St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1879-08-15
The Summer Resorts.

size and color and architecture, and
each fitted up according to the taste OF
means of the owner. The last sensa-
ton in the way of a cottage is that
owned by Mr.. Ames, brother OF Cakes
Ames. 1t is not yet completed, but at
tracts a great deal of attention from the
peculiar STYLE of finish, both inside and
out. Many of the smaller cottages are
designed simply to rent, and the best
of them command for the season from
$500 downward. Many, however, rent
for a much less price; or single room
is taken for as long as you choose te
stay. Life in the cottages is like one
grand picnic from morning till night
especially if you attempt to keep house
as many do, with the scanty supply Of
articles with which some of the cot
tages are furnished; but you have q
great deal of fun with the cracked dish
es, the straw beds, the little pillows
and the little mirror no larger than
pane of glass; and when there are sc
many of you that you eat with the
carving fork, and use broken cup fol
goblet and pepper box for a candle
stick, the picnic grows jollier, and you
enjoy yourself immensely, and never
send regretful sigh after the luxuries
left at home.-MarthG's Vineyard Letter
We are at Thousand Island Park, a
summer resort which is known to every
tourist from northern and central New
York and from the Canadian towns
along the river and Lake Ontario. The
Park association was formed in 1875,
and purchased thousand acres at the
west end of Wellesley island. The pur-
pose of the association at first waste
make this the Methodist camp-meeting
ground, and to have meetings during
July and August, while it was expected
that wealthy people connected with the
denomination would build cottages to
reside in during the hot summer months.
But for two years past the place has
partaken of the character of general
summer resort, and though the majori7
ty of cottage owners and regular visit
ors are Methodists, the management
are glad to have the place visited and
patrOnized by the public at large. The
association owns about 80 buildings,
includinga large dining hall and there
are 100 private cottages built and occu-
pied, while number are in process of
erection. Rowing and sailing and fish
ing are the chief allurements to visitors.
The row boats in this river are une-
qualed for lightness and beauty of
model, and it is pleasure to row one.
Often the arrival of an unusually sue
cessful fishing party makes the scene at
the landing an exciting one, as was the
case last Friday evening. The day had
been cloudy, yet warm, good time for
catching fish, and several parties had
brought in handsome "strings" of bass
and pickerel. At last a newly married
couple were rowed in by their boatman
and thoy had the largest fish caught
this season thus far, 36-pound musca-
longe. The bride had made the "strike"
and was very proud of her success. 1t
is said that these fish always go in
pairs, and the next day the place where
the prize was taken was trolled over
and over but no one succeeded in cap
turing its mate.-COrreSpOndence Boston
Traveller.
The Grand Union ballroom is very
beautiful, and no one tires of studying
the great picture for which Mr.. Stewart
paid 100000 to IvOn, the celebrated
MIS-. IlOUtIU
of st. Louis tells me that she was pre-
sent at dinner party given by A. T.
Stewart in Paris ii years ago, when
the subject of centennial picture was
discussed. Mr.. Stewart expressed a
wish to have a picture that would por-
tray the growth of the United States in
100 years. IvOn was one of the guests
at the dinner, and, taking up menu
which lay before him, sketched on the
back his ideal of the "Genius of Ameri-
ca" Mrs. Butler, one of Mrs. Stewards
nieces, has this card in her possession.
Mr.. Stewart was so pleased with the de-
sign that he gave lvon an order to paint
such picture. 1t was finished and ar
rived in New York shortly before Mr..
Stewards death. The dimensions of
the picture are 35 by 40 feet, and it was
found to be too large for Mr.. Stewards
gallery or any room in his house. The
last new wing of the Grand Union hotel
at Saratoga was being built, and Mr..
Stewart gave orders that superb ball
room should he added, with special
place at the far end for this painting.
The ball room was finished and the pic
ture put in its present position July a,
lS76.-SaratOgG Letter.
One of the attaches of the Lake
George house had a row the other night,
it is said, with man of 60, or therea-
bout. Having observed his devotion
to a woman much younger than him
self, the clerk imagined an intrigue to
be going on under the roof and accOsted
him very rudely, intimating that such
proceedings were not allowed there.
The man of 60 flew into a passion /;