Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-07-09
OUR SUMMER RESORTS.
A LONG ISLAND PARADISE.
Correspondents or TIE Eoenlng S,arl

tCoTTespondeiaoe or The Ersnluo S.ay1
WHrTEsroNE. LONG ISLAND. July sth-
This beautiful summer retreat is situated iust
above Whitestone Point, and at the entrance or
East river into Long Island Sound proper
though it Is all called the sound at this place
The hotel is well kept, and at the little dock
Just at the foot OF the lawn there are boats OF
all kinds ready for the pleasure OF visitors I
think the view here is one OF the most beautiful
I'm the entire country. Even from nay window
it is lovely, taking in the clustered cottages
embowered In greenest foliage the rich green
point, with CLEANS OF gray stone, Just beyond
which the steamer Seawanhaka so recently met
her sad fate; gleam of Flushing Bay; the en-
erald green OF Randall's Island bounded on the
line OF the horizon by the Palisades OF the Hud-
SOP river. with view near the sky line OF the
Palisades House itself. a mere speck or gray.
Just across the water from the hotel is the resi-
dence OF MIR Havemeyer, OF New York, with his
elegant yacht lying al the landing. lmme-
Gialely west is the palatial house OF Pierre Lor-
lard. embowered IN green. with the High Bridge
tower beyond IT, Ascending 20 the hotel
observatory, the panorama is one OF exceeding
beauty. The long point OF land. upon which
stands Schuyler's Fort and Light House. seems
TO cut the sound In two. over this lies New
Rochelle, and still beyond. when the atmos
phere is clear, may plainly be seen the dornes
ami spires OF stamford, Conn. Then 20 the
right the broad sound spreads out like the
ocean, with only the water and sky for outline:
while coming back on the sound shore are seen
Great Neck. Wilett's Fort and other points OF
interest. Immediately below US lies the elegant
home OF Mr.. Locke. owner of the hotel and OF
many factories In Whitestone village A large
mandatory OF ''Ultra-marine blue" paint joins
the grounds upon the east; and every factory,
house and barn is powered In the most exquisite
green
Everything is lovely; but-as every Eden has
its serpent. and every closet its skeleton, even
SO has " milestone itS-moSQuitoes! They just
swarm everywhere except In our bedrooms
from whence they are Literally exorclsed ny
True. there are wire screens at all the windows:
but with the pia7ZaS and parlors and all out-of-
doors swarming with them, it is mystery how
tIey are kept nom the rooms j have walked
out several times, but was always glad TO me-
TO the refuge of my room, from which can SEE
the grand Sound steamers as they pass, and tn
innumerable sails floating Ike swans upon the
water, with the far-away green shores eyeg
throwing them into pure relief
We recently passed day at Coney Island
visiting each OF the hotels and taking bath a.
Manhattan Beach. We ascended the great ele-
yator, from the summit or which we gazed out
fifty miles at sea. And we had the pleasure OF
returning over rough sea 10 New York with
out getting Seasick. If there is greater pleasure
I'm life than this, have failed to discover &c.
When one cannot walk across the cabin without
staggering like drunken man." when all the
children, half the ladies and one-fourth OF the
gentlemen are pale With nausea. and when
every moment some one was suddenly out OF
| sight,-to maintain ones equilibrium, both out
wardly and inwardly. is really triumph TO one
unaecustomed TO being rocked In the cradle OF
| the deep"
Anu all uuW VIC ulu SnJoy Lut tlnotdceo vi lut
curling, rushing crests they flung their strong
white arms around u.s. Did say trP2 | will
/ retract. The air was rather raw, and we de-
| pended upon hired bathing dresses. was so
fortunate as TO get a flannel one, but that OF
Augustus was cottonade. or ped-ticking, or
some cotton material; and he grew so chilly
| that he fairly turned blue. Fearing that be was
taking a real chill, l was forced 10 abbreviate
my own enjoyment, lest he might grow Ill upon
! my hands.
Tomorrow we leave our mosluitoes TO then
| Paradise, and go up the Hudson and 10 Sarato-
| ga and Lake George. MRS. PETTIGREw.