Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-23
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Current Topics Of Interest at Atlantic
City.
washington People Who Have Gone
to the Ocean-The New Fashion
IN Bathing Costumes.
Special Corrsspoodenee Of Ths Evening Star.

Special corrsspoodenee Of Ths Evening Star.
ATLANTIC CITY. N. J., June p. 1894.
Atlantic City is to keep up with the other
seaside resorts this year In the possession
of q crack base ball team. Athletic In
structor w. c. Bryan OF the U. Of p. and
ex-Captain H. A. Mackey OF the univer-
sity's foot bali club. are in charge Of the
team and have already secured some of the
very best college talent. Coogan. u. OF p.
will be behind the bat and there IL no one
In the amateur circle who can excel him.
As q substitute he will have Allen Of AM
herst. who II reckoned among the cracks.
Schoenhut. U. Of p. will twirl the sphere
for the new club and when he goes OF will
have three effective substitutes In Dowd
Of Georgetown, Gregory of Amherst and
Crsswell OF Lafayette. The other players
and the positions they can best occupy are
Goeckle, Z. Of p, FIRST base; Mshoney.
Georgetown second base: Spies. German
town. and McGill. Brown, third base; Aril
A. of p, short stop; Barclay. Lafayette.
centerfeld; Mccarthy. Holy Cross. fielder.
About forty games are on the summer
program. the frst one being due Saturday.
June 30. The open dates of the league clubs
will be filled In down here. and among those
scheduled are four with the "Phillies" two
Washington, Cincinnati. Pittsburg, Boston.
New York and Brooklyn, and games with
the Pennsylvania State League and about
twenty amateur clubs are already pro
The summer season Of pleasure was con-
siderably enhanced last year by the pres
ence here of the Gaiety Opera Company.
So successful was their sojourn that they
have been secured for another run OF ten
weeks, commencing next Thursday. During
ha haR
in New York and Boston. and during that
time have prepared q number OF new operas.
which they viii include In this summer .
repel toire. Milton Aborn Is the comedian OF
| the organisation Ida Mule has been en-
gagged for the leading parts. Edgar Temple
late of the Bostonisns; Fanny RudesilL
Warren Lombard, Frank Woolley. Hatue
Arnold and others are with the company
Audran's Mascot" 10 selected as the open
mig attraction, and will be followed by
change weekly The living pictures, one
Of the past springs developments. VIII be
introduced In connection with the operas.
Many bridal Couples.
Just now Atlantic City seems 10 De
favorite spot with newly married couples
and It 10 no unusual thing to find hfteen or
twenty of them registering In the course
of a day at the big hotels. An odd matter
i'm connection with the brides and grooms
who have been appearing here this spring
\
married young ladies. in fact the great
majority, are Ietite. dainty little creatures.
| and not the tall, willowy bride II 10 the Gus
tom to picture strolling along the SAND
during her honeymoon. They are more
| coy and shy. and make UP In beauty what
| they lack in size At the Traymore. where
| quite a number OF bridal couples so1ourn,
! there occurred a coincidence which Is not
| likely 10 be repeated in the course OF
1 good many years. At the same time there
! were registered at the house three of the
| couples, each bearing the surname or
/ stephen. and each unacouainted with the
/ other.
since bathing il in vigorous progress for
| the season Of 1884 the bathing robe, an
article which Is as much subject to the
| changes Of fashion as any other part OF
wou.an's apparel, has been drawing stten-
4 ton. This year the change is a radical
one. and the costume is now an article
fair to look upon. especially when II en-
cases a pretty devotee Of the surf One OF
the prestiest suits is that worn by a young
actress. Ii was OF blue bengaline and
! fitted her form to perfection. The yoke was
/ OF white China silk, with deep revers of
the same material. On her dainty head
was settled mortar board cap of black
material garland Of costly roses sus-
pended from shoulder to shoulder In front
completed the pretty picture.
/ The costume Of Miss Agnes Sellers of
Philadelphia probably comes nearer giving
correct Idea OF what the correct style
this summer will be than any other. IL is
| of clinging black material with deep
| yoke and revers of white duck. Balloon
sleeves are btted at the bottom with white
sleeves. while the skirt which, by the way,
| comes slightly above the knee is trimmed
| In the same manner.
The robes worn by the Misses Miiings,
Two OF the Quaker citys society leaders.
are also decidedly neat In appearance,
| though departing somewhat from the ordi-
nary run OF dark colors. One of the dresses
was Of black ana white striped hengaline
Naa Ia farf o1 hatr - a
with heavy red trimmings while the other
white stripe and light blue trimming.
The fair bathers will be protected in the
| gsmbols in the waves, for the city life
guards have gone on duty and will continue
| to patrol the beach from now until the bulk
| OF the visitors have departed. Their pic
turesQue costumes OF white cans, red shirts
with A. c. B. p. in white letters across the
, front and blue trousers distinguishes them
| In an instant from the mass of ba theirs who
make the beach black in the summer time,
The newly-crested once of beach patrol
captain, which is filled by ex-Councilman
John w. Parsons, ia designed 70 exercise a
watch over the men and make more eri-
cient the service. Inc men have not as vet
had any serious work to do. nor ~in they
until July Fourth and after, as the bathers
who 60 In now display q degree of pru-
denee not usual with the summer crowd.
There Is new fad here this summer and
especially does II obtain among the members
of the fair sex. where the poetic nature is
more evident than in their brothers OF a
sterner make The fad is that of indulytng
In view OF the sunrise at sea. And, in
deed, the sight Is one 1t is well worth the
little extra Inconvenience experienced In
having 10 get up At such an early hour to
| witness 1t. The board walk, in the vicinity
| OF the lighthouse, Is the favorite point OF
observation. No less than five parties from
different hotels were noticed enjoying the
| spectacle Wednesday morning.
Personal Notes.
William r. Spear OF the Treasury Depart
ment is at the Sea Side.
Arthur o. Trippe is one of the Washing
tonians who will figure in the cottage colony
this year. His summer home is on West
minister avenue
Congressman Raynor of Maryland ana
his family are at the Dennis
j. McElwell OF the army is a visitor here
he Is accompanied by his sister
Bishop Keane president of the Catholic
University. has been a visitor here He re-
turned to Washington to be present Mt the
commencement exercises at the university
Thursday.
Tony Rodier was with the Washington
Lodge Of Elks here this week
Some OF the Washingtonians resistered
here this week include: Bingham-Miss AZ
Davis. Miss Sadie De Boise Sidney Short
John s. Picket DR.. c. b. Robinson
lrvington-Miss II. b. McKeon, Miss Belle
H. Reside.
Other Washingtonians here are: Mr.. and