Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-07-03

river one is not choked to death with the
smell s11 II Of sulphur OF course ths boats will
70 exclude all objectionable characters
that ladies need not hesitate to go quite
unattended, and it is Just the trip to take
children on.
Mount Vernon will naturally be visited
by thousands Of patriotic citizens in honor
of the glorious Fourth. who will make
pilgrimage to the f1ower-bedecked tomb OF
the illustrious dead. The Manchester will
leave at the usual time-1O am. and 2:3O
pm. The fare is 80 cents, and admission
to the grounds % cents.
Tonight the Manchester will make the
popular trip to Indian Head, leaving the
wharf at $50. and touching at Marshall
Han both going and returning. After the
heat of the day in town 1t is a Joy to take
these cool moonlight sails down the river,
and the sweet strains of Prof Schroeder s
band add to the enjoyment of the Trip The
accommodation on the boat Is so excellent,
including BARRIERS shop and excellent res
taurant. that the trip seems all too short,
though it means over four hours of con-
tinuous sailing. After this week the Ma
calester will go down to the Head every
Thursday night, as well, for the balance
of the season.
The glorious day of independence will be
celebrated In true, old-fashioned colonial
style on Monday next at Colonial Beach,
The steamer Jane Moseley will offer extra
inducements to the public this Saturday
evening. leaving at o'clock tomorrow nd
Monday at y am. Tickets on these days
VIII be good to return on Tuesday July g.
Pistorio's fine band will render patriotic
music on board and at the Beach The
daily trips of the Jane Moseley are heine
largely patronized. and offer a delightful
outing to salt water. The city office Is at
1921 F street northwest where charters
are booked and full Information is to be
had. The hotel at the Beach is now omen
eXcurSiOniSta will ind
that is needed for their comfort
The Hotel Belleview, at Chapel Point,
Md, has been reoponed. and tomorrow the
steamer Harry Randall will run d special
fourth or July excursion to Chapel Point
that will prove very attractive to those
who wish short holiday The Randall
Will leave the River View wharf, foot of
'th street. on Sunday July a. at 40 am
ana Will reach Chapel Point early in the
afternoon. Returning, she will leave
Chapel Point about l pm. Monday. Julv 4
arriving In Washington about pm. Tick
cts for this trip, which include the round
trip on the steamer and board and lodging
ut Hotel Beleview, will be sold for 81 This
Is one of the best and cheapest excur-
sions that has been offered the people Of
Washington for some time. The trip en-
the river will be a delightful one, and
Chapel Point Is a most pleasant place to
spend holiday. The best of salt water
bathing, grabbing and fishing will be found
there.
1t Is very cool and pleasant these even
ings on the electric cars that run to Fort
Niger and Arlington and to Falls Church,
and one can while away many an enjoy
able hour, especially on Sunday, under the
grand old trees of Arlington. The electric
cars leave Aqueduct bridge for Fort Niger
and Arlington every half hour from o am
to 11:40 pm. and for Fort Myer Heights.
Ballston, Fostoria and Falls Church every
hour from $50 am. to II 40 pm with
trains at 4. and o'clock pm. The man.
agement requests passengers to buy tickets
at the railway offices, as higher fares are
charged when paid on the cars. The at
fractions at Fort Myer are the drills and
good music
Those who will take advantage Of the re-
duced rates offered by the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company and
spend the GLORIOUS 4th'' at Fortress Mon
spend one of the most delightful holidays
1t has been their good fortune to enjoy
These resorts never seemed more inviting
than now, for who would not be glad to
spend a few days at the magnificent hotels
there-where cool. salty breezes fresh from
the ocean, always blow-and where one may
enjoy the finest fishing and bathing on the
Atlantic seaboard? The steamers of the
Norfolk and Washington Line form the
only direct route to these resorts. The
Newport News. Norfolk and Washington
leave 18th street wharf at o'clock every
evening in the year, reaching Fortress Mon
roe and Norfolk early the following morn
ing.
Washingtonians do not realize how near
they are to one Of the most delightful
places on the Atlantic seaboard. 1t takes
but four and half hours to arrive at
Ocean City, Nd, by the special train leav-
ing the b. and o. station at 3 o'clock every
Saturday during July and August The
bathing. yachting, fishing. etc, reach the
height of their enjoyment there while the
roads on the mainland are ideal for wheel
riding when the oceans tide will not per-
NIT Wheelmen TO use the magnificent beach.
The strongest and perhaps most attractive
features of life at Ocean City are the alb
sence of mosquitoes and malaria. As
place to spend the summer, and especially
to spend Sunday, Ocean City, Md, has few
equals.
The Ericsson line of steamships affords
one of the most delightful ways Of reach
ing any of the Atlantic coast summer re-
sorts. The boats of this line leave Balti-
more for Philadelphia. Cape May, Atlantic
City, Asbury Park and New York, con-
recting at the latter point for all places on
the Hudson river, and those who are con-
tempiating trip to any of the resorts
mentioned above would do well to inquire
to the advantages of such a trip The
service on the boats Is first class in every
particular. state rooms are large and COM
Portable, and the cuisine is all that could
be desired. All information relative to the
trips will be furnished upon application to
the company in Baltimore.
Excursionsts on the Norfolk and Wash
ngton Steamboat Companys boats to-
night and tomorrow night can secure spe-
cial rate to the Princess Anne Hotel by
applying to y. Dushane Coward, special
agent, at the Columbia Theater, or on the
boat. The Princess Anne Hotel is situated
at Virginia Beach, Va. and is one of the
most delightful summer resort hotels In
that region. The ride from Old Point or
Norfolk is a short one to the Beach. and
should be taken By all who make trip to
either of the aforementioned points.
The steamer 7. V. Arrowsmith will leave
her wharf this evening at o'clock for all
the summer resorts on the picturesque
lower Potomac. The boat also leaves dur
ing the week Mondays and Wednesdays at
3 pm. This trip to the lower river Is de-
lightful at this time of year. The accom-
modations on the boat are an first class,
and the sail on the river in the evening is
one of the most pleasant ways of escaping
the heat of the city. The return home Is
made Sunday evening by 10 o'clock.
The postponed excursion of the National
Rifles which was to have taken place June
II, will be given Wednesday evening next
to Marshall Hall. The Chas. Manchester
will leave promptly 1T j:3p o'clock and the
sale of tickets both for the postponed event
and for this one promises one of The iarg-
est crowds of the season. The Rifles
noted for their Hospitality and their mode
OF entertaining visitors, and will endeav or