Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-07-19
THE WATERING PLACES.
ELI PERKINS DESCRIPTION OF
THOSE IN THE EAST.

Long
Money Versus LOve-MOvinE Firth
Avenue Houses.
LONG BRANCH, July l7.-About now
the lace curtains are disappearing from
Flush avenue windows and the dreadful
bottle-green shades are taking their
places. Many front doors are boarded up
and houses look deserted.
Have the fashionable people gone to
the watering places?
o, no. They are sitting az their back
windows overseeing dressmahers. Every
wear YOU read letters from Newport. Sara
foga. Richfeld and the Catshlls, saying
the hotels are full-'the height OF the
season has Gomez but. say what you Will,
Saratoga and the other Waterlng-places are
never fun till July %. Then the great
fashionable caravan pounces down on
them. and. until August, the endless train
OF three-hundred-dOlla dresses rustles up
and down the hotel balconies. Then com
nences the lirtntions between the we'll
dressed. but penniless, New ork dude,
and the beautiful daughter OF the rich
W estern millionaire.
NEW YORK AS A WATERING PLACE.
New York is great watering place III
June and July. 1t is full OF Cubans ana
wealthy Southerners, who pack the hotels
atnigbt and run out to Manhattan beach.
Coney island, Long Branch and Glen
island during the day
Glen island is the centre OF group Of
five islands IA miles from the city. To
reach them you steam up the East river,
past Hell Gate and Wards island. 1t is
at the east end Of Long Island sound. IL
is a day watering place. II is owned by
ex-COngressman John Starin, who is now
one OF our candidates FOR Governor. Here
are sometimes seen 10000 people, ali cat
ing clans from Rhode Island clam bake,
drinking beer and listening to music. 1t
is the daily picnic ground for the poor
people of the city.
Patrick and Bridget, and James, the
cOachman, 20 there on Sunday. There
are five islands surrounding Glen island,
and on all of them are numerous secluded
hooks where the sentimental Patrick can
talk sweet barney right into Bcidgets
ear-pan. There is no concealment OF af-
lection here. The earnest lover sits with |
his arms boldly entwined around his
sweetheart. Alas! your swell beau |
from st. Paul and Chicago does the same /
thug at Saratoga, only the rsscals do ii !
slylg. They take long walks over to the |
village graveyard, and when the poor old !
sexton gets down into grave, they steal /
that kiss, and tell over and again that tale |
Of love and hope.
'
"One day" SAID Mr.. Starin, IAN Irish /
man brought his sweetheart up mere, but /
she wouldn't drink the beer"
. "Beg0rry, Biddy," said Pat, sits bad /
iCowld yez has, and drop OF the Dutch |
craythur will do you no harrum.'
con, honey, but it's the pledge DIV taken |
Ito the pTaist but darlint, yez might mix |
the stuff" continued Biddy, "and force |
inc to swally 1t, and yez can confess to |
the praist yourself"
LONG BRANCH.
Long Branch Is usually filled with local /
POLITICIANS, stock, morse and card gam
blers, and the loudest rich people of New |
York. There is nothing social about the |
place. At Glen island the flirting and |
''spoonng" is done by hired girls. clerks |
and fioOr-walkers, while at Long Branch I
the counting Is done by bidSe New York 1
girls and hardened gamblers from the |
Stock Exchange. seldom is a match |
made at Long Branch. The cottages at |
the Branch are occupied by such rich /
men AS George LOrlllard, W. l.. Scott, /
from Erie. A. J. Cassatt of the Pennsvl- I
wanna railroad, etc. AS Grant is away, /
and none OF the present administration /
like Long Branch, il will be free from |
national politicians this year. There is |
always a Philadelphia set here, headed (
ny eX-AttOrney General Brewster with /
his dude continental costume. Brewstar's |
white hat and wonderful ruilled shirt !
bQs0ms astOnish every one, even if they /
have failed TO note his brass buttons, bun /
vest and spotless rutfled shirt cuffs.
Al Long Branch, l say. married men |
and women do the flirting. 1t is very
common TO see young wife in bathing |
with some other wOman's husband, while |
her husband is in town attending TO bust
ness.
Last night, as the New York boat land |
ed, | noticed avery devoted couple in |
dark corner of the balcony. l thought |
they were married, for they were both /
under the same parasol defending them /
selves against the struggling rays of the
electric light.
.'Let me look at your ring, my DEAR" he
said with the trembling voice of young
lover. And while he held her hand and
murmured hot words Of love in her ear,
she suddenly saw something and scream
ed;
Ssh! George, there's my husband"
"Ohr' sighed George, and in just one
second he was reading the stock report
Ia the EgcniHq LAatt.
STRONG TALK FROM AN ENGLIsHMAN.
An English member Of Parliament said
10 me to-day at the Branch as we were
talking about mOneyed aristOcracy:
II am ashamed of my own country
ashamed Of her Inconsistencies and
ashamed Of her crimes"
What are her inconsistencies? /
asked
'Why, here we admitted the elder /
Koihscnlld into the House of Commons /
years ago. He would not take the oath /
on the Bible. lie rejected Christ as an |
impOster. Now comes his son, sir Ma |
thaniel ROthschild, and we make him .
Lord without the regular oath on the
Bible Rothschild refused 10 be sworn on
the whole Bible because he does not be-
lieye the whole Bible. But the Hebrew is
worth $500, 900, and the aristOcracy of /
England folded him to their hearts"
But where is the inconsistency ! (
asked.
"Why, here is poor Bradlaugh. who has
been elected and reelected four times.
lie is poor. My country refuses him n
seat because. three years ago, he chose 90
affirm instead OF taking his oath on the
Bible! There is no chance fOra poor man
in England. Bradiaugh accepts God. but
denies Christ So does Rothschid. one
with his millions goes IN, the other with his
poverty goes out. To-day. sir" continued
The Englishmau, America is the only
free country on the gl0be-thc only nation
where honest worth can be honored by
the pe0piew
MONEY VS.. LOVE.
''Money is everything In England" con-
ffnuOD INV IuulfgN fvtanI tttIaV t,p.Nf I