The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-07-10
A QUIET NOOK BY THE SEA.
SUMMER Ar SHORT REACH AND
THE S0J0URN ERS THERE.

Attraetions-A Delightful Ride-Rapid
Growth of the Place-A Visit to the
Bungalow-Pretty Cottages and Their
Inhabitants.
Closely hugging the shores of pretty
little bay studded with rocky islets
and surrounded by wooded knobs and
rugged cliffs, Short Beach on the Bran
ford shore is without doubt one OF the
prettiest little spots along the Sound.
Situated as it is in quiet little nook
not too easily accessible by railroads or
other popular means of travel and peo-
pied In the summer by a select class CT
sojourners, there could be no pleasant
er place within radius of many miles
of New Haven so attractive to those
who care not for the gaudy attractions
| of larger resorts,
Short Beach may be reached by stage
from the East Haven station Of the
| Saltonstall trolley line, and the ride of
two or three miles through country
roads is delightful. Past fields of wav-
| llS gill, NillOuSA EicCll IllttiipNS WAN
now and then a farm house to complete
| the rural scene, the stage road winds.
| A short distance out from the trolley
car the village of East Haven is seen
| nestled among the, trees, looking the
| peaceful New England village to per-
lection, and the stranger can hardly re-
| alize that he is only short distance
from busy city,
| Just before reaching the terminus OF
| it's trip the stage enters wooded
stretch where the trees and vines form
green archway overhead. Then come
sharp turns around huge rocks and
sharp little declivities, which the driver
| takes on smart gallop, and the old
| staging days in the Rockies are easily
! recalled Finally q little knoll is
! reached and from its summit the little
cluster of cottages forming Short
/ Beach is seen below. A feeling of quiet
| and restful ease at once comes over the
| behoder, and he seems imbued with
| the tranquility of the peace which per
vades the very air. The stage comes
! down the little hill at rousing pace
| and with g genuine Jehu flourish of the
| whip the driver draws up at the little
| postoffice.
On both sides of the entrance of the
| small bay on which the resort is situa-
| ted and extending back nearly to the
| beach are rugged, brown, rocky cliffs,
| perched on which are pretty and some
4 quite pretentious cottages, each with
| it's background of dark green formed
| by the trees, making a picturesque
| scene rarely equalled. Midway up the
| shore of the bay is a little pier, and
! into this frequently comes little
steamer with much putting and ado, ev-
| identity trying to make UP by its fuss
and noise for the lack of other and
larger craft. and to let the inhabitants
know that it has arrived.
| At the innermost northeast corner OF
the bay shore is the Bungalow" tbs
| beautiful summer home Of Ella Wheel
er Wilcox, situated back of a rocky
parapet. This spot has been chosen by
Mrs. Wilcox for a quiet summer home
in which she may work at her literary
labors undisturbed, but her design II
this respect is frustrated to some ex'
| tent as she has hosts Of visitors and
callers almost daily, to all Of whom she
extends a hearty WeIeofffe,-iie, not tt
ALL Interviewers she breads and vows
that she will not be interviewed by an
other newspaper representative. YOU
know she said in speaking of 1t the
other day, newspaper writers either
say such terrible things of me. or or
the other hand gush over with such in
sipid fiattery, and 7 am tired of 1t. Be:
sides we authors do not need advertis.
ing" When asked If she was doing
much writing this summer she sale
that she was working on new book
but refused to say what her subject
was. she is greatly interested In {
family of Angora kittens, and much Of
her time when not writing or receiving
callers is occupied IN playing witt
them. The "Bungalow'' is a perfec
dream. not exactly q dream of the ORR
emit, but very good dream for pross
| New England nevertheless. 1t faces
towards the bay and along the from
extends fine piazza, around which ex'
tends a sort OF sllell-work screen very
pretty and unique The interior Is
furnished in a manner most appropri
| ate for summer shore home, Tho
rooms all being airy and fitted in
| charnlingly unconventional style, sug
gestive of easy comfort.
Just below Mrs Wilcoxs place is ont
OF the prettiest and largest cottages
along the shore 1t is that of Mrs
Churchill, of this city, and commands {
fine view of the entire bay with 1t:
shores. Around the front and nortt
sides extend two fine piazzas, while il
front of the cottage Is q nice bit o
beach With Mrs. Churchill are Mis-
Churchill, her daughter, and he
nephew, Mr.. Doolittle.
Short Beach has grown rapidly in re
cent years, and while twenty years age
there were only eight or ten cottages il
the place. there are now about one hun
bred and fifty Among those occupy
ing cottages there this summer are tn,
following:
| In Rockland Park, DIR. Foster anc
family of New Haven. Henry Reynolds
president of Reynolds & Co, of thi
city, David Corey, president of the New
Haven Street Railway Co. Mr.. Bloun
of New Haven, Mr.. Williams and fam
lily of Hartford; on the Beach, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Sidney Clark of Hartford, Mr.. ant
Mrs. Lockwood of Hartford, Newtol
w. Perkins and family of New Haven,
Mr.. Pratt and family of Hartford, Mrs
Hitchcock of New Haven. at Middl