The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-07-13

PROSPECT HOUSE HOPS
Notes Of Summer Doings by
Citizens of Jersey City.

NYAcK, July II. 1890. AS is generally
the case with the week following Inde-
pendence Day it has been very quiet, and
little of interest has taken place. Many
of the crowd of strangers who fioeked
here on July 3, departed for the city on
the Monday morning following, and the
town seemed quite deserted But all the
week strangers have arrived and the
hotels are about full and the boarding
houses have almost their complement of
guests. This pretty village SO lovingly
nestled among the tall mountains of the
Donderberg range never looked more in
wiling than during the recent hot
weather The fertile valley is ALWAYS
made cool and bearable by the breezes
that sweep over it from the noble Hudson
whose waves break noisily upon the rocky
beach which has many picturesque and
romantic lovers walks along it.
The yacht race which was to have been
sailed by the Tappan Zee Yacht Club, on
July 4, was postponed owning to the dead
calm on the river. Instead, the race was
sailed early in this week, the course being
from the boat house at Grand View,
round the light house off Tarrytown and
back to the boat house. The best time
was made by ELLA g" owned by Carl
Gibson, and the prize was q handsome
pennant of the cluD's colors
This week the music at The Tappan
Zee Hotel has proven very attractive aud
many of the cottagers have gone to the
lead by E. L. Crammer and plays in the
morning, an hour before dinner and two
hours in the evening. The hop given at
this hotel on Saturday evening was a
brilliant affair. The hotel was prettily
lighted with lanterns and incandescent
lights, aud the corridors and parlors were
fastefulIy decorated. The dancing wa 8
in the large diningroom which fronts on
the river and is delightfully."- cool and
pleasant. This was the second hop of the
season and the large attendance plainly
demonstrates howipopular they are.
The Prospect House has also given sue
cessful hops but this hotel is located at
rather an inconyenient place for the
summer residents to attend, and those
occupying cottages of the hotel attend
more frequently than those in cottages
near tire river. On pleasant nights parties
are formed and drives-sometime IL is a
straw ride to Rockland Lake five miles
distant. Here has been erected by some
enterprising individual q dancing pavil-
ion III the little grove which borders the
lake. This is well lighted and careis ex-
ercised that only good class OF people
are admitted twenty-five cents entities
a couple to dance as long as the music
lasts and it is said that the great part of
the income of the pavilion is derived from
the city people OF this place who enjoy
the delightful mountain ride over there
as well as the rural dance.
Mrs 8ostigan. OF Cottage street, Jersey
City, has taken a very pretty cottage in
South Nyack near the Tappan Zee Hotel.
Her daughter, Mrs. Mills is with her
Il ever guests from Jersey City have
arrived this week than last, but quite q
large number have engaged acommoda-
lions for next week. Mrs. Palmer, the
charming wife of Proprietor Palmer of
the 1appan Zee Hotel gave Il progressive
euchre party 20 the guests at the hotel on
Tuesday evening. 1t was one of the sea-
sons charming events and although the
heat was intense the guests played
euchre as interestedly as though the Their
mometer stood at zero. Mrs. Palmer is
a great favorire with the visitors at the
hotel and deservedly So EIDDA.