Evening star., 1909-05-16
ATLANTIC CITY.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, N. j.. May Is. 1900.
"Yes." said the man on the Galen Hall
veranda, ''even our fogs are dry"
"Oh! no! no! and fudgev laughed the
girl from the middle west. II have heard
almost everything in the way of perfect
climate claimed for Atlantic City, but that
Is too much. How can a fog be dry?"
That same girl came away from an
evening dance at the Marlborough-Blen-
helm few nights afterward and had to
acknowledge the fact Out from the bril-
liant ballroom with its richly dressed
ladies in trailing empire gowns they
emerged into the night and paused by the
flock or roller chairs. A big orange-col-
ored haze filled the air so that the red
dome of the Traymore was quite lost in It,
Inc girl drew her party cloak closer
around her bare neck, and then let 1t fall
again. for the fog was not cold and wet.
She stated with some surprise that she
could not feel it 'rasping down her
throat" like a fog, and IL her eyes had
been closed she would not have known 1t
was there. Scientific men say it is quite
different thing from vapor eXhaled from
the earth and is an extremely light ex-
halation from the sea, so highly diffused
as to be almost imperceptible to anything
but the eyes.
Fogs. however, are rare visitors here,
and the sky has been most constantly
blue this month. The horizon shows an
increasing number of passing white sails.
and ever and again full-rigged four-mast-
ers are seen on their way down the coast.
The girls are taking their horseback
rides on the beach, hatless and in white
linen suits with divided skirts, or sitting
on the piers with fancy work or books
which they read to young men who seem
to prefer to look at their eyelashes. or II
the honeymoon is on the wane you some
times see contented young giant with
his head tilted back on the sunny side Of
the steel pier, his mouth open, fast
asleep. and unaware that the adorable
"she" is reading to him the tenderest pas
sage from out the latest novel: Vessella's s
Band added the most dulcet strains to the
situation, and, considering all things, 1t is
small wonder that tired and happy man
should find it soothing
The splendid music Of the Philippine
Constabulary Band on the million-dollar
pier is proving great attraction to peo-
pie. The Philippine soldier Is quite the
cock O. the walk" here now He is
under strict military discipline all the
time, however. He has three-quarters of
an hour ''setting-up drill" on the beach
the first thing in the morning. then his
breakfast, sick call at $3.50, band re-
hearsal for a couple Of hours, freedom on
the Boardwalk for an hour, etc., ETC.
There is regular army officer, Capt.
Of on the tour. and an army surgeon to
look after their health. BY the way, they
tell me that the diet of rice and fish, on
which they live in the Philippines. does
not seem to nourish them here, and they
have now learned to order beefsteak and
everything, including pie and ice cream,
every meal! Spanish priest of the
Roman Catholic Church comes on Sunday
for their religious services. When they
get loose on the Boardwalk they buy
everything In sight in the way of toys.
Toys are expensive in Manila, and the
officer In charge says he expects to ar
range for a hugely increased baggage
when they sail for home. when all the
baby carriages are rounded up!
There is pleasant suggestion Of sum-
mer In the sight of all the glass-inclosed
roller chairs in the Chalfonte chairstand
being pushed into the back row and all
the open chairs, with their fringed can
opied tops. waiting for the lazy summer
visitor. What tales those closed chairs
could tell OF Easter time engagements and
entertaining fiirtations! There is no
doubt but the summer chair will have an
equally racy history to unfold!
The sight of number of white-sailed
yachts fitting over TIE bar at Absecon
inlet is another welcome narbinger of
summer seas. People are enjoying long
quiet mornings on the steel pier, with a
book. or the women with fancy work, or
just sitting with folded hands, looking at
the blue water and listening to Vessela's
Italian band.
The children have pre-empted the beach,
and a flock OF swings hanging from the
underside Of the Boardwalk affords them
ceaseless JOY, swinging out into the sun
shine of the beach and back into the
shadow OF the Boardwalk. The horseback
riders have donned white linen skirts
divided skirts at that, for very few ride
on a side-saddle Instructors in riding
go dashing by with brave little girls in
scarlet jackets holding on for dear life
while the horses gallop through the edge
of the surf.
The Hotel Wiltshire opened its cafe this
week. and the warm weather is beginning
to bring signs of animation in all the
out-of-door gardens. All the hotels are
to look after some one or
more of the conventions scheduled to
meet here In the latter part Of May and
June. The army of 5000 physicians and
the encampment of the state G. A. R.
will be early arrivals, while the Million
dollar pier is getting ready for the car
been extended to the Daughters of the
American Revolution at Boston, Mass,
to hold their next convention in this city
and as the Daughters seem to be consid-
STluS the proposition kindly, IL may result
in this resort securing the convention
next year.
The Hotel Bingham. on the corner of
New York and Pacific avenues. has been
selected as one of the headquarters of
the G. A. r. at its coming encampment
on account of it's convenient location to
the Pennsylvania depot and the beach
and its satisfactory service. A. Cunning
ham is the proprietor and expects to
make the veterans very comfortable.
The Hotel Sea Crest, on st. James place,
had its opening last week. which proved
to be very pretty affair. The dining
room was a mass of flowers. good music.
and American beauty roses presented to
all the ladies. On account of it's near
neighborhood to the beach 1t promises to
At the Hotel Shoreham they have a
night clerk who has nearly gotten himself
into the Carnegie medal class. A pleas
ant stranger walked blandly into the
Office the other night and casually re-
marked, well. guess I'll go on up" as
if he had friend above. He started to
the stairway, but the night clerk sug-
gested that he get a room first. room
was given him and he disappeared above. |
A moment later lady telephoned down |
that some one was trying to get into her |