New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-09-28
AMONG THE BERKSHIRES.
SrOCKBErDGE,, wILLIAMSTOwN, GREAT BAR
INGToN AND PlTrSFIELD NOTES.


RINGToN AND PITrsFIELD NOTES.
Lcnox Mass. Sept. 81 (Spcciab.-Thc cottacers ana
their guests have had another exceedingly en)oyabc
week. Tht round Of entertainments has Kept tle"
quite busy they were lat week. me wcather
has been all that cond be desired. The sun mas
shonr ont brightly every day: the highways are III
excellent condition now. and the cotfaIer nave De'i
our frequently during the week over their favoritc
drives The amosphcrc has been especially clear. 50
that the distant mountain peaks hav" been brought
out I'm clear relief. \ very much larger number OF
socicty people have iuto LcnoN this week than
have gene away. Nearly every cottage has large
house party
The principal social event Of tho week was tho
harvest ball which took place at the Schermerhorn
Assembly Room Wednesday night Tho invitations
were i,siod BY J. Woodward Haven son Of e. q.
Haven and X. s. Palmer Tho patroncsseS OF the
affair wer, Mrs W. y. ogden, sister Of q. g. Haven
Mrs General BARLOW and Mrs John F. Parsons, These
ladies received the g7,cSt,. and the dancing went
rncrily on Till long after midnight The decorations
consisted Of banks Of laurel TIE walls with aThes
over the windows, shcaves Of grain tied with red
ribbon maidrnlair ferns lastly cnwinrd about
the chandeliers. roses and palms. pumpkins cut INTO
fantastic faces, and >hicd, made Of the autumn vege-
tables and fruits. The guests began Ia assemble at
10. and continued TO come until II. when there "ero
10 present. The Est Of guests included nearly HI
the cota0crs who not in mourning and many OF
their ghosts. Land"r'S Or h"stra furnished the music
and Matthew Wa, cntru-t II with tho preparation oi
the supper The german led at IL o'clock by
Frederick TanS with Miss Marion Grccnleaf. Tho
favor>. which brought from New York. consisted
Of fans bon bons, saclet- music boxes and
other prctty trnrS.
Among the guests Of the various cotfagers may 10
mentioned these: Miss Paunccfoe at Mrs. Fo,oni'S.
Ms, Ethel Dodc" at Mrs. Alfred chapin's, Mr.. and
Al ..n.-' =
Trnnant at Mis-, rnrr,> My, Wilson ~ Mr.. stokes.
Miss Post at Mrs BlTcm,'S, Ms, Ara Wiling and
Mr. sargent. Of Philadelphia a, Mrs. Grams. the Misses
Del Monte at Mrs. Mollcr's. Mrs. Tnokcrnun at Mrs
Mn'urn'S.
-to, ibridGc, Mass, sept. - f>pecial-Ths town
continues DC filled with cotagrr> and their guests.
and The tochbridge House has all it can NconnIiae
There many transient people, who are driving
'lrrc! the country, who stop here for day or TWO
only.
The cottarerS sivo frequent dinner parties. one of
the most ENJOYABLE that gwen b. Mrs. Henry
NJ Field Yesterday. when there wer twenty covers.
wrliun,town Mass. sept % lSpcciaD.-Thc week
ha, bccn "a gay and delightful one in this charming
yorkshire resort. Tn" hotels both filed WIN
guests AID IN" rottagcr, still rmaln Frequent enter
| tainn"nt> take place. and the weather has been -
plea Int that there have been driving parties
Ia tr. summit Of tiry lock Mountain. Plans have
ben made for ':,-lno ~hicl VIII probably be con
.tru"i~i next -"',n. IT," pI.n' were N'~," =! a
Nr~ 3rh r ,; ,;.r i Itr m;'' n, ~,
run>Eu'ii'n
',ra, harrington. Mass. scpt. p l,peral..M
and M I'D Tn, 1yT " KI pHTi erraE y i IN
.ow DAYS Arcr remaining her" few weeks, they
VII proiahi, 20 to, aifornIa They may spend part
raay~ o.i',cr,c,v" Of Ncu York i. >r"ndnc a few
day IN - At HARRINGTON "; hlN fri " -. i,,rch'
il-D hers.