Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-19
THE SUMNER SOLSTICE.
CONSIDERING WHERE TO GO THIS
TIME OF YEAR.
The Matter Thoroughly Considered in the
Family CircIe-The Delights Of River
Trip Dspicted-PoInts of Interest From
st. Louis to st. Paul-Plenty of Pleasure
and Recreation in All Quarters.


daily expecting this question to be asked, an
since the weather set in fine and cles
almost hourly during his hours Of domesti,
ity. 1t has come at last, and mother lock
anXiously at the giris and finally at father
who lifts his spectacles, puts aside his morn
ing paper and leaves his breakfast bacon an
black tea steaming away uninterruptedIy il
the process OF getting cool. The girls glanc
at mamma, aud tn en- at each other, and smil
10 anervous sort of way and then look fixedI
at papa.
"Well my dear, what would you suggest?'
says the head of the family, giving an uneas,
twist, Gas you are aware business has beer
unusually"
''That cannot possibly enter into the topic
at ALL" says the plucky little wife with new
determination except in this way. "Wher
business is excellent we see less of you anC
have less attention from you than when mat
tiers are decidedly dull and that element il
the controversy is decisively settled"
''Well, then, what is it to be-" again ad.
vances the father, "Cape May, Newport, At
lantic City, Long Branch"
The seaside has evidently Teen canvasseC
already, and the girls shake their heads dis
cc2solately.
"The girls want rest and recuperation, and
late hours and incessant hops more than over.
balance the good of the sea air.
"Well, then, Saratoga"
"Ughi these places founded on medicinal
properties OF the waters" says Gussie, with q
shudder; shave an invalid air which is trad
icable. ! abominate mineral springs, and
George Will be home from college and you
know how he hates the prim starchincss OF
such places. 1t is about time that we pass
one good home-like summer together"
"Well, how about Colorado?'
ave have tried that once, and for
once it is wonderful and worth facing
the dust, the heat and the bad company for,
but we can do much better than that
"a trip TO Europe is out of the ques ton"
at is no better than Colorado" says Con-
stance. owe are not taking our sightseeing
this summer without all thought of comfort
or family association"
every good" says papa, Frightening up at
the idea of an inexpensive vacation. Chow
about sojourn with Aunt Martha at Wash
ington."
''With all due respect for Aunt Martha"
says mamma, putting her lips togeeher, 'it
simply will not do for the girls. We have
had one installment Of familiar field hands,
Sundays spent between cold meals and listen
ing to dowdy egotist mangle the gospel
three times in twelve hours, and the attention
of gallaCts who wear heavy black broadcloth
on festive occasions with the thermometer at
ninety-fve.''
''By the way" says papa, fumbling de-
jectedly in his pockets, 81 have letter from
George which l had almost forgotten.
Perhaps what he says may be OF USE" and
selecting passage he reads, "Dick Derby and
myself are planning trip to Minnesota and
the lake region this summer. The Adiron-
dacks are done to death. The guides are
licensed extortioners and the game has been
decimated. Accordingly we will meet in St.
Louis the last week in the glorious month of
June and travel up the Mississippi, taking in
the points of interest on the way. From
what hear it is glorious trip and the boat
ing, fishing and shooting up the Minnesota
region and the Lake Superior section beat the
world ont of sight, and the travel is easy,
elegant and at the different beautiful lakes they
have some of the best hotels in the world, and
the scenery unites loneliness and grandeur in
Il way which cannot be seen elsewhere. And
then travelling by water is immense. No
dust, no soiling OF clothes, good rest ana
nights and pure fresh air which can be en-
loyed without danger of running the sight or
hearing. And then in the matter of expense
why the saving is simply enormOus-no
changing of dress three times o
day, no expensive feeling OF
walters and having to pay one
of The servants if you look across his
shoulder. Dicks folks passed the sum
mer up there last year, and they do not care to
go anywhere else. As for society, you find it
good and substantial, and devoid Of those
Shoddy elements which SO annoyed mamma
and the girls last summer at the Branch
oil fhar 1
a deal more common sense than any of US.
The lake region, by all means-the very
thing"
And the girls nod a pleasant acquesence;
papa folds his paper complacently and goes
down town, easier over the withdrawal of the
prospect OF an expensive outfit for three ladies,
and feels that the day which opened SO anx-
lously for him was not such "cold day."
after all.
Returning home that evening, the dignitary
OF the household unfolded the plans and pur
poses devised during the day concerning the
best mode of reaching the grand summer
homes of the golden Northwest All agreed
that the palatial steamers of the St. Louis
and st. Paul Packet company, starting from
the wharf boat, foot Of Olive street, St. LOUIS,
were just the proper conveyances to take them
to the beautiful city of st. Paul
1t was unanimously decided to leave ST.
Louis on the superb 'War Eagle" the mas.
fort, gracefulness of motion, and luxuriance
OF appointments, and enjoy the beauties of
scenery and bracing air of the royal Missis.
siDpi The details having been arranged and
plans perfected, the jolly party betook them
selves TO the wharf boat where lay the "War
Eagle" loading for her charming trip up the
glorious river. Having disposed Of their bag
gage the delighted family were given as fine
suite of state rooms as could be wished for
aud were paid every attention by the courte
GUS chief clerk and his valuable assistants.
AS to how the magnificent trip was epioyed.
can best be conveyed by one of the young
ladies who kindly sent us her impressions EN-.
bodied in the accompanying description
LAKE MINNEToNKA, July -, lSS2-Dear
GLOBE: How absurd seems the saying, "There
is nothing new under the sun, and how like the
echo of bEaSe and empty life it seems when
by slight exertion of the reasoning powers a
little confidence and a tritie of Investigation
every day can be made to bring forth some
hing pleasing and novel, and plenty to give
versatile side even to a commonplace hum
drum existence. Hele | am at Lake Mime
tonka, for which started with the folks from
st. Louis with sort of dissatisfied feeling, a
mentally dyspeptic craving for the sea shore
and Eastern summer dissipation, and yet here
am, thanking my stars for seasons i'm
nunlty from the requirements of New York
cape May, Saratoga, the continued parade of
good Clothes" and the miserable inanity of
The parvenu "book of etiquette" society one
meets at those places. This is a charm
ing day and L am enjoying the
calm and blissful repose by these beautiful
waters which can only be attained by per-
Iect compacence of mind and body, and | have
a peculiar zest for this pure, fresh atmos
pneTe' which is all the more enjoyable as l
think OF my uncomfortable friends, poor NOR
tals! sweltering under the usual tronicaI ST
Louis July sun. Oh, We numberless yotaries
OF millinery deities, faiths and shriues, if YOU
only knew the feeling of absolute calm and
repose attendant upon the immunity from
the burden OF several Saratogas and a small
army OF assorted sachels, you would fore yer
forswear those resorts where fashion renders