The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-17

TIE CITY DY THE SEA ENJOYS A MErEoRoLo-
oIcAL sENsATIoN--A LITTLE RAINBOW UNDER
STORM (unUD--TN TIVE supp

THE CITY DY THE SEA ENJOYS A MErEoRoLo-
0ICAL sENsATIoN--A LITTLE RAINBOW UNDER
STORM CLoUD-IN TIE SURF.
Long BRANCH. August 10, 1877.
The rain Of yesterday afternoon kept a great many
people away from the regatta at Pleasure Bay In TACT
besides the and few enthusiastic friends It
was difficult to count a dozen spectators The rain
also dispirted great many Of tho hotel guests who
here yet in greater numbers than usual at this
time OF tho You know how peevish tho aver
ogo wateripg-placo visitors become II the water IS
where he does not pay for IL. Well, great many
yesterday, tboy watched the rain thought
thcy must surely 60 home where water from the
clouds and the municipal watcrworks things
10 be expected. wo changed all that this morning.
The sun seemed TO be up particularly carly, and was
shining his prctiest before the beauties, who arc fair
to middling early rsers had lett their spring mat
tresses A baImy south by west breeze tanned their
marble brows and nuttered their frIzzcs, as they
opened their easements and they down to break
fast in white and smiles That were refreshing
TO see Tho who sit 10 solemn state on tho p!az
zas and after breakfast looked tranquil When
tho HERALD came along with sthe announcement that
''tho area OF low barometer passed Off the Atlantic
coast yesterday these sodate chaps looked positively
CHEEKY and weather WISE
GLORIOUS BATHING.
At about eleven O'Clock the beach was lined with
bathcrs of both sexes. The came tumblng in
in quick succession ana tho people IN tho bathing
suits irocked tho surf With tho grace and vigor OF
porpoiscs 1t Is hard 10 look pretty in bathing COS
tune, and indeed bellies do their best TO 10 un
lovely in tho water. cannot holp thinking that II
acs"n an , onuotic Costume that would be at
once decent and becoming AS u IS, you may
find Hopping and shapeess mass OF blue lannei DER
topped by hIdeous hat OF the coarsest straw, srug
Cling the bostcrous surf beside you but that II is
the daughter OF her severe and serene mother on tue
beach, but that accurate eyed parent can tell
Tho blue SKY, with mujestcsy sailing masses OF
ncccy cloud that now and again lightly veieu The sun,
tho white sails in tho distance, the white sea gulis
sI,mming the waters nearer the shore the CHEEKY
ores and snrl astartlcd screams OF The baihers,
mngling with the mad Joyous roar Of The over curl
n delightful scene, into whose rolcking sensations
one could literally plunge at viii.
" Up from the north about noon game an oninous
rumble Heavy black clouds, with misty edges were
rising over by tho Navesiuk Highlands and out TO
northward. Another louder rumble came, but nobody
minded, it was far away, and over head and all
around for miles ~ was so brilliant ana Iulr. Iho
but still they plunged and Owed and Topped over In
this modern Beishazzar's least OF oan. The clouds
al0tt mixed little scpia with thor flake white
and great drops like fresh started tears bcgsn TO fall
So il went ON, now rain, now shine, for couple of
hours until all the bathers housed and the beach
was left the gus and Mother Carcy's chickens
aud tho silent men who wash towels and spread bath
ing suits to dry whether II is rainy or no.
SUNSHINE ASD STORM.
BY three O'Clock the storm had reached Long
Branch 1t was not large one, but very good for its
SIZE Its apan courier, ram failing fast, anu
close behind the misty spearsmen came rafting limo
OF halstone musketry, that pattcrcd upon wooden
walls AZ If knocking to come in. Tho view at was
very striking Far 10 tho north rode great white
cumuous clouds; from northwest 10 southwest hung
the heavy storm pail OF deepest PURPLE far to tho
south the sky was clear OF clouds. but shaded from
the eternal blue delicate shades of green. The
sea The north looked tossed and ragged Under the
storm cloud IL purple but here and there, where
The sun sent his avenS through, were welcome eCks
Of green.
A BEAUTIFUL RAINBOW.
So heavy was tho ram that its slant silver bars
cleaned visibly against cloud aud sea nearly half a
mile away. Bars OF prsmatc coIors now lowered In
long along the water beneath the cloud They
glowed faintly flded and reappeared to fa again.
Az epgth quick as thought splendid rainbow rose
complete, well inside the now narrow storm cloud
IL was perfect from wave TO wave, and the yellow,
orange, blue and green hues were intensely brilliant
on the northern side. II stood out in as bold relief
against tho background Of purple cloud, as though II
the borealis against tho sky OF tho polar
night Outside larger and fainter bow was formed,
but did not toucil the waves 10 the south.
Tho beautiful elect lasted for about three minutes
and then slowly faded Tho rain nosessed In force
lightning flashed and thunder pealed overhead; the
wind gusts aud tossed up the white caps, and
thsd IN about quarter OF N hour the little storm
passed of to the southwark giving US the sun IN all
MS glory. Tho inner rainbow did not extend over
fourth Of the range OF vison like the storm tina:
brought it 1t was small, but made IT up in effect.