Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-08-16
The summer Resorts.


EFi'or St1r.--It j. said that mgrine products
stimulate the BRAN to more actiEe eNertioD Jv
supplying PHOSPHORUS. Now, whether the 'it
i said" i reliable statement in point Of fs,t,
this paper Is hot TO be expected TO subs:an.!ste,
tor when one il fuii D; WHAT, he Wiiwa7es said
10 him." aud fur OF new scenes ami p'ea,u {
such as lie VII find On visiting CoDb'- Island o.
vet x, not much can be expected bat syEl--
what disS0IueCted account OF I'M reSsioaS.
WHERE - IT,
the FIRST inquiry. IL Is situated eight miles
from he coast JT Virginia, Northampton c0au-
~, ~ tu,l view Of Cape Charles d ght, some ten
or eleven miles distant, and Is connected with
hcS Island AT low water b. narrow belt OF
land. hog Island can be found or any map o.
HOW 10 GET THERE.
Take the Lady OF the Lake on r. UTsE1 5. /.
r. III, COZ D-cllug with the y. L. Banks a. Fort
Monroe, which takes y0u t. Cherrystons, (,To-
UOuuoed CIIT>tuu,) thence by stage across the
peninsula, where you will tnd small tag,
owned and run by the COhbs, which takes y1u q
lie island, eight miles distant, where you al
rive az p. Tiday. Don't ask AZ the of &c %.
the Lady 0. Tie Lake, CT Of any one cOnrec5ci
with the boat, whether she connects wi'L the
Banks tor "Chirstun,' tCT they exhibit the most
iIeNcusable ignorance or a deliberate attempt 10
mi>leai the inquirer, as We found to our cost.
Proceeding OIL The information Obtained at tie
office OF the Ooat, we left Washington T.. m.
Monday, and reached Fort Monroe Ties lay
morning, where We learned that the days Tor the
Banks 10 go To "ChiTstun' were MOnG4ys Wed
nesdays and Fridays. Finding that We lad un-
Intentionally otherwise-been impose upon,
we concluded TO pass the intervening time at the
new place on Sewen's Point, called "Nue de
iEau," which, by the way, is what its anne iu-
dicates--a 'view of the water
We w0uld suggest TO the prOpTietOrs that they
remove the too numerous hsnc-billS and post
ers containing directions to guests as 90 what
they may and may not do, including directions
pasted on the window si!ls how 70 open and close
the blinds.
THE ISLAND.
Our impressions of Cobb's Island are plea
sureable and VIII be lasting. 1t is "A low long
sand bank, about eight miles long by one, mOy5
CT less, broad, with few trees Surrounding The
unlmPoSiug buildings for the accommodation OF
the guests. What IL surprising tO see i TIE
tropical luxuriance Of the vegetation, sprinEiuy
up out OF the clean white sand. Care as taken
not to have any more shade than Is uecesssry
for comfort, ia order that no h4Ibor is afforded
tor that pest OF all watering plases-our mutual
acquantauCe-the fGosqu itO. Webster defines
him az a small blood sIcHing inseCt-true bill
We lost no blood at CObb's
There is feeling Of freedom from con7en.
tional restraint when you get settled here, that
lie positively enjoyable. You NAV come to din
without the penalty OF fun dress, lie al
length on the grass, and be famed to sleep by
tie neyer-ceasing breath OF old ocean If you
want To, and have none ~ elevate their nasal
organs because your boots are not blscked. There
is also such variety of amusements that one
leaves the excellent fishing, sailing, and gun
hing with regret.
a marked feature Of the management ia the
reliability OF the men who sail, fish and gun you.
They take you a. the right tine OF the tide and
TO the best place, and their skill III managing a
sail boat among the breakers cOntrI butes to the
pleasure because you feel safe. Among the
most reliable is Captain Spade, who directed
the numerous attacks We made Oh FISH and
fowl. There Rrs gentlemen in every sphere OF
life, and lie is one OF them.
THE SPORT.
To give you Al idea of the sport 70 Be RAD here
We Will say that on one of cur cunning excur-
siont we bagged fifty birds, consisting of cUrlew
willet and greybacks, a species u snipe similar
10 our jachsni pc, and on another occasion We
caught nearly one bushel of front and spots
The table is supplied with fish taken from the
live boxes anchored ont. and IL one hour from
the time the fish Is killed be IS on the table
brown and smoking hot. Tie facilities for bath
Ing are eScelient-no dangerous under tow and
beach so hard that your boot heel makes
scarcely az impression.
The pTopTietoTs are y. F., ". D., and 4. F.
Cobb. Their unostentatiogs efforts to make
their guests feel a. home, makes them, IN my
Judgment, models OF tbt class whs "knOw how
70 keep a hotel" This IS not the place for eN-
cessively fashionable people, OF tor those who
sc trom ECme to display their good clothes /
commend il &c those who desire the change
from hot dusty city, u the enjoyment OF tie
thrown il. Fifteen dollars viii take you there
and back-pr0videC yGG take the Lady of the
Lake at p. II. Thursdays. Fare az the h0te.
IS 81 Ier dsv. We are told that il has aiva1-
tages ever ali other watering places now. WHAT
II will be next year, when the CObbs erect
another building 10 accommodate their con-
stantly increasing number Of guests, and run
boat 20 and from Norfolk, We leave yOn ID
guess. c