Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
ATLANTIC CITY.
Correspondence Of The Star.

special Correspondence OF Inc Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, December Il, 1903.
With all the youngsters in the resort pray
ing for ice and snow and a long spell of cold
weather, and all the hotel men and in
valided visitors praying for continuation
Of the warm, clear weather the resort
has been favored with for several weeks.
there is likely to be trouble in the Offices
Of Pluvius & Boreas. official weather max
ers. during the coming weeks. There
hasn't been any snow at all and the
youngsters have been unable to use their
sleds. and as for Ice, there hasn't been
enough of that to make a good slide
In the cutters, to say nothing about ponds
being covered with q skating Zee"
Pluvius & Boreas have effected sort OF
compromise. and they aresat present CIV
ing the resort a weather that Is neither
cold nor hot, clear nor stormy. The indi-
cations, however, seem to point toward
the weather makers favoring the prayers
of the adults, for toward the latter part
of the week 1t has been getting milder.
Tuesday afternoon Miss Ethel Palmer
Of New York was attracted by some shin
ing object in the sand near tho piling
of one of the piers. She picked it out OF
its sandy bed and found 1t was plain
gold ring. and on the inside Of the circlet
was the inscription:-"C. L. w. to A. II.
c., April II, 1892" 1t was evidently a
wedding ring that had been lost by some
fair bather during the summer. Miss
Palmer will be at the Hotel Traymore
would communicate with her the ring
will be returned.
The business Of the Hotel Chalfonte has
increased to such an extent that the
company has found it necessary to re-
construct the top floor and convert into
bedrooms and bathrooms the space which
has been devoted to large library, art
rooms, etc. It is expected the improve
ment will be completed about the first
of February.
The coming week will be rather busy
There will be two or three conventions
and amateur and professional theatricals
There IL no reason for one to lack for
some way Of putting In time. for all
theaters are open. and so are bowling
alleys. skating Kinks and moving picture
The new Y. NJ c. A. gymnasium will be
formally opened on New Year day. and
the annual reception Of the association.
which has for several years been held at
the Hotel Chalfonte. will be held in the
new building. The Ladies' Auxiliary have
taken upon themselves the work for rails
ing $500 for the apparatus with which
the new gym" will be equipped.
the city Of Ventnor received setback
this week when the chancery court de-
cided that only one house could be built
on each single lot. Both Chelsea and
Ventnor are guarding against the erection
Of double cottages and apartment houses,
and there seems to be no indication that
the splendid cottage colonies will be
spoiled by the introduction Of the apart
ment houses. two-family houses or double
cottages.
Great improvements In the way of in
terror decorations are being made at the
Hotel Morton and at the Hotel Pennhurst.
New wall coverings and new floor cover
ings and addition Of new furniture will
make the houses more attractive than
ever.
couple of bridal pairs. They are Mr.. and
Mrs. F. II. Wells of East Orange and
NJ. and Mrs. F. Won A. Cabeen. jr, of
Philadelphia.
Charles r. Myers, former proprietor of
the Hotel Rudolf, has gone south on his