New-York tribune., 1873-05-27
OUR SUMMER RESORTS.
ATLANTIC CITY.


THE MISSION OF wATRING-PIAcEs-JEALous OF
THE CITY AND TIE CAPE-TnE HOTELS AND COT
rAGEs-AMusEMKNTs AND SIGHTS.
IypoN AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TIE TRDUNEl
ATLANTIC CITY. May 24-The mission of all
Wateripg-paoes is to make money II some Of them fan
of their MISSION IL fault Of theirs. They prosecute
their aim in the face Of common Justice, ana without
mercy TO such part OF humanity they have for sea-
son under their thumbs one swallow docs not make
summer, according to the proverbs but one Summer
may make q wateringplace, II every hour aud every
purse be turned TO proper account Nobody interested
IN warm weather retreat seems to think that July and
August will ever be repeated Charge heavily while the
mercury up is the prevailing Instinct of all those
whose incomes Effected by outoftown life during
the Reap that You may SOW, say they; and
you SOW not it matters httlo for harvest is better
than seed time
A FIERCE RIVALRY WITH CAFE MAY.
The special objects of Atlantic City 10 draw Pha-
delphia aud outdo Cape May. Atlantic City declares
this has been accomplished; Cape May declares that
has not been. If truth lies between two extremes u
must be near Townsends Sound. which Is down tue
beach, just about half way between the rival surentes
Here you learn that the day OF the Cape has gone bJ
aud tbero you are informed that the CITY Is ueau
failure Really the difference between the two places is
very slight An ordinary observer, suddenly trans
ported from one the other, would hardly recognize
the change. Both on the rim OF the ocean; Ooth
have long lines OF wooden hotels with ncnding plazzas
Both have fine and extended beaches; both are sur
rounded perneated by. and made up Of sunshine sea
and sand. The Cape being much older than the CITY,
looks down upon consequence sares stOnily at IT.
ana mutters parvenu." The City, ON the other hand,
rdicrles the assumptions Of the Cape which it pro-
nounces sn, septisylabic, and stupid.
As far as can be ascertained. the season here Is
destined TO be brilliant well as successful All the
cottages Cf which there are not great many are TO be
aram rooms engaged they had at the close Of last
May. Ihi. vnaSe-t is city only by courtesy, and is
called such, doubtless because 1t is not likely TO redeem
its names extremely energetic, and so prolific OF
promises and predictions that to believe them, yOu
despair Of every other point the Atlantic coast
f is sort Of seaside Chicago, willing aud anxious TO
prove every wayfarer that the rolls, and that
the beach hard and smooth for the exclusive benefit
Of Atlantic City The Camden and Atlantic Railway
straight and diree to Absecum Inlet as 10 give
this place advantage the Cape in its connections
with Philadelphia. 1t makes this particularly con-
veuent excursions from the metropolis of Penn and
for that according TO the inhabitants OF the Cfpe
is the city vulearizod and uncomfortable. The best
families, you often told in Chestnut and Walnut
sts do here where it is asserted the mob holds
high carnival The best families, IN the eyes of hotel
keepers and cottageowners are families who have the
largest amount OF money! and spend it the most freely
Well provided with such representatives of distinction
blood to which Philadelphians have ever laid claim
THE HOTELS AND PUBLIC RESORTS.
The Surf House used to surpass the other hotels in pre-
tension and excellence but there several others
with accommodations quite good and prices equally
high Congress Hall enjoys extended reputation, and
Ocean. the Senate House, aud several other inns
stand well in the mind Of pleasureseekers who are re-
ceved at the rate OF a to s. day. These have been un
dergong the annual cleansing furnishing
and viii all be open during the next two or three weeks
The Sea View Excu rsOn House, with its upper and
lower porcOsts towers and flying agss very conspieu-
the hight of the and the rendezvous for
mos. Of excursion parties from Philadelphia Bal.
more and adjacent Lunches dinners suppers and
popular balls on grand scsle given there at few
hours notice. Some military. fire, or target company,
some mechanic theOlogc other society in the larger
cues telegraph to the proprietor Of the Sea View that
they want a substantial NEAL or an even
ing's entertainment at certain time, and
the meal or entertainment is promptly prepared.
Hardly day passes from the 1st Of July to the middle
of September, that train Of merry does not
arrive from Philadelphia and fill the democratic
vansera with the sounds Of genuine though perhaps
somewhat boiserOus hlarity. Schauaers is favorite
resort for the Gelmans who flock 10 the sea-shore with
their wives and daughters and sweethearts, TO drink
lager and Rhine wine to smoke and talk to dance and
discuss the FatbeTand in their usual Ocund and vigor
style. There is large beerhal in connection with
the house. and in it, at almost any time, may be wit
messed when the breeze blows away the smoke.
the counterpart Of the familiar TO travellers in
Munich Lelpsic Dresden, and Berlin. Its noticeable
that the Germans show little partiaity for the surf
They very seldom bathe evidently preiefrlng peer 70
breakers. tobacco to marine tunDles have been told
that Germans coming here for years could not be IN
have notion that bathing, except at considerable in
Iervals is unhealthythat it has tendency 10 provoke
fever and encourage indigestion. OF course II is a
theOry-not being founded on experience.
PAsTMEs FOR IDLE PEOPLE.
very good view is had of the village and its sur
rouudngs,frOm the gh bouse, TO ascend which is con-
sdered OF the obligations of the place The hight
is hardly hundred ft but, all things are compara-
ye hundred feet in this fat region regarded as so
remarkable that persons who stay here for some time
feel their heads swm gazing from such dizzy altitude
Pastimes are much more varied than at Long Branch
First there magnificent driving along the beach, hav-
the Inlet and the and esuaries along
shore furnish excellent sailing and boating grounds;
thirdly, there IS hue hsing and far shooting some ds-
inland though the consists mainly Of rail,
rice Birds and such dninutye game. Grabbing Is
popular amusement, especially with women, VINO are
immensely diverted at seeing the stupidity or the crus-
tacesns, allowing themselves through their fondDess
for raw beef, 70 be drawn out of the water and de-
posted In captivity. Sailing, fishing, and hunting
If they return with nothing else they are pretty certain
70 have secured an appetite The haps and mlsnaps OF
those yield liberal entertainment TO the ex-
cursOnsts, and add greatly to the zest OF the Lazy life
at the seaside.
those of Richard Wright and Thomas O. Hand of Phia,
delpha being the most conspicuous large amount ot
money has been expended upon them, ana the Iuxur-
ance OF their gardens. in such sandy waste, proves
what dollars industry and fertilization can accomplish.
Most OF the cottages deserve the name often applied 10
them-WOOden tents-since they are mere shelters and
cOnYenences for the Summer The season Is more ad-
vauced hereabOut than IN the vicinity OF NewYork the
sea breezes softer and better adapted IL is said to
the of invaliCs. II the denzens OF Atlantic
City he depended there is no disease known TO
the hypOchOnaT1ac viii cannot be cured by single
Inlet One hears much OF the therapeutic
power OF the iodine IN air and the chloride OF sodium
the sea. Not having any health 10 be reminded Of
which means, VI cOurse, perfect health cannot speak
adysedy Oi the boased hygenic properties OF this ai
tude Things duh present, and will be probably
for the three weeks. But the mercury has