The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-08
ON TIE SANDS.
The President at Long Branch-Early Dulness
Of the Fashionable Washing Place
The Drives and the Drivers.

LONG BRANCH. June 7, 1873.
After the storm or last night, which rendered
this watering place somewhat wetter than the
definition OF the word requires, the sun rose this
morning over it scene OF brightest summer
beauty. The great attraction OF the place had
come In the midst oil the storm, and resplendent
Summer weather has ensned in TACT as, accord
ing to the landlords theory, it will ensue meta
phoricaly. With the advent OF the President the
Branch IL prepared for her life. With the hero
OF yicksburg have already come the more ngurative
heroes OF the stage, ana Lester Walack, smacking
OF the fire OF ..Koseaaen and ours, y Edwin Adams
with thoughts of .Enoch Ardeup and the palm
tree clustering about him, and Maggie Mitchell, the
Little Barefoot are to-day taking tile road
alongside
THE SILENT MAN or ArroA ALTON.
The roads are in the best condition, although the
Long Branch gas works have not been put in order
yet, and the village had TO remain in the densest
darkness during the black storm OF last night.
The bathing houses are generally IN good repair
and ready Tor the bathers, anu The weather IL
delicious for seaside loiterngs than the most
heated days Of August. Fashion seems unable 10
comprehend the glorcs Of the early Summer and
the early Autumn. month before the better
class OF butterflies have fitted TO the fields and
at least % month after they have returned TO the
city for The Winter the country in the mountains or
by the sea- is IN us most beautiful attire and
distils Its most pleasant iragranccs. President
Grant, who probably cares rs little for the dictnm
OF fashion az any man IN the nation, understands
the glOries Of the early summer, ana for many
sons has been here among the first, II not the very
first ana is bowling behind his bays on the sea
shore or tipping In tho surf week before the more
faithful devotecs or fashion have assumed their
Summer dresses.
THE PRESIDENTS MOVEMENTS
General Grant was away early yesterday morn
ing behind his bays, taking the road toward Ocean
Grove. Later In the day he appeared Oh the Gus
tomaly drive IN front OF the hotels his Ulysses,
III, with him, and took his way to Long Branch
village. The villagers paid HIM the customary hon
org OF prolonged stare IA he passed. and few
guests on the hotel pIazzas raised their hats to him.
Otherwise he was "a driver az unconcernea and Of
az little concern as the most ordinary pleasure
taker on the beach.
FEW OFFicr.SEFKERs
Knocked at the cottage door but found no audience
with the absent President. No ono was visible but
old Mr.. Dent, who was imping upon hls cane
across the hack lawn, the stalwart h0stlers who
tend the Presidential Stud. and the yellow boy.
who answers the door bell. and Is alike polite To
office holders, Oilcescckers and oiiice-givers. No
Presidential cigar or morning paper visible
upon the shaded piazza, and, amid AL the new
presence or
THE FEDERAL FAMILY,
the little Swiss cottage looked az desert ted and as
much out Of order az IL the inmates had already
fed on their return to Washington. The Saturday
evening trains have come in fun, and Sunday viii
see the Branch In the first bud OF its Summer glory.