Smyrna times., 1896-08-12
REhOBOTH BY THE SEA.
A Pencil Sketch of DeIaware's Famous Wa
tering Resort.

A Pencil Sketch of DeIaware's Famous Wa
tering Resort.
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware's famous
seaside resort, is now reaching the
height of the season of midsummer
gayety. The hotels are we'll filled with
guests and the cottages are all occu-
pied. In fact, RehOboth never pre-
sented a gayer appearance. Why
should it not be when the location and
natural resources are so good? The
ocean front is one of the finest on the
coast, and for surf bathing is pro-
nOunced the safest. The land is high
and open to full sweep of the wind
from every quarter. Not only has
RehobOth the benefit of the ocean
breeze, but on the north and south
sides the Delaware Bay and Rehoboth
Bay will cool the breezes from those
quarters. The drinking water is pure
and wholesome and the country around
this resort, extending far beyond
Lewes and Nassau, abounds in the
richest vegetation that Delaware land
can produce.
RehObOth is an ideal summer resort.
The sOjOurners find it a free-and-easy
existence, with plenty of brilliant sum
mer pastimes to break the mOnotOny.
Fishing, grabbing and boating are in
dulged in to a considerable degree,
while hack parties to the Henlopen
Light House and the Life Saving Sta
tiOns prove interesting and instructive
| trips.
The cottages are cozy and well kept.
Shocks, HOOper's and Waters cot
tages are possibly the finest structures
on the beach, but that of W. NJ. Bell,
our fellow tOwnsman, is one of the
contest. His house is nearly sur
rounded with a large, roomy porch,
and his family can enjoy the best com
forts Of the shore. There can be seen
any number of cottages which merit
special attention and it is this fact
which makes RehObOth such lovely
place to spend the summer The only
drawback to this pleasant resort is the
miserable railroad facilities, but the
citizens are hopeful of better results
when the new Queen Anne railroad i!
completed and put in direct cOmpeti
tiOn with the P. w. g. B. Rehobotl
will then be the nearest seaside resor
to Baltimore, Washington and tn,
West, and under the favorable condi
tiOns which the writer has tried to Sc
forth, it is bound to grow.
The social side of Rehoboth i
worthy of particular mention, in tina
its citizens compose some of the mos
well-knOwn and fashionable people 0
Wilmington, Baltimore, Washington
Philadelphia, &c, &c. The evening
there are not allowed to drag, eve
though men are scarcely in the minor
ity. The summer girl is not to b
Outwitted, and social pastimes are al
ranged at a moments notice, wit
plenty of life and gayety.
Last Wednesday evening Miss Hele
V. McCaulley, of Wilmington, gave
'Marshmallow Toast" on the beac
front. 1t was attended by some thirt
invited guests. A huge bonfire wa
built of driftwood, and the counteract
ing effect of the flames to the col
ocean breeze that was blowing a gal
was not uncomfortable, to say til
least. Marshmallows were toaste
over the fire by means of long stick
and with these were served salte
peanuts on the ''half shell" and cakes
The roaring sound of the waves an
cracking of the fire was intermingle
with some good jokes, and as the en-
bers glimmered away, some swe,
songs were started up and continue
until the party disbanded.
The following evening, Miss Man
: Gellespie, of Wilmington, gave
"Curio Party" at her beautiful co
tage, ''Long View" 1t was an occ
sion of much mirth and pleasure, e
pecially the finding of curious objec
about the parlOrs that could be appl
cable to the long list of names give
each of the guests. Miss Laura Bel
of our town, was awarded the ladie
prize, and Mr.. Howard Dowdie,
Baltimore, the gentleman The eve.
: ing was pleasantly passed away
song and music.
L. To the above may be added viii
parties, bowling parties and 9th
. social events that really makes Reh
. both charming place.