The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-25
ON COMFY ISLANDS BEACH.
WHERE NEW YORK SUMMER GIRLS
ENJOY THE SURF.

Manhattan Reach Famous For Its
Politicians and Its Political Deals.
The Manhattan Girl Is Legion-Au
Effort Deing Made to Get the Me-
INinley-Hnnnn Social Set TO Mans o
haitian.
Manhattan Beach, July 23.-rt is all
"CoHey Island" though they like to call
that strip OF II where the. big hotels stand
Manhattan Beach. "Coney" means the
merry go-arounds the rife ranges, the
cane-tosses and the Ferris wheel but
Manhattan means a long stretch Of beach
with sousa waiting music from an inclos-
ed pavilion and the hotels stretching along
for mile or 30, with big exotic gardens
and asphalt walks between.
To Coney "the people" go, but If tho
people who spell themselves out as polls
tcians or plutocrats accidentally get to
Coney they take the little sea beach rail.
road dhe little road that pays its entirs
seasons expenses in one day and Is clear
profit to the CorbIn estate all the rest OF
the season. and are whslSed up to Man
hattan-only two stoue-throws further ons
It's own, IS famous for Its politicians ana
It's political deals. Lying as 1t does au
the entrance to New York harbor, II Is
a convenient runaway place for those who
want to talk together alone and unsuss
pected And, shielded as It Is by Liberty,
whose protecting arm almost overshadow5
1t, It seems in all ways an appropriate
place for the politician and his summer
preferments. Here Bryan was taken last
summer. And here Altgeld and his wifs
spent the Fourth this year. running to
town only for the governors Fourth OF
July grafton.
1t makes no difference what the politics
Of the man. he goes to Manhattan. SEN
ator T. c. Platt. the boss" as both
friends and enemies call him, skipped
straight from the senatorial halls to Man.
| haitian at the close Of the session, giving
| New York the go by"
Former Gov. Roswell p. Flower Is ale
so prominent among the summer mens
| lie is a short, fat man, almost square
In his proportions, with face like a rosy
| apple. Politics may come and campaigns
may go. but this Flower is ever blooming.
| lie is democratic, too, In his tastes, in
| spite Of his barrel" and eats plain food
and enjoys himself In a plain way. At the
| table his one popularity Is wanting IA
whole one" a popularity which Is catered
| to by the waters. At every dinner a
| whole fish and whole duck are placed
| before him. He likes TO carve as he eats,
| and, though not Manhattan's proudest is
| certainly a good appreciation of fine fare
Quigg, the new boy" is also a promi-
nent figure here-never far from T. G.
| Platt-and then there are lesser lights
coming and going.
1
comes down in the afternoon with her
/ best beau, and often with a chaperon
also. Frequently she Is one Of a. jolly
party. They go In bathing, afterwards
| dine on the broad piazzas, and end by
seeing Hopper's lei CAPTAIN" or watch
| ing the fireworks" regular summer
| feature of Manhattan.
Marriages are made In heaven, bue
matches do not seem to be made at Man
| haitian. People go there for a good Tina
and TO firt desperately, but they do not
seem TO speak the little word there. To
Manhattans credit IL can be said that
| they get ready to do so, but there Is such
Jolly party always around that they get
no chance. If looks could propose many
vital question would be settled In one OF
Manhattan's mystic evenings.
A mighty effort IL being made to get tho
| Mckinley Hanna social set TO come td
| Manhattan for the month OF August.
| Daily letters are sent the President from
| here, and one spoTtive young woman went
50 far as to snap camera upon her as
soclates as they were bathing n the SURE
TO send to the President She received mo-
acknowledgement that her pleasantly was
| appreciated.
The summer man hero is rather unhapt
py. That is because Manhattan Is ex-
pensive IL IL cheap getting there and the
| air costs nothing. Neither is there a tar
| IN upon the waves or the sea breezes, bu1
II -.
chances, nay obligations. to spend money.
| II Is from CLAIMS to bluefish and from blues
| fish 10 chowder and back again to crabss
and 30 on until the summer man feels Ike
the prodigal deprived OF his patrimony.
ct comes high, but we've got 10 have it,h
must be his consolation as he fingers thu
check Later. when he thinks Il over he
decides that IL was dirt cheap at any
price-if only for the paradisical remem-
brance. Harry Germaine.