Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1879-10-04
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JERSEY Cry, Aug. 10, 1870,
DEAg MAMMA feel In a mood |
for writing to-day, and although /
wrote a letter yesterday, win try
again this evening. / wished to tell
you Of my trip to Coney Dir. Daia-
iel carried Us down there, that Is,
Nettic and myself. We crossed
over to Brooklyn, took the street
cars to the depot, an open steam car
was taken there, and we steamed
swiftly down to Brighton Beach
for you must know the Island II di-
vided into three principal parts,
namely: Brighton, West Brighton,
and Manhattan Beaches. We ar
rived at the first named, entered a
magnificent hotel, looked over it,
and went thence to the promenade
gallery in front to view the ocean.
Hundreds of people were enjoying
the salt sea breeze on the shore and
great throng5 passed and le-passed
each other on the broad galleries.
The grounds in front of the hotel
are exquisitely laid out in the most
intricate and elaborate flower-beds,
all brilliant with glowing blossoms,
and Immediately to the right side
of the main entrance IS the musical
pavilion. ] don't know bow to give
you an idea Of this most beautiful
structure, but imagine u great hol-
low ball cut half into two pieces, the
one half arching i'm the air over the
other, which serves as a canopy
over the musicians. Inside tile con-
cave sphere is tile lovelie5t painting,
SO faint and delicate that it seems
fairer than the dainty lining Of the
sea shells. The colors blend and
wave into each other in golden, az
ure and pink rays, against a back
ground of quiet black. Outside,
rows Of glittering lamps, commenc-
ing at the top and extending TO the
bottom Of the canopy, all lighted
with the Electric Light, (Which is
the loveliest in the world) and six
ty musicians playing on stringed in
struments at once. A breathless
multitude stood on the broad piaz-
~, or sat on the numerous light
seats scattered here and there, per-
fectly spell-bound. Mr.. Daniel got
us good places, and / was enrapt-
ured with delight. ] could only
stand in silent ecstasy and gaze and
listen. We stayed here long enough
to see the place, then he proposed to
take US to Manhattan Beach, as that
is the most fashionable and hand
soonest place in America. No bath
er5 were in where we were as it was
then about one O'Clock in the morn
ing. A broad sea of white sand
stretches between the two places,
and through this you have to wade.
l suppose the distance is half mile,
and oh, how tired we were when
we reached Manhattan hotel. At
every step our feet sank deep into
the treacherous sand, and at inter-
walls in would come the great white
waves, dashing and clashing up to
the path, and laughingly wash out
the infinite number of footprints.
The hotel here is much handsomer
than the one have spoken of. 1t
is several hundred feet in length
five stories. Can accommodate sew
eral thousand guests, and is fitted
| up suber5Ly. High towers rise above
the building, each bearing the u. S.
flag. The color of the building Is
cream, verging into gray, and win
dows, doors, sky-lights, etc, of
Of gIittering plate glass. Here, too,
are broad promenades, galleries and
piazzas, and the grounds, too ex-
quisite to dream of. \ fountain in
marble and bronze, representing
Undine, with sea nymphs, throws
high the silver spray, which is
caught and turned back by laugh
ing, dimpled Cupid, into a. broad,
marble basin, surrounded by the
rarest, most brilliant exotics, and
clinging vines. Over head, cano-
py of blue and gold, with clear cut
lamps, and sOftest, sweetest music
rising and falling with the CULVER
ing water, greets the listening ear.
Just away from this miracle of
beauty stands the musical station.
This is much thesam as that DIES
cribed, only more beautiful, and
mere t1CtTu the fluCSt OOFDttlSl III
the world-Levy, the Jew. He
plays magnificently. The band is
of the New York Home Guards,
odd regiment, and has one hundred
members, but only sixty played.
This is a brass band, and they
played from 81 to ) o'clock. Levy
came out i'm front of the rest, stand
ing, and played superbly. He ~ a
handsome fellow, tall and dark,
with handsome eyes and mouth.
My! how the people do love him ;
and he reminded me of vain
young girl bowling and smiling over
her debut in society before the foot
lights. He is paid $3.50 week, and
has a grand time, you know. La
dies are wild over him here-and he
is married too. The Yankee women
don't care for that, though. Well,
we stayed here several hours, sat
down at the beach and watched the
breakers dash in with great white
caps of foam on their crests. / felt
like / could have stayed there for
I over ftpr awhile orr escort ac-