New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-06-30
TAKING THEIR PLEASURES.

The steamships sailing across the Atlantic
eastward are crowded TO the utmost capacity OF
their cabins The railroads and steamboat INES
ara TRANSPORTING multitudes Of pleasurc-seekers
TO the legions Of American resorts. The hotei-
keepers at the seaside, in the mountains ana III
the various spas in this country report IONS
lists Of summer engagements. Grail1ylng ihui-
cations abound on every hand that Americans
have more money to spend In seeking timely
recreation and rest than they had in 1893 and
1894. There is every reason TO expect 'hat this
will be a highly prosperous season Tor all Inc
transportation companies whose prol's uepenu
largely upon carrying passengers on EXCURSION
trips and on Journeys TO and from hot-wea'her
resorts. The transatlantic lines find even their
biggest vessels too small for the throngs or capih
passengers who desire 10 visit Europe nowadays.
The proprietors of many hotels in this city
have been complaining during the winter ana the
spring which have just passed that their houses
have not been crowded. and that in many cases
II has been impossible TO avoid loss but in June
the people have been nocking 20 this centre In
much larger numbers than in the same month
Inst wear and two years ago. and the lnnkeepefS
as n rule are now smiling and rubbing th'r
hands Many millions Of dollars have been III
vested in hotel property In this metropolis III IT,
cent years, and most Of the new hotels are 80
su,nntuous and luxurious In their fittings and
appointments. aud are maintained on sucn Il
scale tina, immense receipts are necessary III
order TO secure any thing Ike satisfactory returns
on the investments Yet vast as have been HE
amounts used in building and furnishing new
hotels. il Is probable that the rapid Development
and EXPANSION Of this capital viii soon make
lop al within itS borders "A pfUuV
able niece Of properly NewYOrk j. growing
with astounding swlfiness. The character and
extent OF It's activities, the wonderful Increase
IN ito wealth the varied and extensive building
operations which may be seen on all parts Of
Manhattan Island and in the district above the
Harlem River show clearly enough that the
metropolis Of the New World Is going forward
in all things which make for sound ana sub
stantial prosperity at a rate which no othcr 'i'y
in North America or In South America can APP
proach Chicago is dislanced In the race.
How amazing has been the transformation IN
the appearance OF this city and In the habits ana
customs Of Newly orkers and Of Americans gen
orally within the last quarter OF century.
TWENTY-FIVE years ago Americans dld not under
stand how to enjoy life nearly SO we'll ~ they 90
now Compared with the rich Americans OF toda!
the wealthy Americans OF 1870 and OF the years
,hereabout hardly knew what luxury was. In
all the comforts. convenlcnces and advantages
OF agreeable travel. In the opportunities Tor en-
ioyable existence In this community and Mt the
summer resorts, IN the facilities for spending
times of recreation and rest In the pleasantcst
and most delightful manner, Americans nave
made noteworthy progress In the last quarter
| OF a century. In 1870 sports and games TO In
| terest and amuse the people were few in mum
| ber and there was little variety in them Yacht
| ing rowing racing th0roughbreds, trottng base
hall athletic contests, little cricket and some
| croouet were almost the only outdoor sports that
| enlisted the attention and interest OF the Amcr
can people in the later sixties and the early
| seventies Now the diversity and range OF
American sports and games is amazing.
Take UP the New-York newspapers in these
| days. and observe how many columns they are
| giving every day TO accounts Of all sorts Of out
door competitions and rvalries. The contests
| which the Americans Of today delight TO lool
upon are many In number and full of contrast
| Of incident aAl OF attractive differences
| Americans are certainly advancing every yeal
in the capacity to get enjoy out Of life ant
In the faculty Of amusing themselves. They
| are not taking their pleasures sadly In thcs,
times, and they find such burdens as existence
imposes in this country wonderfully lghtened b,
the ingenuity and the resources Of all the or
| ganizations. both amateur and professional
which take upon themselves the providing o
| advertisements and entertainments Even tn
most careless observer must realize that ther
is great deal more fun in American life II
| 1895 than there was In 1870.