The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-12
FASH enable watering Places.

present an abandoned and neglected ap.
pearance not usual at this season of the
year.
We do not remember any time within
the last ten years when the weather has Sc
persistently conspired to drive people out
OF town; nor do we remember any summo OF
within the same period when so few of our
citizens have been in position TO avail
themselves Of the courteses and hospitali-
ties OF the "gentlemanly clerks" who do
the honors at the great summer caravan
saries, on the plain of Saratoga, in the
mountains, and by the shore of the sound
ing sea. The guests have been hidden, but
they do not appear.
At one Of the principal Long Branch
hotels, single people are charged from
| Ave to eight dollars day, according
to the room, sir;" while husband and
wife, occupying together the same room,
pay FIVE dollars n day each. The gentle
manly clerk will tell you "those are our
invariable prices" and will. either by
letter or by word of mouth more or
less politely give you to understand
that, II the prices don't suit you, you
are under no legal obligation to come.
Just at this present writing, very consid-
cradle portion OF the I've thousand people
who were seduced into visiting Long
Branch on the afternoon Of the Fourth, in
order to assist at the Grand Centennial
Races, are laid no at their homes Ia this
city, slowly recovering from the heat.
dust, fatig cues, and disappointment OF that
eventful day. AS far as restaurant charges
20, tho Long Branch people can give the
Philadelphians points and beat them.
The Saratoga season, thus far, has been
no better than that at Long Branch
At the chief hotels you see, here and
there, an old habitue. who seems ut
terly lost on tho vast expanse of
piazzas which greets the eve in every
direction. The hotel keepers put on bold
front; tell the unsophisticated inquirer,
"never had SO many people in tho house at
this time before; received telegrams last
night from Queen Verona, Gen. GRANT
and Dom PEDRO; they are going to spend
the whole OF August here;" but tho trains
from the South leave comparatively few
travellers at Saratoga, MS they daily come
and go; while, 30 far, those from the North
leave scarcely any at all. The secret of all
this is found in two words-high prices
During the regatta, Saratoga will be
| crowded. But those who go there will, rs n
general thing, leave as soon rs the regatta
Is over. Were prices ut the principal ho-
tells in unison with the times, q very large
| number OF regatta visitors would, no
doubt, linger for a couple OF weeks But
at Eve, six, and seven dollars day they
cannot afford IL. Few OF those who go to
Saratoga drink the waters; and yet, with
the exception of Mr.. MoRRIssEy's great
tiger show, we know OF no other attruc-
ton which this village offers TO those who
are in search of health and pleasure during
the summer months.
As regards fashionable watering places
in the mountains, we have nothing
cheering TO report. Sharon. where the
weather has been rainy, feels the hard
times severely. AS an instance Of tho
absurdly high prices adhered 10 Mt the
chief hotel, We will cite the case Of gen.
tleman from this city who was DESTROYS OF
passing six weeks there with his family
He wrote asking at what rate he could be
accommodated, but the rate named was SO
exorbitant that he Immediately made ar
rangements elsewhere. No doubt many
Others have been deferred from visiting
Sharon this year by similar reasons.
Newport, 30 far as the hotels are con-
cerned, is not yet even fairly started.
Those who own cottages are of course reg
ularly installed. They form a society by
themselves, come early, stay late, and
have, as u general thing, tile to do with
the hotels. That Newport win have fewer
transient visitors than for many years past
can readily be seen even now from the
number OF cottages unrented and the few
applications for rooms at hotels and board
ing houses. Life at Newport is very ex-
pensive. Single men, mostly, take a room
in some quiet locality, and browse around
at hotels, restaurants, and cottages for
meals; the class of men who live in
this manner being generally invited out
to dine two or there times week
But existing prices render IL impossible
for any one who leads the life which
makes Newport attractive, to pass his sum
mer at this very fashionable seaside resort
without having decent bank account to
draw on. As this class has greatly dimin-
shed all over the country, we have not far
to go for an explanation OF the dull de-
serted, and forlorn appearance Of New
port in this present month OF July. The
cottaRers will have 1t pretty much all to
themselves this year.
Here in New York we see on the streets,
in the park and at the clubs, great num-
her OF familiar faces generally absent at
this season. They are for the most part
passing the summer in town. Possibly the
experience Of the present year may teach
summer hotel keepers n lesson which Will
lead them in the future to moderate their
charges.
Some of the Canadian journals are dis
cussing what ought to be done should tho hos
tile Sioux be defeated by the United States
troops and driven over the border; and, 1t
seems, Mr.. TAYLOR, United States Consul at
Winnipeg, has been publishing letters predict
Ing trouble In case such an event should occur
unless a treaty should be framed TO meet the
contingency writer Ia the Winnipeg STANDARD,
Mr. MORGAN CoLDwELL, reviews the whole sub
Ject, and as his views undoubtedly represent
those Of the majority Of Canadians, they are
worthy of notice, He holds that a treaty bind
ing the Canadian Government to treat the Sioux
as enemies In case they should after defeat,
take refuge on Canadian soil. would he "A viola.