Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-07-16
NO. 81.
BY SALT WATER.

Where the People Go, Sleep and Gossip.
Coney Island now boasts of another
attraction-a pretty little theater.
August II is the time announced for
the camp-meeting at Ocean Grove, N. j.
Apes that are anthrOpoid are not the
only monkeys to be seen at Downers
Landing.
The new iron pier at Rockaway is now
completed. The shore end is about nine
hundred feet from the new hotel.
1t is said that the music at Coney
Island is better and more varied than
the music at any other seaside resort in
the world, except Nantasket.
A woman at Newport bathes in a suit
of oiled silk, worn under the usual Han-
mel suit. She says she enjoys the surf,
but can't bear the touch of salt water.
The government fish commission,
whose headquarters were at Province
town, Mass, last summer, will be locat-
ed at Newport, R. l., during the present
season.
Nantasket is more popular than ever
this season, and the beautiful sail among
the many interesting and lovely islands
dotting Boston harbor, is worth jour
ney of many miles.
Monday is a good day for quiet folks
to go to salt watr. The great crowds
usually go to the sea-shore on Saturday,
Sunday and Thursday of every week
throughout the season.
1t is a noticeable fact that none of the
clerks on Coney Island wear diamond
pins. There must be something wrong
about the diamonds [N. Y. Mail. ]
Possibly because they are so cheap this
year.
This plant will dovetail into good
many places: Il would like to know
why such extortion in the sale Of re-
freshments is permitted. A glass of
lemonade, without trace of lemon juice
in it, sells for Is cents. The beer glass
is exceptionally small, even for a seaside
resort, and only half filled"
The Nantasket Beach railroad has been
opened. 1t is three miles long and the
plan contemplates eventually settling up
all the undeveloped land in that neigh
borhood into a city of summer cottages,
which shall become as favorite water
ing place as Cape May, Newport OF Long
Branch.
The new telegraph cable connecting
Martha's Vineyard with the land wires
of the Western Union Company, has
been successfully laid. The cable is
about five miles long and extends across
Vineyard Sound, from East Chop to a
point on the mainland near Falmouth,
there connecting with the Woods Holl
office. The office at Cottage City, Mass,
is at the Sea View Hotel.
You are all out of sorts, with sneak
ing pain in every bone, and want to fine
the best way of recuperating mentally
and physically. Put on your blue flan
mel and tweed; cling to your brierwoot
pipe; don't be afraid to drink a glass o
salt water; trudge round on the shore
and through the fields; and you will
soon find your muscle is not so mucf
like tissue-paper.
{ The new seaside theater near the pa
vilion on Revere Beach was very sue
cessfully opened. At the present stag
, of construction the theater consists of !
large inclosure in which is a covered
, stage and dressing rooms we'll fitted will
, scenery and stage effects. The floor i
, the beach sand which is to be rolle(
hard and smooth, and on this the seat
are to be placed. A roof is to be con
, structed over the inclosure. supported
by pillars, and as the sides are to b
? left open, it will afford a view of tn
, ocean and its ever-changing panorama
Y A woman was seen at Coney Islan
races dressed in red from top to toe
t from her red plumed hat to her re-
a leather slippers. The material of he
costume was velvet and satin in tn
S main, and the color throughout was
bright scarlet, which glowed and glis
}, tened in the hot sun like big live Goa
Her slippers were low, showing red sill
t stockings of the finest texture; her jew
!. elry was red carved ivory; her glove
|. were red, too; not glimpse of anythin
but red could be caught about her e1
e cept her face, neck and hair.
vt Coney Island in storm: Runner
e were sent out to inform the people at til
hotels that the last boat was waitin!
: She lay chatting at the head of the pie
the high sea pitching her up and dow
L By dint of whistling, about 200 passel
d gers were finally collected for the la
trip up. When the boat started she W;
l. tossed like a cockle-shell in the b
II waves. There was some consternatic
10 when first one guard and then the opp
20 site one lurched under water, but son
bold spirits made the boat lively wit
i, jolly songs.
+ Mrs. Tom Thumb is described by
II correspondent as she appeared recent
in the sulf. She is now perfect matrC
in miniature. Her face, though ST
is pretty, shows her age, and has quair