Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-08-23

Iantlc city has seen this season ~.
two more weeks Of business befor. .,It
the business men Of Atlantic CIfv ~"
that this extraordinary ruah ~ ~, HM
OF the season will stimulate oarI,. sn1
to build for bigger and better thInss
NEW HEAD DRESS SEEN
The veritable gale which swept IN :.
the ocean Saturday night brotirhs ...'n
new style Of head dress for the fat sM Z
The winds distended skirts and sent ~
over the heads OF the wearers. mar I'm
their hats, rolling chairs vera e,-..Not .ot
IN all directions, but a number =, ,Vlye1
women discarded their hats ana hr.w.e wac
out wells to use as head coverings ,rssf ,Trsssnf
were draped over the hair and hra..Ae,ses anese
down under the chins and around ~, .st
neck. Many Of them were decorateS ..s.ts sns
small bunch of flowers on tbe WIN
and novel methods OF draplnr .vnt
hastily devised, and added To ~. ~
quettish appearance. Autumn wind w W
now have no terrors for the faIr wm
enaders on the Boardwalk, as far a.. psom.
coverings are concerned, and IL Ia beI,.sa.e.
that shot sown in the hens OF drss".oa
skirts from being disarranged. ''efeut
Saturday night Mr.. and Mrs Vs..
Castle danced at one Of the piers aes os
nearly 10000 persons were present a. ano
ming the ballroom TO suffocation 'sn. IN
compelling many women to sit o. .au
dancing floor. Chairs were at n nrs,,,..4n ans
Only a small section of the narn.''naa
ballroom was utilized for the exhih,tsesan
dances, yet hundreds of those who ',s,yn na,s
to see the dancers only got feetinss
glances. at their heads as thev vl,s.ss
around the floor And yet every ons Wy
satisfied. for they were present A. ~
first and only appearance OF the CIV
ties in Atlantic City
JESS WILLARD ON SHOW
Many guests journeyed to the Inl., =.
catch a glimpse of Jess Willard ~ ~
champion pugilist of the world. He ks..
out OF the sight of the crowd as much
as possible, fer he recognizes the fsrs
that he is a valuable asset to the shcr
and himself at the present time esns
cially in the "two-bit" concert. which !.
given after the regular show, when hs
appears In arena costume. During the
day every big man on the beach was fol.
lowed BY crowds, every man over al
feet In height was taken for Willard, ana
the mere statement that the pugiist was
near quickly drew a big crowd Cre
man, whose regular weekday work 4
to dispense malt and spirituous LIQUORS
bore such a striking resemblance to the
pictures Of the pugilist that he was corn
PEELED TO leave the bathing beach ana
forego the pleasure of his weekly bath
on account of the crowd following him.
That all of the crowds here are NOT
pleasure-seekers, pure, and simple, can
easily be proved by a glance at any Of
the churches during August. With extra
chairs placed in position during the serv.
ices they could not take care of the wor-
shippers When the collections were
counted, many new crisp bills were seen
Small coins were conspicuous by their
absence. II seems to be a fad to put
new money in the collection box
Many added touches of color were no.
ticed on the Walk yesterday, when
Indians, Mexicans, Cossacks, cowboys and
cowgirls Joined the procession and took
in the sights. They are members Of q
Wild West show that arrived yesterday
morning and is exhibiting today