Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-07-17
CAPE MAY. Lnly II

g HARKS may be the subject Of much
y talk at other seashore resorts, but owing
to the very level stretches of beach here
at Cape May even the most timid Of bath
ers entertain very few fears However,
there has been almost every other form Of
excitement 1t is quite the fad for women
and girls 10 drive their own motors here
in fact, one almost never sees man driv-
ing, because those of them-poor souls-who
are not busy driving tent pegs somewhere
this side Of Mexico" are swelterng in their
offices
An unusually pretty woman was driving
an equally stunning car on Washington
avenue on Friday morning, and in at
tempting to turn a corner she ran up on
the curb and Into pole, and there she
stuck. The colored nurse screamed, and for
few awful seconds 1t was rather excit-
ing. but the cool head Of the driver soon set
things right, and they went their way in
peace, and not IN pieces"
People are pouring in every day and
For Rent signs are fast disappearing from
the cottages
Mr. John Stevenson and Mrs w N. ste
venson won the golf tournament played by
the junior members of the club on Friday
afternoon. on Saturday Mrs, Horace Eu-
gene Smith was hostess at the weekly tea
at the Golf Club. There was dancing on
the porch and the usual putting contest
Miss Nancy Jefferys has gone to Buck
HIN Falls for several weeks and will Join
her mother here in August
Mrs. Walter n. Stevenson. who is an ac.
tive member of the golf club. has issued
cards for n bridge on July 20 at the club
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Goodall, of Chestnut
Hin, who are spending the summer at
Chelsea, were guests over the weekend OF
Mr.. and Mrs William Morce at their cot.
tnge on Beach avenue. Mr.. Paul Pearson
was also guest of the Morces Mrs
Morice and Mrs. Arthur Colahan motored
to Chelsea on Friday
Mrs. Graham Archer has her sister Mrs
Reid Goodridge. Of Baltimore, as her guest
AT the Stockton villa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pequignot of Mer.
ion have taken a cottage on New York
avenue for the season.
Mr.. Andrew Wheeler arrived on Friday
and spent the weekend with his family.
Mr.. and Mrs Andrew McKenna are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis McGrath and
their nieces, tho Misses Dimond, at their
Stockton avenue cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Fellows have arrived
and will spend the remainder of the season
with Mrs. James Stokes at her cottage on
Columbia avenue.
ATLANTIC CITY. July II.
NTOW that the sizzling hot days are here,
L ' the summer girl is wearing the latest
wrinkle in autumn millinery. By some
idosyncrasy of fashion we wear straw hats
the first of January. when snow is on the
ground, and in midsummer we don velvet
and felt hats Turbans Of ostrich feathers
snugly drawn over the crown are novelty,
although not half as novel as the patch
work birds with real feet. Some quilts and
feathers are appliQued to the side of the
hat to simulate bird, and on this perfectly
fiat surface are perched bird claws. White
silk clipped beaver hats of the same fabric
as mems silk hats are having quite a vogue.
The broad-brimmed hats are giving place
to close-ftting feather turbans.
Lieutenant William Adams Hodgman, U.
s. n, and Mrs. Hodgman have been visiting
Mrs. Hodgmans parents Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert NJ Willis. Lieutenant Hodgman has
gone to Newport to join the battleship Kan
sas.
The Emergency Aid bridge at the Ostend
was tremendously smart occasion. All
the fashionahles were there in their best
bib and tucker, and the palm ROOM with
it's green and white furniture formed a
delightfully."- cool looking background for
the fetching summer frocks Several hun