Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-28
HOTELS NOT GOLD MINES.
MOST OF THE LARGER ONES
poor INVESTAf EMS.

Burlington, Vt, Looming Up Win n
winter Carnival in Opposition to
REontreal-The Ladies' Club at Gotham
a success-Housekeepi in the Me-
trOpiis.
NEW YORK. Sept. 25.-The watering
place season, Just closed, has not been so
prosperous AZ had been anticipated. 1t
has been less prosperous, indeed than
was last season, which was unusually
cool, and part Of the Presidential year,
when lite at the summer resorts is usually
she least active. The reason assigned Tor
the absence Of crowds at the resorts IS
dun times, and the consequent want OF
moneyfor purposes Of fashionable dissl-
patton. This Is, doubtless, one cause
hut more potent one would seem to be
4he growing objection OF city people, even
oftbose who can afford It, to spending
the season at big, pretentious hotels, In
4be glare Of ostentatious publicity. We
hear. SIMMER afte- summer, Of the money
made 5y hotel keepers al Richieid, Sara
foga. Long Branch, the Catskills and the
rest. but the reports lack confirmation.
Occasionally the big hotels IN
this region have exceptional
lorraine. hut very few OF
them ere profitable in the long run.
Their success Is more 2pparenttAan real;
they are SIS a rule anything but remuner-
ative. Tue we'll known tact that their
paving business must be done IN the brief
epace Of six weeks renders it almost i'm
possible for them 70 yield any consider
able interest per annum on the invest
ment TDe great houses at SaratogA, the
most popular, perhaps, OF All the resorts,
DO not, tits believed, return more than
per cent. year in andyear out, and many
OF the ordinary houses elsewhere olten
TAIL TO meet expenses. WY are they
kent omen thent Because there Is always
q hone. il not a chance. Of their doing
well next season. Besides, they are butt
and cann0t be used for anything else than
hotels. Summer inn-keeping IS generally
prre speculation, and speculation naS
n pereupial charm for the average
American. Somebody can always be
found 10 lease a hotel, since every man In
This country appears 70 betieVe that,
whatever bis deficiencies, he is c0nstltu-
4ionailv fitted 10 he a landlord. Zach
wear the habit Of going out Of town in
creases. 1t may be truthfully SAID that
everybody goes now for longer or shOr-
ter time But the mass OF people do not
incline to SNOWY hotels, and would not
were their means adequate 70 the extra
vagance. They 20 in the main TO small
unpretending hotels or farm houses, seek
ING quiet and change, fresh air and plain
living, instead of an opportunity for dis
Oiay and expensive routine. Persons OF
wealth or regular income build or buy
cottages of their own, where they can, if
so minded, enjoy privacy, even at the
gavestand most frequeDted places. The ha-
bitnes Of so-called swell hotels at Saratoga
and Long Branch are generally those who
like noise and glitter, pOmp and parade,
and their liking arises usually from sud
den wealth or bad taste, or a combination
OF both. They are not the kind Of persons
that quiet people care to meet OF cult
vate, and consequently they attract their
own sort alone.
A WINTER RESORT.
An effort is being made to convert Burl-
ington. VT, into something Of fashion
able winter resort, and It is proposed to
bold high carnival there similar TO the
carnival held every winter at Montreal. To
accomplish this result an association has
been formed under the title of the "Burl-
ingt0n Carnival Association" and DIR.
Seward Webb has been appointed its Presi-
dent. All kinds Of amusements viii take
place there. Those who have embarked
in the undertaking have started in with
the idea Of inducing the fashionable New
Workers who 20 TO Montreal every winter
90 change their annual programme by
going 70 Burlington. one OF the principal
festivities will be cOasting on bOb-sleigha,
which win be made TO accommodate from
twelve to twenty persons each. The
Mayor Of the town has given the associa-
dion the privilege OF using one or the prin-
cipal streets during the carnival season
for this purpose. u is proposed by the
association TO divide this steep thorough
fare into SIX compartments, TO prevent
the b0b-sleigbs from coming into collision.
Iii Is thought that coasting on bOb-sleighs
will be more exciting fun than tObOggan-
ming. Among those interested inc this
scheme who have places on Lake Cham
plain are Col. lie Grand b. Cannon, Mr..
Horace Brooks and Mr.. Frank Wftherbee.
Dr. Seward Webb owns one Of the hand
soonest places at Burlington.
THE LADIES' CLUB.
The Ladies' Cub. which has been stead
fly growing all summer, will soon take
definite shape, and By Nov. I the club
house on Fifth avenue VIII be taken. fur
nished and fitted up with all the Injuries
which TIC fsnliDine mind desires, and the
hundred or more ladies who have joined
will be enjoying genuine club life.
Miss Matilda Trayers, who has been at
Newport all summer and is the Secretary,
has had circulars sent out TO the ladies
lhe committee desired TO have Join, and
most Oh bhem nave sent IN JhG1r S1O en-
trance fee. and are perfectly delighted
with the prospect Of belonging Co a genu-
ire club.
Mgs. Rivers WAS elected last spring the
President, and Mrs. William AstOr Vice
President. A house will Se taken on
Faith avenue, or In the vicinity, about
Twenty third street, aud WILDE furnished
with lace curtains, plush chairs and
SOFAS footstoois, tapestries, beautiful
anti-macsrsars. gilded French chairs and
pretty china. from which the fair men,
bers VIII sip coffee, tea. chocolate and
"Oiher light Refreshments" rs the rules
and regulations say. Sandwiches,
chicken pates and brOiled oysters, can
a3so be obtained, and all the daily and
foreign papers will be in the reading
room. II Is said that some of the gentle
men AZ first objected to their wives and
daughters belonging, but when they de-
clared they would not give up their club
unless pGter would give up the Union
and Trdter the knickerbocker, no further
objections were offered.
HOUSEKEEPING IN GOTHAM.
A striking feature OF housekeeping in
The metropolis at present is the growing
monopoly OF certain lines Of business For
some time past large dry goods houses
have combined with their once distino,
tive lines OF goods nearly everything that
isneoded for the clothing or personal use
ofwOmen and children, and 90 such an
extent that retail dealers in fancy goods
or spscai lines have been compelled %
floaa mt their huaiuaeg or romova IN ra.