Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-31
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A Bellies Breezy "Reminiscences of the
American Watering Places.
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Eelo York Morning Journal.
DEAR MAUD: When we parted in Lon
don last May ! said I would write to YOU
and tell you where had been and what l
had seen during the summer, bat l have
been so busy enjoying myself that [
haven't had time until just now. This is
q regular Newport day, rainy and windy,
and, as ma says 1 cannot go out, 1 shall
write to you.
Dear me, I've had oceans Of fun this
summer; but that's slang, isn't 1t? You
know, in June we went up 20 the Thou
sand Islands with real jolly party, and
it was perfectly delightful. We only took
one trunk between three girls, and wore
my white flannel or my blue bunting all
day long. You needn't tell any of nv
fashionable friends in London, but l de-
clare l felt awfully comfortable, even
when I'd been fishing all day. l got nice
and sun-burned, too. | had a delightful
beau up the-e, but of course had to leave
him, and ma wouldn't let me speak to him
after she found out he was only a clerk in
a bank. She said before that, though. that
he must be gentleman and very wealthy,
because be took me boating every dav,
Well, from the Thousand Islands we
went to Bar Harb0r, Mount Desert,
Maine. You know, that place is exceed
ingly fashionable nowadays, although it's
a long way OF from New York, but ma
says the very fact Of its being away from
that city makes it all the more select, as
poor cOmmOners can't afford to come to it.
We took a cottage there, Maudie, and it
was almost as delightful there as the st.
Lawrence. There are so many lovely Queen
Anne cottages there and lots of blue-bOOk
BOstonians, and the boating and fishing is
delightful.
Along in July we had quite a visit from
the Hon. James G.. Blaine, who is to be
~ No vt DpngT ont Il
there to stump the people, l believe, or
that's what Drexel Montague told me,
and he is a Democrat, so he ought to
know. He brought Mrs. Blaine and his
two handsome sons with him-EmmOns
and Walker-and the havoc they made
with we girls was awful. You know, of
course, Maudie, my dear, that we'd like
to have married them, and l really think
EmmOns would have asked me if his
father had stayed longer, and then I'd be
Just as high here as you would if you'd
married the Duke of Edinburgh or the
Prince Of Wales.
1t was perfectly delightful. Emmons
used to take half dozen of us riding in
buck-bOard-yOu know, l told you what
that was-and we'd 90 bouncing over the
country in the loYeliest way. We used to
trim EmmOns up with peoples and dali
sizes, and bring him home like prince.
Marion LangdOn and Miss Kane, with
Bar HarbOr just after the Blaines
myself, were the bellies there. We left
and went to Long Branch. 1t isn't an
ultra fashionable watering place, you
knOw-not for our set, of course. Still,
must admit, there We're lots of pretty girls
there. Miss Haas, who is now at Sara
tOga, was the belle Of the place, and she
received oceans of attention. l enjoyed
lovely dinner and dance at Mr.. George
Childs' cottage. He is a Philadelphia
millionaire, and the dinner was in honor
of Mrs. SartOris, of London, Gen. Grants
daughter. l think she is much sweeter
woman than she was a girl. / almost fell
in love with young Hebrew there, but L
| knew l better not. He was extremely
handsome and wealthy, too, and had the
| lOYeliest little dog-cart. The girls 90 IN
| bathing there every morning, and it is
Jolly fun. learned to swim, and now, if
the Cunarder I'm coming to you in next
November should sink, l could swim
across. Wouldn't that be lovely?
We had to go Saratoga the first part of
this month. Pa insisted that he had to
take HathOrn hot, so off we went and put
up at the States. There were quite num-
Der of fashionable people there, strange to
say-the TwOmbys, Lissie Stewart, that
! handsome blonde who leads the german,
you know, young Mr. Schuchardt, Mr..
/ Lydig, Mr.. Harriott and, the best Of all,
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much like your cousin Lord Percy, but
ma says Americans are so vulgar they
can't appreciate an aristOcrat when they
see one. Well, I went to the races with
Berry, but he didn't stay much with me.
| He was downstairs betting. He took a
So pool for me on his horse Wallflower
and / won $50, just think of that. /
bought a new lace handkerchief and a
| lovely parasOl with it. Wasn't it delight
full for me? 1t was the first money / ever
earned in my life, and [ told pa if he died
poor ! could support myself. We played
tennis and went to one or two hops, and
then ma and l went off to the Kaaterskill
House IN the Catskill Mountains. Ma
| heard the President was there-President
Arthur, you kn0w-so off we went Ma
got acquainted with the poor man some
how or other, and / danced with his pref
| ty little daughter Nellie. Miss McElrOy
hasn't enough appreciation of money,
rank and dress to please me, but I'd like
to be her if l could. She and little Nellie
J seemed to take all our fussing and atten-
lions with Indifference or as a matter OF
| course. But then | suppose they became
used to it in Washington. There was an
awiully handsome young man there, but
ma wouldn't let me dance with him be-
/ cause his father made his money out Of
tObaccO-the ideal If it had been his
/ great-grandtather she would not have
! cared a Bit You know, most of the aris-
| tOcracy of our country had grandfathers
who were fur dealers, tobacco merchants
and tanners. But they look down on such
things now and gamble in Wall street.
! On, dear me! Pm getting sensible and
mOraliZing to yOC, Maude, and that is too
/ silly for anything. II ma should read this
| letter, [ believe she'd have me put into
/ an asylum.
! We went to Lenox last week and en-
] io~aH a p1-vvr uf TlTt IN
| HarrisOn'5. She has a lovely villa there,
and Mrs. William Woodruff has another.
| l wore my sea-tOam satin and pOintIace,
/ with Nile lilies, and made quite a sensa-
/ ton. There are lots of nice people at
/ LenoX, wealthy and belonging to our set,
/ but more literary and artistic in their
] tastes. Then we went to Narragansett
! Pier. The girls there care for nothing but
/ swimming. Miss Urquhart, of New Or
! leans, sister of our lovely Mrs. Jimmie
/ Brown Potter, is there, and is one of the
| best swimmers and quite d belle, too.
We reached Newport just in time for
\ Mr.. Benefits reception on board the Ma
/ mOuna, his lovely yacht. Ma says
! Newport isn't anything until Mr.. Bennett,
! or Commodore Bennett, as they now call
! him, reaches there. He lives in lovely
! gray stone house, with big owls on the gate
| posts, and in the nighttime the owls are
! lit inside and look awfully cute. He gave
| us a lovely luncheon, and each girl got
| big bouquet as she was going home. The
| season here has just begun. We are 60
| ing to have some lovely balls and ger
mans, and several Weddings
! Astor's, Miss Dickey's and Miss French's.
Dear me, must close this letter and 90
4 see polo played. I've ever so many dresses
/ just come from Paris. Pa raves over the
/ bill, but ma says | must create a sensa-
ton and get married this winter, and
suppose pli have to. Farewell, and give
! my love to Lord Percy. Tell him he ought
/ to come here next winter and see New
York society and go to DelmonicO balls.
One of my dresses is a lovely white crepe
all embroidered in marigolds. Lovingly,
ETHEL.
z. ST. forgot to tell you that 1 just re-
| ceiYed from New York a lovely black lace
dress over pink. E.
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