New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-05-27
LENOX TO HAZE SOUE FINE HOUSES
GOOD TIMES FOR ~ Army OF woEKMEN- SUN
MER VISITORS BEGIN TO ArRlVE.

GOOD TIMES FOR ~ ARNY OF WoRKMEN- SUN
MER VISITORS BEGIN TO ARRIVE.
Lenox. Mass. Ny % (Specia0.--The four row
country houses which are in process of construction
are being pushed completion rapidly pos
slble There are ahou; so men at work on these
places the LARGEST number OF whom are on the An
son Phelps Stokes house and grounds New-iOrk
decorators are AZ work on the interior Of this house
and Engineer EowGitch, OF Roston. has nearly 100
men a. work grading the grounds and building the
driveway. over "Bcecher Hil.' work is stead
ily advancing on John S,oane's country house and
grounds. Mir. and Mrs Sloane are expected home
from Europe IN fcv weeks They will bring with
them many OF the furnishings for their house There
viii probably be s,nr delay in their occupancy of
the place as the .a;erOr is far from complete
The house is Is ieci long, ABOUT - wide, and has
tower on tcc southeast corner with battlement
top. from W.icA q magnificent view is obtained 1t
is the same " OF which Henry Ward Beecher
speaks in his "Sjar Papers" The house Is con-
s;ruc;ed If m5ttled br.c!; Of a kind never before
used in Lenox. The Interior finish is in oak, ma
hogany and o;aer had woods. ana the rooms are 50
arrange that they WI open up iaeiy Tor enter
taiamonjs
The country house or Char.es Astor Brlsted 10
Gated ~ northeast fIe Of Mahke-rtc Lake, IS
well under Way. ;ae roc. ling pat Oh tn.s week. 1t
Is butt Of wool an. hds a peculiar sJf- brown TINT
pI1ducel b. chemical treatment Of tae lImoe-. The
house IS 12r feet 10y So OF Coions aren't. rcure. The
interior W.. j., na.slrl ia hard wp0!s A.c.uGng
mahogany and oak ard in w.4lte @narnei. The house
is so far from completion that adequate Id
be obtained Of i,s beauty. Mr. Bns.ci viii have
stables on the pace d. A. IN Lenox. They
are 10 be built OF stone anu brick Win tae interior
finished in hard woods and VIII have al tho mod
ern improvements Tor ventilation anI heating Ihey
cover space rs feet square. with courtyard.
The house viii not BE- ready 10 occupy until Iat-
this season.
Nelr.y al the Ienox cot;agers will be occupying
their PAGES at the une Of the Adims-Post wed
dns. wliCn is 10 take place In Trinity Church on
June H. Mr.. ana Mr.. Thatcher Adams hav" taken
everything IN readiness Tor tnc marriage q. their
daughter Miss lillian ". hd2m.. % william stone
Post Many Of the yodns,r ST from Ne"-N ork
VIII come up Tor Ia weudNs. ~
John f. NIMIdms came up on Thursday 10 .ook
about me Frelinghuy'en coitag'' which he is soon
TO occupy for me season. Mr.. ard Mrs. ). r.
Al tnc Curtis Hous .drs Eerb IT Dumarsey. or
Chestnut Hill has been spending q fcW days IN
Lemon Alfred y. vereuX and family, Of Philadel-
pl.a. occupied their cottage tas week for tn sea
son. IS. g. Schermorhorn. who has been in Lenox
i few days has returned 10 N"w-York He Will
be M in June 10 open his cottage. r. G DXey OF
for the season. Mrs. Il. T. Auchmuty IL settled at
Mrs u. n Ganwell Mrs r. l. Gamwen and
Miss Virginia Gamw H. OF Providence have been
staying at the Curtis Hous" for a week They have
made many driving tours through the country.
Another party, consisting Of Miss Nlncents. Miss
spending a few days I'm LonoX and vicinity. The
Rev. Robert Hanck occupied the Nayor place this
week Mr.. and Mrs George Warlng. who have
been in Lenox Tor a few days. have returned to
Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lanier Will san
from Europe June 10 and come directly to Lenox
The horses and carriages Of W. ID. Sloane have al
the place IS being put in condition for the family
who will come on June l.