Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-27

success,
temperate climate, the pure air. the clear
honest water, the odor Of pines and the health
full fare have made whole many an apparent
wreck of humanity. Mr.. w. w. Wright is the
proprietor Of the place, and his son, DIR. q. II.
Wright. is the resident physician. The new
sanitarium building, which Is linked to the old
| Carroll cottage by covered way, is very
pretty and apparently complete specimen OF
what a sanitarium should be. Its dimensions
are about Is feet long by So feet wide. The
building is replete with the most recent prac-
teal appliances Of sanitary science.
pleasant walk of q few minutes through o
growth OF sweet-smelling foliage, where the
feet OF the pedestrian crush the healthily odor-
| ous pine needles that carpet the narrow path
! moves the visitor from the sanitarium grounds
back once more to the Metropolitan branch,
this time
AT FOREST GLEN PARK.
The new station, on the southwest side OF the
track. is as pretty piece of architectural work
as the travellers eyes will rest on in o weeks
journey, and it is as commodious it is pretty.
In the rear Of the station is what at first glance
seems to be nothing but dense and apparently
lmpenetrable growth of stately timber, but a
| closer inspection reveals the ieat-draped figure
OF that thoroughly esthetic structure,
THE FOREST INN.
How can it be reached? Pleasantly graded
paths and broad driveway lead from the sta
valley of a bright stream which, few hundred
yards further west, mingles its crystal clear
ness with the rushing waters Of Rock creek.
Inc loot passenger goes directly to the great
rustic bridge which spans the valley OF the
little creek, and he will, if he enjoys the beau
tlful, pause on the center of the structure and
look down to where, so feet below, the car
| riages and equestrians have to go before they
can reach the inn. A short, easy ascent leads
| to the inn, where the Washington hotel habitue
can easily imagine he is at home, for in charge
OF the office is Mr.. Britton of the National hotel
HIS presence is accounted for by the fact that
Iemey d Co., proprietors of the National hotel,
| are the iessees of the inn. Just what the Capt.
| toll is to the city of Washington the inn is to
Forest Gien-it is the center from which every
| thing tends. In its construction planned
by Mr.. L. F. Schneider and built
by Mr.. W. P. Lipscomb-comfort was
always the prerequisite, although the aim seems
generally to have been to combine utility and
beauty. Everywhere throughout the structure
Is That sense OF roominess-of plenty of air and
lots to spare. 1t is an ideal summer home, and
those who live there appreciate it. There is no
higher ground in the park than that upon which
the inn stands, and the view from the porches and
windows of the hostelry is charming-and Archi-
| tect Schneider says there is nothing wrong with
the view from the porches into the interior of
the inn. Natural woods are used freely all
through the house, and supplemented by soft
beautiful rugs, stained glass; and a wealth of
art furniture, but little is left to be de-
| sired even by critical humanity. Attached to
the inn are ample opportunities for amuse-
| ment A billiard room and two bowling alleys
are always open to guests of both sexes and to
residents of the park, and those who would
prefer lawn tennis, croquet. or archery can be
accommodated in the immediate vicinity. A
very
POPULAR 'sFAD"
| inst now and ono that has in IL rond daaI ~
common sense and enjoyment is to drive out to
Forest Glen rom the city in the early evening,
and, after strolling around the grounds for
| while and drinking of the clear springs of
| pure and abundant water, eat nicely-cooked
and neatly served dinner or lunch at the inn.
Such guests arrive at any time and are always
accommodated, for the cafe is never out Of
order.
Among the guests at the hotel for this season
| "a few of them residents of cottages in the
park are Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Gould, Man.
chester, N. H.; Mr.. E. L. Platt, New York and
the following WashingtOnians: Postmaster Ross
| and family, Mr.. and Mrs. b. U. Keyser, Mr.
and Mrs. A. Fisher. Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Gibbs
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. George d. Hopkins
| MIR. and Mrs. w. II. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs Frank
| 6. Wilkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour w. Tulloch
and family, Mrs. NJ. ]. Watkins and Miss Wat
kins, Mr., and Mrs. E. H; spang, Miss Pleason-
ton, Mr.. Peyton Randolph and family Mr.. H
Wells and family and Messrs. v. w. Longan,
| II. J. Rothrock, r. K. Croulle, Walter Huston
| and John Coughlin.
PARK WITH A HISTORY
More than half century ago company of
| gentlemen whose business eye was upon the
| main chance purchased what is now known as
Forest Glen Park, subdivided it. and tried
| to dispose of it. At that somewhat remote
date there were but few people whose faith was
strong enough to enable them to espouse the
cause of the city, of which Tom Moore satiri-
cally wrote:
This famed metropolis, where fancy sees
Squares in morasses, obelisks in trees:
With shrines unbuilt and heroes yet unborn"
The population Of Washington did not then
exceed II, GOO and there was but little of the
spirit OF enterprise to be found anywhere
within the limits of the District of Columbia.
1t was even then doubtful as to whether WASH
| lngton would be the permanent capital of the
country.
Forest Glen Park. lis tract of a little more than
100 acres, controlled by the Forest Glen i'm
provement company, which owns the inn and
directs In general way all matters of import
ance in connection with the park. The officers
of the company are: Seymour w. Tulloch presi-
dent;F S. Presbrey, vice president; +. b.
Noyes, secretary; A. T. Hensey, treasurer The
board OF directors consist of A. T. Hensey, F.
B. Noyes, F. S. Presbrey, Alfred Ray, II. w.
Talbot, s. W. Tulloch and F. r. Keys
ANovEL PLAN WAS ADOPTED.
Instead of laying out the lots on paper and
| selling them 30, the company staked out the
lots on the ground and then had a map made
Of the work. The result is that each and everv
lot is a good one, admirably adapted for a
building site. An extraordinary degree of
liberality characterized the plating, for not
more than 80 acres were laid out in building
lots, while 20 acres have been devoted to
streets, avenues and reservations. By skillful
and thoroughly artistic arrangement of the
winding streets 1t will be impossible for one
house to face another Except in few
places) and as general thing the
front Of each house will look out upon
| reservation of ample dimensions situated
across the roadway. It is very evident that
the companys idea is to make the place beam
tiful rather than to sell lots. The underbrush
has been cleaned out and large number of
the least promising trees have been cut down,
leaving, however, q growth Of timber of the
finest possible description, which affords all
the necessary shade, with quite q number of
trees to spare. While there are scenic beauties
everywhere there is one place in the park from
whence the one landscape is visible, and at
this point
PUBLIC SUMNER HOUSE
has been built It is on the edge Of an s0-foot
precipice, at the foot Of which runs the road
bodering on Rock creek. Throughout auy
fine day the view is superb, but it is at even
tide, when the sun Is at the horizon, that eyery-
thing appears at its best Far away to the
west are long slopes of emerald pasture and
stretches of the deeper-hued corn. A few
farm hOuaes brilliant in their white pa;utad