Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-15
GOSSIP FROM GOTHAM
Mazet Investigation Likely to Be
Last of Its Kind.
IT HAS ACCOMPLISHED LITTLE
Salt Water Day on the New
Jersey Coast.
GEN. KITCHENER IS COMING
peclal Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
NEW YORK, August IA, 1889.
There. was nothing remarkable about the
homecoming of Richard Croker. except
his suddenly acquired admira ton for Bryan.
1t is not definitely settled whether Croker
will be mazeted again in spite of previous
utterances to the effect that he would. And
right here it may be said that when Frank
Moss asks his last question this year and
Robert Mazet presents to the legislature
his report the committee will be disc charged.
with thanks. and it will be the end also of
general Investigations into the city of New
York. The democrats, if they have a chance,
may come down here TO find what they
can find. But the republican party. 1t is as
serted, will not give general commissions
to any third Lexow or Mazet to probe
here, there or anywhere. An officer of the
state, who is in position to make his
views of some effect, has been convinced
that the proper way to get results is to
proba for definite evils, in certain picked
places, where there Is prima facie evidence
not only that wrongs exist, but that they
can be proved That is to say, such in
quiries Assemblyman Edward H. Fall
lows conducted in the surrogate's office
are the kind to be fostered, not those Of
Mr.. Mazet.
Now, this change of policy is not due to
any Interpretation of the work of the Mazet
committee. Invaluable information has been
furnished. and. in view of the officer who
would abandon such committees hereafter,
light has been let in on conditions darkly
known but only half realized till now 1t
is true that Mr.. Moss is holding back mat
which will wind up his work with effect
No one who knows Of his plans has any
fear Of the result.
Salt Water Day In jersey.
There is one day in the year, the second
Saturday of every August, when the farm
ers of New Jersey are united in sympathetic
accord and are unanimous in purpose. 1t
is Salt Water day, a festival which has
been celebrated for more than a century.
Long before the lark pipes his lay hum
dreds of vehicles of all sorts and conditions
and freighted with thousands Of folk in
holiday mood and attire are then seen wind
ing over the approaches to the Jersey coast
to spend the day in bathing. feasting, dane
ing and in the enjoyment of multitude of
pleasures with that rare abandon of those
to whom holiday is a serious episode.
Some even SO far anticipate the happy
event as to come to the beach the night be-
fore and camp out i'll covered wagons, inn
promptu tents and airy, hastily erected
''leantos.' At dawn that day the Jersey
coast, from South Amboy to Cape May.
SwarmS with the annual visitors and the
same scenes are enacted at every point
along that extensive stretch Buggies new
and old, and light wagons are put into use.
Arrived at the coast everybody goes in
bathing. Rheumatic old farmers forget
their pains and ancient maiden ladies ban
ish prudish airs and for the nonce frisk in all
the joyous abandon of girlish youth. There
are no bathing houses, to be sure, but then
none needed. In the shelter of the COW
cred wagons and behind the spreading
bushes are dressing rooms sufficient for all,
and amid gay laughter the dsrobing goes
a he'd INIT Of
decOrum and decency, of course, but it is
laughable anyway. and there are lots of
people there to laugh and enjoy it. Gradu-
ally the bathers begin to appear on the
beach, and fearful and wonderful are the
costumes in which they approach the
waves Calico dresses are worn for the
most part by the women and the lowered
patterns bob up and down in the water like
aquatic flower garden convulsed by an
earthquake There hundreds of bath
ing suits made out of bed ticking of striped
blue and brown worn by the country lads
and lassies. more inclined to the grotesque-
ness Of the annual festival than their older
brothers and sisters. Too many of their
elders made a most remarkable appearance
in huge bed sheets. with ample apertures
slashed in the muslin for legs and arms
apertures which permit the extremely free
play of the limbs.
Kitchener Coming to Gotham.
General Lord Kitchener of Khartoum
conqueror of the Soudan. will pay visit
try as soon the important military mis-
sion upon which he set out on Friday is
accomplished and he Is able to take a va
cation. He made known his intention a
few weeks ago in the course of a CONVEX
sation with Captain De Witt Clinton Falls
of the It'll Regiment, N. Y. N. G., who
with Captain Landon of the same regi-
ment, went to England to represent the
National Guard of this state at the cele
bration of the one hundredth anniversary
of the formation of the British volunteer
system. Captain Falls returned to New
York on the St. Paul. full of enthusiasm
overwhelmed with establishment at the I'M
expected warmth and lavishness Of the hos
pitality extended to him and to his brother
officer. The conversation with Lord kitch-
ener took place at dinner given in honor
of the general by the Worshipfu Company
of Ffshmongers, of the ancient and
enormously wealthy corporations of the
city of London. More than fifty officers
who had served with him in the Soudan
were present. Lord Kitchener observed to
Captain Falls that he had few little
intended to crafty his long-cherished de-
sire to visit the United States. The few
little troubles comprise the establishment
of the college at Khartoum. the pushing
forward of the northern end of the great
Cape-C Cairo railroad and an interview with
the khalifa to which the latter will lend
himself with reluctance. Lord Kitchener
questioned Captain Falls about the Philip
pines but made no comment upon the
campaign.