The New York herald., 1872-07-14
OCEAN BREEZES.
Watch Hill, r. l., and Its Surroundings-The An
nual vintors-How They Live, What
They Pay and Their Amusement.

WATCH HILL, July H. 1872.
sandy point adorned by half dozen hotels
does not present an inviting appearance to the
traveller In search OF recreation. but yet II person
seeks for quiet, comfort and economy, by all means
let him call at Watch HILL 1t is easy OF access, as
by taking the Stonington boat from New York at
P. NJ. one can pass quiet night and reach this
haven OF rest by $3.50 A. M. on the next day. BY
the way, if the traveller Is not gifted with that
virtue through which the name OF Job has been
handed down to posterity, let him order his
evening repast on board the Stonington boat
one half hour before he desires to consume it, as
the attendance is not the best In the world.
A small steamer leaves Stonngton every morning
at 80 A. NJ, and for the moderate charge of forty
CT is the rovageaw is transported to Watch Hill.
tronize your ideas will be
D0UBLY oBFUsTIcATED
hy the rush Of the touts to secure your baggage
IN order to peace, the best thing is to SUBJ
NIT quietly and you will presently find yourself in
either the Watch Hill, LarkiD, Atlantic, or some Of
the other three or four houses that comprise this
settlement. Board is cheap, three dollars per day
being the standard price; and II all the houses are
kept with an equally good bill OF fare to
that supplied at the Watch Hill House the
boarders win certainly not starve, but return
to their nomes, strengthened and lnvigorated by
good, wholesome food and fresh air. This is not
place for single young man without friends
as lie would probably commit suicide before the
close OF his third days residence; but to q family
party who seek for fresh air. or the recluse who
gasps for retirement, by all means lot them ad-
vance on watch Hill. At present the six hotels
boast OF about three hundred boarders, but thev
expect rush In the month OF August. II would
be impossible to describe how people pass their time
at watch HILL az after bathing hours, from about
ten A. NJ. until one p M. they are not seen.
Bathing here fs the same old story Of atrocious
bathing costumes, encOmpassing
FAT MEN AND LEAN WOMEN
ana fat women ana lean men. Irritation is at
discount at present. as eligible nrters have vet
arrived; out the few young ladies who have the
courage 10 weather the summer In this locality,
dream OF future conquests in August.
Last evening Watch Hill was excited and the
concert given on board barge that had brought a
party OF two hundred Methodists to these Isolated
regions The concert was supposed TO be given by
the Continentals or Hutchinson Family, but was
certainly failure The audience nevertheless were
much amused, as one of the men singing had an
enormous mouth, and when that mouth opened the
audience laughed and so on 10 the end Of the chap
ter. AFTER enduring the concert for about two
hours, the audience were finally put to route by q
cornet duet 9erpetrated by man and his wife,
much TO the disgust of an Ice cream vender, who
between the parts obligingy stated he had two hun
dred dollars worth Of ice cream on hand which
he invited those present 10 partake OF at their own
expense Watch Hill is said to be a great place
for match making, az the male aDd female driven
together by stress OF weather. to finally unite In
one HOUSEKEEPING establishments