New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-25


give very fair ides Of What purgstory or worse AZ
he fp Of adjacent hs the ribbed sand looking though
Il concerned skeIesons The teuaness bathbouses eong the
beach lonely figures that inspect the weather from the
pdsos u hotels te gosing sreks Of spssmOdie locomo
vos The miserable travellers bortf alike Of hope and
brc6 ihe sticky nature of the furniture and the snoty
ure Of the stoves the mpossby Of driving boating bath
ing yachting anything but wondering whether Il VIII
up the depressing memories Of the raggededged pools thai
Gil the misty marshes toward the end Of rOue the decisions
which with respect to dinners and wine lists and oeTale
pany constantly being ispeed these are combination
q horrors which impress that be is soioUBg in doomed
city and beside dead sea.
Among 20 great dearth Of humanity il is eurons 10
sder where the people fom who shall gil mp the
quota Of 10 CO., which the traditional population Of Atlantic
CITY at tho hight Of the AL the cottages furnished
aud unEhed have oag been taken and the renters do not
object paying 500 5000 FIR the short period Of
eight weeks Of the smaller hotels like the Ches
ter County House have already been taken possession Of BY
borders who fear for the seaar before
they got It, than they viii be regretfl after having lost H.
They wander about passages, they gossip in sqads
sofas they take meteorological observations through tel
eeopes and they anticipate the ringing OF the dinnerbep
Somebody that great book is great BORE bot great
appetite pariculaIy within hour Of dinner at
wltering paoe . rainy day. My ideas Of what small
hotel or boarding boase at the seaside should be- may be
rather mpraccabo Indeed have been toll SOY bat they
extremely comfortable should have paros and sitting
furnished Ike those of houses aud not cot" Ike
the stage There should be rich curan and soft
sofas and few practicable practicable piaDos n tune
and generally cheerful aspect should produced indoors by
the distribution OF books and flowers and pctures and
thousand elegant eecentreties in art There should be
plenty of hstracks and umbrastand and IL should be poe
sble to be waited az meals Perhaps IT would be m
charitable 10 say that all walters and few hot proprors
proceed the beautiful bygne theory that always beet
rise from the table with appetite. The theory ad
mraly observed in two hotels that might be men
toned. What moral and healthy sight IT, by The BY to
watch oomiul of human beings all cmoring for
thing 1t reminds the little scarletmouthed birds
opening their beaks for the usual yereulr rcpast of the
Young lions roaring their prey o. infants crying in
The night infants crying for the light OF any other
equally appropriate and beautiful siuitude
sorry that cannot place Atlantic City IN brilliant
point Of view II would be poasani feature watering
place focus pure and light Ny mpressos not
oone dismal Sunday her and over
lgsin and cvery timo her wished IL She ag She
is al sand She has no beautiful inland drives She is poor
plain little creature try ing 20 make the best Of herself Her
rseass hotels doubt not first Glass; But all that
first class SIKH class There is grade between
Bnt STILL Atlantic CITY ls mp very useil place. She is ho
train watering place OF the Union Sho VIII DO e
Mecca Of excursion trains for the next SIX eight weeks TO
SaTdne boxes convey bnt feeble impression o lie
o0nteuity that exist between The human saiues At
antc City excursion train Sometimes the passengers hang
and reach their destination purple the face from DEDICATION
Of the bowels and stomach from al have Of Atlantic
City excursion trains convinced that chickens in coops
and cattle in wagons are utterly and thTeadbare
enpts parallel in describing the tornTe OF tho excursion
lists WHO nundate Atlantic City six weeks Of the
Atlantic City less and than any other watering
place always suggests the question whether compelled
by overriding necessity adhere p-ese system Of
hotel nomenclature Have Eve not en1agh Congress Halls
and United States Hotels the Tx Why no; adopt
different systemi would less patriotism because
we have more appropriateness. When I TO watering
place don't ike hoie. bit tie better because j. named
fer my country That oil 20 r bathing. not
bathos. The Surf House does very wo- Il cool and
refreshing and belongs the cold sparkling sodawat e.
order makes amos; feel the breakers dasine
aim Hc fances the retuTntide is leaving las feet. fear
that hotel propreofs entirely practically minded 10
much about original e 10 their hoases. The Uoed
States. and Contnenta aud Congress Hall have good
patriotic sounding ring Bat they played out Tire
tl, Of hotel by ae soad be taken from something
gestlve II would only require little bravery
accomplish the feat Society r these rsGncmen,s OWL
lation glDVs and sp1rkcs to point I IS the same roy
with hotel. with streets. some mysterious prestige
presumed bestowed when e. srceIs named ofe the
Fataer OF County. It would be great deal better
f people would think OF the Fathers OF Countries
moxs and streets and hotels after them
less However we must take things fnd them. at
Atlantic City end there not great deal to report in the
way Of improvement She 10 have adhered to the dbl
level Of former year, There been ohange 10 the
propretoshp Of hOe but whether these changes are for hc
better OK the worse vii be e for he public TO determine
The White House Is under the management that>o!
s year The Light house Cottage Cottage Retreat and
Neptune have changed hands Barre Hotel believe
undergone change proprieorshp AT Congress Hal
the dnngroou has been fresh papered aad fresh painted
The billiard has likewise received general overhaoing
which wdlers Of the billiard will appreciate The Macy
uor il Hov NOR
going be Atlantic Cys Tho Oriental retains ia former
proprietor Ale way which the United States Hotel was
managed deserved but scarcely promised TO real
zs fir reward its proprstos perhsps more prudent
bat generous will render s greater
pecuniary fne hotel and capable Of giving
cton large number Of guests The Hosdey House
IA under new se Of managers Bedoes has been open oil
Winter Gnagine Winter 8t wateringpaceD AID
az the Clarendon things are as they always we're.
With the additional fresh touch Of putting
10 order has impaired 70 them. At times feels almost
tempted TO think tha, propfietors bad
They are constantly changing their location. One day you
hear OF hOelkeeper secoHdo place at Washington
the next you hear Of aim as millionaire OF Saratoga New
port or Long Branch o. Atlantic Cget Us say who builds
hotels FOR pasme and rents them Just to keep lis hand 10
An amsb and generous hotekeepoT asked mo to-day at
dinner whether had kept hotel On my modesiy in
suuatng that flat somewhat out Of ny line be babe
with eroan be thankful that II so. And an Thankful
An uude7out they say is mad but IN undevou'
hokeeper much So s be has to be surqsl
every day that be makes moae7 10 spite Of himself
Ihave sometimes thought chat spicy little daily paper
would so much impar 70 watefing-pces tie bra1cy Of
social news and that puugenoy which only results from the et
triton Of mind With mind. an it would be witt At
antc CITY, Only the newspaper must be spicy r. jokes
mus not be clipped and rehashed Everybody who knows
ANYTHING about newspapers knows how the stale sen
aent OF soeosm goes the entire round Of t country press
and Is not worth single repetition. real i've GTstclass
witty newspaper would BE- Gst tho tbog Tor gpace
Ike Atlantic CITY, One two attempts 70 establish