The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-25
OUR SUMMER RESORTS.
LONG BRANCH.

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srETsoN HOUSE, LONG BRANCH July "a, 1869.
SIGHTS BY THE SEASIDE.
large and fashionable watering place is certainly
a good locality to study human nature and watch
what the rest OF the little world by which you are
surrounded Is doing. You see more OF life In large
hotel by the seaside than one generally supposes--
that Is, II you keep your eyes open, and are not
drawn into the whrl OF fashion and excitement that
swallows nearly all within Its vortex. Here, for in
stance we have all classes, from the President OF
the United States TO the newspaper correspondent
these being about the extremes, believe. We have
the millionaire in all his glory, who possesses
nothing but his money; the ordinarily wealthy man
who makes good display, and In sensible man.
ner; the man VINO is getting rich and the man who
is not and never VIII be. Then we have those who,
when their hotel bills paid have scarcely enough
here or anywhere else to pay the return passage to
New York, and another class who come down with
enough to have good time for month or so, but
who in night or two, leave 1t all at "the club"
and probably have to give check for q little ba-
lance that be may find himself short OF by of
his visit to where the tiger is dOmciled. We
have the woman OF wealth, who may, and fire.
quently does, wear her tens Of thousands
IN diamonds with silks, satins and laces
70 MATCH and who If her very existence
depended upon it, could not tell you noun from an
adjective, and whose whole idea Of life consists in
being able to Guido her neghber In costly and mag
nincent display. Then We have all other classes OF
the sex, from the mother who seems TO educate her
children through the hands OF the dancing master
and dressmaker to the sensible woman, who thinks
that her offspring should occupy some station IN life
other than that OF mere devOtees OF Fashion, and
who tries to bring up her children in way to
render them useful as well as ornamen-
sAt ohapa Af
see the reason why we are considered the
most eXtravagant people on the face Of the EARTH
LOOK at the way that the care 9 a ar
dressed and the lives they are permitted to Lead and
then consider what the consequences win be as they
grow older. Little things that should be in charge
Of their nurses here have possession Of the Of
the ballroom until close upon the hours OF midnight.
Their dresses are extravagant IN the extreme, In
stead OF being In keeping with the simplicity
Of childhood, and to show how soon the young idea
begins TO shoot, must here mention conversation
that l overheard few evenings since between
tw0 children, the young lady beng about twelve
This gay ana festive youth sought to engage the
hand or the young lady for redOwa which she de-
cned; this put the youngster in rage and ne said,
81 thought you would decline have seen that you
preferred the society OF - to NINE and your de.
Ginning to dance with me only serves to confirm the
given hIs remarks nearly word for word and II YOU
can md ten year old who can beat 1t l would Ike
love TO look quietly on q. the crowd assembled
on the porch OF an evening; the sight presented is
the present day, and II must be man who thinks
only OF himself who cannot enjoy the picture. An
cr1tcising those inside, the dancers and the dance
OF course, you are sure to hear some uncharitable
remarks The dress and behavior Of those inside are
picked 70 pieces Mrs. Worldly is blamed because
her children are dressed SO conspicuousiy and
allowed to remain up so late, while Mrs. Prudence is
pitched into because her children sent to bed
at an early hour, In language something like this
'Her little gTl why its been sent away long ago;
poor child, it never is allowed in the parlor Of
an evening the that Its mother don't wish
70 be annoyed. wonder 1t don't get sick by being
So1psd up SO machm ~, Then nearly all the Young
come out OF the fire Of words unscathed.
Now, take the promenaders then you will see hus
band and wife together wonderful thing in this age)
discussing family affairs; then comes somebody's
wife with somebody's husband-they probably are
band whose wife may be In Europe for all know
looking lovingly into the eyes OF some young girl
that is being said to her. and expresses her opinion
able.u
Now look at that couple seated away or at the end
Of the porch; their chairs close together; the
gentleman s not seated in an upright position; no,
his head fncnes towards the lovely girl by his sioe
drawn there by some magnetic power that as yet Ia
not thoroughly understood and brought under con-
troll by the scientific. He Is talking in an earnest
manner. but in tones 30 low that you can hardly dis.
tngulah sound. she is apparently well pleased at
ward to bring the ear nearer to the mouth that
ts speaking, fearful lest word be lost; her hands
are neryously picking to pieces bouquet or doing
something, she don't know what, with her handker-
chief. Now, then, get behind door out of sight
somewhere, and may be II no one is near that you
VIII see that charming face laid lovingly upon the
shoulder OF her admlrer, while his arm may have,
almost imperceptibly, encircled her waist and II
you should hear IN moment or so more, in q voice
tremulous with emotion the words, 'Yes, but you
must ask papan don't be the least surprised and II
Es ste se Iae same o0g aay e
with face flushed ana eyes that look slightly SUI
fused, don't be the least astonished. Both occur
every DAY, and are perfectly natural Such are the
sights we see by the sea- and looking at and record
ing them are BY no means the least interesting Of
fashionable watering places.
THE PRESIDENT.
His Excelency does not appear to have suffered
any III effects by reason OF the clambake Yesterday
Of which you bad full accounts by telegraph. 1t was
nd and he In AZ be ar OF es al a
soft clam by that veteran in clans Banta, OF the
Astor House, The President was picking them out
IT. and going up remarked, 'Mr. President, that Is
not the way to eat soft clam.n "No Y' the Presl-
manner dllustrating, skin 1t and dip 1t into the
sauce . and then eat IT. never put 1t on plate"
, An yes, ! see said his Excellency and then
In the evening there was an excursion train from
an ane IN interior nSr bringing large number Of visitors
ceive and shake hands with IN the drawing room.
Ihese citizens OF the only state considered s out
the transformations manner In which their hands
were grasped and went away pleased with the re-
publican simplicity OF the Presidents manners. The
republican party may gain votes in this sec
uon OF the State at the next election by reason OF
the analr last evening; and the other party should
look 10 1t and send Frank Blair Jr here again. IN
order to counteract the impression that Grant has
vicinity. Ne Di"AS" "A" I'VE
Yesterday afternoon the President ana Mrs. Grant
arove out n company with ex-Secretary Borie, who
aelurneo from Philadelphia yesterday morning.
rms morning mis- Excellency has remained within
doors pursuing quiet LIE. What on the taps for
the afternoon have not yet learned. neglected to
say that Mrs. Grant was in the drawing room dur.
ing the reception last night and retired with the
PRESIDENT about eleven p. NJ, having evidently en-.
j0yed the festivities OF the evening.
THE SEASON.
. There are not many choice rooms remaining at
the diferent hotels. Howland'e IL liam full u and
principally with Philadelphians who year after
year mon0poize that establishment. Really IL
looks as II very large proportion OF the popula
ton OF that good sized inland town had been re-
moved here and given In charge OF Rowland for
s@e season; when you enter his grounds the rim