New-York tribune., 1902-01-12
WINTER VACATIONS.
MANY RESORTS WITH LUXU.
RIOUS TONS
THEY ARE ONLY A FEW HOURS FROM
NEw-YORK, AND CAN BE REACHED.
BY GOOD ROADS.

The hot spelF was looked upon for many
years as the vacation season for people who
lived IN New-York. Nearly everybody found
tine for q few days outing in the midsummer
season and. while some people could count
upon only day two, many thousands of the
residents of the metropolis took long vacations
and contributed largely to the hotel population
at all American resorts and TO the crowds at
the foreign places Of interest. But the autumn
saw them back in their homes and there they
remained until the next summer season came
with irs hot weather and the doctors orders to
take the children 70 the country his warn
ing against nervous prostration if Mrs. Cooped-
I'D did not go 10 the seashore Mr.. Hard
worked did not take a rest in the mountains.
But the Civil War gave thousands of North
ern men a chance TO see the Southern States
where they enjoyed delightful weather at such
times Of the year when it was and bustery
al home, and many Of those men determined
when the cruel war over they would take
a week off in winter and go South. The resolu-
tons were kept. and winter vacations became
popular. But the accommodations were poor in
Dixie. and, although the tourist from the North
had the sunny Southern sky and the delicious
air he missed the Northern hotel and railroad
accommodations. and the recollections OF his
winter vacation were not all pleasant But the
roads improved until they became as nearly
perfect as those III lLlC IlOA l4LCiA Eolh "a N--S
country hotels Of high order sprang up all
over the South. and the Southern winter resort
supported by Northern patrons became an es-
tablished institution, and the winter vacation
was looked forward TO with S much pleasure
as the summer outing. Physicians seemed to
discover that the air of the Carolinas Georgia
and Florida, and the hot and mineral springs
OF Virginia contained health giving properties
and sent their patients away from New-Yors
TO enjoy and reap the benefits offered by the
South The pleasure seeker followed the in
valid as he did IN Saratoga and in the noun
tain and seaside places Of the North, and the
winter pleasure resort the consequence.
But while the Southern hotels housed many
Northern guests who sent 70 their stay at home
friends glowing accounts Of the novel pictures
OF nature which were unfoIded 10 them. the
trips were within the reach OF the wealthy class
only. The trips 10 the various places took too
much time and were connected with too much
expense to Justify a visit Of few days, and
these conditions excluded the OF moderate
means from the growing army Of winter pleas
ure seekers in temperate climes. But the peo-
pie VINO require rest and TO whom the chill
blasts OF winter are injurious are not con-
5ned 10 class OF the population. People
who could not afford TO make long trips to
high priced hotels needed the change as much
as their more PROSPEROUS neighbors, and their
physicians told them, as they told their rich
patients that if they wanted TO recuperate
quickly. or If they wanted TO avoid the dangers
Of the cold. TO get out Of New-York for few
weeks. TO some more temperate climate.
II vas the demand for nearby winter resorts
that gave Atlantic City mighty boom some
years ago. The place had been a favortte pleas
ure spot for many years, but only a compare
ttvely small percentage Of its patrons went
there after the summer season had closed. and
the houses which had sheltered great throngs in
the warm season were closed and boarded UP
when the first frost gave notice that winter was
al hand. Hotel proprietors received requests
from people in New-York and Philadelphia to
keep their houses open for few weeks after
the season. and experiments made in that di-
rection were so successful that the number Of
winter hotels has increased steadily, and there
will be more OF them this year than ever before
Among the people who patronize the place are
many invelids but the visitor who goes there
fer few weeks vacation usually asks where
the invalids stay for the number is so small in
comparison with the general hotel population
that they are lost sight Of and the place has the
appearance OF a pleasure resort with nothing
TO mar IT, not even cold weather in winter
Another nearby winter resort which has
grown because there was a demand for such
a place is Lakewood. which is peculiarly fitted
by nature for its prominent place in the line of
New-York's winter pleasure spots. Lakewood
is situated in the pine belt OF New-Jersey, and
although il ia only ninety minutes removed from
the business centre Of New-York has much
nilder climate than the metropolis. its soil is
always dry, and the pine woods which surround
the place give it's air properties which are at
once delightful and invigorating.
The physician who wishes his patient to
breathe the good air OF this New-Jersey sana-
rI.eH Ha~l lx
account OF the income Of the sick man. for un-
less he belongs TO the poor class he can be ac-
commodated. There are hotels and boarding
houses Of all grades "One may live at Lake
wood for little money" said resident Of the
town, but there are no cheap places there. By
that mean that there is an air of refinement
about the village which precludes the possibility
q any place no matter how moderate its
charges may be- TO become cheap, and this spirit
has made the place favorite resort and has
caused its increasing popularity.
The great hotels which have grown up at the
Place are well populated in the winter season
with people who run away from New-York for
d tew weeks TO forget the cold weather there
ana 20 avoid the Ills il bears.
There are many people in New-York who have
acquired the winter resort habit who do not care
Tor Buch measures as the nearby winter re-
sorts offer nor do they fancy the quiet or the
picturesque Southern towns. They prefer to
uagei and see things" To this class OF winter
tourists the grand Southern tour furnishes de-
Ashrul outing. The tour takes the traveller by
me Pennsylvania road in luxuriously appointed
e's over a perfect roahbed TO Washington.
mere, II he has the time. he can spend week
sohtabiy but If he is limited 10 day or two
&n see many noteworthy things besides ex-
rheing a delightful change OF temperature
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