Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-10
AT OCEAN CITY,
Juvenile Ball, a Reversible, Cake
Walk and Concerts Entertain the
Guests-Late Arrivals,

Juvenile Ball, a Reversible, Cake
Walk and Concerts Entertain the
Guests-Late Arrivals.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
OCEAN CITY. Nd. August 10, 1897
The much-talked-of children's ball at the
Atlantic came off last week, when the juve-
nile elem ent here was at high tide. and 1t
Yves bowling success. particularly in its
prelude, when the floor was given over to
the infant population of Ocean City
The ball opened with a very pretty march
and drill, under the direction of Miss Alma
Snoot There were upward of one hun
bred children in line. led by Miss Edna
Breesee and Miss Emily Upshur. Con-
spicuous among the small men and women
on the floor were the Misses Christine Fox
Ellen Mildred Fearn and Master Richard
Lee Fearn of Washington
A novel and extremely ludicrous enter
taInment of the past week was the Re
Versible' at the Atlantic, which was the
occasion Of much hilarious enjoyment The
Idea was to confuse the spectator as to
whether the participant was going or COM
ing. The affair wound up in a cake walk
the cake, which was carefully concealed
beneath snowy napkin, proving to be a
G cal Ioot stool 1t was awarded to Mrs.
The Plinhimmon Casino was crowded "a
LIS utmost Friday night, the occasion being
concert by the guests of the house. The
hall was tastefully decorated with Chinese
Those who. either by their vocal or in
strumental performance, contributed to the
enjoyment OF the evening were Messrs.
Blanchard, Carter. Shaw Hflireth. Leutz-
burgh. Nichols, and Mesdames Shaw. Nicn-
OILS and Mason.
Rev. Father Payne of Warrenton. Va.
gave young peoples selling party one af-
ternoon last week, chaperoned by Mrs
James d. Power of Washington, who is one
OF the most popular matrons at Ocean City
this summer.
Through the fundamentally of Mrs. A
F. Childs weather bureau has been es-
tablfshed at the Atlantic Hotel The sig
nal flags float from its eastern balcony at
all times and the weather forecasts are
regularly posted on the hotel bulletin board
Mrs John Tally of Washington. who.
with her family, is spending the summer
at the Plinhimmon, will build her own
cottage here next spring. She has already
purchased the ground adjoining the United
States life saving station, which, by the
way. is in the heart of swelldom.
Miss Juliette Thompson, the Washing
ton artist, Is at the Plinhimmon with her
mother and brother.
The full-dress hop at the Atlantic Sat
urday night was more than usually crowd
ed. Next Saturday it will take the form
of a bal poudre.
The program for the Atlantic concert TO-
night is an unusually fine one. With one
exception the performers are Washington
ians.
W. H. Rabbit and F. w. Clements tho
tenor of the Metropolitan Church. and
family are at the Ocean Swell.
Mrs John Mitchell. and family, e. a.
Manning and Miss Darneille are the WASH
ingtonians the Colonial.
James L. Skidmcre. d. F. Taylor VIM. H
Peara and wife and the Misses Elsie and
Marie Peara, w. T. Giles, Mrs. Norman Ell
lott, Miss Anna p. Shields and Emmett
Moore. oil OF Washington, are at the Pin
himmon.
At the Atlantic the following washing
toniars are registered: J. C. Bowers, MI.
Mra Chflda II ny NJ.
Miss Earriet Richardson. DR.. and Mrs. IA.
M. Schooley, Miss Isabel Dubois, Alex
ander Elliott, w. e. Burleigh, L. d. Hfne
Thompson, Washington Daneahower, Mrs,
Marshall. Miss Summers, 3. Tenwick I'M
Charles Howe. Robert e. Norris, Charles
Townshend. Reeve Lewis, Frank Davis DR.
Lee Harlan. Frederick r. Parks A. h
Adams. ]. w. Brale, wife and three chill
dren. E. 3. Jones. A. D.. Melvin, A B. Bush
and Charles Wheatley.