Evening star., 1896-06-25
GOOD PROSPECTS AT CAPE MAY.
Many Guests There for So Early in
the Season.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CAPE MAY. n. j.. June 20. 1896
The season at this old resort has ssain
opened, and for Sd early in its life there
are great numbers of guests here. Never
before in its history have there been so
many people here at this time In June
The cottages have all rented this year at
good prices, and twice the number have
been rented than were occupied last sea-
son. The cottages on the streets that have
not been popular Cor summer residences
have been taken this year, in hustle to se-
cure a seaside home. The hotels are al
open but two. The Sta. kton opened on
the 9th instant or about a month earlier
than Usual, and 1t has had plenty of guests
since. Horace NJ. Cake OF La Norman
die is its proprietor for a second season.
congress Hall will be managed by Edward
Knight Cake this year. and will open for
the season next Saturday. The Hotel La
tayctte will be under the proprletorship Of
John Tracy & Co, its owners. and will, as
usual, be the haunt of many Washington
ians this season. All three of the foregoing
houses will have splendid orchestras.
Other houses doing good businesses are
the Windsor, Colonial, Star Villa. Marine
Villa. Aldine, BreXton, Ebbitt, Devon and
Wyoming.
Since last season many rnunicipai improve
ments have been made The board walk
along the ocean front has been rebuilt
widened and beautified. The beach drive
has been put In excellent condition, and a
great deal OF money and energy have been
spent upon the streets TO put them in eX-
ceilent shape. Bicycling helped to bring
these road improvements. a splendid bi-
cycle path has been constructed out into
the country, distance of twelve miles
This was built by the subscriptions from
private parties ard board of trade
The bathing season has Set in and the
water has reached ~delie htful tempera-
ture.
Mrs Julia Dent Grant. widow Of Gen
Grant. Is expected next week, to visit cot
tage friends. ~
d. w. Mertz of Washington is staying at
the Windsor.
H. n. FEEDER Of Washington is also at the
Windsor.
John Raleigh Brown of Philadelphia. a
grandson Of the late Commodore Stockton,
is staying at the Baltimore Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs s. S. Phoebus of Old Point
Comfort are guests of the Aldine for a
Louis H. Perley Of Washington was a re-
cent visitor at the Brexton.
Mrs. Judge Barton of Washington is a
guest al the BreXton.
Senator David B. Hill of New York was
visitor from Friday until Monday of this
week.
annual outing to the Washington corre-
spondents next week. from Friday until the
Monday following. They will be CHARTERED
at the Stockton Hotel
Mrs. H. =. Randolph of Washington is a
Marine Villa guest
Governor Drake of Iowa will pass a few
days at the Star Villa this season.
Mr.. and Mrs George c. Gorham are pass
ing a week at the Marine Villa
Mrs. NJ. BarlowWheless and Miss MauI
Wheless, wife and daughter of the cleo
tricisn. are summering at the BreNton.
Nine. Romero is stopping at the Marine
Villa, while the minister is at home in
Mexico on a leave of absence.
Judge Charles c. Cole of the District Su-
preme Court. with Mrs. Cole and Miss
Cole. is a guest at the Baltimore Inn
Miss Shufeldt, daughter of Rear Admiral
Shufeldt is stopping here with her aunt,
Mrs. M Abercrombie-M Miller of Norris
town. N. J.
Thomas S. Hume and bride are enjoyins
their honey ymoon at the Stockton.
Mrs. ID. NJ. Kearney has closed her Con-
necticut avenue house and opened her cot
tage here.
Some of the guests recently at the Stock
ton were United States Treasurer and Mrs.
d. N. Morgan, Interstate Commerce Com
missioner and Mrs. Martin a. Knapp, Con-
gressman and Mrs. J. p. Dolliver, Congress
man and Mrs. Robert J. Gamble, Mrs Sc
reno E. Payne and Mrs. General Hender-
son.
The family of N. Arriaga, the Guate-
malen minister, are at the Marine Villa
for the season.
NJ Jules Patenotre the French ambassa-
dor, and fl mily are occupying cottage
here.
Lieutenant and Mrs. James Franklin are
staying at the Baltimore Inn. L. T. S.