New-York tribune., 1867-08-15
LONG BRANCH.

LONG BRANCH'
THE sr,soy AT ITS HIGHT-DALY ROUTINE OF
wATERING-PLACE LNlSIENCE-H f "t DAi IN
INTERPRETATIONS AGAINST FlfL'
From Our Special Correspondent.
~ Long BRANCH, Aug. H. 1861
II il now generally conceded that the present
~ ~ te wear is what called the hight ofthe water
ing place season We are at the turmhgpoht between
tho warm and the cool The hrst emil snap which may
occur ot any time within the next five weeks VIII send
ro fashionable multitude who overcrowd this sea
d csort troopng home and the vast hotels will have
q, GRADUALLY RELAPSE into Winter quarcrs-which means,
in this case seashore collection OF monsrous tene-
ments without inhabitants. But the present time IS
most propitiOus for the prOprietors. The unprece-
dcnted rainy season, which at one time threatened 10
seriously interfere with the popularity Of TINS years
watering places appears TO have passed away ad ihc
indications that to have several weeks oi tt
warm. blazing sunshine from which the only release Is
vgOr of the breeze All of the hotels here are at
the most extensive hotel Of its kind In the world mas en-
tcrtaned many as ll5O guests AT one uns, anu no"
contains l,0O0 The SetsOn House, the MctIopOlla
the Mansion the Pittman, and all inc rest are SUI
crowded to excess; and the remark u.s. sun my cocL
have never correctly described the routine day
life mighty hotel at one of our great watering pScs'
and think that brief sketch may nuelcsc e & resort
Long Branch is particularly popular ~ % i1 ~ ,r rnai
from the facility i - fhs oains Ccs
nrcallv m te ayore OceaDbath of the metropolis at
tracts thousands of visitors from the HOuth anu Mtsl
There about fifteen hotels, when may nc co'IcIu
"a first cass'-all facing the beach, ana beside
these there many more OF lesser dsllncuoh ana
nrccnsio with some cottages and boarding houses the
whole making quite village just on the verge oi he
dashng sca-popuous IN summer deserted ~ ml'c,. G
The management Ot "A mighty temporary lrSlucuce 'a
one of these hotels may be caneu, aud INC I"uho VI
daily life therein, both strange ana interesting .
Thel visitors are of two classcs-hose VINO come 10
merely stop night or make stay oi IcW uays'
and those who make prolonged Residence ot weoAs'
and even months The latter, as a matter Oh coHst'
monopOze the larger aud better situated roons;;
while the more transient Visitors must DI , ~
tins respect. All Of these people-ino'tly oi ths
fashionable ca,scOme for one purpose. 10 be amused
To I'M Of
They must have music. dancing promenade olp3Iiul
ties for public display private Irritation and all these
are a part of the hQclLccpcrs duty 10 furnish AstHR
as OCOck iu the morning the great hotel bcGs ol9NI
and stretch itself after the five or sN hours ol
At o'clock, IL Is thoroughly awake. one ~ ono tn ~,
ladies appear upon the pazzis for hes,lh pru % & H
tho fresh gale which TO DC forever blowing @
sea. Early morning strollcrs are To- Ice seen on % w
smooth path OF the espanHde ovcrlookhs thr S@lnul @
beach. Bugics barouches ana other Ne,Icrs iItr .
over the nat brown road. The fishermen beach ' "
clumsy boats aborousy through the tnmDnns sun % an
toll mp the blun with their baskets hlt' WIN "a -
gaspng medley OF pOrgcs. blue fish, sea pass ana SP.l pan
ish mackcrei The white sans % mos y, ,ttIv , nbife
sOutherly, multiply upon the hofZoh siinunES i, " b
where the strikes them, or dreaihiS niie ia @ ,le
shadow of the sea. Then comes breakfast II 's tWo
hours and nearly all that time the N"'t uIus
study Of youth beauty, ana elegance ol ultss' nhto
and lightilgured linens are the most lpuh @ @
and the ladies appear as ihuci lie'ner' n Iu n"
lovely than later IN the day aS IN, 9unl. III
ucr morning is frc,lier aud more lovely Than the
afternoon. Short walks and drives music on te aWn,
conversation the porch, or soci R4lh'IlnI III tH'
iast and II otocE-thc conventional hour for the bath
This is all the cie attraction to the more -'islbe
houses on the sand directly In front OF the establishment
with long buoycd. and anchored rope running lar out
the sea at these points Of the shore Is hlled
with merry bathcrs, OF both sexes ana hl "E,s'
viously from the sands. For NOT an on 'W
seaside frequcntcrs willing 10 tempt the embrace OF
the sa itself Mysterious his general reputation may
be- the bOlstcrous old buffer scofucr ot dttt' auu
makebcheyes aud limp aud dripping b'thIng a1lt nn!
reveal what it deemed polite tO conceal 20 the thIkei
eudcayOr conceal their chagrin by laughing Id,c W
the batncrs Bat M spite OF ths so, M,a and
big strawhats they look 80 free and 30 Jnlo ana the
huge frotnng bilnWH It 30 ~. ,i o ,,nu.s.
ing that there II no Wonder at the envy "hth uo
Though the sun was very warm yesterday, In the
middle of the av There was strong gale blowing shore
ward and the surf much heavier than usual iNoA-
Iug at these breakers from the ovcrroNinS DUN AhnA'
and they seem inconsdcrube n hight and power; bnt,
graspin the rope wa-tdcep IN the sea- they ooA nhg}
and towering enough and it only requires Ihe ',
of dozen or more washing and roaring over head ana
ears with the strong nndcrtow almost dIhsRlhs RouItum
probably as many 1900 persons who daily enjoy this
luxury Of sea bathing at Long Branch.
Afcr the bath dirucr. for which there appears
20 be Il great deal Of needles elegance ana expensive
ness In feminine attire. But Is, nevertheless. always
very Interesting aud SNOWY entrftaihmeht %bnh
speedily Kills two or three hour, which would else
most likely sit irksOmely on idle hands Next, more
music promenade. aud gossip with the arrivals ana de
parturcs by the numerous railway trains supper comes
thrOngcd with beauty and fashion during the evening;
and IN tho absence Of any regularly announced bdil OF
dancing in the drawing rooms until the night gradually
such is brief sketch Of hotel lie at Long Branch;
and It will probably answer pretty well for watering
places all the world over Notwithstanding the fact that
The weather has In degree been uuproptious, un
dcGsaud that tho bids fair to be generally profit
able to proprietors. There u thing Of which all the
prOpncOrs here stand In mortal dread and that j. IRE
An nsguihra re broke ont In the kitchen Of the Pitt
man House last evening, which "as immediately cAth
uishcd; and notwithstanding its Wmporant character
the alarm spread quickly and for few moments there
a general excitement The precautions against this
danger which taken IN almost all the large hotels
very great large force b. constantly kept on the
watch, while there are large number OF rrNtngush
ers ready for In most OF the large establishments.
Certainly, after the recent perous warnings IN the de
strucOn of Outhudings there cannot Do too Ngilant
guard against fire