Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1895-04-02
Gay Life By The Sea.
Seekers and Health Hunters
at Atldntie GUY.
from a Special correspondent-J

ATLANTIC CITY, March 10, 1895.
The gloomy and debressive pessi-
mistw who persistently croaks of s'hard
times and dolefully asseverates that
the nations prosperity has gone 10
the demnition everlasting bow-wows,
is shamed out of his dismal bewail-
| ings as soon as he finds himself in
the briny and brilliant atmosphere of
/ this great seaside cosmopolis. The
very air seems with caressing fingers
to knit up the rayeled sleeve of care !;
the swishing surf sings wooingly q
restful song to the tired senses; the
genial warmth of the sun stirs the
sluggish plood to quick pulsings;
and the inspisiting activities that
peryade the place beget fresh inn
pulses and enkindle new ambitions
in the most mind weary of mortals.
A stroll on the thronged boardwalk
just DOW is an inspiration and de.
light. This magnificent esplanade,
skirting the white beaded edge of
the horizon-reaching sea for four
unbroken miles, is the daily rem
devious of beauty aud fashion. as
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and valetudinarian. Here meet and
mingle the cosmopolite and the
countryman, Beau Brummel and
Farmer Hayseed, the belle from
vociferous Broadway and the bright
eyed maiden from the quiet Pennsyl
vania hills. With each recurring
year the wholesome custom grows of
resorting here for winter residence
or an early spring-time vacation, and
the propitious opening of the Lenten
season now beginning augurs fav-
orably.
The magnificent climatic advan-
tages of Atlantic City render it easily
the foremost of American health
resorts. The baImy and invigorating
air, laden with briny ozone and
impregnated with the balsamic odors
of the encircling pine forests. is dis
tinctively curative in pulmonary,
malarial and nervous disorders, being
especially effective in the amelioro-
tion of Ia grippe. The diversity of
recreations and amusements attract
TO it eveay shade of temperament and
taste, from the grayest to the gayest.
More than hundred hotels aud
boarding cottages have opened their
doors to the entertainment of visitors
at rates ranging from dollar a day
mp to figures that would make a
frugal millionaire dizzy.
The facilities for getting to and
from this enchatiDg bit of Lotus
Land are superb in their complet-
ness and in every detail, for who has
not heard of the B. &. o. 'Royal
Blue Line" which makes direct con-
nections in Philadelphia with the
Readings Royal Route to the Sea.
All the Baltimore & Ohio Express
trains make direct connections in the
Washington depot with the Royal
Blue Line flyers for the seashore.
One of the Royal Blue Line trains
of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, on
alrecent run between New York and
Washington, covered a mile in 393
seconds, as recorded by mechanical
indicator. At this rate the train
travelled at the phenomenal speed of
trifle over mile and a half minute
or over ninety miles an hour, and is
the fastest time ever made, surpass-
ing all previous records. If this
speed were maintained, the time be-
tween New York and Washington
would be reduced, without stops, to
two hours and half, and with stops
to three hours. Five hours is now
the fastest time between the two
cities, and is made daily by the the
Royal Blue Line only.
Excursion tickets are now on sale
at all B. &c o. ticket affices, and will
allow of stop-off at Washington
either on the going or returning
journey. A visit to the National
Capital will form fitting prelude at
termination to a sojourn at the City
by the Sea. G. 0. S.