Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-09
A 7 ATL AN TIC CITY
Some Westinghouse Who Are Enioying
Vacation There.
Scenes and Incidents rs Observed fir
a stroll Along the Board waIk-p
Effect Of Salt Air.
Of The Evening Star.

ATLANTIC CITY, Nj, June s, 1896.
The first week in June is supposed to be
the dullest one here of the fifty-two But
nevertheless last week was one that wit
messed many arrivals here. Some of the
throng came from Washington Among the
number from the capital were Gen A IL.
Hazen and DIR. ID. II. Hazen, who are
quartered ct the Penhurst and Mr. and
Mrs Bodine, who are at the WetherilI
Mr.. II. Hall IS az the Luray Mr.. and Mrs
o. w. Truewnrthy took rooms at the Alber-
marie yesterday, and Mrs @. ID. Holgate
registered at the Penhurst. Mr. A L. H.
Middleton came 10 the Seaside and Mr.. CT.
j. Hoffman and wife sought the Tray
more for a summer home. Renters and
owners of handsome cottages whose win
Ter residence IS Washington city are COM
ing IN by every train that arrives.
Inc rolling chair promises to shortly be-
come one of the nuisances Of the board
walk II one may safely judge from the IN
crease in the number of establish ments
devoted to its rental. These places are now
the neXt-door Eeighbor OF almost every
set or bath hocses along the beach, and in
each there are score or more inviting
looking chairs. equipped with cushions and
rugs, and in charge of colored bows or rs
IN one or two Instances, of white maids
-Not many seasons ago the easy chair on
MHeels was something of rarity here
individual fnvalids brought them with
lhem occasionally, and there were one or
TWO usually kept by hotels which made
specialty of catering 10 guests I'm
search of strength and regeneration.
Ihen they were devoted to their anpro-
pirate uses, and the weak and the feeble
were wheeled UP and down N them. al
Ways receiving the right of way 10 mat
Ter no" dense the crowd or how holiday
Like its charactel
An attraction on one OF the piers that ev
tend out from the shore long distance
Li.to tne ocean is a seine, which is hauled
az stated hours. There is a fascination
ABOUT TINS sort of a performance even 10
me most blase of us who have known the
deIlclous tremor of glory that thrills the
inner spirit when a three-Dound bass takes
the ny, and to the general run of neor,la
me experience of watching the knottad NET
come slowly up is very much like that Of
the lookarS on at the Whirl Of the balI In
the roulette wheel Every one il fpfaras.i
ed There is doubt, expectancy hope ark
iety and variety of emotions croU,ding all
at once. 49,
AS the net comes higher and higher elec-
trlc streaks dart through the green water
ana now sluggish brown mass dimly en-.
pears below the surface, to fall back again
without defining it's real character TO-
comes The hurried rush of the countless
frightened capuVos, and the water is
laShed INTO foam as silvery as the scales
OF those that make ii angry Then win
SATISFIED swish, the net rises above the
surface, and the water drips away and the
hOuhderlng, convulsive, living mass palni-
tates IN full sight. Such a sight is well
worth ire seeing, and consequently when
the pier Seine is hauled there is a crowd IN
attendance. While the larger number Of
lhe nsh caught are of familiar varieties
tlcre Is seldom haul made wnen peculiar
oehlzehs OF the deep are not captured