The Portland daily press., 1893-06-17
THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.
Hotel Opening and Summer Guests Arriv-
ing-New Improvements in Mr.. fuckers
Summer Home-scenery in the Most
Beautiful State.
Especial G Correspondence

WHITE MOUNTAINS, June l6.-Now,
indeed the mountains are fair and stand
gloriously arrayed in their annual resur-
rection robes of shimmering green.
Skirting the base of the mountains and
interspersed like rich, deep shadows
of the soft, light maze of the fresh gilt
tering leaves of the birch and maple,
stand the lofty pines, which have boldly
defied winters icy touch, forming the
only suggestion of life in the wilderness
of snow. Now they bear themselves
with nobler grace and a darker, deeper
beauty, strengthened by 1.-THE experience
of hardship and adversely, while their
soft, balmy breath is an elixir to the in
haler.
In the midst of all this beauty stand
the hotels fresh with paint and cleanli-
ness, preparatory to the advent of the
summer guests. The carriages and
mountain wagons that have graced (?)
the piazza during the winter, in lieu OF
the summer maid and youth, have been
rolled away and row of comfortable
chairs substituted. Most of the hotels
have opened their many eyes, which gilt
ter from the recent application of soap
and water. In short the summer season
at the White Mountains has begun, and
never was the weather and prospect of
patronage more propitous.
The Kearsarge at North Conway has
been purchased of Mr.. Alfred Schoff by
Mr.. L. J. Kicker, who for many seasons
has been one of the able proprietors. II
is undergoing extensiverepairs and alter
ations, the most important of which per
haps is the sanitary improvement. En-
tirely new and modern plumbing has
been put in throughout the entire build
ing. The house will be in readiness fol-
guests the twenty-ffth Of the month
The Sunset Pavilion opened the first of
June and many of the guests who have
been identified with this hotel for a mum
Der of seasons have already arrived
Among these are the Misses La Forme
and Rev. Horatio Gray and his sister Mrs
Caroline Gray Haskins. MI. Gray is an
eminent Episcopal divine, and as Har-
ward college holds a substantial proof Of
his fathers generosity. so the poor ano
suffering of North Conway can beal
loving testimony to the benevolence and
kindness of the son. Mrs. E. G. CarEasc1
and maid of Newport, R. l. is also among
the old time guests. Mr.. j. F. Liscomf
general agent of the Portland Steam
Packet Co. together with his family are
expected later in the month and will pass
the season at the Sunset. Mr.. and Mrs
Payson Tucker are now occupying theil
charming summer house. Birchmont
which they opened for the season Satur
day. If last year this villa excited ad
miration, this season it stands perfect
model of beauty, luxurious taste and
elegance. For Mr.. Tucker has essayeo
to improve upon past perfection with the
most happy results. A wing has beer
added to the right of the main building
harmonizing in size and architecture
with the former; a broad veranda run
ming the entire length of both, makes
prommadade the rival of many of thu
large hotels. The addition includes
cosy library, music hall and guest rooms
But the mnsic-hall is the chet-G 9uur
of the apartments and is fittingly and ar
tistically dedicated to Apollo. A sof