Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21

Correspondence Of The Evening Star
ELBEttON, n. j.. July 20, 1894.
1t was prophesied that summer resorts
everywhere would suffer in consequence OF
the depression In business. but the predic-
ton is not verified. at least not in this Sec
tion or the country. at the charming clus-
ter of resorts near Elberon. Long Branch
hotels. 1t is true are not crowded as In for
mer years. but there is a sufficient numbs.
OF guests to make the top Of gsye:y spin,
even IL its whirl is not furious. There 1. q
strong tendency to cottage ne at the re-
sorts along the Atlantic near here Ocean
avenue is daily crowded at pm with fine
turnouts. occupied by superbly arrayed peo-
pie from nearby resorts The latest wrinkle
Is TO drive three horses abreast-tandem
teams are seldom seen. The Ocean ayenus
drive is from ten to fifteen miles long, ex-
tending from Asbury Park Belmar Deal
Beach. Interlaken. Elberon. West End, Long
Branch, Seabright and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sea 10 Sandy Hook.
1t would seem that the ocean is a relent-
less fury intent upon washing away Long
Branch. for II has again made inroads upon
North Long Branch, where bulkheads are
not yet built Ii is predicted that unless
balkheads are built all along the coast.
Seabright will I'm time lie beneath the deep
blue sea. An old farmer here remembers
me time when farm extended beyond
the present sea limits of Seabright. During
y
was literally washed out TO sea. Fortunate
Ky the tenants had fed from the angry
waves. The Shrewsbury river win proba bly,
some day join the Atlantic and then a
divers bell viii be needed to discover Sandy
Hook. There is fine grabbing st Pleasure
bay and on the Shrewsbury river. ana many
Grabbing parties are made up. Prizes are
given to the one catching the most crabs.
and a dinner at the bay follows the crab
bling.
one sees many funny things when people
are bathing in the brlny deep. The other
day an old lady went in bathing. She
opened her mouth to speak, when a big
wave struck her full in the face washing
out her teeth and causing her 10 swallow q
quantity of salt water. She made a grab
Tor her teeth. but just as she thought she
mad them wave washed them off ;sgain.
After repeated attempts she finally got
them.
A nurse here has an ingenious way OF
keeping her little flock about her. She
fastens ropes of different lengths TO her
belt, and the end of each to a child. The
Oldest goes 4 little further than the second,
the second little further than the young
est.
II is said that many matches are made at
resorts in the glad summer time, but i
know OF at least one match which is OF
now. and IL promised well in the city A
pretty girl and her beau went in bathing
and the next dsy she told her mother that
her feelings suffered a revulsion when In
bathing with John, who, she said looked
perfectly horrid" in the water. Mater is
no respecter OF persons. and doubtless John
did present a sorry spectacle i'm an ill-fitting
bathing suit and hair hanging in wet
strings about his face.
II is quite the thing TO go to the SWIM
ming pool. Shooting matches are frequent
at beautiful Hollywood. These matches are
gotten y by Mr.. John Hoey, the son OF
the late Hoey whose hobby Hollywood
with its magnificent hotel and cottages
vas. Every cottage at Hollywood is taken,
and the hotel Is almost full