New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-07-19
VISITING THE SHAKERS At LEBAN0M
~ EXCURSION OF THE coTTAGERs At LENox-

Az EXCURSION OF THE COTTAGERS At LENoA-
ARCHERY. poATING AND DINNER PARTIES
Ionox Mass July 10 (Specan.-Thc cottagers nave
heon comnarativeIy quiet this week owing largely !"
tho hot weather that has prevailed the last rev ubs
To first mart of the week was rather warmer 'hah
has been known here 10 July for some years. in ~
mercury has climbed up TO about 30 Degrees Whioi -
nnusuaI for Lenox. The village is about l'4oo iee'
hoo Tho level OF the sea and is the highest resort III
', cont and II is almost as cool here ordinarily as
on tho fop OF Greyock Mountain. Even during ",'
oxtrcmc bea OF this week the nights have been COOL
so that therc Is no difficulty In sleeping
Tho Archery GLIB met this week on the lawn oil
Nh, william r. bradford. large number OF young
Iadie, were present on Friday afternoon at ociooN
The lawn presented beautiful appearance as inc ueop
c,cen was set Off By the young ladies' gay-coloreu
costumes Among the ladies who hit the ouiiScso
often This season are Miss sergeant, MISS "rosVeof'
Miss Nacl.ay and Miss Folsom 49,.
Several Of the cOttacers drove over to Lebanon l'
wcel, TO visit the Shakers. There were many VINO nau
never been inside Of the Shaker houses before I'iS
shaker settlement in Lebanon Is probably The largest
one in the country The leader OF II Is Eidcr Evans
who has preached in the Shaker church ior MANY 'ea's
some Of the cotagers have made pans ior 'no',
annual trip TO the seashOre and next week VIII ma
several Of them in Bar Harbor. Newport and a ie"
at Long Branch william d. Sloane and FANNY wiz
90 10 Bar Harbor the last week in July and be gone
three weeks The SlOanes will be With George Nauer
bit and Mrs. william H. Vanderbilt, MIS- ooano9
mother will be there at the same time MI ana MIS-
4. T. Shattuch will 90 to Seabright for SNORT stay
about August l. This is where they went last year
for change and to get the sea air.
Colonel Richard Auohmuty gave dinner parry d.
his cottage one evening this week with dozen covers
John F. Parsons gave dinner party wednesday niFn.
with S. p Nash as the guest Of honor General
Hazard of New-Orleans, IS making his first visit TO
Lcnox and Is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. A. r. shattucH
George Hcginson gave a dinner party on THURSDAY
evening of twelve covers.
Mrs Cadva,ader Evans and her daughters are spend
ing a few weeks In Lenox. They are receiving Huch
attention from the cotagers. Admiral Case ana "u
mlral Temple are still here and will make ther hoic
in Lenox as long as. possible. They are frequently
together on the piazza at Curtis Hotel engaged in con-
versation, evidently fighting some of their naval
battles over again. Frederick Gebhardt the brOthef
Of Mrs Nelson arrived here this week and VIII re-
main for an indefinite period lie IS greatly plea'eu
with Ienox and drives daily with his sister joseph
Burden gave n dinner party on Friday evening WIFI
twelve covers. TIE Burdens are entertaining con-
siderabv this season.
The Misses Clapp, who have been teaching "inS1 10
the cotagers for some years. now in London where
thoy have met Mr.. Jones, better known as
Cavcndish," the celebrated authority on whist They
have played many games with him and the best whist
PLAYERS in London. They will return about Septcnl-
bcr when they will be much sought after by the cot
tagcrs who are specially interested in whist.
There was large gathering this afternoon at the
boathousc and grounds OF the Ma1keenac Boat CluD.
Nearly all Of the members of the club who are In
Lenox were present. Tea was served at g o'clock.
After the sun had gone down nearly every boat was
out on the lake, occupied by gay parties who eS-
pecially enjoy rowing at this time Of the day
DR.. A. e. NJ. Pur1ly and Il party from New-fork
have STAYED at Curtis Hotel for several days this week
and are driving fine fourn-hand coach through this
pa. of the country. Besides Dr. Purdy there are in
the pa1ty Mr. and Mrs. T. X. Pembroke, Miss Higgins
and SIR. E. T. Higgins
H. d. Brookman, Of Brooklyn, has leased the Racke
mann cottage. Ills family will remain here until late
In the fall
Governor Hill is expected to spend little time In
Lenox next week. He will come up TO Great Bar
ringon as the guest of Colonel Brown, who has
cottage there This will be his first trip to Berkshire
County. Miss Andrews who is the guest Of Mr.. and
Mrs sloane receives much attention here. Miss Berg,
Of Ncw-Yorh, who las been visiting DR.. Henry NJ.
Field, in Stockbridge, is now in Lenox.
The cottagets as well as the tOwnspeOple take
much interest in the public library, which contains
nearly 10000 volumes. Richard Goodman, IT,, is
the president, and among the trustees are Dr. Green
lolf. the Rev William VI. Grosvenor, a. 7. Servin and
Richard Goodman, ST.
TIe Judge Rockwell homestead IS not occupied this
scasn Exon nan Rockwell is in II t'fi IL with
his family, while Robert Rockwell, his brother, Is
spending the sumner out of town. The place Is in
the market and j. in the centre Of the town. 1t con-
tans three acres Of land, and has one Of the
finest OutlOGks in LCnOX.
Mr. ard Mrs. ;. p. Nash, the Misses Nash, W. Sabin,
+. A. IIaSdel, L. y. Deerng, MF. and Mrs. J. ~.
II. Nelson. Miss Nelson Mount Vernon; Mr. and Mrs.
). simmons, Philadelphia.