New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-06
CHANCES HERE AND THERE.

CHANCES HERE AND THERE.
Capc Cod. and especially that part of 1t which is
| near Buzzard's Bay has had big boom" lately ow
| ing chiefly to the fact that Mr.. and Ms Cleveland
| have decided to make their home on the bay
Heretofore they have passed their Summers al Maron
further down the BAY hut at thu end of thi> sea- Oh
| their residence at Marion Will and they will
take mp their abode at the place recently purchased at
| the head Of the bay II is tine property overlook
| ing the bay and rich in Woodland ard meadow The
house is built point juttnc ont into Monument
River. the stream which enpticS near the Cleveland
place into Euaza.ds lay. The hoi.c on, Of style
hnd Is dowdy. ANA rrea, dra Of ItiNnE up VIII
has been owned bv the TndorS. Massachusetts fanily
rather deserted appearance. The outbu,Anc, ar IN
slightly and the lawn, are far from attractive. But
| fitted out it will make a charming country hone.
Buzzards BAY with It's fine sailing and splendid fish
Ing Is within stone, throw Of the house and within
short distance are nany agreeable ncshbog,
Across the river and on the crest of the hill which
| slopes gently down to an arm OF thu Bay Is tho
country place OF Joseph Jefferson tho actor. Though
its natural beauties are rot great those 81 NJ
| Clcveland's property, they have been carefully de-
vclOpcd and utilized s. that all the best point, of the
land have been brought out. Pine trees with their
grateful oior abound, and there Is miniature forest
such often finds Cape Cod. The house Is
set far back from TIE main road and is almut mile
distant from the railroad station. a splendid road
built under Mr.. JcfscrSon's supervision leads up to
the house. but the woods ahon it been left. a
| far possible in their natural simplicity. Mr.
JciTcrson's ideas embodied the architecture
q the house. and the effect is pleasing /, odd
The color is a bright yellow, and tn, effect IS
what clarng Rooms have been stuck in cvcryw here
they were needed or were appropriate. and as a
The strikn. feature j. IN" chimney. built ~ caricGac
tile covers. and surn"untcd hv al" bottles of hard
l,,l. =
Bmzsard', BAY. ont tgaard Marion, n" .,aGi. i,
especially we'll butt, capaciou- and model of wiz
great fondness for dumb animals. for everything In
The stable suggests ease and comfort and considcrl
tween the stable and the horse is small preserve In
which are kept several deer. some Of them gwen t.
President. Mr.. Jefferson is Immensely popular with
the simple folk around nuzzard's Lay.
In this way and 10y Of such prominence the
country about Buzzard's Bay has been developed
until now land fcchcs a big price. The boom is n i'll
on. and there Lively demand for property around
the LAY. The people who make their summer home,
| there many New Yorker. there also. notably
Richard Watson Glider. of The Century" who Ia, a
fire place at Marion, where Il little colony OF htcrhy
people is cstablis he'd each summer.
Further down the Cape. II Is called is the town
| OF sandwich quiet. peaceful town 10y the SEA. where
many wclI-'inown Bo'ionanS have their country
| places. One Of the most charming places IS Shaw"e
Farm. the summer home OF !. Erwin Elwel. the
| we'll known sculptor. Of this city. On no place on
Cane Cod can a better and ovelicr view be had than
| from a hi!l on Mr.. Ev ellis property. which he has
apply called the .tcrOpolis. Here at an elevation "i
| only few hundred feet one may look down on
series OF landscapes that fr variety and beauty can
not be suIpas,c y chain of lakes. each sparkling
like a huge gem beneath the genial sun runs through
the village Of sandwich, the last one ending abruptly
| a. the main street and washing with Its Wicriul
waters the old village cemetery, whose limits arr
marked by cmIlematic row OF huge weep
Ing willows. Standing on the Acropoiis' ono
| looks down and over Shawme Farm with
Its pleasant fields and beautiful woodland.
over the lakes the first II which ncst!es dcnrcly at
the foot # the hli over the Gic psa,r, ; Ns~
Ens over o tS s M,1 d S rns ike rea,
drifts DER the landscape" BEYOND 10 the waters OF ne
X;antic and then crcepr silently far ont into spot
where sea and SKY seem to meet. All this and more
sn. fsn iGo n%e !c pncr ''r S c studio IN m
chad and Is coscv bu,'dng IN Woo WIN an 'fiJ,
window holds pretty lari>cape as ~ namc a!a
snrS re-, one may , ,r rn }n' make axe Ie csnr
Tie charm Of tn" place j. made complete ~ IN" ,un'
G Tiw1 make iher cnnlme? home and receive The many
visitors to this chosen spot
A visitor to Cape Cob lnds many things which sur
! prise but probably nothing will cAct' his wonder
as the wIldnt,, VI many Of the places, Ono hs'nfiN
| c,pec1s TO find along part .! cwfrcland III "h'rh
| there towns which we're S'ltNd soon d'tci wv
Pilgrim, lunded at plymouth Rock every cvidehc" q,
| high civilization Thi, condition is found. u course.
in the towns and Villages where the staidaId 81 ca"
cation and general knowledge Is aivaLo7i Bn' b'
| fro;. the communities Ignorance ana "" ""o'' """
full sway. it will, DOUBT, surprise many pop" I"
| learn that there are many places along Cape 'M
where. for miles and miles un'rohcn "rcs', ~
vooA # y1u please, extends, The land Is mol moan
taioI~ th";igli The rIAadtOn, are ARRANGED III su
fine prpDrtiDll. 10 give all the eject 81 INF 81"
| vai1u The woods con IT mainly OF pine bid OAK
,r,J with liberal sprinkling u! locust ana ~ men
deer f,Ic. quail and 'rirICgrs ~" I" IL. i"hi Il III
| ainndanoc The hunting j. eAc"l'nt. a1h rii'N
r.ry comes down IN tie session from Ho,tpn 10 'h",
| The . rnrt What with G." l~hi,S and hunting "io.
which tie Cape aboInd~ II matter for w"ni"r thai
e. is not more thlckly >cjilcd y the Ons who arc
iook.Ig all over the country iJi just suh place.
Beautiful Wild flowers abound on the Capc. and " Is
AN easy matter to keep ones table decorated with tie
choicest offerings OF the field From the lovely NAV
flower or arbutus the rich golden rod thor" IS every
,,rjcty each flower IL: irg is in the pro'",-
sion Especially beautiful the plnd daisy AID lilies
| of varicgatcd huc-purpc pink and delicate ycIlO".