The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-07-12
PHEASANT DAYS AT DEER PARK
How the Summer Residents Enjoy Them
selves at this Favorite Resort.

OOllOepOnutnCb VI HE SUNDAY HERALD.
DEER PARK HOTEL, July 0.-The almost
unprecedented continuance Of moderate
weather for the past few weeks has prevented
Deer Park and her sister mountain resort,
Oakland, from filing up as rapidly as they
usually do. At the present writing there are
nearly two hundred visitors here and almost
as many at the Oakland hotel. Hosts of
young people enliven the grounds by day,
and add their cheering influence to the ball
room at night. The daily y-growing alacrity
and appearance Of healthfulness of worn-out
visitors are patent recommendations of Deer
Park as healthful place to spend the summer
Every hour Of the day bracing mountain
breeZes pour down from the hills upon the
hotel and neighboring cottages, mornings and
evenings are cool, and any possible midday
heat is dissipated in the evening by summer
showers Of short duration. Deer Park to the
stranger alighting from the train presents
scene of enchantment; high mountains on all
sides; large and handsome hotel surrounded
by beautiful grounds and with background
OF hills covered by forest trees, in the midst Of
whi, nestle beautiful little cottages and over
all apure sky whose blue is seldom clouded
except possibly for an hour or so in the after
noon. At night, the scene is equally entranc-
Ing. arc lights illuminating the trees, and
buildings and causing them to shine forth
lAOHi Uut udThUSbb VI lue mOuuUdlnS DeUlDU
and above most beautifully.
The amusements at Deer Park are various
Those who seek health alone may confine
themselves exclusively to the mountain drives,
the bowling alleys and the inevitable plunge
or Turkish bath at the conclusion of every
form of exercise. For those who do not wish
to entirely forget their clubrooms or city en-
yironments, billiard. rooms for one twelve
hours and cardrooms for the other furnish
every opportunity for their respective amuse-
ments. A branch Of the famous Tally-ho sta
bles of Washington is located on the grounds,
and their stylish turnouts are to be seen on
the drives around at all hours of the day.
Washington influence extends even to the
mountains, as evinced by the impetus given to
horseback riding during the season or two in
which it has been q fad In the Capital City.
Ample opportunities for trout fishing are Of
fered by the streams in the mountains around.
For those more turbulent spirits who can be
satisfied with neither driving horses, whist
parties, nor billiards, an excellent baseball
diamond and tennis grounds lend chances for
more violent exercise. AS yet good tennis
players are scarce, and we will probably not
have that class until they are wearied of the
hustle and crowds at the seashore. The sum-
mer girl is omnipresent, and there is already
enough OF her here to add some little spice to
the life of the 6ldSe summer man, who has long
since ceased to be in the majority at summer
resorts. She adds quiet pleasure to life in
the mountains, which the writer's of the comic
press never aspire to depict, and her influence
is encouraging in the extreme. The swell is
not here, male or female; occasionally
straggler pays feeting visit, but the environ
ment is not encouraging and he soon leaves
for other climes. The temperature is too cool
for his or her summer clothes, and since he
would never be caught in last springs outfit
and hssn' 'tlong sightedness enough to devise a
good fall one, he is between two fires with
only one way out. We are sorry to lose the
swell, but we haven't time to miss him very
much.
An excellent band lends pleasure to the
hours whiled away on the hotel corridors or on
the porticoes by selections from modern
masters, and at night plays dance music for
the benefit OF the cottagers and hotel guests
who gather in the ballroom. The occupants
OF the cottages, always wealthy and with a
large circle OF friends, have visitors during the
season and their presence adds greatly to the
general attractiveness OF the place.
Quite number of Washingtonans find
health and pleasure at Deer Park and doubt
less more will be here later in the season. The
beauty OF the scenery from Washington is al
most unrvaled and the five hours spent in max
Ing the trip is as short as that time could be
made in railroad travelling.
Among Washington visitors at the hotel of
recent arrival may be mentioned P. e. Chaplin
and family, Mrs. General Miahler, the
Mrs Queen, Colonel W. r. Remey, Mrs.
Dr. L NJ. Taylor, Lieutenant Brown, of the
Navy, Dr. James Taber Johnson Mrs. Phil
lips, Ii. +. Hoge, Mrs. Audenred and family
Colonel Robert /. Fleming and family, Mrs
A. F. Maeruder and family, Mrs. w. &. Harris
Mrs e. l., Cohen and family, Mrs l.. "
Miles, Miss Ida Thompson, q. A. Stone and
family, Mrs. Sarah Utermehle, and Mrs
Samuel Norment and family.
The Wall Street of Washington.
Among the various localities in the City Of
Washngtown which have sprung into promi-
nence as business arteries and centres none
is more noticeable than the square on G street
northwest, between Fourteenth and Fif-
teenth streets 1t is nest of banks, trust
companies, newspaper Offices real estate
agents, insurance men, and architects. Stu
ated at the terminus of the electric road con-
meeting the Treasury with the Patent Office,
Pension Office, lexington, and the Catholic
University, and Immediately between the
Metropolitan road on the east and the Avenue
line on'tbe west, it is the absolute heart and
centre of the business part of Washington
On the south side stands the Riggs House.
Mr.. o. &. Staples, OF Wizards Hotel. No
less than four banking institutions have their
homes on the north side. The powerful
American Security Company with it's mill
lions, the sound and growing West End Bank,
in iTs beautiful new granite building,
the elegant real estate offices OF John F.
Waggaman, the spacious and complete estab-
lishment of the veteran insurance firm of
Robertson d Blackford, the real estate office
of General B. IL. Robertson, the architectural
suite of Barry, Simpson q Andrews, the splen-
did banking room of the Industrial Invest
ment Association and the busy newspaper
al Offtpea above the faVorita artsand