. Book of the Royal blue . the sea—a curious blending ofvital things, of living air, which, likesome Aladdins lamp, makes the im-possible happen. Ones spirits, soheavy,so leaden in the hot city,go soar-ing, light as air and lighter; old ageflies away and becomes an unthinkingthing, for here in the piney woodsyouth is eternal. The \orth Jersey coast, that sectionof this amazing frontier between theeverlasting sea and the little State ofNova Cacsarea comprised betweenAtlantic Highlands and Point Pleas-ant, is the most accessible as it is themost delightful summer region inAmerica—possibly in the
. Book of the Royal blue . the sea—a curious blending ofvital things, of living air, which, likesome Aladdins lamp, makes the im-possible happen. Ones spirits, soheavy,so leaden in the hot city,go soar-ing, light as air and lighter; old ageflies away and becomes an unthinkingthing, for here in the piney woodsyouth is eternal. The \orth Jersey coast, that sectionof this amazing frontier between theeverlasting sea and the little State ofNova Cacsarea comprised betweenAtlantic Highlands and Point Pleas-ant, is the most accessible as it is themost delightful summer region inAmerica—possibly in the world. Inbut a little more than an hour the time-pressed business man can get from thecity to the Highlands by way of theSandy Hook route steamers. Thesesteamers, by the way, are the verylast word in ship construction. Theyare truly as swift, or swifter, than themuch-vaunted ocean greyhounds ; theyare large, steady, perfectly appointedin every way. The commuters whohave used these steamers vear after THE JERSEY SHORE. REGATTA DAY AT POINT , N. .1. year are tlieir best advertisers. Theyproclaim that the daily sail up anddown the bay is a vacation in leaves the city at night, hot, tired,and more than likely out of sorts. Inthe hours sail on the blue bay, withthe ocean wind as an elixir, all this dis-comfort drops from the is freshened, invigorated, rested in-finitely. And it is quite as fine in themorning, on the way to town. Onearrives in the city after the sail up thebay in a curiously contented frame ofmind and body—buoyed up by thebrisk wind, the clear sunshine, the coolwaters. For the men and women, too, whomust consider accessibility and costand convenience of transportation, theNorth Jersey coast offers the solutionof the vexing vacation problem. Getout of the city they must—their tiredbodies, their worn nerves, their brainfag all clamor for the rest, and therelaxation of the open places and thebracing air of the coast. There arepla
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