The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-08-01
ECHOES FROM sUMMERREsORTs

The attraction of Bar IIatbor, writes Mr..
Charles Dudley Warner In Ho,per's Ia in
the union of mountain aud sea; the noun
taiUs rise IN granite majesty right ont Of the
ocean.
The genesis Of Bar lTarbor is curious and
instructive. For many years, like other
settlements on Mount Desert Island, II had
been frequented by people who have more
fcndness for nature than they have money,
aud who were willing to put up with
wretchei accommodations, and enjoyed a
wild sort of "roughing IT," But some 40.
cie,y people In New York, who have the
reputation OF setting the mode, CHANGED to
go there; they declared In favor Of IL, aud
instantly, by an occult law which governs
fashionable life, Bar Harbor became the
fashion. Everybody could see its pre- emil
nent attractions. The word was passed
along by the Boudoir Telephone from Boston
to New Orleans, and soon IL was a matter Of
necessity for a debutaute, or q woman Of
fashion, or man OF the world, or a blase
boy, TO show themselves there during the
season. II became the scene Of summer 70.
names; the student Of manners went there
to study the "American Girl" The notion
spread that II was the finest sauitarium on
the continent for flrtations; aud as trade IL
said TO follow the flag, so In this case real
estate speculation riotsd In the wake Of
beauty and fashion.
Our tourists passed q weary, hot dav on
the coast railway of Maine. Notwithstand-
ing the high temperature the country seemed
cheerless, the sunlight to fall less genially
than In more fertile regions to the sonth,
upon a landscape stripped Of It's forests.
naked and unpicturesque.
They we're plunged into cold bath on the
steamer In the half hours sail from the end
Of the rail to Bar lIarbor. The wind was
fresh, white-caps enlivened the scene, the
spray dashed over the huge pile of baggage
on the bow, the passengers shivered and
could little enjoy the islands and the pic.
the electric lights which showed above the
headlands and marked the site Of the hotels
aud the town In the hidden harbor. Spits
Of rain dashed In their faces, and In some
discomfort they came TO the wharf, which
was alive with vehicles and touters for the
hotels. In short, with Its lights and noise,
II had every appearance Of being an impor.
tant place, and when our party. holding on to
their seats In a buck board; were whirled at
a gallop mp to Rodick's, and ushered into a
spacious Office swarming with people, they
realized that they we're entering upon a
lively IL somewhat hap hazard life, The
first confused impression was ola bewillsr-
ing number of slim, pretty girls, nonchalant
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