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10 THE EVENING STAR, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1897-24 PAGES. t Gold Mining Development Capital, $5,900,000. Shares, $1 each. Full paid. E. F. J. GAYNOR, 66 Broadway, New York City. Klond discovery ari development. Harrison Building, 1500 Market Street, Philadelphia. The Yukon-Cariboo- British Columbia Non-assessable. J. EDWARD ADDICKS, President, Claymont, Delaware. Treasurer, Auditor, Manhattan R. R. Co., New York City. CHARLES H. KITTINGER, Secretary, Harrison Building, Philadelphia. This Company is formed to explore and develop the Gold Fields of British Columbia, including the Cariboo District and the District at the headwaters of the Yukon River. of its Capital Stock are offered to the public at par—$1 per share. The Company is placing exploring parties in the Gold Regions, each in charge of nNning engineers, fully equipped for successful Prospectus and additional informa- tion furnished, and subscriptions to stock received at office of J. Edward Addicks, OR Company. Shares Manhattan Building, 66 Broadway, New York City. reenter eoin one indnteed ——— = = AT ASBURY PARK. Hotel Keepers Complain of a Back- ward Season. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. ASBURY PARK, N. J., July 23, 1897. The 15th day of July is considered as the crisis or turning point of the season at a Jersey coast resort. It has come and gone at Asbury Park, and Wile the hotel keep- ers and catch-penny enterprise proprietors still complain of a dull and backward sea- son, yet things have brightened up consid- erably since the Fourth of July, and the city by the sea has now fairly taken on its old-time aspect of summer gayety. The Baptist Boys’ Brigade, an organiza- tion composed of some three hundred young boys from New York and Brooklyn, are camping cut on Shark river, near Belmar. There is to be a national cycle meet at Asbu Park August 3. The track at the Athlet Grounds will be the rendezvous fer such stars as Bald, Kiser, Cooper and Jimmy Michael. a President McKinley will be one of the speakers at the Ocean Grove Summer School of Theology next year. Dean Price has the President's promise to that effec The school opens August 1%, and begins with a popular concert and closes with § the great oratorio. nnie Blankie has joined the coterie hingtonians at the Brurswick. Miss F. Thomas is being entertained at the Hotel La Pierr > Rev. S. H. Cor D. D., of Washington is @ guest at the Sheldon. Rev. W. J. Me- Knight, another Washington divine, is also ng the Sheldon his headquarters. Sunday afternoon last, Rev. Dr. Corey spoke at the great Sunday school session, at which over two thousand persons were pres nT runswitk recently added another name to its long list of Washingtonians. Mrs. A. H. Chappell registered last week, and will remain for a short outing. At the Columbia Hotel is Miss G. Wythe Cook of Washington. Mrs. are B. and her two daughters at the ade. They propose to or the remainder of the season. igar Goodman, city editor of the Balti- more American, is recreating at Norwood Hall. This house is a favorite resort for No less than seven editors and aken rooms here for longer the Columbia Mrs. C. M. Camp and Camp find life anything but dull in a They are at the Park for quite E. Poston is imbibing the religious mosphere of Ocean Grove. She is regis- t the New Arborton James McManus is a recently registered guest at the Columbis Miss L. R. Nowlin, Miss Amy C. May and sell May compose a triv of s who are at the Inskip . Ocean Grove. Mrs. M. A. Jeffers and Mrs. Edward on, formerly of Arcola, N. J Jents of Washington, arrived e Albatross, Ocean Grove. Leadley is entertaining Mrs. Crigt and Mrs. J. W George S. R. Hay Maud Davis of Washington. ek is a Victoria pa- . Ocean Grove, is N. Car- roll Downs of Washington. He is accom- by his wife and daughter. * mother is also at the same hous n R. Upton is recreating at Norwood With him are Mrs. W. W. Upton, *. B. Upton and Misses Mabel and Ethel Chapman. Bishop Newman is again at Ocean Robert Cohen and wife have been ing a short vacation at the Curlew Mrs. C. M. French and daughter the Gramercy. May M. Janvier ts same house. J. Albert Curry has Joined his fellow citi- zens from the capital who are making the Brunswick their headquarters. Miss Catherine and Margaret_ M. and Master Dion S. Birney are at the New Eng- land for the summer. They are ail children of ex-District Attorney Birney of Wash- ingtor John the V Hall M Grove. spend- are at at the stlake and wife are summering at ident: Me y . Abner, is Allenhurst, a delightful suburb cf As- bury Park. His family is with him and they intend to occupy their cottage for the remainder of the seaso: —_—_.—— Wheeling at Spring Lake. Sy« cial Correspondence of The Evening Star. SPRI LAKE, N. J., July 23, 1807. ‘The usua! refined summer gayeties arenow in full swing at Spring Lake, which is crowded with visitors from all over the country. The fad of the season Is bicy- cling. The novelty of the past week was the ladies’ race, which caused considerable excitement and amusement. The hotel pro- prietors claim that af least twice as many wheels have been brought to the hotel this season as last. Tne roads are excellent in the vicinity of this charming resort, and many runs from the different hotels in neighboring towns are made each week. While bi ng is taking up a good deal of time, the usual summer sports are not be- ing forgotten. Every day the beach is dot- ted with bathers. Many striking costumes seen. ‘o military ball will be given at the Mon- ith House this season. The regular ful ss hops Saturday evenings are larg: nded. The one of | Saturday was largest of the season thus far. The is under the able leadership of Prof. Max Franklin of New York. A good deal ef interest is taken in shuffle board and howling by the ladies this summer. A tournament is being arranged to take place between them and the gentlemen shortly. ad A New Preser Brow the Argonaut. A lad in a remote country village swal- lowed a small leaden bullet. His parents and friends became very much. alarmed about the matter, and his father sent for physician some miles away “in hast urging his speedy coming. The physician, hewever, took the matter more philosoph- ically, and wrote the following note: “Do not be alarmed. If, after three weeks, the bullet is not removed, give the bey a charge of gunpowder. “Yours trey, ——, 0. dD. “P. §.—Oo not shoot the boy at any- thing.” MARYLAND JUDICIARY. Review of the Contest for Honors in the Seventh Circuit. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. LAAUREL, July 23, 1897 Two associate judges are to be elected this year in the seventh judicial circuit, which includes this county and the couh- ties of Charles, Calvert and St. Mary's, to succeed Judge Crane, whose term of fifteen years has expired, and Judge Merrick, who was appointed by the governor last fall fer the interim between the expiration of Judge Brooke's term and the election of a successor. The contest is an interesting one. The primaries for the election of delegates to the county convention, which will select delegates to the judicial conyen- tion, will be held in this county this after- noon by the democrats, while the republi- can primaries will be held a week later. One of the associate judgeships is conceded to Prince Gecrge’s, and the other to either Charle , Calvert now having tative on the circuit bench in Judge Briscoe. For the seat of Judge Merrick there are four candidates in Prince George's, two democrats and two republicans. The republicans are ex-Collec- tor of Internal Revenue F. Snowden Hill and Judge Merrick; democrats, Charles H. Stanley of Laurel and C. C. Magruder of Upper Marlboro’. Charles county offers one republican candidate for Judge Crane seat, State's Attorney Posey, and one demo- ‘ohn H.Mitche! indorsement of the can convention recent’ from that county we: dicial convention rles county republi- elected to the ju- tructed for him. Judge Crane of St. Mary's is aleo a candidate for re-election. In St. Mary’s Joseph Morgaa and Benjamin H. Camaller, democrats, are after the democratic nomination to succeed Judge Crane. In this county the democrats have prob- ably thelr most important fight in the ju- dicial district. They look to this county to furnish a sufficient majority to overcome the republican majorities in Charles, St Mary's and Calvert. This county, too, is by no means a certain one, going republi- can cne election and democratic another. However. the democrats expect to reduce the republican majorities in St. Mary’ Charles and Calvert, and have hopes of carrying Cne or more of them. For the democratic nomination in this county Stanley seems to be leading. It ts claimed in his behalf that he is 600 votes stronger in the county than is any other man. He has been practicing in Prince George’s and other southern Maryland for twenty-eight years. A peculiar incident in the career of Mr. that in 1881 he ran as a democ! nee for the legislature, a ponent in the judicial fi der, was on the same ti senate. Stanley was el of 2”), while 3 der ran about the same number behind, and was defeated. ‘The friends of Magruder are making the claim that he is also strong in the county, and the result of the primaries will be awaited with great interest. As betwe-n Merrick and Hill, the two re- publican contestants, the former's friends are confident, owing to the fact that he is ut present holding the judgeship by ap- pointment. His partisans say inasmuch as he was strong enough to secure the ap- pointment, the people will regard him deserving of the nomination. The Hill sup- porters, however, think they will carry the lay. The democratic judicial convention of the th circuit will be held at La Plata Au- gust 23. The date of the republican judicial convention has not yet been set. A WORKERS’ cted by a majority CONFERENCE. Important Fenture in Yesterday's Program of White Ribboners. Spcclal Correspondence of The Evening Star. WASHINGTON GROVE, Md., July 23, 1897. To the active laborers in the W. C. T. the meeting of today at 3 o'clock was of special importance, as the workers’ con- ference and the question box occupied the hour, under the charge of Mrs. Haslup. As the contents of the box were announced responses were made by different ones, the principal points being upon topics which interest the children, how to have @ good attendance at the meetings of local unions, and the plan adopted by the union at Sandy Spring of holding meetings at the homes of members, where light re- freshments were an accompaniment. It was stated by the presiding officer that the W. C. T. U. had forty depart- ments, into which the work was classified, and that in each instance the creation of a department had been occasioned by the necessities of the case as developed by ex- perience. The flower mission was stated to have originated from the suggestion of a young girl who was an invalid, and who had been the daily recipient ‘of flowers donated by sympathizing friends, and the name of Jennie Cassaday was high on the Toll of the white ribboners. In the opinion of the members of the union the children are of especial import- ance in the upbuilding of the temperance cause, as, from statistics, it appears that but ten children in a hundred break the pledge, while of the men 90 per cent failed in the keeping of that they had promised. The evening meeting was opened with prayer by the Rev. Page Milburn, and a Scripture lesson from the first chapter of Joshua was read by Mrs. Haslup. The speaker for the evening was the Rev. Chus. L. Pate of Baltimore, whose subject was the new reformation. ‘Reference was made by the speaker to historical facts connected with the W. C. U., and he predicted that, their work being “for God, home and native land,” success would ultimately be obtained if they remained true to the pur- se. Mr. Wilson Walker favored the audience with a solo, while the canvassers solicited new members. Much interest is felt as to the meetings for Sunday, and a large attendance is expected. ——.__ Private Secretary Blandford Promot- ea. Mr. J. Walter Blandford, private secre- tary to the Attorney General, has been promoted from an $1,600 clerkship to the $2,400 grade as a result of recent legisla- tion increasing the compensation of the office he holds, BAR HARBOR DAYS Prominent Washingtonians on the Coast of Maine, CHIEP JUSTICE FULLER'S SEASIDE HOME A Chat With Mrs. Grant About Her New Book. THE NEW CLUB COTTAGE Correspondence of The Evening Star. BAR HARBOR, Me., July 22,1897. Having heard so frequently the expres- sion “One does not half know the beauties of Par Harbor until one sees the place from across the bay,” I determined to set sail for Sorrento, Monday, to prove the truth of it. A broad-decked, comfortable steamer, having the same name as the township for which I was bound, waited at the wharf, the weather was perfect, and seated on a bench far forward, as if to give the trip -the “news value” I had anxiously hoped for, was Chief Justice Fuller of the United States Supreme Court, on his way home from a Bar Harbor call. Probably because the editor of The Star is a Maine man, possibly because the atmosphere here in- spires cordiality, Justice Fuller was most kind in his endeavor to make clear the va- rious mysterious reasons for the naming of islands and harbors hereabouts, which rea- sons have been almost blotted out by con- tradictory legends. He recalled a bit of testimony by Talleyrand, who once visited here, as to the naming of ‘Frenchman's Bay,” and praised heartily the lovel'ness of the country. Chief Justice Fuller, aithough a resident of Chicago for forty-two years, and something of a Washingtonian, is ar- dently devoted to this, his native state, and quite as definitely a man from Maine as Mrs. Grant's Cottage. Speaker Reed himselt. He is looking well, and apparently enjoying an honestly de- served rest, with nothing more important to determine than any questions of differ- ence that may arise between his beloved grandchildren. Not fur from Mayne Staye, the Fuller cottage, cleverly named by Mrs. Fuller, the chief justice has had built a study, a small and jearnedly furnished retreat, where, surrounded by his books, he can sit at his desk and read or write undisturbed. The view from the study window is enough to Inspire one poetically, but the chief justice denles ever following the example of Silas Wegg, now, as at other times. Pines and fur trees crowd up to the very doorway, ground hemlock grasps at the rustic steps as if determined to enter, wild roses blush and nod close against the piazza, and the restfulness of the place is undisturbed,save by their noiseless curiosity. It is an ideal den of tranquillity. Mrs. Fuller and her daughters frequently come across to Bar Harbor on shopping tours or for calls. At Mrs. Grant's Cottage. The cottage occupied by Mrs. Grant is spacious and prettily situated, with an extensive ocean outlook. Around it on two sides is a broad piazza, where Mrs. Grant, sheltered from the glare by gay scarlet and white awnings, takes her morning walks. “Nine times up and down makes a quarter of a mile,” she told me, in de- scribing her daily stroll. She wore a gown of cool, white duck, trimly made, and I have never scen her looking so well. Be- yond her inability to stand tne glare of Sunshine on the water, which troubles her eyes, and to avold which discomfcrt she wears dark glasses in the open air, ehe is A Bar Harbor Home. in admirable health. About her book, she told me: “I thought 1 nad completed it, but so many reminiscences wer suggested by the ceremonies at New York and the old friends and acquaintan2es I met there that I have since been adding to it.” Mrs. Sartoris and her children are with Mrs. Grant, and the latter, aticr praising the beauty of the place, spoke with cecpest pleasure of their ‘“quic mings,” When her granddaughter Vivian “read to them from the life of Mari: Antoinette.” Mr. Algernon Sartoris goes occasionally to Bar Harbor to enjoy dances and picnics gotten up by the young people here. The Lamont Cottage. The ex-Secretary of War and his gra- cious wife have two homes at Sorrento, suggesting the heralds in Lewis Carroll's “Through the Looking Glass”—‘“‘one to go and one to come, one to fetch and one to carr, In the pretty brown cottage on top of the hill they have their reception and bed rooms, while at the foot of the hill a cozy light-colored cottage contains dining room, kitchen, nursery, etc. Mrs. Lamont was giving a picnic Monday, hav- ing invited nearly all Sorrento as her guests at ‘“Tunk Lake.” The brown cot- tege has a reception room, with great stone fireplace, above which are large photo- graphs of Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland. A Unit- ed States flag drapes one corner, and all about are hung Indian blankets and trifles of brightest hue, souvenirs of the Lamonts’ western trips during the past administra- tion. 1 noted one circumstance, which Wash- ington soclety, too, will regard as a coin- cidence. Over the way, nearest neighbor of Mrs, Grant and her daughter, is a very handsome house, with large grounds. ‘Who lives there?” I asked. “Mr. Frank Jones,” was the reply. “From where?” T asked, promptly guessing wrong. “From Ports- mouth, N. H.,” was the disappointing an- swer. Some Bar Harbor Gues: Stopping at the Hotel Sorrento for dinner before leaving, I read on the register names of a moonlight sailing party that had come over from Bar Harbor as guests of Mrs. R. Hall McCormick of Chicago on her yacht E! Placita. Miss Nathalie Barney, Mr. De Almeida Brandao of the Brazilian legation, Dr. Hans Wagner of the Austro-Hungar- fan legation, Mr. Marrow of Washington and Miss Marjorie Nott, guest of Miss Bar- ney, all of Washington, were of the party. Returning to Bar Harbor, satisfied with its charm from a new point of view, I was immediately advised of a piece of news. Certain ladies here, headed by Mrs. Henry Drayton of Philadelphia, had with marvel- ous celerity organized a club and by wire leesed a cottage on the shore, which is |: tle sister of the “Reading Room,” the men's club of the place. The diminutive building is known as the “Club Cottage,”’ and has a view of the harbor equal to that of its im- pesing nelghbor. When “‘the fleet’ comes, when the yacht clubs arrive, the neighbor- ly little cottage will divide honors with its hitherto monopolistic elder. There is a great deal of interest manifested in it, and a house committee of prominent women has been appointed to steer the organization clear of serious responsibilities. As if this: were not enough, a “coffee house,” which fa to be a sort of exclusive country club, will shortly. be-ePected on the bicycle path, three miles frogs, town. Kebo Valley Chin is-flourishing, the mem- bership being om the increase every year. Saturday night last ,a. number of dinners were given preckding e. Mr. Gist Blair of Washington and Mr. A. C. Barne: who prestded, each were hosts. Marron, Brandao,W: Barney, Nott, MacMillan, O'Donnel and Miss Willing, were among the guests. John Jacob yacht ‘“Nourmahal,” having on board, Mrs, Astor and party, is daily expected. jf" Ferdinand Yznaga gf New York is at the Ce Sauvens. 8 ir. and Mrs, Joseph Pulitzer give a swimming party’ thig evening at “Chat. wold,” where the young men and girls of society here will enjoy a swim in the great “sea pool,” which been added to the magnificences of, the place. Mr. Horace B, Stanton of Washington, C., is at Newport House. M. Maurice Trubert of the French em- bassy arrived yesterday. Mrs. Hamilton Smith of London has ar- rived at the Malvern for the season, ac- companied by Miss Edith Congreve and Miss Margaret Carter. Mrs. Smith will spend next winter in Washington. The Malvern hops began Monday night, and among the pretty girls was Miss Bar- ney, wearing a gown of emerald green silk draped with white organdie. Rev. and Mrs. John Cornell of Washing- ton are here for a few days. Mr. W. B. Thom: hi qe eS son of Washington is at —— OCEAN GROVE IN MOURNIN The Denth of Dr. Stokes, the Founder of the Resort. Special Corresponderce of The Evening Star, OCEAN GROVE, N. J., July 23, 1997. From all parts of the camp grounds and the whole resort on these days and nights of mourning for the late president of the camp association, Dr. Stokes, is going up the cry, “‘Wutchman, what of the night?” The camp officials are saying to themselves in subdued tones, ‘A crisis has come upon us at last,” and everybody is wondering just what will be the future of the resort. The campers find satisfaction, however, in the fact that the drudgery that Dr. Stokes did ror twenty-eight years will make the work of his successor comparatively easy. The Camp Meeting Association, un- der the leadership of its first president, has established itself upon a basis firm and se- cure. It possesses grounds and buildings as firie as could be desired, and fully ade- quate to the needs of the institution and its work of saying souls and of stirring up the spiritual fe on the multitude of summer visitors. But Dr. Stokes’ peculiar strength lay in his unbending adherence to the law as de- termined and laid down by the association, and his fearless execution of the rigorous ccde of morals which the resort long ago set itself to maintain; especially the most puritanical observance of the Sabbath and the prohibition of the sale of tobacco and all intoxicating liquors. The question be- fore the association now is, Where is the man who combines, with the ability to ar- range and run the elaborate series of an- nual services and first-class executive abil- ity, the strength of will, born of sympathy with the existing laws, to enforce them, afd so perpetuate Ocean Grove in its char- acteristic features? This is the problem to be solved, and, in the language of Bishop J..P. Newman, in his funeral address on Monday, “Ichabod will be written on the walls of the association unless they get a successor in the presidency who has at ence the sympathy with Ocean Grove insti- tutions and the force: of character to stand by them, and, weedless of the laughing world and the urgeyt appeals of sincere end influential men, maintain them.” No scene in Oéean Grove so impressive, because so sad) and weird, has ever ap. proached that ‘of Monday night in the Auditorium, where the remains of Dr. Stokes were lying in state. The camp srounds were filled with a haunting, fune- real stillness, although the throng of visit- ors, who had hurried to town from all parts of the east, to 1é0k once more on the face of the revered president, were there. The multitude —movéd_ <slowly, noiselessly, through the Auditorium and past the casket. The dim, yellow, electric lights, far in the arches high in the dome, cast their rays down upon the coffin and the marble face incased there. Women and men sat around weeping. The old campers, as they luoved by, lovingly laid their hands upon the cold body, muttered*prayers, and, sob-‘ bing, passed on and away. After mid- night, when the last of the-mourning ones had come and gone, the guard of honor remained alone in the gloomy light. E ter casts of the deceased president's fac were then taken in the stillness. There has been general comment upon the peculiar bas] ness that the body should rest, the last hours it was in Ocean Grove, in the build- ing the erection of which was the crown- ing work of the dead leader's life. When the funeral cortege had passed out of the city gates on Tuesday morning on ils way to the burial ground at Haddon- field the work of the Sunday school and itauqua assembly was resumed, and the summer's round of services Is now g0- ing on the same as before. If perhaps the great August camp meet- ing be excepted, the most important series of services to be held on the camp grounds this year is the Summer School of The- ology, which opens its third annual ses- sion August 3, under the direction of Re’ J. Embury Price, D. D., of Sing Sing. Dean Price has gathered together some of the most eminent theological thinkers of the country. Among the distinguished teach- ers who will deliver courses of lectures are President Charles J. Little of the Garrett Biblical Institute, Evanston, Ill., of “His- torical Theology: Prof. J. F. McCurdy of Toronto University, Prof. Milton S. Terry, Garrett Institute; Profs. W. N. Rice and Caleb T._ Winchester of Wesleyan Uni- versity, Prof. George K. Morris, Boston University, and Prof. George T. Purves of Princeton Theological Seminary. Popular evening lectures will be delivered by Rev. P. S. Henson, D.D., the well- known Bézptist cleryman of Chicago; Bishop Charles W. Fowler, D.D., LL. D. of the Methodist Episcopal’ Church, who: subject will be “General Grant; Rev. Robert McIntyre, D.D., of Chicago; Rev William Quayle, D.D., of Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Margaret Bottome, president of the King’s Daughters, and other well-known speakers. The school will close with a grand musical festival on August 12 and 13, under the direction of Dr. Walter Dam- rosch. He will be. assisted by the New York Oratorio Society, the New York Sym- phony Orchestra and soloists of interna- tional reputation. On one of the evenings the oratorio of “Elijah” will be given, and on the other will occur the symphony con- cert, at which a chorus of a thousand chil- dren will sing. Prof. Tallie Morgan is drill- ing a locai chorus of 2% voices, which is to assist in rendering “Elijah.” W. A. Smith of Washington is sojourning for a brief period at the pleasant Ardmore. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ford of Washington are guests at the Ocean View. Mrs. Ford is related to the late Dr. Stokes. She will spend several weeks here. Mr. and Mrs. N. Carroll Downs and fam- ily of Washington, D. C., are guests at the Albatross. Dr. D. B. Street of Washington is stop- ping, with his wife and daughter, at the Albatross. jt Mr. and Mrs. Zinmede of Washington are enjoying the hospitality of the El Dorado, where they will! remain for some time to come. Recent arrivals at the Albatross include Mrs. J. A. Goeghegan and rMs. Nourse of Washington. Théy are season guests, At the Inskip Hoete are Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Zinmede of, Washington. ‘At the Waverly are Mrs. B, H. Stinemetz and chiid of Washington. = At the La Pierre ts Miss F. Thomas of Washington. ns = At the Sheldon are Bev. G. H. Corey,D.D. and Rev. W. J. McKnight of Washington. At the Ocean Vdew are Mr. and Mrs. Sam. uel Ford of Wasbirgtcn, Mr. W. A. Smith of,,Washingtcn is at the Ardmcre. Down int Piney Point. Special Correspordetice of “The Evening Star. PINEY POINT, Md., July 23, 1897. Over this picturesque place of the lower Potomac a delightful breeze is unceasingly blowing. A notable feature of the season here is the presence of the Mt. Pleasant Field Band of Washington. Now at all of the concerts four-year-old Wash. Williams perches himself on a little box with an air that the leader of the Marine Band does not himself attain. Henry Seaman, the snare drummer, fs under his immediate command, for when Mr. Churchili gives out the piece to play little Wash. hops upon his. box with both hands in the air, one of which holds a chair-round, which he uses as a baton or wand, and sings out: “All yeady; tap off, Henyie!".When-the music starts Mr. Churchill is forced to retire and his little understudy. keeps strict ‘time with his chair round. : LONG BRANCH IS GAY. Preparations for the Usual Midsum- mer Horse Show. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. LONG BRANCH, N. J., July 23, 1897. The first bugle announcing the approach of the coming horse show, which is the crowning feature of the season here, was sounded this week with the auction sale of boxes. Prominent among the bidders for the preferred locations on the grand stand were Mrs. Norman L. Munro, Albert Pan- coast and “Jack” Conaway of Philadelphia, Walter E. Hildreth, M. J. O’Brien, R. Percy Dobbins, Marks Arnheim, Joseph E. Wide- ner, Edward F. Murphy, General Thomas TT. Eckert, G. Warrington Curtis, Washington Wilson, E. A. Price, George M. Pullman, Franklin Murphy and Fred Hoey. General Manager Walter E. Hildreth and Secretary and Treasurer P. J. Casey are now Cevoting considerable of their time to the preparations fcr the exhibition, which promises already to be much larger than it was last year. Workmen have been put on the grounds and track at Hollywood, and the big inclosure has begun to assume a very business-like aspect. From present indications there will be more entries than there have been in the history of the show. The dates set for the exhibition this sea- son are the 12th, 13th and 14th of August. Two very pretty events are being ar- ranged at the Scarboro next week. One is the children’s paper costume ball, which will be given on Wednesday evening, and at the ball on Saturday night the guests will don the costumes of peasants. Philip A. Tracey of Washington has been spending the last few days at the Howland House. The Hollywood is entertaining Baron Schlippenbach, the Russian consul at New York. Among the social leaders at the Scarboro is the accomplished Miss Rena Bache, whose winter residence is Washington. —_.>—__. WHERE BAY MEETS SEA. Washington Guests at the Cape May Hotels and Cottages. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. CAPE MAY, N. J., July 23, 1897. The early part of the week was full of intermittent showers, and consequently kept the life here confined almost entirely within the hotel lobbies and plazzas. The crowds have come to Cape May, and there has been on the average an increase of visitors daily over last season. There have been numerous hops, and Wednesday evening a children’s military ball was given at Congress Hall to vary the usual order. The military present were cadets of a Philadelphia Episcopal church encamped at Cape May Point. The affair was very largely attended. Last Saturday night the Stockton was a scene of gayety, the lobbies and piazzas being entirely crowded with visitors. The crowds then equaled the scenes in the height of the season last year, when that building was filled with guests from dome to pit. A fair has been given at the Stockton this week by the Washington Decorative Art School, and the gcods were sold for char- itable purposes. Some very exquisite pieces worked by Mrs. Goldsberough, wife of the admiral, brought high prices. ‘The fair was a financial as well as a soctal suc- cess. The social leaders of other cities also took a hand in making the matter a suc- cess. : J. E. Girard has joined the Washington colony at the Stockton. Ex-Senator Watson C. Squire of Wash- ington state is a prominent guest at the Stockton. “ Cardinal Gibbons is expected soon to visit cottage friends. Mrs. J. W. Bovee and Mrs. H. R. Seager have apartments at Congress Hall. J. Rodriguez, Spanish interpreter in the bureau of American republics, with Mrs. Rodriguez, Miss Katharine J. and Mrs. A. B. Harrison, are at Stockton. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. White are among Washingtonians passing six weeks at the Aldine. George P. Prentiss and Phil King, both well-known Washington college athletes, are at Congress all, and playing ball on the Cape May team. F. E. Sallade is spending the season at the Colonial. Delaware S. Davis of Haymarket, Prince William county, Va., is a guest at the cot- tage of his mother, Mrs. S. Bb. Dav Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Hoban are located at the Brexton for a four weeks’ sta J. D. Kendall has apartments at Con- gress Hall. . Miss Morse and Miss Rosa Morse are populur belles at the Krexton. Miss Florence Reed, daughter of Roland Re the actor, is at the Stockton for the season. Mrs. Mary E. Young, Miss Oliphant and Miss A. Grays Kipsley are staying at a cottage here. ——__ A BLOOMER DANCE. Staid Asbury Park H: Dane: a Short Skirt Speclal Correspondc.ce of ‘The Evening Sta ASBURY PARK, N. J., July 24, 1897. The latest novelty which the summerites have invented to entertain themselves with is the bicycle hop. Bicycling has taken the town by storm. So much enamored are the ladies and gentlemen with the sport that the suggestion was quite natural that a short-skirt and knickerbocker ball be ar- rarged. The thing was tried at one or two of the smaller hotels, but the first elaborate one was held last night at the Hotel Columbia on the piazzas. Everybody Was attired in regulation bicycle costume. Instead of silks and point lace, the ladies appeared, most of them, in short skirts, but one or two in bloomers. So marked was the euccess of the occasion that the other large hotels are preparing to follow suit, and the novelty bids fair to become a genuine fad at this resort. The most important athletic event of the season on this part of the Jersey coast will be the bicycle meet at the athletic grounds August 3, under the ection of Wm. A. Brady, manager of James J. Corbett. Mr. Brady has secured an L. A. W. sanction for the mect, and he has arranged to have a large number of the crack flyers of the country here, including Bald, Cooper, Kie- ser and Jimmy Michael. .Mr. Corbett, who is stopping at Brady's Loch Arbor Cottage with his wife, will enter one or two of the races. x Mrs. Dreyfus and two daughters and Mrs. H. Friedlander of Washington, D. C., are registered at the Colonnade. Additional arrivals ar Mrs. A. H. Chappell, Miss Annie Blankie and Francis Smith of Washington are at the Brunswick. At the Columbia are Miss G. Myrtle Cook, Mrs. C. M. Camp and Miss Camp of Wash- ington. Mr. Ralph R. Upson and Mrs. W. W. Up- son, Washington, are at Norwood Hail. At the Leadley are Mrs. Maud Crist and Mrs. J. W. Davis of Washington. George 8S. R. Haycock of Washington is at the Victoria. Miss Bertha Cohen of Washington is at the Atlanta. a GAY GOSHEN. Splendors of Nature in the Virginia Mountains. Special C-rrespondence of The Evening Star. “THE ALLEGHANY, GOSHEN, Va., July 23, 1897. After two days’ continuous rain, which to the tourist's feelings has a dampening effect, tonight we saw the sun in all its glory burst forth from the top of these grand old mountains, flooding the valley below in splendor. Truly we are assured that “every cloud has a silver lining” when this panoram‘c view, dazzling in effect, is before us. First, the velvet blue of the mountains, then the. faint pink light be- yond, then the red light, and next a golden red, blending all the tints of the rainbow. No Italian sunrise could equal this. This hotel, the Alleghany, is situated on a pla- teau 2.000 feet above the sea, and over- looks the village and commands a view of all the valley below. A piazza, a quarter of a mile long, winds around the entire building. Wide. corridors, elegant parlers and daintiest card rooms, a comfortable and beautiful dining room, with a view that constantly delight the eye, make this a pleasant summer home. ht, ‘The opening ball is In progress tonig! and the scene is bewitching. A rosebud gardens of lovely maidens,gallant men—and the rustle “of s&k-gowned matrons © fills the corridors, the plazzas and ball room. which could be bought a month narrow featherbone_braic some of the crashes are trimmed G8 O64 59S 3906085806060 Now comes the e Shirt waist climax. Monday morning starts the Help yourselves to a lot of in this country—for........ case, you can buy a wash skirt than you have ever paid before. Linen crash skirts—made with Wide hems and the proper width— Which were made to sell for double —to go for 59 cents. DEOOOES OOOO DOGHSOT9OSOOBOOOS @ Pure grass linen and linen crash skiris, in pretty striped patterns, splendidly msde and sold for $2 until recently—to go for 99 cents. OSOSSOSGES0 SE6e There are stores in town ,etting $4.98 for the very same suits, having reduced them from $8 and $9. Some are trimmed with wide braid; some are trimmed with others are trimmed with straps of sateen; some of the piques are trimmed with duck of all colors; are trimmed with linen colored lace; they are in reefer and blazer effects—all made for this season’s selling—all th --and all thoroughly tailor-made, high-class wash suits. or any other season. We've cut the prices down to a level which we didn’t expect to do until the last of August. It is a price slaughter which ought to set Washington wild, because never have such values been offered. Help yourselves to the handsomest lawns, batistes, silk and satin striped grass linen, linen colored lawns and lace lawns— some with plain white detachable linen collars — those high-grade exquisitely pretty waists which sold for as high as $2—for.............. 0.0000. linon shirt waists, handsomest styles, sold for as high as $1—made by the leading maker Just see the values in wash skirts. Some of them come to us under price—some of them are going at less thap cost to be gone before stock-taking. In any Easy payments when you desire. HECHT & COMPANY, 515 Seventh St. SO SE SOGSeCeS CORE OSSE0CE EO The 467 ladies’ $1.98 wash suits Are going like wildfire, and we warn you now not to put off coming for them if you've any idea of taking advantage of the opportunity. We're afraid we didn't make the description half strong enough yesterday. We omitted to print that there are plenty of white duck suits and w is not a suit in the lot that is not thoroughly tailor-made or . hite pique suits in the lot. There or so ago for less than $7.50. i ¢ with pique and the linens mostly s season's styles greatest shirt waist sale of this AQc. yellow colored striped India waists which 20 Cc. for little or nothing—for les Ss Lot of ull-wool novelty check skirts—the balance of the stock, and there are least 50 of them— perealive Ined and velvet bound— Which sold for as high as $4.50— go ” 89 cents. Full width and good dependable grenadine skirts, with colored underlinings — yo know what they’re worth—velvet bound —to £0 for 99 cents. BESO OGHESGHHO DS OOS F9OGDI9OH IIHS HOTIODH IC HOOGSS OOVSCOADS O88 €69900 SCESSeSECES & | & AT ATLANTIC CITY. Many Washingtonians at the Resort Across the Meadows. Correspondence of The Evening Star. ATLANTIC CITY, July 23, 1897. With hotels filled to overflowing, the boardwalk crowded day and night with a gay and happy throng, and numberless bathers in the surf at all times, Atlantic City may be said to be enjoying at least an ordinarily prosperous season. The rail- roads are bringing more people into the re- sort than they are taking away. Misses Bertie and Annie Hurley of Wash- ington are at the Rossmore. Col. M. V. Sheridan, U.S. A., is spending some time at the Luray, with Mrs. Sheri- dan. Mrs. J. Alfred Merrit and her son, W. A. Merrit, are spending part of their summer outing at the Waverly. J. A. Ellinger of Washington, of the Treasury Department, is at the Albemarle, with his wife and son. ‘T. E. Roessle, proprietor of the Arlington Hotel, Washington, is spending the sum- mer at Haddon Hall, with his wife. W. S. Waudby, Washington, is at the Rossmore. Maj. Martin Maginnis, ex-delegate from Montana, is also at the Rossmore. Harry Hall, a Washington newspaper correspondent, has been at the Luray Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bryan of Washington have registered at the Westminster. Mr. and Mrs. J. Palmer of Washington are at the Ogontz. Mrs. Charles H. Coons and family are among the many Washingtonians at the Oriole. V. F. Schmitt of Washington is at the Lelande. Mr. and Mrs. I. B. Jones and child of Washingtcn are at the St. Charles. Mrs. J. H. Hunter of Washington is a late arrival at the Champlaine. Restful Allenhurst. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star, ALLENHURST, N. J., July 23, 1897. Never has summer life been so gay at this resort as it has been this week. This young, two-year-old resort exhibits life that would do credit to a town a-half cen- tury old. The Allenhurst Inn is the center of the social gayety. There is to be a swell ball there this evening, and the guests who crowd the house are arranging for still more elaborate functions during the month of August. Mr. Abner McKinley, accompanied by Mrs. McKinley, unexpectedly arrived at the resort the first of the week. They came at the invitation of Representative J. J. Bel- den of Syracuse, N. Y., who is a cottager here, and were entertained at the new summer residence of Mr. Frank E. Wright of Philadelphia. Mr. McKinley is very much plcased with the place, and although he returns to Washington today, he ex- pects to come back next month for a more protracted sojourn. Breezy Belmar. Special Correspondence of The Evening Star. BELMAR, N. J., July 23, 1897. Euchre parties and dances have reigned supreme at Belmar this week during the drizzly weather, which kept the summer- ites indoors a large part of the time. Al- theugh this resort has for several seasons been famous for euchre, the record has een broken for the past few days. Nearly ey of large parties have been held at 1 the big hotels, and nearly as many more are arranged for next week. ‘Tomorrow evening there will be a gay military ball at the Hotel Columbia, under the direction of Colonel Smith, Capt. J. 8. Watsen, Capt. R. S. Johnson, Lieutenant Jones and Lieutenant Hooly. ——— On the Shores of Buzzard’s Bay. Special Cerresponderce of The Evening Star. BUZZARD’S BAY, Mass., July 23, 1897. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Stoughton and Mr. Samuel P. Tolman of Washington and Mr. Stephen Fessenden, also of Washington, are enjoying midsummer life at Old Ply- mouth, the Pilgrim town over on the south shore. Miss Kate Chase of Washington is at Onset bay. Col. and Mrs. Worthing of Washington are at West Chop, on the Vineyard sound shore. Miss Isabella Campbell of Washington is at the Nobanssett House, Dennis Beach. DULL AT COLONIAL BEACH. Never Has It Known Such a Quict Season. Special Correspondence of ‘The Evening § COLONIAL BEACH, Va., Ju 4 Never in its history has the Beach had such a dull season. None of the boarding Places is anything like full, and many of the cottages are for rent. The Arrowsmith, which has a clientele that will patronize no other boat, always brings down a good crowd on Saturday night, as well as the Moseley, which repeats the performance on Sunday. There is an unwrit law here that no one beyond the years of nm fancy shall go to bed before the arrival of the boats on Saturday night, which bring down a parent, brother, sister, sweet. heart or beau. About twenty new cottages have been built since last. summer. The new amusement pavilion, begun a year ago, has just been completed. Tha proprietors were refused a liquor licenea by the town council. The owners contenc ed that they were in the state of Maryland, and were met with the counter argument that their foot walk, ending on the beach, made them amenable to the laws of Vir- ginia. Then the pier people cut through the walk a space about two inches wile, which absolutely separated them from Vir ginia soil. Then they were officially noti- fied that if they sold intoxicants they would be prosecuted. The whole scheme has been abandoned, for the present, at least. Considerable interest is being shown in the appointment of a new postmaster. Gen. Bristow, the fourth assistant postmaster general, has all the applications on file, but has given the matter ho attention, nor is it likely it will be reached very soon. — Martial Sea Girt. SEA GIRT, N. J., July 23, 1897. The encampment of the soldiers at Camp Griggs has had a marveious effect in brightening the season here. This year the sezson of encampment is louger than it hag ever been heretofore, and the hotel propric- tors are reaping a splendid harvest. Nearly all of the houses have been comfortably filled for the past two weeks, and the se: son is considered one of the best that Sea Girt has ever enjoyed. The fact that Gov. Griggs spends much of his time at the camp has had the effect of bringing many guests to the resort. Even after the sol- diers leave next week it is not expected that the number of guests will decrease. for there will be detachments from the regiments on the ground almost every day, engaged in practice drill at the rifle ranges. a ns Dimin| ime Stature in Europe. Fiom the Pouular Science Monthly. This relation between stature and healta is brought to concrete expression in the armies of Europe through the rejection of all recruits for service who fall below a certain minimum standard of height, gen- erally about five feet. The result of this is to preclude the possibility of marriage for all the fully developed men during their three years in the barracks, while the undersized individuals, exempted from service on this account, are left free to propagate the species meanwhile. Is it not apparent that the effect of this artificial selection is to put a distinct premium upon inferiority of stature in so far as future generations are concerned? This enforced pestpcnement of marriage for the normal man implies not merely that the children of normal families are born later in life— that would not be of great moment in itself—it means far more than this. The majority of children are more often born in the earlier half of married life, before the age of thirty-five. Hence a postponc- ment of matrimony means not only later children, but fewer children. the great significance of the phenomenon Standing armies tend in this re- succeeding with inferior types of men. ssn ose ——————e- — _ A Dry Landing. From Life. Bunker—“Yes, sir; just as I got that fish up to the side of the boat I fell overboard.” Hill—“Get wet?” “Not a bit. I fell on the fish.” —-2-—__ The clever girl is one who when things you don't mean, always eo what you do mean.—Life.

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