The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-06-29
ApLEAsANr TRIP TO CAPE MAY.
Guests OF the Pennsy Ivnnia Railroad
Company Tor -Four Days. jolly Party
and n Splendid Time.

Guests OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company Tor Four Days. a jolly Party
and n Splendid Time.
Well. here we are at Cape May. The
representatives OF the press fro In
Washington. Baltimore, Wilmington.
Chester, West Chester and Philadelphia
numbering some three hundred arrlv-
Ell at Cape May on Wednesday after :
noon at o'clock, In driving rain.
The exeursionists from tho South
we're diued at the Continental Hotel
on Wednesday at | O'Clock.
The run was made In a special train
of eight cara from Camden to the
Cape in one hour and fifty minutes.
The party were driven from tho de.
pot On reaching their destination in
carriages TO the large and sumptuous
hosiery Stockton.
| The pprty we're chaperoned by Mr.
| Geo. W. Boyd and L. n. Burksdaie.
who left nothing undone to make all
enjoy themselves.
| dance was INDUCED In by those
who wished to trip the light fantastic
in the dancing room on "Wednesday
evening, but the ultra fashionable
dance was given on Thursday evening,
when the ladies' fairly rvaled each 9th
er in handsome and brilliant costumes.
|
look upon In the ball room, and made
your correspondent wish he was young
once again. The music was enchant
/ ing, being furnished by tho Altoona
Band, composed OF employees from
tho shops OF the Pennsylvania Com
| rany ut Altoona; Pa. The brass band
containing some So pieces furnished
concerts two hours In the morning
two In the afternoon and one hour in
the evening during meal timo.
The excursionists had carte. 5lan The
to go sailing at Schalle Igsr's pier
carriage ruling. boating and bathing.
Tnere was lots OF amusement fol-
everybody. Refreshments were ii
abundance, both solid and liquid. Caps
May ls rather quite yet, but tho m1r'
chants TO whom yonr cOrre5 pondent
talked said they wete hopeful of doing
| o paying business this season. Lust
season was one OF the Wretchadsst
they ever Went through at tie Cnpes
With another railroad running into
Cape May, the hotel men look for q
lenunlerattve season. Tho soashole Is
one Of the finest for bathing III Tic
world. Tho charges for board are
moderate and II you wish for quiet
time to build up your health Cape
May is the place.
Mr.. Walter Bush and family. Mrs
Albert .Smith. Mrs. Ernest smith and
daughter arc located here In pretty
cottage. and ara taking life easy ana
enjoying themselves. Mr. Walter
Bush was over az the Stockton anu
shook hands with several VI his VII.
mington friends.
Tie sens on was brilliantly ushered
in by delightful hop at the hotel in
honor OF the newspaper Mon and their
wives. There WIS a scarcity OF young
mon. the ladies ouLnumberins them
eight to ono. The gowns of tue ladies'
were very olaaorate.
The drinking water had q very bad
effect OH numerous u rsnns but In a
few hours they were able to do Justice
ut the dining tables.
| Pretty girls at tho right OF YOU,
l'rrttN girls n III LET Of YOU
With their diamonds sparkling,
| Called the ia hundred.
Before the hop the guests were in.
formally but delightfully."- entertained
IN the extensive purlurs of tho hotel.
Mrs. j. b. Fisher. Of West Chester.
played piano solo, which was re.
Geived with impartial favor and Chas.
W. Strlne. oil Philadelphia, rendered
with that snoothness ana force whlci
has made him 30 popular burton,
SOLO Tor All Eternity" by Mas
cheroni.
ONE OF TuEM.