Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-10
WANTED: PRETTY GIRLS
TO DECK ROLLING CHAIR
FETE IN ATLANTIC CITY
Carnival Will Be Held with Pa
rade on Boardwalk June 90.
Bundle" Bags Latest
Womer's Fad
PHILADELPHIA VISITORS

ATLANTIC CITY, June 1O-A beauty"
contest OF an unusual kind is being In
ausurated here for the carnival rolling
chalr parade OH June 23 Boardwalk mer-
chants, who are to place number of
floats In that procession are advertising for
25 girls to take part in the parade. to be
selected for their beauty and attractive
ness. Prizes will be given TO the frat three
selected as the best-ookhg by a commit
te, and the others will receive consolation
prizes OF sufficient value to make 1t worth
while for them to take part The age limits
have been placed at for the youngest
and 16 as the oldest
Many of the apartments on the board
walk have added roof-gardens for the
tenants. as an added feature Certain
sections of the roof are fenced off for the
exclusive use of the families occupying the
different apartments so there will be no wild
scramble for choice spots.
Although weather conditions during the
week did not demand their service. parasols
are beginning to crop out on the boardwalk
and the shop windows are ablaze with the
newest designs.
The rage for stripes will be adhered to in
these articles, black and white being the
dominant colors, although alternate blocps
OF coloring are also used in many of the
designs
Bundle" bags are the latest freak in
fashion, springing into instant popularity
this week Evidently some visitor, bent on
spending the day In a pavilion or reclining
In beach chair, invented this new method
of carrying fancy work, book and possibly
snack OF lunch, and hundreds of other
women followed her ideas Then a name
had to be invented for the newfangled bag,
and as 1t made considerable bundle that
was the name bestowed upon It,
The bag Is of a kind carried years ago,
only much larger; made with wide mouth
closed by means of drawing strings and
with depth OF 1S to "a inches The
strings which close the top of the bag are
topped or with heavy cords, so that the
bag can be carried on the arm or wrist
and allowed to dangle close to the ground
The ones now being carried are made of
many kinds of material, silk, with designs
in rich coloring being the favorite, although
quite a few are embroidered, even tinse
and gold being used on the elaborate de-
signs worked on the sides OF the bag.
The Hotel Men's Association has made
appropriation for the immediate erection
of numerous huge signs on all of the auto
mobile roads leading from Philadelphia,
New York, Baltimore and Washington to
this city, which will give terse directions
and an added word or two to tell what a
fine place il is
Two large illuminated signs will also be
erected. one at Berlin New Jersey, and
another at Haminonton The huge main,
which brings the water used in this city
from Absecon has been adorned for three
miles with catchy phrases telling of the
merits of this city's attractions its pleas.
ures and the quality of its shops.
One of the managers of the big syndicate
which virtually controls the rolling chairs
in this resort, states that plans are now
being adopted for the uniforming of all
their men and requiring all employees to be
permanent residents of the city and not
''hoaters," the class of men who have
caused so much trouble In the past. 1t is
also said that the prices will be raised to
so cents an hour the latter part of this
month, and that the men will receive an
equitable proportion of this sum.
Yesterday was record day in the
Recorders office When the court convened
there was not n prisoner in the jail and an
adjournment quickly followed.
Immediately after the Republican Ma
tional Convention Is over there will be
big pow-wow of the Philadelphia politicians
here Many Quaker City otfice-holders and
politicians are cottage residents here,
certain section in Chelsea being thick with
them. while many of the leaders are at the
big hotls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry C, Ransley are oc-
cupying their cottage here and will remain
until fall, Mr., Ransey committing to Phil
adelphia daily to attend to his duties MS
Sheriff of the country.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Strohmeyer, of Phil
adelphia, are here and will remain in
definitely.
City Commissioner Robert J. Moore and
his wife. of Philadelphia have opened their
cottage in Chelsea for the summer.
Philadelphians here Miss Rose e,
Elias, Miss Nettie Arnhold, Miss Julie Fin
ley, George Lathrop, John Lester Moore
Miss Dorothy Thomas, Miss Rachel Jarrett,
Miss Estelle Weiss Christopher Doplan,
Mr.. and Mrs j. II. Erskine and Mrs. Bella
S. Davis
George NJ. Sadleir, a clubman of Phila.
delphia, is spending the summer here.
Ex.Mayor John Weaver, of Philadelphia,
is a weekly visitor. His wife is guest at
Il beachfront hotel for the summer.
MIR. and Mrs. Sharswood Brinton, of De
Lancey place. are occupying their cottage
and will >remain until the end of July.
The Rev. G. II. Bechtold is enjoying 4
fortnights vacation here.