New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-20
IN THE CATSKILLS.
ATTRACTIONS OF TWILIGHT PARK.
THE v,RIors HOTELS DOING wELL-HoP Al
THE NEW GRANT-pIsTINGUISHEDV loiio
AT sTAMFoRD-REcENT ARRIVALS

AT STAMFORD-AFCENT AhnA' ''"
IN THE MOUNTAINS
Twilight Park, n. Y. Aug 10 lSpec'ap Is.sx,,s
This Is the most charming spot in all the ,aoo
and few indeed, who have ever visiteu ' 49,.
will care to dispute the verdict Here a' 90,
head Of the grand Kaaterski Canyon III '1' .
cottages hundreds Of more or less -, o.
neonIe Of means and refined tastes owen W r
M rent content and comfort from May u
her The water supply has peen iho. ,oro,
the sewerage facilities have been eXtendeu. 49,,
or, cottages have been built making the 'o'ai
number more than sixty, In addition 10 u'e 49,.
clubhouses and other buildings, some ., W." tha
have been enlarged At the clubhouses' wneie -,
dwe,lers IN the park take their meals, aVoiulhs w
dridgery of servants and COOKING 'ne o''
~ a. q week IS charged. Miss Emma lh'en'
s,,nerintendent Of the New-York Cookihs So"
,s in charge at the main hall. Squirrei iii 10 p
sided over by Miss Hannah 7. Paul ana Ni'9'
Abigail w. Foulke, and MI ohoenha"e' "
in charge at Twilight Inn ,,a
Excent for the drouth. with It's dust anu oiie
I'D streams the weather has continued uene ~,
The rain OF Thursday was nailed VIII" 'o''
course the population Of the range 10 Nv"
the highest notch for the season. anu '
nartures will soon outnumber the arrivals ~
Il room for more guests in ana apou' TT,
r,ous u,bere there are so many good hoteis' Inc
now Antlers Is entertaining a large huihuei
handsomely while the popular LoNhu''' =. -.
Manager Rusk, is having successiui se".o' -.
enlarged form. The Kenwood, Halnes rams -
and others near at hand are doing fair business
The Laurel House. at the Falls. under Aahasei
Deliver ia entertaining about 100 guests. Joseph
chn ,ha niorist. A G. Smith of the Anchor Line;
William Barnett of Albany. and David fleiu' Vi
Cohoes are among the guests there. Inc ia'io"7
Falls have now dwndled to a mere silver eired'
owing to the drouth. g.,
Tho new Otis elevating railroad Is working
region come that way. The special train on rne
Central locally known as the "Kaaterskill Flyer
connecting with the Otis line. brought passengers
to Hotel Kaaterskill last Saturday IN TOUR houi'
eighteen minutes from New-fork le" yeai'
ago It took more time than that to reach 'he
Mountain House from Catskill Landing alone.
The ten-minute ride straight up the mountain
on the Otis on a fair day is pleasing. The con-
Meeting link to Kaatersk station runs along the
margin of North and South lakes
The Old Mountain House reports good season.
having over 200 guests most of the time
The Hudson River Day Line steamers are bring
Ing thousands Of Catskill visitors, landihs them DIT
Rhinebeck and Catskill
Tho tabeaus in aid Of The Tribune Fresh AIT
Children al the Kaaterskill Tuesday night
were highly interesting, rejecting much crehit
upon those who participated. The sum or SllO was
contributed.
The tennis tournament for the championship vi
the Catskils at the Prospect Park grounds our
ing the week was largely attended, and attracted
many expert players. The rain OF TUESDAY now
ever broke in upon the affair
A few Of the hotel landlords are comparing their
current business with that of last year. Churchil
Hall at Stanford shows an actual increase Tor
August The New Grant House also presents
n favorable exhibit and Manager Paige. at the
Trelnper is much ahead Of last year. But a ma
iorty Of the houses are not yet 50 fortunate.
One Of the most brilliant social occurrences OF the
season at Stamford was the full dress mop at the
New Grant on Wednesday night The invitations
were over CO., The decorations were tasteful ana
the ballroom presented an enchanting picture
Among the many attractive women present were
Miss Gertrude Walker, Miss Townsley, Miss Alice
Rvrne. Miss Louise Weeks Miss Eagle, Miss Braine,
Miss Fannie Benedict. Miss Edith Berret, Mrs
r. H. Pettigrew. jr., Miss Mabel Studley Mrs'
T. NJ Barr Miss Gertrude Pepper Miss Selma
Campbell Miss Alice Churchill. Mrs j. c. West
Miss shaw Mrs. T. y. Dehl
The afternoon tea and reception to Baron and
Baroness Fava given by General and Mrs. Stock
ton at Churchill Hall. also charming social
function. The flags of the United states, ltalF
and Holland gracefully intertwined about
the ballroom. Among those present, besides the
Baron and Baroness and their hosts. were Baron
Weckherlin the Minister from Holland: the Mar
qui-e de Talleyrand. Prince and Princess Ruspoli
Admiral Irane L. s y. and Mrs Braine. Cen
eral Hopkins Professor and Mrs. Pepper. Colonel
F. : Cornell and wife and George p lnsersoll
and wife. Miss stockton assisted her mother as
hostess. and the tables were presided over by
Miss McCanmon. OF Washington; Mrs. Cooper
and Miss Bibby. of New York; Mrs. lngersou ana
Mrs. Cornell Of New-iIaven.
The roads I'm the Catskls now excellent
and driving was more popular than this
seaso
Miss Cudlipp the soprano of st. Thomas Church.
NcwYork. Is using her fine voice TO the delight OF
oh
concert there on Tuesday night. The fair in aid
Of the new Episcopal Church there which began
on Wednesday. is proving pleasing success, and
the church will be consecrated tomorrow morning
by Bishop Potter, assisted by DR.. Houghton and
other clergymen.
Captain j. y. Miller. l.. S. n, is at the Gram
pion with his family, usual
Some members of the Racquet Outing club,
Philadelphia. camping in the Tannersvle region,
with much apparent enjoyment.
Stamford is especially favored by the presence
of royalty and diplomats this season The latest
arrival In this line Is Cesare Orisni. special repre-
sentative of the King of Italy. lie came from Chi
cago and Is the guest OF Baron Fava. lie is the
bearer OF gold medals from the Exposition d.
rcctors TO his King and queen and to Baroness
Fava.
Mrs. +. II. Thurbers coaching party to Richield
Springs stopped at Churchill Hall on the way.
Lieutenant Waring and family are sojourning at
IlighmOunt.
william b. Green. the humorst. is at Halnes Falls
with his family Other Brooklyn arrivals include
the following: r. g. Cones and wife. A. H. Harris
jr and family +. Il. Jones and family James Gray
and family. at Margaretville Mrs 5. \. Pray and
daughter at Mount Pleasant: c. j. Titus and wife.
at Maiden: James l.. Whiting and family Rose r.
Mccarthy. John +. and T.. l.. O'Brien. at Lexing
ton: Kittie Reynolds and Carrie Harrington, at
Cairo.
Among other arrivals these: New Grant
House-Mrs Q. b. Curtis Miss c. NJ Libby. T.. c.
Fink DR.. T.. l.. NJ Brstoe, Mrs. NJ. A. Bristoe. Mrs
Frances VI. Barr Brevoort b. Barr, Miss Ysabel
Jenking Inspector Mclaughlin and family Mrs
r. X. Fielding Il. Fl. Pettigrew and family, Henry
G. CRUDE. Mrs. T. l. CRUDE Miss L. NJ. Clark.
Mrs. A. L. Strow. Miss Quackenboss. Mrs T.
Walker. Gertrude Walker George ii. Dryden, ). T.
Haussman and wife James Alexander, T. Slaight
Miss NJ. Saight. X. a. Fielding. Mrs. s. G. White
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