The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-08-09
WEST POINT.



with visiieYs-The TsFusuts that are Tbeve
aaa who They Belong so-The Cadets 20
Camp Out In che Mountains.
WEsr POlNr. August 9, 1909.
West Point Ia just now in the zenith OF It's fashion
able glory. True, the graduates who were In juno
last the delight OF all the papas and mammas who
came up here with their husband hunting danQn-
ters, whom they wanted TO get rid OF, have gone
their various ways to return no more forever; STILL
there are other attractions LEFT besides gray coats
brass buttons and military pomposities. How some
people get the idea into their heads that West Point
Is q summer resort only during the month Of
June when lot OF beardiess yOuths are being
hauled over the Goals by set Of snappkh profes-
sors is something more haa the regular habItue Of
the place con very well understand; for the fact is
West Point IL not half fashionable In June 1t IL
during the other summer months, notwithstanding
the that the military exercises are very few and
far between IN July and August. And for this rea
son during the examinations the hotels arc m0nopo
ized By the cadets and graduates friends. who are
not In the majority OF cases, very fashionable peo
ple--fhat IL, people with moro money than brains
and the fashionable folks consequently hold back
until June has come to end, for fear they might
be de6led BY contact with the baser metal,
you know. Time was before the war.
when the case was just the other way, when the
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society than they now are: which circumstance,
according TO shOddy's Idea Of the thing, Is rather
TO be deplored than Otherwise, but which most peo-
pie tDnK Will not 40 the army any harm after all.
10 be the straight colIared gentlemen who were
last June feted and battered and dined and wlned
until every thing about West Point was made TO ap-
pear In their eyes c0u,esr DC rose undecided and who
were vulgary called the Board or Visitors, although
they should nave been called "Eyerybody's willing
this most wonderful result OF the war; bus facts are
stubborn things for al that even though they may
was ever 90 crowded at this time Of the
any extraordinary outside attraction, such
rs a silent President or German count In disguise
as q human being. Indeed, the West Point Hotel
mas scarcely room that u not occupied by per-
manent visitor; and as Tor Cozzens' West Point
Hotel, which hangs over the verge Of the cliffs, about
w0uld require o small sized army to ill It, but 1t is
SO very near the thing that the genial head centre Of
anxious about the .'iossr side OF his accounts which
accounts for good many things nowadays.
the folks who come up mere to stay and sport their
with. are located ut the latter hotel. For
may be mentioned the following New Yorkers:-E.
8. Higgins VINO drives pair Of dark bays TO Ian
wo Of m es sas 20 'nsee
Peter and Robert Goelet who have each splendid
pair OF dark bays and grays, which they drive to an
s0rrel team TO landau ]. Ogden, pair or bays to
landau; Mrs. Addison Jerome, pair OF large bays
TO bar0uche; Mrs. Lawrence Jerome, pair OF dark
bays to a baroncbe; Owen Jones, the finest team IN
the place, cream colored team to barouche. and
Francis Sklddy, who are stopping NJ the upper no
tel, also have fine turnou's.
We are to have u sensation OF an extraordinary
character tomorrow week-iar more extraordinary,
IN fact, than that which was created few days ago
by an order from Washington sending either to their
regiments or Ia q brilliant Obscurly lat home"
several Of the young Oficers who bad distinguished
themselves by the odorerons quality Of the Oil they
ST their r '' ana dun e san they
for everybody who didn't wear shoulder Straps,
young girls with very ine fortune ~ silver and
nothing more nor less than the removal Of the cadet
encampment from the plains, where it now s, into
win make the sensation OF very de-
c : character for the cadets WIN be
be fed on army fare OF the most warIike material,
not to ray nything about beng compelled to cook
their own victlas, black their own boots and. IN
tented neId would be expected TO do for his own
comfort with very moderate means at MS command.
Point, ana the sappers aud miners are now hard ut
work rebuilding an old army road which leads to
over on the march from their present quarters. I
understand that great many OF the young ladies
out also In ,ns mountains in close proximity TO the
cadets, but the government refuses TO give them
transportation or 'S TO their T., cooking and as tnsr
to handle anything harder tn8n q Kid glove aud
a fancy cane, IL Is quite likely they VIII abandon
the IDEA before the supreme moment arrives
The cadets AZ body, are not not very enthusiastic
IN regard TO the project, although great many OF
them seem to relish the thing hugely simply be-
cause it gives them o change OF scene. The
'pleDes' VINO came last june aud who have been
Se INTO s ~ are rather ssy
been laid up 10 hospital from the paius ana aches
the present encampment has bessed them with, aud
II they are compelled TO rough II In the mountains
until September The Invalid corps Of the Point wiz
IN all probability be greatly strengthened by several
bitterly for poor Fred's or Toms or Willie's sake
when they hear OF this terrible encampment may
rest assured that all their tears and pro!esta-
sions Will avail them nothing, aud that they may
as Well stay at home and have their cry
out instead OF undergoing the expense OF y fearful
journey to West Point where female destinations
and COMPUTATIONS are alike powerlcss, as they are
NOT elsewhere to make general orders special dis
orders. IL may he that The mamas' influence wni
prevail al Washington and that the eDcampment
may be, rs delightful consequence knocked into
cooked nat, which would be rather strange Pile.
nOmenoD 70 say the ]cast but 1t ia to be hoped that
sherman VIII prove steadast The thing viii DO
the cadets an mcacuIabe amount OF good. In the
lie. Toe backing Of their own boos, which viii be
In itself very simple brush with their best friends
VIII serve TO change their Ideas as 10 tie inieriory
OF that portion Of the human race which gains ts
bread and butter by The polishing art while
the cooking Of their own vlctusls Will I'M
what a cook Is made OF and what joly lie ne must
lead IRON year 20 year amid grease and gravy. II IL
basely insnuated by persons VINO don't Know OF.
t0at the origin and source Of the encajnpment be
uaced back 80 tue day when the cadets threw a
quantity or bad butter out OF the mess room
windoys They contend that after q compile OF
weeks OF hard tack The nai food win be reshed
~ laxary ighcn ~, Ia say the least, by no means
conp Imentary TO the cadet OF taste and that
n this standard OF butter meal, or coffee or what
nos--on AL wnch good profit csn be made in more
ways than by any Individual specu,atlvely In
cliasd-shou,d In time TO come be rather below tres
Oy'dndTe, q retrospect ~ the encanpment would
be sufficient 10 nip 10 the bud the most formidable
INDIGNATION riot But we shall what we shall
gee.
We have hops al the Academy buildings twice
week now aud the two hotels nave q dancing fes-
tivity every lew evenings One Of The features Of the
hops al CoZzens' Vest Point HOtel--fhe one on the
clls--is an orchestra, composed Of six coIored
The leader, VINO IL a perfect genius In his way
Joys the very ant. Ethiopian name Qf O'Pake, which
believe he preiaces With the name OF The chief Of
the Apostles. The orchestra besides being novelty
IN TINS region IL very talented one and doubt
very m9S4 I IE8g2ye IpoHes g2glq gst a. much