The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1880-08-10
LETTER FROM LONG BRANCH.
Correspondence Of the Cairo Bulletin
LONG BRANCH. NJ. Aug T. 1Ss

LONG BRANCH, n. D., Aug. Z, 1851.
| shall never forget the feeling of una-
loyed delight when two weeks ago | was
permitted to leave the hot streets OF New
York to enjoy the cool breezes at Long
Branch, nor the sad looks Of my fellow toll.
ers when bidding them goodbye The
responses, in gruff or feeble tones, were
tinged, imagined, with jealousy, but | sell.
ishly cared, and sallfrd forth, lmbued with
that Mark Tapley philosophy which impels
one to be "ioly under any circumstances"
| took new grip on life and my travelling
bag, and boarded the Jersey train for this,
the queen of summer resorts. The COZ
trast between thiC resort and Coney Island
is as great as can well be imagined. 1t ex.
tends from the beach itself to the hotels
and the people. The beach is abrupt and
the sea breaks sQuarely upon it
at hi4a tide in way that defes
the traing of bathers. There is no mob of
fat women and lean men and children of
all sizes, fooling with the surf here. They
must choose the occasion when they can,
The high bank hides the bath houses from
the view and there is nothing to mar the
glorious sea horizon Of the aristocratc resi-
dents Of Ocean avenue. There are no
crowds of boisterous eXcursionists overrun-
MI,
said one OF the most prominent hotel pro.
prietors "for they are damage ia any
watering place The pier was built in
spite of us-we don't want boats to land
here or bring their crowds Let them go
to Coney Island" Before being there an
hour, understood him, and understood,
too, why Long Branch is preferable as a
atmosphere observable everywhere, inside
aud out. 1t strikes you rather heavily at
first, fresh from the New York beer
gardens, but it has the sweet
sensation of rest and peace. The air
from the sea is colder and fresher
and when it comes from that direction at
evening it is triie severe for midsummer.
On the other hand land breeze Is apt to
be as warm as a summer breeze anywhere
in the country. The contrast affords fash
ionable women the opportunity of display
ing the variety of thoir wardrobes Long
Branch more closely resembles in its build
ings and grounds the fashionable suburb of
city. The Grant boom years ago fixed
its social status as national watering
place, and nature will keep it desirable
one. At the West End alone thousand
guests are quartered and a large number of
families await the first vacant rooms. In
my short trip made the following obser-
vatons: That good portion of the WIS.,
itors at the Long Branch hotels are Jews of
a more gcnteel kind. That the Baltimore
girls are the prettiest. That the gentleman
at Long Branch discourse mostly of stocks
aud money. That those who wear the most
jewelry are Jews. That the Long Branchers
waltz with the arms extended like O
windmill, to the great danger Of every
body's digestive apparatus. That the
homeliest women wear the largest diamonds
and richest dresses That one of these
women let her lap.dog, nasty, hop.eared
poodle, drink out OF the general cup in the
cars. That the broad belt is general at
Long Branch. That the fat women are
supported in the surf by the leanest men.
That the surf knocks the poetry out of u
womav--also the breath. That the run On
ten.cent novels at Long Branch is some
thing immense That the bar at Brighton
is divided off like dry-goods establish
ment, having q cocktail counter, beer
counter and gin.and.sugar counter, etc.
That saw more. things than ! can mention
at present, except that my summer vacation
Is end ed. AUGUST