New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-15
IN THE BERKSHIRE HlLLo.
THE HOT WAVE PUTS NO DAMPhh Wy
SOCIETY.


OF the last week reached even TO this breezy mn
top. although me severe electrical SUI"
Wednesday night modified the heat soine"'a'
Some OF the cottagers who have spent many &c.
sons here say they never knew II so NOT ~ SUE
season as # was on Wednesday, when the mercury
touched s. Ienox has the greatest number OF
summer residents and guests that II has KNOW" 'o'
e long time and the week has been one oil "iu''
sayety.
Mrs John s Barnes gave delightful dance FIT
day evening for her daughters. the MISSES .'','''
Nellie and Charlotte Barnes, which was ATTENDED oy
the younger set in society. Inc german w
danced at midnight.
Tie afternoon tea az the boathouse to-day was
more generally attended than any OF the previous
ones and was en.vencd by the presence u '''
Lenox band. which played for Informal oa"c,'s
Tea was served on the pazzas OF the boat cruz
house. and the young women went out on 'ne ""u
in various craft. There has been NUMBER Oh "e"
boats added to the little fotlla on the lake.
Mrs William b. shattuck gave large afternoon
reCe1 ion Tuesday.
Mrs John f. Parsons gave a dinner Monday night
for Baron and Baroness Thieman MT anu 'ii''
Brayton Ives were among the guests
Mrs Henry A. Barclay gave a small dinner parry
Tuesday night
Miss Furniss gave a dinner of a dozen covers OH
Monday for Mrs f. H. Eames who Is spenaihs
the month OF September at Edgecomo
Mrs John Sloane gave a ladies' luncheon Iuesuay
members
Soane's guests this week have been Mr.. ana MIS-
w w Farnam OF Haven: Mr. and Mrs H. f.
Dlmock OF New-York; Laner McKane and Henry
Sloane Coffin OF Yale College. Mrs. Sloane VIII give
a dance Monday, September 2, TO usher J" inc
festivities Of golf tournament week.
Jameson Getting will give bachelor ball al the
Schermerhorn Assembly Rooms Tuesday evening
September "a.
Bishop Leonard OF Ohio. has been the guest OF
Mr. and Mrs William Douglass Sloane this week
Professor Charles Sprague Smith gave the nrs'
OF a series OF illustrated lectures on The ArtiS's
OF Barbizon." at Shadow Brook. on Wednesday ae
II in the morning. when he spoke OF Nlillet to
large audience of cottagers and their guests Next
Wednesday he lectures on Corot at the house
of Mrs John s. Barnes. There will be two other
lectures in the series the two following Wednesdays
at the houses Of Mrs. George II. Morgan and Mrs.
John S.oane.
The engagement OF Miss Ethel " Phelps Stokes
to John s Hoyt OF New-York. which was an
nounced Saturday has been the cause OF many
congratulations and a round of entertainm Tor
the young people concerned. Mr.. Hoyts sister,
Mrs W X OTIS has been occupying the Tanner
cottage this season. and he has been here great
deal He is the namesake Of his uncle John Sher-
man, and is in business in New-York. The wedding
which takes place in Trinity Church. October 3D.
will have the effect OF proongng the Lenox sea-
son. Mrs. Stokes has engaged the Curtis House for
the accommodation OF her guests and all the cot
taces will have large house parties. there Will be
many people from New-York and other cities
Mr.. and Mrs H. A. Mcleod, OF New-York were
among the arrivals in Lenox this week and Will
spend the autumn season here. Mr.. and Mrs II. II.
Mason, Of New-York, stayed at the Curtis House
this week their way through the county on Il
driving trip They accompanied by Mrs. E.
7. Miller, OF Atlanta, Ga.
Many OF the cottagers drove up to the Asricult-
ural Fair in Pltsfed or Wednesday and Thurs
rev English mail coach drawn by four bays. d.
Wolfe Bishop, ir.. drove his new tandem team on
Wednesday, Mr.. and Mrs. Carlos de Heridia also
drove up with party OF irienas as, lbsm ana 's
Mr. and Mrs. Frank W. Andrews came on from
Newport Tuesday and will remain here through the
The Marquis de Monta gar of the italian Lega-
ton who came to Lenox intending 70 spend the
autumn season. Unexpectedly called to Italy.
and sailed for that country to-day. lie vent Gown
man. OF the German Legation, returned this week
from a short visit to Utica Mavroyeni Bey and NJ
for last week. detained and did not arrive
until this week. They will remain through the
4 movement is on foot to bring the citizens and
cotagers into united action for village imp rove,
pered for lack OF funds. and Il is thought IT would
one in Bar Harbor. in which both residents and
cottagers may unite and get up little enthu-
OF the men interested held this afternoon. and
plans were talked over, but nothing definite was
settled
The golf links have been great centre OF at
traction this wesk and there hnve r been I Parta ne
Shaw had a sort Of farewell match on Monday az
Mr shaw went around three times in I5s strokes
and MIR. Gammeil In lte. winch was considered
The tableaux wants at the Schermerhorn As
semby Rooms this evening are most successful
and have a large audience. The most charming
young women among the cottagers take part IN
them. The affair has been gotten up by them under
the direction of Mrs. Henry A. Barclay. the pro-
ceedS will be for the Village Improvement Society.
There have been many NewYork people at the
SGsr H %p thn W W. ed fG ' and Mrs
" carpenter, Mr. and Mrs: d. F. Porter. Mrs II.
Charles Il Brown; Mr. r and MS " otis and Miss
B. cS Of b 5o2 ard Miss sS h esen on New
York. are at the Root co;tage for the month or
Stockbridge Mass. sept. u Cspeciap-A lawn
party was given THURSDAY afternoon and evening .
G for the the S Sene 0 o the toe and
The great occurrence Of the week was the Ice
way. More than oo men and women in fancy
costumes passed through the glen and danced round
Mrs. Oscar Iasarl gave charming afternoon
ception Thursday at Covercroft. which was at
'e There y have Been many guess at the Red Lion
Inn this week These among the later arrivals arr ;l
Miss Adele S.bley Miss Aline Sbley. Or. and Mrs
ward ard A. Grossman. MIS- Is. i; GrOssman; r. W
sons. JOSEPH Parsons Theodore Howard, Mrs; F
oqngek M and Mr., ROs s5se Mr. M ana MFs
Boland. Mrs H. NJ Macy. Miss NJ. II. Macy, Clar
ence ii. Townsend Mr.. and Mrs; Dwight Smith.
Fred $ Waite. New-York Mrs. l. J. Seymour, {.
6. Wabridge y. T. Beers +. r. Chapel, j. T.
Jewell Miss Jewell Miss Alice Jewell. Robert
Lyman. Miss Alice b. Ford Brooklyn: .
Great harrington Mass. Sept IA tspeciaD-Mrs
Mabel LOOMS Todd. Of Amherst lectured TO me
Thursday Morning club this week on Japan Next
Thursday r. X Clifford. professor Of Greek at Hay;
erford Penn will lecture Ancient Greek Lie,
illustrating his lecture with extracts from Homer
The Berkshire Inn continues TO be well hei win
guests These are some OF the recent arrivals Dr
and Mrs Dwight Smith Miss VI. Gayor. Mrs Dow
ereaux Miss Neva Devereaux Emma Devereauh'
Mrs A. T. Bryant. George Y. Moore. Mr. ana MRS
C. T. Pope, Miss Annie T.. Mckenney, MT ana
Mrs C. A. Allen. MIR and Mrs. d. F. Porter, NJ
and Mrs e T. scholes New-Y0rk; Garritt LydecH-
err J. s Sherwood. Englewood; James Thompson.
Orange; Mr. and Mrs. r. y. Mills. New, Haven
white. Columbia. ;. C.
WEEK or GArETY AT BRYN NAIVE