Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-12
speciaI Correspondence of TIE Eyrsrse STAR.

IMPRESSION OF good work being done while the
folks who do 1t have q good, Jolly time 1t IS not
clear, however. what is being done or how # Is
done.
The lake which gives a name to this institution
Is about - miles long and "a to miles WIDE re-
sembiigc very much, even in its projecting capes
and rttraIting bays, the reaches OF the - miles OF
the Potomac below Fort Washington. Its banks
are generally occupied by fine farms, gently slOp-
ing To IN. water, but now and then a dark mass OF
primitive for st comes down to the beach, in fine
contrast with the b.ue-laNe water and the golden
harvest hc.iS around. ON one OF these wood
crowned bluffs
The CHAJTACQCA ASSEMBLY HAS MADE ITS NOME
The trees have been cut away just enough to
make room Tor It's tents cottages and public
places an1 let In the sunlight to cheer the scene
The grounds are laid cut with excellent taste, and
practical convenience has not been sacrificed to
show. Everywhere there Is order, quiet, cheer
fulneS-, neatness, and sCruFuloUs care to observe
The rules required Tor the common good in 50
large population There are nv tuOuSi nd people
conpactiy bestowed on a few acres OF ground
This Is no place for loud people OF those who do
not relish civilized restraint.
The cottages are gen rally cheap, but very nice
Many or them are large enough tn accommodate
dozen people One-thiri the community live in
Such IS the pressure for ToOrs. The company has
just built Motel capable OF aCcOnuO lifting iOO
guests This Is just opened, and IS said to be first
Board is about $50 per day here with good
room at private houses. Cottages and tents can
BE- rented furnished. ana one can b1y everything
In the markets ami live as cheaply rs at home.
family OF five told me they Were living nicely at
S15 per week In their TINT This is dairy country
and milk. butter and cheese are in perfection.
Ali the small fruits are in abundance The apple
crop Is failure here and the fruit stalls mea-
gerly supplied saw some SICILY ions selling
at fifty cents apiece. anu thought what q benefac-
ton Il car load of Potomac melons ..nd peaches
would be TO this community. THIS place is only
twenty-fOur hours from Washington. An enter
pTiSlHg md liberal railroad management ought to
open al this country to the southern fruits via
Plttsburg. The Potomac fruit growers, whose
crops have rOtted their hands ia years past.
wOuii then find a profitable mtrket. Fruits mel
ons and early vegetables ought to be brought here
at priGrS that would secure a vast consumption and
pay both the railroads and the producers, While
greatly increasing the health and happiness OF the
consumers
TO GET TO CHAUTAUQUA
from the south we go to New York, take the Erie,
Lake Shore and Western To Jamestown. and there
feet Of fine little steamers are waiting to bring
US here-a most delightful trip. The Erie rail
road, under the able management OF Col Robert
Morris one OF the best OF men, as wei as railroad
operators. has become model road in all its ap-
pOiutments, and a ride over it is panorama OF
beautiful pictures The excursion on the lake
brings rested and fresh TO the grounds. 1t is
on the great lines little, but ali the better for
those who seek rest and refreShIncnt amid the
IOVelisSt scenery OF the continent There is no
Imposing grandeur. but SOFT lines OF beauty bound
all TN contour and reliefS of the landscape, and
the righteousness OF perfect peace and rest is here
THE IDEA OF CHAUTAUQUA
The Ch2utauQua ASse mbly Is the incarnation OF
an Idea. Briefly, II IS this: That the summer
vacation which is now largely given up by
all who have leisure for mere pleasure seeking
may be more 1Cly utilized IL is possible
70 give the body and mind perfect rest and
REGENERATION, and yet keep the sou! grow
Ing. Hetlthful recreation anu pleasant physical
conditions are here associated with opportunities
OF Intellectual culture, arranged TO brush the
rust from older minds and lead out the Younger
IL
is made Tor all ages and conditions in life. The
professional man. the merchant the farmer and
the mechanic all IND abundant spiritual food in
tn daily bill OF fare that Chautauqua offers
Ii Is great, pOpulOuS
UNIVERSITY IN THE WOODS,
where the pupils come and go as they please, each
selecting from the overlooking and bountifu table
or science and literature what he most needs or
desires OF the wealth Of opportunity one can
Judge from the program OF day here. For carry
ing out this program the machinery is ample. To
begin with, the 9iFildfen's Temple seats 4 thou
sand. and IS made as bright ami cheerful as pc
lures and flowers can make Ii. There are schools
OF painting. modelling in clay, and other arts daily
for the little ones It is paradise for children
Then there Is the Amphtheatcr, built at the head
OF a little valley. andsconIorming TO its semt-crcu-
lar II lkS. This is rooted, and most comfortably
hollis md seats six thousand without crOwding
This II au litOrum Is lighted by electricity. The
platform seats i've hundred, provision being made
fer an immense orchestra, which is supported by
an organ or great power. fine spring furnishes
Vast this structure Is, good voice OF ordinary
strength is easily heard IN every part of the au-
dtenCr. The Hall or Philosophy Is quadrangle,
supported on all sides by immense square pillars
II fronts the lake. AMI has most imposing ap-
pearInce as seen through the arches OF the forest
which surrounds IL. lt is open on all sides, and
seats about eight hundred persons, but the over
how dispose themselves on the ground around it,
and often Outnumber those within. The AuditO-
rum Is a forest meeting place, with platform and
seats for i've thousand, upon the Immediate shore
OF the lake, and dear to ali the older members here
were held there at first and in warm days it is the
fdvOr.te resort now.
all studies IL Is ~ feet By 160. two stories, and al
ready has very valuable collections in natural his
tory. AMI in ethEOlOEy IL is especially rich Be-
sides these larger me eting places there score
or so Of temples p@vilions and recitation rooms
for special studies
THE LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC CIRCLE
Is the great central feature OF this place 1t has
Just commenced its annual reunion, which lasts
nearly through August. This circle does It's study
Ing at home through the year II has regular
course OF study, continuing through four Gears,
and including the English authors required to
give large knowledge OF history. literature and
science. Those who COmplete tho course receive a
diploma Only a few OF the students come every
year. The ChautauqUa Circle has It's students
In every state OF the Union, In Canada, and
as lar as Manitoba; and at the trading posts OF
the northwest there are sOltlry students linked
with this great body by tender and sympathetic
ties The province OF Ontario outside or Toronto
mas TWO hundred readers; the city has l25. In New
brunswick there are twenty, and in Newfoundland
there are twenty-five. All over the states local
circle are springlng up, and the membership is
steadily increasing.
About hve-eigntEs OF the readers are ladies'
They are most numerous in the country, among
farmers, but large sprinkling OF business men
are In the circle. The circle now publishes hand
books, maps and charts to facilitate its WORK
These are prepared by the best specialists, and
give the latest version. There IS no Sectariansm
here, but profound religious spirit peryades the
place. 1t is so cheerful and joyous that nobody
would care 10 leave for pleasure excursion, once
fairly IN the current or events. Life Is lifted out
or the shadow into the clear white light of an
atmosphere electric with thought and mellowed
by warm human sympathy. There Is a constant
round OF
LESSONS. LECTURES, CONFERENCES AND EXHIBITIONS,
interspersed with music, promenades IRE works,
excursions, and all sorts OF innocent recreations.
There IS no hide-bound Purttanism nor Pharisee-
Ism, no long-visaged, solemn-faced religion here.
Everything flashes ami sparkles ike mountain
frook- This platform ho;ds no Gradgrlnds nor
conceited bOres Only those are tolerated who
sre saturated with some great truth and tell 1t
Win magnetic force. You may not like the thing
sald, You may be pierced with shafts OF Wit, but
you WILL not oe bored with any dullneSs.
Prof. Niles, or Can't ridge. Is here on geology OF
the Alps. with the finest views; Prof blackburn
delivers daily lectures on history which hold the
largest audiences an hour and d half: Prof Brown
talks philosophy; Prot. Churchill, welcome every