Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-08-13
AT CAPE MAY.
A Pink Ball, a Musical Festival, m
Italian Night and Golf Links
specia' Correspondence of The Evening Star
CAPE MAY, n. j. August II. 1893

Spccia' Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CAPE MAY, N. j., August IL. 1898.
Gaze May is this week passing through
the height of the summer season, and
there are perhaps many visitors here as
Is usually the case, and August promises
TO be one of the best ones for some years
past. The small hotels are generally
crowded and the large ones are enter
tanning their expected share of guests.
The weather has been delightful. There
has been most of the time a southerly
ocean breeze blowing. which has made It
delightful for the visitors and allowed
them to roam about without getting over
heated and uncomfortable. The visiting
public Is anticipating all the events which
are to occur Saturday evening at the
Stockton Hotel and Congress Hall, where
large balls are to be given and which
promise TO be the greatest of the present
summer At Congress Hall a pink BALI
is to be the title of the affair." and 5000
pinks are to be given away to the ladies
in attendance, and spread out over the
lawn on the high bluff, which overlooks
the ocean, there are to be about 500 in
cGndescent electric lamps lighted to dis
tribute illumination over that portion of
the place. At the Stockton Hotel the tes-
timOnial concert and ball to Prof. Morgan,
the leader of the orchestra there, is to be
given, and in addition to the ball room
usually used the big dining hall is to be
piazza is to be roped off to form a prone
made between the two ball rooms at the
ends of the hotel.
Sunday night the lovers of good music
will enjoy a treat here because of the
musical festival, which is to be given on
Congress Hall lawn, by an orchestra of
thirty-five pieces. There will be vocal
lists of more than local reputation present
To lar llar STln he nlxfn m
and at the Lafayette the Sunday evening
concerts are to be very elaborate affairs.
At the Stockton Mrs. Hattie Meade Smith
of Washington will sing, as she did last
Sunday evening.
On Wednesday of this week a match team
from the golf club here went TO Atlantic
City and played q match team of the same
number at that place. A return game Is
to be played here on Wednesday of next
week between the two clubs, and these
events attracting considerable atten-
ton from the lovers of that game.
Tuesday evening the italian night"
at Congress Hall, when all the music rem
dered was from Italian authors.
Mrs Greenwood Stanley and Mrs. Grace
Greenwood Andrews of Washington are
among the late arrivals at the Carrollton,
Cape May Point.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Bradley, Miss Brad
ley and Miss Kilgore Of Potomac, Md, are
among the latest newcomers at Congress
Hail. where they will pass three weeks.
Mr.. C. G. Sloan of Washington is passing
a part of his vacation at Congress Hall
Mrs a. S. Fiske and Mrs. Christabel For
sythe Fiske of Washington are enjoying
the delights of a visit to the Brexton Villa
Mrs. G. r. Paul. widow of General Paul,
and Mrs. H. H. Hosley, with Miss Gene
We've Hosley, are located at the Brexton
with other Washingtonians.
Miss Mary NJ. Watterson, a relative of
Colonel Henry Watterson of Louisville, is
staying at the Carroll Villa.
DR.. NJ. NJ. Pontes member of the , en-
ezuelan legation is staying at the Carroll
| ton, Cape May Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Birch, jr, have
| Joined the Washington colony at the Brex-
| ton.
Among late arrivals from Washington at
| Congress Hall are the following: r. W.
| Bryan, Miss r. A. Bryan, ]. C. Exner, H
| W. Green, Miss Evalyn Mae Hart Miss
| Alice Virginia Hart, Mrs. s. w. Reicheldel-
/ fer j. w. Childress, r. W. Oliver and L. T.
r. Holbrook.
DR.. George P. DuBosc is among the latest
| arrivals from Washington at the Baltimore
| Inn.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Cutler are among
4 Washingtonians spending their first visit al
| Cape May. They will remain couple of
/ weeks.
| Mrs. G. Lloyd Magruder, with her son
! and daughter. have arrived at the Stock