The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-07-07
NEW ORLEANS AS A SUMMER CITY

The man or woman who has the leisure and
money enough TO pay his fare, by rail or
river, who remains in New Orleans during
the summer months, Is simply a person of
very bad taste and but slight appreciation of
comfort.
With larger capabilities than most locali-
ties, 1t has perhaps fewer attractions as q
summer residence than almost any city in the
country, and certainly fewer than any along
the whole line of our seaboard. The city it
self - the houses, the streets, and
the places of business = Is, for the
man who must work and during the hours of
labor, exceptionally and uniformly pleasant
In this respect New Orleans stands unrivaled
among American cities. Our climate Is most
equable, the temperature, from days end to
days end, through the whole summer vary
ing less than In almost any other locality on
the continent. 1t is seldom indeed that we
experience here that sweltering monday
heat which makes the Northern cities SO
uncomfortable during the summer solstlce.
Herein lies the chief attraction Of our cli-
mate. We know nothing Of that depicting
and sickening heat OF the Northern MONDAY,
known, even among those who are most ex-
posed to the sun. Our nights are measurably
cool, while the breeze scarcely has a cessa-
tlon from nightfall till morning. They are
not chilly like the Northern nights, thus
never presenting contrast, which makes the
heat OF the day the more oppressive.
Yet, with all these advantages-and very
great ones they are for those whose avoca
tions are not suspended with the busy sea-
son-there Is not, there cannot be, In all the
world city of such large population and
pretensions as this where the facilities for an
hours or days escape from the heat and
dust and noise of the streets are so poor and
unsatisfactory. There are any number of
places In and around the city that could be
made attractive at but little cost, where tired
men and women could resort for breath OF
fresh air and restful hour, and where sick
and delicate children could find some relaxa-
tion from the summer imprisonment of brick
walls and baekyards. We say there are any
number Of such places ilneburg, Spanish
Fort, the New Lake End the City Park, Car
rolltOn-yet none of these points are much
resorted to, except the New Lake, because of
the insufficient means OF transportation lead
ing to them and the poor accommodations
they afford after they are reached. To none
OF these points are the means OF travel suffi-
cient or agreeable; nor can any OF them, ex-
cept the New Lake, be reached by anything
approximating a pleasant ride To that
point, the least attractive of them all,
the railway accommodations are COM
paratlvely good, and the result is that
| crowds throng there every evening TO cit
beneath a lot of shabby booths, without u
blade OF grass or tree In sight, and swig
mean beer and sloppy lemonade, while Milne
burg, with It's tasteful gardens and the um.
braReous oaks OF the old fort are utterly ne
elected.
Under the present management these two
points, which are really attractive, are al
most inaccessible, the trains being uncertain,
the cars old, heavy, miserable affairs, and the
tracks so rough that 1t makes one sea sick to
be jolted over them. At each Of these places
there are good restaurants where a
good meal can be had by any
one that has the money to pay for it at res
taurant prices. But If one has not the money
to patronize these costly establishments, or
happens to go out for recreation and not to
feed, he Is at loss what to do with himself or
where to go. These restaurants are all very
elegant, with scientific cooks and suave gar
cone, with all the delicacies of the season and
rich wines to wash them down, yet If there
were some cheaper establishments with sim
pier attractions, and prices better adapted to