The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-12-23
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HUDSON

spent my Fourth At Miss Clara Louis
hellogRs lovely home on the Hudsol
opposite West rolat, The prctticst spo
GA all that beautiful river. Tho MAI
who hailt Miss Kellogg house mas
have known by intnltioa that Il woalt
eventually pass into her hands, for bad l
been boil, al her direction Il could 30
have suited her better The site Is on
tbe eide Of a mountain directly opposite
West Point. On the right is a notch
formed by The mountains Crownesl and
Storm King. la this notch the sun sets
With bang every evening, The bang II
made by the cannon at West Point, but
to The uninitlAtcd 1t sounds as though
the sun was going down with thud. To
the letl there i beautiful view Of The
river, aud the islands that make Il so
picturesque at that point. From the
lodge-gate 20 the house there il wide
sweep OF wel-kept lawn, on which stood
a number Of hay ricks on the day Of
which | write, aud these, together with
the busy laborers at work, made truly
rural scene. Around the house a grove
of sturdy trees stand sentry, admitting
or excluding the sunlight at their own
fitful will. The house is built somewhat
10 the style ofa Swiss chalet, and is COM
pletely studded with balconies and piaz.
zas. The roof, which is pointed aud
overhanging, adds TO the pictorial aspect
of the place. The house is painted Ia
cool gray color, aud the brackets aud
trimmings are painted pure white. The
effect is one OF airy comfort Inside,
everything Is as It should be, and the
rooms are SO arranged that they can al
ways catch breeze and little sunshine
at least once day. Tho greatest taste is
displayed in the interior furnishing and
decoration. A number of choice paint
ings and sketch,ngs adorn the walls,
some OF the former by the brush of Mrs.
Kellogg, who Is no mean artist. Miss
Kellogg is the perfection of hostesses.
She consults her guests pleasure in ey.
erything, from the food they eat to the
carriage they ride n. The butter at
Clarehurst is one OF its strong points,
and its making is superintended always
by the prima donna herself, who often
bears a hand at the churn with as much
grace as she plays the piano. Churning
day came during my visit, and jolly
time we had. Each one had five minutes
at the handle, and the time was enlivened
by the others-the gentlemen whistliDg,
aud the ladies singing, playing the tam
BORNE, piccolo, aud other instruments.
What butter could be long coming under
such circumstances? And when it came,
Ii was poem. Then the buttermilk
had TO be drank, of course. Miss Kellogg
has horses and carriages TO suit every
taste. OF the lot, prefer the low car
riage, with old January between the
shafts. In that, four can jog around the
country, up hill and down dale, the wise
horse stopping at all the cherry trees,
lag-root ponds, and the best places for
winter-green. One of the pleasantest
drives is that to Garrison's and then
across the ferry TO West Point. The
span, Faust and Mephistopheles, are gen.
orally brought out for this occasion, aud
they trot over the ground as though they
were we'll aware of the honor conferred
upon them. One meets any number OF
distinguished people in these drives, for
so many have their summer homes in the
neighborhood. - Correspondence Of the
Boston Saturday Epening Gdzette.