The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1879-09-10
LETTER FROM EEw YORK.
Especial corrs,pondezos - the Gusetts.l
NV YoRk. Anrnst / ls-a


NV YORk. August I. lS-e-
Manhattan Beach has declared war agains, the
Jews. Mr. corbiu, proprietor Of hotel and rail-
road down there. feels his sOul aggrievei by the
presence at the beseh Of so many Hebrews who. be
says, pHt on many airs. are very pashiag and self
Asssrre. talk lsudly. OSsupy the best seats On the
hOtsl piAzaAs, make themselves generally obnoxious,
and spend very little money. Mr.. Corbin SAYS these
Jews nasty and be wants none of them. Bu,
how Mr.. COrbin help hinselfs-,hat is the aues-
tion. I an from nv own observation. inclined to
think t5ai Mr. Corbiu at least partly right in his
estimate q the Hebrew pienieis;s- Many very many
ot them luud vulgar and 6isAgreeahle- OF course
the ignorant classes Of all nAiion2les generally
dis&Ereesble to people Of refined and habits
when they are brought IN contact with them. bat,
for some reason CT another, sees at cheap
public resorts greater number Of Questionable in-
6ivida4ls Of the Hebrew fAse than Of any ether. I
do u0s pretend to explain this, merely state the
fact But, ErAniine this, has Mr. COrhin the power
10 prevent people from travelling his railroad sud
visiting his hote simply for the that they
seWs--evsn they are nasty JeEss Certainly
not BE car only keep them Of his hoiel in one
way, and that is by making his prices high for
them. but then he viii drive away greA; many
other people also who are no more than tie Jews
the habit Of spending much money. and hotel such
Mr. CO-bin's cannot be made TO pay by selee.
few, il nnsi be pa,rOnizsd by the multitude Alto
z.
.'ETIn and bear it''-S-, perhaps, Mr.. Corbin vii
be2r il while the Jews grin.
Nov that the topic Of Nauhattsn Beach
perhaps few remarks regarding proEniseaO1s bath
ing at sea beaches in general may not be Of place
% course any one who SAYS that the custom Of the
bathing together is III Oldest may expee TO be
laughed at cid fogy. He viii be reminded tha;
''tS the pure all things pure, which BY the way
Is only Convenient piece Of Absariiiy) and he viii
perhaps be told that in Japan il the caSion for the
70 al Wit -h- -Dfs s.ehn rhar
IN stale of nudity aud 10 harm comes Of II. To
this latter remark the reply may be made that in
country where pTo.tituiion considered Disgrace
ful the ideas OF the people concerning morality are
say the least, Somewhat pecallSr. Bat; looked a,
rom common sense instead Of the conventional
point Of view the custom absolutely hsrmesss Let
rs SEE 4 younE woman Eho would neFer dream Of
appearing before her male zeonaiutsnees in the
drawing room IL state Of isAabiile throws oE all
reserve At the side, aud dressed oui. in tunic
and troEsers OF material so fiusey that when wet
II elngs coSey 10 Der form. goes into the water with
lot Of Young men and romps with them, ard is
pulei about by them in a way which would as.enish
that younE l2dyk teusle relatives OF few genera
uSns back could they rise fro ther grares and
the performances. Car II be for moment doubtful
whether thki yonng female person loses gains in
seif-respees and E0nanlr reserve? 1t is useless to
pooh-Pooh. and sar that there is no harm in it.
say have seen, st Of popular sea bathing
places, half nude women Rugged AID nAulei BY half
nude men II the water in fall view Of thousands Of
manner, and say that the custom however inno-
cent IN theory is not in practice, and that the
tendency Of prOniseuous bathing towards a loss of
that innate nodesty which is Eousn's brightest
charm
Rapid transit schemes have proved so successful
that capitalists itching to get into the busi-
ness. 1 line Of e!eTated railroad through Second
Avenue Is being vigorously pushed forward, and its
owners will soon be II position relieve the Third
ATenHe rosd Of portion Of It's profits. Vanderbilt
finds bis Harlem branch suffering considerably from
the competition Of the eeEAted roads, and his recent
Gt;enpt TO get charter for 8 road through Fourth
Avenue vas natural result BE failed however, for
reasons which are variously stated The Aldermen
say that there is demand for the proposed road
and that they have too much regard for the rights of
property owners 70 grant franchise damaging to
them and Of no particular benefit to the public.
wicked people say that W. b. failed because ne is
noi a. smart as the old Commodore, and thinks too
much Of his money.
had an opportunity the other day Of witnessing
little ineident which illustrated the feeling that
seems now generally to prevail towards Henrv Ward
Beeeher- Il cn beard steamer going down
Boston harbor. Beeehsr came ont on the after deck
and took 8 seat among the passengers many Of whom
showed by their nanner that they recognized him.
In almost every the sign Of recognition was an
areEiei smile. One remark I overheard was I've
are sure Of safe passage now, have an angel On
board" He had just been preaching IN the vicinity
Of Boston, and perhaps of these very people
who now sneerea AZ hin had formed part of his con-
gregHtior. Wherever Beeeher lectures or preaebes
large crowd always gathers. bnt how much reel in
H0enes does be exert over his bearers He xnuses
them and their curiosity is gratiEed by the sight of
tie Zero OF nasty scandal, and that Is about all
Wien name appearance Is the signal for smile Of
defisiOn it is pretty safe say the moral inu
enee OF that nan Is not worth talking about.
In personal appearance Beecher Is the picture of
rude, robust health, his red face. seedy coat and
black sioueh hat give him very much the look Of
hearty farmer whose only e0ueern is about the erops
and the weather, and there Is nothing whatever to
indicate that his business Is presumably that Of
saving souls. To speak tie truth his face is not in
the least intellectual, the eyeds dropping. the
eyes dali, the lips Thick, and the ehops heaTy al
together it il face which conveys TO the Observer
the idea Of bat characteristics and that is-seu-
suality- The most eounonPiaee remarks Of great
men Are generally considered worthy Of repetition
perhaps il may interest your readers to know what
this great man in particular said upon this not par
teulHry great occasion be turned 10 his companion
Who vas e1petiating eloqusntiy upon the beauty Of
the seeaery and ssid-s'Let rs 70 70 supper.''
More people than usual are spending the summer
this year tdo~n East" Perhaps one reason for that
is that the fares from New York to Boston are lower
nov than they have ever been before Many people,
sreh your correspondent, whose purses are never
in Plethorle condition, are thns enabled to make
more extended sum trips than their means would
otherwise allow. This letter which was beeup IN
New York with the thermoneter at one hundrsd I
noE finishing in little village on the coast Of
Maine where the Temperature this morning made one
shiTer inside an oveTeoat ButnoE in the afternoon
the weather i glorious, pleasant breeze blowing
seward lifting the curtain Of fog and disclosing tie
pine covered hills undulAting far the eye can
reach On one sde. and the other the grim old At
lantie asleep in the Sunshine.
Before leaving New York called On N friend the
uilliner regarding the sumner fashions. She SAYS
walking dresses cut quite short and seaus With
no oEs--Ekirt- Striped goods are nueh IN vogue,
and light eoors have The prsferenee. She also vent
into technical business Ehieo pretended 70
understand, but which was As uniDtellgble m ex-
tract from the Rig Veda- She discoursed 20 ne
sEeetly Of ruehes. and quilings, and Hlnsions; Of
shiTriogs, and pUf bands and e0rdings; and pIsa.-
ings and rolled fronts She showed me .Fsyal'
hat ] cannot describe j. bot will Try. Take a
nuzhroon shaped hal Of blue and white or black aud
white straw and play football with it round room
until you have knocked Il infs cooked hat OF one
Ede and into ssrerai hills aud hOiioWs the other
thea threw At il half dozen yards 80 Of game or
ribbon and fastsn that With multipIeitT Of or
nAnenfs, then shake basket fall Of flowers oEsr Il
and the -Fayal" Is eonplete- TIE eject il very
striking She told NE many more things about the
fashions but was Iost in adniration Of the
"Faynr that the infsrnssion Was thrown away upon
Ne hope that What haEs rsnenhsrsd nay Be