The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-06-18

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OLD POINT COMFORT.
Opening Of n FamoGa Rsaort By the Sea
sIds-ProIpsoiS Of h Season.
Correspondence Of me NJ Y, lime Journal,
HYdEIA HoTEL, FORTRESS MoNRoE,
June 4.-The prospects Of an unusual good
season at this famous summer and winter
resort were never better than at present.
Old Point Comfort has long been known
as the family watering place of Southern
aristocraCy during the summer, Here,
before the war, in the luxurious days OF
the South, came the +. +. VS. OF the old
Presidential State. Here gathered the
Gays, Calhouns, Randolphs, Kennons,
Upshears, Thompsons and BArboulB, 10
hob.nob with the Lees, Nelson's, Buffers,
Haughtons, Masons, Rhetts and Fa%irfaxes,
OF Virginia. And here, also, now that
peace has been smiling over the land Tor
nearly a quarter Of a century, the South
erners, having accumulated wealth once
uluIel lululhk wv kiVNs AMI Va NNUAS"'
travellers gather again. 49,.
Judging from the crowd OF people which
are continually hoCking to every popular
resort, it would seem that the American
ofto.day Is never to be found at home, Old
Point Comfort is always thronGed with
delightful society, The attractions here
are 80 many and 10 varied that time never
Tags, and the days never grow moAotolous'
There ia enough about the place itself to
afford untailing amusement even were
there no crowd OF humanity forever surg.
ing to and lrO like the great waves oil the
mighty sea, through the Hygeia, which is
OF itself at onCe remarkable for its lmmen-
city, its elegenCe, and for being in iiB way
unique among hotels, You may walk u
quarter OF a mile from your room to the
office, and every step Of the way the floors
are covered with costly carpets; the most
expensive mirrors line the walls, the fur
niture Is all OF the most Bumptuous order,
lures, oTnamented clocks and many other
articles Of vertu are seen upon every side.
Nothing conducive 10 the comfort and
enjoyment OF the guests seems to have
been forgotten.
All kinds OF baths are found in the
Hygeia, and the bathrooms are fitted up
with luxury, which even the extravagant
lanCients might have envled, TWosidea OF
the diniDg.room are walled with glass, 60
that you have a superb view OF the vast
expanse OF water before you, with white.
winged vessels constantly coming and GO
ing, while you are being served with all
the deliCaCies OF the season. So, IN despite
OF the fact that at the HygOia the winter
rates arc reduced to nearly one hall for
summer, there Is no change whatever
made in the luxurious table, in the at
tendance, in the general excellence oil the
house.
The new manager Of the Hygeia, Mr..
+. N. Pike, is already winning golden
encomiums for the high standard he
maintains in the house. Mr.. Pike has
been for many years the late'lamented
proprietor Of the Hygeia, Mr.. Harrison
Phoebus, and therefore thoroughly un-
derstands the many details necessary in
keeping a tiTst.Clasa house like this. 1t
Is not every man who Is born 10 keep a
good hotel, any more than to command a
great army; but Mr.. Pike steps into this
0nerous position as easily and gracefully
as though he were ITO the manner born"
May success be with him. Besides the
reduction OF prices here for the summer,
many changes are made in the house 10
add to the comfort OF guests, The heavy
carpets are taken up and replaced with
oil.Cloths and C0ol.loOking mating.
Storm doors are removed, Canopies are
put up all along the vast piazzas which
look out toward the sea, and, In fact,
everything possible is done to make this
the most delightful Of all summer resorts.
No matter how hotly the Virginia sun
cool breeze comes blowing IN from the
sea to temper the heat and make the
climate at once healthiul and enjoyable.
SurI.hsthinG Is INT Of the principal
amusementB here, and this, together with
fishing, sailing, grabbing, riding, driving,
rambling, attending dress parade at sunset
in the old fort, and flirting all the evening
by moonlight on the Hygeia piazza, or
waltzing TO the dulCet strains Of the band,
contributes to fll up every hour between
sunrise and midnight. And could any
thing more romantic be imagined than a
moonlight Irritation at Old Point?
Among prominent Now Workers at the
Hygeia we note the following: L. V. How
and wife, j. Slater, ]. A. Bluxome, B.
Flanagan, T. MaCkellar and family, O.
Van Atantwood, Roger A. Pryor, G.. A.
Brown, Miss @. Hooking, Miss NJ. 0'Neill,
Miss A. O'Ntill, A. WiIment, Mrs. 7. A.
Wilment, Miss L. L. JoCus, Miss +. A.
Clark, Miss f. A. Wilmelt, Mr.. +. NJ.
Wllment, D. l.. Banning, Miss Banning,
Mrs. Madison, j. Il. Dos Passos, Mr.. Budd,
Mr.. W. Rudd, Mrs. Lieutenant Gilmore,
s, l.. Carr, G. Z, Craig, O. NJ. Fairbanks,
George Booth, F. W. Hearne, Jr., w.
A. Murphy, Mrs. 81. Murphy, Miss Helen
Murphy, !. ]. Murphy +. ". Decker, Miss
4. Decker, II. Z. Decker and family, b. o.
Booth, F.. +. DiCkerson, Miss Mary Dick.
erson, g. NJ. Whitehouse, Miss II. White.
house, Miss g. W~hitehouse, @. A. White
house, Fl. W. Cooper, s.. d. Brewster, q.
L. Bosher, L. D. Bradford, b. Myer, L.
Myer, E. ]. Rogers, &. I. Duckwitz, &. i.
Swasey, W. D Richardson, G. +. Dresh-
field, b. Brady, j., Q. A. Postly and wife,
Ii. KranlCh and vile, ]. Bache and wife,
J. o. Graves, P. Stern, D. ]. Cookery, U.
X. Crowley, s. D. RoSenbaum, W. T. Tai
~iaferro, Miss Darling, W. d. Seaqer, L, II.
Skinker, W. A. Reynolds and wife, Mrs.
]. 0'Donnell, j. II. Berry and wife.
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