The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-02
summer indeed

tSIDc SpTfBE, auH even sutnUcts lbus i"i
have been backward, and rendered thetenl-
perature at home 10 very ndurable that tue
TO travel has bad little to stinlu-
late II, and the INCLINATION to remain OF bona
iit.le to disturb IL But it is high time that
sais sort OF thing shcssld be reformed. The
shonld be sufficiently iHbled
with caloric to warm out those who Intend
to. 20. The <.staysat-homes" must be get
ting tired Of them. They should get out OF
TIE way. THEFT continued presence is grow
Ing tirrsone They are competitors st the.
shore ssd markets. Those whe cannot go
wifi be foreedto drum them cat OF town II
they tsola en- much longer.
Bet we apprehend no longer delay. The
wessher will suit for goias srom this tme,,
aad the most charming Inducements are
steaashp held up before Tkem. These thes
ca1't resist.
We know the resoseees~oi Virginia saF
irsedom Of enjoyment, and her ineXhaustl'
|'bie means Of plersarc so well that we kno"
|;t.,at our people never can want Tor means
IrM summer recreation. Beginning at the
tsea, we can recede gradually to the seot OF
ithe mountains and no their sleeps anG over
into the rich meadows ana the shaded
giens beyond, ana up and do"n the
draugh.So That intcrsect the fsils with
their cool, c1.ystH, merry streams that grace
them and shed brightness and~freshen the
breezes that cheer the mountaiR traveller
and the seekerdor health as he fingers near
the fountains where it is tnbibcd. ..L.
In ell this wide range and amongst all
these natural sources Of health and plea
sure Virgin Ia affords inexhausti1le means
| OF health and pleasure. 81. ....,..--.'a
Our seabeard, which we have so recently
enjoyed, ia indeed the most sdnairable on the
| Atlantic coast. We unite Virginia and
North Carolina In this seaboard. For
their see bays, neutrality-suspicious. shores,
and their inexhaustIble resources OF water
and tiedd-Euxuries, we assert the supremacy
OF thus superb coast. Time VIII develop
their grandeur. At present they are not
fully appreciated nor developed. But,
nevertheless, we have a superb beginning.
The Chesapeake bay is the queen Of their
excelences. There stand the Capes to the
east cad Hampton Roads. the deep high
way that opens the outlet to sea and the in
| let into the rich resources OF both North
Carolina and Virginia that present the at
fractions which command the richer part
Of the foreign trade OF the civilized world.
On the margin of this grand roadstead
stands OLD POINT COMFORT. with its fine
fortress and military force that have been
always the object OF attraction TO the travel
Ter and scientist since the foundation Of the
Government. There. too, OF recent con.
struction, stands the magnificent public
hotel, which affords the most liberal and
comfortable means OF accommodation to the
vast travelling public that are led by the at.
fractions OF the locality to direct their jour-
.ncy to the Point.
or course the intelligent stranger, as
well as orr own feIlow-citiZen, who seeks
10 know Virginia and her attractions, could
not omit an opportunity to know some
thing Of the scuboard as well as Of the
grand maintains and noble fountains OF
Virginia. The golden highway of Hamp-
ton Roads must be looked upon, sailed
through, and that refreshing breeze that
sweeps to and fro through the propitiouS
strait must he Inhaled and baskcd in, Or 4
glorious feature OF Virginia cannot be en-
ioyed.
AS we say, much Is to be developed. But
we would be unjust TO Virginia II we failed
to say that there is now an amount OF plea-
sure and delight at the threshold OF the
Commonwealth that cannot he too highly
appreciated or oycr-estimated.. The grand
hotel at Old Point is worthy Of all admira-
ton: for the grand watcr-scene 1t spreads
before the guest; for the fine breeze it grcets
him with for the rich luXuries OF the sea it
accumuates for him for the military dis
play Of the fort; for the spacious and clean
ly rooms, the grand ballroom and dning-
room, the splendid ventilation everywhere,
and, above all, for the splendid kitchen and
offices of the rear. In this
respect the hotel at Old Point is model for
imitation. Among the most glorious things
TO the traveller are clcanly kitchen where
cooking is we'll done, and water-cloSets that
ire free from objection. This hotel merits
this high commentator. 1t has the most
admirable battery" technically speaking,
Tor the kitchen. There especially the luxu-
ries OF the sea are cooked and served in q
perfect and faultless style-a great merit for
4 place OF public resort where the luXuries
Of the sea are timer than they are anywhere
else that We know OF. -
Now, then. at present we have Old Point
for our seacoast, and it is magnificent
place. By-and-bye we shall have other
places. Even now our Norfolk friends are
getting their ocean View" in order.
That looks out upon the ocean. A railroad
will be built to it from Norfolk, and the
distance will be made in half an hour. In
time there will lie such sources OF pleasure
along our seaboard as cannot be readily
found anywhere else.
Now the travellers in search OF health
and pleasure are hurryiug off. From Balti-
more and Philadelphia and Washington
they are coming to the Old Point Hotel,
where they Will meet many of our Rich
mond people and have gay time under the
care OF that man OF practical wisdom and
forecast, PHoEBUs. The Fourth has not
lost Its life and festivity. Far from 1t, as
those who are at the Point about these DAYS
will see.
But the day of great animation and at
traction will soon be sufficiently over to set
great number free who will look out for the