Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-10
AT ATLANTIC CITY.
'eclal Correspondence Of The Star

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ATLANTIC CITY. June o. 1906.
One of the faddlest of fads has struck
this resort. and all the women. young and
old. who are spending any time at the
shore are taking into 1t with as much cas-
as youngster could tumble out of row.
boat or off high porch. This particular
fad consists Of carrying bunch OF peacock
feathers In place of a bouquet
The time was not long ago when every
body who wanted to be in the swim Rugged
up to them one of the woody bears which
Wait McDougal was responsible for bring
Ing into pubic favor. but they have been
given the cold shoulder by the sentler sex
for the more gorgeous peacock feathers
Just how the women got rid of their su-
perstition OF the unluekiness of having the
feathers OF this bird about them is a mys-
terry too deep to solve. But they are light
long and snowy, and therefore much more
desirable to carry than the bears. and. be-
sides. II gives madame an excuse to make
hubby carry the baby's bucket and
shovel and furnish motive power for rhe
go-cart.
But If this peacock business Is a fad for
the women. there must, o. course, be one
for the chappies, and there Is This con-
sists or wearing a red radish tied to the
dexterously cut and opened so as TO make
a crimson and white effect similar to that
OF the earnatton. And nearly every chappy
IN patent leather pumps and turned-up
trousers has been strutting along with this
kind of a decoration.
The magnificently appoin. I ball room OF
the Marlborough Blenheim was ausnicious-
ly opened Tuesday night by the ball that
was given the delegates TO the National
Electric Ligi.t Association convention and
their ladies' Seldom has such a brilliant
sssemblage gathered at a local hotel The
gowns were exquisite and the occasion was
delightful in every feature
The current was turned into the festoons
OF electric lights on the Boardwalk on
Monday evening for the first time this
season, and they WIFI burn heres fter every
evening for the balance of the summer
4 ne reason for the earty lighting of these
extra lamps was IN honor of the Convention
OF the National Electric Light Association
which has been holding lis meetinps an
Yuuug'S ocean pier dIIrinp. th. 1real, ire
electrical EXITS q. ~. MIR nd nat
place "a blaze OF glory at uirht ana n was
as brilliantly Illuminated as b, 10 s,,,, ~
noon. $50 sun o.
II tha r,nvar,.n! 10 sacra, ,r ,t,,,,-,
in the Absepou inlet is fr,,itSrJ tharn e.
every ra4s,.r D., -,-,.... ,i.+ - -. - =
No. ,f -. y -. S' .. ~ aL7e l1IHl-
In ia. .1-ll~, ,..,re H. ,,-J,L ,h 49,
mel 4s 90 h. jart-.,o,,g - - -
qusIntpd with tho local ,r,f,rs tS.r 10 ~
god ,,-,lr',. ,,-i,.,+a ,-s-t,t- -. -. =. .
resort In fl,,, .,,r,rs., 80 ID, -. 9' mas
CousIdarshIe sllrDris, has ba.., .,-,,st,,,,,,7
at ih4 shore by- the s,l5Ia, - -, -,
e5Spec-pd change made b, ~ .,,,,. -
In charge Of ne goida, i3bilae ~ 4ta Ne
tional Republican lubs which viii ,,,,,,s,'.,
In phlladelphIa on Iune n IN % ipcl,,st,.a
The latter date haa been sci for an nvcTr-
sion to Atlantis civ
The big hospl.aI tent w, oh t. pse5 FOR
the restoration Of those exbaDste,i ,r ,,ar
tally drowned yyhila an hatbin,, bas -,
erected on the beach al the foot Of so,,tb
Carolina avenue and several life Su9rds
have been placed on dirty for tho sr1n,,,er
Thts is really the ofHciai opening of the
Atlantic CIty bathing season attbo,sb
there have been hundreds OF baibars ~ 70
this time Dr n Reckvvtth ~ 1870
police surgeon yvha tvsS ~, d,,t,, - ~
bosnitaT tent last year orG ,1sSo O. t S.se
OF friends nom everv mart of tha cn,,nt-,
nv bfs coprtesIes ~ 49, - -. ~ 80
f,yra5 bas at,i -, 49,. a. , VI liie III
The memhers ~ az uI,rnorISts c,,h
49, t i oi ehe riunioflsts Clup
IN the ReIev,,e pbIlasinb1s Ing