The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-13
THE WATERING PLACES.



Bdthing-The Long Branch Glorious Sepeah--Othcr
Military Aaavs-7burnamens Beoeen the United States
and National Guard-Dsfeat Of the Fmmer-The Fall
ing and the Vaatshing Deu--Nero arrivals, dc.
To-day, by all ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and gossip
Mrs Lincoln is TO leave Washington to visit here upon
the seashore. Will she really come, after ALP And, If
really coming will she start upon day so cold raw and
disagreeabie this seems to the BranchY The
sky Is lead coored and cannot distinguish from
the sea- where according TO the old definition Of horizon
the land or and sky to meet Tho
RACES and tumbles upon the shore in short,
chopping waves, white with the froth Of their
own madness, and The steely sky Is chopped
into cloud also But then the breeze comes in
cold, fresh and pure; the few bathers emerge rosy,
healthy and strong the in excellent condition
for drivngand altogether this is very fine seaside day,
and Mrs. Lincoln ought to wish herself here.
In case she may comedy Wednesday, they say now
it will be well for your correspondent clear out his
notebook of all items to-day, and turn leaf
ready for the Presidents lady. shall begin therefore,
where left of Saturday hast, and complete the chroni
ces of Long Branch up to date.
Last Saturday seaside day for the country people
hereabouts, who down to the beach thrice month,
and enjoy themselves generally There great jam
and crowd of carriages; our summer houses, pavions
and portcoes taken possession Of extemporzed
picnic parties, and our bathers stayed away severaly
from the beach. Everybody who likes fun
and laugh should have been here to the Jersey
folk in their bathing costumes Christy, Dan Bryant,
Charley Fox any of your humorous souls might have
taken lesson in corneal make up and owned them
selves outrivalled We sooufners here make ourselves
ridiculous enough in bathing dresses and upon
the beach perfect nondescrips but then have some
preensions taste and style, have dresses all
raI Sb1ro aylara all fRs.n
colorcd and preserve something like order even
among the confusion of seaweed, water, towels and
dresses But the Jerseymen didn't the use of any
such ceremony An Irishman's idea of full dress is to
have all his clothes on jerseymans idea of bathing
dress Is either TO have all Of his clothes or else all his
old clothes Pretty figures they made you, and
if accurately photographed they would have given
gallery of all the costumes worn by humanity,
from the Of Adam down to that Of the Rev outonay
War. don't think there any Of a later date than
1850.
But after ALL it seems to me that Saturday bathers
pretty sensible folk This dressing in costume for
bathing is slightly humbuggy. One don't really get wet,
in bathing dress, and know plenty of people here who
having bahed in the 10 wash their dresses, come
home and take genuine bath, Immediately afterwards,
and in addition. There is great deal of hearty muscu
larity robust healthy excitement, to be sure in
standing up tlH wave kHOckS uOWH Vi punches your
head INFO the sand; in rising nmbly and ungraoefully
for another wave; in clutching franticaly at
the bathing rope as you see the wave
ing, and in trying the ''turn over and oblige'
game again, and again getting your hair saudcd But
that's only anhat isn't bathing, that isn't dashing into
the water relying upon your strength, with every
limb free and act, with the water embracing
you, touching you everywhere aud not straining at you
through meshcs flannel. Then you of the
tnr fresh M M ~ a
sticky dress cngng to you and if you're not uncomort
able you ought to be- Now the Jerseymen came
this ideal bathing prudence and modesty will allow,
aud bated with the surf as vigorously and as successful
y as they will with the rebels when they have chance
Therefore | prefer the Jersey style.
OF course this bathing excitement
companied by others, for like troubles they
generally come not singiy, but in battalions. There
a military company turned out foT instance, with
twelve men, drummer, officer and flag. The
uioDs Of this corps-whch is, believe, the Seventh re-
Smsn. Of Long great deal Of
danger and enterprise First the captain surveyed tho
ground like Typographical engineer then the men began
TO wheel around the captain pranced frantcay up and
down the line striking the below the belt with his
sword the flag bearer rushed furousiy forward cloud
Of dust to reassume his position; the little drummer
rourished his sticks squared his elbows and ma the
whole neghkorhood uncomfortable and noisy and 60 at
last the company once more marched straight ahead and
ali was plain sailing. Such scenes as these
varied with occasional assertions Of the company by
the captain OF the captain by the company, owing
either to msspprehensons of orders or Proc'iyities
towards neighboring barroOms with the reprehensble
conduct Of the drummer who beat the wrong tunes At the
right time and sometimes refused to beat at ALL with the
staggering pedestransm of the flag boar0r who declared
that the wind was 50 high that the flag carried him awsy
but who was evidently in tue same condition as the
wAddeghted, amused and excited US all tremendously
Dut "Lnden saw another sight, and the military APP
peared TO in phase before Saturday was oyer
You will remember that have before spoken Of number
of officers who have been stopping aud who observed
q sort of military routine having room over the bowl
ing alley, separate meals, early hours and other
peculmrities These gentlemen belonged to an Or
the British Legion and originally Differed by Colonel
Montgomery, OF Philadelphia, and Lieutenant Colonel
entered their names upon the register as Captains and
eutenans hailng from New York, Philadelphia, Canada
and England, and some of them protesting to have be-
onged the British army. Well Saturday evening
Peters the host Of the National determined to
Of them could be caught for money which they
owed him for board We had hop in the evening and
this collected almost all Of the party the Colonel and Lea
Colonel excepted and Peters had his game ready
He managed the matter, however,
Not wisely, but too we'll
Cor the officers for he allowed them to dance all the
ing to promenade with the ladies', retire, and thea
summoned them to the lawn by buge call and arrested
the whole party.
Before saying anything about this ridiculous scene,
lot me say that know none OF the officers and nothing Of
their doings Peters says he is right; the officers say
they are right Peters says they won't pay the officers
say they WILL and would before, if he had asked them
Their friends that the officers have been great at
traction to the house. Other people say that their nds
criminate firations have driven many people away
Their friends say they are gentlemen Others call them
swndcrs and some declare that they have not and never
had regiment 50 the contradictory reports 60 the
ladies siding with the officers and amid such conflict
of opinions am not going to decide, IL could who
is wrong and who is rght-cxcept that Peters was
after his money. The papers will be full enough
of the matter in a day two, for the
hs ad a haS about quitting things
your journals. let them go ahead and Wen get at the
truth OF the matter and perhaps Of more important mat
ers concerning the British Legion than hotel SQUAD
bic But to describe what saw and not what anei.
pate or have beard