Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-22
ON THE SANDS AT CAPE MAY.
"A Conflict of Statements About Mos
ouitoes-WashinGt Onians There.

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Correspondence of The Evening Star.
! CAPE MAY, June 81, 1875.
| Things are beginning to boom down here
nv the sea. The hotel keeper Is assuming
a bustling air, and the baggage wagons
and omnibuses meet every train and seem
never to fail to secure some new arrivals
with the 1st of July a crowd Is expected.
and all of the large hotels will then be
open, bands will be at work all over town
and the board walk will be thronged. Inc
Windsor is the only one of the big houses
that opened early in June, and this Satur-
day evening they are to give the nrst mop
OF the season. Bathing has begun IN real
Earnest and during the forenoons the teacn
Is quite enough occupied to have very
festive air. Along the shore the trolley Is
running regularly, and is a great favor
with those who enjoy spinning along IN
view of the breakers. After p. IN. one
can go all the way to picturesque Delaware
Bay a distance of three and halt miles,
for = cents. The mosquitoes have not been
troublesome this year as yet, aithoueh
there are always some on the board walk
nj dusk but the Snats have been very an
noying for some days past. The Cape May
natives seem to take keen delight in
making new corners here open their eyes
very wide By amazing stories about now
bad the mosquitoes can be on OCCASIONS
How ladies sometimes have 10 wolk about
with mosquito netting draped around their
shade hats and tied securely at the neck, OF
how tires have TO be started on Inc coun-
tiers OF the butchers shops 50 that the
smoke will keep the gallinippers off to
some extent and enable the wieiders OF
cleavers and knives TO see ths meat they
are trying to cut, etc These stories are
vigorously denied by the hotel people, VINO
claim that they have never mad any occa-
sion even to use mosquito bars at their
windows.
TentinE ON the Sands.
A very pretty fashion that is popular here
Is that of having little tents of brilliant
cclored awning cloth put up on the sands
Two poles are set up securely at distance
of about ten feet apart and are crossed at
the top by beam, and over this the avn
ing is thrown and held down by ropes fas-
tened to pegs that are driven into the sand
These make delightful loungins places,
where no strangers can intrude and greatly
add to the picturesquenesS of the beach.
Neutrality-suspicious. There.
Among washingtonians who have been
enjoying the Cape for the past few weeks
were Mr.. and Mrs. e. P. Hanna and Miss
Hanna. They were the guests of Brexton
Villa on Ocean street; MIR. and Mrs. Will
liam H. Singleton and family have engaged
rooms at this house. and are expected With
in a few days; Mrs. A. o. Duvall and Miss
Duvall expect to pass part Of the coming
season at this attractive house, us do also
Miss A. ]. Stafford, Miss K. e. turleigh and
Mrs. L. r. White. The latter lady. how
ever, is not expected until quite late in the
summer.
Capt. and Mrs. L.. Holbrook. y 9Th their
family, are settled at Carroll Villa. Their
Washington home is ct No. 1920 New York
avenue. Mr.. John w. Holt Is also at this
house. and Mr.. and Mrs. Renshaw CT No.
1908 18th street are expected for the season
on July l.
Miss Matte Brockett, who Is from Alex
andria, is stopping at that most ccmforta-
BILE of hotels, the Baltimore Inn. She is
remarkably pretty and attractive girl.
The coming week will see a number of
Washingtonians settled at the Star Villa.
Among them will be Mrs. NJ. V. Brenerman
and her daughter and Lieut.. C.M. McCarte-
ney, U. S. N, and Mrs. Mccartney.
Miss Alice Reading of jefferson place who
has been spending fortnight at Cape May,
returned yesterday to Washipgt ton.
Miss Gnathmay is staying with Mrs. D.
NJ. Kearney. Master Minnergerode is also
one of her guests.
Mr.. j. Alden Guest Is most expert
swimmer. and look remarkably well in his
blue jersey suit.