The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-08-28

peaks peaks with nexpressble beauty. Louisa was de-
ighted, charmed, entranced-and SO was Charlev
,oyav S v,a sjacalation long drawn OUT what
ION what dear little streamin "Maria RAJ Hatt,s
pal ma this to the insidres) look at the sunset w
s, Charley lsoquaturl."Well but, Louisa, why
usn zone for Charleyl -'s
arra MST 81, CHARLEY you're real mean. oon Pm
Ten year old brother Noquttur,-r know. I
foSTG You Sn want Charley to put his arm
"Tain't nothing Of the kind; Freddy, your,e aw.
ial mean Ma! wish you'd speak to Freddy.n
Whereupon Freddy whistled a few bars OF "Pop
Goes the WEASEL" and made violent grimaces 10
snow how knowing he was Tor an American boy OF
As we entered Franconia Notch the shades OF
evening had blotted out the last golden streak OF
sae sun, a90 Louisa alter pretty scream or two
o. s the
wil comfort you when am far awaAs" and SUBJ
sided Tableau, curtain and drivers, "Get up
there you darned critters ]"
Franconia Notch according to the guide book,
Is nni scene Oh enchanting beauty 70 pc T. seemed
BY trees Tie
only clear away o few trees on either side and
give glimpse Of the mountain walls, travellers
the regulation ecstacies. But how can poor way.
farer 'ecstasizen when ne can,kSee anything g.
At the Profile VIZ ogna s1o New workers.
and $50 inhabitants Of the outlying districts Of the
great metropolis such as Philadephians, Bosto
the COACH after lamentlng the loss of paper of
maple sugar which dropped out OF her hand during
on the scp Of Sex pss wAe stS Sas
coach might bid defiance even to Gilmore and his
panlandrum myrmidona Here we found series
o look at the extravagant toilets among the audi
ence was sufficient to convince me OF the impossi-
bility Of getting New York belle even 70 the
mountains without her two dozen Saratoga trunks.
NO wonder, then, that an overloaded stage should
upset. II they could engage reliable balloon ex-
rv no n0hfh IN
transported across the mountains from Iitfleton
without endangering anybody's neck except the
aeronaut's, and that Is his business as man and
brother. The curtain went up before an audience
fully Is brilliant In point OF
DISPLAY OF RICH. DRESSES AND ABUNDANT JEW.
as any that Nilsson or Lucca ever sang 60 at the
Academy me tsolea9x were as lovely and be-
girls take part In them. Every one was encored
dozen times, and the glitterlng assemblage Of the
daughters OF Fashion poured out in the halls and
corridors about eleven O'Clock just as they do in
the iobbies Of the opera. With Eve-like curiosity
circle Of smokers blew cloud, and then retreated
IN paroXysms OF coughing. Others invaded the ga
cred precincts where their papa, brother and per-
maps, their particular young man, INDUCED In q
game OF euchre. The ladies who took part In the
tableaux mingled with the promenaders.
patra and La Pompadour In proprta persona, alter
weary trip into the heart OF the Franconia Noun.
tains.
rHBRE WAS AN ANGEL
lof course they were all angels, but mean par.
tlcuar one with Wings, but she vanished after the
tableaux were over. i believe she had some din
Guilty with her wings. which were of the obstinate
kind and would not fold. A small party Of elderly
ladies' were in the railroad ticket office attached to
the hotel IN state OF intense bewilderment at the
myriadS OF lakes, nOtches, ponds bOulders, Indian
graves, &C., which the bland agent was telling
them about and which they must not for the
world miss Looking at the hotel registers In these
regions one Is astonished to find so many outland-
ish and unprOnOunceable Indian names OF places
opposite the musical signatures OF pretty girls.
/ should be afraid to ask one OF those charming
creatures what happy land claimed her as its own,
lest she might answer, "Pemlge wasset" or some
other pollysyallabic barbarism. There was one
feature OF uniformity about the ladies OF this house.
Each wears rose In her hair Even the mattresses
were decorated with this simple ornament. They
wisely dispense with the undertaker-lke faces Of
cOlOred citizens to walt on the table in the noun
ID an agreeable one, except when, as saw In one
place, some OF the mattresses wear spectacles and
have nasal twang. The scene OF this hotel was
sufficient to show that wherever New YorKers con-
gregate there l sure to be excitement, fun, enjoy.
Ment and Dress ''ss n
The monopoly enjoyed by the Profile House in
this region is likely to he disputed in a season or
tract of land 200 acres In extent, on a plateau
higher than the Profile and commanding finer
view OF the scenic points OF interest which cluster
around these mountains. ON this land large hotel
will be built. The ascent OF Mount Lafayette by
bride path leading from the present house is one
OF the fav0rte excursions OF the guests also visits
to the Flume look at the Old Man OF the Noun
tain and o row on the lake.
Fleecy clouds hid the mountain peaks from our
view In the morning, and mud-cOlOred wells con-
cealed the faces OF the ladies' who sat tile stage
coach as we returned to Bethlehem