Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-08-12
Bar Harbor.

The attraction of Bar Harbor is in the
union of mountain and sea; the mountains
rise in granite majesty right out of the
ocean.
The genesis of Bar Harbor is curious aud
instructive. For many years, like other
settlements on Mount Desert Island, it bad
been frequented by people who have more
fondness for nature than they have money,
and who were willing to put up with wretch
ed accommodations, and enjoyed wild sort
of "roughng it, But some society peo-
pie in New York, who have the reputation
of setting the mode, chanced to go there;
they declared in favor of it and instantly,
by an occult law which governs fashionable
life, Bar Harbor became the fashion. Every
body could see its pre-eminent attractions.
The word was passed along by the
Boudor Telephone from Boston to New
Orleans, and soon it was a matter OF neces-
sity for de butante, or woman OF fashion,
or man of the world or biase boy to show
themselves there during the season. 1t be-
came the scene of summer romances the
student of manners went there to study the
american Girl" The notion spread that
il was the finest sanltarium on the continent
for fllrtatoDs and as trade is said TO follow
the flag, so in this case real estate specula-
tion rioted in the wake of beauty and fash
ion.
Our tourists passed weary, hot day on
the coast railway OF Maine. Notwithstaud-
ing the high temperature the country seemed
cherries, the sunlight to fall less genially
than in more fertile regions to the south,
upon a landscape stripped of its forests,
naked, and unpicturesque.
They were plunged into a cold bath on the
steamer in the half-hours sail from the end
of the rail to Bar Harhor. The wind was
/ fresh, whte-caps enlivened the scene, the
spray dashed over the huge pile of baggage
on the bow, the passengers shIyered, and
I could little enjoy the islands and the pc,ur-
| esque Shore but fixed eyes of hope upon
| the electric lights which showed above the
/ headlands and marked the site Of the hotels
/ and the town in the hidden harhor Spits OF
| rain dashed in their faces, aud in some dis
/ comfort they came 70 the wharf, which was
alive with vehicles and tooters for the hotels.
/ In short, with its lights and noise, it had
/ every appearance of being an important
/ place, and when our party, holding on to
/ their seats in buck board, were whlrled at
! a gallop up to Rodlck'S, and ushered into a
/ spacious office swarming with people. they
realized that they were entering upon live
/ ly if somewhat hap hazard life. The first
/ confused impressjon was Of bewuderine
npmher Of slim nrstiv girls noncbalant
/ Young fellows in lawn-tennis suits, and in
/ definite oDDortunir,e, in the halls ard par
/ lors and wide pia1zas for promenades and
/ nirtations.
| Rodick'. +, , sor, ,f bj,, Loard,,,-b -b,use
be.itatiny whether IN he = bot,I or not no
/ bells IN The rooms TN ll.l. Of fare for rarely
/ on,) uo WIN. list. n a..o.,,-,ou.rIeasr. helm
I ,our.alf .ry,. If ,.,o,. vbirb .s nonuI,r he.
] rau.s If nm, II. own rh,racter and every
/ hoJr dr,r. mn, f, s,.,,r lat S,m,siy
II >, an arog,rc! -asf,. ,Na, n.oule lc not
rake,o +. n frs. rr. l., fire j., -, SORT of
an osser,bI,-rr,n, vl,r.. new arrivals are
sc,,..I and i,.co,sr.l and if E.. r,bf,st.
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1,,s who dali, aa.,l- .t.r.
Bar Harbar VA. indeed An interesting, So
/ c;e,v s,,tIv Eyr.,, IN some Of tbe r0,r..rx.
!, p,i,,b, he aid rh,, ,ocjst, ,s,.on ~, .,,k
. Wiz al the manner. of ,fa world and tie
fraa,,,sorrv os f,sh.or,hfe.lif. ~ had ,,.r.
,ed IN ne unconventional The vo,,ny 3,-
d;es lked In anna,r +, nautical and lawn
tennis toll, carried So far ,bar one rnipt.,
yer.r ,o The "r,,, of ,b,tr IN and rL,r
+ minds wsr. mn. rn,,cb .,,so ;o any ,I,boroi-
Irass,r,, for ,yrnln, 4. IN ;ha ,ouu,
.,ar,Ismen # there ver, .nn,. dra.s COATS on
rho island ,hev ,,ok rainS no. 10 di,nlav
them, but delighted IN appearing in he