The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-08-22
SUMMER RESORTS.
QUoQUE.

&C., &c.
Our life here, though apparently monotonous, Is
y, reality more diversified than that OF the city. Iii
Sar Of amusing and laughable incidents, which, al
,Aouoh triaes in themselves, serve to keep rs alive
during the day.
The habits of the place are these:-Having break
lasted at about "a o'clock, We sit on the piazza con-
yersing with one another or gazing at vacancy un-
vii the carriages arrive to carry to the beach, and
there we have a scene eminently amusing and cha
racteristic. believe told you that our costumes
were unrivaled for picturesque absurdity; and you
can indeed have but little idea Of the ridiculous
figure most of the bathers cut in their outlandish
garments. The beach slopes down quite gradually
from the SUBMITS Of some little sandhs, on which
have been erected some rustic arbos built of panks
and covered with pine branches. The surf rarely,
except in the very high tides in spring comes with
in fifteen or twenty yards Of them. Those who do
not battle, sit and gaze on the spectacle below. On
side you see party of Zouaves clad in red,
dashing boldly into the thckest OF the spray, even
az their iustrious namesakes at Inkerman, plunged
headlong on the foe. Further on, party of monde
scripts whom, perhaps. we might style 1.-THE foreign
legion" skirmshes with the waves in manner
quite amusing, rushing frantically after them as
they recede but soon as the pillows come in, in
glOriously turning and beating an ignOminiOus re-
treat. While Others, here and there, each one on
his own hook with the most perfect impunty, are
boarding old "Enosegaeus"i in his den, and, despite
his hOwlings and fumings, escape unframed.
sardhills under the arbors. The ladies gen.
orally are seated on the rough boards that
run from one extremity OF the arbor to the other,
while the gentlemen are stretched at full length
on the sand, at the feet of the fair creatures to
whom it is their delight to pay such homage There's
poetry for you In these interesting POSITIONS they
sthe gents and lades) beguile their time by look
ing at the bathers or by conversation; and the gen
selves by covering the "petite" toes Of their
lady friends with sand-a proceeding which, doubt
less, conduces highly to the happiness of both par
ties. After some two hours spent on the beach in
these varied amnsements, we return to the house
and have dinner and after that spend the afternoon
sleeping, fishing riding, the case may be; then
tea, and then the best part of the whole day-the
glorious evening.
The sun is Just dipping into the sea as We come
ont on the green sward in front Of our house, and
far and wide all things are tnged with his glowing
beams We had, the other night, one OF the most
gorgeous scenes ever beheld. In the west, the
monarch of the day was slowly retiring to his ocean
couch, while overhead and all around everything
was bathed in living light. The feecy clouds were
tinted by the radiance, and assumed many varied
forms and shapes, that it was as though some golden
panorama was passing before our view Now you
could see some beautiful landscape, varied by cot
tages, and trees and meads; now, some tropical
scene, the lowy hut, the tall palm trees waving in
ing to render the illusion still stronger. But in the
east the scene was still more wonderful There, all
was dark and gloomy; the heavy black clouds
lowered and fr0wned at the brlance of the opposing
been some such scene as this that met the gaze of
Napoleon OIL the heights OF Borodino, when the
sun cleaned and danced over the bayOnets of
his legons, while opposite all nlurky and grim;
and while the impulsive French cried, in frantic
cheers, The sun OF Austerlitz, the Russians were
as silent the night. Nor was this ALL the nger-
ing sun beams reflected on the cloud Of spray arising
from the ocean, formed a gorgeous rainbow, and,
10 complete the scene, the lovely new moon in
the midst and cast SOFT silver halo over The fiery
golden colors Of the Clouds and the two, blending
and intermixing, gave soft purple tinge 70 the
heavens-a tint that painter might have longed
lor-0f which the poet might have dreamed such
sights are but rare in ones lifetime.
The evening We spend in various ways, generally
winding up with merry dance. We quote great
deal of poetry here, and chop sentiment by the
Macbeth has acquired the srname Of Macduf,
and the phrase, LAY on, Macduff," is used hun
bred times day, and on every possible occasion.
Do two little boys quarrel, and proceed TO violent
shouts ont, Lay on, Macduff!' Does gentlemen
show symptoms of great voracity ut dinner, h, is
frequently admonished by the universal maXl =
emily altered little to suit the case in pointand is
told, Z" Lay in, Macduff!" and on to the end of
Abe chapter.
don't know whether can write again or not as
they watch every one so closely that 1t Is almost
impossible to procure pen and paper without falling
ander the suspicion of being your correspondent.
But. ii fortune favore me, depend upon it, you shall
not be forgotten by MEPHIsTOPHILEs.
GREENPORT, L. i.
GREENP0RT, August Is, 1856.
Crsenport as Contrasted scith Pseudo Fashionable
Watering Places It's Scenery, Inducements
and Sporting Facilities Yachting, Concerts and
NIL. M Dali of h
Room, &c.
The votaries OF pleasure will seek in vain for the
shrine Of their fair goddess at either Newport, Cape
May or Saratoga. She repudiates the artificial re
straints her dodisciples there would fain i'm
pose upon her, and, revealing in the freedom which
i the essence Of her existence eects her altar whe,
nature reigns Here, therefore, during the summed
rendezvous, many Of the elite spirits Of New York and
ether States and their cnjoyments diversified
that each and all find sources of pleasure. G me
abounds. Plover, quail, ducks, woodcock, snipe,
kc, afford ample employment to the amateur sports
men; in Gardeners Bay, and near Plum Island 9th
within short sail from Grecnpost), bass, mack re
blue fish and sharks offer tempting and rare sport to
waltopians.
The two prominent hotels here--the Peconic AMI
Wysndank-are filed with guests, and each rtri
butc parties for the pleasant sailing excursions lily
made in the bay. The yachts, Julia, Restless, Wave
Dot and Mystic, have composed part of tn,
squadron placed at the command Of the ladie
Of both houses. The social erjoyments on terrd
J6rma are varied and exciting. Many of III,
ladies' are expert at tenpins and at billiards
The riding parties numerous, the scenery Of the
country being quite picturesque. Each evening We
have quite q concert at the Pecenic, and some
dancing. Last night the event Of the season he
grand Peconic "hop'-came OF here. Messrs.
Ayres, Hoyt and Jones formed the aeor committee
and for music we had Merns' band. The programme
Of the dances included quadrilles, watzes, polkas,
schottishes, Spanish dances, jgs and Virginia reel.
The AFFAIR was almost impromtu, hut notwithstand
ing that, the arrangements were se complete that
nothing occurred to mar the festiyity Of the eve
ming Without making any invidious distinctions,
we feel privileged to refer to the cynosure OF sll
eyes: the amable Mrs. w. II. is, proverbial for
The s0coir taire Of her manners; the gueeniy Mrs
u, in company with the matroniy Mrs. G--y,
none az the bright particular stars in the gala KY
~ intellect and beauty assembled. The belle OF the
yening, Miss A. N. G--y of YOUR city, and her