New-York tribune., 1905-01-15
WINTER RESORT DELIGHTS
WHERE THEY ARE FOUND.
Rigor of Northern Winter Nay Be
Exchanged for Sunny South.

ECCN~HSCU 3Of O0ftf3 NCONN'
That visiting winter resorts for health ard pleas
ure becomes most delightful habit is the ex-
perience OF many persons. That unlike some de-
nghtful habits II can be safely INDUCED 10 any
possible limit Of its most enjoyable features
And the opportunities for the indulgence of ones
taste in this direction now so ample that there
IS no excuse for any one who can break the ties
OF business associations to fail TO do so for a
longer or shorter period in our trying winter
climate.
When as was the case day last week. the
thermometer ranged from 10 to 80 degrees above
zero the air filed with drifting snow. and no
place OF city travel endurabe save the subway,
the thoughts Of thousands of persons turned 10
regions where much higher and more uniform tenn
peratures ruled. where the scent Of flowers, the
beauties OF green and growing foliage and the
songs Of birds are 10 be found instead OF snow
and ice
For those who can manage only brief absences
from town owing TO business affairs which demand
more less steady attention the healthful region
OF Lakewood. while only few score miles from
the metropolis. affords considerably milder tenn
perature and freedom from the distressing rawness
that so often characterizes the climate of this
metropolis. II is possible for family TO remain
practically united while the head attends affairs
in Wall Street or the Produce Exchange for the
greater part of the week and spends nights and
Saturdays and Sundays with the wife and children
in cottage or hotel amid the Lakewood pines.
For those vino have only occasionally to be found
81 the marts Of trade and afford to be away
and yet who feel that they must be where they
can at short notice appear where their presence is
lantic City aords the desirable mean between the
vailed attractions in the way Of moderate climate
Selghtful surroundings. throngs OF visitors. the
amid ideal conditions and proximity to the two
chiefest cities OF the Atlantic Coast 1t is no wonder
70 a greater number of both returning and
point.
set the limit TO which it will go Judging by the
last nve years at Atlantic City. the coming five
are likely 70 see growth and enlargement that
beyono the scope OF tnose who cannot cut loose
for an extended period from business cares there
Increasing number of those free to seek and find
the place where the most rewarding conditions
comfort is TO be obtained. There are those who
those who find at the Hot Springs the conditions
that appeal to them the most; others who seek the
Land Of the Sky n The Asheye region some 0g who %
mo IN South Carolina village and city. in the
most strongly to them, and many who seek the
Sl lowers lot thelr sCrcease from sorrow and the
oeHghts OF genial cline when winter rules the
IL all these regions there are many most at
esf F99TS from 664e the modest & cottage to the
ter is at its height when in this latitude the rule of
prevails At these resorts the Inerrymaking throng
nnds all conditions favorable to the enjoyment of
vision for outdoor recreation and enjoyment is such
suited wi o
1ae 10 mounds 10 hunt or hsh, 10 play golf or ten
ms. TO ride or automobile, to swim, the
hard sand Of the seashore. n fact to enjoy out
a Sl Hoois - an one OF more OF lhousend ways VIII
mo at the place where taste inclination asso-
Tho oannof md amid The ,1I+ifarioue at3ra e+ione
that provided by nature and art in the South
cline the place where the fullest enjoyment is
30 be secured are either most difficult please or
have pursued the search under the wrong condi-
uons or amid an unsatisfying environment
IN the balny air and amid the picturesque sur
roundngs OF Florida there is sufficient choice for
fashionable hotel. fun and vivid with the life of
Vctaries Of fashion and refined taste. in close
the rural resort, where one hunt, fish and
sleep with the charms of nature close at hand
In writing recently from Florida of the contrast
between North and South, a well known literary
watching the snow fan outside in winter bound Mas
sachusetts This forenoon l am reclining in the
smooth; blue waters Of Biscayne Bay 10 a line of
woods ! know not how many miles distant. broken
which is To be seen the open Atlantic The air
This description Of the contrast between North
and South at this is sufficiently vivid and
aluring 10 tempt any one who exchange the
harshness Of the North for the sunny serenity of
the South TO do So II is no wonder that the tide
of travel sets strongly southwark at this season.
the coming of spring serves turn it in the oppo-
But while the various resorts IN the Atlantic
Coast States receive the majority of seekers after
relief from rigorous conditions. there are facil-
ties 10 journey beyond the boundaries the States
and to find in the Bahamas. the Greater and the
Lesser Antilles many delightful places of
Mexico and the Caribbean Sea with visits to South
and Central American ports. including those of the
new Republic of Panama, which is so much in the
public eye at present.
The seeker after pleasure in journeying far from
the metropolis at this season can also find ample
facilities for trips the continent by Southern
routes TO the genial and health giving climate of
Southern California. for Voyagng to the Med-
terranean and visiting the many places Of interest
on that great inland All
forts OF life that persons OF the most astdOus and
refined tastes find needful for enjoyment are pro-
Tided on the fast trains and luxuriousy appointed
steamships which are equipped for the Of win
ter travellers. The art OF entertainment has been
most carefully studied and worked in practical
results IN the resorts that provide winter visit
ors. The many ways in which persons staying at
these may enioyabiy and agreeably pass the time
afford a constant succession Of pleasurable hours.
while those content 10 sit still and enjoy their de-
nghtfu surroundings win be able to derive the full
est possible benefit from their environment
No more invigoratng and healthful change can
be secured than that which comes from leaving be-
hind the harsh conditions of the New-Yorl
winter and spending the cold. months where
the climatic conditions agreeable, salUbrious
and reeuperative.