The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-06-07
GREENWOOD ZHPHYRS.
It Is Delightful on the Bor-
der Lake in the Leafy
Month Of June.
BUILDING FOR A BOOM.
Hewitt and the Casino-Improy-
ing the Lake Steamboat.


you ever watch lake among the noun
tains for single day aud note its chang
ing phasess In the early morn before the
sue has climbed out Of the valleys il is
sleeping quietly under coverlid of downy
mist. over which the trees upon the far
shore can just be discerned, while long
strenmers Of floating mist drape the
sombre mountain sides. The sun appears
and the mist on the mountains is dissi-
pated in thin air. Then that which hides
the water 10 seen to rise, break up and
melt away. There is scarcely breath of
air stirring, and the lake for perhaps an
hour lies as placid as a bucket of skim
milk. Then comes gentle breeze just
ripping the surface, and as the
morning wears away the breeze
grows steadily, but almost imper-
ceptibly stronger, unit at noon the lake
is broken with choppy, white -crested
waves, and all through the afternoon it
remains rough, with frequent flaws of
down through the gaps in the mountains
and momentarily hatten down the waves
III blackened areas, which race each other
across the surface Of the lake. AS the
day draws 10 close and the sun sinks
behind the mountain the wind decreases
In force, and when the last rays of sun
light fall upon the lake its surface Is
again as calm as q mill pond. 1t may stay
calm all night or night breeze from the
north may spring up. IL the breeze
comes there will be no mist, but should
It be calm the water will be shrouded
with yapor before midnight.
THE LAKE REGION IN JUNE.
In this latitude June is the most glori-
ous month at any lake, but the latter part
Of May IS much like June, and just now
there is as much to attract as at any time
IL the year. The birds are all here; the
wood thrush makes the day melodIous
and the whip-poor-will whoops e up at
night, while the tree toad and piping
frog make the twilight hours CHEEKY with
their love calls. The flora, too. is attrac-
tive now. The vioIets are still with us
and the beautiful pink May flower is in
its glory, while the lockwood blossoms
grace the landscape on all sides and the
ferns have fully unfurIed their delicate
fronds. Then the shy moccasin plant. or
Wild orchid. is in bloom now, and moth
ing more odd or more beautiful can be
found Ia the woods OF this State. The
chestnut trees are just shooting out their
pompons at the Tip of each branch and
promising an abundant crop, while the
laureis, big and little, show an indication
Of what nay be expected Of them in
another month.
Now for the gossip. There IL to be a
new proprietor for the Lakeside Hotel
aud his name is Gracely. He comes from
Elizabeth and intends to make the old
time resort rather exclusive hotel r.
B. Van Week, who has been so enterprls-
ing In making improvements at Sterling
Forest, ID Ill and has not been seen at the
lake for several weeks. One of the mem
beers Of the Greenwood Lake Association
was rude to young girl on the train one
day last week. He was extremely contrite
afterward and, 1t is said, has settled the
matter on q cash basis. The Montelac
Park Association is still dormant and the
grand hotel project 10 comatose. The new
cottages of the Giffords, below Lakeside,
will be ready for occupation next week.
Mr.. John G. Roe. of Paterson, Is at the
ifaz5a House tvTo or three days @ week
getting ready for the summer season. Ex-
Mayor Hewitt has gone to Europe and his
son, Peter Cooper Hewitt, has charge of
the improvements at the lake. Charles
Stiles IL local manager for Mr.. Hewitt and
is experimenting the beautfylng OF the
new park at the "Glens." Mr.. Wills has
recovered from his severe illness and is
building photograph gallery behind the
C4sfno, where he will take groups and
single portraits against natural back
ground OF gray and messy rock decked
with ferns.
THE MoyTcLAIR's NEW DRESS.
Anaong the matters OF fact it may be
said that the steamboat Montclair made
her first trip to meet the train on Wednes-
day. She is radiant In a new coat of
paint, and, moreover, has been thoroughly
oyerhauled in every part Mr.. Egbert,
the superintendent Of ferries for the Erie
road, had her thoroughly inspected in
every particular and ordered the over
hauling. He was up on Wednesday with
several engineers, and after O thorough
inspection they pronounced the boat safe
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season will be more numerous than here
tofore. After leaving the Windermere
wharf she win touch at the Brandon,
Club house. Lakeside, Sterling Forest
aud Casino wharves. The same stops will
be made on the return "Trip Christopher
Purse is to be the pilot, as usual, and
George Stevenson will be cBptain.
VIII De Graw has made many necessary
improvements at the Fuller House, now
the Glen House. He has refurnished,
papered and painted the house, planted
flower bed, extended and repaired the
walks, built new dock in the cove,
added sixty boats to the fleet, set up
lamp posts and lamps. laid out bali
ground, put in new water service in the
house, aud put up in the Office series of
small lockers In which anglers can keep
their rods and tackle under lock and key
during the season Without extra charge
The Casino will be ready for occupation
on June l, but IL will be close shave.
The carpenters. painters and plumbers
are still in the house. but they are work
ing like beavers and will be through In
time. Several rooms are In complete
order now, and others are being finished
every day. There will be twenty-five
rooms, each twice or thrice as large as
ordinary rooms in a summer hotel,
and each having a door leading out
upon the broad veranda. All of the
rooms on the third floor of the Casino are
connected en- suite, but the novel plan Of
putting two doors in each casing has been
adopted. and as each door has a separate
key, the rooms Will not connect without
the consent of the occupants.
THE CASINOS ATTRACTIONS
One Of the attractions Of the Casino
will be the broad veranda, and another
will be the big dancing platform, while a
third will be the bowling room IN the
basement, which Is fitted with four al
leys built by Grote Of New York Among
the picnic features will be roller coaster,
q lot OF swings. a number of pavilion
tents and a n1erry-go-round. A contract
has been made for a permanent orchestra
aud weekly hops will be inaugurated in
addition to the society excursions
The season has been opened for three
weeks in a small way, pickerel fishing
being the chief attraction.
There Is going to be trouble about
niRhtwalkers (worns) this season. Mrs.
Barbara Morgan having been invited to
take up her residence elsewhere than on
the shore of the lake. where she has