The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-11
NEW YORK HOTELS.


Life NJ New York Hotel-The Summer Son.
son-tareat Influx Of Southern People.
Two gentlemen met at the Grand Hotel In Paris,
not more than four weeks ago. One Of them was
about returning to New York.
~ congratulate you" said the one remaining. "On
returning to New York you will again board at the
- Hotelgn
"Of course viii" replied the other.
"YOu are to be enved for there Is no life outside
OF New York hotel" and, parapnrasing the old
Hungarian adage, he added in Latin:--Extra no
yam Eoorucensen est rita; 81 est cita non est
Ha.n
And the man was right. IL only needs experience
to confirm what he said. Experience of o kind to
be had daily In this city VIII show that ife whatever
it may be in other countries is nowhere so full OF
enjoyment and hourly advertisements in this very
city OF ours.
And, above ALL is the life at hotel diversified in
many parts. There Ia, in fact. no portion OF the
globe where life may be seen in its varegated shades
as IL may be In New York and In New YORK hotel.
There are hotels In other countries cities but none
to compare with any one OF great caravansaries
Paris and London, Frankfort, Berlin ana Vienna
Madrid and Lisbon, Wiesbaden ana Homburg and
Wildbad-au these more or less prominent resorts Of
Europe have their hotels but they are what the
custom OF lie In Europe makes them--the transtOry
abode of travellers and nothing more. WHAT the
host OF an American hotel, especially In New York
knows 10 provide the prOpretors OF European ho-
tells care nothing about, which is TO make his guests
sat home" Hence hotel in this city and IN many
other cities OF this country Is than mere tenn
porary stopping place; it becomes, for the moment
the actual home OF the sOjourner.
IL Is ior this reason That quite large number OF
families prefer TO SoJourn at hotels altogether They
not only lodge there, out live there also, and find 1t
not only more convenient, but at the same time
they have more pleasure than they would have were
they anywhere else
MISTAKEN IDEA.
And here 1t may be remarked that great number
OF our people have been egregiously mistaken in
surprising that New York hotels are not as well
patronzed In The summer as they are during the
winter and other business seasons 1t Is true q very
large number of our inhabitants take TO the country
during the hot term OF the year. The watering
places, the sea shore, the country towns and even
isolated farms are being filed with wandering
population from this city. But, although these pe0
pie may represent the wealth and fashion of New
York. they do not represent the city ITSELF nor do
they take with them all that Is attractive While the
out-oftown auurements are great-so great, indeed,
as to take from US the major part OF what Is called
the fashionable socetyn--there are SO many new
corners that their absence Is hardly felt.
one more remark may be JUSTIFIED right here. The
'waterng places,n at least the propretors of the
several establishments, from Saratoga down to the
scanIlness~ of the visitors this year They had ex
pected grand exodus OF all the people OF means
and have been preparing for it. But 1t does not
come. The season Is at hand but the people do not
appear In such numbers as 1t was hoped. 1t is not
the lack of money which keeps them back. Our
wealthy families are sufficiently provided with the
"needful" to allow themselves the expense Of an
excursion for month or two But the watering
places have such attractions the city affords.
The '.home" pleasures are. to certain extent, pre-
ierred.
Moreover, New York has peculiar charms For
one who lives here throughout the year the whtr Of
every day may become something stale, and yet he
cannot withdraw from 1t and feels It's call
he gets beyond its atmosphere. This Is not hyper
bolical; it is fact and ali who read this article viii
have reason to affirm its truth.
NEW YORK HOTEL LIFE.
And here we come to the remark made above
that New York hotel life Is nowhere equaled in the
world. As 1t was said by an eminent German trav-
eller Baron Raumer there are but two countries In
the world where one Is tempted to 1--we ut a hotel
namely, New York and the United States. This
may sound queer, but II is nevertheless fact; Tor
New York is a country for ITSELF and Its customs
and habits, its population and mode OF life quite
different from the rest Of the country and hence
Baron Raumer was very nearly justified III naming
New York city and the United States as two distinct
as o4 4s yey aen Hy OF NeW Yr
which Is SO attractive to the people outside. The
Americans are noted for their migratory character.
They want to travel and see scenes of distant
regions. Hence, New York presenting, In the form
OF an epitome the life of nearly all natlonates OF
and spend their summer months at New York
hotes that they may enjoy not only the we'll known
luXurieS OF fashionable life, but have, what others
can hardly rejoice In at much greater expense, a
view of European customs on American soil
For this reason our hotels are crowded, even
during the months OF summer. visit to the AstOr,
the st. Nicholas, the Metropolitan the Prescott the
New YORK, the Fifth Avenue, the st. Denis, Everett,
Clarendon, Albemare, Hoffman, st. James, and to
all the other hotels OF less prominence will convince
any that their registers not filled by new
arrivals daily, and their rooms are not less Occu-
pied. This can be accounted for In very few words.
City people, accustomed to the pleasures and al
fractions OF New York desire some rest, ana they
seek quiet, rural retreat. Folks In the country,
who wish for recreation. can find 1t only as they be-
licve, IN the turmoil and noise OF the city, Hence
while the one are vacating rooms the others come 70
take their places, and the hotels are crowded.
There Is still another view IN regard to this sub
ject. The Southern States send many representa-
tves yearly to the North, and especially to this CITY,
and they all quarter themselves In our hotels. Then
outside OF the United States the West indies, for in
stance. South America, Central America and Mex
ico have such climate that the people who can
afford 1t prefer O soOurn IN New York to the
tropical ana almost Killing rays Of Southern sun.
And from these sources 1t Is safe to say that less
than so 900 persons do annually repair to this city
ana remain here during the summer, to enjoy the
season.
Hence, famed as our hotels are all over the world
for the comfort they offer, they even now, IN the
midst Of July, full Of guests
THE yEaGta-caaNE H0M COs.