The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-18

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Care Mar, July II. 1854
Attractions end Disadvantages of tie Rstsss-7s
Vsifers Nos Hss-Afusic and a Hcp-TM
Moumt Vunon Hotsl-Absencs Of P@aies- Gussfs
Knosc Nothing IN kh0f Rsspees, Re.
am here ut Cape May, the most sandy, treeless,
and, 30 fur - outdoors Is concerned, the most mono
tonous place perhaps on tho continent Of America.
Yet the ooality has attractions. do not know but
love 1t for its very barreuness. You will recoect
the story Of Madame do Genlis the heroine Of which
sighed Tor calm, serene, ncvcrcloaded sky. cover.
ing surface Of land without hin or dale-a scene
Of intense, but stil beautiful quiet. She had hsr
wish; and the result was that she soon sighed for
crags, rocks, ravines, rushing torrents, LOFTY moun
tains-indeed tho very antipodes of her first long
ing. Now, had become tired OF the irregularities
Of the city, its inteminable ranges Of squares, made
up ofbnck and mortar, marble and brown stone,
and plain clapbcards; everlasting Brooklyn on one
side, everlasting Hoboken on the other; the PaIi-
ssdes above, and Staten Island below; with the
everlasting water running between and around all.
Hence the fancy feel for thsdesolation. OF course
II viii be short-lived.
You will ask me who are here. Really cannot
ten you. There Is 4 rich medley. At the Colum-.
ban many Of the fashionables and would.be fashion
ahles congTegate. Among them. saw at the hop
on Thursday evening no less parsonage than Col.
James Monroe Of your city, while several distfnguts
Of Philadelphia and Baltimore hourished much
larger than life. The finn Of the thing here has not
quite commenced. 1t win be at the very height Of
Ionsense, they say, next week.
Helmsmuller Is here with what Is christened Jul
liens orchestra. Whistler this be true or not-and
OF course there Is little of Julien left aferthe great
Crystal Palace burst the band play admirably.
heard more than q dozen, the other night, at the
United States hop, speak rapturously Of their per-
foImances. One or two tender aud extremely limo
cent young gentlemen, in very tight pantaI0Ons and
very shoItwaisted coats rolled their eyes up with
delight till they were nearly lost In heads where
brains should be, but were not, alas!
There is to bea hop tomorrow night at the new
hotel, the Mount Vern0n-a perfect wonder Of o
house. Where they ever got timber enough in Jer-
sey to build 1t cannot say. l assure you 1t is
whopper-fvc hundred feet long, yes, and upwards;
with three hundred feet and more in breadth. It
takes full o half q day to walk over the premises.
Think Of this, and don't come when you are not in
good wind. The original intention Of the founders
was to accommodate some 5000 guests; they stop
ped that, after working year or two, and
now room for something like 10000 guests. They
can be well put away too, and really In very delight
full rooms, with good ventilation, excellent beds, &c.
The dining saloon is 400 feet long and guests partake
Of their fodder there on what is called the European
plan-that 70, at any honr you please and what you
please. Whether the establishment will stand remains
to be seen. The landlord Mr.. Woolman. appears to
be active and energetic, besides doing the gentleman
as if he took it In the natural way. We shall see
what we shall zee after the hop that is to be. /
learn TINT all the dsgnguished people the island,
as well as many magna1es Of Philadelphia, Balti-
more and Washington, have been invited. ;.
Politics seem to be voted bore here. I have not
heard word on the subject since arrived. Frank
Pierce has killed the democrats entirely up and
laid them out fat, while the Know Nothings are
doing the business for the rest of mankind. After
stopping while longer here-long enough to salt
myself down for another year-I shall be once more
a. al SEA-GULL.