Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-22

A New York correspondent of the Boston
saturday Ereafag GGzctte gives the following
description of the manner OF living AT Hon
Abram 5. Hewitts princely domain i'm Pass:.
county, which is modelled after that in yosus
at the stately homes of the English aristocracy:
In the summer Mr.. Hewitt ard his family live
at Ringwood. their country seat in New Jer-
sey. Rngwood L. somewhere near PasSaic and
Is eleven mi lies from the railway. This h their
summer headquarters, and they make trips to
Europe or To Newport, az Bar Harbor fr,nn
Ringwood. They do not attempt 10 entertain
their friends during the summer III the weather
Will not permit, but in Sepicm Der their enier-
tanning begins, and they do il ON princely
scale. They have few il any guests during the
week, but over sunday they entertain a. many
as thirty at "A time, and they entertain them
by letting them entertain themselves in
their own way. There is no early break
fast such rs prevails in most families. The
guest may Set up AZ any hour thai pleases
him best and ring the bell aud have his bath
brought TO his room and order coffee, tea. cho-
colate, rolls eggs, toast, amy such light hood
terfered with; III he wants ID drive he may order
u trap from the stable; the same ID he wishes 10
ride; or he can enjoy himself i'm the library or
wander about the place, or, in fact do an Thing
that may please him best. III lac meets any III
the other guests, they may make Little excur-
sions together: At ~ O'Clock the gong sounds.
breakfast, the first regular meal OF the DAY.
This is served on the English plan. and ia
bring in the hot dishes and place them
on the table, ana then they leave the
room. II a guest wants anything that is not ON
the table he rings the bell, and the servant
brings it. But they help each other and them
selves from the dishes that are already served
No one dresses for this meal with any idea OF
show but entirely for comfort After breakiayt
they ride, or play lawn tennis, or go fshing,
or do anything they want TO for enjcsmenL
little log cabin about one hundred and, nfty
feet from the main house, which Mr.. Hewitt
This log cabin is furnished with oid-iashioned
chairs and tables; strings OF dried apples
hang from the rafters, punches OF dried corn
stand around On shelves. Al Sne emu o. lns
large room Is an enormous chimney with open
fireplace: An Old fashioned crane swings over
the glowing wood and boils the tea-kettle and
tea Is served in common blue china cups. If
any Of the guests ieel like something more SUBJ
stantial than tea, Miss Hewitt makes them q
hoe cake in the embers and serves il hot with
the famous Ring wood butter right fresh from
the dairy: AZ seven O'Clock the gong sounds
again 70 let the guests know that dinner will
be served in half an hour, and nj hall past seven
comes the first forEnaitty OF the day, the din
ner. For this meal the ladies wear evening
costume, and the men appear in their dress
coats and white ties. The cooking II excellent
and the ceremony Of eating steals away the
Is music and dancing ana card playing and 1t
IL or 11:3O o'clock the ladies retire 10 don their
fire in one Of the up stairs TO discuss the
events Of the day, while the men do the same
thing down stairs over their cigars and-sodA
Perhaps you viii say that IL IL easy enough 10
entertain In this manner II one has the money:
but there You are mistsasen. Plenty OF people
with more money than <euen Mr.. Hewitt have
not his art OF entertaining. Iknow OF one New
York famfly who have quite much money,
and who entertain extansfve&y, but who IN AXE
o O'Clock breakfAst the rule, and who appear
themselves and who expect their guests 20 APP
pear In most gosEe0us costumes at this early
hour IN the nsorni0g. Andthat N not the worst
Of IL, but they set TO work % entertain you
deliberately, and You have che feeling all the
time that you are Aeing entertained and you
wish TO heaven yoc were some where else, even
back in the heat Of Che city, where You could
entertain yOursa1f n yourown way and be let
alone for q little while.