New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-05
AMONG BERKSHIRE HILLS.
SOCIETY AT LENox AND PITTsFIELD.

A GREAT THRoNG OF GUESTS FOR SEPTEMBER
Personal AND SOCIAL GOSSIP.
ryroM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE rnrBUNEl
LENOx, Mass Sept. 4.-September is true to
Its prom ana LenoK is literally "crammed and
jammed" yet calm. demure Air OF seclusion oroons
over the place. About mail time. In front OF CurtiSs
HOTEL there is prsncing Of hoofs and collection OF
smart equipagss and smart people. but otherwise Bun
day in the country could scarcely be queter IL Is only
when the i'm knowing that tho crowded season
elsewhere has been for the most part matter OF pen
and ink comes without warning aud finds all doors In
Hospitality closed that he realizes that Lenor has 81
no more ROOM Pttshed feels that II could accommodate
handsomely some OF this surplus Its claims 10 BerR'
shire air rood the views a. nne as those
OF Lenor with exception Of that looking down the
valley of the Housatonic toward stockbrdge There are
indeed . good many summer visitors ~ fittsneo'
Maplewood OF course open. and It's summer mission
announced by lawn tennis courts, rot dresses "n's
fannes and kncksrbocker' 1t may not be known that
Maple belongs Oberlin College, the gift OF
Mr. Spear, the old master OF hapewooo, no" hSins
t Clifton Spring President Farchild has been there
this summer with Miss Fsirchd. Lieutenant Grselyh
again with Mrs. Bsckus on 6outn-st, ana fittsneiu
takes some pride in his preference
The theory OF Ptsned with reference to the summer
visitor very naturally that at LenoI unless one has
cottage tho cottager there Is nothng
to while at Ptsheld one still touches the outsr word
and can amused There good deal OF truth In tns
There very pretty free library resingroom ana
museum known the Berkshire Ather@um. Ine
building was designed by Mr.. william Potter, OF New
York It's OF the blue Darlington granite with red
Longmea dow laid In and Gothic In syc'
with two gables thanking the entrance The museum 10
curous feature II has few paintings, several casts
OF the best sculptures OF antiquity but It's inter-
est lies In the local curostss 1t has brought togcthe
These comprehsud everything that can be xttnsred
from local sources: Colonial cards OF admission 70
town festivities. bits OF home-spun woven ana
worm ancient drums Of the m' Foster of IN.
nr,t company OF militia This interest In local AFFAIRS
carried along imp'rtaliy ana ncuies even s pToo
local muir Ierer Tho budins Is the gift Of Mr. Thomas
Alien the rst was tho first pastor Of the First Congrr
gstional Church or Pttshed. Thomas Alen tne giVsr
greatly ptospered and his career was very romantic
one II Pittsnsld poop speak truly. A., ..,... =,
Everybody in LenoI complains OF the du'ness st 81
things. Yet there Ia certain amount OF MID ssyeV
going such n0r'
Mr.. schemcrhorn gave a lunch Of twelve al Shorrys
Mr.. Deyereux will give a lunch to Miss Myers, her
guest at which Mrs. and Miss Moran, aud the Misses
Mr.. Kn..land ia TO be at home Thursdays in septem
ber Mr.. Kneelsnd is expecting her daughter from
Mrs Frank White and her sister, Miss Lawrence are
az Dr W.iorv. the minister OF the Congregational
church. Is taxing hs vacation ana the Rev. Dr. Conk-
lin, OF New-York, is hn2 ms place. o,., -.
Mr. f. ID. Hrrry has leased the "Chateau' TOT the
month OF September. s,.
Ia little OF Mr.. E1War1 LS5VlIt WIN utono MS
arm jumping the stage and falling OIL Is doing
nicely. - ..,,. ,.,,b
Mr. and Mrs. Wickham Hoffman are stopping Win
Mrs Flint and enjoying the hospitates OF Lsnox.
Count (ialu astoulsned the Otner nav oy csu
from tho stage driver: Here, boy come noiu my
horses for me-" Good hnmoredy the Count oDeyed
and was tha ked appreoatvey by the driver. telt
you It mighty convenient 70 nave you Sos On s
stree when need you" II was after he drove away
maj the driver was told who the boy was.
Cards are out for the September monthly dances ihey
will taks place in Sedgwck Hail. Inc nrst Will Do q
TIE Ienox club ia arranging for its ANIMAL races
Mr. and Mrs. Elliot +. Shepherd and daughters are az
W. ID. SlOanos ,,,, 1o,., .r. NJ. T. W
TiIs Miss Lille New-York. Mrs. f. l. SANFORD New-
Uav.n: Mrs A. f. Holmes. {. ii. CHADWICK, Mrs. = ~
sutton Miss c. L. Goodwin, Henry House sonner. j. Il
Alexander Newly York Mrs. Charles Rooms MISS Rooms
Miss Fanny KoOns Baltimore; H. IL Brs1uon, ". u
G,iI,.n Mr. and Mrs. J. G. NesLeryelt. Mr. aud Mrs.
Saorss Harris Jossoh H. schenck DIR. L. J. Bradbury
Mrs NJ L. Wilkrs Miss s. Peck. +. Baker. Mr. ana MIA
D. s Eyrrson, Mrs. e II. A rundown, new. iorK, MI
ana Mrs George H. Consnt Mr. ana Mrs 'oan hsrron'
praariyn. Mrs T. ". White, Miss Lawrence, Mrs W. H.
Tawn.end Mrs q. q. Wheeler, Miss J. f. Iuckerman'
William Iumms Miss Z. Lummls. Miss f. Coleman
bernard H. Reilly and wife, New-York 80 r,s,,
AZ Clif House Mrs. K. Deshelt. Miss Deia1etH'
Hamilton Mr.. and Mrs George Trotter, MIS- van Ant
AtMrs F1lnys are Mrs. Craven and Miss Craven. MI
and Mira Wickhsm Hoffman, Mrs. Coster. Miss Coster
M. lshmors Miss Isabel Ashmore, Professor ASH
more Mrs Anthon. Mrs. ]. Anthem, Mrs Welles anu
Campbol Newark. n. j.; Mrs. Edward Lesvltt Msstrr
Ed Ieavitt New-York; Miss Donaldson, Bstmors'
Nisss. solomon Misses Firth, Mrs. Rogers, Mssss JACK
,on Mr. Rowland. New. Orleans.