The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-27
BEAUTIFUL BAR HARBOR.
IIrom an occasIonal corre.ponaent. !

| IRON an Occasional Correspondent1
To the visitors eye, Bar Harbor seems a:
gay as ever this year. There appears to be
no lack of people on the streets, walking
and driving, though one of the great
wooden hotels Is closed. looking foriorn
enough with its ugly rows of windows
and its great deserted piazza, and / am
told that the other houses are not too full
for comfort, but there is a good deal OF
cottage" life.
One thing is certain, Bar Harbor has
not escaped the heat this summer. /
never knew 1t SO warm before, though the
nights and mornings have been comfort
able on the warmest days.
Sou West Harbor is attracting more
people than usual. Those who care less
for fashion, who can dance enough
through the winter to satisfy their "light
fantastic toes" who have special in
terest in the comparison OF toilets, as dis
played behind wretched mutilated horses
or on hotel piazzas, can find rest and re-
freshment in the quiet drives through the
deep woods, the charming scenery and
the wholesome country life.
To take the little steamer with its rural
name OF "Golden Rod" and go over to
Somesviile is to leave some OF the more
rugged parts OF the scenery on the island
for the charming scenes around Somes
Sound; quiet and gentle in character, the
mountains, forests and water present an
ever-varying picture. Here we find
good hospitable public house.
finely situated, with an ample piazza
and good table-the delicious butter
one can eat there is revelation in butter
while we are In the very spot to reach
everything easily. The village with its
white spire which we have watched from
the steamers deck is right about us, and
the romantic walks and lovely drives lead
of In every direction.
We were in search OF large farm house
situated OH the Sound, where we under
stood could be seen a goodly collection of
the canvasses of young artist from New
York, who is said to be making a great
stir in artistic circles in that city, aud we
found 1t very easily, as the good people
were quite ready to point out the place.
The sitting room of the farm had been
hung in deep red cloth and
attached to that were perhaps some forty
odd pictures, representing every variety
OF ofsubject, displaying great cleyerness and
power. We realized that the peculiar
quality that would make the artist famous
was subtle delicacy, in his landscapes
more particularly, which marked sensi-
tive feeling for color. The man himself, Mr.. |
Oscar Miller, made pleasant impression |
with his bright head and his white suit, a |
strong, athletic young fellow with a
modest bearing and quiet manner.
We found the company in the house |
here were nearly all from Providence,
X. /.
The roads have been little dry, and
The farms have suffered some from lack OF |
rain, bue few laGe showers have made
the roads fine and the farmers happy.
l never saw in any other place whole
carpets OF the beautiful bunchberry as
one can see here on any road at this time.
The dark, glossy, wintergreen leaves make
\ charming contrast to its delicate white.
howers. Meadow pink aud blue asters
,rowd along the roadside, with many
)ther wild beauties.
The roads are fine for wheels. and MANY
bicycle goes spinning over them, the
1oung girls with their divided skirts and
he young men in knickerbockers. III.
BAR HARBoR, August "a. 1894