New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-07
AMONG THE BERKSHlRES.
THE LEMON SEASON IN FULL SWING.

FIELD AND WILL AMSTOWN.

FIELD AND wILILAMSTOwN.
Lenox Mass, sept. q (SpccalD.-Thc gaycties Of
Lenox were mshercd in this week by Mrs Arson
Phelps Stokess dancing party to dedicate her new ball
room. The season from now on will bc crowded with
entertainments. The cOttagers and their guests arc
daily receiving Invita- ions to musicaleS lawn parties
dinners and all sorts Of afternoon and evening re
reptions The cottages are. now all occupied Will
the exception Of the SlOanes The hotels and cottages
connected with them all filled Guests have been
pouring in this week at rate never known Deiorc.
The drawing room the lIousaonic road are
loaded as never before and all the baggage wagons are
taxed their utmost capacity to carry the hundreds Oh
trunks from the LenOx station tn the hotels ana INC
rariOus cottages. The society people VINO nave Dtch
spending the early part Of the season at the a>hioaoc
resorts including. Newport. Bar larbor. Long Biahch
And other fashionable resorts aon. the seaShorc a"
we'll a. at saratoga, coming to Lemon III
numbers before known in the history OF the 'o"
From now until the middle of November the 'otaHerN
aud their guests will he kept busy in attending inc
round Of entertainments.
The Icnoy season practically begun ny inc
hall given 10y Mrs. Arson Phelps stokes in her nc"
and beautiful ballroom Friday evening lheV "c'V
than 200 invitations issued and the co.''sti'
beside large number Of well known sWie'! people VIII"
are staying at the hotel attended. Inc nous wa"
finely decorated and every one spoke with inm7'""'
of the new bal! room which i one o the most bea"'
full i'm this country The floor is inlad With many
rare and costly w"hs Wall, and ceiling harm'alz.
and arc partcuary pleasing. The inauguration oil '>
ballroom Friday evening was one "f the ch'' event
If the and wa> greatly cnlNco ny All '"'
guests pc-cn. Mrs stokes l. "A hostess ol r"Hc '' p.
and ability and all congratulated her on the success y"
this entertainment. Mrs.. stokes will give dan'in.
na,1ic, every FRIDAY evening during this month ~ Is
estimated that Mr. and Mrs stokes are the p">>e>>> q"
something like 10000. 600. and 1t j. cApc'lcn '"
they will the sloanc> in elaborate entertainments
Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Chaplin entertained large
daN rEe
week al their cottage. The guests were booen al :"
O'clock and the invitations stated that there Womb
be dancing. While the affair was not a. Iar-c an"
elaborate a. the one given 10y Mrs Stokes. YET was
very successful and much cnjUci hE ing HN"c"
guests The Chapn> are among the best entertainers
that come Ia L"noN and this was one OF the most e'
toyabIc dancing parties that ha> taken place III Lemon
this season. The ;hapim> have recently rrtur''ch l"
the Adrondach> andNcw York. They viii remain ''''
fer The re-, Of the season and entertain t'cf lrc""'
Mr., Chaplin met cN-l'rc>dcnt and Mis- 'lcVc'ah" u
Pi,tteld last week. and accompanied them I" HaT't
lake she returned on Monday. II l. probable 'hii
Mr. and Mrs Cleveland will visit the thapn> h'ir "h
their return from saiaac Lake about the first "i 4"
tober. ,,..,
Tho most successful mcctin: Of the Archery Club
This season took place on Mrs Fol>om'- lawn on
Wednesday, The shooting was the best thus 'ar 'h'>
.nn,r,cr and many Of the cOtagcr~ were present u
specta,oY, Miss sargent at the present time l. ''c
champion shot she li> a close second III MIS- -""
Ms. Ma,kay and Mis- Folsom are next III "'cr' AL"
!, i imno,.ibo 10 determine who will finally succeed
in CAPTURING the ir> prize. There j. more inter-
di,playcd in archery this season than ever before an"
,e youuc ladies are practising daily in "r'lcr I" WIN
some of the prizes that '" Hc gwen ~ 'hc """i
contest. The next meeting VIII tah' Pi''c "n wv
lawn Of Mr., John r. Parsons on Wcdhc>uaN I" INV
voek and The final contest will take place on Miss
rurni,,s lawn On the 18th inst. The laticr INC VI"
be memorable in the archery contest Oh Lemon III,
shooting will begin al O'Clock IN the afternoon ana
undoubtedly the interested friends and relative, oi u,
youne lady shots will be present to withes, tnc "'"'
contest. Mrs. Folsom Is the lcadhe sP'rn !" NV
archery contest. and has taken pains l" nave TIC P'
.h, r,lt ELEGANT and costly of any ever given here
trca, regret is cxpr,-cd because the hunt l. ho' l"
come 10 LcnoX this season various Fa>'',> ar tH'
for thi, failure. 1t expected that the .>e"p'''
idor. vnuId bring on large number {" horses bh' IL
- <oupd tina, they were unwilling 10 do TINS. a. INV
e>perted the Lcnox cottager> would fu'h'N" a 'a'
.. ~ tho horse, and riders. At a recent mcclure y"
I'VE Ienox club it determined to give thc ""''
him m and 70 substitute in it, place ''e resu
;uh races, TO tahc place the Lee Pleasure iaFh. m
,xact date has not vet been determined On' WIN
,ohahly take place the last OF this month or 'hc hr' "
nc,,her The co,tacer> determined to mahc 'hc''
r,ces sufficiently interesting to atone for the los Oh wv
hunt and already than 300 ma been r"''" WI
r,i,es There will he hack pony races to''"s
ard hurdle race and i, is hoped arrangements HAY w
made 10 have ladies' driving and riding RACES
,or corneccd with the Lemon club. Tho-r ihiei'"""
IN hi, sport assemble Monday morning MAJ
the close If the there viii he bowling ''"'o
with prizes. More interest than usual l. tihe" III '
game. . =, ,,
scb,rncrhoyn assembly rooms next saturday 'N'''"-
,.rdor.s orchc,,r, Will furnish the nulc and d'0"'"
Matthew Of the Bellevue. will furnish the SUPPER
Those who have charge of the a,>enDic' arc Wv
ru,h time to them. and will evidently MAKE '''e'' o
neutly successful. The second one VIII 'ahe I'",o o'
Tho evening Of the Goth and the last on the 18th OF TN
month The young people look rward I" th"h WIN
much and they will undonbtcdly he among
the finest dancing parties in LenoA this season.
Mr. and Mr., IIorsford gave a charming lawn party
onc afternoon this week the beautiful lawn OF inc
Eddy cottage. which they are now 0rcupylhG. d.
Alexander Hamilton, of NewIork has been spending a
..u, DAYS i'm Lemon He sent for to see patient
ne,. and he remained a few days fr rSi and rccrea
,on lie is much pleased with Lcnox and its beauti-
full surroundings.
here for few days with the finest tandem ever >cch III
Ienox They drive III a two-wEccled cart.
n i a mi,taLc to s,ippOs" that the cOtaccrS who
come 10 Lenox devote Themselves entirely to th'
cayctics Of FASHIONABLE" IT, Many Of them are rs wei
rowu for their bcnevocncc ana kind deeds a. f"r hci
ELEGANT dressing and elaborate entertainments Mr.
n ~ ki.lop has done much among the women ana
c;r, nj Icuox and surrounding towns IN establishing
nirg schools. and also school of carpcnt 'r'nG Tor
,ouuc NEIL she personally superincndN inc organ
zinc of these schools and then furnishes competent
ner,o,s 10 oversee them. paying them well Tor -
doing she ha, also done much III quiet way 'r '''
,,,c town q. g. Haven has .iown IHncl
o,.ro.tv II wa, re WIN presented lciniiiul >t'ii
,r ri.no to sister t;ertruG" for the "prr colony AZ
Noobai IL stated that tho plane was shipper IL the
pacific over the various railroads without cost Mr.
Haven, charities a,n extend in other diiect M u!
4, not man who says much about these iii'c|. ana
n.t.ver comes 10 hch; is revealed otherwise than by
his telling IL.
Colonel .Iuchn,nty read AN interesting Paper on
.Tr,dr schools" at The social Science meeting al Sai
tora thi, week Iii, remark, were listened to with
absorbing attention. and all VII, head HIM were con
vinccd that hi, subj Jet enc Of va'i Importance
l. ,uru>,u, sc,rrncrlorn has had fine dairy
huu upon his place. II j. one Of the most complete
a., OH ~ amendments Cf any in this pari Of the