The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-01
SKIRTS SHORT STILL
At ATLANTIC CITY
Beach Cops and Life Savers
Dodge Responsibility for
Enforcing Edict.
TO BUILD 3 NEW JETTlES

over tUe tsdllNN VI NV
law which compels all bathers passing
through the city streets to wear some
covering over their surf attire ina VIII
str, tch well down below the knees. Inc
enactment was made several years ago
before commission government started TO
operate here and the cottaGers claim
the old Councils passed IL In the interest
of the bathhouse barons. Now they
ask that IL he repealed. asserting there
f. nothing Objectionable in a modern
bathing suit when the wearer tops 1t on
with n coat sweater. and a merry debate
has resulted.
In order that the bathing beach may
| he preserved during the winter months
so tina the spring storms Will not have
80 much to build up the city commits
| s!oncrs have decided to construct four
giant 1ctties at different points along
| the beach this fall. These will act both
as current twisters and beach makers
! and will be placed under the supervision
| OF experts on beach formations.
The resort will be without the SER
vices of the Municipal Band along the
beachfront next year. The rulers have
lust pruned the $4,000 appropriation
which NAYS for the four months engage
| mon, Of the musicians from their 1918
| nudge, because the money is needed for
! other purposos. and the beach tangoers
will have To- get close up to the piers
vhers Tho music from the orchestras
! come floating ont on the breezes 10 they
| want 10 dance in their bathing suits.
Gallant life guards have refused TO
! enforce the edic, tina, all bathing skirts
mus, DO within six inches of the knee.
the edict WAS issued by the city fathers,
bu, the 'life catchers, backed up by
chief surgeon Charles Bose, ri. car OF
the beach natrol. announced that they
would NOT 90 I'M and measure the skirts
with ,apes. and besides they were sup
posed TO watch the people In the surf and
not tho paraders on the beach. Let tho
, beach cons be the censors. they sug-
restcd. but the b~luecoats manage 10
dodge the responsibil'ty, so the girls are
! .nnc,riup in their bloomer suits and alb
breyia,ed skirts lust as before.
An aerial meet bet ween living boatO
and a mouoplane vii! he a feature here
, tomorrow. A South American aviator
Will attompt TO Guido some OF the aerial
stunts OF the French flyers and then give
"A demonstration of war uses Of tho
monoplane. After that the flying boats
which ar. operating here this summer
will engage I'm "A straightaway race for
artv miles. the winner to secure a purse
put up by tho hotel men.
some Of the more matronly bathers
have introduced knitting parties along
the beach. They find IL much cooler
than sitting around in hotel exchanges
and it has now become quite the fad TO
take ones embroidery or knitting TO the
beach for amusement between ocean
p!ungcs.
Motor pursuit contests are now
engaging the athletic Youngsters along
the ocean and Inlet fronts. They fas,.u
their surf boards behind motor boats,
climb aboard and then balance them
selves as the speedy hydroplanes yank
them across the pillows. The skill re-
quircd To remain right side up when
the speed boats are making thirty miles
an hour or better means practice for
weeks. and the spectators. are given
some real thrills in watching the youths
skip over the waves.
society women here for the summer
are promoting fctes To raise funds for
the children's sanitariums along the
lower beach Bridge parties. dances.
moonlight sails and the like have been
features this week for the benefit OF the
homes. and they have been largely at
tended.
A swimming meet for girls only was
"a feature tonight at the Hygeia Pool.
The weekly contests have become ex-
ceedingly popular now that the anna
rived from the mountains for the bal
ancc Of the summer.
are Ambassador Domicio dn Cana and
Nine. da CANA of Brazil. who are
quartcred at the Hotel Traymorc. New
York guests there include Or. and Mrs,
W, |" Savage, lr, and Mrs, J, W. Me
Crcady, MI and Mrs X /" Shipmah'
Miss Frances Il ward MI ana MRS
J :. buzHihl' George > houdIho'' Mrs'
Wilmer o. Davis. charles "'uter' Mr.
and Mrs u 'nr'lS' MISS i'or"tn'a
hl"dg"tt W, lr'Nc',' ' n'.i's r ,h-
derry, Mr. an' MRS. JoIn ~ Murry' mr,
anu MIS' amp - - 'u''aS ain