Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-11
Summer JOttiDgs.


 A SoJourn at Lake George-NOtes of a sO-
 jOurner Happy ROursan HealthfuI
 Scenes-Captfvating Catehers of Men
 Fashion Notes.
 New Haven man writing from French Point Hotel, Lake George, says: ''The tide of summer travel is commencing in good earnest to move towards Lake George, and multitudes of people of both sexes and all ages are improving the various methods of transportation offe red them, some at very low excursion rates, to visit the several beau. tifully located places of res ort which at short
 intervals are situated all along Lake George, from it's head to the outlet, and some Of
 the most popular hotels are said to be filled
 with guests. To say which of the charming spots on the Lake would best suit our read CTS would be, owing to their various tastes in such matters, beyond my power of iudg- ment to decide, but as far as my observation has been extended. and conclusions formed from the expressed opinions of many with
 whom I have conversed on the subject and who have at times sojourned on the ya-
 rious popular places heareabouts, have ar
 rived at a conclusion. That conclusion is that
 with the beauty of it's natural scenery, the
 lofty mountains to be seen ranging for miles
 on each side of the lake. with their lofty
 sides and tops covered with tall pine fir and
 maple trees entwined with myrtle and honey
 suckle vines, the beautiful lake with it's wide
 winding sheet of water, which is continually
 being disturbed by the passin0 steamers and
 boats of smaller preJens1ons, and last but not
 least the hotel itself, the French Point ought
 to be as well and generally patronized as it is.
 Here your humble servant has dwelt and
 communed with nature and taken comfort. A number of New Haven people have en- gagged rooms, and are coming soon- We are just in from rowing trip across the lake, passing several of the 365 islands which dot the lake The trip whets our appetite for our tempting breakfast. Then we had anoth- CT row with a similar result as regards our dinner No dyspepsia here,--no practicing physicians here, no necessity to feel the pulse or imbibe nauseating compounds. Ma ! ture is the efficient medical director. Last evening hop took place in the large parlors \ of the hotel and was engaged in by the l guests. A quadrille band furnished the mu- sic.
 This morning 3diinst., a cool and invigorat- | ing breeze is blowing from the lake which | makes an overcoat not uncomfortable. We ! aze preparing our fishing tackle for few | hours sport with the bass, plckerel, trout, ! etc, with which this lake abounds. Fishing here is almost always good The water is so | clear that for ten or fifteen feet the bottom | can be seen with large fish sporting anon g | the stone and small rocks at the bottom. Fishing is engaged in quite often by the guests at the hotel. Two gents caught in a | short time one day this week some sixty fine large bass. Pickerel are caught in good num- bela. A gentleman here informed me he
 caught one weighing twenty, pounds and a | en1 Nf vaIUhE da1f1ar
 row with great dexterity on the | lake and often surprise the II best oarsmen by their skill displayed in hand ling the oar,-and in fishing, why the ladies catch the inny tribe every time. The ladies, | you know, always succeed quite well on the | catch-especially is it found quite true here \ of the unmarried ladies when they become | ttfishers of men" The world knows that | matchmaking is speciality with the ladies | at our fashionable watering places, and it is | said in our kitchen that young Judys and \ Tamrnva become fascinated with each other I at the public bath houses our city fathers | provide. So the world goes.
 ! Last evening large party of ladies and ceuts made an excursion to our hotel by .stearner They came from Hulett' s Landing, I several miles above us on the lake. gay | scene followed. The large dining room was | transformed into ball room and social hop was engaged in which lasted until the snA' l honrs Ice cream and other invigorating re- l treatments were furnished the guests, and many new aequaintances were formed by the event. Such little picnics and excursions are I freouent In my last should have had a I word about the ssbelle of dress and diamendsh l at Saratoga as it was given to me. She has I ! dress for every day in the year and wears 3 diamond on every finger She is Miss Green wav. of Baltimore. The name will be xecog- l nized. presume, by some of our Fair Haven residents who do busiusas in Baltimore