Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-08-25

may find comfortable quarters. And, besides
two or three cottages built by individuals more
extensively and deliberately than those mentioned
above.
The landing is at present made at a substantial
wharf erected upon the Potomac side of the pen
insuia, though ere the opening Of the next season
similar wharf will doubtless be erected upon
the bay side, to enable the magnificent line OF
steamers plying daily between Baltimore and
Norfolk, Va, to land passengers conveniently on
all their trips up or down the bay. Immediately
at the rear Of the first half mile Of the peninsula
point, the agricultural settlements Of St Mary's
county, Md commence. The land there Is very
fertile, and is the property of wealthy propretors
the Juniors Of whose families much given to
driving down to the Point nightly, in parties Of
from dozen to a hundred, and taking part In
the festivities occurring among the guests there
as regularly Except on Sundays) as night draws
her curtains around the hotel and cottages These
Marylanders, besides being q well-to-do set of
people, add greatly to the pleasures Of soc ETY. a,
the Point; as they are frank, refined, and chiv-
alrous community, as much devoted as any others
the world over, to the pleasures Of the table the
dance, and social intercourse generally
find the bathing and the air of Point Lookout
incomparably better than those of any simiI,,
place resorted to on the Atlantic coast that have
80 far visited That is to say, the visitor can at all
times choose between surf bathing on one side of
the extreme point. and comparatively smooth water
bithing on the other side, not more than a him.
dred yards of; for, blow the wind NAV. or set
as the tide may, there is always a surf on one side
and smooth water on the other. At Cape NAV, at
Atlantic City, Rocksway, Fire Island and Long
Branch, the surf is so great and the sand of the
beach so fine as to annoy the bather greatly by
and hail
which does not occur at Point Lookout, az It's
beach sand is much coarser and heavier No, is
there the slightest unde1ow at Point Lookout.
where the children Of Visitors are many OF them
permitted to battle with IMMUNITY, without the
assistance and care of those older than themselves
so we shall never hear OF bathers at Point Look
OUT being swept OF into the ocean by the under
tow, which occurs annually at one or the other
place named above; last "a few weeks ago) at
Atlantic City, when two gentlemen were thus
hurried without moments warning, into watery
graves. The beach everywhere at Point Lookout
Is equal to any in the world, extending much
further out into the Bay than elsewhere. and thus
adding greatly to the safety with which one NAV
battle here.
am told by visitors who have been here since
early In July Lass, that they have not experienced
single warm day or night, nor have they felt
the bite OF musquito or gnat no land breeze
having brought such annoying visitors to the
Point. AT Cape May last year, l was for time
well-nigh devoured by them, and at the same
time weil-nigh blinded and choked by the dust
OF the parched soil immed'at back of the vii.
lage made up of the hotels and watering.plsce
shops and other adjuncts Point Lookout must
forever be free from such annoyances, insomueb
as blow from what quarter the wind NAV. the
breeze must cross broad expanse of water he
fore reaching the Point.
ma other very considerable advantages los
sessed by Point Lookout over any of the ,imi,,r
places name above. Thus, there are a multitude
OF safe nshing grounds and oystering coyes i'm IL.
immediate vicinity, not surpassed in the world
nor can crabs, hard and Soft be more ea.iiv
caught and in greater abundance anywhere on
the continent. may also mention that the shoot.
Ing here Ii the beat know Of along the Atlantic
coast. Curlews, gray backed and sand xpips
being just now in such abundance that one Of the
guess addicted to gun and dog, often brings homo
hi'y oirds after forenoon's shooting
In all, some twelve hundred guests have already
N'i'eo 'nis place this season, by steamer, and a.
many from the immediate back country-three
hundred having been here at one time, not lony
since; 30 the existence Of Point Lookout A. a
watering place has been fairly inaugurated; and
AZ all who have been here 90 away with opinion,
with reference 10 its remarkable adyaut,oe. sucb
as express above, there will doubtless be a ire.
mendous rush upon IL next summer
Both ladies and gentlemen battle at all hours of
'ne oay, relshing the invigorating sport most
keeniy; probably because Of the remarkably
ofacing influence Of the air by which they are
surrounded, always 90 cool as that the guest fond
OF nshlng may set for hours at mid-da without
umbrella, under the SUMS glare, without expert
encing the usual discomfort'on such occasions.
Al present there are not more than fifty visitors
here, almost all Of them from w ashin ton and its
viclnity-a sociable and supremely happy get of
people, indeed, who think Of noueht else but
oa'ning, boating, dancing, fishing. reading
shooting, and chatting Care sits on no brow st
foiht Lookout am the only discontented per-
soa oere-lnd am disconnected only because am
compelled TO leave by to-night's boat for Wash.
ih&'on' oY the demands Of the interminable busi
ness Of the daily newspaper
BY the by, on Thursday next a GRAND ,,r,,.
mentcomes of here. Some twenty knipb t. f,ide,,,
from the back country have already euts,sd o.,
the piiEe. They are fne-looking set of Young
men as now seen, practising, a hundred va,ds
from Ashere am writing. Those who may fancy
10 attend from Washington should 20 down IN
the steamer Baltimore, on Monday morning next.
AZ io O'clock from the wharf at the foot Of Sixth
A very large and lively company Of Young
ladies' and gentlemen will doubtless attend from
Prince Georges, Charles, and st Mnys, Md.
ana Stafford, King George and westmoreland
counties, Va, region Of the United States pro-
ducing most beautiful women and active and
"en-maae men. w. ID. VIZ
THK PRESIDENT AT BEDFoRp-Tbe President
OF The United States has been enjoying unusual
'od health during his sojourn at Bedford. and
expresses himself greatly pleased with his visit