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■ By LIBBY DEMP FORREST ■ AUGUST IS SINKING. A lot of people ■ get sentimental about summer this time ■ of the month, wondering where summer ■ went. Our summers always pass too ■ quickly. Winter, on the other hand, seems to go on and on. ■■ * • * ■ There's always, a rush to buy school ■ clothes in late August. The kids are glad ■ for new clothes, but not about going back to school. My, haven't the kids grown ■ since the last outfitting? And moms ■ always gripe about the clothes that hard- ■ ly got worn before they became too small. ■ -Along with new clothes come school ■ supplies. Pencils and notebooks to appear ■ with on the first day of school to.make an impression on the new teachers. » ■ In spite of what the kids will tell you, ■ this time of August the youngsters are ■ growing restless. As the evening starts to ■ appear on an earlier schedule, it brings ■ thoughts of the fleeting quality of ■ playtime. The kids sense' that in just a ■ few -weeks it'll be time to put away sum- ■ mer play and get back into an organized ■ routine. Strangley, they seem to want and ■ need this routine. —J ■ V * * * ■ The insect chorus is still at its height, ■ day and night this week, although night temperatures are getting lower, and the ■ tempo of the katydid and tree cricket ■ songs is slowing somewhat- * * ■ While August culiminates, how about ■ enjoying every fleeting summer mo- ■ ment? No better way than going out to eat with friends and family. Some recom- ■ mended spots are: TOP OF THE MARQ. Treat yourself to ■ a fabulous evening out at the Top of the ■ Marq for an enchanting view of Victorian ■ Cape May and a fabulous dinner at one of ■ the town's most famous restaurants ■ The rooftop setting offers the finest ser- ■ vice where your every request is carried ■ out to perfection. The chef is one of the v — -■ town's most famous who has come up ■Avith no less than 27 entrees on the menu ^gtfrom $10.95 up). Included is a com- ■ plimentary glass of wine and what is call- ■ ed the Spectacular Seven : Hot or cold ap- ■ petizer, clam chowder of soup du jour. H relish tray, homemade rolls, house salad, H three fresh vegetables with choice of ■ house desserts. Entertainment nightly by ■ Doug Williams staring at 8:30 Top of the ■ Marq is located at the Marquis.de ■ Lafayette Inn, between Ocean and ■ Decatur on Beach Drive s e

f VEGAS DINER: The footf is hearty and t delicious at the Vegas Diner and Restaurant, at 14th and N.J Avenue, North Wildwood from breakfast on until i the wee hours.

There are numerous choices including H eye-opening breakfast specials, gourmet ■ lunches, dinner platters of fresh seafood H steaks and chicken, all reasonably pric- H ed The portions 3re generous — the salad H bar is custom made for hungry diners H The best breads and pastries are baked H ' on the premises There are two different ■ mouth watering dinher specials every H . evening H * * * B QUART ROOM. Chase the night away I I at the sizzling Quart Room, a Wildwood ■ attraction in itself. Located at 3800 ■ Pacific Avenue, the Quart Room is home ■ for popular groups who put the night into H orbit with musical intensity H The partying goes on until late hour. ■ starting at 9 p.m. You never know who ■ might be stopping by because the Quart H Room's reputation keeps growing and H growing An absolute must for good H timers who want to shake loose from less H inhibited spots, the Quart Room wants to H meet locals, natives, tourists and beach H bums Hi * * * THE RUSTY NAIL. The Rusty Nail at B the Coachman's Motor Inn. at 205 Beach B Drive, Cape May hits Ihe spot for casual B ocean front dining throughout the hours B of the morning, afternoon and evening. B Breakfast is served, starting at 8 a m , in- B eluding tasty specials such as creamed B * chipped beef, eggs, pancakes. French B toast, even Eggs Benedict 4 B We stopped by for some'appetizers the B other afternoon — our favorite is potatp B skins (crispy $teak fries with cheddar B cheese and bacon), while Hubby wanted B„ ihe Mixed Munchies (a mixture of B mushrooms, zucchini and onion rings), B and sipped cool drinks we especially en- B joyed after a busy day The dinner menu, B by the way, includes a broiled combina- B tion Seafood plus three surprises We won't tell you what they are. M ALEXANDER'S. Now one of Cape I May's most highly rated restaurants, B Alexander's Inn & Restaurant, ai 653 B Washington Street, Cape May offers an B elegant Sunday Victorian brunch, that B shows off fine silver, extraordinary food B and service Jim Brady would have loved B All this — in a noteworthy Victorian B mansion, that includes caviar omelets, B fresh fruits and luscious desserts — for B $11.95 and worth every moment if your B taste for the opulent days of yestervear B needs refreshment You don't have to B dress to the gills — because the servers B are already attired fashionably in keep- K* ing with the Jim Brady era Pi

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County Calendar Items for COUNTY CALENDAR MUST BE RECEIVED THE THURSDAY PRIOR TO PUBLICATION Send them to Libby Demp Forrest P O Bra [ 00, Cap* May Court Housr. N.J (*210 WEDNESDAY AUGUST 22 t Lower Cape May Regional High School Band concert at the bandstand, Lafayette St., Cape May, 8 p.m "The Colonial Kitchen in 1706 at the New Jersey Shore." Learning's Run Gardens and Colonial Farm (info 465-5871) 10:30 a m Reservations necessary "What's in a Name?", theater series. Mid-Atlantic > Center for the Arts (info 884-5404), outdoor stage 1050 Washington St., Cape May, 8:30 p.m ! Jersey Cape Shell Club llth annual exhibit and sale at Wetlands Institute, Stone Harbor, 10 a.m. -9 p.m. Also Aug 29 same time, and Friday, Aug. 24, from 10 a m to 5 p.m "Art Collectors Lottery" sponsored by Cape May Coun ty Art League (info 884-8628). exhibited and reception at Art League, 1050 Washington St., Cape May THURSDA Y A UGUST 23 Wheaton Glass Company Brass Band concert, free concert series, Gardner Hall, Christian Admiral Hote , Cape May, 8 p.m. Traditional Folk Songs from New England, by Mary a Danihel, in Concerts by Candlelight, Chalfonte Hotel. Cape May, 8:30 p.m. 5th Annual Miscellaneous Sun Tanning Tournament, Music Pier, Ocean City, 1 p.m "Wilder, Wilder and Wilder," three one-act plays by Thornton Wilder, MidAtlantic Stage, 1050 Washington St., Cape May, (info and reservations, 884-8409 ) 8 30 p.m. Super Dance, admission by sponsorship donations to Muscular Dystrophy Assn., sponsored by Warner Amex TV Cable ( info 967-3011 ), Avalon Community Hall, 30th St. and Beach, Avalon FRIDAY. AUGUST 24 "The Mousetrap", Agatha Christie mystery thriller, MidAtlantic Stage (info 884-8409), outdoor stage, 1060 (Page 31 Please)