The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-07-18
sON0 Ar RICHFIELD SPRINGS.
Old Poker Players To Pool their Winnings
for the benefit OF ~ Church.

for the BeneHt OF - Church.
RTCHFIELD SPRINGS, July IL" For three
weeks" SAID Judge Mnson of Utica. who sat by
| the side Of Mr.. Lawrence, the champion muske-
longe fisher from Murray Hin. on the balcony
| Of the Spring House" forthree weeks Haven't
| sccn a ngle fly in Rchn.id-not single q "
" That's q fa't." Mr. Lawrence chimed in.
Rchneld IL tho only place in the world whore
the ny-thc inqusitive the Ubiquitous the nose
| tickling hy-ioesn't come"
1vc been hero now for three days and find
Mr.. Lawrence il right on the fly question Not
a fly havo 1 sccn. Even leo cream Ia served
without flies. You awake in the morning and
see no acrobatlc iies turning somersaults on
the bridge OF your nose. You dose ON the hotel
balconies and feel no tourist fly making Mann
moth caves Of your ears
Richneld. in a word, is the cleanest watering
place In America. A lady can wear her dresses
here all summer. and then palm them or for
new dresses at the Charity bali in the winter
There is another thing about Richneld-iti is a
democratic watering place. 1t is place whore
almost any pretty maiden will know every pre-
scntahle beau within three days: where there IL
no close communion Of love and sentiment. and
where really more matches are made than in
Saratoga. In Saratoga the young lady whose
father drives in the Coaching Club would sooner
die than be introduced TO the young man whose
father does not keep a cnrrinRe. In Nichneld
the bcauX ami bellies ride out 10 the lake in
d"morratic stagcs and play croquet on the
Last night Marie Roze sang hymns and songs
indiscriminately with all the guests Of the
spring III ouse with all the nalvete Of school girl
letloose. The prima donna, too. became imbued
with the spirit Of democracy. Mr.. Maploson
wFs hs a9na 6 Snd Ecg 6S at
imhued with the Richield spirit of democracy.
and she WAS ~ ready to rOmp and sing Ia the
narlors as the sentimental girl from Nassar
Marie Rozo has shown kind heart in Rich
field. when she came here she found a poor
little Episcopal church. and discouraged min
lister preaching 20 a slim congregation Of only
ten persons: The choir even broke down on
Old Hundred Nine. Roze sympathized
with the struggling little church. and startled
the clergyman one sunday morning by Offering
on. ii you Will sing for us It will do us 80
much g0odl' the discouraged minister said,
bu?yed M by new hope.
Will seeing wis vcree. great placer 70 songs
sweet French accent.
ON sunday the prima donna sang for the
third time. She began with " Greenland's Icy
Mountains. which she sang with her sweet
French accent t al , Gr t tcee Mon
with W. Il. Carlton, the magnificent baritone.
70 SUPPORT her The effect Of Nine; Roze's
singing IN the little church has been electrical.
II i packed every sunday 10 the aisles. and
hundreds 40 away. The collections have in
creased. the rhurcn DEBT Is sliding on, ana the
struggling church members feel like kissing
the generous FrenchwOman a dozen times n
day. believe that Maplrscn. the worldly ope-
ratio manager begins To take IN interest in the
little church. and husband and wife are happier
alter singing little hymn for piety's sake
than after an ovation in the Academy Of Music
Another interesting feature in connection
with Nine. Koze's singing is the interest that
the rich and aristocratic old poker and euchre
players At the Spring House are taking in tho
little church. Last sunday II was affecting to
see the largest gifts in the contribution box
coming from these same worldly poker players.
II was enough to draw tears rs large Hs Bartlett
pears from such rail road Presidents rs Mr. Sloan.
Mr. Vanderbilt. and Mr. Jewett TO hear Judge
Mason Of Utica and Judge Gilbert Of Brooklyn
telling how they had solemny resolved. after
attending the church and hearing Nine. Roze
| sng-sOlemnly resolved 10 pool their weekly
| earnings at euchre and poker and play rub
| Der To- see who would drop II into the contribu-
| ton box.
| Nine. Roze has take cottage at the United
States, Hotel in Saratoga and will be there
Aug. l.
Kchheld il a sweet. cool village. where you
sleep under blanket all the summer The
| village consists 81 about three hundred houses.
six large hotels the chief Of which is the Spring
| House and about twenty home-like boarding
| houses. The prices in the hotels are from 81 s
| 70 f2l per week. and in the boarding houses
| from t6 to sl2. The season has been good this
year. the principal hotels being about full
day MED With guests 'n from new YORK YORK eyoS nss
| comes through Schooley's mountain and Della
ware Water Gap. over the Delaware Lacka-
| wanna and Western, which has a track from
New York TO the Springs and the other comes
| over the New York Central via Utica which is
| thirty miles to the north.
The programme Of n day Al Richneld IL nl
| follows: Breakfast on SPANS h mackercl Chi
| cHgo tenderlolns. and spring chickens at g.
| From to II. firt on the balconies ana listen Ia
the music. or ride or walk to,Schuycr'- like for
! a sail or a black bass lunch. At Z dinner fol-
| lowed by flirting and croquet After tea the
evening hop. ELI PERKINS.