Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-19
AT ATLANTIC CITY.
How People Are Enjoying Themsslvss
at the SeashOre.
Of The Evening Star.


ATLANTIC CITY. August Il, 1Ssa.
Atlantic City people are like BUTTERFLIES
they are fond OF sunshine and blue sky.
Just notice the hotel parlors when q chilly
wind blows or 1t Is the least bit cloudy and
see how the people gather there. away from
| imaginary drafts and moisture. Mammas
and aunties sit and talk over their different
colds and headaches. the virtues Of their re-
spective maid servants and the quantity of
material 1t takes to make the new-fangled
| sleeves. The daughters, bless 'em, 20 out
ON the board walk and weather the gale.
enjoying the excitement Of making head
way against the driving winds and salty
| spray that drives them back At every step.
But the weather has great effect on the
summer guests. and II the morning Is
cloudy the bathers hesitate to 60 out: but
Just let the jolly old sun show his face and
a. by magic the bathers show their faces.
them and the surf full Of them.
Those who don't battle sit and watch
those who do. laughing at the ludicrous and
admiring the picturesque. One Of the watch
ers is an innocent old farmer, who perhaps
hasn't been away from his country home
In twenty years. He comes from up in Jer-
that has seen many summers and more
winters. He wears bluejeans, too, and
tucks them In the top Of his rough cowhide
walk. leaning his bony elbows on the wood
en- railing looking down at the pretty girl
bathers: For while he does not say any
| suppression had been reached. ne bursts out
by gosh. some Of them things amt got
enough clo'es on to keep the skeeters of"
Then everybody laughs at him. poor old fei-
| low. The world has left him far behind
years ago.
To Reduce Avoirdupois.
There is a young woman here who is
must I write it?-fat; that's the word: she
Is fat,and there II no denying 1t. One of the
guards declares that when she goes into the
surf the water Immediately rises three inch
es: but. OF course. he may be a little sar-
castle about this. The same young woman
Is very much afraid she Is going to get fat
ter. just think of 1t. so after she has been
IN the water for awhile she comes out and
begins to run around a circle until she gets
out Of breath. then she rests a while and
goes at It again; Poor child! I'm so glad I'm
NOT NOT as rat as she Is l have not discovered
violent exercise Perhaps. though that viii
come in course Of time.
as saw a queer fellow yesterday; he is. in
DEED. most laughable: he has yellow hair
ana yellow whiskers and, as If this were not
enough be wears bathing costume with
out sleeves and without stockings, a cos
tune all In one piece. made Of black and
white striped flannel. each stripe being
about four inches wide Maybe the people
don't make fun Of him. guess there's NO
than he does.
There is a pretty girl bather here that
has two very ardent admirers who are FOND
OF carrying her about on their shoulders up
and down the beach She looks very Queen
~ sitting up there on her throne. and some
OF the girls look at her with envy, Others
frown. and the pretty girl smiles ana saye
sour grapes"
A Yacht on the Bar.
There was some excitement last sa t,r-
Gay when the yacht ]. c. Smith, CAPT
whitaker. OF Bridgetown. with six passen-
gers. went ashore on the north bar She
rolled very heavily. and the ensign was re-
versed and flown from the masthead. The
life-saving crew was quick to reach the dis
three OF whom were women. who showed
aomifabie courage and who were soon safe
on land and well cared, for. The captain
ana crew stayed on board the vessel till the
tide came in and lifted her off the treacher-
GUS shoals. The sands shift about so that
fore they change their abiding place On On
virginia avenue beach. for instance, the
sands are washing away at the rate OF
the piles that supported the old pier. These
piles have to be sawed off a foot every week
to keep them level with the sand
The most attractive recent feature was
the dance at the Richmond. which was led
~ 6y Mr.; Fre sls Bixby Of Los Angeles.
whose honor the dance was given. Miss
Marshall was very charming and most be-
eomingly gowned The event of the even
Progressive euchre still holds first place
In the hearts of many. At the Irvington q
very enjoyable game was played. in which
Westinghouse figured prominently
Around the tables were Miss Ida Laumeier
Miss Huida Laumeier. Mrs. c. Laumeier
VIM. McCloskey, Miss Katie Doyle, John
r. Doyle, H. A. Wood, T. W. Hartman
Blake Tally. Miss Sarah Martin, Miss Nice
Miss Helen Tally, Miss Mabel Wood and
Mrs: Wood. Miss Jackson Mrs Wilder, j.
Wilder. F: ". Hart The iady's first prize
was awarded to Miss Hulda Laumeier: Mrs
Laumeier won the second and Miss Wood
| won the third. The gentlemens prizes were
awarded to Blake Tally. A. Borneman and
/ F. w. Hart.