Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-09-02
A DAY ON THE MOUNT.
Mrs. Halford and Mrs. Mckee Spend
an Afternoon at the Summit.
DANCING WITH THE CHILDREN
Furnishes Much Amusement for the Older
People at Cresson.
THE PRESIDENT EXPECTED 500
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH:

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
CREssoN SPRINGS. September To-day
the weather, delightful and SO moderate,
compared with Sunday, enlivened things
up little at the Mountain House. Long
walks were INDUCED in by many, and in the
afternoon Mrs. HaIford took Mrs. Mckee
driving in her phaeton. They went
by the beautiful road to the sum-
NIT. and spent nearly the entire
afternoon on the top of the mountain. In
the meantime, the little ones from the Park
cottage. were enjoying themselves too, for at
the invitation of Mrs. Charles Donnelly, OF
Pittsburg, they also went driving. The
children with their nurses, and little Mama
Donnellv, filled the drag, and with
good deal of shouting and
laughter. thev drove away from the hotel
about 2 o'clock in the afternoon. This MORN
ing Mrs. Mckee and Mrs Dimmick spent
the time in the parlor, where Stahl was play
ing one of his most classical programmes,
and they with the others enthusiastically ap-
ptauded several exceedingly brilliant per-
formances by the orchestra.
AMUSEMENT FOR THE CHILDREN.
After awhile Mrs. McKee's little schil-
themselves into the parlor. where they listened
with as much pleasure as the elders. Baby
Mckee is very fond of the Cresson Springs, the
famous cold water spring being only a few
little fellow is missing he is sure to be found
there. 1t is only by careful watching that he is
prevented from jumping into it, for he cannot
imagine why, when he played in the water at
Cape May, he shouldn't do the same at Cres-
son,
1t is usual to have dance every evening in
the parlor, in which the smaller children are
allowed to participate until o'clock. when
they give way to the young girls and Ia
dies. This evening, as Mrs. II arrlson was ex-
pecred in the parlor the ladies appeared in
smarter frocks than usual Ordinarily the par
lor is left to the cottagers, and now with
the hotel almost empty it is given over
to them entirely, while the few guests
remaining stop in their promenades. gather
The parlor is a large room. $50 by so feet. and
tonight the floor was covered with little chill
dren. few young girls fewer young ladies and
AN or two Mrs Harrison Mso sat at the
one side and Mrs. Russell Harrison on the
other. Mrs. Mckee, with child at each hand.
moved in and out among the guests and chatted
with all, while her two children soon had an
admir1ng little court around them.
DANCING IN THE PARLoR.
Several dances were arranged in which the
ladies took part with the children. and it was
appearance whirling some little,mite of a child.
Mrs. Park Painter, who gets up more delight.
full Germans than any woman in Pittsburg. and
who consequently is adored for it, took turns
with half dozen little ones Mrs. James
Chambers. looking extremely pretty, danced
q gay schottische with tiny child, and Mrs.
Harry Darlington and Mrs. Byron Painter were
partners in waltz. Other dancers were Mrs
]. o. Horne. Miss Ruth Baily, Miss Twilla
Forsythe, Miss Ricketson, Mrs. Laughlin. be-
side numerous little ones of the Painters. Cham
bers and Carnegie households. When the dance
was over the Presidential party returned to the
Park cottage, where they spent a couple of
hours with George w. Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, and Mrs. Boyd. Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd leave
this evening at midnight for the East.
The President is expected some time this
week and Mr.. Russell Harrison may be here
any day now. There is every likelihood that
the President and his family will remain all of
this month at Cresson and perhaps part of Oc-
tober According to MIR. Boyd. Cresson will be
quite convenient for the transaction of the
Presidents official business. The United States
flag depends from the front gable of the Park
cottage and is to remain there until the distin-
guIshed party leave Cresson.