New-York tribune., 1903-07-26
ON ATLANTIC CITY BEACH.
New Use for Bathing Suits-May Have
Conventions Next Year.

Atlantic City, N. J., July % (SpecaD.-The restless
hunt for the novel, not to say the bizarre, in the
great pleasure resorts resulted in the evolution of
party the other night that both. number of
young people stopping at the Hotel Windsor had
invited some friends who were the guests OF the
Dunlop to card party and hop. This was on
Wednesday night when the city experienced the
most terrific electrical and rain storm that has
visited the coast in fourteen years The rain de-
scended in torrents and the lightning flashed IN
cessanty for four hours so that the tens Of thou-
sands Of visitors were kept in their hotels The
young people awaited the cessation of the storm
until it became evident that 1t was probably good
Tor all night AS they were about resigning them
selves to an evening in their own hotel a PbiIa-
delphla girl said: Why not get up a bathing suit
party and go to the Windsor" The suggestion
was greeted with a shout of approval. The Wind
sor was called up on the telephone and the idea
was repeated to the waiting hosts who received II
with enthusiasm 1t was agreed that the visitors
should come in their bathing suits and the hosts
would meet them in the same attire. Fifteen min
Utes later a dozen girls and men went troopinp
down the boardwalk dressed in natty attire for
dip in the ocean. but bound for a dance and q game
of cards. They were received with a welcoming
shout and We're ushered into suite of rooms espe-
Cially reserved for the occasion The progrs r,1,e
of cards and dancing carried cut and at mid
night the entire party trooped to the beach and in
duiged in dip in the ocean under the watcbful
eyes of two life guards, who had been summoned
for the purpose.
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fore the inspiration of the Quaker CITY lass bou
ever Night bathing parties were introduced eari,,
in the week through the suggestion of Miss FstaI1a
Stewart, of Washington. Moonlight bathing is NOT
a novelty. but Miss Stewart declared thar il v,as
not necessary to wait for the moon To enjoy, . ,i
in the sea The blaze of the electric lights So
the boardwalk and the enormous electric sirns -
the beach front hotels flood the surf with moro
brilliant light than that OF the moon Miss stew
arts idea was adopted by bevy OF young peonIa
stopping at the same hotel. and that night the,,
secured the services of life guard and eniovad =
tronc IN the waves that exceeded they declared
the pleasure Of a dip with the crowd in the do,
hight thousandfold They were watched bv hun
oIeds from the boardwalk and the next night their
the various hotels These have afSorded 1ies from
nent 70 practically all of the life guards who find
eI f eHnlTS IS ~ i4cieased by 50 day. which is the
me people OF Atlantic City have decided to make
bid for the two great political conyentiops Se nae
year. II has long been argued that The daI next
and their thousands of followers would prefsr 80
meet at cool resort. rather than in a HOT "a ~
sitting city in midsummer. provided accomy, oI u
tons could be afforded, both for their debHrn tjo
ana hotel entertainment Atlantic CITY posssseas
the latter 10 greater degree than anY civ o2 GO
resort In the country, and steps are now being
an enormous convention hail M This sbet OF
been under discussion in desultory way for veaTs
but II mas now taken form, and will he an -
complished fact in time for next wears con,an
uons Ihe oostacles heretofore have been the value
OL isdI esldte' ana the belief that a great halI
could not pay dividends the amount Of the in
vestnenI ihese nave been removed through the CO.
oPeIduoh OF the 6ehnsylVania Railroad. This cor
poraton owns a large tract of land at the Inlet
pan Iielo ana Lhe remainder formerly 'shoot
the chute" park 1t has been suggested to the on
sonuated ana USED as site for the convention
hall ana the suggestion has received the indorse-
one and the cost OF constructing the hall vTomid
be more than repaid by one large convention
pursuit of big fish in deep water Manv p5rtiae
Got Out lot oiuensn daily and return with great