The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-03-28
GAY LIFE BY THE SEA.
Pleasure-Seekers and Health-Hunt-
ers at Atlantic City.
From a Snncial CnrrAsnnndnnt

"hard times" and dolefully assev-
crates that the nations prosperity
has gone to the demnition everlast-
ing bow-wows, is shamed out of his
dismal bewailings as soon as he
finds himself in the briny and brill
liant atmosphere of this great seaside
cosmopolis. The very air seems
with caressing fingers to "knit up
the raveled sleeve of care;" the
swishing serf sings wooingly rest
full song to the tired senses; the
genial warmth of the sun stirs the
sluggish blood to quicker pulsings;
and the inspiritlng activities that
pervade the place beget fresh i'm
pulses and enkindle new ambitions
in the most mind-weary of mortals.
A stroll on the thronged board
walk just now is an inspiration and
a delight. This magnificent espla-
made, skirting the white beaded
edge of the horlzon-reachlng sea for
four unbroken miles, is the daily
rendezvous of beauty and fashion,
as we'll as the daily resort Of the
INVALID and valetudinarian. Here
meet and mingle the cosmopolite
and the countryman, Beau Brum-
mel and Farmer Hayseed, the belle
from vociferous Broadway and the
brighteyed maiden from the quiet
| Pennsylvania hills. With each
recurring year the wholesome Gus
tom grows of resorting here for a
winter residence or an early spring
time vacation, and the propitious
opening Of the Lenten season now
beginning augurs favorably,
The magnificent climatic advan-
| tages of Atlantic City render it
easily the foremost of American
health resorts. The balmy and
invigoratlng air, laden with brlny
! ozone and impregnated with the
balsamic odors of the encircling
pine forests, is distlnctively curative
in pulmonary, malarial and nervous
| disorders, being especially effective
in the ameloration of la grippe.
The diversity of recreations and
amusements attract to it every
shade of temperament and taste,
from the gravest to the gayest.
More than hundred hotels and
boarding cottages haye opened their
doors to the entertainment Of visit
ors at rates ranging from a dollar
q day up to figures that would make
a frugal millionaire dizzy.
The facilities for getting to and
from this enchanting bit of Lotus
Land are superb in their complete
ness and in every detail, for who
has not heard of the B. & O. "Royal
Blue Line" which makes direct
connections in Philadelphia with
the Readings Royal Route to the
Sea. All the Baltimore & Ohio
express trains make direct connec-
tons 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 a recent run between New York
and Washington, covered mile in
391 seconds, as recorded by me-
chanical Indicator. At this rate
the train travelled at the phenome.
nal speed of trlfle oyer mile and
half a minnie, or over ninety
miles an hour, and is the fastest
time ever made, surprising all pre-
vious records. If this speed were
maintained, the time between New
York and Washington would b.
reduced, without stops, to tive
hours and half, and with stops t.
three hours. Five hours is nov
the fastest time between the TIVE
cities, and is made daily by thu
Royal Blue Line only,
Excursion tickets are now on sal
at all B. & 0. ticket offices, anC
will allow of stop-otf at Washington
either on the going or returnin!
journey. A visit to the Nationa
Capital will form a fitting prelud
or termination to sojourn at tn
| C;tv NV tho Sea O. O. s