Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-11
ar SHORT BEACH.
A Pleasant and Romantic Spot by the Seashore Grand Boat Carnival and illumination of She Season.

A Pleasant ana Romantic Spot by the
 geashore-First Grand Boat Carnival
 and illumination of she Season.
 One sailing along the east shore of the Sound would hardly notice the narrow, rock studded stretch of water that forms an en-
 trance to the beautiful little bay whose wa
 ters wash the sands of Short Beach. But any
 one missing the romantic and picturesque
 sight of this beach with its artistic groups of
 cottages has missed one of the most charm
 ing pictures along the coast.
 At the right of the bay rocky point of
 land enters the sea, and afar, nestling in
 wayy masses of tree tops, the high heads and
 ornamented crests of cottages look over on
 the waters. Standing boldly before the eyes
 of the in-saiing visitor is closely built row
 of pretty houses, set somewhat back from,
 but still following the graceful curve of the
 white soft sand along the beach. Few trees
 are growing here, but downy tunio of
 turf covers the land almost to the edge Of
 the glistening seashore. At the left, how ever, grand and elaborate series of bluffs
 strikes the eye with peculiar beauty and draws picture that one does not soon for get. Great rocks rising in perpendicular height of fifty or seventy-fve feet above the waters are crested by groups of the hand- somest cottages at the, resort. From their broad piazzas one can look down upon the restless seq and dancing array of boats and canoes filled with happy faces and brightly colored costumes. The rocky walls are cracked and uneven by nature, showing huge erevices and cragged holes to the sea, and the eager waters have taken the touch of time into their own hands and painted the bold bluffs in the fairest forms and tinctures r,e &hn fNna of are fringsd and shaded by shadowy lines of varying colors, and theshuge corners of the boulders, rounded and chiseled by the action of the tide, and the clinging life of the wa ters bed.
 And the life of the cottagers is as gay as the sight of their shore is beautiful. Lively par ties fill the hours of the day and steady stream of gayiety is kept up by the young people. Thursday evening the first boat car niyal and illumination off the beach was eel ebrated and most happy and brilliant scene it was. Fifty boats rode upon the bay and turned the face of the water into glare and sparkle of light and beauty. At o'clock grand procession of boats was formed, each one loaded with beautiful lanterns and aglow with glare of red fire. The night was dark and seemed to fly on all sides from the bright spectacle. FancifuI iIIuminations shown ! from all the cottages, those on the bluffs be- ! ing specially noticeable. Bishop Goodselps cottage was profusion of lanterns and fire | works One of the prettiest sights of the { boat parade was Miss Etta Lockwood oi Hartford in very small canvas canoe beau. \ tifully trimmed with Chinese lanterns and red fire. Capt. Knowles large sharpie was also very tastefully decorated, as were all oi | the others. The affair was under the direc. \ tion of Bishop Goodsell, Miss Lockwood an6 Capt. Knowles. It is likely that another vii | take place before the season ends.
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