The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-11
The Opening Of . Brilliant Fail Sea-

opinion.
The Opening Of . Brilliant Fall Sea-
Our advertising columns would inform us,
even If our observation did not, that the sum-
mer season is over and that the fall season
commences this week. August closed like Oc-
tober and September opened like August; but
the heavy rains Of the past few days have re-
stored to us quite seasonable weather. The
watering places are deserted by the fashiona-
bles, who have returned home to prepare for
the fall campaign. In a week or two the guests
who still linger, like the last rose left bloom
ing alone in the song, will take their tardy de-
partures, and the summer hotels will be shut
up until next year. Let US say, in taking leave
Of them, that we have heard fewer complaints
than usual during the past season. The mis-
sionary work in which the HERALD has been so
ardently engaged for so many years has not
been unblessed, and at least one hotel at
every watering place is now respectfully con-
Quoted. We do not despair, therefore, of still
further improvements in the future. When
landlords discover that they have oonscisnees;
when bad cooks are summarily disposed of as
Prince Alfred's, and when wines are imported
from some place more distant than New Jer-
sey, the social millennium will have arrived,
and our summer sojourns will be a joy forever.
The fall season opens with several fine races
on land and water. The ocean yacht race,
which has attracted such general ate ntion,
comes off to-day, the course being from the
lightship off Sandy Hook around the lightship
of Cape May. This is the first genuine ocean
race ever sailed on this side the Atlantic, and
the two yachts matched against each other are
among the largest in the country. On our in
land waters some sensation has been caused
by the rowing match recently made between
the famous Ward Brothers, of Newburg, and the
celebrated New York crew, who have carried
off almost all the laurels Of four-oared races.
To-day also the Hudson County Agricultural
Society holds its regular fall meeting at Sc
caucus, near Hoboken. The meeting continues
for three days, and three races a day will be
run. The Fashion Course is open to-day for a
trotting match. Before long we may expect
the announcements for the fall meetings
throughout the country, and we should not be
surprised if the reorganized South were to at
tempt to regain her old position on tho turf.
Besides yachting and trotting, other outdoor
sports are now in order. The fall weather is
much more favorable than the heat of summer
to cricket and base ball games, and
we regret that 80 many good matches
should have been played in August,
when they might better have been adj
journed to September. However, the same
clubs are ready to bat and bowl, pitch and
catch again. AS Morphy has taken up his resi-
dence in this city, revival of the chess excite
ment may be anticipated. Captain McKensie,
very good player, has stationed himself at
the chess club and is defeating all opponents.
In billiards the match between Kavanagh and
Carme, the French player, is everywhere dis
cussed. The recent game between Fox and
Deery for the champions cue, which Deery
won, has excited little interest, because Kava-
nagh is still practically the champion, having
never been defeated, although his temporary
illness enabled Fox to take the cue away
without playing for it. Thus, in all depart
memorable.
This week oil the places Of amusement, ex.
cept Wallacks, will be reopened. Some of them
indeed, have not been closed during the sum.
mer, simply changing their entertainments to
the style which suits their dog-day patrons
from the rural districts. With the commence.
ment of the fall season these perennial theatres
change back again to the programmes which
please metropolitans. Of these matters, how
ever, we have word to say elsewhere, and
need only notice here that the theatrical season
will not fall short Of any other in its attractive
ness this year. The season of the milliners and
mantau makers-in which our lady readers are
most deeply concerned--is very near at hand
The modistes have been to Paris and have re
turned, and the goods which they have pur
chased are fast arriving. The Custom House
officials are kept excessively busy, ant
Collector King will be able to make
few changes until bis present force gets rid o
the piles of bonnet boxes and dry goods which
demand immediate attention. As the modiste'
are not yet quite ready to receive their Gus
| toners we shall not reveal their secrets Wha
shape the new bonnets will be; whether tn
waterfall Is really falling, as Sir Boyle Roche
| would say, into the sere and yellow leaf
whether turbans or bonnets will be the NOR
fashionable; what materials are to be the styl'
for dresses; whether circulars are entirely GU
Of date; whether coats will hold their own o
shawls be revived-all these are questions o
the utmost Importance; but in regard to Their
our lips are, for the present, sealed. Suffice
to say that heads of families may as well pre-
pare for tremendous raid upon the domesti
treasures Any little balances at the bank
will be swallowed up by the modistes as surel
and as speedily as the Atlantic Ocean swa
lowed up the Atlantic cable. Whether tf
novelties to be introduced are elegant, or b
| coroino or hideoua thew all have this or