The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-07-17
NEW LONDON.
Fla sh iOnable Life at the PequOt House.
How the Ladies and Flirting Gentle-
men Live and Enjoy Themselves by
the Sad Sea Waves.

Fashionable Life at the PequOt House.
How the Ladies and Flirting Gentlc-
men Live and Enjoy Themselves by
the Sad Sea Waves.
NEW LONDON, July Is, 1917.
The Pequot season has been remarkably success
full this summer, az to-day there are $50 guests In
the house, and there is not room for many more.
Usually the busy term does not commence much
before the first Of August, but this year the larger
portion Of the residents arrived early and secured
their rooms up to September Nearly all the old
residents who have made this house their head
quarters for time immemOrial are here again. but
among them are many fresh faces on an ex
perimenta visit. The Pequot has always
borne good name for the excellence OF its
CUISINE,
and II certainly has not deteriorated in that very
essential addition to the comforts of life 1t re.
quires an unusual amount of ingenuity to kill time
at the Pequot, as there Is really nothing to do
Luckily, one can get a good breakfast up to eleven
O'Clock A. NJ, so that with the assistance of q
cigar, noon Is easily reached. The New York
papers do not arrive until two O'Clock p NJ, and
from twelve up to that hour the male portion Of
the community are decidedly miserable. Some
avail themselves of the pleasure yachts and take
a sail, while others lounge around In listess man.
ner and patronise the
MEDICAL COMFORT
establishment on the lower 1oor Dinner and an
other cigar brings one up to five p. NJ, when the
dial cliques are set In motion. The band commences
shortly after seven, much to the delight of the in
lantine boarders, who Immediately take possession
OF the parlors and do the greater part OF the dane
ing. few OF the elder boys, however, occasionally
show themselves In the parlor, and after taking a
turn repair to the piazza and tell one another how
such and such a girl squeezed their hand, and then
discuss the respective merits of the female sex and
exhibit a knowledge of their respective points az
If they had been studying so much horse1esh.
THE LADIES
are an enigma in the morning. as they only show
themselves in order to favor the gentlemen with a
passing glimpse OF morning toilet, after which
they are generally invisible until about two r. NJ,
when they appear IN q walking costume. At din
Der they exhibit third costume and after that
hour they generally remain on the piazza until bed
time.
There is nothing very startling so Gar i'm the way
OF gossip or scandal except what may have arisen
from the jealousy Of the single ladies at the atten
tons paid to some OF the married ladies' by eligible
young men.
There is new house this season on the opposite
side OF the river called the Edgecomb House, which
appears to be very fairly patronized. IL is run on
reasonable terms IL is pleasantly situated and the
fare is simple. plain and wholesome.
There have been several yachts here this season,
and
THE SCHOONER HAIcYON
has made this place her headquarters since the 10Th
one OF the cottages adjoining the Pequot, and
his family are stopping there for the sum.
mer. The Fleetwing, Mr.. George 0sg0od, left
mere on saturday morning, bound for New Bedford
and the East The Columbia, Mr.. Lester Wnllack,
lett on Saturday morning for Mamaroneck, N. Y,
but VIII return about Wednesday. Mr.. q. Haven
aud family are stopping at the Pequot, and his