Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-09
A T AT L ANTIC CITY.
The Water Rather Cold but EVERYBODY
Goes in Bathing.
Charitable Projects Receive substantial En-
couragement-Many Neutrality-suspicious. are
There and Enjoying Themselves.

Charitable Projects Receive Substantial En-.
couragement-Manyw hiugtonians are
There and Enjoying Themselves.
Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. g. 1893
Judging from the crowded boardwalk
Sunday you would not have thought there
was such place as Chicago or such an
attraction as the worlds fair to take peo-
pie across the continent The rich, the
poor, people of low and high degree gather
here in spite OF the fact that there are
many other delightful resorts to be found
Owing to recent thunder storms, pre-
sumo. the water has been a little lower in
temperature than Is usual at this season,
SO that many people prefer the pools. where
the water is heated to a temperature of 80
degrees and over. Notwithstanding this
the beach is black with the bathers during
bathing hours, and. In fact, from early
morning till nightfall there are bathers in
the surf.
There have been some very narrow
escapes from drowning this week. ana II
Is only due to the extreme vigilance OF the
life guards that no lives were lost. The
service is admirable and deserves unstinted
praise. especially as the men are but
The Children's Seashore Home came In
for several donations last week. At Had
and sizes took place. resulting in a realiza-
ton Of 500. Some Of the hotels contribute
their quota every week.
An admission fee Is charged for the Sat
urday evening hops at the Seaside for the
benefit of this institution. resulting last
Saturday in the nice sum Of $50. II the
the Seaside and Hsdon Hall the Children's
Home would soon be an endowed institu-
ton.
Another institution that extends its ben
efits to poor humanity Is the Jewish Seaside
Home for Invalids. For its benent there
vas 4 held Sunday night at the Zen United ,1ed
under the auspices of the Jewish Maternity
Association Of Philadelphia. II was great
success financially. Atlantic City guests
hearted people, and they always respond
most literally to appeals for aid Of others
less fortunate than they.
The beach is always a scene Of interest
along the boardwalk he is ever on the
in her fluffy white gown and white shoes
and then for the other girls on the beach
in serge gowns and no shoes at all.
Mrs. Fleming. who is staying at the
Rossmore, has a love of bathing suit.
1t is made for the beach and not for the
water. The waist Is of rose-colored flannel,
trimmed with rose color. Worn with this
is a jaunty leghorn. trimmed with quanti-
center Of attraction during bathing hours is
to say little. 1t is plain to be seen that the
gentlemen do not propose that the ladies
shall monopolize the attention of the whole
congregation. One Of these very selfish
Creatures came out on the sands Tuesday on
fine horse and. after he had shown him
self of to his hearts content, he turned his
horses head toward the breakers and Tear
lessly plunged in the boiling surf, then out
and In again. the animal seeming to IKE
1t immensely. Then there Is a very tall,
very thin man, who wears eyeglasses and
looks at you over the top of them. He
dons a white bathing suit and takes a con-
StitutfCnal instead
There were six of these eccentric young
men Sunday. all in white, walking up and
down the beach and never going near the
water.
A party of washingtonians went up to
the top Of the light house last week. 1t
to enjoy toiling up the Isl steps to the top.
The wind was blowing such a gale that
hats had to be left inside. for it took two
| hands to hold on to. the railing. The sky
and sea were a soft blue. and as far as the
eve could reach were the tiny white sails
Of Oft the inlet yachts. like 50 many birds nit,
| to the south stretched the beach, a shin
ing silver ribbon against the white breakers
strong for the ladies. SO they had to come
! down before they had seen all there was
to see determining to go again when the
| Washingtoniens are here in force this
week. and many Of them have come to
4 stay.
| MIR. E. c. Rowland is spending a delight
! full week at the Irvington, with his sister,
Mrs William Claiming Russell.
fish He has bs fs fome wS him,
but l notice they don't figure in his fishing
party.
and her son. w. T. Harlow. are staying at
| the Revere. Mr.. Harlow has ambitions in
the direction of the state treasurership.
in the person of Mr.. Dennis Murphy OF
United States Senate fame. For q time the
cares of the nation have no weight with
I IN hlrf Nrn hA fnr fc
| must go back, and that very soon.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Rocket and daughter
have come down for a few days.
| Capt. Leary, U. 8. A, Is at the Albemarle
| for four weeks rest.
L. F. Lee of Alexandria. Va, is stopping
| at the Windsor.
Mr.. NJ. l. Croxan of the Navy Depart
ment is registered on the books OF the
Prof c. V. Riley's familiar figure may be
seen among the many promenaders on the
| board walk almost any afternoon. He Is
staying s;,tg at the Brighton.
tor Murphy. is at the Brevoort for q long
| stay.
euchre. and arranged a delightful game a
OF e age the
house, and included some well-known peo-
pie. Mrs. David Kolloch won the ladies'
Miss M. E. Butterworth. third Mr.. H. L.
| DESMOND won the first gentiemens prize
| Mr.. ]. b. Cralle second, and Herbert Con-
rad third.
| A prominent figure at the Pennhurst is
| Chief Engineer Jackson McElwell. Z. S. n
| A. W. kilgore one of the officers Of the
Pennsylvania road, is staying, with his
| family, at the Traymore.
A pretty hop took place at the Boscobel
/ last week. The ball room was gaily dec
| GRATED with Chinese lanterns, and pre-
| scented brilliant effect Miss Minnie Jar
! Doe of the capital city was the prime mover
| in the affair. and to her is due the success
| of the entertainment. A mong the many
daintily dressed women were Miss Hol-
| lingshead, Misses Maud and Blanch Schel-
| Ter, Miss Blanch Marion, Miss Andrews
| Miss Lois Shaw, Miss Hattie Beckett, Miss
| Shannon. Miss Kate Marston. Mrs William
| Reeds and Mrs L. o. Howell.
| Other Washingtonians on the promenade
| are Miss Rosa Hawkins, Miss Ella Hur-
Mr.. Alexander Mullowney, assistant dis
trict attorney, and his mother Mrs Robey
| are here for few weeks
Emanuel Blout. Koopman; G. L. Pitney
Miss L. Malcolm, Shirley; w. T. Howard
G g. Simons, John Homan and wife
| Malto; Mrs. III. H. Barker, Miss Fannie
May Barker; Dennis, Mr.. VIM: II; Teepe
| Mrs. w. H. Teepe and Master Willie Teepe
| are at the Maitland; G. E. Joyce. Tray
| more.
Marine Band Concerts.
| The following is the program for the concert