The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-07-29

uHlnty ulSu Will DC brought 10 mc Ov
men dressed far too grand for me to
care to associate with as rule. Noble
men - of the republic - OF course.
A charming forest OF sturdy
oak, towering pines, spreading
expresses, all ssndwiched with
the Iovellest flower beds, made into all
sorts of figures, and thousand by
paths leading in as
MANY CHARMING NooKs.
The whole forrest festooned and dec
GRATED with clingiug ivy and Towering
moss-all for our special benefi', at
least, 1 enjoyed it quite as well as II it
were, IL is chRrmIDg-until settling up
time cOmes-the light heart drops few
inches then, and transforms itself into
light pocket, as we Danish ourselves
out of the garden, to again learn our
bread by the sweat of our brow" Dur
ing the day, we-my young companions
and hired buggys.and following a
party OF our own crowd who have a
driver and guider we spin around the
circular si1teen-mile drive, eleven of il
along the beach of the Pacific ocean,
and through groves almost unscathed
by the ax-true few small vii
lagos are built among the trees here
and there. l must put stop to my
gushing gush. But really the way one
Is treated to glimpses of ocean view,
with waves, rocks, seals, beach,
groves, etc, alternately along the whole
route is like an artlticially arranged
sixteen-mtle bath in blIssful sensations
to the lover of natures beauties. TWAS
TlINY h.
Columbia River scenery, and to MAKE
up for its lack, here we can feel as well
as gaze, alight and run along the beach
gathering shells and dipping In the
waves, or gather pine apples in the
branches of cypress at our pleasure.
Monterey City is not much; q few old
tumble-down places and q number of
the great hotel swallows everything up
in its own magnificance.
SAN FRANCISCO,
to the man whose ideal of a city is Salt
Lake City. is nothing short OF wonder
full; to one who has seen New York,
Chicago, Boston, or any good-sized city
with waterways to admit ships as well
as locomotives. il is simply a wide
awake, ordinary city. A mass of euild-
ings, network of streets over and be-
tween numerous sand hills, all alive
with street cars. cable cars, carts,
buses and pedestrians, the num-
Der of the latter in the business
parts OF town, greatly augmented at
present by the few thousand school
teachers visiting the place. as about
every other person We meet wears the
badge of the n. E. A. The few green
spots in this city are genuine attrac-
tons. Such are Woodward's Gardens,
the Golden Gate Park and Sutro
Heights. The latter is we'll filled with
fine statuery, and is perhaps the most
attractive spot of any mentioned. The
cemeteries are nice, but do not compare
with many in the east. The decks and
shipping are interesting 20 land
Iubbers, /" and it must be admitted that
the bay is fine seaport, and many aud
attractive are the great ships and
steamers from every part OF the world
which nestle on its surface.
THE PALACE HOTEL
takes the lead in the way of interesting
buildings; it is said to be the largest in
the world. The places of amusement
are fairly interest ng, though it is
doubtful if any of their theatres excel
our own in all around attractions and
usefulness. Shows We'll known to Salt
Lake held the boards Of some. The one
really excellent piece-aud too far ahead
of any others presented there al pres
ent To be compared with them is The
Wife, as played at the Baldwin The
atre by the New York Lyceum Com
pany. 1t is pay OF the Banker s
Daughter stamp, and as rendered By
these artists is a masterpiece Of that
school of drama. / sincerely trust
Salt Lake will be favored. At the
Tivoh was q homemade comic opera
1t was quite attractive and good as
such. At the Bush Street Theatre was
the Two Johns, mighty piece-oi
flesh only. Two fat men and a very
Indifferent company try, and every
once in while succeed, 10 make PEG
pie laugh at their clumsy efforts to
represent-nOthingi in particular. Soap
Bubble was having good go" at the
Alacszar, and the Cattle King was the
funny" piece at the California.
1t is very interesting TO study the
audiences and character of shows to bt
found at these various places OF amuse
ment. 1t is easy here tor an obseryant
person very soon to be able to decide
what grade a piece, dramaticai or mus.
icaI, should belong to. Would that oul
theatres were not obliged to presen
it's patrons with such variety
Many of the pieces our moral youpt
men take their pure young Ladies
to witness, would here not be expected
to amuse that class of people. but rathel
be sort of mixture in with beer. to-
bacco, wine etc.. to help another clas
of people to while the hours away
BETWEEN THE ACTS
of the comic opera, even, one would b
choked with tobacco smoke: yet it wa
respectable audience compared tt
some others That at the Baldwin wa
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