The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-08
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SUMNER RESORT ECHOES.
New York Mail and Express.

A hardened lot of ebony sinners do duty az
walters at some seaside hotels, and are terrox
to timid people at meals.
Prudent visitors at the seaside will not drink
too much water. Sometimes it comes from tha
most extraordinary places.
Late arrivals at many of the Jersey coast re,
sorts have included mosquitoes, who apparently
have been fasting for weeks
Cottage City has ten manageable young
girls to one eligible man. Consequently good
catch" is very much of q lion there.
There is always plausible explanation at the
mountain resorts of the view not being quite as
the hotel circulars says it is, you know
The Isles of Shoals hotels have ssgirl walters"
They are selected on account of their intel
lectuality" to please Bostonians who congregate
there
Half million people visited Erastina, Staten
island, in July Multiply this by so cents each,
and one is led to envy the Staten Island Amuse-
ment Company
Objection is made at Asbury Park to the
colored people who battle with the s'poor white
trash" Surely, the Atlantic ocean is q big
enough tub for all.
Those who appreciate beautiful and romantic
scenery should not bring their summer tour to a
close without visiting Delaware Water Gap.
place having excellent hotels.
Among the seasons visitors at Sharon are
great many representatives OF the "vite goots
beezness" in New York, who are also in quanti-
ties at the White Mountain hotels.
People who say they do not know where their
friends are this summer should search the many
quiet but respectable little resorts where board
touches high-water mark at $40 Der week.
There appears to be more entertainments at the
watering places this season than ever before. It
is easy to see that the Bonfaces resolved to
make ii as pleasant for the adults for the chill
dren.
One of the White Mountain hotel. keepers has
had all his ''dining-room young ladies" uniformly
arrayed in pink gowns. In connection with
tray the effect is very striking and artistic. il
not giddy.
Western watering places, which have increased
wonderfully the last few years, doing fairly
well. but none are having phenomenally sue
cessful or brilliant season. There are too many
In the West. as in the East.
A sort of magn6ed June bug has come in bill.
ions to several of the resorts on the south shore
of Long Island and makes life unhappy for
everybody out of doors The oldest inhabitant
says he never knew anything like 'em before
Long Branch hackmen are declared to be as
bad as those at Niagara used to be. They swim
ole at the smallest opportunity, and are ruffans
at the least provocation. The opportunity for
reform at Long Branch is vast as the ocean.
Correspondents are silest who write about
the exclusiveness OF this or that summer hotel
ana the 'arlstocracy. of the guests There isno
such thing as an exclusive hotel All are open
to those who can pay, and the only "aristocracy"
is that Of cash.
Saratoga is almost as erring in the matter of
gambling sheos, and SAMPLERS, and worse places
than Long Branch, but blackguards at both
places are influential and privileged to faunt
their vieness in the faces of decent people Ey-
cry year the number of Americans who would
rather be right than be Cleveland grows smaller
and smaller!
Married women of reputed respectability at
Bar Harbor who have poker parties and seem
to glory in the discreditable notoriety, forget,
or don't care, that they put themselves on level
with those of their sex to whom societys doors
are never open. THERE'S only terse comment for
gambling women be they conspicuously fashion
able or otherwise
"Well. good bye" said the Boston lady to Mrs
Parvenu, at the seaside hotel 1--WE just time
to give the head waiter his perqusite before
60. II don't know" said Mrs. Parvenu mus
ingly. "why she gives him perquisite. won
der if that's any better than ive-dolar bill
Laura" said she. turning to her daughter,
whats perquisite anyway