Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-08
SEASIDE AND MOUNTAINS.
suggestions About Pleasant Places
for Summer Outings.

When it comes to deciding upon plans for
the summer outing, which has now come to
be an annual necessity in the life of almost
every well-to-do person, and an eagerly
sought pleasure as well by the great army
of barely afford-it" people, there is moth
ing like taking time by the forelock and
selecting the place and making definite
arrang ements for departure the length Of
the stay, and ascertaining the expense.
Hundreds of people determine early In the
year upon taking a summer vacation, and
then wait until the last minute to hurry on
to some resort, only to find the accommoda-
lions all taken and a vexatious time await
Ing them Those who have had such expert
ences will be wise, therefore, to settle their
intentions early, and even the most exacting
of them will find a solution of the problem
in the advertising columns of The Evening
Star, wherein the announcements Of all the
best summer hotels and boarding houses are
to be found
Atlantic City is favorite place for Wash
ingtonians, and every season finds larger
crowds there and new wonders added to its
manifold attractions. new hotel. just ap-
preaching completion at Atlantic City, is
the Hotel ST. Charles, on the ocean front
and looking out upon the new steel
esplanade. There will be elegant apart
ments. with private baths an artesan WELL
ST. Charles will open June IL, and be man.
aged by Jas. b. Reilly and Frank S. Smaw
formerly of the Hotel Brighton. Rooms can
now be engaged
The Colicello at Harrisonburg, Va, will
open June l. The house is surrounded by
large shady lawn, and is located at all
elevation of 300 feet in the famous Shen-
andoah valley. Mary c. Lupton will con-
duct the establishment and requires refer
ences from applicants.
The present time is particularly charming
at Atlantic City, and constitution can be
pYnpllant IA n
by sojourn there. The Saginaw Inn, at the
ocean end of Connecticut avenue, is now
open, ana, with all modern conveniences,
oHefs liberal inducements to patrons.
The sixteenth season of the Leadley, at
Asbury Park, has commenced. 1t has been
under the same management as family
resort for sixteen years and has earned an
enviable reputation The house is near the
ocean and has every facility for making
guests comfortable and enhancing the ell
joyment of their stay at the beach,
One of the most delightful and most ac-
cessible resorts the eastern shore of
Maryland is Corsica-Fue fruit farm, near
Centreville, Md. The establishment is being
conducted by Miss Isabella Cameron, and
accommodation are furnished for d limited
number of guests.
Among the cheerful hostelries at Atlantic
City none is more pleasant than the San
Marcos Hotel, of which MIR. A. Grub is the
proprietor 1t is open all the year, but is
having cool and airy rooms, and an excellent
cuisine.
Persons desiring to purchase property at
Ocean City, Nd. are directed to the ad-
vertisement of Deborah l.. Hilton in an
other column. Lots 90 by 40 on the ocean
front are offered at greatly reduced prices.
Furnished cottages on the beach front are
also offered for rent; also some furnished
cottages a Newport, K. l.
The Brexton Villa at Cape May has al
ready opened, and special rates will be
made for the spring. The house is well
heated; there are large sun parlors open
Ing upon view of the ocean. The house
also has broad pazzas for the pleasant
days or early summer, and, in fact, the ar
engagements are such that guests can be
made comfortable at all times, no matter
what the weather. -.'
kenilworth Inn, at the ocean end of Ken
lucky avenue, has long held high place in
the estimation of Atlantic City visitors. G.
F. Cope, the proprietor, offers special rates
to spring visitors.
Mountain Lake Park, Maryland, is well
known to Washingtonans, and the Loeb
Lynn Heights Hotel has an unsurpassed
location. The accommoda tions are excel
lent and the place promises to be exceed
ingly popular this season. Application at
1435 street will supply other details. or
letter to the hotel at Mountain Lake Park
Will bring a circular.
This is the twenty-second season of Ma
rine Villa at Cape May. n J., and Mrs. F.
Hallenbeck is conducting the well-known
house. The hotel opens directly upon the
beach, and the roar of the breakers fur
nishes a constant serenade to the guests.
The house will be conducted this season
upon Its old-time popular basis.
Centrally located, and close to the ocean
on Virginia avenue, Is the Albemarle a
modern hotel patronZed by the best people
A card to Charles E. Cope will secure an in
teresting illustrated booklet that will be
valuable to prospective visitors to Atlantic
City.
The Windsor at Cape May opens directly
upon the beach, and there is an unobstruc-
ted view of the ocean from the coy sun
parlors, where guests who do not care to
take open-air exercise upon chilly days can
enjoy themselves. The house is supplied
with steam heat and is under the manage
ment of r. Halpin.
For comfort, health and summer recrea-
tive amusements the Hotel Sorrento, Sor-
rento. Me, offers great advantages. The
hotel is well appointed, lighted by cleo
bowling alley, base ball grounds, etc. and
an excellent livery. Lovers of sport are
attracted by the boating and fishing 1t is
also fine health resort, especially for per-
sons afflicted with hay fever, who are re-
HeVed instantly
Eight hours from Washington, at $500
feet elevation in the beautiful Virginia
mountain region are the Hot Springs, the
Healing Springs and the Warm Springs of
Virginia. The Hot Springs are open
throughout the year, the Warm Springs are
open now and the Healing Springs will
open June 10. These are wide-famed re-
Sorts well conducted and attractive, as
well as beneficial through the high quality
of the waters. The Hot Springs Hotel is
managed by Fred. Sterry, Hot Springs,
Bath county, Va, the Healing Springs by
A. M. Stimson, and the Warm Springs by
Eubank & Glover. The springs are reach
ed by the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
Famous Haddon Hall at Atlantic CITY
has been enlarged to twice its former ca
pacity, as Messrs. Leeds and Lippincott
found that their excellent treatment of
their guests increased them to a greater
extent than they could accommodate They
are entering another season prepared to
treat twice as many patrons twice as well,
If such thing were possible and those
who patronize Haddon Hall will quickly
account themselves lucky.
On the top Of the Allegheny mountains,
on the main line of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, is one of the most beautiful spots the
eye can rest on. The Mountain House,
Cresson, Pa, located there, will open June
25. under the direction of Superintendent
Wm r. Durham. This resort is one CT the
best known in the country and most popu-
lar. Everything desirable in a mountain
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