The Washington times., 1895-03-21
TWO HAPPY WEEKS FOR SO
A Summer Outing for Working Girls
at Small Expense.
"seashore Cottage" Is an Institution Which
Should BE Duplicated Somewhere
Down the Potomac

In the most charming location imagin-
able on the brink of the glorious blue ocean,
down at North Long Branch is situated a
dear old roomy two-story house called the
''Seashore Cottage" 1t is appropriately
named, being onl ydivided from the wide At
lantic by neat little green lawn and suffi-
cient beachstrctch to accommodate bathars.
In front there is another stretch OF sward
dividing it from the roadway which is the
carriage drive between Long Branch and
the numerous other fashionable summer re-
sorts extending up TO Atlantic Highlands.
The cottage, pure edaZziing white, throws
into artistic relief the clustering roses,
sweet yerbena and lovely honeysuclIe which
grow in cool and rich luxuriance over the
entire front of the house, filling the air and
the apartments with a delicious fragrance
through the hottest suLsIner days. Along the
back o fthe cottage rams two verandas, COM
mandipg superb view Of tie ocean, and
here comfortable rockers are to be found in
abundance, while hammockss swing from col
umn to column, in which il is luxury to lie
and dream and rest out the long gdrowsy after
! noon.
| This charming place was the property of
| the late Mrs. Fletcher Harper tot Harper
| Bros.l, "a kind-hesrted woman who do
mated it for a summer resort mot a home,
| Institution or charity asylum, but a cot
tage), where self-supporting girls and
| women, with bpt limited time to spare and
| insufficient means TO pay the charges at
! the usual summer resorts, could come Tor
a holiday. There they could enjoy brac-
| ing sea air and surf bathing and have
! everything provided for their comfort and
| healthfgl enjoyment at the lowest cost
| Il,ia with Tppgfipp The ha running
! expenses of the house from day to day
| The most attractive feature Of this resort
| is the absence of anything like almsgiy-
ing. The self-respectng self-supporting
| woman need only feel she is taking advaB-
| tage of the large hearted philanthropy
| of a woman who made IL possible for
! her to enjoy two happy healthfgl rest
| ing weeks at tie -seashore by paying the
| sum of nine dollars for her board and
| lodging. The sum entities her to a two
| weeks residence, whereas i she can only
! go for one week five dollars pays all
the expenses The cottage is capable
| OF accommodating fifty visitors, and dur
| ing the months OF July and August, when
| working women usually. get their vaca-
| tions, not alone is the house full all the
| time, but it is found Impossible TO accom-
| modate half those who apply for board.
| For this reason no one can stay longer
| than a fortnight. except, Of course, at
l
Another delightful thing about this cot
| tage, and which is undoubtedly the Sc
Cret of its popularity and success, is the
| fact that il is altogether non-sectarian
| and that there are absolutely no regulations,
I except, OF course, those which are essen
tiai To the wcli-being OF any well-kept
boarding house, such as regular hours
for meals, etc.
Everyone is free to come and go and do
Just as they please, the consequence is that
everything and everyone is as sweet and
charming as possible and the guests al
seem imbued with the sentiment OF mo
blesse obligC' They refrain from the
slightest suggestion that could br ng dis
credit into the household. The cottage is
under the superintendence OF a charming
and refined woman, who besides be ng al
excellent and plentiful caterer TO seaside
appetites, is also a bright and genial hostess
and companion and indefatigable in getting
up games and entertainments which make
the time pass all too quickly.
word about the table, which is an i'm
portant item at q seaside resort. especially
where a lot OF young and healthy girls con
gregate with appetites sharpened by The
salt breeZes and surf bathing. Not only i:
there enough. but a supeIabuDdnace o.
Wholesome, seasonabie food, delicious fish
fresh from the ocean, the finest meats anC
vegetables. and choicest sweets and con
fections. In this respect the cottage-bca II
comparison with the best Long Brancl
hotels.
The fact that the cottage is non-sectarian
unattached TO any institution or society
with no trammeling rules or regulations
that tits in no sense of the word a charity
the thought that the sum you pay. through
, the philanthrophy of good woman, is suf
; ficient to cover your expenses, all thes
tend to render the Seashore Cottage de
lightful place for selfsupportiRg women o
, girls to snatch two weeks fresh air AM
bathing in the summer time. 1t seems
wonder and pity that there are not NOR
places of the kind, throughout the health