Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-22

8 the island at the inlet
and played havoc with
everything in its track.
-un Hr1 Ths new bicycle pavil-
ion was blown down and
carried out to sea- The
big toboggsn slide at the casino was demolished,
only few posts being left standing. The cot
tage Of Mr.. George Parker on Fulsom avenue was
blown from its foundation, and the base ball
park fence was laid fat, to the great delight Of
the small boy.
schlecht Mehrer's pavilion, which is glass
Enclosed, had all the panes blown to pieces. and
many OF the chairs took wings to their legs and
gamboled of to sea.
Capt. Horner's yacht. Minerva, was ont at
sea when the storm came up. He observed
three very peculiar clouds scuddng across the
horizon and made all speed to get in, but the
clouds came together suddenly and the wind
blew such gale as to keep the Minerva out.
There were twenty people on board OF her and
their lives when she lay over on her beams end
and almost went down. The wind stopped
blowing suddenly as it came and all danger
rom that source was over. Capt Horner
rescued two boys who were out in q sinking
boat. The Minerva lost her wheel box, but was
otherwise uninjured
The new steamer Brigantine was badly dam
aged. She was approaching the wharf when
the wind came up, driving her against the pier
and smashing the pilot house and railing.
Many women tainted and mon grabbed life
preservers, but there was no need for them, as
the vessel righted herself and was soon made
fast to her landing. 1 hope we will have no
more such storms this summer, though the
spectacle from the beach, looking out over the
writhing waters and the iuky clouds that seemed
to envelope the whole earth, as in pail, is awe
inspiring and magnificent, though it strikes
terror to your heart.
A Cinderella Slipper.
And now let's talk of something more CHEEKY
"a story about dainty little Cinderella who
lost her clipper at the hop on the pier Friday
night. 1t was dear little slipper and was sus-
pended over the pier entrance all day Sunday
waiting FOR its owner. Everybody who went
BY the pier, and there were thousands of every
body, saw that little slipper. and no little gossip
was occasioned. 1t was the talk Of the prone
made. Finally the owner came up to the pier
accompanied BY three other girls, and all four
asked in one voice FOR the truant shoe, SO that
the owner might not be picked out. But
know who she is. and she is as pretty girl as
is Miss Alice Nelson, and she is the heroine Of
the day.
The children's parties at the mansion have
been very pretty and unique. We have had q
bonbon party where bonbons and conserves
were distributed among the small dancers;
curios. toys and novelties took the place Of the
bonbons; then the scissors party, and Thurs
day night a doll party. the quaintest OF all.
There was an enormous shoe. twelve feet high,
with one little girl dressed as an old woman, and
about fifty children Of ali uizes inside and out
side the shoe. climbing up and down and creep
ing in and out Of the holes in the toe. Ali the
girls who took par: in the march were given
presents OF dolls little and dolls big,
and all kinds of dolls, to the delight
OF their small hearts. The fancy
dancing was very pretty-one little tot who had
come expecting to dance forgot her slippers
and she sat down very disconsoatey, a diminu-
tive wall flower. beside me. asked the child
why she wasn't dancing. II fordot my slip
pers," she said, and her little lip quivered.
I'm awful sorry fordot my Slippers 1 want
to dance SO much, wis 1 had my Slippers"
Another little bit Of girl who could not have been
more than six years old was announced to dance
alone: she walked out to the center Of the floor
and made little courtesy, then another, and
then she said with her finger up to her lip. I've
her mamma amid the applause Of the audience
Atlantic City seems to be an especially favor
lite resort with the theatrical world.
Milton Aburn, the opera comedian, on the
spur OF the moment went out in a sailboat
with Mr.. Young after drum fish. MIR. Aburn
had been bathing and did not stop to change
his suit. but jumped IN the boat in his wet cos
tune and sailed away. He was just thinking
how blue the was and how yellow the sun
shine and how soft the breezes, when an ocean
swell lifted the boat little and MIR. Aburn was
seized with a seasickness that took all the color
out OF him. even his suit, and far outshone all
| of bis previous attempts on the stage TO depict
| the woes and miseries Of q seasck man. MIR.
| Young got him back to the island as soon rs he
| could, and when MIR. Aburn landed at the inlet
he was sorry sight. His clothes were at the
! other end Of the beach, three miles away. and
he wished he were dead He put himself in the
tender hands OF a hackman, who drove HIM to
his hotel through the crowded thoroughfare,
where he was recognized and laughed at by
hundreds Of unsympathetic people. Mr.. Aburn
| will never hear the last Of this.
1 saw a novel bathing suit today. It was
/ gray, trimmed with scarlet silk, sash round
the waist, blue kerchief and fesh-color stock
ings made up rig that was, to say the least,
peculiar
pretty quit in contrast to the above is Of
white flannel, trimmed with pale blue; blue
stockings are worn with it.
The water has been delightfully."- comfortable,
averaging temperature OF TAP.
| Mothers who don't want to go into the water
and get their dresses and shoes wet chasing ven-
/ turesome children have q novel way Of guard
ing the young ones. A rope is tied around the
waist Of the hopeful and the mother holds the
| other end and lets the child wander at will and
splash in the waves that run up the sand with
out fear, pulling in the rope when it goes Out
| too far.
| A Deserving Charity.
would like to acquaint Westinghouse with
an Atlantic City charity that is deserving Of the
support Of the outside world. The Chiidren's
Seashore Home is a large and comfortable house
| where the poor little tots and babes Of the hot
dusty cities received for u week or two OF
vacation at the seashore. / don't know OF any
charity more deserving Of the generosity and
good will Of the people. Certainly to look a,
the perfect delight of the poor little things who
have never seen the sea before in their lives
would make the closest listed Of us wish for the
wealth Of Aladdin that he might bestow it all on
the institution or build another on the same
plan.
Two Washingtonians came down here this
week to have good time. They we're John T.
James and Thomas Waite. They stopped at
several saloons on tho way to the beach and
were so much the worse for their indulgence
that they forgot their Washington manners
and picked up nicely dressed boy who was
playing on the sand and ducked him in the
briny deep. They were promptly arrested and
fined Sis for their fun.
The cottages at the upper end Of Atlantic
avenue we're threatened with destruction by
fire Saturday. The meadow grass, which is
dry and infammable at this season Of the year
took fire from a locomotive spark and burned