Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-07-14
OAKLAND OZONE.
Summer Life Twenty Seven Hun
dred Fest Ahove Tide.
The "DoIce Far Niente" Existance, Far
From the Madding crowd-The Reign
ing Belle and Her Masculine An
tithesis-PersonaI Points.
SPARKS FROM OUR SPECIAL ARTISTS
sag Correspondence orne Register.

OAKLAND, Nd, July L. - Wnen tnis
mornings sun kissed the beautiful land
scape at Oakland, it was like warm smile
through tears. 1t had rained during the
night but the bright solar arrows quickly
dissipated the clouds, at dawn, and scatter
ed the diamond drops which hung pendent,
in glittering profusion, from the oak grove
which gives the place its name. All day
the sky has been clear as crystal and the
air fresh and baimy, and tonight Venus
lights up the west with splendor second
only to that of the moon. Perched mp
here on the summit Of the mountain,
2,7OO feet above the level Of the sea,
the little village seems in far of world
and the climate, If not ans utopia, 70 ~
least an Arcadia. Tempered by mountain
breezes which never cease their restless
yanderings; the suns rays fall with only Q
mild force. and while the dwellers in cities
on the same latitude are sweltering with
the memory in the nineties, the pleasure
seekers on these highlands are hasking in q
sumptuous, spring.like atmosphere, whose
Temperature rarely reaches seventy hive:
At high noon, to-day, when not, q cloud
screened the sky, the grounds OF the oak
land Hotel contained most OF the guests
and the few gay and elaborate sunshades
seen were articles Of adornment rather than
necessity, while fans were altogether use
less.
Oakland is not a watering place; it is
resort. 1t is scarcely that, yet, but it will
be, very shortly and the ninety-two walters
who at present do very little but support
the style of the Oakland Hotel, will earn
their board. The summer has been cool
and backward in most of the large cities
from which the B. & o. retreats draw their
support, but by the end of the week
the 4 annual throng is expected and
Oakland will be gay. The cottages about
the village are slowly filling up and the
clerks of the two large hotels are losing
sleep over the problem of bestowing nine
hundred guests where seven hundred only
have been provided for. Mathematics,
coming under the head Of information, is
not one of hotel clerks strong points and
a result has consequently not yet been
reached.
What are people doing in OaklandH Moth.
ing. And, | might add, that is exactly
what they come for. When say nothing,
I speak OF what is known as gayety, balls,
parties, fetes and heatricals-everything
in fact save the afternoon drive and that
routine of eating, drinking and sleeping
which makes up existence. In this state OF
interregnum, the visitor here might emu
late Mark Twain's ship board experience
and keep a dairy in which the daily and
only entry for a week would be: Got up,
washed and went to bed" This will be
changed as the season advances. But there
is one thing that is done to perfection; and
that is sleeping. For the fist few days
after arrival here, defy any one to resist
the
SomnOlescent Influence
of the air. Mountain air is bracing, but
only after it has relaxed; and it requires
about a week for relaxation to take place
There are no insomniacs here; sleepiness is
in the air and the inclination must be
obeyed. People come here for the rest that
only such dolce far nicnte kind Of exist
ence can bring and they get it, TO a Ger
tainty.
Skirmishing about the Glades and Oak
land Hotels, the curious observer will note
the fact that young men are sadly IN de-
mand. They are outnumbered by thell
fair sisters in the ratio OF at least hve tC
one, and this, in a measure accounts for the
death of social gayeties. Girls will dress
and primp and adorn just to please them
selves and each other, but the presence oil
both sexes is necessary TO successful dane
ing or flirting, both OF which are generally
associated with life at summer resort
OF the few young men here, / noticed but
one who might be strictly called
A Society Product,
nurturred at watering place. In form he
was long and slender and shape he had
none, The distance from the top OF his
tyo-inch hat to his shoulders was greater
than from his shoulders to his waist, anc
how his limbs supported him is mystery
unsolyed. His pantaloons were cut at the
bottom 80 as to best exhibit the length o.
an aristocratic foot, and how that same foo
was ever passed through the pantslooni
without splitting them, }s q secret known
only to his tailor. His neither extrem.
titles were larger at the kpee than the calf
and largest at the ankle, the beautiful
symmetry of this ensemble being made
easily decernible, ipdeed conspicuous, by
the glove like fit Of the trousers. A cut
away coat, adouble watch chain, and acan'
larger than his leg, completed TINS freak
He is the only one here, of his kind, and
| he goes q long way. He is q necessary eyi
and you will always find him,
The Belle.
"Who is the beiiiie'" asked, tonight, .
one of the clerks of the Oakland hotel.
Go into the parlor," said he land yor
will see her"
As Jungnickels orchestra was melodious
ly breathing out waltz in the dancinl
hall and everybody was attracted thither
the parlor contained but one occupant
when I looked IN. The belle was there and
| recognized her as q Baltimore young lady
of about two seasons standing. She looked
like q picture as she stood with her bare
arms on the low mantel and reminded me
of q painting you have all seen-Toul
| mouche's "Expectation"-a young lady
standing near O mantel, looking at the
small time piece and impatient OF the
slowly moving hands. This lady was not
watching clock. From the reflection the
pier glass gave back, think she was gazing
dreamily at her own image. She was beau
tiful; her 1.-THE young figure was gracefully
poised; her bare and well rounded arm.
showed white against the dark hangings ol
the mantel; her fair, fresh face was turned
with its profile half toward me and the
glass gave back the entire face, withits soft
dark eyes looking with sleepy .psthos Al
their own beauty. Toulmonche might
have had a much worse model for his
famous picture, but / think this youne
lady was waiting--not for an absent lover
but for time to retire. The music from
the dancing hall seemed TO have no attrac
.tion for her, but stepped in.
How They Dance.
At the east end OF the Oakland Hotel {
new ball room has been prepared, and there
about o'clock, everybody goes. The
guests at the Glades wander M and the
young folks from the village yield TO the
attraction. The creme de Ia creme 90 inside
and the "skim de Ia skim" peer in through
the doors ahd windows. As yet dancing |.
scarcely o success, as the crowd has not ap
peared Not even set of Lancers can b
formed without converting lady into !
masculine partner, and when Jungnicke
Yields to the general clamor and plays "th'
waltz from the 'Moscotte' at least thret
times as many ladies as gentlemen respond
BY the 10Th Of the month Baltimore eos
tuner will be here. and the number o
guests will be sufficiently large for th,
grand fancy dress ball. a
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