Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-07-16

and heat of the city. Several hours over
the sandy loan of New Jersey, besiheared
aud begrirnmed by It's yellow dust, and l
md myself at the summer capital A
long extended stretch OF dark blue ocean,
The hOaTse Tnurrnlir of the surf as it breaks
against the shore, the smell of sea weed,
the cooling breeze which fans the brow,
and l congratulate myself that l do not
belong TO the Giant get away club"
that the grand old ocPaD, with its fux
and refux, with its bosom dotted by
! myriads Of snow white sails, IS rhine 10 en-
/ JOY, at least for the present. While you
denihens OF The city are dcvoting yourselves
| TO the immodeTate use of palm leaf fans
and huge draughts OF ice-wateT, we more
4 Fortunate ones, are even wearing OvercOats
as the shades of evening fall. Yet the
HBraneh7 Is by no means TIN pleasahtest Of
| seaside resorts. With land breeze and an
utter absence Of shade trees, with the YER
tical rays of July sun pouring down upon
] you, have, at high noon, seen more de-
sirable places; still, the nights are suf-
ficiently cool for a blanket, and the morn
ing finds you sufficiently refreshed to en-
| dure the few hours of heat now and then
produced by land breeze.
The races and the early advent Of the
cheated term" have combined 20 fill up
| earlier than is wont the VariOiis hotels.
Proximity to New York, and the transfer
! OF the seat of government for the summer
| to this place have rendered il one of the
most popular of seaside resorts. Popular
| ity means success, and the "Branch" has
it. To the Wearied, brain-cutgelled mer-
chant Of New York, 70 the tired, scheming
| Speculation, to the insatiate, all-d5vOJTing
politician It is a haven Of sweet rest-a
place where the wife and children can be
sent for the summer, and the mOney-gTind-
ing husband can, from Saturday night
until Monday morning, obtain snrcease,
nepenthe. rest, from his cares and troubles
particularly since an all.rail route brings
New York within one hour aud twenty
minutes.
The racing has been exceedingly fine this
season and largely attended by all and
every class. The bellies of the Branch, in
rustic of costly silk and glitter Of rich
Jewels, grace the sand with their appear
ance at each race. The stOlid President,
with his everlasting cigar, has been 4 con-
slant attendant until yesterday. SartOris-
gUuche, ungainly, English and blonde
lends also his charming phiZ. Tom Muir
ply, who smokes as much as the President,
and who is Secretary Of the Jockey Club Of
New jersey, is always on hand. Among
the crowd may be seen the spare, YIllOwy
figure and iron gray mOustaehe Of Fer
nandO Wood. 1.-the, graceful as = young
panther is the elegant Fernando. John
Chamberlin in Immaculate linen, looks as
fresh as the tea rose which graces
his button hole. There IS nothing
loud, nothing "hOrsey" in JnO.'s appear
anCe; handsome, faultessly elegant in at
tire, with the graceful, easy manners Ct 4
pTelr cheGrdlier, one would never think
him the proprietor Of the most famous
"tiger" dens in all the land. Nor does the
gentlemanly John affect the society of the
haTpies and "talent of the turf" Then |
there are br0ad-shOudered John Russell |
Young, chief editor Of the Herald, with his |
Scotch face and his sandy side whiskers; |
Roger A. Pryor, with his long locks, the |
man who did not speak IN the Beecher- |
TiltOn embToglio; Mou.tOn the "mutual |
friend, sleepy-eyed, bushy, carrOtty- haired, |
with red face, aud still redder mOustache, |
and many other nOtabiliJies are in daily at |
tendance on the turf.
Every evening, in the brightly lighted, /
airy hotel parlOrs, the strains Of sweet /
music are heard and the waltz, the galOp /
and the UnsraCeful awkward "BOStOn'
(where except in Boston could such dance
have had biTth?) are INDUCED in.
The latest sensation to-day is the birth |
OF a daughter to gladden., the heart Of Sar-
tOris and the President, to say nothing Of
Nellie. Through all the hotels the event
was the current topic of the hour. The
President who was at Cape May was tele-
graphed for and is hourly expected.
Nothing here is more entertaining than a
stroll along the beach during the morning
hour of bathing, when one sees costumes
Of all sorts and cciOrs; swimmers good, bad
and Indifferent; occasionally a bold, fear
less one, so far ont that lie seems q mere
black speck i'm the water. NentTeSOme
swimmers have been frequently drowned,
as the undertOw at times renders it a very
dangerous beach, much more 50 than any
other bathing place OH the coast.
The lady batheTs are numerous. To see
a dame who in the salon presents e grace
ful, almost slight appearance, thanks ID the
inventive genius Of the day, lying p-ane
upon the water like q huge leviaihan, is as
Others, owing % the staple NJ
the Southern fields, who present rounded !
contour, by the magic influence Of SAT-
water and bathing costume, become q
'.thin Of substance Is the air. le gildea
youth. who are .fdpcc TO the girl Of the
period. think twice before you accompany |
the fair one TO the seaside. The surf is
equalizing, so preserve your HUI
sions as long as possible.
CONSTANCE.