The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-30

| CLOSE OF THE FASHIONABLE SUMNER SEASON
! One need but to take glance in at Niblo's
| or to letter for an instan. in Castle Garden
| listening to the echoes of the RAM des Vaches
or to stroll quietly down the west side Of Broad
way near sunset, to be convinced of the graft
ying fact that fashion has once more made her
rentr<e into the city, and that Saratoga and
Cape May, and the White Mountains must have
suddenly got into q state OF comparative loneli-
less and desolation.
Such is, indeed, the fact. The boarders in
that first named resort of fashion. who remain to
the end, may congratulate themselves on the
prospect Of being at length able to get some.
thing better for dinner than piece of mince-
pie, without having to resort to the necessity
OF corrupting one of the colored walters 1t is
10 longer compliment to have the proprietors
ofthe first class hotels in these summer water
ing places consent to receive two and half
dollars day in exchange for the privilege of
an individuals sleeping in the house. and OF
lis pickings at the dinner table 1t is no longer
necessary for the landlord to affect concern at
having to assure the discounted, desperate ap-
out Of his power to give him even these poor
privileges Of bed and pickings, and that he must
make mp his mind to go farther, and perhaps
fare worse.
The end of all this is come at last The gambler
and black-leg aces that he can no longer, with
due regard to the prosperity Of his business. con
sent to remain in this desert Of place. The roue
nd divip 1oa f.,r .
the came coach; the artful coquette and the in
nocent beauty alike tire Of the charms and dis
sipauons of the country; aud the consequence
OF this sudden determination on the part of all
classes and degrees. is that hotel walters carry
down an immense quantity of trunks and car
pet bags, in the course of the day. collect q
pretty considerable harvest of quarters and
halfdollars, in reward for that labor, and feel
wearied and satisfied in equal proportion in the
evening. The consequence is that steamboats,
and railway trains on the routes from the va
rious watering places, are daily crowded to ex-
cess that it is US difficult to procure apartments
at the hotels Of this metropolis as it erst was ct
those in the country; that fashionable houses
up in the avenues which had looked dusty and
deserted all through the summer days. are
again clean, and indicative OF new lie within
doors; that pulpits and pows and church aisos
which had commenced to suggest queer thoughts
Of loneliness and abandonment, brighten up on
Sabbath mornings to echo back the accustomed
tread, while the gathering bell rings awclcome:
ard that even the Crystal Palace has at length
become acquainted with some of the fashion
able folks Of the metropolis. In fact. the season
Of enjoyment, and pleasure, and gaiety, and
dissipation, has been transferred from the coun-
try to the city.
Everything begins to feel the change; Broad
way exhibits unm stakeable evidences Of il.
During the last three months The elegant silkcu
robes and costly hats which had been wont to |
form impeneirable, though not repelant, ranks |
Of beauty in the evening promenade, had utter
ly vanished, leaving only some solitary repre-
sentative Of TIER splendor to haunt the place
at intervals and remind homeward bound Gle ks
Ct vanished dreams of bliss. faintly connected
with these per0mlu.a'ing beauties Instead Of
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