Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-02

n Pleasant Summer ResGrf, AID How Life is
EBi0yed Thrre-A Place Where People
Laugh, and Where President Arthur is
Not Expected This Summer.


Not Expected This Summer.
Specia! Correspondence of The EVENING STAR,
RIcHFIELD SPRINGS, NY, August 3lst, 1892.
THE CoURTSEY-LEE BOAT RACE.
This is the day of the regatta on Canadarago
lake, about mile outside this village, and OF
course there is great crowd here As boat races are
among those intensely interesting public events,
news concerning which readers of newspapers can
notwait to hear through the mails shall not enter
into any particulars of the contest since the tee-
graph Will, OF course, anticipate me.
OLD HABITUEs.
Independent Of those who have come to Rich
field specially for the race between Courtney and
Lee, there are number Of people here, most of
whom have made stay o. month or longer.
This is not place much frequented by transient
travellers, but is patronzed by families. many OF
whom come here year after year, parents bringing
every one OF their children. They settle
down with the expectation of spending
the summer and become We'll acquainted with
each other, which makes the place more OF
social than gay watering pllce. There are eight
or ten hotels two OF which, the Spring House and
AN are large moaerh houses, and any num-
Der OF boarding houses, all near together on the
main Streets and the intercourse between visitors
at all OF them Is constant. The white sulphur
spring, whose waters are very strong is the grove
belonging TO the Spring House, but It's waters are
free for all The bath houses, in which so many
afhicted with govt or rheumatism take the sui
pnur baths, are In the same grove. and many are
seen going Jhither whom no one would suspect OF
being out of health, as well as many cripples,
young and old
HOW LIFE Is ENJOYED At RICHFIELD
There is "a good band here, employed Jointly by
the two largest hotels, which plays in the parlor5
Ofeach on alternate evenings for dancing. and the
young people from all the hotels and cottages are
privileged TO take part. Saturday evening a very
handsome german was given at the Spring House,
which was attended by many OF the young people
from the other hotels also.
On Monday afternoon, it being the eighteenth
birthday OF the youngest daughter of ex-senator
Mltcheii, or oregon, her mother gave her dinner
party at the Lake House. on CanadaragO lake.
which Is much used for entertainments.
Earlier In the season there was a very beautiful
fancy dress ball at the Spring House, at which /
hear OF some most elaborate and tasteful costumes
being Worn.
While the dressing here IS handsome and taste
ful IL IS rarely as elaborate as at Saratoga, and
from the fact or so much stress being laid upon
dress, anu ladies being aware that one toilet viii
do for an entire Gay, and that may be, IL they
choose, simple one, many prefer to come here for
the summer TO rest In earnest and have an aOSo-
lutte change from the hustle OF city life. Riding
walking AMI rowing on the lake are the fayorife
amuSeinentS here. OmnlbuSes, charging only ten
cents rare each way, go back AMI forth between
the village and the picturesque lake constantly,
and there are also many handsome private equip
in the afternoon. There is also new and beautiful
little steamboat plying upon Canadarago lake.
per day.
Excursions are also made frequently per s'tally-
no coach" and large steamboat "Natty BumpO'
on Otsego lake, TO Cooperstown, the former home
OF the great novelist, FentmOre Cooper. The trip
over there and back is beautiful one, made in d
few hours.
On the shores OF Canadarago lake as we'll as Like
OtSego, tnere are seen many tents occupied by
parties OF both ladies and gentlemen, who camf,
out" for weeks at the time. AS the 1St OF Septem-
Der approaches most OF these parties break up
There are still a few out now.
NEW FEATt-RE
have seen something here have not witnessed
anywhere before this summer, and that Is genuine
mirthfulness. There seem to be quite number
ofyOung men, as well as really young girls here
and when they sit together In groups they talk
and laugh aloud, not boisterously, but merrily,
and seem TO be really enjoying themselves as peo-
pie should VINO have youth and good health and
none OF the cares OF life, when on summer holt
day. 1t makes the place seem very cheerful, and
/ cannot but wonder why did not hear anyone
laugh aloud at Saratoga or Long Branch for sure
~ the young people there ought to have been as
happy and as ready TO show their happiness. They
nave FEWER amuSementS in the way or Side-ShOWS
here, and perhaps that is why they enjoy what
they have the more, and why when they come to-
gether they exert themselves to amuSe each other.
As this is more unconventional place than others
where the crowd is greater and more constantly
changing, people appear to feel at home and TO be
more unreStrained than at most summer resorts.
No one talks in whispers here, but no one is undig
nified.
PERSONAL NOTES.
have met here are General and Mrs Benet, Ad-
miral Amy and family, and Admiral Nichols and
daughter. Us District Attorney Keashey, OF New
jersey, who often visits Washington, has spent
this summer as usual here with his family. They
go to their cottage at Monmouth Beach, N j., the
first OF september. Mrs. Roscoe Conkling, who
spent part of the summer as usual here left last
week Her daughter, Mrs. Oakman, has not been
here as yet this season Richfeld is almost the
first place have visited this year where I have
yyaC paSfftv a1x
field however.
september 18th, but unless his w1fe's hay fever Is
much better she win probably be absent longer,
bere ~ ON the 1 9b p pf they VIII eave
Fliet at Saratoga last week, but he intended re-
turning to his summer home at Shrewsbury after
spending day or two this week in Washington
Judge Wylie's wife and son are proloneinS their
visit at Sharon Springs
private letter received here from Switzerland
speaks OF the writer meeting Senator McPherson,s
wife and her friend Mrs. McAlpine, there and that
| they viii spend next winter In Italy. Mrs McAl-
pine, IL will be remembered spent last winter with
Mrs Mcpherson In Washington. Senator McPher-
sou and his little son, who returned from Europe
few weeks ago, are now at the Senator's cottage,
made or native CEDAR at Seabright, New jersey
Judge and Mrs Macarthur have concluded their
Visit TO Saratoga and have now gone to Atlantic
City
Admiral Almy's daughter went on Monday from
here TO visit Gov. Curtins daughter at his country
place, near Bellefont, In Pennsylvania On Satur-
al Amy Win lie young
est daughter 10 Saratoga TO spend few weeks.
Representative and Mrs John Carlisle, who
nan been at Saratoga several days when left,
VIII so on Friday to Niagara TO spend a couple OF
days, and then go TO Covington, their home
IN hentucky. Mr.. Carlisle will be very active in
Ihe ran campaign, not for himself, as he never has
any opposition In his district but to aid his party
nave met lady lately who has recently
returned from visit TO Colorado, who
speaks OF having visited the little settlement there
Whsre are MT Pitt Cooke, the son or the late H. d.
Noos ana Els wife and infant; his sister, Mrs. Ma
! gruder, and her husband and baby: Mfr Rndi az
New iork' and his wife, and couple OF young
o1cheiors Each family mentioned and the Young
nieh nave 5aal! house there, and all make d
pleasaht society for each other. Mr. and Mrs,
| locke DOuSe, which Is a prImative log-cabin In
tae WOODS, has four rooms only, but Is most taste
Iul.y ntted up with bric-a-brae and Oriental rugs
Inc lady speaks or seeing the tea-table spread
Win nne gIasS, Old china, and silver-wedding
| presents when Mr.. and Mrs Cooke were married
about eighteen months ago In Georgetown
| Miss GRUNDY,
\ a nefense That