The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-09-03
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY. SEPTEMBER g. 1860.

lns WnnsG Or or. THE WATERING PLACE
CAEAiyAIe fashionable ADJUSTMENTS II THE
MA1RcPoLs The summer carnival Is over
The fashionable world with is camp followers
aud hangers on has begun 10 retreat from the
watering paces and tall back upon the me-
rrop,l- winch IL crowded with strangers, all
he hotels b.inr ovsrrun with. guests. The season
ts- h.rD "a grand for the hotel keepers
md various industrious persons who live al the
watering places. by contributing to the enter
,aiument Of that very interesting class Of the
nlnnity described people with more
money than brains Summer resorts have their
limitations IA well IA other things. A few years
ago Newport was the "fast" place. and much
affected by rapid persons Of both sexes. Ele-
giant wickedness concentrated iD the sober old
town, and the ancient Inhabitants were 80 much
scsndal'zsd that they inadvertently charged
double price FOR everything. Latterly. how
ever, Newport bis become, in consequence Of
the conservative influence of the "cottsge so
cit'y,r quite slow and amazingly ari-tocratic.
The expiring season AT Newport WAS a very
good one. in pe,uniary point Of view Many
of the ha0aafs did not appear, but their places
we're filled by strangers. chiefly from the South.
The profits Of The Ocean Hou~ people are
stated a. twenty Thousand dollars, and the
other hotels may have made hslf as much more
among them. great many expensive pri-
vate entertainments have been givea, and
daring last week, AS grand finale. gentleman
imported force Of cooks aud waters from
Delnonico's, and gave the most luxurious
spread OF the season.
The spas have had the pull over all the
seaside places this year. although 1t Is said
that the Cape May publicans will clear matter
of fifty or sixty thousand dollars altogether
This is q hage'el'e, though. to Saratoga, and
quite behind the profits at the White sulphur
Saratoga has beeu overrun, and at the height
Of the season 'he crowd numbered over twenty
thousand persona. All the hotel keepers have
made small fortunes, and at least half q million
OF dollars must have been left there during the
season. Sharon. once the paradise of dull peo-
pie, and particularly affected by that extensive
New England family knowr as the Starching
tons, has become very risky during the last
year or two anu the young ladies who never
get tired of dancing and who firt without ceas-
ing. declare that the Shaker village Is almost
as fast as Saratoga. If Sharon perseveres Sara.
toga will be nowhere eventually. What the
Shakers think of this conduct on the part Of the
worlds people Is beyond our ken. DreadtGliy
outraged. however, they '1fdst be.
All the smaller summer resorts have done
very we'll. and the Canadians are now reapicg
their harvest, which came late this year on &c.
count of the Princes visit. Tue SUES expended
by our people In pleasure travel amount to
something enormous; the aggregate for the two
mon'hs--July aud August--cannot be less ttan
two millions Of dollars, and will probably 90
over that sum. Much Of this money Is abso-
luteiy thrown away by people who make it
easily and spend IL freely. The chief thing to
be regretted Il. that the Accommodation for
the travelling public are not worth one half the
money charged for them. However. the sea-
son IL over. and there Is an old proverb
about spilled milk which will apply to ex-
pended money. The gay world has come
back 70 the metropolis. where c good
dinner is Il. u matter OF inpo.s-
bility, aud where the publcans are not such IN
considerable sinners ms their confreres In tn
rural disricts. Everything indicates brick.
fail season. The weather IL delightful. aud the
city Is In its best autumn attire. Runor says
that some little love affairs at the watering
places will evsntuate In number o. diamond
weddings valuable item for the ladies. The
politicians are all working like beavers. Dur
ing this month the city will be visited by thou
sands OF travellers on mixed missions Of bust
ness and pleasure. That VII make all kinds
Of trade lively. The Ceatral Park aud all
the drives about the city will be thronged with
elegant equipages. The Opera. which opens
tonight with q company In which are cousoli.
dated all the bee. artists In lie country. includ
ing four prime ionne-P.th. Cortesi, Fapbri
and Col.on will b- the fashionable amusement
of course, and has a more brilliant prospect
than ever before. The Broadway theatres will
AL be opened in the course Of tue month. TIE
two leading artist on the American stage, Mis-
Cnshman and AIR. Forrest will return % the
metropolitan boards after q Heightened coagt
81 much fer September. In October We hall
Law i grand rush Of provincial star gazers x
see t'e Prince Of Wales. So, from this tine
I'll the lst Of November fashion will hold high
carnival IL New York. which Is. next &c Parts
tbe gayost city In the world
SoUrrfERS MrS IN NEw YosK-Thero i q
very large number Of Southern men here ~
present. sho must feel rrestly rraiiGed b. to
signs % returning reason wai.a tasy w,taeSs II
the North. and particularly II his State. Toey
see that with the majority Of the people d.
irwa If H., r-nion ma I..wo4g.- A. tNa nnemtma.