The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-07-18
Notes from the Watering Places.
The Season at the Gape-Sports, Music, Balls, and

SAPE MAY, ~ j, July II, ioto-
The Season at the Gare-Sports, Music, Balls, and
the like.
Whew but it is hot Thermometer 81 degrees
In the shade, at Congress Hall. | pity you, poor
miserable can't eet-any, pent-up In brick and NOR
tar denizens Of the Empire city. Why don't you
make an effort (as Mr.. Chick says), and all come
along and taste the delightful sea breezes, and en-
Joy the fine beach Of beautiful Cape May?
The season has opened briskly; large numbers
arrive daily in the steamboats, from Philadephi
and New York. The hotels all fast filling up;
many improvements and additions have taken place
in this region since last Your old friend,
Mr. Miller, of Congress Hail. entertain over 500
boarders. McMakIn, of the New Atlantic, has
room for many. The Columbia. Mansion,
Centre, and American, for 40 ,ut 30 each: wne
there are about twenty smaller hotels, which can
take ia from 80 10 200 each There are accor. no.
dations, in all. for about 5000; none need be
afraid To come here for want OF room: all will be
well pleased with a week or two spent at Cape
May. AmusemeDts we have any quantity OF. Bar
Titt-you know Barritt-ls hand, with his bowl
ing and billiard saloon, pistol gallery, and archery,
and seems to be doing driving business. The
archery IL managed, IN per,on, by his good looking
and accomplished lady, who is happy TO give in
siructoDs to the fair, wei TO the Steiner SEX
in the noble pert of handling the bow and arrow;
while the gentleman proprietor Is ever ready TO
ball Numerous pistol galleries and bowling alleys
are TO be found on the island; and swings, hobby
horse and merry go-rtuDds serve To enliven the
young folks The Virginia Serenaders have taken
the kuvIsasl, and are playing three times a week
to large suslences. They are clever set OF musl-
cians-slnost equal tn your everlasting Chrlstys'.
A grand hop took lace last night, at the new At
lantic Hotel The large dining room taste
fully ftted up as a bali room for the occasion; an
elevated plaIioin erected IN the centre, festooned
with the American flag, for the musicians, while
the great number OF lamps hung frsm the ceiling
rrfect, b. IIlianf H. hi Oh the gay scene. AT half
past eight O'Clock the band struck up lively
march, and in wake dozens-aye hundreds-of
pretty women and handsome men, all smiling and
bowing, as they recognized each other |" Take
your places for coullion," cries the leader; and
the floor is dotted with sets, ready for the dance
all rrady, aud away they 20, heel and toe. Mind,
my dear l., they don't dance al these hops us they
do nj your ny balls. no they 90 into the spl-
rit Of The thing, and trip il wuh night good will.
and, at The same time, gracefully. noticed Mr..
u OF Philadelphia PAYING great attentions TO one
OF the Baltimore bellies Take care, sir; these b.ll
beauties are daDgerOus-th-ir eyes speak better,
sometimes. than their tongues. Mr.. III. and Mr..
e., OF The Philadelphia bar, are theie, with Their
accomplished ladies'. The company, after spend
ing delightful time Of IT, broke up at abouitwev
great praise for the manner u was got no.
Johnston's celebrated band gave concert at the
Kursaal last ghi, which " well attended. Alter
the concert WIS over the floor was cleared, to al
low eli 20 disposed to mingle in the may dance,
which nearly ell participated in. After enjoying
thems,v to their hearts content. they separated
at the " wee short hour" We have an exciting
time Of II every afternoon, on the arrival ct the
Philadelphia boat with the Philadelphia and New
York papers. Canning and Moore, both oppose
ton newspapeImen, run n horse express from III.
landing "a the city. and great interest ~ manifested
among the boarders To see which beats.
A large number Of HeTaIds are disposed OF on the
island Mr. Canning alone gets two or three hun
dred daily; and the way they are snatched up 10
not slow II appears to me everybody wants the
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