Evening star., 1898-08-25
AT CAPE MAY.
Height of Season Reached and Many
Guests There.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
CAPE MAY. N. j.. August q. 1898.
The height Of the Cape May summer sea-
son has been reached and the crowds still
linger at the shore, filling up to overlooking
all the smaller houses and supplying the
larger houses with comfortable crowd of
guests. Among the visitors here are a
great many from Washington and from
nearby points in Maryland and Virginia
The week has been successful one from a
social point Of view and there have been
continuous lists of dances, dinner parties,
euchre and whist contests and other
amusements incident to indoor life. Most
of these have taken place IN the evening,
but there has been occasionally a morning
dance or german at the larger hotels.
The outdoor sports consisted last week,
principally, Of golf, boating, sailing and
fishing.
Miss Mary Hickox of Washington is pass
ing the month OF August at the United
States.
Mr.. John Hall of Washington has Joined
Philadelphia friends at the Stockton for an
indefinite sojourn. - sA.--sssf- 80
Among Washington guests at the Cape
House Cape May Point, is DR.. w. w. AL
Mrs. Lewis Bellrose, Miss Bellrosc and
Lewis Bellrose, jr., are among the Wash
lngton residents who are staying at the
DR.. and Mrs. A Lloyd Magruder have
joined the Washington colony at the Stock
ton Hotel, where they will remain until
September
Harry Williams of Washington is among
the latest arrivals at Congress Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Biyins of Washing
ton have apartments at Congress Hall for
az indsf1its period. = lzz73S -
signor Alexandra Andrade, nephew of
Signor Andrade, the Venezuelan minister
at Washington, is staying al the Chalfonte
Hotel here. -sss*s'e-
3. 4, -Reagaff of Washington is guest
at the Lafayette. eN1~ 'r.ss $50
Among late arrivals at the Brexton are
Mrs. w. A. Edwards. Mrs L. Kirkpatrick,
F F. Kirkpatrick and Mrs. J. +. Henton
Among guests at the Brown Villa from
Washington who have arrived this week
are Miss J. W: McCloskey. Miss Z. K. Nc
Closkey and Miss Anna McCloskey.
Col. and Mrs. I. r. Marshall of Washing
ten are guests at Congress Hall. Col. Mar
shall has been enjoying the sounds while
here and takes out with him a party of
guests on the yacht which he hires.
Mrs Haines. wife of Brigadier General
Peter c. Haines, now at Porto Rico. is So
journing at the Marine villa.
Miss Mcclure Of Washington took part ia
the german recently given at the Stockton.
Mr.. E. Berliner of Washington has joined
his family. who have been staying at the
Windsor all summer.
William M. Brookes, jr:. Of Alexandria,
Va, is sojourning at the Baltimore Inn.
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Henderson of Wash
ington are enjoying three weeks at Cape
May as guests at the cottage of friends
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. George soroston are So
journfng at the Baltimore Inn. Mr.. Spros-
ton is a paymaster in the navy.
George W. Rouzer has Joined Mrs. Rouzer
at the Stockton Hotel for couple of weeks.
II. G. Harrison and Mrs. Milton Mount of
Washington are among late arrivals at the
Stockton.
Mrs. A. F. Maynard. Mrs. B. D. Thomas
and Mrs. e. Shaw form a trio of Wash
ington visitors staying at the Columbia
Miss A. IL. Wilson of Washington Is
late arrival at the Lafayette.