The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-18
PREPARING FOR CHE SUMMER.
New York Nail and Express.

New York Mail and Express.
Very little is heard from Cape May, the figures.
tive eyes of which have been very much discoI-
ored for the last two or three seasons. The DIFF
ference between Cape May and yeast Is that the
former does not rise and the latter does Mog-
quitoes and badly-managed hotels. some OF which
changed hands twice in season, have done ther
business, and, to pervert the. old song, who
cares for Cape May nows"
Contrary to rumor and report, none of the
Catskill hotels will change hands this season
The only change will probably be the advertised
elevation of the various houses-those that weres
500 feet above the level of the sea last season.
will be 5000 this year, and those that were 5000
will be 10 000 This is done to attract anti-chols
era people, and those who have not met with
success in pulling themselves up in the world BY
their boot-straps.
Preparations for the season have already coma
menced at Long Branch There will be NO
change in the management of any of the hotelss
but it is quite likely prices will be shade lower
than heretofore. 1t is pretty bad season when
the West End, Howlands and the Elberon do
not make money, and, with the material dep
crease in the exodus to Europe this year. pross
poets are better than usual. The beautiful
Hollywood cottages are to be kept open all sums
mer: most gratifying announcement.
May IL is the date announced for the opening
of the celebrated Clifton House. Niagara Falls
where all distinguished foreigners 60 before they
die. The Clifton has had $4,000 worth of inn
provements and can be compared to new pin
or silver dollar for brightness and neatness.
This justly famous hotel, it should be remen-
bered, stands directly opposite the proposed In@
ternational Park, and is the only hotel from which
there is full and unobstructed view of tha
falls. The Canadian Governor general and partY
are already booked for the first visitors.
Unless all signs fail when it is raining and
showing, Saratoga is sure to have an exceptions
ally good season. People who heretofore have
passed the summer in Europe are already engag-
ing rooms at the hotels, and representatives i'm
great numbers of the solid South are going to-
put in an appearance for the first time in quar-
ter of a century. 1t goes without saying that
the hotelkeepers will make the greatest effort Of
their lives, and if they do not add to their bank
account it will be entirely owing to the severitV
of the weather. All the hotel flags are to have
inscribed on them the initials IN. Co." no chok-
era. This might also stand for no credit
Coney island will do the make or break acfs
this season, and a speciality is to be made Of
catering to the great unwashed. Prices are to ba
reduced and the come one, come all" policy
carried out. Coored walters to be substituted
for white at Brighton, where the Seventh-regi-
ment band will give daily concerts The Manx
haitian and Oriental will have Gilmore's musis
clans and number of rooms for less than $40 al
day without board. AS yet President Cleveland
has not been advertised to spend the summer at
any of the Coney island hotels, which goes to
show the proprietors are very much behind the
times