The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-23
Society Topies.


Asbury Park is, without a doubt, the
most popular sea shore resort on the Jer-
sey coast, and great preparations are
yearly made for numerous summer visit
ors. Fortunes have been made and for
tunes lost at the Park, and all IN the
short space of from three to four weeks.
In fact Asbury Parkers, those VINO i've
there the year round. depend on the few
summer weeks, commonly known as tine
season. to earn a livelihood sufficient to
support them during the winter.
Tho average summer visitor, when en-
terjng Asbury Park, will observe the flur-
RI ana hustle which this season of the
year is equal to New York itself, ard
trough the mind of the trangent will
Hash the thought What an industrious
people.
Let this same party. however, visit the
Park some day in the fail or winter,
What a difference! Scarcely a stage to be
seen at the depot. and the few that are
visible. not caring whether or not they
are patronized. This is only a sample.
Going over the entire surface of the place
the same all pervading Incidence is to be
met with. Asbury Park is taking a vaea-
ton. or. in other words. the natives have
worked so hard for at most three months
June. July and August, that they must
a k a nine months vacation in order to
get rested fol; the following season.
During these nine dormant months AS
bury Park live on "reminiscences. or
course. the Park has its amusernents dur
ing the winter. and its society is quite as
secIusive and .sclicky'' as New York's
s4oo.,' In fact, for a small place, a lit
tie more so. But at all these social gath
erings. the one subject, outside OF
church quarrels, under discussion is last
season. Hotel and business men com
pare notes as to the financial profit and
loss. Matrons and mothers, who have
marriageable daughters, compare notes
from a matrimonial standpoint, while
the younger set compare notes as to
their eonquests.
Life at Asbury is most truly a "~feeting
show" leaving in its wake with each con-
s~ec1tive season one real and lasting trace,
debt. Credit is easily procured, and as a
consequence debt. mortgage and protest.
ed notes are the constant companions of
Asburv Park. The average Asbury Park
er lives in anticipation Of his proceeds
for s.the season. and gets credit accord
jngly. II sthe season, proves good, he
comes out ahead. if not, his credit must
remain over for next season." which, in
many instances, turns out quite as I'M
satisfactory. and the delinquent is unable
to catch up. Yet in just this way many
fortunes have been made as well as lost
at this resort. Thus they live.
The summer visitor, however, does
not look behind the scenes, nor would it
in the least mar his enjoyment if he did
He comes from the hot city to enjoy the
cool ocean breezes, finds the Park a
charming place and the parkers eharm-
ing and hospitable people. perhaps just a
little ready to fleece him. hut being Of a
somewhat sporty nature he does not mind
this. and goes home with a favorable i'm
preston.
II. is a great blessing to Ocean Grove
that it is situated in the State Of Jersey
and not New York, else its police force
might have something more to do than
walk around with sun shades over their
heads and prevent people whistling on its
sacred streets during camp meeting. This
applies to the bridges which spar Wesley
Lake and for the privilege of crossing
which a penny toll is charged. A penny
it not much when you have it, but in the
case of a man hurrying to catch a train
and perceiving a stage or trolley car on
the opposite side of the lake, to be COM
PEELED to set down his dress suit case.
cane and umbrella. search his clothes for
tho necessary cent. find he has nothing
less than a dollar bill and has to wait
for change. it is enough to make him
swear, and In perhaps nine eases out of
ten he takes advantage of the OPP
p%ortunity.
When these bridges were erected, over
twelve years ago. it was decided to charge
the penny toll to pay for the structures,
hut as during the summer weeks as large
as 10000 pedestrians cross and recross
daily. they must have been paid for years
ago. On Sundays no toll is taken.
Mamma remarked the bright nine
year old daughter as she dashed breath
less into her mothers room. FLORIDA has
gone to Freedom. can't I go too?" At
ter some thought the mother came to the
conclusion that her daughter meant Lib
erty. well, said the child, when this
correction was made. isn't that what
I said?" And when the parent tried to
explain the difference, the child still per-
sisted that Liberty and Freedom were the
same.
Mr.. Mahlon Apgar of No. "a Sip avenue
has registered at the Columbia at Bel
mar, New Jersey.
Miss Hannah Goldenhorn, sister of Law
yer isaac G~oldenhorn. of No. 124 Old Ber-
gen road. has gone to Shohola Glen for
the summer.
Mr.. R. w. Earle, president of the Hud-
son County Bank, has quite a reputation
as a euchre player at the Oxford Hotel
al Avon, New Jersey.
Mr.. Carl G.. Metzler. of Montgomery
street. has returned from his trip to
Washington and gone to a Hopat-
cong. where he will spend the remainder
of the summer with his mother, Mrs. w
Sullivan.
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