New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-10-08

Der OF boarder. increased and being comparatively
primitive and ancient Its history 10 singular II has
part IL spite U'S Of itse indeed More than quarter
century since. Robert LsiKhton resident OF Ports
ca%e soared With his party and ssua with his kind
and determined to live the islands for tho remainder
S a b. s% IT, "
tried In vain assusde him from his folly secured FOR
HS took W Gs abode there, but after few 81
signed the place and returned to Applsdoss and his
focbel and the friends visiting them that the place
board each Summer the number augmented; the house
required additions and It went until the small dwell
kept HI. word He neVsr set foo. on the
land after leayingit He died eight or ten years ago
had never solicited custom It's propretors Oscar and
Cedrlc Of the deceased made little effort
to modernze their house to cater to the public, be-
they rarely had room for all DESTROYS to come
nearly barren Of furniture; there bells boot
blacks: everything was PLAIN. almost to Spartan
wholesome aud abundant food. ana they enjoyed the
situation and sea air amazingly. Recently. the house
be expected from It's rates about $40 week
Probably the opening OF tho Oceanic has bad son
the change for the better is acceptable.
THE SHOALS GROWING IN POPULARITY.
Every year the popularity Of the Shoals Is greater
than IL the year BEFORE The islands have charm
it Is difficult to explain The better gets acquainted
with the more one likes them They appear ugly, grim
aud desolate enough at frat but few weeks or days
sojourn among them sofens them into weird attract
iyenes speak for persons generally rather than Tor
myself who find 1t impossible to In tho Shoals what
90 many do They powell Interesting. pleasant Tor
awhile but should care to stay an entire sea
SON. and return the next season with new zest The
globe small II is holds too much that is fresh aud
aurng to render repeated visits TO the same spot com
pensatOry Life is too short experience too precious TO
warrant in travelling In circle AS the bathing in
absence OF beach very poor here IL can hardy
be set down as one of the pleasures or pasmes Boat
ing Is the principal recreation. Nearly everybody sails
to the different islands, and excursions miles out on the
Atlantic are very common Many PERSONS particularly
women enjoy the much from the pazzas OF the
hotels they indifferent to going the water
STAYING the Shoals has all the advantage OF being at
sea with Immunity from sea-sickness no marvel 1t
ia enjoyed by the habitu6s The AppledOre House
noted rendezvous for those whose destiny has dipped
them in ink This is partially owing the fact that
Mrs Celia Thaxter OF Robert Laigh0n and the
poet Of the Shoals having lived here from baby
hood to her marriage spends every Summer at pleas
ami cottage near hotel She has host OF warm and
adnring Ia and Of literary circles and some
of them may be almost always seen on this island III
July and August The register records among 0thers
the names Of John @. Whittier James Fields, William
ID. Howes, j. T. TrOwbridge, Thomas Bailey Aldrich,
James Parton. Harriet Prescott Spoford f. T. Whlppe.
Mary L. Booth, Lucy Larcom, Gail Hamilton. aud l. W.