The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-22
VISITORS AT LONG BRANCH.
THE QUEST FOR SUNDAY COMFORT At
THE JERSEY sEAsHORE
A Late hut Thorough Crowdina OF the Hotels
The Saturday Night Dsneing-Tripie scoots
A PROPAGATION 20 saw on Miss Anderson.

tense heat. the thermometer marking hun
dred without enough stir OF air day or night to
straightcn flag. Then Saturday Of cool |
breeze from the ocean to make the visitors who
came to stay over Sunday fancy that comfort
is not only usually but always to DO found here. |
These corners crowded the eleven hotels on the |
beach and that was condition that they had |
not yet been in this late season. The arriving |
trains Of both routes were long and full. and |
some Of the passengers on the last ones had to |
60 here and there. travelling bags in hand to |
find beds The hotel clerks were still polite.
yet they took on n porceptible air OF independ-
cnce born Of sudden prosperity.
Tho first move OF the new visitors. aftor
making sure Of lodgings was to the surf. Added
to the regular afternoon bathers. they thronged
the water oven jostling one another In several
OF the larger gatherings. Women outnuinberod
men. and tho grotesqueness OF shapes and
movements-but who can write anything new
about the sights OF bathing2
After the bathing came the dinners. A sen
breeze is wonderful sharpcner Of the appetite.
SO is bathing in salt water. The fare in the
principal hotels hos not fallen in quality with
the fall in prices. These conditions were favor
able 10 hearty eating Sea food Is one thlng
hotels. because the fish have hardly tho time to
wrigglc once twiXt water and nrc. great
variety are caught just of shore. and the names
are familiar: but they tnste so different from
the same sorts after half day or day 81 trans
poIlation that thoy do not seem at Al alike;
parlors every evening but last evening the d.
version rose TO the pretenslons Of balls IN inc
| wooden piles the assembly wac very great. com
prsing not only the regular guests. hut folks
from the other hotels and couages. Inc Two
paror. with cool-colored cloth over the carpet;
band at ono end OF the room making excellent
music: enough dancers to comfortably cover
| the floor; sufficient blazing gas to make every
| thing brilliant and to shine out on the lawns as
| from an enormous lantern. The wide veran-
das held scven-eghts Of the two assemblages.
| that proportion being spectators looking IN
dancers. like occupants Of theatre boxes seeing
| a ballet on the stage. The dancers seemed to
stepped e with scli.conscous precision. and kept
| their faces starched in their sweetest express
why don't you 60 in and dance ?" said Dion
Boucicauit to John Mccullough. MS they leaned
against post on the West End veranda;
Mccullough had been clad in the toga Of VIZ
| 00iis. and the bald. nervous Boucicault In the
nised by everybody A. il was, few knew who
they were. Without disguise. they were very
eectualy disguised Bo1cic@n on me n, sa ,Se
| stage. Mccullough in Roman dress Is almost
as different from Mccullough IN trousers;
why don't you 10 In and dancer Bouci-
Eight months yenr Is about enough Of per
the audience. ButI'll see You DO It."
I'm bet you ten dollars, you won't. Mortal
| powers John. look Mt that -
4 pair Of dancers we're doing the new thing
In waltzing. il IL called the Triple Scoot. IL is
the sideyse moyemen, OF ,rao eSe ;I at,das
like steps OF the Fashioned schottische. intro
duced At irregular intervals In the ordinary
| waltz. Tho wonder is how the pair manage TO
| do II simultaneously. There must be some pre-
concerted signal such as squeeze OF the waist u
rather startling. Nothing 50 much ike stage
dancing has ever before been introduced into
The two actors sauntered to dark corner
ami fell into earnest conversat9n-pH,ss 81 SD .,
about Bogcissnts proiec, OF having s, McCp II
Ing nSeom mar The trouble is tint Iohn is short,
aud a foot or so Of Mary would have 70 be sawed
Mary Is understood TO object and now Bouci
cault is said to be devising way OF lengthenini
The brilliance Mt the Ocean was extended tc
the lawn by rows Of lights in colored globes anC
] | the buildings six hundred feet Of front wa:
. | hung with lanterns. Carriages and stages con
stanty carried full loads between the OceaI
| and tho West End, which are about mile apart
| and until midnight there was hubbub al tn,
e This Paragraph is tor women: White Grena
| dine and Swiss were the common materials o
the dresses worn. Lace sleeves showed nun
o dreds Of arms TO the shoulders No boso onli
= Skirts were trailing Hats were broad brlmmed
. and cooked into surprising shapes ~ tnougl
r generally done mp high and rather plain. Elaho
y rateness Of toilet was general, but somewha
|
!. long excursion train and heavy showe
d came at II o'clock this morning. Neither we WET
; warmly welcomed The train brought multi
+ tude, who would not stay over night nor spen'
: much money IN any way. The shower Tas o No
s needed. Tor the ar was nreaiy Somlortaq4..
!; cool and II fell nj Just the time for sunday RID
4 ing and church-going both OF which are yer
3 generally indulged IN. There are churches Q
= undenomnational Seaside Chapel, built, b
" summer residents. The junior Tying preache
g he afternoons of week days but on sunday
- there is q forenoon spoil Of II. striking eQul
fi ana Ar HANDSOME horses are here owner
i. woe-beS6ne New Jerseybo ne and bred beast
4. can he hired. Ihero Is no pleasure In rom
$ at a gait that practically is standing still b
! comparison with the horses that are speedin
d The vcrandahs were crowded all day Ions
T. Listlessnoss everywhere. A C9ney Island an
y In pnrsut, 81 rest. Here the whole aspect is re
r. versed. There is no hurIah. An en3rm!ou
n amount OF eating is being done to-day npt II
10 confusion There is. to9, more or less drlnkiin
but IS not public The b esrrGGmS, limited
all have the appearance OF being closed, and
nj some instances entrance really is not 70 be ha
e. The bathing was more general thah SapDa'ar
10 small things cause much talk in his,uncven
Il. yer j. Hooker Hammersey. on Thursday ovel
~ Ing. NJ the Rowland Is still current top
OF IImnmersley wears launtY clothes. drives III
"a manners he is the ideal swell. He is "a dow
nj right good fellow. though. and popular with Il
20 men and women who know him, Well, he W
about to start Tor Europe. and his friends Il
is like expressing their good will. There is
er evidence that burlcsque was intended. But
st was n funny occasion. at least for those u
re in full sympathy with II. band marched
OF i'm front Of the hotel and played. Then sol
IL skyrockets and other fireworks were Jet G
er Then Mr.. Hammersley WAS called Tor. he a
llo peared on a balcony, and at his side was pAc
its q flag on which his cont OF arms had been pan
no cd. He made a speech. closing with:
rs W. have teen long together
ar ThrOish pleasant and through stormy weather
II, hard 10 part when friends are dtar-
,ro Twill cause, perhaps. 81 H. n tear
~ Then steal away, give little warning,
" Choose thine own time. SAN not good meht
81 Hut meeting In some brighter cline,
rim Bid me good morning
lce Politics is talked hero, Of course, bnt TN
,hu are few indications OF plotting. John Kelly
NY living ut the Mansion, and New iork, politiGla
. como down to ask things Of him.. Mayor ~
shlss ley is at the Rowland and Phlladelphia mol
- clans come up to confer with nm. EN-H
az Bcdo Is at the Mansion. and 10 often the cen
.isl Of n group OF New Jersey politicians. Jc
vi Bigelow is at the Ocean. hut those who talk "
him about politics are not suspected OF d'
purposes. samuel !. Tildcn. elected Presld
Of these United States, IL AT the tIneron