New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-08-11
PRIMITIVE WATERING PLACE.
Correspondence of The n. Y. Tribune

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OroGur, l.. l., Monday, Aug !, lsjt.
uIsa n,s,ibI. we have been here four weeks , il
eoaroeIy eeems az many caye exclaimed my wife Tins
morning. srd oil Yresent numte';ns score or more
az lodirs ard gentlemen, concuTod in her remark.
We know that time, when spent delightfully."-, h'es on
,he wigs Of the wind aud certainly it Is difficult TO
conceive how any place can be uore delightful than
Quogue. 1t possesses many good and some extremely
tarc attractions.
First II Ees on the she 70 of the ocean, whose cool,
refreshrg and invigoratipg breezes make u' i0r6e'
that the thermometer ever rises above TO- Inc beach
Is smooth and hard afford ng the most luxurious bath
mo The nclpg cuff il thus our delight by day, and
rs constant pleasant roar is our lullaby by ni5h!.
Second. lAnG LEI wh-per IT i'll your ear lest the
Jade may hear il ard hurry 10 make our acqualn 9nc9
Fashion has Eot yet invaded this portion OF the ltand,
hence We have real orjoymeHt, oress as We please,
romp, run walk, roe, sail slng dance ana &C, as we
please, Of course always being governed by decorum
and desire TO secure inno:ent amusement Du' never
frightened with the bug-a-boo question, nat WILL
Airs Grumpy cay?
Third. Those who entertain strangers here are ali
substantial farmers whose houses have been bull: OK
Or, ssly to accommodate SuGmer boaIocro lhey pro
vide the vcry best Of everything including poairy,
freab mes9s game tsh fruit milk, eggs, &C., and IN
fhe greatest abundance. Everything If fresd clean
and tempting while the cOcl braciog atmosphere Ii OF
itself sp(oicnt provocative to an appetite: amor
tie other good qualities of our landlords Is Inc tacs
of the none getting codgCs" OF their brethren ~
Saratoga, Niagara, Newport, and other i+shioneoc
watering places. Quogue ia the most oihcalt OF al
places IL which to spend money. You are not be3et
by trsps and catch pt nnits, AID after paying your
weeks board you will find it difficult TO spend m)oey,
except at the little country store o. Deacon oinhn
wherein is kept q small amOuLt OF almost everything
from jewshsrp to hoesbead Of moIasees, ana ron
q needle TO O roll Of broGccoth.
Sportsmea can eboOt any quantity OF curew, marin,
and every variety Of siipc and at later per9a wd
Including Che delightful canvas backs. FiShermen
can take buef fish of fifteen pounds, ann bass weigh
ing from Thirty to forty pounos. In fresh water we
have plenty Of Iickerel, trout, &c. -,
Tie price of board here Is &c 10 IS per week; cm-
rcn ard servants half price. At present the 6oarders
here pumber about one hurdreo and fifty, and there is
room fo scs,cey fifty more. believe all the houses
are alike good.
The aboriginal names of places hereabouts are quite
refreshing. Within radius of q few miles we have
localities known as Ketchaboneck, Potuak, Oaeck,
Psukuk, SpeO1k, sestuck, Qnio:ue, "schogue Mat
tuck, PBtCbOgue PoOspotiack, &C.
The HQr. Danlel Webster was fond OF visiting
Quiogue account of it's good fishing delicious clam
bakes ard glorious chowdtr
You reach here az follows: Leave South Ferry by
Long Llard Railroad a. a. m, aud on Saturdays also
at :45 D. tn reaching kiver Head IN rec aud hall
hours; then take the stage eight n Hes to Qgogue.
write this out Of pure eoOd.i toward my NV sts OK
statter fer Quogue, if they knew one halt OF is a.
fractions and peculiar good qua tiles. COMFORT
z. S.-Aes for the mutability of human affairs
We have iust been thrown into state OF alarm oy the
report that the yant Fashion is trying for tue rst
time to invsde cur peaceful borders. Her fiat has
gone forth. There is to be Fancy Ball at Qnogue
on Friday evening next such thing was never be-
fore head of "a this part OF the word. We al in
a buzz of widest exciteuent You may well Imagine
that it VII be magnic affar, when inform you
that this morning ore foot pedoler sold out his entire
lot of fancy ribbons, cotton aces and bright colored
rysns and that i'll addition to the piano which is al
ways al the service Of bosIdes the orchestra is TO be
augmented by fcdleT tby trade shoemeker who /,
Precipitation on account of this dangerous Innovation
but we expect to derive no little ea~ure from behold
ing the astoaiAt ment Of the natives at the novel
display Tia, VIII be made that occasion. We trust
however tat fashion will be satisfied with this one
ball and that hencefotb We may enjoy onrseves as
we please w.thort having first TO consult Ma. or
Niss B. about the Popiiety Of oar dress and be
hsvor c.