Year: 1875




PARr-couNTRY LIFE IN ENGLAND-THE LONG


BRANCH ROWING oLUB's REGArTA-TR


AUGUST MEETING AT MONMOUTH PARK


WHEN TO ENJOY LONG BRANCH LIFE.


LONG BRANCH, August II, 1875.


The weather and the bathing at Long Branch have
been more enjoyable for the past four days than
at any previous time during the present season sun
day and Monday free from rain and very
in the sun, but with fine cool breeze from the
southeast The is calm as lake.
and the long roll in with a gentle
regular SWELL one after the other apparently
too lazy 10 make more than pretence surf they
break the sands. The water is of a tepid empera
ture, and the bathers dsregardng the caution of
elderly ladies' and doctors of the old school to limit the
bath minutes sport in tho surf for full hour
and only return to shore and dry themselves in the
sand to plunge again into the tempting waves.
Rain fell in the night to the credit of the weather
prophets and to-day in spite Of the hot sum- there is
scarcely speck Of dust flying in the roads The driv
ing is, therefore, delightful, and Ocean avenue is
crowded with vehicles from the snowy fourn-hand of
the imperial family with Its retnue lveried servants
in which Mrs. Grant appears in public, down to the
little pony chase with It's load Of twelve year olds


PRINCESS NELLIE AND HER HUSBAND.


The Princess Nellie and her husband are busily pre-
lot lneH european journey. lhey leave on the
2sh Of August and will not return to the United States
until the early part of 1877 when they expectto attend
His Excellency's Inauguration the commencement of
his third The Princess has idea that her father
will retire from the Presidency, and Mr. sartors
any why he shouldn't rule America all his
life, as the Prince of Wales will rule England,
you know. So after showing the little i'm
perial grandchild to the old folks in his
country home in England Mr. Sartoris will bring back
Princess TO share in the gories Of the Inauguration
ball That least, is his calculation. 1t is be
hoped however that they will return to the States
if the dream Of a life tenure for His Exceency should
not be fulfilled The Princess favorite here on her
own merits, and would be welcome wherever she is
known even if her father should return to tanning
hides at Galena Besides there is general apprehen-
sion that Nellie viii not enjoy hum
drum English country life, where people are
all highly respectable, but very staid
and quiet We have nothing here likeN the English
country family class to which Mr.. sartoris belongs
They are not farmers; they possess competency
that is for country ife-and live without work in
dreamy, humdrum sort Of manner visiting and visited
by the country parson, the DOCTOR the attorneys wife,
the schoolmaster and occasionally favored by an in
vtaton TO the residence Of the great landed proprietor
who is sometimes peer and sometimes the member
for the county. These are rare occasions, but they



of the country beauties and their wardrobes before APP
precative eyes, The country families seldom visit
London, Paris any Of the gay cities, because their
means, which are sufficient for their modest home
wants, do not warrant the expenses of metropolis
viii this placid life suit 'our Nellie ?" Some believe
But they forget that her husband is all in all to
young and loving wife, and that wherever he may be
she finds there a contented home Mr. Sartoris too,
appears TO be a favorte with all who know him, and
there is doubt that his American wife will be happy
with him, on whichever side OF the Atlantic he may
chance to be.


REGATTA ON SHREWSBURY n1vER


new excitement has been created at the Branch by
the formation OF boating club among the summer resi-
dents and proposed regatta Shrewsbury River.
The younger members of the cottage families and of
some Of the hotel guests have formed rowing asso7
citation under very promising auspices and will COM
mence active operations at once The regatta Will
take place on the 23d Of the present month For the
single scu race there are likely TO be twelve entries
II that number should contend there will be three heats
of fours and deciding heat between the winners. The
prize will be subscription medal and dinner will be
given to the club at the West End Hotel after the
II calculated to keep up the club and hold regatta
every year. This year the arrangements delayed
until somewhat late in the season; nevertheless a
spirited is anticipated In future regattas is pro-
posed to have for fouroared shells and dOublend
single skulls, and there Is doubt that the Long
events of the season.


THE RACES AT MONMOUTH PARK


The races at Monmouth Park on Tuesday Thursday
and Saturday Of next week will no doubt be largely at
tended. The entries up to the present time include
many favorite horses and the stables beginning
arrive from Saratoga Five are already here and
expected this week. The August meeting is
fashonably attended than the July meeting 1t is the
American Ascot while the July meeting is the American
Derby. The character OF the entries will however
insure full attendance of urmen and of the lovers Of
good racing The track is in first rate condition.


LONG BRANCH IN SEPTEMBER


We yet too young nation to have learned per-
fectly the lesson how TO live and enjoy ourselves We
toing people, all working for living and
not rich enough to have nothing to do but to make a
study Of pleasure When the summer comes rush
out Of the city, five afford it, and go Saratoga
or the White Mountains, or Long Branch or Newport
the case may be- few go the rounds of the water
ing places, stopping week here and a week there; but
their object is only 10 and be seen-to show
themselves at as many places during the season as pos
slbe They are not influenced by the desire to enjoy
the springs when the springs are most enjOyabe the
mountains when they are most desirable; the seaside
when it presents its greatest attractions In Europe
people 70 different places different times in search
OF health and enjoyment, and not as fashionable labor
They know just what months TO visit Scarborough to
go into Devonshire; when TO make trip to Hastings
and ST. Leonards andwhen to seek the soft of the
Isle OF Wight Underclim Brighton Of course,
has character si geaeris, and is available
at all seasons. Hence the spring, summer
and autumn afford them the opportunity to secure
clean bill Of health for the winter and to obtain renewals
of the lease Of life In fifty years time we shall proba
bly, have learned the same lesson and put its teachings
into practice When that time arrives the true
at Long Branch for health and enjoyment will be found
in the months OF August September and October The
roads free dust the less fierce the
air more bracing and the breeze reliable then
than earlier in the season The bright moonlight nights
OF September the seashore among the beau
tul sights afforded by nature, and the water is
generally more pleasant for bathing in August





tagers beginning TO understand this and many OF
them remain at the Branch until md November. When
the people generally understand il the Long Branch
hotels will be crowded the middle of August
until at least the middle of October than in June
July and early August This year the has been
late and likely to have much sultry weather yet
before the sun loses its Gerceness. Hence there
probably gay and busting times in store for the sum
capital for six weeks TO II Is certain that
the Branch has not been so enjoyable this 1t
has been for the past three four days and several
families at the West End, whose departure bad been
fixed for the middle Of August have determined to
main over for another month.


UP THE HUDSON.