New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-08-23
NOTES FROM THE SUMMER RESORTS.

Cen Neal Dow writes TO friend IN New.
Jersey follows prince Edwards Island is a charm
ing place for few weeks of the Summer heats, except
that the folks there improve a little in their
housekeeping to make Yankees perfectly comforta.
BILE The breezes cool, and blow perpetualy; the
landscapes OF green fields and beautiful swes of land
like those of England. The better way would be 10
go into some persons family, living the coast,
within sound of the carry ones tea and coffee.
and servant who can make good bread You can catch
mackere cod, paddock, halbut, lobster, salmon; and
oysters cover all the mud bottoms. Pleasant drives
about the island everywhere" =-= Lake Mohunk
is situated upon Of the highest OF the
ShawaDgunk Mountains in Ulster County, New
York The lake is not large but its waters are beaui
fully transparent. 1t possess neither inlet nor
outlet and in parts il is about feet deep. re-
markable feature Of the lake is the peculiar echo that
resounds from the hills either side. In position
three distinct echoes heard TO proceed from ond
voice Albert r. Smiley recently purchased 800 acres OF
land surrounding the lake, and has built and fsheds
house for the accommodation Of about 100 guests IN
toxicating drinks and gambling prohibited that's
quiet home free RON fashionable vices, here be en-
loved. OF the 800 cottages at Cape May not one Is
vacant.
The Centre House. al Nanasket Beach is amou, foI
its fried perch Moons, at Saratoga, l. for fried pOts
toes Many people ride in the boat from Boston 10
enjoy fish dinner at this house. The season at this
place has been very successful thus far all the hotels
being full or these the ROckland j. the largest others
are the Atlantic, Pacific, and Black Rock $500 The
vorkmen Oh the Mt. Washington Railroad have an ex-
citing way OF sliding down hill. The center rail, by
which the engine pulls itself up the steep grade consists
OF two parallel ras four inches apart, wite bolts CON
Meeting them These bolts form the cOgs which the
engine acts but they between the parallel rails and
below their surface The wOrkmen take pieces OF board
two or three feet long and eight ten inches vide dS-
gng out grooves the under side To NJ the rai'
On these seds they slide at reckless rate over high
trestle-work and solid ground. one Of them ~
serts that he has made the entire distance
from the top OF the mountain 10 the bottom, nearly
three mikes in II minutes. == "ChidreD's Hop WAS
given ~ the stockton House Cape Nav on Monday IN"
18th The unfortunate little victims assembled at
o'clock In the evening and entered the ballroom mi
grand march. They ranged in axe from % Il years
The programme OF the evening included all tho
fashionable dances beside special solo attractions
In the shape of Highland filings and hornpipes Iherc
were between and 400 children present list oil o
dresses the little girls given by the correspondent
Philadelphia paper with much detail a. II they "o'o
fashionable women OF the world The following c"Iio
spondence is ludicrously appropriate in all accouhS
these dollhouse limitations OF adult society: miss MIMI"
Smiths compliments to Miss Maggie Jones, and desires
the pleasure Of her company this evening. Refreshments
at H. Response " Miss Maggie Jones's compliments
10 Miss Minnie smith, with regrets that prior ens's
ments preclude the pleasure OF acceptance enc ISL"
whipped at T. and sent TO bed without her supper