The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-19
PLEASURE PLACES.
our LONG BRANCH CORRESPONDENCE.

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OUR LONG BRANCH CORRESPONDENCE.
Loxo BRANcH, August Is, lseA
THE NATURAL ADVANTAGES s'TM BRANCH"
The three young ladies who have apparently oc.
cuped crochet work any time the siege Of Troy
and who are called the Fates have evidently destined 70
Long Branch enduring and increasing popularity.
The great reason OF this Is undoubtedly s contiguy 10
New York Whom the much quoted pate,familias ii
the instance Of mamma and the girls determines y
transfer himself aud them and his Lares and Penates 10
watering place. his FIRST consideration 10 TO select
place from which he pass the city without much
loss OF time. Stocks, you see-convenieDty
described by Mrs. Malaprop 'sthings that
90 up and down In the city"-cannot b
altogether neglected. n the White Moun.ainl
could only be cast into the sea- and "fetch up some
whore tho Battery Saratoga be packed Off bodily
springs and ALL 10 the eastern coast Of Hoboken, Az
wond be we'll but neither OF these may fairly be judged
pLable contingencies 81 le de Cs pase cat ~
pus court toute Ia face de la aurau change and So
instead of waiting for modern miracle. Of which Mr.
Spurgeon even never dreamed most sensible folk HE
them to Long Branch. Here il the father Of family
be stock broker onccholder ajournalist butcher.
a baker, or q candlesick maker, he may pay daily
visit to the city to see how Guatemala nves arr
getting on and still DO back to four O'Clock
battle and early dinner. Long Branch has sprung
up like a mushroom; 1t awoke fine morning.
not very long ago, and found itself famous And yet
bears its honors with matter-of-course aspect, ~
though had been born with first class watering piac<
silver spoon marked Stetson, its mouth II CAM
not boast like those of Seon at which the great
D'Orsay and pHomme Rouge have shoudered each
other at the dining room door, and the baroness Greg
swg has gotten drunk in . ladyike manner on ths
beach; but is not improbable that time may remedy
this fashionable defect.
THR VISITORS AND THEIR AMUsExESrs.
For at Long Branch just now there Is as gay com
pany as any American watering place can boast; foB
the most part familiesdS res parties OF gentlemeu
who are to be at Secaucus, Hoboken, and Sara
toga races, who got emnxye by the daily dinned
tho club. who 60 whore they list and go in generally
saniial shape Of plethora Of what tho children q foly
call champagne, but rue people are on thelr goo
behavior at watering place There is such deal -
esoorling and counting 70 be done suoh an memorable
rule ths matter OF introduction and conversation thai
poiteness must grow impercepuhly stevedors -
Long Branch Here galiantry rarely dcgeneratss late
would have taken for gentleman turns out 70 y
snob As for the ladies they quite In their element
ssS such delightful drives on .Se beach s.2
many cavaliers 70 send trivial pyramids thst they
perfectly happy. Mamma goes from purely sanitary
aid not allow her little brother 70 ~ his shoes % full Z
sand Jcnnies mission 10 mixed; sho bathss and walk9
morning toilette. dances In the evening with uais
acquaintance who have dariiog mustaches, and wsas
aforesaid he runs about the sand in ecsaciss Of chid
delight, not exactly EARNED and equipped - the aA1
Ss q ~. an' creation Of ana I'D
curiousiy impregnable smbankmeaA when The hash.
hour arrives the beach Is dotted with little groups,
comprising father and mother and possibly little Johnny,
who al come ~ give Jennie and Mary encouragensuN
tho young ladies advance the oaming edge wasss
splendid by-pisy Of thoroughbred rare bofss Shss,
poetic syDouyme for female fce get 1saed By he e
vancmg wave there such little cries Of "0h, my gra.
sScS 70 40: .1 vi s ),
rope With teDacy which . peculiarly illustrative q
the female character and hor only dea Of safey oshs
wise by joining hands in party and defytng The wAase
10 body. Aftor tho bathe everybody sose 70 dinner
and ~ dinner b BY no means an extracrdnasy ansif
most Of IL BY appearing toiettes Of extreme bnaaoy
II must be confessed that many OF the olettes have
seen at dinner hero are decidedly more brilliant thsa
tasteful
But the great a 81 e -.
one Of entroms fsshion, and great success TIE -
s % eo ss sssos I Hos:
guests Of the house. For this bali the sug Of cod
HOFFMAN presided. and The whole amount vas appended
Principally in decorating the largs dining room and sup.
oicus Maiimisn Of the Seventh regiment and RussiaA
balls fame. The committee calculated on the presence
Of fifteen hundred people, and sthoush shs sctuaj
largo was very comfortably crowded 4 prom
snads through !, when the ball :. is height dsc-
and from one md 70 the other the tasteful dscossoc
the reflection Of light the dresses Of tho ladies' and IND
rating and p,caSosaus es hrs Or four hsaSr
sSI 1sSatry TsI ss.aII sfa IS IsG
kw ~ ~
SSSs ss %sr. y few
treme display among the ladies among which nay
tom OF sprnkiing the neck and shoulders with damonl
dust and among the gentlemen the only costume whsoh
outraged good taste was that which congrssd s.c1
present were ladies' and gentlemen; and you sifl -.
In in bad taste. fhs music was By .he band
seventh regiment The Committee OF Arangements,
as. p ss.,i Tf.' SSs f 5c,..
and r.. w. Nathan. The Reception Committee dissin.
Viii" sT:s a., w OF :m: s
Banker, Hon. Thomas Murphy and Charles Wall The
Invitation Committee were hcssnL D. Nathan, ". n
c. Evans The bsii was perec. success in every way
and Mr. Charles Stetsou, Jr, undennbIy merits thu
and elegant arrangements OF the Stctson House.
rcrrRrous sCESE
sssa ss q peculiar
ter, and perhaps the most picturesque Of the
was fancy dress ball given 70 The Children and ws the
most complete OF its kind attempted ~ Watering
place. The Metropolitan n . large and fashionabs4
hotel stretching right 70 the beach, which The dining
and ball roon pleasantly overlook Jun n present. N
very well filled, and large number Of childrsn vu
consequently within easy GALL Of the ballroom The ocs
Ct q 81 ne q. q ssaSs "s
children. Some toddlne little eresaurss appeared u
pretcrnatural dignity ~ queens and countesee VIA
costume; Others appeared - fairies, clothed IN
ethereal muslin and waving pretty ittle coored wsnd
some little boys, with shapely legs, came dis.ed
miniature sailors or Pirates Of tho deep
bus sca and vet danced with the elegance
OF BeIrravian with tho little fairy and her wand
Some of the little people burst upon the world as adspss