The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-09-12
BY TmHELAUGHING WAVES
S~eptember's Cool Breezes
Have Not Sent Every
One Home.
THE SEASIDE AT ITS BEST
Pleasant Sailing Parties By Day and
Moonlight Rides in the
Evening.
special to the Jersey City Ne,os.

special to the Jersey CITY Ne,us.
S%EABRIGHT. Sept. ~, lS92.-In my last
letter TO The NEWS l alluded to the wild
rush of uminer visitors for home. aud
the suspicious closing of the social gay
and furore. Trades people are lamenting
and the rough ~ciodhopppers that assumed
the role OF lehus are signing over the lost
opportunity to fleece lh-ir whilom and
helpless victims. The shoals of fashion
able devotees have deserted the hotels to
pursue their restless chase of pleasure ia
the sylvan shade Of the mountains and
inland resorts. The gay auiua ed dr. INA
is ended SO far as the seaside paradise of
spots and fashion is concerned.
Not so with beautiful and more aristo-
cratic Seahright. Many of the hotel
guests have packed up and departed. but
there are enough remaining, with
most OF The coJtagers, Who will STAY dur
ing the mont OF september, TO keep up
the social excitement The present
month is unquestiouabiy the most de-
lightiul time IN this latitude for recrea-
ton, aud the thorough emf yment OF the
scenic beauties of tbs environments, The
heavens ale cloudless and magnificent
With autumnal tints. the ocean looks like
a lovely expanse or bound ess azure, the
saline DreeZes are braciug and tue bright
afternoons of the present spell. the glori-
Gus moonlight. and the cool evenings ara
capital for a drive or for a sail on the
beautiful Shrewsbury River, Il picnic at
Pleasure Bay, or Il fishing or grabbing
expedition on the Navesink.
Since the terrible ravages of the great
fire that swept over SeaDrighG two years
ago 1t has been rebuilt with Il substantial
class of buildings in the business section,
and a pretty style of cottages and small
bostelries III the resident portion of The
village. The picturesque roofs and Chin
neys, aud the spacious grounds that sur
round the marine villas OF S%eabrighJ,
with their hower-decked lawns, are what
gives this popular summer community it's
charming effect, and unfold to The gtze
OF the tourist sailing down the river a
panorama OF sumptious ease and costly
appointments to be seen in the summer
homes Of afhuent maguates.
A SPLENDID DRIVEWAY.
1t is just across the county bridge op-
posite Seabright that the famous Rum
son boulevard begins. 1t is one of the
finest drives in the State. For y stretch
of eight miles o can speed over a Road
That is as hart aud smooth as concrete,
with little Or no dust to encounter. At
the beginning of the drive on the bluff is
an imposing and Costly mansion erected
by the millionaire merchant, Prince
Niesars- 1t is a conspicuous landmark.
Its ali-inassIve tuIretS pee:ing above the
the thlck LEAKAGE of lofty trees can be
seen far out at sea. This handsome DOM
icile is but Il sample of the many villas
that cluster GU this DR. montory, and line
the road from the river to Red Bank. It
is n series of magnificent summer palaces,
one as unique as t te other in architectural
adjournment and exquisite landscape gar
denlng.
The annual coaching parade held this
week GU The Rumson road, comprising
the equlpages OF the umner residents of
Seabrlght, Il Rumson Neck was a gala
affair and witnessed by immense tbrougs
of spectators. Every vehicle in the pro-
c~essiou was p%rofusely decorated with
flowers. After The parade the particle
pants attended a ball.
OH, MYl HERE'S AN EEL,
AS in midsummer, even at this late
juncture of the season, the lovers of
sport find i'll the otfiug and the placed
waters OF the river an abundance of the
most desirable specimens of the funny
tribe. Daily little parties go out aud
troll, aud frequently those who are the
most successful in piscatorial exploits
are the fair young anglers. Occasionally
their delicate white hands haul a jerky,
squirming eel, and then there is a sudden
commotton aud hysterica1 shrieks for the
assistance OF masculine companions.
One of the finest excursions hereabouts
is a sail up the tortuous and lovely
Navesink river. 1t is a river
formed with numerous little romantic
coves and inlets and ripping little tribut-
ants at various picturesque points. For
nearly the entire length OF the river, its
banks are elevated and covered with rich
verdue. At Fair Haven, the great centre
of the oyster beds for which this river is
so famous, the scenery is magnificent.
Ar Rad RanE fha riuor hrnoinnC n ~ -, :,
wild expanse and its banks are dotted
with stately villas and beautiful with the
outrageous foliage of laughing summer,
There are a number of cosy cottages in
and about Seabright where one can ind a
place to make a quiet and pleasant stay,
aud " all the comforts of home and
the association of a few genial
refined spirits who intend to remain as
long as the weather is good, fish continue
TO bite, Ii there is Il prospect for jolliGy
and fun. These people do not care a snap
for the edicts of fashion. Their stay is
regulated by the comfort and pleasure
they derive FROM their sojourn.' They are
a sensible lot indeed. Ii you are posted
as to when aud where to go you can have
all the fun you want In O straw ride, fish
ing, a sail, or a sociable.
Before l close | must relate a good
story | heard Yesterday about a clever
prank played on a dude at a little private
DOoAoiuE AOuSC. 1HC yOuuE mHu was
brimful of s~elf-conceit, and audacfty
in pressing his galiantry on even the
slightest acquaintance with a girl. 1t
made the G rls tired. One afternoon his
trunk stood on the piazza, as he intended
to take the late tram home. The girls by
a series of little intrigues detained him in
the parlor, while a committee of two of
their number were detailed to fasten the
uunk to the floor by means of big screw
eyes. The outraged and humiliaied VIC
tim of the joke aid not miss his train, but
he had a hard time to discover what kept
his trunk in a fixed position.
RICHARD r. GREEN.