New-York tribune., 1879-06-07
THROYGS AT COMFY LSLAND,


IMPROVEMENTS AT MANHATTAN BEACH-ENLARGE-
MENT OF THE HOTEL Observation-Disclosures
AT THE HOTELS.
Coney Island is beginning to have animated
appearance. Daily when the weather is fair the
beach is thronged with hundreds of visitors. The
great hotels also have once look of life The
bath-house at Manhattan Beach will be opened to-
day. GilmOres Band with Levy is expected on
June IA. The space in front Of the hotel is putting
on a delightfully."- green appearance In consequence
of loads Of fresh sods that are being laid by dozens
of workmen. There were hundreds Of people about
the hotel Yesterday. enjoying the cool air on the
veranda. The men lazy smoked their Ha-
yanas and ventured guesses TO the names
of the steamers. the smoke of which left
long black streaks the horizon, while the ladies
commented on the laying-out of the lawn and
watched the children playing In the damp sand.
Among those n ogstered recently at the Manhattan
Beach Hotel are US. Grant r.. ex-secretary Benja-
min H. Bristow All. Lazare and Mrs. George W.Dil-
lingham of New-YorS. The Manhattan Beach Rail-
road Company has contracted for the building Of
fifteen Woodruff parlOr cars. Three of the cars are
now at the Jersey City depot of the Pennsylvania
Railroad awaiting transportation to the beach.
They are finished in light woods. and are furnished
with handsomely upholstered chairs instead Of
seats. There is a smoking apartment in each car.
One of the cars VIII be built expressly tor persons
who may wish to charter special car. 1t will be
finely furnished. The cars have all the modern i'm
The Hotel Brighton has been enlarged. The pro-
prietors. 10 would seem have been almost forced
into opening their doors TO numerous guests before
they are wholly ready for them. For the past few
days many arrivals nave been recorded, ana extern
sive preparations are making Tor the summer
crowds. Last year II was round that there was "A
great demand for table dhOte and for more sleep
ing apartments at the Brighton. In order to meet
Il an eNt
has been added 10 the eastern end. This
addition contains los rooms-sixty-eight of which
will be available for guests and forty Will be used
by the servants These rooms are situated
on three stories, and VIII open upon the private
piazza for the permanent guests, just as III the
western wing. he rooms can be used slngly
OF in suites, and Will be furnished, as
are those IN the rest OF the mouse, IN
sets of ash in the Eastlake style. The
used last year by the permanent guests has been
divided by partitions into three smaller dining
rooms, where coaching parties and the Ike can be
accommodated with private meals. The suite OF
rooms opposite these will be used TINS year as last
bv the New-1Ork Cnb
The lower floor of the eastern end of the hotel
will be used a dlning-r0om Tor the permanent
guests of the house, and several rooms opening on
the front veranda Will be for the of picnic par
ties The large room where the table d'hOte will be
set viii open the southern and eastern yerandas
and will seat 300 persons; New kitchens
have been lifted up IN the En- rear 9. Ir,in Oh the
ments that suggested themselves last year. The
kitchen will be entirely distinct although
no more complete in Its details from the
one supplying the transient guests The
table d'hote has been supplied In view OF
fine urgent demand for 1t that there was last
wear. and the proprietors intend TO Introduce what
II il expected will be agreeable IN
novation in the form of a bottle of old
claret with ones buefish and clans. The eX-
tension Will also contain on the grand
floor dining-roOIus for servants and children.
The rooms west OF the office that last year were
n,ed by picnic parties viii hereafter contain tables
for transient guests The kitchens supplying these
rooms have been much enlarged. The hotel pro-
prieors can seat 100 people dinner ut one time
Tie table d'bOte will be s,t Oh June 10. Neucn-
dorff with "a band Of sixty performers Is expected
i'm few DAYS. lie will play the veranda. probably
untII the new music stand Is finished. Among
others staviug at the hotel Thursday were the Rev.
Robert C0llyer. Of Chicago; Bishop j. j. COnroy,
Peter Gardner and family, Judge ID. K. Nutter, W.
T. Douglas and wife, who were married IN Grace
Church on Wednesday; Mrs. Peter Gilsey General :.
J. limit Dr. +. :. Bradford, aud Mrs. L. H. Aer-
rlam of rpriE gfeld, Mass.
over hundred persons went in bathing. and the
beach was covered with hundreds who laughed at
th. timld women who ruthlcssly tossed TINS
way and that by the huge breakers that came roll
ing in with the food tide. Thus far last Sunday
was tine best daY for the Dathers, when O21 enjoyed