The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-29
LONG BRANCH.
The Tide OF Fashion Rolling Slowly
In-WhO the Present Visitors Are
Sunday and It's Pastimes.

LONG BRANCH, June IS, 1874.
Dumb devotees to frivolous fashion still linger in
the heated CITY, breathing its air charged with
saporous dust AMI incongrrous compound OF VII
famous odors, simply because that mysterlously
mythical epoch, 'the season. has not yet been
larly ushered in at places Of fashionable resort
Conventional ormalities go great way with this
class oil people, and what Mrs. Grundy may say
goes great way further watering place pos
sesses no attractions 10 such without surging
crowds and that wild wnir OF excitement pegot-
ten OF thronged porches aud compactly filed draw
ing rooms aud the afternoon dressing and dining
and drives and evening hops and the opportunl-
ties, without which life would be q weary waste
OF exciting mutual envy by the gorgeousness OF
their equipages and liver!es, the costly elegance
OF their dresses and the dazzling splendor oil their
diamonds. The heavy and weary weight OF all
this unintelliglbe world OF fashion, this WEAKNESS
OF daily lie without excitement. this 1retful stir
and fever surpasses the ken or ordinary philosophy
But so 1t is and has been, and doubtless VIII be
to the last syllable OF recorded time. But there
sensible people in the world, people whose
thoughts DO not run dress and display peop,e
possessing
OF something far more deeply inieriu ed;
And the round ocean and the living
i, is such IolK come to Long Branch before the
so-called season commences. 1t Is such folk
mainly one now sees at the hotels. There is no
pretence or sham, or humbuggery about such
folk no shoddysm no striving for show. Some
wealthy old families, who, when the weather
comes on warm and bricks brazen and brown
stone fronts and pavements rabid radiators OF
pestiferous heat, shake the dust OF the city from
their iset and seek
An ampler ether, diviner air,
And nelds invested with perpetual CLEANS.
Mingling with these, ana yet with souls like
stars and dwelling apart, are brain workers, the
worlds great masters, and yet It's greatest slaves.
What is fashion to such 2 Here they are no longer
slaves. Earth, air, skies the ocean are their
kindly servants. Away from dingy oflces in the
great busting city, and with manuscripts and
pens and lancets and briefs thrown aside there
Is exnilaration and healing IN this air and softly
soothing the music OF the murmuring sea. Away
IRON business and care and the "still, sad music
OF humanity whose oppressive omnipresence is
always lett IN the teeming Town, II u eiysium 70
be here.
Great God ia rather be
pagan sucked ia q creed outworn,
Have rlimpses that would make forlcrn;
q hear Old Fron blew his Weather horn
a truce TO thoughts. Ike these, and yet they
come GROWING INTO ones mind on this pleasant
SaDoath oy Tue sea shore. IL was supposed that
iast evenings arrivals would greatly augment the
Hsl OF guests on the hotel registers, A good many
Old come, but, scattered among tine caravanseries
~ noteis' theH presence Is hardly perceptDle.
~ Soh there does not begin 10 be as
many Fisltors mere as az tnis time last year. The
uhainlaDe eccenIclties OF the weather are
uouo,less largely 70 be credited with tnls result.
mus iar howlands Hotel mas been favored with
more Than IT'S pfoportionate share OF guests and
after TINS week nearly al its rooms are engaged
Both the west End and the ocean House are "a
yet comparatively deserted, but an )fner week
Will doubtless MD these as well a. nearly All tho
minor hotels compact with Visitors No hand mi
music has put IN an appearance yet mt they have
been signalled 10 be On hand the last nf this week
bringing with them 'sofest music to ATTENDING
earS.D
.Confound those braying brass pands- SAYS in
alliterative phrase matronly lady with eyes peer.
ing over my shoulder and reading wnat nave
written.
"For yon ana are past our dancing days. Il nv
quiet reiolnder. borrowed from Romeo and juliet
But sat down TO describe ''Sunday at Long
Brancn.v There IS not much TO describe. As al
ready promised IL IS very quiet, but to most
fnIs very quiet has made IL all the more enjoyable
Ia the FIRST place more delicious day could hardly
be Imagned-a bright, blue sky, dotted with
Aeecy clouds, Just such SKY and clouds for Idle
day drearpefs, fantastic air castles and all the air
electric and Ife-givinQ with The oceans 6aimiest
breath. Only few went In bathing, but their roll
iickIpu tumDIes in the foam crested surf, the
snlu son OF the scene enhanced by the picturesque
v-uety OF the costumes, made most pleasing
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