New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-03
ATLANTIC CITY DIVERSIONS.
ENTERTAINMENTS ARRANGED FOR THE EASTER
sEAsoN-HoTELs WELL FILLED.


Atlantic CITY. " T.. April (speciaD. Every hotel
IN town is well filed with guests. and several houses
have every room engaged until after Faster.
The boardwalk IS fast resumlng its summertime
appearance The shops along the great promenade
are opening one by one and the whole beach front
is putting on it's gala dress. The many improvements
under way are being pushed 10 completion as rapid
~ as possible. giving the walk In some places an
aspect quite different from that Of last year The
most noticeable improvements are the two piers
the new steel structure at Nrgnia-ave. and tho
improvements 10 the old pier at Tennessee-ave Tho
new entrance the latter Is now almost competed.
and presents an attractive appearance. Work on
the new pior Is advancing rapidly. The structure
will be ready for in a few weeks Below New
york-ave the stores that being erected on he
site Of those burned early In February are near
ing completion. They are all much finer than no
old buildings Work on the auditorium of the rev
Academy OF Music IS also going on steadily Per-
forrnances will be given early I'm the summer.
Several more hotels have opened within the last
week Prominent among them is tho Senate. which
reopened last Saturday. The house Is scarcely
recognizable in It's new location. and is monument
to the enterprise OF its owners. II. b. Cook q Son,
who had IL moved bodily from IT'S old size. at Rhode
Island and Pacific ayes, 70 a position direcuy on
the beach front The hotel has been enlarged. and
the Interior has been improved in many ways. IN
Guiding the addition OF number OF private baths
ana other convenierces
The Lorraine. the handsome new hotel at the FOOT
OF 81 Charles Place opposite the ST Cnares
Hotel. also opened last Saturday. The Lorraine 10
one OF the most comfortable. as II seems destined
10 become one % the most popular, hotels In the
city Samuel Wagner q son, the propre,ors. WI
also continue to manage the Hotel Leande' wnica
The Vermont House reopened las, Saturday. with
Jacob b. Hawk still its proprietor. and the sea-
Repp continues as proprietor. and NJ. w. pham az
popular IN the uptown district. Both have been
renovated and improved IN many Ways. Inc E y.
Ruscomhe has also opened Tor the season Mrs'
Smythe is propr!etress and Frederick Nash Is man.
The strcet-pavng question has been taken up Il
earnest IN ordinance providing ,Or the paving Of
Pacihc-aye from vermont-aye to Ainsny VIA
traffic is than ordinarily heavy, passed nrst
the end OF the present month It IS probable ma,
bids Will be advertised for and the contract aHatd.
paving Of At,antic-aye Last week the proposed
new fitv Hall matter vas again tied up legally By
a wrt Of ceriiorari which carried into tho Supreme
purchase o. the schaueer block ror a site tor ths
new buildings Tho paving OF Atantic-ave by the
City and the West jersey and scashore Railroad
but the Paving Committee now Intends. 70 have
The railroad eonsider the payng question ,ndepene-
tertained that speedy agreement vii De reached
realization about the same time. Under the Paving
bill just passed hy the Legsiature ms city VIZ
have about $1,000 available for paving the streets
There will he several special Easter entertain:
nents given az the various hotels both before nd
after Faster Next Saturday night hop vii ~
given AT rhe Grand Atlantic Hotel and repeated ths
following Monday night hop Will also be given
the Hotel Central on the evening OF Easter Mon
day which Is expected 20 be a highly enjoysble az
fair. There will probably be a large audience AZ
tho public rehearsal Of The House Thai Jaax
Guards armory On Easter Eve. Many seats have
already been sold The play IS to be presss9ltsd n
these affairs will be the regular dances at ths
casino on Wednesday and Saturday evenings. 'he
weekly Saturday night dance tho Hotel Rudolf
iha usual concerts AZ both these places. and num-
herlcss other pleasant gatherings that will be got
up at tho various houses without much previous
a..our cement.
The new house OF The Atlantic city Country CUB
near S1mers Point. Is nearly completed The build
ing IS a handsome one. and Is greatly admired ~
tho visitors WHO inspect the premises daily. Ths
grounds are n splendid condition. John Reid, an
expert golfer. has been engaged - look after IRE
Co.r Inks and - instruct the noyices IN the CANA