New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-08-24
EESTFLL Long BEACH.

,,xx nrrrGUTs OF UNLIMITED LOAFING IN
LIMITLEsS SAND.
ling Roach Is the seaside home OF the modern lotus
CATER II f. the finest loafng place on the Atlantic
coast Its motto is rest and that motto Is lived up
m most relrIonsly Guarded from the busy world
he miles OF salt green marshes, and backed by the
umtless solitude OF the Atlantic Ocean. life at Long
Reach dozcs the days away and giides INTO the cream
less slumbcr OF the cool night without shocR VI
change Between the green carpet OF the marsh ana
the cleaning white sand Of the beach Austin CorbinS
hardy speculative enterprise has planted long, low
rooted hotel built In the Queen Anne style, with acres
Of broad veranda cool and long breezy nails
From the ocean IL looks like huge sea monster asleep
an the beach, with family OF twenty-five little
monsters stretching away In orderly procession 10 the
east These Inter are the cottages. Every hour
4 train comes creeping down over the resue thht
connects Long Beach with the outer world where poo
ple ios.e and worry and swelter In the summer
heat.
But at Lorg Beach nobody hurries or perspires or
gets excited. People sit on the shady Verhhua anu
stare at the ocean, and when they get tired OF shs
Mt the ocean they 20 to sleep. IL Is a iaha Vi ia,
dreams. with an atmosphere permeated with that
sweet delicious anguor born OF the consciousness OF
having nothing 10 do, and doing 1t thoroughly. Inc
Long Bench visitor who falls into the spirit OF inc
place Learns how sweet II were
With half.shut eyes ever TO scem
Failing asleep In n half dream
To hear each Others Whispered spech'
Eating the lotus day BY day,
To watch the crispne rippIes on the beach,
And tender curving lines OF creamy spray;
To lend our hearts and spirits wholly
To the influence Of mild minded melancholy;
To muse and brood and live again In memory
In the afternoon and evening there Is the added
charm of good music played by w'ldHilcd orchestra
cnsconced In corner OF the veranda' All empty
baudstand like a deserted shrine stands upon tha
beach, but the spirit of music long ago lorSooK lNiS
tn take ND It's abode under she hotel roof few
miles OF boardwalk, half buried In sand. furnish the
only other thing 10 mar the broad white beach
The dwcllers at Long Beach don't bother much
about STYLE neither do they worry over 0utshihins
one another In richness and variety OF rniment lhey
are Of the more advanced type OF picasuirseehers'
There is none OF that cvcrish pursuit OF recreation
that is more exhaustng than the 'cvereSt labor
There IS tho best OF taste In dressing exhibited but
few attempt more than two costumes In the uhy' ana
many get along without remark on one
Hoots are To be- had in the neghboring Inlet. and
an hours sail brings to fishing banks where blue
fish are Obirnely willing 10 be caught. OUTSIDE Oh
hi, there are only two methods OF exercise open l"
Lang Reach dwclcrS strollIng In the sand and walk
Ing up and down the vcranda Some OF the more
videawake occupants Of the easy chairs turn their
back on the blue and the white sand ana study
the procession as II moves up and down the long
stretch OF plazza. At Interval. there Is small In
nux Of strangers from the incoming trains The
transient visitor can generally be distinguished from
the regular bOardcr, Daniel was distinguished from
the permanent residents in the Hons den. by the hct
that they carry umbrellas. Then too, the ncclImated
Long Rcachcr has a royal tan that cannot be- coun-
crfclicd.
s,r,lnc on the beach and sitting In the sand are
amu,omcnts most affected by the yOung people. As
There are about seven miles OF beach there Is little
danger OF being jostled by eavcsdroppng heighborS
ON a pleasant afternoon the whole wide "HpaiSe VIII
he dotted with parasols planted In the sand and lean
ing Ike sunHowcrs toward the sun. Under the
shadow Of each Is a couple obyious Of the outer
world Their hands are buried In the same sand
heap Their glances meet and waver, ma meet
again. They discuss the condition oi thlngs IN uc
planet Mn.s-nnd other less remote topic, ana thr
good old game l. played on ana out WIN suoh aD'otb
ng Interest that the summer girls gets sand In her
fluffy hlr and Oh her wetann,d check ana The sA'd
bugs climb up her sleeve unObscrycd. .
There is a fascination In the Long Beach sand II
has such dazzling whtcncss. 1t Is 80 ab,ouirg
pure that no baking powder Oh rartH can 'V,hP"'
vim IT, II becomes easily mud extensively nj
nch,d to the person Of those who dnbbe In IT, nnd-Re
other Long Beach nt;aclmcits-N can D. 80 com
plcicly gotten rid Of. leaving not trace behind
romance to tn leach. Just above higlwntcr marx l.
a vast coil,ction OF odds and end, Of wrechage In
which some curious things may ," found. VI l,lloh
cock the hotel proprietor, found an Old whaling lance
which was east up among the wfcckngc, nnd II now
adous his private Office. Another Old relic when
keeps the lance company & an old nintlock mu,hct
which was dug MP from the sand. where some Itcvo
luorary veteran dropped 1t after the battle OF Long
Island. -, -,
Every Wednesday and saturday night a ripplc In
the smooth life Of the hotcl !, produced ~ man,s
given In the ballroom. Dancing on Wide, smooth
fuOr. with the music kopln- perfect unr' t'u Il
wealth Of breezy vcrandn for coolinSoh purpose. Is
pleasure rarely attained elsewhere In midsummer.
The cotIcr's saturday night l. spent Oh the hofi
piazza listening 10 the rythmc whites and watching
| The spinning couples Ia the may dance. n mite
chapel stands the east end uf the hotel. IN IL
cOttagcrS and hotel guests gather every sunday morn
lug and listen II short service by some visiting
| clergyman.
one u The features % III" hotel Is the great dining
with its-gsss front looking ont upon TN, h'hfn
and the OCEAN, ~ the diner eoc, from soup f. dessert
| the whole panorama Of the is before him. F?r
ont IN the onng wAo sails dot the horizon, ench
! vessel apparently n Idle as painted ship upon y
| fsintrd Ocrdn" Here and there long black cl"Gi
( smoke bctrays the approach Of an Atlantic hncr.
| As the dinner advances the scenery changes The
| white cloud, and blue .fy and sparkling. foam
rringed turn 10 purple and gold and crimson.
| The cOors deepen and then fade. The long shadows
| creep out Of the wcst and throw their pail the
crfniug surface OF the sea- The stars peer ont one
by from behind the ramparis Of clouds along the
horizon and by the time the coffee Is served the scene
| has changed from day 10 night. Tho sl'vcry sheen
Of moonlight IS upon the waters. and II the spectator
| has not eaten too much dnner-whici Is likely Ia
| occur nj Long Bcac-hc Is In prime condition for nm
evening Of sentiment and romance In cozy corner OF
| thc yeranda