The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-08-02
FUN ATASBURY PARK
Straw Ride Parties Make
Night Hideous to Quiet
and Staid Residents.
LATEST ARRIVAL OF JERSEY CITY FOLK
Preparing for the Baby Parade
Euchre, Dancing and Duckings
Among the Amusements.
Snecin1 to the Jerseu Citu Neaus.

ASBURY PARK, Aug. 2. lS95.IThe
past week has been full of events here.
| We have had two water frights that
We're. almost d~rownings, one involving
| four, the other seven people; a hre. a
| new trolley road opened, a minstrel snow,
germans, and the usual complement Oh
hops and euchre parties, with numerous
noisy straw-r:des thrown in. The last
| mentioned is one of the greatest nul-
sances of the place. AT all hours OF the
night these wagon loads OF straw ana
| people go rushing through the Park, the
bells on the horses ringing and the
people footing horns. as if their lives
| depended upon awaking everyone in the
town. 1t is a strange fact that every
one seems to be affected in the same
way by straw rides; as soon as one
| enters the wagon he loses all sense of
| law and order, and in the place of it
| comes the idea that he must use every
vestige of lung power during that one
| evening, perhaps to revenge himself for
the many sleepless nights he, himself,
has had.
Once, some years ago, the Asbury
Park officials stationed a policeman at
the Deal Lake bridge to deprive the
loads of all Instrument of torture, but
this was of no avail, and the ear-spit-
ting noises continued, and finally the
policeman was seen no more. Two large
straw ride parties went out last week
from the Waldorf and Sunset Hall.
EUCHRE POPULAR.
Progressive euchre parties are held
weekly at some of the hotels. Others
nave them less frequently, but all have
them. Friday seems to be a favorite
day for this amusement. Last week
euchres were given at the Coleman, Alta
lanta. Norwood Hall. Victoria, Bruins
wick. Sunset Hall. Grand Avenue and
Ocean. At the Victoria euchre both
Mr.. and Mrs. Furman of Jersey City
took prizes. A pink euchre was given
at the Plaza. The prizes were pink, the
ladies all wore pink, the gentlemen wore
pink b~outonnieres. and the rooms were
decorated in pink. A progressive euchre
VIII be again given at the Coleman to-
night.
In addition to the regular weekly hops
several of the hotels have given ger.
mans. The guests at the Plaza are evil
IDENTIFY fond of pink, for their german
was of that pale shade. A pink arch
way formed the entrance and the walls
and pillars were decorated with pink.
Many cosy hooks, formed of palms, were
decorated with pink, and pink ribbons
were festooned from the ceiling.
The german at the Brunswick was one
of the most brilliant affairs of the sea-
son The ballroom was decorated with
fir, oak, and laurel boughs and running
vines, and a bower was formed with
boughs arched about the central pillars.
Under this bower the figures were
danced. A german will be given at the
West End Monday night.
A children's hop was given at the Wal
dorf Friday night. 1t was largely at
tended and not exclusively by children,
for the music proved too much for the
good resolutions of the older brothers
and sisters. The regular weekly hops
will be given tonight at the Victoria and
tomorrow night at the West End, Ocean,
Coleman, Plaza. Columbia, Waldorf.
Fenimore, ST. Cloud. ATLANTA and
Brunswick. Soap bubble parties have
also been instituted for the amusement
of the children. At some of these parties
water melon contests have followed.
prizes being awarded not he owner
eating the most melon, but to the one
THEY GOT A DUCK1NG.
A party of four young people. were
capsized in Deal Lake a few nights ago
Opposite Ross Hulick's residence. which
is Known III UlOS6 paris tS 1HG
are several stumps of trees and old pill
der water. They are indistinguSshable
with the fact of their existence a con-
slant danger. The water at that point
is about six feet deep; On the night in
young ladies and two young men ran
upon oresof the piles, capsized, and
LANDED LANDED 1 the party sar the IN ,esr fse eag waaed. The the
boat byi standing UP at the critical mo-
mentt and screaming. Whether it was
the Standing, the screaming, or the CON-
say The blame does not belong to them,
but '1t was ever thus" and the point re,
s maIns a anSe tried to ,n rese sDe'i the cir girls. but but
owing to the dark and their inon-ac-
uuaintance with the water, they could do
and Shout. Fortunateiy their shouts
were heard by Colonel Murrell who was
fishing at the other side of the lake. He
landed them. and after giving them all
some hot drinks (they were near the
Miles End House) they were sent home.
wiser T Hi WILL BE A PARADE.
The date Ct the pan9y parahd ga mas at dast
Miss Emma Ross and Miss May Rogers,
and they have opened a bureau OF infoT-
matio 4rI II thfld As sD9eyed av was pav1 IittIe
Brooklyn Bro girl. six month old. A feature
of the parade this year will be a boys
brigade under the M of Edward
M. Fielder, Jr., which will be known as
the Light Infantry Guards" A baby
coach has been offered as a prize to be
given to the baby making the best APP
pearance. THE baby having the best
decorated coach will receive q solid sill
Yer baby's table set.
The beach band i~naugurated last Sun
day its so-called sacred concerts. The
programme was somewhat original, con-
sisfing Of A irrnhle of Yankee Doodle"
Nearer My God to Thee Honeymoon
| March, taCavalleria Rusticana," several
waltzes ard .TIome iSwEst Home"
Apropos of sacred concerts. all the music
lovers of the Park and Grove are looking
with great interest for the, promised
performance of the Messiah" to be
| given at the Ocean Grove Auditorium,
! which seats 10000. AUGUST is. 1t is I'M
| der the direction of Waiter Damrosch.
There will be a chorus of 400 voices. the
! New York Symphony Orchestra and
four eminent solofsts.
The trolley road which has been opened
between Asbury Park and Elberon affords
another form of amusement. The ride is
very pleasant and the cars are crowded
every night
OPERA HOUSE FIRE.
The little Opera House came near 60
ing up in smoke. A fire started in one of
| the apartments above and would soon
| have gained too great Roadway were 1t
| not for Officer Clavton. who scented the
danger and warned the occupants.
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