The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-05
WATERING PLACE ECHOES.
New York Mail and Express.


Most OF the ostentatious city fishermen IN fine
clothes who start out from seaside resorts at
A. N. to catch whales and other big fish, return
with simple founders.
1t now turns out that the Thousand Islands
number nearly sixteen hundred, but there is no
reason to anticipate that thu of the delight
full resort will be changed
Long Branch hackmen ask as much for an
hours drive as would buy horses and carriage in
town There is nothing mean about the L. b.
hackmen except their avariciousness.
Trinket and other catchpenny shops at Mag
ara Falls are now selling out miles below cost,
and the sacrifice is something dreadful. And il
is all on account of the International Park.
Already the indications are that the famous
Filtration Walk" West Point. will be better
patronized than ever this This is the
lane on which ''twos company"-three a dense
crowd.
Visitors to Cooperstown who are not we'll sup"
in all Cooper's delightful novels relating to the
place, soon feel ashamed of themselves, for
every little village boy and girl knows the tales
by heart
AS the early bird is alleged to breakfast on the
worm, so early visitors at the Adirondacks are
said to catch the game. This however, is what
the advertisement says, and Is possibly intended
for young tourists.
There is lady in Newport who rides in car
riage drawn by four horses with outriders, 10
FL. NJ, the Queen Whether it adds to her COM
fort can only be corjectured, but, to her evident
pleasure, certainly.
At Sharon the people, especially the aged ones.
think nothing OF saying in public that they are
''gong to take BATH" but, it should be remem-
bered, 1t is a sulphur dip, and not an old-faSh
Toned soap and-water affair
Every other man at the Virginia White Sui
phur Springs has some military title. and when
Miss Neversurrender exclaims: "Oh, Colonel,
look at that lovely sunset" three dozen assorted
men simultaneously say: sit is beautiful but
not equal to those before the war;"
Festivities at Richfeld this season will include
"a tournament of love and beauty"-which ought
to be very nice, by the way-a fancy dress ball,
and fair for some local charity. 1t is usually
cold day at Richfield when, in the season, there
is not something going on out of doors
Catskilrs ninety and nine hotels are now all
open and doing more or less business. The
competition and rivalry is, if anything, greater
than last season, when it is saidto have affected
the thermometer and the stories the BonifaceS
tell about one anothers houses are shocking"
Highly important information from Newport:
Mrs. Pillbox entertained a large company at
dinner last night Mr. Farley is in town Mr.
Jim Jones will not be hero this summer. Tho
Smith villa has been painted. President Glove
land is expected in August. Wind at sunset.
blowing hard from the east"
Music at Saratoga hotels begins July l, and
the leaders of the respective bands will be the
same as last year There will be the same
scrambllng for seats on the piazza as of yore
and the same effort or the part of many in the
audience to drown with their sweet voices the
sounds made by the musicians.
An ingenious hotel proprietor at Long Branch
has arranged his piazza to look like an ocean
steamer. In going down upon the beach, one
deScends a companion-way. The piazza is sur
rounded by taffrails, and at each end are anchor
chains, windlasses and hawsers. The bell boys
wear sailor SUITS with white duck trousers and
natty hats.
Hollywood cottages, Long Branch are reve-
lation in the matter of furniture, appointments
and decorations to people accustomed to the
empty show and attempt at style at the general
ity of hotels and in this feature they have no
equal. Apartments charmingly and exquisitely
furnished. and with every little dainty and
pretty article Of the boudoir--lace ribbon
trimmed waste-basket, long. wax candles in
aesthetic cut-gass candlesticks, toilet sets in
plush, etc.-may we'll please tourists and the
strong commentator and praise the Hollywood
cottages are constantly receiving is just and de-
served.