Show Hot Springs Gay Place Thirty or 40 Years Ago In Horse and Buggy Era Resort Rivaled Ogden Canyon Canyo in Popularity in Days Before Bathtub Found Fo nd Its Vay Way Into Every Home Bicycles Built for Two Carried Happy Couples Copious Quantities of Beer Consumed TT HE Utah Hot lIot Springs was a arIal arival THE T rival rI of Ogden O den canyon In pop pop- popularity popularity In the days when the younger grandparents of today were the sheiks and flappers of the community Sundays and holidays especial especial- especially ly saw the resort thronged with the area all around the resort occupied with horses and buggies used to transport the celebrants of that period Oay Gay young oung blades made advance reservations at the livery stable for rigs for the Hot Springs trip The young lady of his choice packed a lunch In a shoe box the 1895 brand sheik tied a rib rib- ribbon ribbon ribbon bon on his buggy whip tucked a silk handkerchief in his high white collar and they were off Others made the trip in their own surreys or phaetons drawn by their own horses which in those days were kept in the stables which frequently adorned the back yard ard like the garage docs does to to- to day The train brought many mimy and later the dummy line by byway byway byway way of or North Ogden and Pleasant PleasantView PleasantView PleasantView View was popular Bloomer girls and gentlemen In Inthe Inthe inthe the 1890 1800 vintage of plus fours pedaled their way over oer the dusty road on wheels This was the day when bicycles were built for two and everybody e was singing Daisy Daisy D give me your our an answer an- an answer answer true Im half crazy crary cra all for the love lo of you youIt youIt ou It wont won't be a stylish marriage W We V cant can't afford a carriage But you'll look sweet Upon the seat Of a 1 bicycle built for two The event of course was the swim In the b b dirt bottomed pool about twice as large as the outdoor plunge which was a lat lat- latter latter ter day feature of the resort The bathing suits were creations that would cause the modern m dern bathing girl Irl to scream with with- hysterical laughter Women wore In the th pool suits re requiring quiring fat far more terl mJ a street costume of today And the handsome h n male bather I He lie had to be an adonis indeed to pre pre- present present present sent an entrancing figure in his baggy cotton costume After the swim came the the picnic Everybody body retired d to the grove groe and enjoyed the good things car car- carried carried ried tied along There was no dance on Sunday but on other occa occa- occasions occasions occasions dancing followed the picnic Usually it was 5 o'clock or so when the lunch box bo had been con con- The swain looked at his watch and remarked that they had better be getting started to get home before It was too late The horse was hitched to the bug bug- buggy buggy buggy gy again and the long drive back to Ogden was begun There were often gay times en- en enJoyed enjoyed enjoyed Joyed on the homeward trip Liv Liv- Livery Livery ery cry horses always were more spir spir- spirited ted It d on the homeward trip than when outward bound so there were many races between rival couples and police officers were on the lookout for the reckless drivers when they reached the home stretch from Five Fie Points to the business district In the the thedas days das before prohibition It was possible to get a drink at atthe atthe atthe the Hot Springs Stags In their rubber tired rigs would stop at atthe atthe atthe the Last Chance at Five FIe Points and sip a little to last them until they got to the Springs Then again on the return home the resort which was the Last Chance going out beckoned to them as the First Chance coming in Old timers still marvel at the countless bottles of or beer which were consumed con umed at the Springs A swim In the plunge on a hot summer day produced a gigantic thirst it seems It later years some celebrated d prize fights were staged in the theold theold theold old dancs danca hall and the old resort carried on in a way vay but It is no to say the place has not been very cry profitable In the last 20 years ears The b bathtub found Its way wai Into mb every home and It was no longer necessary to go to the thc for Springs for the weekly 1 |