Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-07-22
AsBURY PARK.
j Correspondence Of rhe Star.

1 Something of e, clear-up in the weather
the end of the week brought delight to
thousands Of visitors, who had passed six
days in an atmosphere either burning up
with the hot sun or damp and sticky with
mist and sea fog. Because of such con-
ditions bathing has been INDUCED In by
perhaps 20 or so per cent more people than
usually select this sport for recreation
Bathing costumes have seemed about the
only suitable ones. They have made their
appearance in gayer colors than usual and
in more varied styles. 1t would seem that
the plain old bathing suits OF two and
three years ago had entirely gone out. The
summer girl is now satisfied with nothing
but very natty and anything but plain
suit.
Some old-timers. who were shocked or
professed to be with the introduction of
princess bathing suits. went completely up
in the air this week, when the 'peek-a-boo
princess made its appearance. lis there
any reason" asked the fair maid who wore
1t, why, If openwork waists are not
frowned upon when seen In afternoon dress,
openwork bathing suits. being the part OF
a much less formal attire should be looked
upon with disaster" The great majority
OF people We're to her way-of thinking. for
the suit was a very pretty one.
Beer stems and champagne glasses alike
have been set away once more out of
sight, where they will no longer suggest
what might be to hotel guests with thirst,
for rumor has gone abroad that county
authorities again after Asbury Park
bonifaces. This time Of year corresponds
| with that when county detectives made
| their descent upon the resort last season.
| City officials profess to know nothing of a
| proposed repetition of these raids. How
| ever, the hotel keepers are lying very low.
and 1t Is pretty well understood among
| them that detectives are about The Hotel
Mems Association expects to have licenses
here by this time next year and this week
| held another session with eminent counsel
| they have engaged. They decided to force
| the issue and make a test case as soon as
possible to see If the laws providing that
| liquor should not be sold within q mile of
| Ocean Grove, is constitutional
| Plans have been put on foot this week
| for Ten Brock memorial. 1t is proposed
| by friends of the late Frank L. Ten Brock,
| former mayor of Asbury Park, to call a
| mass meeting next week In the city council
| chambers to effect permanent organiza-
| ton and appoint committees to solicit sub
| scriptions The meeting will probably be
| held next Thursday night.
Founder James A. Bradley Is finding his
| amusement this year in doing over his ath-
letic grounds on Deal lake Mf. Bradley
| spends every summer here making some
| Improvement He has now decided to
| make an athletic park of the grounds and
| transform them into peoples pleasure
resort. Mr.. Bradley has already placed a
| sign in front of the place, announcing that
! the public is privileged to use 1t between
| the hours of Q am. and Pm. except when
| athletic games are in progress. Mr.. Brad
| ley has suddenly decided that the attempt
| to conduct frst-class base ball season
here Is one that seoincides, exactly with his
| most original ideas. He told Manager
| Harvey yesterday at his own expense he
| would have carriage drive about the city
announcing ball games after this. He also
| said that he would allow children to ride
in the carriage and holler and squawk and
blow tin horns to their hearts content.
/ The big convention of the New Jersey
! State Dental Association and the State
| Marn 1or1 TO- Acc rtof ion, hpt-n
! tire week in town. although sessions lasted
| but half that time. The two meetings to-
| gether brought upward of 500 delegates
| here The dentists decided they would
start national agitation to place one OF
| their number in every public school in the
| country. upon the contention that four
fifths of the mortality of people under
| twenty-five years of age might be traced
| indirectly to improper care of the teeth.
/ Discussions of the merchants had to do
almost entirely with the necessity for fur
tier cooperation among the smaller mer-
| chants, in order to compete with big de-
| partment stores. The recent beef scandal
was described and reports from various
! sessions showed that In consequence the
| sale of canned goods has dropped off 60
/ per cent. and that there has been a 30 and
| so per cent reduction in the sale of all
kinds of prepared foods. even cereals.
| Arthur Pryor, the popular bandrnaster
| here, has had so many requests for special
| selections that he has designated Thursday
| night of each week request night. and
| on that evening will play music desired
| by all his admirers. Lots Of petitions are
reaching him daily through the mail
| NJ. H Frost of the Lafayette Is preparing
| for the annual flower carnival, which this
| hotel presents each summer. Guests of the
| house will appear in tableaux and in must
| cal numbers, and the floral display win be
| the most beautiful seen here at any time
! during the season
L. Walter Weed of Washington is spend
| ing the summer at the Lafayette.
| Washington is represented al the Victoria
| by Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Heiskeil.
Registered at the st. George. from Wash
! ington. Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Braid
| Mrs. A. Caldwell and Miss G. Caldwell
| of Washington are located at the Ashland.
| This hotel is also entertaining ]. N. Fisher
| of Wilmington. Del.
/ Mrs. r. S. Huffman of Washington is a
| season registration at the st. George.
Mrs. William s. Savers and Miss Mar
| garet Sayers of Washington are visitors at
| the Magnolia.
| Mrs. August Peterson is a Washington
| guest of the Washington.
| The Minot House is entertaining Lieut.
| and Mrs. NJ. Knowles of the United States
| army.
Mrs. ]. P. Kelley of Washington is spend
! ing the summer at the Magnolia.
Registered at the Washington are Mrs
| Blanche Radelinger and Miss Blanche
| Aileen Radeifinger of Washington.
| Late Washington arrivals at the St.
! George include Mrs. Z. F. AYERS