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each floor. The main entrance leads into .
large and handsome exchange, 42xoi feet in de
mansions. Directly opposite the entrance is the
sun gallery, which is 16 feet wide by 200 feet
long. and connects the two wings. Across the
exchange from the main entrance is the grand
stairway built Of solid oak. handsomely carved.
extending to the upper floor, over which is .
large skylight. The main office is on the left Of
the entrance. and commands a view OF the din.
ng-room, stairway and sun gallery.
At the end Of the exchange. on each side OF the
hall leading to the parlors, two large open
freplaces for burning wood The ceiling OF the
exchange is divided into six large and three
small panels. and in the centre of each panel is Q
handsome chandelier From the end OF the ex.
change to the ocean end Of this wing are the four
parlors which are beautifully decorated IN white
and blue. The sun gallery is one or the main
features Of the hotel The ceiling and sides are
finished in panelled oak and it is lighted by seven
chandeliers. 1t is handsomely carpeted. COM
fortably furnished, and heated by steam so as 10
keep pleasant. moist temperature when the sun
is not shining. On each floor are private BATH
rooms. connected with the sleepingroOms. which
are large and well ventilated. There are also
hot and cold sea-water baths. In many or me
rooms are open CRATE fires. but all the rooms ana
halls. and. in fact. the whole house, is warmeo
by the most thorough system Of steam heating.
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,s president of the Atlantic city National Bank.

10 president Of the Atlantic City National BANK
and one of the leading citizens Of the place.
The Seaside faces the ocean, Of which II has
a full and unobstructed view. Its location Is
regarded as one Of the best In Atlantic CITY.
II has accommodations for 200 guests, IL
equipped with all the modern conveniences'
such as gas and electric lighting, hydraulic
elevators running to the level of the pavement,
thus avoiding all climbing Of steps; sun galleries
and covered walk to the ocean; hot and cold sea-
waite: baths throughout the house. etc. 1t Is open
all the year around, and thoroughly warmed
with steam heat. 1t has, In fact. luxurious ap-
pointments equal to any other establishment on
the sea coast for comfort and elegance. Wide
piazzas 500 feet long. surround the hotel
Drawing room, reception-rOom. waiting-room
billiard and smoking rooms are prettily fur
nIshed, and have open-grate fires. the effect
being one OF home comfort rarely 20 be found
The table is supplied with the best the Phadel-
phia market affords. and the pure artesian
water used in the house is drawn from wells
LOO feet deep. Many Of the bedrooms have
open gaslog fires and communicating bath
rooms while all of them are furnished with
upholstered springs and fine hair mattresses,
1t has long distance telephone and telegraph
communication with all parts Of the world An
orchestra of excellent musicians plays every
Is wanting nothing that could contribute to the
pleasure and comfort Of the guest. who will find
at the Seaside all the latest Improvements In
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month season all visitors may avail them
selves OF the advantages and luxuries 80 pro.
fusely provided for their comfort and enjoyment
In the immense sun Conservatives facing the
Boardwalk and ocean may be found a great
variety Of easy chairs and touches. which
during the season are well filled by tired prone
naders resting after their health giving exercise
in the invgorating sea air. and viewing In silent
admiration the broad expanse OF ocean and
the rolling surf which breaks almost at their
, feet. The large seawater swimming pool with
water constantly running and heated to proper
temperature in the winter and spring months. is
a source OF great enjoyment and benefit to old
and young. giving all advantages Of salt water
bathing In the most comfortable manner posi-
BILE. and with the additional attraction OF pri-
vacy In a small and agreeable company. Sea-
water tub baths are also a desirable feature The
grand mushroom is q gem in Its acoustic quail
ties artistic and dainty decorations. and elegant
furnishings. and Schotoff's Russian Orchestra
plays high-class music every morning from II
to 1. also on Monday, Tuesday. Thursday and
Friday evenings at $50. On Wednesday and
Saturday evenings dancing Is In order the at
tendance being large and representing the
wealth and fashion OF Atlantic City's visitors
the beautiful balcony being we'll filled with in
terested lockers on The reading. writing and
smoking rooms are provided with every con-
yenience. and the bowling alleys. billiard and
pool rooms complete the list of amusements
which render the Casino an indispensable feat
ure OF life In the city by the sea.
A letter from Atlantic City would be incom-
plete without some mention OF It's hotels The
limits Of this article. however. make 1t impossible
to give more than a brief notice to some of the
leading hostleres which have contributed no
small share to the city's fame
The Seaside House. situated at the sea end
OF Pennsylvania-av is one of the best known
houses on the Jersey coast. For thirty years Il
has been landmark In Atlantic City. It's pro-
prietor. Charles Evans. who founded the house
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paror presents an attractive and cheerful apart
ment, while the drawing, reception and reading
rooms twelve in number. are tastefully decorated
and furnished with large easy chairs and lounges.
giving bright, homelike air that Is one Of
Haddon Halls chief charms. The exchange.
which Is one Of the most attractive rooms In the
whole building, is provided with two large open
freplaces, around which, when the weather is
COOL the hotels life and sociability centred.
The smoking room is a constant delight to the
male members Of the Haddon Hall household 1t
is large and comfortably furnished with every
device for the smokers convenience. The ladies'
waiting rooms costly fitted up with individual
desks complete in every detail. well stocked
book shelves. large lounging chairs and growing
plants. The sleeping apartments are arranged
as desired either singly or en- suite. with as many
as twelve roouns with private parlors. baths and
balconies. All the rooms are heated by steam
and lighted by electricity. The furniture is OF
the newest and daintiest designs Of quartered
oak. bird s-eye maple and mahogany. There ar,
thrty-four private bathrooms. with hot and cold
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rest and recreation after the close Of the social
season. many faces familiar on Fifth-ave. are
recognized among the crowd OF daily prone
naders along the Boardwalk. great many
Of the wealthiest and most exclusive fam
files Of the metropolis who otherwise would
70 to Europe for the spring and summer have
found their desideratum in the salubrious air OF
Atlantic City, and they now spare themselves
the ANNOYANCE Of ocean travel be passing por-
ton Of each year on this island. bright and
fair. with the wine Of life in its pleasant air."
For the comfort of the many thousands who
annually visit Atlantic City. whether In search
Of health. rest or pleasure. every possible pro-
vision has been made. There are $50 hotels
IN the place. over 100 Of which are open through
out the year and in no one OF them has any
thing been overlooked that could add to the
comfort or pleasure of the guest. For the man
or woman who is brain-weary, and breaking
down under the weight Of business, professional
social or domestic cares. there is no better
restorative than a season Of rest and recrea-
ton at some one Of these well-appointed hotels
Not that all is rest and recreation here, by
any means. There is never any dearth OF
amusement for those who pass any portion OF
the fashionable spring season in Atlantic City.
Besides the opportunities for enjoyment at the
Casino which includes private theatricals. read
ings, musicals. orchestral and other entertain
ments there is a continual round Of gayety at
the various hotels and cottages, the guests Of
which consist Of the elite Of the metropolis
refugees from the demands Of social life, draw
ing new vigor from the pure air-and pleasure
seekers from the North, South, East and West.
Willing away their time beneath the bright
skies Of this rival to Southern Europe.
The charming social life Of the city admira-
bly, supplements the grandeur Of the sea in max
ing Atlantic City a never-failing source Of Joy
to the sppreciatve soul. Hard to amuse. in
deed would be the visitor who could not find
some congenial diversion ever close at hand on
this interesting island. Every hour Of the day
and every day In the week has its allotted form
of entertainment, and for those who prefer to do
1ust nothing at all there Is the sublime piano.
rama of sky and sea spread out In perennial
magnitude before the listless eye.
The sea Ia, after all. the most fruitful source
Of comforting suggestion for the varying moods
Of man. 1t has said many things to many men
in all ages. The emotions awakened in the
human breast by the contemplation Of oceans
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lions that make physical life perpetual delight;
and If there is any place more favored than an
other In that regard, II must surely be matter
Of concern to all mankind to know where It
may be found
Americans may not always make pleasure Of
their business but they certainly should make a
business Of their pleasure. seeking TO obtain with
the least outlay the largest possible results. The
accessibility Of resort Is. therefore. with not
few matter Of Importance second only to the
paramount consideration Of health and pleasure:
and herein lies the secret Of Atlantic Citys Won
derful growth and popularity. 1t is convenient
Of access from all parts Of the country. by fast
express trains Its railroad facilities are equal
to the best In the world, there being three lines
the Pennsylvania. West Jersey and Philadelphia
and Reading. all Of which run express trains be-
tween Atlantic City and Philadelphia In seventy
minutes, having parlor and buffet attached.
Atlantic City is, however. pre-eminently an
all-the- year-round resort The wtchng charms
OF autumn sea and sky hold many a summer WIS.,
itor even until Chill Novembers surly blasts
make field and forest bare" Indeed. many lin
ger through December and January, when, ere
the holiday festivities are fairly over at home,
the first company Of winter visitors begins to ar
rive-harbingers Of that larger company whose
appearance is coincdent with the advent Of Feb
ruary
The Lenten season Is the SWEETEST Of the year.
The manifold natural advantages Of the seaside
city are never in better evidence than in the
early winter and spring. when 1t appeals to the
pleasure seeker on account Of the gentleness Of
Its climate, due, in great measure. to the prox-
unity Of the Gulf Stream. which. sweeping along
this coast, makes mighty bend in the d.
rection Of Atlantic City. moderating and soften
ing the exharating saline atmosphere. 1t Is
then that the resort becomes the abode Of a dis
tinguished company of visitors who seek to es-
cape the rigor Of Northern chimes. The great no.
tells filled in the earlier months with the best
representatives of society from every section OF
the country. There are days in February and
March suggestive Of May and June in cities
further north remote from the coast, and So
1ourners here wont to remark the unusual
combination Of summer weather and winter
Skies
OF all the attractions in Atlantic City. the one
striking to the eye of the visitor Is, perhaps,
the boardwalk. This is a broad promenade, four
miles long and forty feet wide. built along the
entire ocean front Of Atlantic City. Imagine an
immense steel structure supporting walkway
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is hotel man Of wide experience, and he has
seen to 1t that his house stands second TO none
In the matter Of luxurious appointments n
has been recently refurnished, and Is better
equipped than ever before for the accommods-
ton Of guests OF refined tastes and exclusive
habits Many OF Mr. Whites old patrons have
returned for the spring season. and brought .
host Of friends with them. while applications
for rooms are pouring In with every mail. The
present indications are that this season Will b
a record breaker for the Traymore.
The Hotel Dennis is one Of the most imposing
structures on the sea front Broad porches the
roofs Of which are supported by massive coumnA
extend around three fronts OF the hotel while
round towers extend from the ground TO the
fifth floor at the corners Of the ocean end OF each
wing. At the upper story on the new additions
to the ocean ends Of each wing, Is balcony. with
round columns supporting the overhanging roof
Other balconies are placed pcturesquely on the
different fronts. 80 that the house assumes some.
what the style Of Spanish architecture. Special
attention to durability, ventilation and comfort
has been given. Iron fre-escapes are at the ends
Of the halls and system OF waterppes and hose
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REVOLVING OBSERVATORY.

pleasures Of the beach. the boardwalk the piers
and the casino-if these and the scores OF other
attractions have no charm Tor him-ne may De
as quiet as he pleases. and find delight In SIM
ply listening to the thunderous monotone or the
sea. as il breaks upon beach or glstening
sand If he is not inclined to sit on the sand
or to enjoy the comfort of a beach chair, he may
bask In the warmth OF the ocean sun-parlors,
which are fitted up with every device that goes
to make a comfortable lounging place. III.
seeming the delirium or fishing in the spray or
the pillows he finds such employments as those
Just enumerated too tame for his liking. ample
opportunity will be afforded him for INDUCING
his bent in the neighboring bays and thorough
fares which constitute vast water preserve
having other keeper than nature.
From Grassy Bay and Little Egg Harbor on
the north TO Sculrs Bay and Great Egg Har-
Dor on the south, from the wreck OF the Cas-
sandra to the wreck OF the Diverty. fish of large
size are found in abundance. The creeks and
sounds TEEN with them AT certain seasons OF the
year. and it is here that softshell crabs live
pinchingly and agile oysters, mild, serene. on
beds OF moss recline"
There woods and pleasant retreats among
the sand hills. shaded by umbrella shaped trees,
which have stood the storms OF many years.
To those who love nature and who hold COM
munion with her visible forms. day OF pleasure
is promised in exploring these ancient sand
hills and sylvan retreats.
Yachting, too. is one OF the delightful pastmes
Of Atlantic City and nowhere on the coast Is
there large or comfortable feet OF fish,
ing and sailing boats as the squadron found
at the picturesque inlet harbor. Those who
prefer steam to sails can be accommodated. and
the few whose stomachs dread the heaving bill
lows may eschew both and sit and watch the
gayly decked boats dancing In the distance,
their blood meanwhile ting!ing with the ever
present, hcalth-giving ozone
During the bathing season the beach at the
fashionable hour is crowded with thousands Of
merry bathers. whose shouts and laughter
mingle with the roar Of the surf The strand
and boardwalk at this time are lined with in
terested spectators and promenaders The surf
bath here attains n popularity unknown at other
resorts the near approach of the Gulf Stream
TO this point increasing the temperature Of the
water. and taking from 1t the bitter chill from
which so many would.be bathers shrink. OF
course. the bathing season does not begin until
the middle OF June. yet the practical benefits OF
sea-bathing may be obtained here at any time In
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modern hotel equipment. together with those
homelike luxuries that are rarely found outside
Of a private establishment. Mr.. Evans Is great
y pleased at the outlook for the spring, WHICH,
If the present rate Of booking continues, Will
undoubtedly be the most prosperous season the
Seaside has known in many years.
Haddon Hall is another Of the long-established
hotels Of Atlantic City. 1t has been recently
enlarged, and now offers to those who test its
generous hospitality a seaside home OF rare at
fractions 1t Is situated directly on the beach.
and has an unobstructed view OF the ocean. as
we'll as Of the Boardwalk, while the veranda.
nearly a tenth Of a mile in length, is sheltered
boardwalk in itself Elevators run to every
floor. The ground floor is devoted to the bill
lard and SWITCHBOARD rooms newsstand, tele-
graph office and long-distance telephone, the
barber-shop and lavatory. the childrens play
room and the nurses and children's dining
room.
To those who prefer al indoor retreat the SUM-
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such a panorama Of wonders as one sees on this
great ocear promenade.
In natural environments Atlantic City is with
out peer. Seward the waste OF waters
stretches 5000 miles kissing the shores Of
another hemisphere: while landward is a wide
estuary, as smooth as a mountain lake, and be-
yond that an expanse OF salt meadows reaching
out to meet the pine forests whose zephyrs min
gle with Neptunes brny breath. These breeZes
forming the wine of life drive all burdens from
the heart. all weary thoughts away. Thus
juvenated, the visitor spends much Of his time
on the famous esplanade-the boardwalk. Here
at noontde and eventde. the city pours its count
less thousands out. and the great procession be-
gins It's march and countermarch throughout Its
entire extent Of the four mile promenade, under
the radiance OF brilliant sun by day and the
glare of electric lights by night.
Year after year this commingling OF the young
and the old, the grave and the gay, goes on in
Atlantic City. and until the end OF time, gen.
Grafton after generation. the charmed voice Of
the will draw many TO its sands and 10 It's
surf. From the plains Of the South, from the
wide expanse of the West from the bleak gray
rim OF the North, men. women and children will
come and go, girdllng the coast with JOY and
pleasure throughout the ivelong year.
If the visitor does not care for the sprightlier
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Leeds Lappincott ere two Of the most prosi,, |,

Leeds & Lippincott, ere two Of the most pro1fo
svc hotel men Of the place, and number hon
Of friends among the regular visitors to Atlantie
City
The Traymore enters upon the season Of 1897
with q well-earned reputation for all that n
desirable In @ modern hotel In location Il n
unsurpassed situated as II Is directly on thu
beach, at the sea end OF Illinois-ave., in thu
most fashionable section Of the city. and ad.
Joining the grounds OF the Casino. II Is open
throughout the year. and has accommodation
for over 300 guests. 1t is replete with all mod
ern convenIences, such ar passenger elevatora
open CRATE ireplaces. steam heat. electric bella
electric light, hot and cold sea-water and fresh.
water baths billiard-room. sun parIor. etc. The
lawn In front Of the Traymore extends to ana
connects with the famous ocean promenade be-
yond which Is the gently shelving beach, upon
whose sands the waves Of the come rolling
in with varying yet unceasing force. From
morning until evening, the Traymore beach
front is a perfect paradise for children. whs
have here unlimited opportunities to indulge
their natural instinct for digging in the sand
and padding in the water. Every day they
throw up Notifications, build mounds and ex.
cayate subterranean caverns. while their moth
ers and fathers and other folks Of sober mica
sit on the broad piazzas Of the hotel and smile
at the futility Of labors all trace OF which aro
80 soon effaced by the incoming tide
But the location OF the Traymore Is not IL
only charm. The proprietor. D. s. White. u,
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LUXURY AT THE SEASIDE.
THE RICH PROVISION MADE FOR GUESTS
AT ATLANTIC CITY.
MAGNIFICENT HOTELS FILLED WITH EVERY AC-
COMMoDATIoN - ENJOYMENT OF NATURAL
SCENERY AND SOCIAL PLEASURES Of
FERED TO BRAIN-rAGGED CITY
PEOPLE SIMULTANEOUSLY.

SCENERY AND SOCIAL PLEASURES Of
FERED TO BRAIN-FAGGEp CITY
PEOPLE SIMULTANEOUSLY.
Atlantic City, March Gone of the causes con-
tributing to the success Of Atlantic City is the
fact that 1t is not dependent for its existence
upon the floating population that annually taxes
Its powers Of accommodation. 1t is a city in It's
own right. with excellent schools. churches. good
society, good government, good drainage and
good water. The water supply from artesan
wells, some Of them 1000 feet deep, and from
natural springs on the mainland is inexhausti-
BILE. Electric cars run the entire length Of the
island distance of ten miles Atlantic-ave. Is
bustng up-to-date business thoroughfare.
with hgh-class stores business Offices and bank
ing institutions There wel,-equipped fire
and police departments and an electric light
plant that costs the authorities in the neighbour
hood Of $4,000 a year to run-which seems
none too dear when 1t Is remembered how ad-
mirably the city Is lighted. The resident popu-
lation is 10000. and this number is increased to
10000 at the height Of the season.
Unquestionably, one of the most attractive
features Of Atlantic City is the beautiful Casino.
between Indiana and Illinois aves.. Immediately
on the ocean front and esplanade, or THE Board
walk" as It is more Familiarity known. Con-
structed at a cost of over $4,000. and decorated
and furnished with the most exquisite taste. 1t
is the popular assembling place for guests from
all of the leading hotels. Unlike the casinos Of
other popular seaside resorts. no membership is
required. but for a moderate charge by the week.