Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-08-09

Will IL ouulIlltI Tiger ASSQ -
Perched on the Box for Chaper-
One-Mortons and Pullmans at
the Branch-Mrs. G. Oliver Iselin
and Mrs. Hobart Cha tf1eld.Taylo
Go from Golfing to Cycling.
LONG BRANCH, August Long
Branch, after its long years of struggle for
supremacy as a summer city, has accom-
plished it at one master stroke. The new
bicycle path, opened here a short time
ago. has made The Branch" more quoted
than any other place along shore or in
shore. This bicycle path, know those who
have not seen il, is a broad stretch of
mlgniticentiy smoothed-out road, reaching.
it would seem. entirely along the Atlantic
coast, certainly through New jerseys long
stretch of coast and much further Now.
even an average cyclist, mounting at Long
Branch. can wheel north, golg as far as
Saratoga; or can go south TO Washington
with reasonably good roads all the way.
TWO NEW CYCLISTS.
Those two very interesting young ma
irons. Mrs. c. Oliver Iselin and Mrs Ho-
bart Chatfield-Taylor, both Of whom have
been a Southampton enjoying the delights
of go.ing on Long Island. have been at
tracted out to enjoy the cycle path. anG
very pretty they looked in their natty wheel
suits. pretuer than when yachting or
tramping-the two respective joys Of these
ladies.
1t cannot be said that the Pullmans
make" Long Branch, for their cottage
upon the road TO Asbury Park is too I'M
pretentious for that. But they are very
liberal summer visitors, and the Branch
Is glad to see them, Therefore when
George NJ. Pullman and family arrived last
week In that special car Of theirs, named
by that special daughter Of theirs, there
was much rejoicing. The natives, the
;ownsp5op,e ike TO have them installed
in the cottage because It means a daily
liberal supply of produce for the large
house parties they entertain. and the young
people Ike them because Of their gener-
Csity Among other things there IS always
q row Of bicycles ranged along the path
at the front of the piazza for all TO ride
who please.
1t is on this account that Mrs Brice, at
Newport, has had TO employ Sanford Bea-
trice as a major domo to conduct her es-
Enlistment and leave her time to enjoy
the summ5r And 1t IS for that reason that
Mrs Levi ?. Morton has fed from Ellers-
lie and from the camp in the Adirondacks
to come to Long Branch and board at a
hotel for a few weeks. At the same hotel
is Abner Mckinley. shining with a frater-
nal light.
Mrs RosweN P Flower. too. has for
saken home cares for the summer ard is
living in a hotel in Saratoga. But the
greatest change is for the Mortons. whose
nous keeping tales al that country place
of theirs have made fine paragraphs for
time without tell. They are resting very
quietly here Mr.. Morton looks a little
shrunken and worn. but mis- eye is bright
and that, they say, is the mark Of a young
man. lie can swim and dive and enjoys
driving fast horses.
Secretary La Monte is here to be near
Senator Hill, who IS only an hour away by
the cycle.
A BOGUS TIGER.
The young ladies drive a great deal here.
They are accompanied always by a little
tiger" who sits bolt upright upon the
box and gives dignity. safety and chap
eronage. The younger the tiger the bet
ter ne fulflls his mission. His attitude on
the box must be motionless.
There is a tale here current that half the
summer tigers are not all they seem to be
not real flesh and blood and bones. Norma
Munro, the girl with name familiar to all.
has a tiger aged only seven years. He is
black as coal and Of figure which, dressed
in livery, is precisely like a great black
toy doll. Upon the high seat the little
tiger sits motionless during the long drives.
one day s0me one started the story that
the little fellow was a dummy, stuffed and
placed there by Miss Munro.
OF course such a story made excitement
in a place like Long Branch, where excite
ments are craved for a diet. and the sum-
mer men set out to find if the DO was stuff
Cd or real. They experimental with him,
threw mud at him, tossed up fruit slyly to
him. but ali to no avail. He didnot turn
an eyelash.
Then an idea occurred to some one. Get
ting a great slice Of watermelon. he held
it up temptingly one hot day as the vehicle
dashed by in the dust. There was the
slightest tremor Of an eyelash And the
little face relaxed into a grin. II was alive!
But that does not prevent many a stuffed
figure from riding on the box when a suit
able tiger cannot be found
Golfng has caught Long Branch. One Of
its clubs. digniied with the name Of the
Norward Park Field Club. has leased a
great deal of land OF Mrs. Norman Munro
for long lease and will build club houses
and lag out extensive links
PRETTY ACTRESSES.
Marshall Wilder and Thomas Q. Sea
brooke. the long and short Of laugh and
grow fat" day. are holding forth each af-
ternoon in their respective corners Of the
piazza. Like D. 3. Hill at Normandie-by-
the-Sea and Whitney at Newport, these
two similarly minded men have TO keep
apart. for both want to talk at once and
upon tbs same thing. Clementine de We're
Sapio. who was the first church choir
singer 10 he paid concert prices Sunday
mornings: Marie Wainwright and Adele
Ritch.e are all here for the production Of
= play I'm the open air They go in the
water. watched by an admiring crowd. and
cycle under the same intent gaze. Miss
Richie won a silver cup holding eight
quarts at the bicycle parade as the most
graceful rider.
There IS a baby show promised Long
Branch. but it IS under a temporary cloud
Several Of the babies VINO were 70 have
participated in it will not he ola enough
for a couple Of weeks Yet. ana others that
are old enough have no mothers, so many
Of them are out eIectioreerirg. This IS
positive fact. The mothers laugh about