The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-10-04
AUTUMN DAYS IN LEN x.
Amusem' nts of Fashionable People
Who Have Gone There.

NEW YoRK, Oct. "a trip to Leuox re-
minds one of a certain tale in the Arabian
Nights.
A hero who was seeking the object of his
love was directed to sail stream, cross a
country, drive a distance by conveyance,
climb a hill, climb another bill, go through
a woods, then through another woods, goou
top of the highest duff he could find, and
then-look around.
When you go to Lenox you will probably
have to do all these; you will certainly have
to climb hill after the train leaves you,
and you will be compelled to go through
several woods and climb several more hills
before you come to Lenox itself,
Suddenly you find yourself at Curtis'-of
course you will go there, because everybody
else is there-and curious feeling comes
over you, that after all you must be in New
York. The street in front of the hotel is
torn up and great stones have been brought
in wagons and the road is blocked with
powders, steam rollers, gravel wagons,
etc.,-exactly as if it were New York, aud
the city were being treated to its annual
tear-up.
But it isn't New York, for inside the hotel
place and half dozen chilly matrons are
gathered around its glowing embers, re-
hearsing their ailments and darling
indignant chances at the frolicsoms crowds
Of gay young people who, regardless of pos
sible coughs, colds and influenza are stand
ing in the open door way or crowding out
on the stuffy little piazza.
Yet it certainly is very like New York,
because here are all the familiar New York
faces.
And yet, Il isn't like 1t at all, because
I.enox has not a disagreeable element in its
composition, while New York-well! New
York is charming. to be sure, but In New
York one sees people who do not belong to
the 400. But at Lenox there are Just 400
and no more.
When you go into the dining-room a sur
prise awaits you. You did not expect to
find so meny well known people there You
ad the idea that Lenox was all cottage
life, and that, as tor the hotel, the "cot-
tagersn were not in it,
Yet if youslook around you will see that
they are very much in it, and that they
come here three times day for the refresh
mept which even the inner man Of the select
400 requires.
At one table is Mrs. Nelson and beside
her sits her brother, the famous Frederick
Gebhard, and near by are Mayor Chapin
duu biS ptobby Who-tuey WHO thIoEldlubu
Mrs. Cleveland few years ago, when she
came to Lenox as a bride -aE
Mrs. Nelson, YOU may remember, lost her
husband only a few months ago, and by
some strange fate his death occurred Just
as Mrs. Nelson obtained a divorce from
him.
"Shall you 20 in mourning for your hus-
band?" asked some one of Mrs. Nelson.
"No, indeed, shall not go in mourning
g. - ~ 2 I
been trying for years toget rid of that man.
Now, why should l mourn because be is
gCnew
So Mrs. Nelson is az gay as usual and
drives beautiful little cart, and appears if
anything happier than before she became a
real widow. She has beautiful cottage
little way up the road, and entertains
sum otuoasly on her lawn, giving the dear
est little picnics and outdoor parties imag-
Unable, because her parlors are tro small to-
admit of very ex:e sive d0ings indoors.
In spite of disacreeabe tales to the con-
trary, Freddie Ge3herd is not only we'll
received in society, but is an Acknowledged
leader he is likewise much sought after
by mammas with manageable daughters,
and the al surd stories to the effect that he
is snubbed in drawing rooms are not cred
tied an instant by anyone who is permitted
to take glimpse into Lenox society.
establishment just opposite his sisters. and
the only woman servant permitted within
its walls is the deaf old housekeeper, up-
ward of 80 years OF age, who looks after the
running gear of the household.
Mr.. Gerhard is her cottager who
likes to uakeslis meals at the hotel. be anse
it is so much more convenient to do so than
to go to the trouble of managing chef,
kitchen and staff Of servants, which these
entail, Then, too, if you are ''mealer,"
you can drop In at almost any time, to find
a good table awaiting you. while if you eat
at home. the chef is intolerant of delay and
goes wild over The possibility of cold soup.
and sayory messes OF pottage spelled by
warming over.
Aud that is why so many wealthy PEG
pie are content 10 go without pigeon wing
soup and are willing to dispense with broi.ed
gold fish. nightingale ivers en- brochette.
stuffed venison garnished With antlers and
Lacrinja Christi pu CHI.
The happiest man in LenoS is Mavroveai
Bey, the Turkish minister. He is almost as
dark as the jack of spades and looks so
much like that gentleman that you keep
wondering if, at some stage of its existence
he has not figured upon playing card.
Mavroyeni is happy because he loves the
ladies, and, what is Sill Det,sr, because
the ladies love him. He makes himself
in such distinguished way, and glances so
ardeutly and passsonately out of his great
black eyes, that it is q rnetter-of- fact girl
indeed. whose heart is not set a hutteriug
by the magic CT his looks. He il at all the
hops, balls, parties and receptions, and is
said never to enjoy even q comfortable
state of happiness unless he has petticoat
in his near vicinity.
Rumor has it that the handsome Mav-oy-
eui is permitted by the laws OF his country
TO have four wives, and so the girls are
little bit wary OF him, for no free born
American woman is going TO share the man
Of her choice with three other women il she
can helpit.
In the floral parade Miss Colby was &C
counted the prettiest girl, and the picture
she made as she reclined under her UNI
brella of ferns and hydraoges was one not
70 be forgotten.
Miss Greenleaf, to whom all the foreign
ministers have been quite attentive, paid a
compliment 20 foreign powers by veiling
herself as Young Egyptian of rank. A
society swell was persuaded 10 be the run
ming Sikh, and SO tho Greenleaf turnout
was perhaps, the most noticeable Of any Ia
TIE annual parade.
Lsnox is particularly the place for pretty
wido ~ who possess tho advantage OF being
wealthy also. here ars az least dozen Of
them there. whose fortunes range from
& 100 90 upward.
One Of the preltiest OF these Is a Mrs.
Ezglcst0l. v h0ee house entertainments are