JUST GOSSIP
By ETHEL RATTAY
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Did you ever hear of any one
tiring of the mountains when it
was possible to enjoy the environ
ment under desirable conditions?
Perhaps not, but you certainly
have heard of many folks who
can find interest in Atlantic City
just so long, then away they must
hie to some verdured retreat
where the sameness of the water’
is relieved by the sight of grow
ing things aplenty. Wonderful
as old Neptune is, the innate love
of Mother Earth in floral beauty
is still so strong in most of us
tljat we call that year wasted
which has not included in its
pleasures at least one brief visit
to the real country districts, if
not a prolonged vacation in the
great green outdoors.
Now many of us have in the
turmoil of filthy lucre pursuit left
that rara avis—a sure nuff coun
try vacation—escape out of the
window while the shutters of ne
cessity were raised and circum
stances did not permit indulgence
in more than the briefest outing,
and then the momentous question
arises, “Where, oh where, can we
we go for a real outdoor treat
that will not be expensive or con
sume too much time?”
Mill Pond, corner of Maple and
Oak Aves., might sound reminis
cent of childhood housekeeping
with the neighbor farmer’s
daughter, if it wasn’t just the
ideal location of the famous old
Somers Mansion at Linwood, N.
J. The historic old Bargaintown
home of the noted sea captain,
which was built in 1813, is just
a step from the picturesque old
grist mill and the mill pond, with
its lovely setting of green, can
cause a tug at your heart strings
which can only be compared to
the thrill one experienced in the
early “ole swimmin’ hole days.”
If youii, artistic taste has ever
expressed itself on canvas your
fingers will itch for your pig
ment, brushes and the pressure of
a palate against your thumb
when you run out there in your
machine any day for luncheon or
tea. They do play cards there—
lovely parties of resort women
who find the beautifully remod
eled home of Mrs. Annie Holihan
a veritable house of dreams—but
should you rebel against the con
vention of the resort vacation and
heed the call of the robins where
you can have your own exclusive
party or be made to feel that
you are on a wee visit to a con
siderate friend, that is the time
to turn the nose of your modern
gasoline fairy chariot out,to the
Shore Road for a feast of the fin
est southern dainties you have
ever eaten, at least up north.
course, n you iejepno;ie
Mrs. Holihan all the arts of this
efficient hostess will be exerted in
your behalf before your party ar
rives. Should you however de
cide hurriedly to drop in there
for a refreshing bit of lunch, a
magic table will appear at your
request, and while your chicken
is frying you may while away the
time with Mah Jong or bridge.
That is, of course, if you are
strong enough to resist the call
from the veranda to the pictur
esque surroundings.
The grounds were in posses
sion of the Somers family for
more than two hundred and
twenty-nine years, and you know
what wonderful effects Mother
Nature can create with irregular
growths and up-to-date garden
ing. Slaves worked the farms in
those days, and James Somers,
who had the mill pond estate in
1750, had his share. Now Mrs.
Holihan has slaves—slaves to ap
petites which the stimulating fra
grance of the pines brings into
. action when the gastronomic de
lights of the famous little ren
dezvous are known.
Captain Somers was the first
occupant of the old home, and he
was one of the many seamen of
the shore before steamers re
placed the romantic ships. The
best way lor the modern hostess
to travel there with the type of
guests whom she knows will ap
preciate this little glimpse of ru
ral heaven out of a hectic work
aday world, or the home maker
who realizes that a trip to just
such a garden spot is what she
had really needed for a long
time, is, of course, by motor. The
trolleys to Somers Point can do
the work too, and if you contem
plate going out better phone Mrs.
Holihan and learn just how to
do it. Remember the name, Mill
Pond Tea Room.
“Some glory in their birth, some
in their skill;
Some in their wealth, some in
their body’s force;
Some in their garments, though
new-fangled ill;
Some in their hawks and hounds,
some in their horse;
And every humor hath his adja
cent pleasure,
Wherein it finds a joy above the
rest.”
Not exactly a pot-pourri of so
ciety’s ambitions, but still appli
cable to suggest the variety of
interests which even so early are
centering the attention of many
local and out-of-town folk upon
the seventh annual dog show
which the Kennel Club of Atlan
tic City will stage on the Steeple
chase Pier September 26th and
27th.
Held under the rules of the
American Kennel Club this two
day exhibit for the benefit of
the Atlantic City Hospital will be
the most wonderful society event
of the year. A galaxy of judges
equal to those of the famous
Westminister show of Madison
Square Garden, New York; doz
ens of beautiful local girls and
visitors who will serve as aides,
and the whole amusing pier
thrown open for the fun of the
thing, assures us of the success
of the show.
Entries of dogs of all classes
are coming into the committee,
and the ladies of the hospital aux
iliary are stimulating interest in
dog owners to register their pets
and take an active part in ad
vancing the caliber of the affair.
Mr. T. Parks Duncan is chairipan
of the Bench Show Committee,
with the capable assistance of
Messrs. George R. Wood, of Phila
delphia; James A. Reynolds, of
Pleasantville; A. P, Nielsen, of
Absecon; O. H. Schmidt, of Abse
con; E. W. Griswell, ex-officio,
and Drs. A. B. McMullen and
Charles J. McAnulty.
Mrs. Geraline Rockefeller
Dodge, of Madison, N. J., owner
of the Giralda Farms and Ken
nels, heads the list of judges. She
is one of the best-known shep
herd dog judges in the country,
and personally owns more than
fifty of the best shepherd dogs
in the world. Mr. P. A. B. Wid
ner, of Elkins Park; John Gans,
of Staten Island; Miss Marie J.
Leary, of Greenwich, Conn., are
a few of the well-known fanciete,
the list of which includes owners
of every known breed of dog rec
ognized by the offical club, who
will take a vital interest in the
show. Any member of the com
mittee will be glad to furnish in
formation relative to the show,
the valuable prizes, and the pur
chase of advertising space in the
special souvenir program, the pro
ceeds of which will go to the hos
pital fund.
Modern existence denies the
growing child the pleasure of ani
mal friends in many instances.
Aside from occasional vists to the
zoological gardens of other cities
and infrequent petting of a
friend’s ofttimes unfriendly pup,
the average child’s life is denied
the joy of animal companionship
whch congested housing necessi
tates. This mammoth show on
the house of a thousand laughs,
with a host of pretty girls from
socially prominent families assist
ing in the success of the function
by their decorative presence and
service for the hospital—this will
be the haven of the kiddies Sep
tember 26th and 27th, who never
seem to tire studying the great
variety of pedigreed dogs who en
joy their temporary home over
old Neptune in this way every
year.
Do tell the committee about
your pets!
Mrs. John Massey is a busy
lady these days distributing tick
ets for the summer card parties
that have become a regular fea
ture of the Ventnor Pier social
life. Regularly at 2:30 o’clock
every Friday afternoon these
games for the benefit of the sol
diers in the convalescent home of
this division of the American Le
gion will be sponsored by the J.
Harvey Post Auxiliary.
A novel feature each session
will be the awarding of an at
tendance prize of a homemade
cake, and at the end of the series
a most desirable high score prize
will be delivered to the lucky
player. The reasonable rate of
fifty cents per person piuts this
interesting diversion within the
reach of the card devotees who
attend so many affairs of this na
ture. The delightful environment
of the Ventnor Pier at Cornwall
Ave. and the beach is ideal for
this purpose. The patrons are
not limited to Ventnor, Margate
and Longport residents or visi
tors, but many Atlantic City folk,
especially the summer cottagers
and hotel guests, find the charm
of these informal affairs irresis
table and at times more desirable
than the card parties held in pri
vate homes or more formally at
the beachfront hotels. There are
always a lot of charming “regu
lars” who welcome the newcomer,
and every woman knows there ir
no more admirable way to make
congenial acquaintances than at
these Ventnor Pier matinees,
which the post is repeating after
a most successful past season
over the waves. Tickets may be
secured at the pier or reservations
for special parties can be made
through Mrs. Massey.
’Round the beauty parlor
chair many nationalities came in
for a share of conversation as the
groups of Venus devotees filed in
and out of the immaculate cur
tains or lingered to chat over the
final dab of powder or final ad
justment of the picture hats that
are rapidly replacing the small,
close-fitting type of headgear as
OhTSol and numerous formal af
ternoon functions popularize the
becoming mode as the season ad
vances. Peggy Malzer is jadiant
these days in a Vermillion poppy
adorned Neopolitan hat of the
same rich hue. It is one of those
transparent beauties which lets
in the light over her brunette
prettiness, and to the groups who
watched her at the Ritz Grill
Monday night she was a joyful
vision.
“Polly Costello, being a rela
tive, pried the secret of its pur
chase from her and learned that
Mrs. Serposs had brought it di
1
rectly to her on special sugges
tion from New York. No wonder
no one else had a chance at it
in the popular little Atlantic Ave
nue Shop/’ volunteered Eleanor
Lewis, who at this moment emerg
ed from her Monday compart
ment with a halo of marcel waves.
“If any one is justified in play
ing up to vivid colorings in apparel
you are, Mrs. Lewis,” remarked
Mrs. Hargraves. “To me your
rich dark coloring fairly clamors
for the hues of southern climes,
and whether you pick on Spain,
Italy or the Orient, you can wear
those vivid tones to perfection.
Speaking of color schemes, the
Chinese Princess, Jue So Tai,
knows how to use them with dis
cretion. We dropped in for Mah
Jong tea Friday afternoon—you
know I am beginning to think I’m
good in that directon now—and
all afternoon, as the beautiful lit
tle daughter of a Mandarin di
rected the game, accompanied by
her husband, whom we all found
interesting too,. I could not keep
my eyes from her beautful bor
dered white crepe de chene gown.
Her slight figure, straight bobbed
hair, which she wears with indi
vidual style parted in the center,
and exquisitely fine-pored skin,
made her most alluring, and she
knows how to set off her charms
to perfection. The delicate sug
gestion of her native land in the
hand-painted flower clusters was
further beautified by the narrow
crepe de chine stripes of yellow,
green and scarlet which bordered
her skirt and scarf ends.”
“Miss Madge,” interrupted
Mrs. Alice Sachse, “I could lis
ten to that sweet woman for
hours, but I need a facial to put
me in trim for the Apollo show
tonight, so tear me away.”
“I saw you there at the Am
bassador Oriental Room on Fri
day, Miss Michael,” volunteered
Mrs. Ralph Boyd. “You certainly
know how to welcome the tran
cient Mah Jong guests and de-l
velop interest in local fans for
the game. Mrs. Guy Burley’s
party seemed to be having a won
derful time, and I noticed as the
folks were filing out of the beau
tiful Oriental room overlooking
the sea, after the Japanese maids
had served tea, cakes and ices,
that Mrs. Mary Taylor, Mrs.
George Fleck, Mrs. Katheryn
Wellbank, Mrs. J. A. Boess, Mrs.
J. Lincoln Myers and Miss Mich
eal had their heads together on
a plan to help the kiddies of the
Seashore Home in the near fu
ture. I noticed Miss Dorothea
Allen there, also Mrs. A. D. Bah
mer, of Philadelphia; Mrs. James
B. Camp, Mrs. Henry C. Ball,
Mrs. C. H. Clarke, Mrs. John J.
Kinder, Mrs. H. W. Van Senden,
Mrs. W. H. Richman, Mrs. F. H.
Goldey and Mrs. Mollie Quirk. Of
course there were lots more but I
had to pay a little attention to
the other flowers when the winds
or correction in play from the in
structors brought me back in con
centration to the “Wall out on the
right, in on the left, etc.” I ask
myself in my sleep “why, oh why
should the West wind be to the
left of the East?” and did he tell
me to count the tiles from the
right?” It is a cruel fate that
makes one lose double because she
won double and even getting all
DO YOU KNOW WHERE THE FOLKS ARE SPENDING
THE SUMMER?
That is the eternal question you can help us answer to the great
satisfaction of the residents and cottagers by informing the Ventnor
News when your neighbors and friends arrive and depart in this busy
vacation period. Your cd*eperation will be appreciated by all and an*
nouncement of all arrivals w^Jl be made in this column. Please use
this slip for social information. Tfcgnk you!—ETHEL RATTAY, Social
Editor.
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he flowers does not console one
ilways.”
“Do you play regularly Mrs.
ioyd?” questioned Miss Michael.
“No, but I’m going to and just
is soon as my friends, the Bells,
:ome down from Philadelphia to
.heir apartment we expect to
:harter a table two afternoons a
week for I have the fever, I tell
pou. I like the way you have of
lirecting the Japanese maids to
serve tea at separate tables. One
is about ready to stretch after a
session of the fascinating game
and to move on to the next table
perhaps to strike a different group
jf friends seems tb appeal to
sveryone who does not come with
tier own party.”
“Hello Grace,” called Mrs. Bert
Buhley from the manicure’s table
as Mrs. Hampton flitted into the
reception room of the beauty em
porium. How does it feel to be
a prize winner in an Elk beauty
popularity contest?”
“Oh I still have my feet on
:erra firma,” responded the lucky
lady of the recent spectacular club
innovation.
“Oh, Grace, is used to admira
tion, I guess she’ll stay put,”
sponsored Mrs. Godfrey Mahn,
president of the Ventnor Colony
Club who took advantage of the
opportunity to tell the group of
the Bazaar to be held at the Ghil
iren’s Seashore Home August
14th.
“Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Cole, of
5502 Winchester Ave., sailed for
Europe last Saturday on the
Homeric. Mr. Cole will attend the
Bar meetings after which he and
Mrs. Cole will visit France, Bel
gium, Holland and Switzerland.
They will visit the battlefields of
Verdun, Metz, Reihms and Belleau
Woods and will return to our
midst in about six weeks.”
“The Balsy Bushs, of Hillside
Ave., have interesting guests this
season, Mr. and Mrs. Hall T.
Reutschler, of Pittsburgh, motor
ed here this week for an extended
stay,” remarked Mrs. William
Jeffreys. “And Mrs. Frank Hep
ler is a guest of her sister at her
home in Bound Brook for a week.
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“I hope everybody here will lend
a hand at the musical Bazaar for
the kiddies,” said Mrs. Mahn as
she waved goodby and disappeared
for a shampoo in the up-to-date
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