The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1879-08-16
THE SUMNER RESORTS.
News Notes from Mountains, Springs
and Seaside Places.

Lake Chautauqua is the popular resort for
Cincinnatians.
The cooler weather checked the travel
from the cities to the watering places.
The next marriage announced to occur at
Newport is that OF son of Cyrus W. Field.
There is man selling papers at Atlantic
City who last year spent $37, 900 at the
place.
DIR. G. NJ. Beard in one of his papers in
the Journal of lnebriety, comes to the con-
clusion that sea air has peculiarly strong
influence in exciting the desire for alcoholic
stimulants.
The other day young lady of Brooklyn,
while fishing at Cushings Island, Me-, had
the misfortune to catch the hook in her
nose, and was obliged to 20 up to Portland
with the hook depending from her face be-
fore it could be removed
| The Heather Chinee takes kindly to the
American summer resort. Several of the
Chinese students at various institutions in
this country are at Mantle, Conn, and may
be seen promenading the streets every fair
day with the prettiest girls in town.
People are spending the season away
from home at rates which have not been
equaled in cheapness for many years.
Families live ON the beach in cottages tents
and more or less cooperative arrangements,
nearly as cheap as they can live at home.
Mr. John Hoey has been compelled to
close the gates of his beautiful place at the
Branch against promiscuous visitors. No
one now, except the holders of passes, is al
lowed to drive through the grounds, except
by special permission of the lodge keeper.
A correspondent writing from the White
| Mountains says, that is capital idea of the
railroad people to run an engine in front of
the hotel at Fabyan's about 6 O'Clock in the
morning and blow off steam for ten or fif-
teen minutes. 1t beats the old gong all to
pieces.
After all, Cape May is the place to 60 to
see the ladies bathe. They wear full
toilette in the water, consisting of some
fancy suit, with necktie, gloves and colored
hose, with a wide belt clasping the waist.
A few ultra fashionable add fan, parasol
and bonnet.
West Virginia has not been lacking in en-
terprise this year, and news comes to us Of
the discovery of q new alum spring, nine
miles north of Lewisburg; hot spring on
knapp's Creek, and an excellent salt sui
phur spring in Webster County This will
do very well for one summer.
The chief natural glory of Saratoga is its
evenings. The hottest day is usually fol-
lowed by a cool night, and between sunset
and midnight life is surrounded by mani
fold comforts. One can go abroad without
fear of miasmato infection. and can sleep
without dread of the mosquito.
The city BELLE in breaking away from the
restraint and conventional routine Of city
life, can scarcely be too picturesque and
bizarre for the blossoming country, for gar
den parties, lawn tennis, and archery, where
gay butterfly costumes are most effective,
fitting here and there over the green, vel
vety lawns and through the tangled woods.
Rather novel feature of Long Branch
life is daily midday prayer-meetng in
the Campbell cottage on Ocean avenue.
: The meeting is usually led by Mrs Camp
bell, and is attended almost exclusively by
summer visitors A weekly meeting for
Bible reading is also held at the Rowland
Hotel, and is conducted by Mrs. Gordon
Hammersley, of New York, one of the lead
ers of society at the Branch.
Newport also has its newspaper, which
has become an institution of the place.
{ Messrs. Davis q Pitman started the News in
modest way. and have worked hard for
its success as a daily paper. They have
found their reward in sprightly sheet,
. and the paper has been doing SO well that
, its proprietors have just bnilt new build
8 ing on Thames street, which in its architec-
< ture and appointments reflect great credit
upon them and their paper Newport
: Letter.
= Among the guests of the United
States Hotel are many good rife
shots. This week Miss Shattuck, of New
York, upon the second shot, struck gold
dollar at Benson's gallery. Miss Van Stod
dar, of New York, and Miss Briggs, of Bos
! ton, are also fair markswomen. Among
the oif-hand shooters may be mentioned
Miss Pike, Miss Bixby and Miss Durant, o
S New York, any Of whom has scored 46 ou
8 of a possible so without rest The Daily
Saratogian.
$ The lawn parties are charming First
: there are here the perfection of lawns, will
just the right amount of shade. Over th,
| beautiful turf are laid, here and there, Ori
/ entail rugs-and they never are so beautiful
as on our tender green turf-and chairs art
clustered about, and no lawn is now with
: out its tennis net. can not imagine any
thing more picturesque than one of thesC
now very fashionable lawn parties. Occa
sionally breakfast' is served on corne
$ of a lawn, the table and chairs set out on
t great rug thrown down under the tree -
: Newport Letter.
A Newport eottager has hardly time t,
: breathe in just now, such are the social de
. mands upon her; and this year our gayet,
! bids fair to extend far into the autumn
All the horses and the hounds of the Queen
, County Hunt Club are here for the Club
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