The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-07-19
Cape May.
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ATLANTIC HOTEL.
CApC NAV .Tuly 6 1S53

OAfE hAH, Juiy o, 1000.
Here I am at last at Cape May, having had
a pleasant, smooth, and un-oceanlike trip by
the good steamer Delaware. My first impress
sions are decidedly favorable to the Island Cape,
so much so, that l am vastly more pleased
with it than supposed l should be. 1t has, ia my
humble opinion, decided preference over all our
watering places, SO far IS natural advantages are
considered but its hotels will not compare with those
Of Newport or Rockaway. 1t has splendid beach,
a lovely exposure to the ocean, AID all the land
breezes are only those which come from the north
east quarter. Unlike Long Branch, the hotels some
seven in number, are rather too much crowded TO-
gether, end the bathing places are oil embraced
within limit Of few hundred yards. / had great
difficulty in getting Judgment the island is al
ready much crowded with visters-I have a room
some four by SIX feet, which however has splendid
front, and after ten A. NJ, can sit all day in the
shade and gaze out on the mighty ocean. How
beautifully and trutbfully did Wordsworth write =
"lirteD-- IL Great Being is awake,
And doth with biz s'erISi moi"n make
AIoisa like ,rnudsr ~vsrls. tin2ly y
The Atlantic, think, is the best located hotel as
it is Immediately the beach, and in full view Of
ing about eleven O'clock, after my arrival but
my heavy eyelids we're scarcely closed, before was
startled with the merry shouts of hundred voices,
and looking out OF my window, | was still more
that Franconi's Hippodrome ever presents gayer,
more grotesqne, and animated scene, than | wit
messed. HUI dreds Of bathers clad in garments of
every shape and colorgreen, blue, 0ran &c, red and
wbite--wcre gayly dsporting before me, and within
few yard, Of my window. The blooming girl, the
natr0bized yet blushiDg maiden, and the dgnified
mamma, were all playing, dancing, rompng, and
shouting together as II they were all of one age and
were all alive with one feeling noticed several
ladies Of admirable shapes, whose forms Pr4xitles
might worship" most elegantly and tittingly clad
slowly promenading on the beach before they
tempted the briny wave." Oh! ye happy waves,
clasp snd kiss such lovely forms. The most con-
spcuous gent was a noble darkey, who sported any
quantity Of red cloth and gill lace. He had in charge
several lovely girls, white as pearls" whom he
bathed and ducked with gailan'ry and grace which
would have honored a Broadway exquisite. | shall
try and learn something more Of his lordshp to.
morrow, and will give you all the particulars.
We had splendid dinner to-day at the Atlantic
time" They were enough in number, but their APP
pointments rs to places, Gather Custom HouseIike
just now) and their movements as to time (ditto,)
were sadly out Of time" The head waiter seemed
the head OF the room, with small hell constantly in
his hand. He bad most refractory set Of rascas to
deal with Old Hickory" never had rawer set Of
uadiscipined troops CONTINUALLY such phrases as
herer, "bep that lady dare" d-n You, go
back" and similar explosives from head waiter
aforesaid, enlvebed the dinner, aud supplied the
place OF 5" fnll band' of music. Bat the browning
and most ludcrous took place ut the clearing
Of the dishes. The field marshal" aforesaid Gas
we lawyers ssy) after numberless ringiugs Of his
bell, and suings Of his orders, had succeeded in
drilling lis Arabs in'o something like grand
display and in the act Of making most magnih.
cent flourish he upset castor, which falling on the
boards with awful crash, dispersed the whole
amy who retreated gracefully as possible.
After tragic exclamation Of D-n it to h-ll pick
up the pieces order was comparatively restored,
aud the pies and almonds submitted TO their
fate.
have an invitation to hop, which comes or to-
night at the Mansion House. IF attend, will note
down Tor your numberless readers the beauties who
present and the other etceteras. The bellies of
Baltimore and the Quaker City are all here, AID
You constantly meet ladies OF exquisite loneliness.
No one need have the blues here as pretty faces
kind greetings, and above all, the grotesque and
harlequin bathers, Will drive every thing away but
gaiety, cheerfoness, and happy hearts
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ForRTn OF July ANoYG THE IcAntANs The
proceedings of the day commenced by the Nauvoo
Horse Company assembling on the square at ei sht
O'Clock, and marching from there down t. the Nau.
VOC Mansion, where the ladies of ,uvoo pre-
sented banner with an appropriate address deli