The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-29

Tne watering Places.-Close or tho Sea-
We publish to-day our latest batch of letters
from the watering places, and it will be seen
that the season is already drawing to close.
This summer has hardly been very profitable to
the watering place hotel keepers, for the pub
lie have left them severely alone, not more on
account Of the pressure of the times, perhaps,
than because of general disposition to pay of
old, long standing scores with the innkeepers
at the first convenient opportunity. We have
often before descanted upon the abuses
which run riot at watering place hotels,
and are rather rejoiced than otherwise that
the landlords have at last met their Nemesis
and discovered that though the mills of the
gods grind slowly, they crush exceedingly fine
Of the accounts Of watering place life which
we have published this year, those from Long
Branch have Of course been the most interest
ing Thther, following in the train of Mrs
President Lincoln, focked oil the fashionables
who usually lie about loose at Sharon Springs
and Lake George, dance, drink and dress to
death at Saratoga and Newport, or battle, like
hermit mermaids, at Cape May. While all
the other summer resorts were com
paratively deserted, the hotels at the Branch
were overcrowded, and bellies and beaux bask-
ed in the brilliant atmosphere of the republican
court, and shone with sublime but sOftened
spleAdOr alongside OF Mrs. Lincoln, like stars
seen through the train of comet. Mrs. Lin
coin has now gone to Niagara--which is not ex-
ofIu N Oh ;u
bly, great deal Of water there-but she has
left so much of her influence behind her that the
hotels at Long Branch have decided to keep
open for at least another month.
1t would be interesting to know how the sum-
mer resorts down South have Jared this season,
and what proportion Of Southern ladies and
gentlemen have visited the white, red, black,
blue and green sulphur springs, and the cold,
warm and hot springs of Virginia, North Caro-
lima and Georgia; the ocean houses along the
Mexican Gulf; the Sullivan's Island of South
Carolina, which lies under the guns Of Fort
Moultrie, as Old Point Comfort does under
those of Fortress Monroe, and the Lake Pom
chartrain and Mississippi resorts, near New
Orleans. The Southern flowers, feminine and
masculine, used to bloom vary richly here at the
North during the dog days, and shed great
auriferous fragrance about them. We imagine
however, that they have had very little money
to spend, either at home or abroad, this year,
for JEFF. Davis and his forced loans have emptied
all purses and made scanty summer toilets
rather necessity than a luxury. Neverthe-
less the good hosts of the Southern hotels
must have had some visitors; and it would
be interesting to know how they treated
these angel visitants, 'tfew and far be-
tween," but still unexpected and ever
welcome gifts Of Providence. No doubt there
must have been a very small proportion of
beaux present, for most Of the young Southern.
ers have gone to the wars. We wonder if the
bellies saved time enough frem orinolne treason
and feminine espionage to~enjoy the " Lancers"
and the "Redowa." At what spring did the
Misses Scott imbibe?
Altogether, this has been losing time for
the watering place landlords all around. If they
have spent it III fasting penitence for past Of
fences, and prayer for aid in future reforma-
lions, they have done weh, and the public will
be all the more glad to meet them next year.
If not, we shall have our usual sharp stick
doubly pointed for them. and may the Provi-
dence which has deserted them this year have
mercy upon those who feel its thrust.