The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-06-26
coTTAGERs AT BAR HARBoR.,
They Are Already There in Force, but the
Hotels are Doing Little.

Bar Harbor, June 23-The season this
year has opened very much earlier than US
ual, that is, the cottage season has, while
possibly the hotef'element is, if anything, a
little later than usual in getting into its
Summer quarters. Right here it may be
stated that it is as evident now as it is that
Mount Desert exists that Bar Harbor is
merging into cottage city with rapid
ity that was hardly expected. 1t was clearly
foreseen after the first few years of its sue
cesses. and as it's beauties drew to its
shores whealthy people, who built valuable
estates, that it was place destined to be
permanent Being so far from the great
business centers that to enjoy Its full ad-
vantages brief trip would not suffice, those
who came, came with the inteItio n of max
ing it their summer home, and to them
nothing but Summer residence would
suffice.
The first few years enormous hotels were
erected and they were filled throughout the
long season with gay guests from the large
cities of the country. But this gradually
changed, and the Summer population slfted
out, till it consisted largely of the wealthy.
The hotel business gradually decreased,
until to-day the two largest are closed and
the hotel business is done largely by the
smaller houses. which are better enabled to
satisfy the wants of their patrons. There
has been great falling off in the transient
| hotel business, and now but two or three
| of the hostelries make any attempt to cater
| to that class of business, prefering to make
sufficient reduction to retain their patrons
| for the season.
| The colt gers cone earlier every year,
| and stay later and it seemed this year as
| though they all had suddenly become aware
! of the beauties of June, and were deter
mined to enjoy them. One of the first of
| the cottagers to sEdmundP endleton
| the well-known author, who does lots OF lit
| erary work before the season of gayeties
| opens and again after the brilliant season
| has closed. Another early conner is Mr..
| George Dorr of Boston, who with his mother,
opened their delightful Summer home early
in May. Their place is called "Old Farm"
and it is a short distance from the village
proper, and embraces large territory.
| Perhaps the cottager who attracts as
much attention as any one man this season
is JosephPulitzer of NewYork, who has been
here for several weeks and who will remain
| throughout the season. Mrs. Pulitzer has
just arrived in this country from. Europe,
and is expected here in a short time. They
| occupy the handsome estate about two miles
| from the village known as Chatwold which
| they had last year. 1t has been sold this
year, and although the sale has not as yet
| been recorded there seems to be no doubt
| that it has been purchased by Mr.. Pulitzer,
| and that he paid about 100000 for the es-
| tate.
| Mr.. Nathan Matthews of Boston, father of
\ Mayor Matthews, and family are in their
| BEAUTIFUL cottage on the hill. from which the
| view is something grand. The Mayor comes
| down frequently during the Summer and
| spends few days.
| Mr.. George Vanderbilt has made many
| Improvements in his swimming pool, which
| is one of the features of his estate. He has
| had great many trees shipped to Bar Har-
| Dor from his Carolina estate, and has had
| them set out about his Summer home, giving
| especial attention to the screening of his
| bathing 4 oil. and as a result is completely
surroun1.l with natural and bea uti flu
| growth, which nDSone can penetrate with
the eye. New bath houses, that are artistic
and pretty, have been built. They are COW,
cred on the outside with small poles. and
have wigwam effect. Inside they are fur
| nished with every convenience.
| Golf will be played more or less here this
! Summer. and arrangements have already
been made for the game at the kebo Valley
| Club, where the facilities are excellent.
1 1t will be good news to tennis players and
| friends of those who play tennis to know
| that the Mossley Hall tournaments will be
continued this year. Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
| of Chicago will occupy their cottage, Mos
| ley Hall, and Wills that the tournaments