The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-07-15
WHO ARE ENJOYING THEM.
Full Houses and Brilliant Displays
in Drives and Avenues.
Among the Roses Of Rhode Island and
Along New Jersey Sands.
MILK. AND DONKEYS..
What Historian Thinks Of the
Heralds War News.

LoSG BRANCH. July H. 1871.
The Long Branch may last be deemed in.
lueurated, all the regular summer residents have
and the majority OF the hotels doing
Y not prosperous business. II is quite wonderful
place in It's way. not so much so perhaps 10 tho
stranger who views 10 for the first time, but to its
regular patron who has quietly watched its growth
during the past fifteen or twenty years Long
Branch itself may not BIO such remarkable
example OF rapid growth, but the entire beach from
the highlands up to TOMS River should be taken into
consideration and then form fair idea Of the
progress made Tho couple OF old hotels and the two
Or thrcc boarding that constituted tho old Long
Branch Of 1856 is q very different affair to tho OF
buildings OF every description that line the beach for
twenty-five miles west OF Scabright and the
boardcr that requented this seaside resort In
those early days would be slightly astonishod IL he
afforded view OF the lilo on Ocean avenue any
pleasant afternoon between five and six O'Clock. At
present is all progress at Long Branch, and there
Is doubt OF future for the place
II those Interested In the surrounding prop
sry do not in their anxiety become rich
kill the goose with the golden eggs. The beach
Affords plenty OF for summer homcstcads for
thousands of New York and Philadelphia people, and
by close aentionto the means OF transit and TO local
legislation there is reason why its population
should not be doubled in the next seven years This
Long Branch commission, however, must DO care.
iul in the way they legsatc, and not at
Tempt TO drive away mechanics from the
village by taxing them with a license,
place thrive without the assistance OF tho
artisan. In their anxiety to increase the revenue they
havs constituted themselves medical examining
beard and will not permit Now York physicians to
practice license The progress tho way of
nj are now VIZ
direct active operation between New York and
Sandy Hook Tho iavore is by land and water,
from Long Branch 10 Sandy Hook and from thence TO
New York by boat. The other line Is all rail, via tho
New Jersey Central but never compete with the
rail and water route until they can offer the advan
lase of saving IN time that will compensate Tor tho
loss OF the delightful trip down the bay to the Hook
On such excursion tho time is missed but, ON
the contrary, the passenger rather regrets when he
hos como TO the end of his journoy.
IMPROVEMENTS.
lhe past year has not wrought any very remarkable
change ia tho architectural appearance of tho Branch,
although notices the work Of tho carpenter IN
almost every direction. There has boen no insane
building up Of immense barDs Of hotels, with
having previously secured the people
put in them, experience has developed that
present there plenty OF good hotel accommodation
al tho Branch. The Hotel Brighton something new
this season, being fashionable transformation OF tho
old Metropolitan Hotel. 1t is now quite inviting
looking house and the large. cool and com.
Portable IL is located close New Jersey South
ern depot There are other hotels until
you reach the Elberon, the house, now being
run by Con Jones' late OF the Hoffman House. Elbe-
ron is q station OH the New Jersey Southern and the
hotel which Is extension OF the old Francklyn Cot
tage, derives its name from that source The MOTEL is
built in the Ezabethan style Of architecture and Is
really Of :he complete buildings OF the kind
ever erected, everything that has recently
apply ing To the com tort OF hotels been
made use OF The dining occupies the en-
tire ground floor Of the nam wing, and Is Of the
prettcst rooms Of the kind Imaginable. IL appears
at first ra,h err large house. but when one nkes
into the residents Of the fifteen cottages
also belonging 10 the establishment there Is
room taken up than can be used TO advantage The
OF this is already secured great
taken ia the selection Of the people whom
the cottages were let, and also IN those passing the
summer IN the house. The cottages are occupied
by General II. Porter, $. wyckoG; I. Belknap
Martin, j. I. soutter, Lewis !. B,nne
Charles G. Francklyn, Robert Bonner, Frederick
arc such agreeable neighbors Mr.. Thomas Dickson,
James ~ Brown, Chief Justice Swaync, Count G. Gail
a% Gn RoSsr ME- ALLEN
N. Fry, Henry a. Z. Taylor I'm Grants cotagc),
George W. Childs, Jesse selgman, Joe Bument6a,
Edward dc Rose. William Ciockcr. n. Perry, H.
H. HolIlstcr, Lewis p. Brown and others In the
W. H. Townsend. DR.. and Mrs. Austin Flint Mr. and
Mrs. IS Hamilton, Nine de rooni and iamiiy Mr.
wsc.ooS %r oner a Cutting D' J ana amS
!. @. Brown and family. Mr.. W.. ). Brown and
family. Mr.: Augustus /. Brown and family, Mr..
W. Kohisaut and family, Mr. b. r. Morgan and
Il. Il. Bisseli, all oil New York; General
anu Mr. and Mrs. George Dodge, OF San Francisco;
Mr. W. ID. Glenn and Miss Glenn, vi Philadelphia, Mr.
Henry Field oil Chicago and others. This may surely
~ a n
Branch. and everybody appears so mucn pleased With
Jones that plans In contemplation tho
ton OF ten new cottages 10 DO hnished by the FIRST OF
next season.
There has not been much change in the other hotels
A. the Branch, unless It may be Ia the way OF painting
hands and Is this season by Messrs. Critcnden
Peabody. The former Is one OF the best hotel men
this country, and evidence Of his popularity may DO
found really people stopping at tho
house, There arc representatives Of some OF tho best
families in New York aud Philadelphia The West End
is, as usual the main centre oil attraction that u.s.
during the racing as the pools all sold there, and
consequently the horsemeE prefer to DC cosn At hand
" Is at present doing quite large business, and
very cosmopolitan patronage Howiands ID as popu-
lar with the old New YORK ana Philadelphia
families that have been In the habit of going
there Tor years, and, rejuvcnatcd with fresh
coat OF paint, at present in quito
prosperous condition. Tho Ocean Is looking better
than looked before and drawing large genera
business the Mansion still appears tam IT'S
reputation ana has no. much difficulty Ia hng ITS
the Mansion and Ocean hotels. The other houses,
such the Clarendon. Pavilion, East End. Iauch's
&c, all receiving lair amount OF patronage and
there Is every reason 70 anticipate quite profitable
season.
SCENES on TIM BEACH,
There Is nothing Of very pew nature TO chron
clio about tho boacn except milk aud donkeys These
two Innovations arc under the special direction Of
Major Leland OF the Ocean, and both feceivc fair
amount OF patronage In thor way. The milk stand
tho buD, directly Ia front OF the Ocean House,
and II really novelty to obtain good mix
and you come out from bathing. There
stories oi real miikmad, all alfred IN appropriate
costume, having been secn there one morning; but
then malicious people do say she a CHI an rmaid
from tho Ocean House, dressed up Tor the OCCASION
10 an 10 be skechcd by one Ot the artists OF n
weekly pictorial Any way " the miikmaid is
DOT regular atcndant, there IS always milk
man, who sui1ccs 10 deal out tho tactical luid
The donkeys are Tor tho most part poncs, but AS
donkcys considered the correct thing there
necessity to wound any ones feeling Tor such ir1!ng
misnomcr 1nry are tho dcligut o. the children aud
nurses, and mammos have quito lively time II they