New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-25
TIE STN.NER OUTING.


The summer outing is one Of the American
institutions the pcrmanence Of which is in
disputablc The climate is most c1hausting
in It's demands upon physical endurance. and
n change OF air and scene is recognized hy all
physicians as indispensable for the recruitment
of vital powcrs Tho conditions Of professional
and business occupations and also q social
life are more cxactinG in largo American cite,
than in European centres Of population. with
possibly the single exception Of London.
long season Of summer rc>t and recreation, or
at least a holiday journey OF a fortnight or
month is now commonly regarded 81, one
of the necessary compcnsatonS of busy
wear for all who can afford the time and eN-
pensc. The outing rs ordinarily planned late
in the spring, and Is cnjoyed In anticipation
almost rs much as In reality.
Americans once had the reputation II max
ing hard work Of their pleasures. and partic-
ularryv - holiday travel For many years they
we're pointed ont in Europe rs tho most labori-
Gus OF pleasure seekers. struggling indcfati-
gablv ~ exhaust the resources of rod-coycrcd
cuidc-books. wearing themselves ont by tramp
ing I'D and down cathcdrals and churches, and
by cndcayorinc 10 SEQ all the town shows in a
day. and revealing in carcworn and hara'scd
faces the over pressure Of American energy
The art Of relaxation is one which Is readily
acquired, and it is probably true that Amcrl-
cans in the course Of time have become tho
most luxurious and self possessed among travel
lers. When the journey has onco begun or
the summer outing fairly been entered upon,
they know how to take their pleasures ,cnsbly
| and in a rcStml way but there arc still signs
Of the oldtimc mental perturbation in The
planning Of the seasons recreation. For weeks
| before the city house is closed or the office
placed under charge Of clerks, family councils
| arc held and long dspu'atous discussions arc
| shared in dining room and parlOr respecting
| the location and scene Of the summer dispense
ton Of rest and gayety. The enterprise Of
| hotel proprictorS an1 railway corporations in
distributing hooks pamphlets and circulars by
mail increases tho difficulty Of solving the prob
| lem. When rival attractions Of hotels and
watering places are brought into competition
with the advcntitouS aid of pictures and glow
ing descriptions from the correspondence of
the religious press, heads Of families are often
burdened with thc responsibility Of n choice
Of a vacation journey or a summer home.
There is. however, the easiest possible meth
| cd Of settling an itinerary or deciding upon
| the scene Of the annual outing. The advcr-
Using columns Of THE TRIBUNE this morning
| contain announcements from all the best
| known and most delightful summer resorts in
| the mountains or on the coast. Any one who
is planning holiday recreation has only 10
glance up and down these columns in order 10
command the best resources Of the approach
| ing season The most fashionable and com
| Portable hotels In the AdirondaCkS the White
| Mountains. the CatSlills the North Carolina
Mountains, the Thousand Islands, the Bcrk
| shire Hills Saratoga, Long Branch, Atlantic
City, Richfcld Springs, Block Island, the Isles
Of Shoals, Lake George, Cape Cod and the
New England Coast, the Ncw-llampshlre
lakes, the Luzernc region in Pennsylvania,
Long Island, the beautiful Connecticut vii
lagos, and the picturesque Hudson River
towns are all represented in these lists II
NAV he confidently asserted that no other
journal has so complete series of announce
mcnts from summer resorts OF established
reputation and superior merits An hour in an
armchair before THE SUNDAY TRIBUNE will
enable every pcrplcxed and vacillating mind
| 10 form a basis of comparison and to decide
,ha nuoction nf thp simmer outinp