The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-22
LETTER FROM LAKE GEORGE.
Tho Season Observation-Disclosures Visitors
Fort William Henry-Crosby Side-The
Lake House-The japanese ambassador
DIR. HOlIand-An Arts . W0rks-The Re-
gulation Pigrimages on Land-The Har-
vest Home Festival.
LAKE GEORGE, September u, 1875.
LAKE GEORGE, September -, 1875

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'The melancholy days are come,
The saddest Of the year. (Vid Bryant. J
Though the winds don't whistle any to speak
| of, and the woods don't put on autumn tints hall
fast enough to please the army of damsels who
have ferns and gorgeous leaves on the brain.
The melancholy" aforesaid comes from the
fact that all the brilliant September air is full OF
| Good bys.
The pleasant groups who have made the
piazzas gay and the parlors merry are breaking
up very rapidly; we 60 to breakfast carrying our
handkerchiefs ready to receive the parting sniff
which we know we shall give to some vanishing
friend we deliver exhortations as fervent as
Moody's, begging the continuance of new friend
ships, while the demand for pasteboards at the
office desk nearly drives the clerk wild. The
dining room shows empty tables the contract Of
the musicians who played for our dancing has
ended, and the bill Of fare isn't so numerous I"
as it used to be. But Lake George is just as
lovely as ever, SO we who lnger are quietly alb
sorbing the beauty that is unfailing, and dream
ing delicious dreams during these perfect days.
AT THE FORT WILLIAM HENRY
there are still some distinguished guests. Gov
Hoffman and family are there; Tom Scott has
his private apartments where Congressman come
by twos or singly, to meekly inquire his pleasure
Col. Adams (the we'll known correspondent Of
the World is here with his family, and last week
Lady Thornton arrived with her children. Their
coming created sensation. They wore white
dresses for travelling, and they are by no means
beautiful. l think their appearance generally
sends every American girl back to her mirror,
with an emotion of thanksgiving for her own
superior taste and attractiveness. Gentlemen
who rave over the sensible dressing of English
women. ought to insist upon the wives copying
such distinguished models, but alas! with the
usual masculine Inconsistency, the peridous
wretches are quite content with the more graceful
costumes already worn where English toilettes
are contrasted with American.
One old gentleman at the Fort furnishes inces
SAINT amuse ment by his witty speeches, and you
will be told that he is son of the famous Alex
ander Hamilton which, of course, enhances your
interest in him if you believe in "blue blood
and "roblesse oblige." Thu n, too, he is wild
over but there are two or three daughters with
him, who effectually bar any designing attacks
upon his vacant heart
The Fort William Henry is elegant and well
kept, but somehow it is not half 30 charming as
the home-hke
CROSBY SIDE,
mile further away. This favorite hotel is so
eagerly patronized that guests who desire rooms
must write as early as February. There are three
pretty cottages attached to it, and lovely shaded
walks under fragrant pines, suggests sentimental
delights. 1t is eminently place where people
ent position regularly abide. No bar is kept and
church going is the fashion, but they, neverthe-
less, have the most charming theatricals and
tableaux; regattas are a speciality, and the mer
REST dancing is always found IN the pleasant
parlor or broad piaZZs.
So confident are her old guests Of Mrs. Cros-
by's thorough care and wisdom that mammas
unable to leave home send their daughters to
Crosby Side for the summer without single
worry haunting them.
THE LAKE HOUSE
has had capital landlord, and a set of pleasant
guests, but il is too old and dingy to be atogeth
er enjoyable. Its location is charming. MIR.
Gale Is untiring in his efforts to please, but the
old house Is an unpleasant, undeniable fact so
even his good nature is worn out and he hesitates
about taking it again. Its cottages are very
pleasant, and if some enterprising genius
would only tear down the old rookery to replace
It with decent hotel he would surely make
money.
THE JAPANESE AMBASSADOR
has been occupying the lower cottage all sum-
mer OF course he has been the object Of uni
gersal attention, which he takes very coolly. He
IS the most enthusiastic fisherman. on the Lake |
Early and late, growing so brown he laughingly |
,alls himself 'Chief of the Choctaws." Every |
BODY likes him, but he came "to fish, so he |
ares little for any social performance. He gets |
lutte enough OF that in Washington during the |
yhirl of the winter. |
DIR. HOLLAND
vas here for day or two; nis family remained |
onger, and went away carrying our regrets. |
'crlbner is, of course, necessity in every well |
egulated family; "kathrins" was charming, and |
We are waiting impatiently for his new poem,
,ut if DIR. Holland had never written anything /
,ut that lovely rhyme in "Btter-Sweet" about
he baby's thinking, he would have made his
anne q sure abiding place in every mothers
leart. We found him charming, genial gentle
nan, counting the fact of even so brief an ac-
Luaintance among the things to be remembered.