New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-09-10
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R1tHaoxp HeTSE, CHtcAgos Sept > ionth
No Eaior bad The pleasure g meeting s ssy,
zsnaered nv stay at dis delightful hygean and
rationale resort even more agreeable than had
anticipated. -
srsss, Us all the o7ads of that place, which is
INV about bringing its gay roand Of pleasures to
sinsa q watering laces VITA the thermometer at
Is degrees don't suit ye fashienables much.
TINY stopped at the Bellevue House, where GER
sai5 ssstra charges were added to their bills, which
exeeed even the most unreasonable and eXorbit-
snf: ri Instance, $40 per week for small round
table fof isur aersos a,s1 ,anf o Il ~ first
s3nyagT. it appears chickens are only served regu-
IaFlF shree times per week, Of which tfey We're
NOT informed by any one, and having no OIL OF
ssys. supposed the luxury Of a chicken was not 50
h;ghlv valued by the generous proprietor, Mr..
pe.5-hau-rood name for = FOWL deed AS
Lord Dundreary would say, good joke-don'tyou
saa 4s, il at d delightful point for dancing
ana raw hearts and light feet have been enjoying
she nieasant hops at the United States Hotel, for
sTlieh 10 extra 81 so Is charged as at the Bellevue
Hoase, Newport, and by some q ne hotels At y
fhc proprieturs of fashionable watering places
North, Il they could but see the sumptaous and
elegant suppers orr hotels of New Orleans and its
vicinity set out at their hops.
While / am on the subject of hotels and their
comforts and Inconvenience, it will not be out of
place to make few remarks OF my travelling ex-
nerienee ON that score, and declare that the Fifth
Avenue Hotel Of New York and the Richmond
House af Chicago are models in their line. When
You take meal You have all the quiet and comfort
OF home without the terrible rush and discomfort
0f having peremptoriy to squat yourself at a fixed
hour, when you have no appetite, and then, being
compelled to ret your fish, flesh and fowl laid be-
fore you while you are swallowing your SOUP
either to do this, or get the answer that certain
articles Of food, denoted on the bill Of fare have
stsfepped out when you want them. Another bad
arrangement have noticed in some of the said to
be lirst-class houses, is to have good little side
dishes, which, II kept warm, would be palatahle,
sprinkled about the table to become perfectly cold.
How much more preferable it is to have your
meal when you want il, and get it served in guam
tity and quality as you desire it. think it is
economy to the proprietor, too, as with small
force five six hundred guests can be well served
IN this manner there Isl continuous ingress and
eRress- perhaps not more than one hundred seated
ut any one time understand the Continental of
Philadelphia, has the same plan Of table dYt6te.
These items will be of service to future solourn.
eYs Il, search Of comfort. know ii is a usual
custom for the generality of travellers to find fault
With everything on their route, particularly for
those who have never Jared half so well at home
but that does not argue that one who really does
not desire anything but what is right and just may
not give his unbiased opinion, particularly when
he reaches houses classed as frst-rate, where for
Exorhitant rates lie expects to get more than or
dinary accommodations.
For myself, when reach one of these home
places, Ifee1 compensated fer many of the annoy
anees and trials of travel.
had determined to take one Of the magnificent
lake steamers from Buffalo to Cleveland to vary
HE noise and dust OF railroads, and q beautiful
moonlight giving us every reason to believe we
should have pr0piious voyage, embarked on the
Western Metropolis on which boat we had excel
lent accommodations. But we were soon dis
agreeably appraised Of the fact of getting up
Efarm on these lakes with the utmost dispatch, as
Ia less than two hours from departure terrible
gale broke upon us, with the most vivid lightning,
terrific thunder, and perfect deluge Of rain, with
d sea mountain high; but our good boat rode and
dashed through the mad waters like gallant
craft.
One terrific sea stove in part of her starboard
bnlwarks with such a crash as TO bounce me up a
foot my birth, and thinking something had broke
loose, emerged to the cabin, where found many
ID Wild confusion, no one knowing what was COM
ing, and while your subscriber was using his ut
most efforts to pacify the female department, as
snring them II was nothing, only a slight ground
sWeA y terrible lurch laid me fiat on the floor and
stopped my consolation for the moment As soon
as Iconld recover my legs, determined to take q
gs beloved eseT goodf 0RRa shS
enormous saa isg Curiosity then rsasasndef
could muster, treasured the lady passengers tina
40 danger was to be apprehended; but to acknow
ledge the fact, not feeling myself as secure as il
had been on terra-frma. Afriend of mine, who ha!
several times crossed tile Atlantic in rough weather
said ii was regular good one for fresh water
pond, and when remembered the dreadful lorna
dos that have visited this section lately, had a
misgiying that we might be in the midst of one OF
them, and was glad enough when ne reached the
wharf in safety. got glimpse of an individual
whose wife had pinned him to her stateroom; the
poor fellow being mounted on chair and holding
The skylight open with both hands, not being able
to find hook to keep it up, as he said, to get a
little fresh air and view the majestic turbulence of
the elements without, but from the paid colour of
his lips and the unsteadness of his standing, ima-
gined another cause, which he verified in a few
monaenfs--naiure could stand it no longer.
We missed our connection with the Southern
Michigan road at Cleveland, and passed the day
pleasantly riding around and looking at the sights
took the cars at p NJ, and reached this place at
s O'Clock next morning. having been fortunate
enough to possess q comfortable sleeping car.
received many kind civlties from the conductor
Josh Tyler, and wish they were all of the same
SORT, although, with few exceptions, | have met
with uniform courtesy from all sorts of people.
On the trip, I had the qualification Of seeing one
Of the genuine genus homo, in the shape Of real
outrana-OEt, e-minded, woman's rights eritter,
dressed in regular bioomer costume of curtain
Calico with skirt to her knees, and pantaloons and
boots, she lacked the spurse with scoop bonnet
and short hair, long white bag and the emblematic
umbrella she came marching in the cars like d
tgapper, and shuddered as she cast an eye at a
vacant place on my seat: she, however, chose one
with smaller individual, showed him up into the
corner. and quartered her long bag and umbrella
on him, and sat down with a grin of satisfaction
soon after, she pulled out her pocket comb, and
commenced arranging her short cut hair, sticking
II DOWN WITH D6tn 1aAaS d 0lVe INTO The long bag
produced paper Of lunch, which she reduced in
quick order, not even wasting a crumb. When
the boy brought the water around to drink She
quietly poured the contents on her head, and
Elieked her hair down again, which produced q
giggie from some one, which she quickly subdued
byoHe Of her wonan's rights scowls. She was tone
Of tlien,'' sure. and she departed at Oberln, the
nest of this delightful association of hybrids.
al humorous old gentleman in the seat in front
Of me seemed to have q pleasant time with good
licking young woman, to whom he kindly offered
n part of his seat. In q little while, her head be.
coming quite heavy with sleep, he politely request
ed her to aop' her head upon his shoulder which
she uncegemoniously did; little while later the
old gentleman became quite leady, and he g flop
pedT down on her cheek, making very interest.
ing spectacle of bobhing and nodding together:
but his pleasures ceased waen the young girl was
called fer her station.
and again that same generous hospitality ten
dered which has beenso lavishly rendered on my
first slsit, and know all of the Southern delegation
will agree that feeling Of being perfectly at home
comes over them as they reach this place.
was much gratified to find that the Southern
delegation, on their return from Niagara, had pre-
scented eHr afable friend and agent, Mfr. George
Gray of Michigan Southern Roads, with silver
pitcher and saiver, q testimonial of his kind
services to them on the trip. ! wish similar
compliment could have been extended to the
naritorieas, gentlemanly and indefatigable Super.
intenaent Rice, and General Agent Sargent, OF
Michigan Central Road. These gentlemen were of
those who nrpipated Tho frip f,rnfsbad Junnbos