The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1886-07-29
Bar HaYbor.

The attractions Of Bar lIarhor is in the union
of mountain and sea the mountains rise in
granite majesty right out of the ocean.
The GENESIS OF Bar IIarbor : curious and in
>truciNc. For many wears, like other settle
mcnt~ on Mount Desert Island, it had been fire.
quentcd by people who have NOR, fon,lnc>~ for
nature than they have money, and who were
willing 10 put up with wretchcd accommodate
tion>, and enjoyed 4 Wild sort Of "roughin. it."
l}ut som" society people in New ork. who
have the reputation of setting the mode. rhanc-
Ell TO 20 there; they declared in favor of it :;
and instantly. by an occult law which governs
fashionable life. Bar llarhor became the fash
ion. Everybody could see its prccmncnt al
fractions. The word was passed along by the
Bouduir Telephone from Boston 10 New Or
leans. and soon il Was a matter of necessity for
a frtnt"tt". or il woman of fashion. or a man
Of the world. or biuSc boy. to show them
selves there during the season 1t became the
scene OF summer ronance>: the student of
manners went there To study the "Amcrican
Girl. HE notion spread that il was the finest
! >anltarium on the continent for tlirtatonS: and
n trade is said TO follow the lag 50 in this ease
real estate speculation fotcd III the wake of
beauty and fashion.
our tourists passed weary. hot day on the
COAST railway Of Maine. notwithstanding the
| high temperature the country seemed cherries.
| the Sunlight 10 fall less geniaIly than in more
| fertile regions to the south, upon landscape
| stripped OF it, forests. naked. and umpictur-
| c>qtc.
lhrH MclG PIuhSPu mo 4 rod palh on thc
>tt"iltI III W. i'.li-Iiolt Sail from Inc end OF
| the rail to Bar liarhor. The wind was fresh,
White-rap> cnliVcned the scene. the spray dash
| ed over the huge pile of baggage on the bow.
~ IN HiiN'!t''' H" 'ould iltiIe ENJOY
inc i>iatG> ana me picturesque >horc; hut ilNed
! yves 81 nope upon thc cle'tric il@hl, Whlch
| ~" 60 ""oNt 'H' htaliahlS' ailn marked me
| Tlt vi inc iio'ci> tlo III" Town III ihr hldleh
| iiu 'oi' 'p'ln u ram ,ld>Heu Ill thelr races.
u ~ SUM ,!'>'oipil 'iit.l 'tiic 10 me wharf,.
! MhTh WIS aiNP Win NciilcleH ana loolefS tor
!I'G l9ltls, III snort WIN rs iShlS ana morse.
h'' w "pt''H'll' % i'Hi! ti lilil'ol!dnl
l'iate' dii'l Wl"n our party Aoidln9 on To Their
"t> II, ~ -"oYi H. were Nl'illcu i'll @ailop
| " " i.o.'h "t'i u>hert' ny" spacious or
~ ~ Ill iiiill- Hitt It"P", thGN itail/ed lilat
| !hc! were emlcfln@ upon Il ilNeIy II somewhat
| n"i-haH"lH ny, | nc Hf>l com impression
We vi " ~ MHH'lliiS huiiiocr OF sum, pretty
Urls. h"ifllalant young fellows III laWll-tenniS
NlHiN anu l'hteilh't opportunities III the halls
nv l,HlIoIN Hi'u WIZ" l'E'H|aS lor proilchadcS
! any, lliIa!ioii9'
hodlck Is SORT OF Ri@ b0ardIng-holIe hc>l-
.''hI1 Nctiti i" ne Il i'o'ci of iioi no pciis III
inc rooms Ito pils OF rare tor rarely ohc), no
Nil, Hst, s4-as-you-plea>e' help.yoursef sort
u lare' "ihrIi + popular oecal'Se i mas Its own
l ''tcl' an" tNtl a'"us oiilts mo IL lirSl or
Eist. some say II Is an acquired taste: that
people 30 not lakT 70 ut first. The big office is
d sort Oh asSenpiN-rooill' where new arrivals
aic s0''lne'' anu u!sroN erei ana IL Is uhnlu.h-
Il?H rai'cd lhe iSii-pohl " the young ladies'
10 No. a'',il! an9le lhere;
bar iiarpor was indeed an interesting society
ntua ~, nMsepl IN some OF 'hg cottages, II mlGlil
nc s'ih 'iie society WAS on ,''rk. W TN an the
tialiicls 81 We NoLlu ana me lrGellsohry OF
| laSiipHdnlc ne, II ma; elected TO be unconNcn-