimore,
formerly Miss Mollie Lurby, wsll-known
belle. She is a luscious brunette and
dresses quietly and elegantly. +
The same cannot be said of all Long
Branch bellies. There is much snowy, in
artistic and inappropriate dire isng. Here
is typical Long Branch toilet, worn in the
morning. The gown was of cream organ
die, stamped with big pink oleanders. This
filmsy material was draped over rose
hued silk. The bodice was cut in a pro-
found V, front and back, with dotted net
drawn closely over the bare skin. The
shoes were of white canvas, the gloves of
white suede. The hat! 1t was of the
dimensions of g0od-sized sun umbrella. 1t
was laden with fruit, flowers, few vegeta-
oles, some creeping things and fowls of the
air. The absence of the beasts Of the field
was quite noticeable.
Long trains are much in favor, and do
excellent service in keeping the piazzas free
from all refuse matter. Long Branch
gowns fit remarkably well. The fit is more
to be commended than the colors selected,
which are of nature to be heard miles
away. Possibly. however, this may be the
only salvation for Long Branch this season,
for without the gowns of the ladies a dead
and awful silence would drop Ike a pail
over this oncs celebrated resort.