New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-26
IN 4 COTTAGE AT WILTON
A DELIGHTFUL GIFT TO THE TRIBlJNE.
FRESHAIR CHILDREN.
ENJOYING LIFE IN A TYPICAL NEw-ESGIANp
HoUSE-wHAT THEY DO WITH THEIR


VACATION
Wilton Conn.,, July 25.-" OF all the cottages I've
seen this summer, that would be my choice were /
TO take home In the country This remark was
made by a prominent NcwYors artist when passing
Wilton BY rail few weeks ago. In company with
the artist was the manager OF the Tribune FreshAr
Fund and little did the latter indeed imagine that
the cottage referred TO. beautiful OF Itself and
picturesque In environment, could soon be placed at
the disposal Of the Tribune FreslAir Fund. Such,
however, is the case, and the generous donor is r. s.
Knapp, OF New York City, the owner OF the cottage
The cottage, which built by Mr. Knapp for his
own summer villa. is large containing twelve rooms.
lts square apartments, and exterior OF ehite with
green blinds, remind OF the typical New England
style Of architecture immoralized by Hawthorne and
Mrs. stowe The ceilings and walls or. kasomincd
the floors are stained and the furniture piano and all
Is left to the reQu siton Of tue twenty nine FrcshAr
Children cook and two matrons who now live in the
cottage. tall arbor-vitae hedge marks bound
airy OF the premises and stone stands In
spondence on the other side OF the property large
storehouse. the rear OF the cottage reminding
OF our grandmothers' big Kitchens, Il dining
room. and the barn Is an admirably adapted play
house In rainy weather.
The person in control of the cotag. Is Miss Kcrshaw
Of Brooklyn. Miss X. turns TO good account at
Wilton her former experience in teaching and the
handling Of children In other charities and places.
The rising-tcll is heard Mt n M, breakfast hall
an hour laer the next hour Is given 10 writing
letters hnc. arranging plans for the day and getting
ching ont OF rooms, dinner at L. M. bathing for
both girls md boys, at y. NJ; supper at p. m; at
80 p. m., singing, marching and calisthcncs, a
walk: all In bed by D. m. on Sundays the pro
giTnrme Is changed In the morning the little
attend the village church; In the afternoon Sunday
school Is held the grounds, the superintendent and
Of the teachers hclrg young people Of Wilton
Sunday evening song service Is leld, and 1t j.
lively one for II there is thing New York tenement
children do Il Is 10 sing Gospel hymns.
The hllof f,re is u model. We give II In fun:
Pork and beans rice pudding cornedAccf md cabbage
bean soup. potatoes chicken cassee, rcat beef, roast
mutton, turntps, Goldfish Icriidge and milk. berries
nolas,cs, Jams, Jelly, appesguce. bread. and OCCASION
oily cake No wonder the children thrive and cay they
like II ut Wilton. ,
Tn" people of Wilton greatly interested In the
Fresh Air enter plsr. Book papers, old clothing.
games etc., have been received In quantity, aud
many per-ons II ending the summer In this vicl ~
have called 10 pay their compliments 10 the ht'c
RINGERS and the nntruns in charge. At the eni
Of two weeks the children here now will be replaced
hy Others; and 10y September / fully 100 poor boys
ana girls. by virtue OF their iorpieht's ontng " Il
hold a warm place In their Wee hearts for MI. ana
Mrs, Knapp tie donors a. the cottage.