The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-24
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New Fashionable Ezra at Long Branch
Cottages, improvements and Hotel Ex-
tensfons-Thc New Summer Hotel,
..StetsOn's,'' SC.
look ahead glance OF anticipation at the pleasures
in for the future while those Of tho moment are
passing will naturally be entertained with interest
while in the midst Of the preparations for New Year
and Christmas with skating and seighing, and all the
gay and bracing influences Of the enjoyments in
full yiew II may not be altogether amssto re1sr TO the
preparations that have been under way this fall at
some Of the in anticipation Of the next
regular
The close Of AT the fashionable water
ing places presented particular result which has had
striking influence and will effect great change for next
year Saratoga, Newport and the other leading places
swarned With crowd 80 promiscuous that the old
fashioned iab for hotel living in summer was greatly
modified the minds Of She best people, and especially
among famiicsl gse disposition towards more
privacy, II not Of reserve and excusveness, has
Esined a decided prevalence. The determination to
build ad occupy private cottages or 10 frequent such
hotels only kept with proper and rigid regard
TO cf well bred persons and good morals
has become manifest 20 such a degree as TO present
striking results already in the extent of the build
ings and other preparations on foot to accommodate
this change of sentiment in regard to the fashionable
resorts
The principal development Of this is witnessed
at Long Branch the large number of private cottages
going up there. But important feature is the
erection OF new hotes and the extension and improve
ment Of several Of the old establishments, with view,
less, to better and more discriminating system
OF keeping them than has prevailed during the war.
The leading feature in this connection is the new hotel
Stetsons,' which is approaching its completion. This
tasteful building IS intended 10 De the nest summer
hotel the country. Its completeness, capacity ana
elegance will compare with the ordinary watering place
accommodations about as a North river steamboat
palace with It's second class rivals Located at the
West Endn of the bun below and beyond all the other
houses at Long Branch just at the angle OF the avenue
formed by the junction Of the drive TO Deal its situation
surrounded by thirteen OF grassy lawn is the most
beautiful on all the beach
This building has two fronts facing east and SOUTH
right angles TO each other and presents facade OF
hundred and fifty feet IL Is very wide, with extensive
corridors but only three stories in height the building
being spread extensive area, and on this ac-
count with its wide piazzas presenting shaded, airy
and comfortable aspect
The SPECIAL object for which this now house is estab
lshed 10 afford elegant and reliable first class accom-
modations for families The apartments accordingly
laid out upon more roomy scale and with more COM
pletc accommodations than have been usual at such
places and they win be furnished with view TO com
and convenience entirely beyond anything OF the
kind hitherto. The dining room forms separate wing
OF the building, and large lofty and elegant Billiard
and bowling alleys provided with separate ac
commodatons OF this nature for ladies' and also play
rooms for ladies' and children, presenting variety of
facilities gymuastic and other and paror
sportsn Hitherto there has been laundry at the
Branch that the business in the buck basket
line 20 New York has been oi the established
necessities peculiar and obviously convenient
feature OF ''Stetson's' will be laundry upon scale TO
accommodate only the house, but also the resi-
dents OF the extensive CIRCLE of private cottages in con-
pectlon with which and in whose interest this
tcrprise is really undertaken.
''Stetson's, although suggestive OF wei known and
very positive individuality in connection with hotel
keeping, IN tins instance corporation OF JOINT
stock concern The house will be kept by Charles A.
Steson, Jr, and p NJ Stetson; but tho building Of
the concern enterprise undertaken by large
Der OF gentlemen mainly residents regular hdbiues Of
the Branch X. Campbell is President, and O. 9.
Haight, John Hoey, II. b. Alexander and T. M. stet
directors.
The house will be finished furnished and in fun ope-
ration by June next and arrangements for suits OF apart
ments &C., be made through the spring The con-
venience OF the headquarters New York-the Astor
Housewife be appreciated by business men any per-
OF journey TO the Branch without secured room on
his arrival there Arrangements for "Stetsons" at
Long Branch will he made with the Stcsons at the
Astor whose reliability courtesy and well established
character first class hotel keepers have been known
for so many years, both at home and abroad.
Apart from any other feature, point will secure
the certainty of tho success Of this enicrprse-h
ter, where The business Of city leave and
reach their families daily, going and returning with al
most the that they get or down from their
residences TO their business places here in town. Long
Branch, IL should be recollectod, Is the only Of
the great watering places in regard to which this Is
practicable and feature calculated to exercise the
most desirable influence. The separation OF families
under any circumstances must be ms dee,erious as IL
should be undesirable.