Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1901-06-15
OLD CAPB MAY
MOST INVITING
Season at the Ever Popular
Resort Has AuSpiciOuS
Opening
Special to The evening Journal.


was the most successful Of any for fifteen
years previous The large cottage colony
is already In evidence. and the number Of
applicants for suites of rooms at the lead
ing hotels throughout the place, are indl-
cations which go to prove the assertion
that Cape May viii have another success
full season.
Since the close of the season last Sep
TENDER there has been great activity on
the part of residents and OF the officials
Of the municipal corporation. The Coun-
ell has expended several thousands Of
dollars in adding improvements which
Will tend to make Cape May more attrac-
tive this year than in those past. The
main feature has been the elevation of the
boardwalk. which extends along the en-
tire length Of the city and from which
fine view Of the ocean is had without any
obstruction to the eye. This walk during
the early hours Of the evening. and dur
ing the bathing hours of the morning. is
the Mecca Of those who come here to en-
JOY health and rest from the heat OF the
inland cities
Another series Of improvements which
have been added are the pavllions, which
are located at convenient intervals along
and Just outside the boardwalk. These
pavilions are fitted up with modern CON
veniences. nicely furnished with carpets.
rocking chairs and tables. On the tables
are the latest magazines and other llterss-
ture of the day, all OF which are supplied
at public expense. These pavilions set a
little way Of the walk and have around
them decks. which extend out over the
water and are during the evening hours
the favorite resort Of visitors. The old
ocean waves roll up under them and give
the visitor the idea that they are much
cooler while on the decks than they
would be n they were further back I'm the
town.
The new route Of travel from the South
by way of the Queen Anne's railroad from
Baltimore, opened last Summer. begins its
existence this Saturday for the second
year.
No more delightful and enjoyable sum
r1er excursion trip Is to be had than that
Cape May over .h!s new route.
The swift and palatial steamer Queen
Anne carries passengers out of the har-
Dor Of Baltimore. past historic Fort Me-
Henry and Fort Carroll, and the new
forts at the mouth of the Patapsco. across
the Chesapeake bay. under the wooded
shores OF the Isle Of Kent no Queenstown
From Queenstown 10 Lewes, Delaware
sixty miles, the Queen Anne's railroad
runs through the Garden Spot" drawers
ing the counties Of Queen Annes, Talbot
and Caroline, on the Eastern Shore Of
Mar, land, and ancient Sussex in Della
ware, amid rich pastoral scenes bedecKed
with Latrres beauty.
From ewes to Cape May is u r'ie e
twelve miles across the mouth ~ the Della
ha In "A
Hers for the especial use Of this e. ;ntnry
have just been completed at Cape May
and at I.ewes, protected by that great
government engineering workable Della
ware Breakwater.
Already a large number of visitors. from
Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia
have arranged to come to Cape May this
season over the new route. AS a conse-
quence a more than ordinary number OF
visitors are expected to pass the season
here. bringing back the sons and grand
sons Of those who forty years ago visited
Cape May regularly. but who have not
been seen here since the civil war. These
are always the class OF people who make
life the most interesting and leave the
most money with the local boarding
houses of this resort.
A large amount OF money has been ex-
pended to make Cape Mays drives equal
II not superior, to those OF any other re-
sort along the coast of the Middle Allan
tic States The Boulevard which extends
along the ocean front just inside Of tn,
boardwalk is one of the finest pieces o.
roadway to be found in this section of thu
country The boardwalk is not elevatet
high enough TO obstruct the view OF tn,
occupants OF carriages who are riding
along the drive. and they are therefore
enabled to enjoy looking at the ocean, a
well as are those who promenade tn
walk.
The county commissioners are ais
building a speedway twelve miles in length
stretching from Cape May to Cape Ma,
Court House, affording an excellent para
disc for lovers of fast horses. This roa
alone Is costing $4,000
Aside from these. the avenues about thi
resort are well shaded and constructed @
the best Of road-malsing material. Outsid
of the resort itself there are roads leadin
through country districts which have bee
Put I'm excellent order by the authorities {
the adjoining territories. which make TIL
feature OF the resort a pleasing one
visitors who have their horses and ca
riages or bicycles. In speaking of II
driving and bicycling the improving
these roadways has been a great stimuli,
10 the formation of parties who go f
long rides or long drives in the countr
and enjoy at some ancient farmhouse
dance or other sort Of amusement pee
liar TO those old manors.
OFTEN parties Of from fifty TO one hu
dred persons get their bicycles togeths
and others hire an old-fashioned far
wagon, arranged with seats on both side
with the bottom OF the wagon filled wi
hay. drawn by four horses girdled wi
sleigh bells and with the footing
horns. start out for a frolic through I
country About o'clock at night the sta
Is usually made, and with a drive of p'
hnps an hour and n half. they reach
objective point of their evenings trav
here they usually enjoy a luncheon
melons. fruit milk and other eatabl
which arc easily obtained. After
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