The Washington critic., 1886-07-17
Summer Gossip from Fort William
Henry Hotel.
THE SEASON AT SARATOGA.



office, while all the bell.boys and the
corps Of walters In the dining-room
are from the same well.known hosterie.
Each season some of the guests vino
have resided at the Arlington In the
winter visit Fort William Henry, on
the shores of this incomparably beauti.
full lake, for the climate here Is as
beathful and cool as the scenery Is
picturesque.
The Brazilian Minister, Baron d'Itajuba,
who spent last winter at the Arlington, has
already been here. Mr.. Preston, the Hay
tan Minister, told me before left Wash
ington that he should pass part Of the sum
mer at Lake George, and Senator Mahone's
wife and daughter said they also would be
here either In July or August. Mr.. Della
hanty Of Albany and his wife, Secretary
ManniDg's daughter, have been here to
make arrangements for Secretary and Mrs.
Manning TO come in August and they were
so pleased that It Is settled that the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury and his wife will ar
rive about August l. They will occupy the
beautiful cottage In the grounds of the Fort
William Henry Hotel, which Is on terrace
facing the lake, and In which Mr. DE Muth
Of New York and his family. who are in
Europe this year, passed the last two sum-
MANY BRIDAL COUPLES,
native and foreign, among them General
Anson e. McCook, Secretary Of the Senate,
and his BRIDE who were here for about
week after their wedding and occupied the
cottage above mentioned.
Representative Ranney's son Of Boston,
Mass, brought his bride here after their
marriage In June, and Representative
~ 1a, ,1,fx fn1 lr
OF the State Insane Asylum at Utica on
June %, came here with him the fol-
lowing day and remained week.
Among the other newly married pairs
who have been at the same hotel
this season are Mr.. and Mrs. NJ 4. Cox of
New York, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas d. Hus-
ted Of New York (he is the son Of the ex-
speaker of the New York State Assembly,,
Mr. and Mrs. Ivers A. Good, New York;
L. A. Everett and wife, Brooklyn; Mr..
and Mrs. Curtis NJ. Douglas, New York; j.
Thornton Wilson Of New YORK aud his
wife, who had "swcll wedding" at Sara
toga in June; Mr.. and Mrs II. r. Wood
daughter Of Bishop Talbot Of that State
and they had grand wedding there); Mr..
and Mrs. George Hamilton, New York; Mr..
and Mrs. James Grieve, Greenock, Scot
land, and Mr.. and Mrs. T. b. Osborn, New
Haven, Conn.,, and others from various
parts OF the state OF new 10rK.
OTHERS WHO HAVE BEEN HERE
are Captain w. II. Bradley Of the British
Royal Navy, Samuel II. Pook Of the United
States Navy and his family, General f. A.
Starring and B. II. Warner of Washington,
Horace Burroughs and family, d. G.
Mundy and family of Baltimore, Austin
Corbin, jr., Of New York and his sister,
Mme Champollion Of Paris, France, and
her husband; DR.. Henry z. McCook Of
Philadelphia brother OF General Anson
G. McCook; Miss McCook and Master Paul
McCook.
Mrs. and Miss Sunderland and Mr.. Sun
derland, jr., have been at the Fort William
Henry Hotel since leaving Washington the
middle of June. Mr.. Sunderland, ST., has
been in New York under physicians care,
and as soon as he is able to travel he and
his wife, son and daughter will go to Cali
fornia Miss Taylor Of San Francisco, who
had been visiting Mrs. and the Misses
Patten at their beautiful new house on
Massachusetts avenue, Washington, is here
with Mrs. Sunderland.
AN ITALIAN PATRIOTS REMAINS.
DR.. Verdis wife, who was here with her
mother, Mrs. Sunderland, started on the
- 9th to return to Washington, and she will
sail with her husband, DR.. Verdi, for
to accompany to Genoa the remains of the
late Signor Maroncelli, who, like DR.. Verdi,
was one of the Italian patriots who joined
in the revolution of 1S4S and was exiled.
He died shortly after his arrival in this
country. The remains will have an Of
fetal reception at Genoa. They have been
inferred In this country since his death,
nearly forty years ago. Eighteen other
Italian residents of the United States in ad-
dition to DR.. Verdi will accompany Signor
Maroncelli's remains to Italy, but DIR. Verdi
is to have the general direction of the
party. The funds to pay the cost OF the re-
moval to Italy have been raised by Italian
residents OF the United States, who several
years ago began to discuss the plan now to
be carried into effect.
MUSIC AND DANCING.
The same excellant military band from
Montreal (that OF the Tenth Royal Hussars)
which charmed the visitors at this end OF
Lake George last season, again plays morn
ings and evenings at the Fort William
Henry Hotel. The evening hours for music
are usually from eight to ten, when the
band plays in the spacious drawing
and all who wish to do so can dance. As
this is the only hotel where there is music
visitors from other places frequently drop
In In friendly way to enjoy the dancing.
A large party from Warrensburg, seven
hllCs hlbtunb Cuiut w tut nop lusI putul
day evening and danced until eleven O'Clock
when they drove home by moonlight.
Saturday is the gala night, for an express
train which leaves Washington In the
morning connects with the Saratoga Ex
press which leaves New York at $3.50 p. III.
and arrives at Saratoga at nine on the Del
aware and Hudson Canal Co.'s railroad
reaching the station at Lake George by 1886
p. M. The travellers who get here at thai
hour are greeted by music and all the al
lurements OF Il festive scene.
Sunday evenings the band gives sacred
concerts In the drawing-room, SO there arr
no wearsome moments ut the Fort VII
liam Henry.
THE RoEssLE HOUSEHOLD.
The junior member OF the firm of 4
Roessle & Son, Mr.. l.. o. Roessle, who's,
youth was mostly spent In Washington
now sustains the reputation of his famil,
for knowing how to keep hotel at th'
Delavan House In Albany, where many
weary traveller finds repose, excolen
meals and luxurious rooms He comes t'
Lake George every Saturday to pass sun
day with his wife and child, who ar,
spending the summer here with his fathe
and sister. The elder Mr. Roessle, tn
original head OF the firm OF I. Roessle 4
Son, is at his large farm near Albany anc
In excellent health. Miss Roesslo hl
also improved in health since she arrived
at Lake George.
PLEAsuRABLE TRIP
Although | did not hurry through at all
the weather being very hot when | lef
West Point, | had the pleasure of vlstini
four different places of Interest in thlrty-sI!
hours, beginning with CraDston's. Taklnl
the Hudson River train from Garrison's, op
posite there at half-past ga. M, dine,
at the Delavan House In Albany, and drove
about the city and visited the State Caplto