The New York herald., 1866-06-17

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has had the patriotism and courage to veto II
in spibe Of the hostility be may provoke. II is
fortunate there Is . breakwater somewhere to
stem the torrent of corruption that now
threatens the country.
The Summer Season st she Watering
Placos.
From present appearances this Will be the
most brilliant season that our watering places
have ever seen. The war il over; there is no
danger Of financial crisis; everybody has
plenty OF money and all the world is going
out Of town. Tho warm weather of the past
few days has inaugurated the exodus. City
residences are being shut up and the adver-
tisements Of country board are the best read
articles in the papers. At Saratoga the season
has already opened and Its glories will culmi-
nate during the excitement OF the race week.
Unlike Newport, with ih beautiful cottages;
Long Branch and Cape May, with their ocean
bathing, and all Of our other watering places,
Saratoga is transient resort Nearly every
body goes there; but it is only TO stay
week or two while travelling 70 or from
other summer haunts. This and the burn
ing Of ono hotel year and the drinking
Of medicinal waters are the peculiarities OF
the place, which is the Bath Of this coun-
try, Is Newport is the Brighton. Within
a fortnight at latest Saratoga and all the other
retreats will be in full blast The walters, now
SO very polite, will then do nothing not bribed.
The landlords, now cordially welcoming their
guests, will then be engrossed in the manufac-
ture Of long bills. We presume that there will
be the same bad cookery and bad wines, the
same impoliteness and inattention, the same
filtration and dissipation and greater rush
and crowd than ever.
There are so many watering places In the
United States, and they are all so naturally or
artifcially attractive, that we cannot be mis-
taken in anticipating the time when Europeans
will come over hero to spond their fashionable
recess or vacation, instead Of goiEg to their own
old resorts, Of which they are getting pretty
thoroughly tired. In few years, when half
dozen English lines are running from Liverpool
various ports to this city, and half dozen
German lines from the free cities Of Europe to
the freer cities OF the United States, there will
be tremendous influx Of visitors every year,
who will patronize our watering places during
the summer and return when the weather grows
cool. just as crowds Of Americans rush over to
Europe now 50 crowds Of Europeans will rush
over to America then. We have prander and
more beautiful scenery than Europe; the recent
war has given us that historical interest which
we previously lacked, and as the number Of
lines of steamers is increased the expense Of a
trip to this country will be proportionAtely
diminished. We hoped at one time that Ameri-
can steamers would take the lead in this matter
and reap the benefits of the Increasing travel;
but 1t is now evident that Congress cares
nothing for our ocean lines, and that, by the
general consent Of our officials, our repre-
seniatives and our merchants, England and
France are to be left to rule the seas
between them. But no matter who owns
the steamers, the Europeans will certainly
come There is so much to see here |;
our white, red, blue and hot sulphur springs
have such medicinal virtues our mineral
waters are so varied and 80 effcacious. and
life OF Onr watering places is 80 delightful, in
spite of many little hotel noyances--which
will soon be reformed, now tha: such landlords
as Stctson, Of the Astor, who has opered a
hotel at Long Branch, are taking the field
that before very long Bath, Brighton, Vichy,
Baden Baden and all the European resorts will
be comparatively deserted in our favor
While the landlords look forward to this
golden future there is quite enough TO make
them complacent in the greenbacked present.
Never before were there 50 many wealthy pco-
pie in this country, and never before we're 80
many persons dcsirous to be considered fash
ionable. The men who made money during
the war have now learned how 70 spend il
literally, and their wives and daughters count
upon the watering place season as grand
fieldday for the display Of their charms, Their
dresses and their newly acquired gentility.
Besides this, the Southerners, who used
to be the best patrons of the sum-
mer hotels, are beginning 70 rcappear
among rs. The despotism of the rebel
lion did not deprive them OF all their
gold, nor was all their cotton burned by Con-
federate soldiers. They come with great deal
Of the old style and the new paper currency.
Tho poorest Of them are able to live at first
class houses, and before the season Is over they
will be found as extravagant Us OF yore. They
have very much to learn in the way Of fashion.
There are mysteries Of crinoline, Of hair and Of
trimming which did not not run the blockade,
and can only bo acquired by association with
Northern bellies and millincrs. When this is
accomplished we may expect friendly rivalry
between the beauties OF the two sections which
win give an unusual piqusncy to the season,
and the restoration Of the national Union will
doubtless be prefgurcd by numerous matri-
monial alliances With the universal exodus
Of the city population, the advent Of thousands
Of sojourners from the South and the prospect
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