Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-25
LETTER FROM LONG BRANCH.

! LETTER FROM LONG BRANCH,
| BRANCH HoPES-wTNTgR vs.. SUMNER CAPITALS
| VILLA LlFR-rHE ELBsRoN-THE REAL ssJoY.
MENT-GBH. GRANT-AKRK MKNrIoN-PsR-
soNAL-KTC
| correspondence Of The Evening Star.l
Long BRANCH, June 81
The people Of Long Branch, or to be more
particular. the hotel people or Long Branch,
are once more quietly copgratuating them.
| serves that there Is possibility that the sum-
mer capital may be restored by the temporary
| adjournment OF President Garfield, though they
| we're not enthusiastic at first over the fact:
for but ole OF them turned out to receive the
distinguished guest, While two other gentlemen
ano your correspondent really made up the
| the party to welcome him. The season. how
| ever. is only fairly opened The long line OF
t: cottsees now on shore, almost from Seabright
10 Seagift, distance OF ten miles IL nor
Wholly occupied ano will not be I'LL next month.
| un.ess a hot wave cuts down the almost Oc.
toper like days that are now upon u.s. The
notes that opened week or ten days ago are
nearly empty, though they are reported TO be
Iuily taken for the season, which In fact COM
mences about the first OF July. The large in
| lux OF visitors from New York Who used TO
ID mense profit now run down TO Brighton aud
| Manhattan beaches, at one half of the expense
al q secure double the amount OF comfort ana
luxury.
Is.
1t begins to look as II Long Branch were no.
| coming more like Newport every year. When
Gen. Grant first came TO the Branch-nearIy
ten years ago-his unpretending cottage was
nearly the last one OF those on the ocean bluff
oeloW the West End hotel On the old road
| side Of tie road for more than mile beyond
are covered with magnificent cottages-so'
caNeomout, In fact, are more like the magnlfl.
cent villas you see at Newport. These are in
| the main alphabetically quaint in appearance
surrounded by lawns OF velvet green, which are
lllumlnated by blooming beds Of flowers. The
Anne style. At the lower end OF ocean avenue
the ElDeron hotel Is situated. l doubt IL any
one at the first glimpse would take 1t for
hotel II the flying flag did not indicate that the
PRESIDENT was It's guest. IU is not much Larger
than the largest OF the cottages, and is bnilt
nke Swiss cAddet In style, at once BEAUTIFUL
gable in height, with one wing stretching
down to the sea, at the end OF which the
Presidents apartments are situated. Bat the
hotel Is the center of a system which g. com
pany OF capitalists inaugurated two years ago.
Near the hotel are number OF spacious Gotta.
ges, which are rented for the season and In which
varlably rented to family who take tax at their
meals in the hotel, or have them served from
the hotel Ia the cottages. These cottages rent
for two months or more. or the season from
81, eco to $1,000, to which is added the cost OF
living. This is, probably, the most luxurious
and txpenhive way CT doing" watering place,
every one, as wen as every good room In the
hotel, are engaged. They are well furnished,
aid have all the modern improvements.
THR WINTER CAPITAL.
| 1t Is surprising what an amount OF money is
expended here In cottages for the privilege of
passing not more than two months at the sea
shore Commodore Garrison is lust about )m-
plet1ng residence On the bluff between GEN.
Grants cottage and the EIberon at cost of
go coo: Less than one halr OF this amount ex-
pended In washington would provide perma-
nent ana magnificent residence for eight
months In the year, and where the social LIE for
four or five months Is much more attractive
than the nrief season here. TO say nothing of the
other Inducements OF the capital city as resi-
Gence. That men OF wealth are seeking Wash
lIglon as a winter residence Is well and largely
Known, and the only wonder is that those who
cannot build In both should invest so extraya-
gantly here. For nine months In the year these
villas are tenantlesS are subject to accident by
IRE and FOOD, for the storms OF the past winter
mace serious 1nroadS On these bluffs driving
| the beach inland and cutting down in mani
places the old promenade.
THE ENJOYMENT
| OF Long Branch is quite Well known to be the
beautiful drives. Bathing has almost gone out
OF fashion 1t is as rare here as 1t is general at
Cape May. In fact it was long since decreed
that 1t Is not fashionable to battle In the OCEAN
and the facilities for IL seem to have grown less
every year. The bathing is not very safe.
which has probably had much to do with its
not only along Ocean avenue, but Of In the
country, where they are well shaded and orna-
melted by the beautiful country seats of Hoey,
Booth, Maggie Mitchell, Mary Anderson and
others notable In the dramatic and social world,
The most delightful drive is in the private park
OF Mr. John Roey, which covers some four hun
with It's Increasing years OF natural attractions
aid artificial decorations. Mr.. Hoey may be
Justly called the father OF Long Branch, and
with * Collector Murphy has made the place
What ii Is. The former can always be found at
home Wien Tie flag Is Il, ing from his castle to
denote lis owners presence. II is not little
singular that the dramatic profession first To-
cared here for summer resort. W. R. Blake.
The old manager Of Wa lacks, purchased the
nIst place Mrs. Hoey came next and then Ned
Adams Edwin Booth, James and Lester Wal.
lack, Maggie Mitchell who invested largely. and
later younger school, such as Mary erson
and others II one does not keep ''open house,
enjoyment is assured; but, as a rule, the VISITOR
is always at hand.
GIN. GRANT
has been down here for couple OF days staying
With his son, Jesse Grant, during the removal
ton Of his own cottage. Mrs. Grant has been
been very good for some time, and the Change
OF air does not improve it. Next week Gen
Grant is to be presented with the quarter OF
million OF dollars, less S25, 600 subscribed but
not paid, which has been raised and known as
the n. 7. Times fund. The amount has been
invested mostly In The first mortgage bonds OF
tiC w duocu loluOdu StcIl, duu IUe INTEREST
guaranteed at per cent The principal Will
be held In trust and the interest {Sl3 500 paid
over to the General, and the principal goes to
his family at his death-though some OF the
subscribers preferred that the principal should
revert In the event OF his death.
MERK MENTION.
Gen. Horace Porter, who used to be Gen
Grants private secretary and is now vics-presi.
dent OF the Pullman Car Co. and q director In
fifteen other companies. occupies a cottage
here.
Mr. john Russell Young is domiciled this sea-
son at the Adams cottage. He has several
Washington guests, including Mr.. and Mrs. j.
r. Young and Mrs. Geo. NJ. Bright.
Mrs. Snead and daughter and James Dono-
hue, OF Washington, are registered at the West
End.
Col Rockwell, who Is acting as the Presidents
private secretary, Is enjoying himself at the
ElperoD, out Will return 10 Washington next
week.
The Presidents sons have become very ex
pert at lawn tennis.
The handsomest turn out on Ocean avenue is
that Of Mr.. Newcomo, president OF the Louis
Vile aid Nashville railroad.
The iron pier which was damaged some weeks
since has been nearly repaired. The new iron
boats (no danger OF burning up In them) land
daily.
END OF THE COKE MINRRs SfRIKR.-Dis.
patches from EversOn, Mount Pleasant and
other points In the Pennsylvania coke regions
say that nearly all the miners who were QUO