, 1880-08-17
LINDEN LODGE.
The Elegant Now Summon lEcsIt1cnco
Of 11r. l.. Il. Letter nt Lalk1 dtcncvu,

The Elegant NOW SH1nnlDr IEcsiuCnCo
Of 71r. l.. n. Letter at Lalks Geneva,
wis.
Sptcial Cor7tsrondercs o. The Chieapo Tribune.
LAKE GENEVA. Wis, Aug. 1a.-Tlio present
summer will bo lnnrtcd us tho must successful
In tho history Of this watering plAce thu llln.
bor OF visitors l,o:I,g mulch ErcntCr than In my
previous scnsol,. improvements llnve been
nnas1o Mt nl tho resorts, antt seyernl now hutGls
and camps huyo becn opened to rctcivu tho an
nsiat llcg!rn of wenry citizens from tic cities.
I,nke Gcnurn was novcr 'nDro nttrnct!ve III
its ehtr',nctng bcauty thun now; tho follago
Of tito forest trees bordering tito Wntcr baiNg
moro tl,an Ordinarily luxnriant, not Il zero lcHf
appearing III tho tcnso aastiopy. Tho lawns md
meadows, showing pleasantly through tho y1Atls
ot tho trees, dlsnay tho rnnk Eruwta uf grnss:
wttlo tho waturs nf tho lako !apsf nre tlnrkly.
deeply, beautifully green, beyond frcccdrnt.
Tho visitor Is Impressed this scnsOn with the
,grcAt ntnUtt,tt Of Improvement in prsHsrcss iii
prtvnte property, un1 II ~ estimated TINT over
hnsf II million Ut dollars hayo been expended
ul0ng tho shore.
Tho most important Of tho now sum.uor pail
noes IL that Of Sir. i. 4. Letter. Of Chicago, on
| 'GenrvA liny, Atltl known III "Lttistcn L0tiEr,'
ns1 IL now occupiod by tho fnmlly. .Fl,e tract
Of lantl cnnnr!ses nbOllt thirty norcs, with Ill
extensive lake frontNgn. and tho residence Is MI
Imposing three-story building Of cream Irlck,
! tuck puInteil with blnck nlurtnr, tho wlsO1u In
tho nassIyo swiss cottago style. It Is ffiy feet
high, consists Of llla!n urt1ou ubuut U3xGI fn Ut,
mud all l. ;e.x50 duep cellar hc!uy oo.,struc ted
| llt,ter thu whole. Lines at rcd brlgk. aroli nj
tho Hltses n'ii over tho wtulows, relinyc tho
Hr11or!! lnitsstve appearance f 81, largo b,tt-
thu, f,snt and sides, tho pnyilInn risluK
70 ffrcD etorLes, tito Elrnori!ng rl!tIra Ial1E or
turned pine. pnnteI Iii tlrue sll.!lcs @f olive ad
rAl,.in bands, With Il bltGk Tlllt. THO Interior
Is gllNl, tue lntfn hull being lax5, open to tho
third At,nr. .lHlslcl In ,wst'n1cotnE and 1hi.ei
Erntc, which Is sot GlHuunlIy ut tho Gis,rutLco
| trotn thu north, the et,rxlIK or oak lts.vGa,
ss rrr tl! s', sctiv ov ys s
l{as"a'!y as Chg otor c''rrr u The gran.l lail
ns%ek'o Rs md tho 'ia Of ARCHERY,
eroanl ,l.pr i"siii;cs pnrlar i7xis, VIII grats
st sSt 4SSay esy Iii ffSs s viii p' cx. s.!a ai,ts t a
door cAsiuRs Aro uf thu oid aty!. t,rruw, cherry
au PUN WIN heae si T.. Tw ransh s!n:
I'hc library ajo!ns and Is ot ths s,sIs,u s'zn ny
III thu corner, Ilaxnnully, III nre tho Rrates IN
the other rooltis, sl1,a nGur!y orory room III tho
llu,.so y provided with .hoae eo.!senionees. Thu
ing-rosth IS lsx:s. witt, ,mEcl work Of rc,l INK
n,l will ana cclIiug. Tho oNk lnantcl II hca,tl.
of grapus, Will tic sIe-boaHi il work of
| Nrt IN curycd u.th.
Aeros. tho 9rund hull Is 4 guests room. dc
With tilG-wnrk hi tic corncrs If tho !luur-c,,s.
nga, carved nln!ltcl, etc. .fAo 'atur.tl coior of
t,iosu rotns. Tic h!linatt-r,nnl, hlichu,l. hut
lers put,try lnl1ntlry, scrvAn,s lsln,l,. Kitchen
nn[s na"trs' etc. are l"rso aaa co"scn'ently "r-
Arranged OH tho light md airy socond liar,
which Is tsnpprtMche'l 1y y yran null. stars,so
on r,il, 3 Mrs I.o.urs sslltu, ,ctl,s dressing
rooa, with Esnte. het'-ehnlnler with siu,ltrl elr-
kut CNra Of Gtrt1, rlIytts. blrhulIt, Ctu.. bath