Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1881-05-25
DOWN BY THE SEA,

There still exists rivalry and tuud
between Cape May aud Atlantic CliN
and At both places great prIaWl Hons
ara being made for an expected Fhih'
satlhcal criticism upon tho antiquity
Of tho bathing house At Long hnuch.
n. T., has induced some Ot tie hotel
proprictors to provide new aud Infinitely
better ones,
From Newport the arrival oi coltlgors
IL reported, and the old town, beautiful
In new foliage and fresh vegetation, b
quite animated, The Ocean house will
open the latter part Of June, and u Is
stated tho advance rental oi rooms has
been highly satisfactory
An cncampment Of tho 7ill regiment
at Oakland Beach, II, l., which In oil
probability will be definitely decided
upon, will hiring into notice very de-
| lightinl seaside resort Of the kind which
must be visited to ho appreciated and
enjoyed,
Unless all signs and indications fail,
Long Branch, \, w. will ha uncom'
monty we'll patronilcd, All tho leading
hotels have disposed Of the desirable
rooms, and II u represented that the
demand for accommodations Will bo IN
excess Of the supply,
II IL not 10 bc disguised that prices
this year nj Watering place hotels are
higher than last season, Proprctow
affirm that the expenses Of hotel keeping
aro greater than year ago, and Iurthcr
assert that they have no difficulty ~
making engagements at the advanced
rates decided upon
Very elaborate and expensive are
many OF the circulars omanating lust
now from summer resorts M advertise
monts, but II IL IN open question when,
the medium IL ~ good or Ns influential
as regular announcements properly dis'
PLAYED and classified in reputable news
papers,
Mt. Desert, which some ono calls a
"rcal, fashioned seaside resort has
secured Now York patronage, and, oi
course, its success this, as last year,
when New Workers first noticed the
place, IL assured. Cottages are IN great
demand, and tho real estate men are
very angry because there Orc not enough
TO 90 round.
There are many reasons to justify the
predictions that in spite Of the progress
Of what will bc q very large. exodus to
Europe, that the season at the summer
resorts and watering places, which viii
so soon commence, will he an eventlul,
brilliant and profitable one. We do NOT
anticipatc that il will he phenomcnally
prosperous or unprccedcntedly brilliant,
but in event of seasonablc and what
may be termed appropriate weather
there is no reason whatever to doubt
that the record of the coming season
will fully equal il not surposs that OF
last wear, when, it will be remembered
there was excellent financial and sociN.
success all along the line OF the watering
places. This would appear to be the
opinion formed by summer hotel pro
prietors and managers, for the prepar
ations everywhere are on nm extensive
scale and indicate that considerable re
lance is placed in the future. The
exodus to Europe will be, to a certain
extent, counterbalanccd by the com
mercial prosperity of the times, whicl
will enable thousands to become regulal
patrons of watering-place hotels whose
summer recreation heretofore has beer
confined to brief jaunts and economical
excursions. In u word, the outlook II
bright and promising, and hotel pro
prietors have no reason to feel at III
nervous or intimidated rs to the results
of and reward for their l0bors in behal
of the nubliC.