Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1888-11-08
LIFE AT TUXEDO.
SPECIAL DELIGHTS OF SUNDAY AT
THIS FASHIONABLE RESORT.

Earthly Enjoyment in an Aristocratic
Eden-Romantic Life Among the Hills
West of the Hudson-Luxury, Comfort
and Freedom.
The season for Tuxedo is ended in July
and August; these two months leave it
deserted and alone. Those who live there
in cottages have its beautiful woods all to
themselves; they do not even share them
with the mosquitoes and flies, for there
are none. It is only when September
comes that the club life awakes; it is
only when the leaves fall that it revives;
it is when the fires burn that it bursts
forth, and when snow falls, then it
reaches it's acme of fashion and success
It was on a Sunday in it's intermediate
state that party of US were invited by
member to pass Saturday and Sunday at
the club house.
When Sunday morning came there was
this salient point to observe, that the
Christians were conspicuous for their
total disregard of all religious ceremony.
It is en- regle to have boat races, to play
lawn tennis and to fish, to attend picnics
and to boat, to 60 in for horse flesh, both
riding and driving, to partake of all man
ner of pastimes on Sunday, while ha1dy
wagon, as it is called, stands ready for
church at the club door to take every one
or any one. Yet only few good women
put on their bonnets and mount the steps
to be driven off. There is great deal to
say why Sunday goes bowling along as it
does. There is so much to do, and only
Sunday to do it in; there is so much to
enjoy, and only Sunday to enjoy it in.
Sunday has been set apart as the day when
people come to do these things, and, hav-
ing come, must not these things be done?
If one could see the delightful things
which they have on hand all ready to be
enjoyed whenever the members choose to
take theml There's the lake stocked with
fish; then there are a dozen or more sail
boats dancing and sitting in the sunlight;
then in the boathouse the different gentle
men keep their raceboats and wherries,
all tilted up in their cradles, trim and
ready at moments call, with their dainty
oars at hand, their fishing tackle and all
the many things which novice cannot
understand, just handy with boatmen to
call up by nod or look. Besides these
things in the boathouse are two beautiful
canoes hanging to the roof made out of
giant trees. At night the waterfall at
the bridge is lit by electricity. which
passes under it, One of the many lovely
things in Tuxedo IS the dining hall, which
is spacious round piazza. covered with
lunch and dine, looking out always upon
which slopes in most graceful sweep
down to the waters edge. One can
scarcely describe the dainty look Of the
fah of {ho;p
shaded pink candles, where not moth
nor a inflow, fly or musquito, nor
long legged nor short legged monster
swoops or crawls to extinguish these fairy
lights or start you into impulsive action.
A gentle breeze plays about you, famed
and yet controlled by the dainty pink and
white awnings. The walters glide about,
and the only noise you hear is the plash-
ing of the lake or the drawing of bottles.
In looks Tuxedo is an Eden without
serpent. 1t is also an Eden inasmuch rs
it is stocked with animal life. Game roam
through it without the sound of rife
shot. No hunting has yet been allowed.
l heard charming girl who had just been
off on a roam on horseback say that she
"had seen wild turkeys browsing on one of
the cottager's lawns" While walking we
met doe, who stood near us and gently
our curious gaze. Quails are as
tame as chickens, and hares and rabbits
sit still on the roadside and let you pass
them by, and friend of mine met fox.
There is story that when pair of bucks
were brought to the park and let loose to
scamper off into the woods, they turned
on themselves and met in mortal combat
in front Of the club house, and that the
does could not be coaxed from the kitchen
door. However, the bucks were separated
and taken to different quarters Of tho
woods. and the does at length d;sap-
peared.
The huntsmen were gotten ready, it
seems, long before the game was ready,
for they used to come out to drill in the |
large opening in front Of the club in the |
early days when it was first started. Their |
dress was beautiful; it was Of tanned |
leather jenkins, with green coats and |
Iyrolean hats and cocks feathers; while |
the ladies (who enter into all sports and |
games with all the zest Of the gentlemen) |
had tanned leather petticoats and CATERS |
to push through the brambles in; they |
also had green jackets and Tyrolean hats |
with cocks feathers.
There is one thing to notice-that
Tuxedo is equally club for ladies as for
gentlemen. 1t is conducted on strict club |
rules, and the ladies reap all the luxury,
comfort and freedom from care that the
men do. The ladies race the sailboats,
for instance, as well as the men, the only
difference being that each lady took q
gentleman to give her advice, while the
men in turn only took the ladies for good
uck. The gentlemen were also willing
70 play battledore and shuttlecock in the
ballroom with the ladies. There was no
1irting, no nonsense, only q jolly, light
hearted time for all of them. 1 had even
1oticed that the sports which men were
to enjoy together, they had
'obbed of their mystery by taking ladies
nto confidence. For instance, if a man
wanted his brandy and soda before going
% bed and she wanted her milk punch,
hey would take it together; they would
lit together before one of those cozy little
ables SO ready at hand everywhere. If
he wanted to play billiards Tor rather
,ooD he was there to play it with her.
n this way parties were made up. If his
lress coat annoyed him she allowed him
o take it off. There seemed great deal
f common sense if little romance in all
f this, and quite liked it.-New York
'tar.