The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-24
LONG BRAN CHI.
The Fashionable Watering Place in
Undress.
Elemental First Class society-Surf Bathing: tt
Attractions and Its Lessons-Prospective
Recreations-A Live Lord Of
Night-what He Did, How He
Looked and Why He Left

LONG BRANCH, June 20, lSIZs
1t is exceedingly funny to watch the movements
OF these ultra fashionable folks. Here, on this
glorious American Sunday morning are several
hundred people desperately anxious that the look
ers on should consider themselves hdbif,i6S OF Ems
or Wesbaden. Even the little children have caught
the infection. Sensible and wel-behaved matrons
step round the corridors or the hotel with elevated
backs and hands raised to the level Of their eyes,
and apparently broken at the joints. The chill
dren, quick TO catch the fever OF fashionable life,
are all afflicted the same way. The poor
little things trot about like so many monkeys
eager to prove the wisdom OF Darwin's conclu.
sions. Watering place life to these people must
be n frightlul burden, and the equivocal honor OF
dropping dollars as you go must be mourned, In
secret, by the majority OF the shade-seeking resi-
dents. And talking of shade, there is little of it to
be found here. 1t Is true that at night, when tho
stars come out and wink at
THE BELLIES OF THE BRANCH,
| an eager breeze comes up from the intrudng and
boisterous sea, and wanton wind plays around the
| open corridors OF the caravansaries; but In the
! heat OF the day time IL principally oc-
! cupied in lodging the santng sunbeams
| The bluetsh have not arrived, and they
| are ever welcome guests, and the far is
dull efnut characterizes the place. But, after all,
this idea OF nothngness and suspicion of inability
to move in any given direction is just what is
CURED In a watering place. There is an ecstasy In
inaction unappreciabe by those whose life for
twelve month was filed with unhealthy excite
ment. Untold pleasure often exists in lazy roll
in the sand, an Indifferent fight with tn inconl-
| ing waves rushing overpowerngly In on the hard
| ened strand.
Long Branch may be, possibly hotbed of poll
tics this season, but there is very little political
| disturbance to be by the naked eye just yet.
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| week or two.
/ TEA KETTLE CoTERIE
assembled here few days ago. but they did not
amount to anything l may probably give you
verbatim report OF their proceedings In my next
letter. Until then the least said about them the
better, and more important matters claim atten-
ton.
LONG BRANCH SOCIETY
does not, generally speaking, promise very much in
the way OF variety other than has become periodi-
cal. with the exception of some stranded repre-
sentatives of the Faubourg st. German portion
OF society this is not u fashionable resort par en-
ceitence Several resons conduce to this, prominent
among which Is the propinquity of the Branch to
the metropolis, thus throwing 1t open to class not
an acquisition to any suburban retreat. Grants
presence too, has its drawbacks, as our republican
court of the present day is more remarkable for
simplicity than display, while largely pestered in
Its movements by swarm of o1ilce-holders or
onceseekers. These sort of people not dis
! tnguished for social excellencies, and as they
generally ootrusive their presence, doubtless, de-
tiers many from visiting the Branch who would
| lions its magnificent beach,
/ BATHING HAS FAIRLY COMMENCED
| with the recent heated term, and the refreshing
stimnant of struggle In the surf Is daily INDUCED
the,r by the VISITORS n% ach to
surf bathing presents a problem to an
indifferent locker on from terra TRINA the
affect its fatigung excitement TO be Knocked
down by wave, rolled on the sand, scratched
carried of by the undertow, does not oer very much
attraction to the ordinary mind; but then IL must
e sa ina. he Long BTanch 6ther Is
made 1t 1.-THE thing" to buffet with the surf at GER
tain periods during u sojourn ION the beach, they
| do it as becomes wel-Dred people.
In these days OF paniers and polonaises the bache
lor locker on is frequently startled at the trans
formation which takes place in bath house here,
and so often loses track OF his most intimate female
friends from the time they reach the sands; but
happily they restored to him alter while In all
= PREPARATIONS ARE IN PROGRESS
for the usual stereotyped antidotes to ennui in the
way Of promenade concerts and the inevitable
hops. One at the West End, promised at an early
| day and for which arrangements are already being
made, will be, 1t is antcipated a brilliant affair
The hotels are rapidly filling up since the advent OF
! ing down the usual crowd OF Sunday visitors, who,
however, might be very largely dispensed with by
the regular soIourners. Long Branch is peculiarly
/ crcumstanced In this respect. Its reputation and
attractiveness rest principally, If not wholly, upon
/ its nearness to New York, given good beach, OF
| course, while its continued prosperity first
class watering place is dependent upon the absence
OF any greater facilities OF travel than already exist
| to and from New York.
! THE EARL or DAY.
our fashionable society has been in feverish
English Lord reported to be immensely wealthy
/ and very handsome. This entertaining individual
resides at,the West End, and scatters his money
| like "wealthy men who care not how they give.o
If an obsequlous darkey ever lifts cloth brush my
lord rewards his polite attention with BILL and in
fact fractional currency seems to have no place in
his expenditures. lie Is invariably so wen dressed
that nickel coin would spoil the perfect set OF his
pants and consequently never condescends eitherto
give or take change, ana III the annals OF Long
Branch representative OF English arstocracy
( has astonished the natives by extravaganza
and expensive dissipation as this young noble
man. man OF the world, gentlemanly,
| he takes Mephistophelean delight in squan-
dering money in every kind OF pleasure, and
gal hand at the "ciubr IL the greenbacks
were worthless as the paper on which Uncle Sam
engraves his interesting autograph. OF course the
young earl of Londonderry travels incognttO,
but in the handsome face OF Mr.. Alfred r
everybody the aristocratic porcelain Of
| humanity, ana managing mammas were wonder
| fully polite to the mysterious individual lie
ceived marked attention everywhere he went and
one English gentleman was overheard TO remark,
| Glow much he resembles the Countess his mother,
whom Iremember IN her prime at the Castle OF
| Dublin; the same eyes and the same straight Gre
clan nose.n quiet impromptu hop was gotten up
last night for his special benefit, and ecsatic school
girl ran among their friends anu IN the iulness OF
they had 'Just danced with a real live English
Lord" No one ever suggested that his title was
\ known, ana the respectful manner IN witch he was
treated astonshed and disconnected him. Proposed
picnics were gotten up on his account, and If he
ever limited ut taking o drive q dozen voices pro-
posed
A MOONLIGHT EXCURSION
| When he spoke in group silence regned ana ms
! Rost commonplace remarks were listened 10 wilma
profound respect. This state OF affairs went on ul-
| Til about midnight, when the writer remarked 70
| grim mercantile gentleman, 'How very unassuul-
ing and agreeable that young Earl OF Loadonderfy
is % The man ofmoney and markets turned three.
| quarter face from the sherry cobbler ne was Just
| about Swallowing and growled, Earl be damned;
he il Kddermnster carpet mannlacturer visiting
ond .tha Earl of a day. found himself avoided in
the same ratio as he was formerly battered Mr..
a weII.known stock broker, started the ru-
mor h,y wov of n Joke and, finding IL good card,
kent il up for the evening The carpet mannlac-
iurer is yet az loss to uadeessaad eae sudden
have done 7" -
SOCIETY FORMING.
At this moment everything is so exceedingly dun
| here that beyond Just what | have written,
! nothing remains to be said The atoms OF society
are still in dlsorganized condition, and until some
fnsion takes nlace life here will be made Of gen