The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-04-22
WATERING PLACE NOTES.

Boston fashionables will. as Of yore. congregate
at Swampscott early In June, when the season be.
gins.
The season at Narraganset Pier viii commence
in June when the hotels and boarding houses will
open.
They haven't built that iron pier at Long Branch
yet, and there Is no probability that it ever will be-
erected.
Newport expects to do bout as well as usual
despite the threatened flight to Europe Of many OF
its ha6ttues.
The Stockton House, Cape May, is being enlarged
and renovated. Mr.. Duffy, Of Philadelphia. will be
the proprietor.
Atlantic City win have two new hotels, one OF
which win be very spacious establishment on the
European plan.
The "a rail'' route to the Branch will not be
completed the coming season, and visitors will
have to take the boats as usual.
There are few Newport cottages not already en-
gagged, and still the demand increases. The ocean
House Is being enlarged and improved.
The Glenridge HOTEL at Cornwall, on the Hudson,
Will open Tor the reception OF guests about the lst
OF May. 1t is rather forcing the season.
The LenOx House, at Greenwich Conn.,, win
open in May under the management OF Mr.. A. J.
Rntjes, OF the Lenox House on Fifth avenue.
The Sentinel does not credit the rumor that A. T.
Stewart has ordered the rates for this season &C
the Grand Union, Saratoga, reduced to 50 per
day.
Albert Maxwell, formerly OF the Union Club, this
city, and last year one OF the proprietors OF the
Cooper House, Cooperstown, is running the Aiken
Rouse, Aiken, s. c., for the winter. This southern
resort Is crowded.
Frank Corlies Is putting up pretty Swiss COT
taGe near the Long Branch depot, and near by r.
II. Woodward is erecting Gothic cottage. Be-
f1yo cctx< ~
pared for the season.
New London offers the usual attractions 70 the
exclusive and aristocratlc OF our land. The Pequot
House portals will be thrown back in june and all
who have extraordinary financial resources will
be permitted to enter.
Messrs Breslin Purcell b 60. will open the
Grand Union Hotel at Saratoga on the 1st Of June.
Lander's band, as last year, will furnish the music.
After May 10 Mr. Breslin will be at Saratoga to
personally superntend the renovation OF the house.
The "wind artists" who compose the bands at
inferior hotels during the are getting their
lungs attuned by parading the streets and blow
ing Tor pennies and lager. They are nuisances
in the city, and when they .he away our people
will rejoice.
The Ocean House property Old Orchard Beach.
which includes the large hotel OF the above name,
the Montreal House and large tract OF the flnest
land at the beach have changed hands since the
close OF the last season, Mr. Francis Millken, OF
the Mliken House. Boston, being the present
owner. If his prices equal his charges to climb tho
White Mountains in rickety stages he will not Sc
cure much patronage.
The old and aristocraric Clarendon, Saratoga,
Will be kept the ensuing season, Of yore by its
owner, Charles E. Leland. IL retains all OF its at
fractions and, as quiet, first class hotel, Is much
sought after. Prominent people in this city who
have already engaged rooms for the coming season
are the celebrated counsellor, Charles OConor and
Mrs. O'Conor; G. w. Pel and family, OF No. 43e
Fifth avenue; Dr. Gray, the well-known physician.
and his family, and Mr.. o. D. Mum, publisher Of
the Scientific american, with his family.
One Of tie finest summer resort hotels in West
ern Massachusetts IL the new Mansion House, at
Williamson, Mass, built to replace the one de-
stroyed by fire. Six miles from the famous Hoosac
Tunnel, Its romantic situation, In the vicinity OF
the highest mountains, Mount Williams and Mount
Audubon, IL unsurpassed. Among the New York
patrons OF this house are David Dudley and Cyrus
w. Field, Dr.. Prime. OF the Observer; John Adr.
ance. G. A. Dawson. and many gentlemen OF
wealth from Boston, Troy, Providence, Chicago
and other cities. Already large number OF rooms
have been engaged at the Mansion House by lead.
ing families In this city.