Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-09
On the Beach-On the Pier-On the
Grand Drive.
Correspondence of The Star.l
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On the Beach-On the Pier-On the
Grand Drive.
Correspondence of The Star.1
LONG BRANCH August s, 1879.
Coming from Washington here, you have
your choice OF rOutes-alI rail or all water
Take either, and you wish you mad taken the
other. The rail- route has too much dust: the
water route not enough dust and too much
water. fine opportunity occurs, however, to
see New York by taking the limited express to
that city; you can then come down by excursion
boat. OR, If you wish, you can come here FIRST
and visit New York at your lelsure-going up
in the morning and spending the day If your
wife is with you; going up in the evening and
pleasure. very short time in the city will
enable you to ''dO" the Central Park, Broadway,
Cathedral, Fifth avenue and Brooklyn bridge.
Stewards stores, his palatial residence, and the
house where Mrs. Hull was murdered
are places OF interest now; you may see all this
and then be ready to leave before the boat Is.
fectly Splendid" and the dear creatures take it
In. too. Twenty excursion boats leave every
DAY Tor some point near, and all are crowded
1t looks as though New Workers did nothing
but steam around On boats with music Last
Sunday twenty-five thousand persons visited
RockaWay Beach; thirty thousand went to
Coney Island; six thousand selected Long
Branch, and 1T is estimated that over ten thou
sand were landed at places of less note. Sailing
down the bay you see the large ocean steamers
coming tag In from Europe. These are always OF
bring back friends; second, they bring to our
shores thousands OF pennilesS emigrantS in
search !. OF T. employment and homes, while
This country is suffering for these emi-
grants-to stay on the other side! However.
as Doth political parties want voters, there will
ceIo ee no very strong objection urged to their
and C0ney Island On your left, you soon
have the large hotels and cottages of Long
Branch In the horizon. You land at a new
iron pier, three hundred feet long now but
only half finished, and survey the Summer Capt.
ta!, as it was call under President Grant. its
extent and nagDiflcence astOnish you, and you
md That TO see the place 1t will be necessary to
drive eight miles along the beach. Level as q
floor, free from dust, well-Sprinkled constantly
this grand drive commences at Sea Bright and
runs In straight line to Ocean Gr0Ve-ten
miles long-dotted with places OF interest,
right on the beach, within one hundred
feet OF the breakers, almost always thronged
With the finest carriages and splendid horses.
over the country. The hotels, eight In number
are on this avenue and face the ocean. They
are not adjoining each other. but dot the drive,
pass the cottages owned by Grant, BabcocS. &
Porter, Mrs. WinslOw {of Soothing Syrup fame),
Moss, Chtlds, Drexel, Booth, Wallack. Here
you leave the limit Of Long Branch, and, con-
Asbury Park, across a little lake, and you are
in the famous religious resort, ocean Grove,
which just now Is In its "gl0ry" The streets
at tnese TWO points are IN heavy sand. and you
are glad to get back to the sprinkled road
While on the subject OF sprinkled roads desire
TO call the attention OF the hangers Of your
Schuetzen park to the fact that water abun-
render the road passable for vehicles without
endangerng the lives of their occupants. These
managers may not know this.
The hotels here are all full and the latest ar
md NIL IN
sixth floor. One point alone will draw visitors
here from other bathing places-the absence of
the traditional Jersey musquito. l have not
away an existence. Seated ID on TT. the I beach you You
hear the breakers roll up, you see them dash
along the shore and In your enjoyment of the
present. present you U. become oo!iyioqs OF the past and
fact that DEATH taxes and creditors are anx-
tously awaiting your return to cOnciOusness.
letter which does not refer to the magnificent
press company king) would be very tncom-
plete AFFAIR. These grounds are as thoroughly
cultivated as our Agriculture department
square 1 and almost equal In extent and area as
A word about the Jew-whom President Cor
DIN, OF Coney island, seems to have stirred up
recently. find them sociable, liberal, refined
and paying round figure without q rnurmur
think In his domestic relations he Is ahead Of
bis Christian brother. The Jew will Invariably
Cdho MS WuOle Ianlly Oh IOr grand time.
am AFRAID there are instances where his Chris
t1an prosecutor sends his wife and babies home
to her mother and then with his tract ia his
Beach.
A word to the ladies: You wear what you
please, from camels hair to lawn, and you have
1t made to your own fancy. Dancing Is JaDooed,
and only few children think of importing to
the seaside the gay fr1volities OF the city.
The races open again at Monmouth Park on
the 10th instant, and the House committee to
cOdlfy Its laws assemblies here on the 10th inst.
This selection OF watering places as points for
meeting OF House committees is decidedly plea
ant-fOr the committees. D. L. GfH