New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-26
IN THE NORTH WOODS.
HOTELS BECOMING FULL AS AUGUST
APPROACHES
EXERCISES AT JOHN BROWNS GRAVE AN
,rrRAcrIoN TO MANY-NEws FROM
,..pror-S HOTELS.

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VARIOUS HOTELS.
,,-o,dack Mountains. July . 'spec,ap $500,
-, now ending brings the AdirohoaoN 80
,os. % August, when pracucahy an ' ~. o,,,ooL
c-'s -, 20 n. full; and from the present ou''o
eap'0..,a,,on Is likely 20 be realized, aI'ho"e'
'h' ~ whole the season up 10 TINS poi"' '
ny arhaps a little less prosperous imam We '
IN certain parts OF tho AdirohuaCAs II '"
-. dac,dedly backward. The week mas o'' ''0
xr.oN,e but not disagreeab!e wea'hei -''' any
s-eat improvement on the stin's "u'''
~,,.h has afflicted New-York C'!' Inv -
~ p-ovn's grave on Tuesday proved an AT
d 'ohh -. 49,. ,,,es.s Of not few Of the hotels
us0u ,uevs a good deal Of driving by the
'H ..v,ns here for the summer. and their
sss,ess for that form OF recreation IS the cause
,,anv OF the large hotels having dinner IN inc
Ia % the day instead Of at night; Tor wagon
naiau'o .,os,s from one hotel almost always has
.ons other hotel as its objective point "'nen -
80 - q, about noon, and az which stay OF TWO
'e@ 80 "a usually made Such parties are
"a o. hearty dinner after their ride and
-. "a nroft IN accommodating them AS Tor
- .-,,sr guests az the hotel visited tneir hppe-
- 90 easily adjusted 10 the change from inc
So hour usual with them AT nome faspper-
o''.-'- s.,r exceedingly abundant. though the
.-na,res have Disappeared and tender green
go. .ra ether reasonable vegetables from the
w. -. are served 20 the satisfaction OF the
hotel Farms az
guests 49,. -, X,,1 Co.,on
-. bio crown. bat usurYer q the Title Is no" III
49, ala 7, his name is not "on every tongue II
., =, avery carat least IL this region AS cotton
q rho stape OF The South. SO Sousa's king Cot
.o,- Is the staple OF every Adirondack hotei or
oh.stra Senator Tilltnan wrong when ne
1900 .he East with prejudice against the South
81, TIE many hundreds Of Eastern people resident
y, here Tor the summer may make his words true
m mart II King Cotton" be not forthwith cast
,,,o outer darkness. The 'gnashing of teeth IS
To.ng on already.
HOTEL CFILDWOLD.
u,ss.wsn,e n Y. July e (Spec!aD-The Child
~oIs IS filing up raTidly with people attracted o.!
IRE prospect Of enjoyment Of the combination %
forest and lake, mountain and stream eMoraceu
:, ~. .-ieneid 15Ocoacre Chdwoid Park, and, not
~. least important point by the cerlalht! VI 80
lent hotel accommodations; and snother "e
"a will And none Of the rooms unoccupied. IL Is d
-, ufa that people lead here. much out OF
acors with not too great general msiS'e"0e V'
oo,-4n,,ous eavety Lake Massawepie Is just III
,-o-, ~ the hotel and the Chndwolds Uiii anu
handsome rowboats are out on rs "a'eis a.
r-,,s Of the day. Tennis and basenai are p'"SoU
evs-y day BY the lovers o. those sports anu '''e nav
ee,,nx has strong attraction Tor many "a '"'
u~o..s rob, " Prentice, Of Brooklyn ex-captalh
~
p.s,ngly large catch Of eighteen POUNDS o.
49,. and william B. LUX. OF Princeton mas d
,s.o-,, this summer of twenty pounds OF Dss /" "
rax Several parties accompanied ny suiucs' i''''0
-. -.h,ry excursions 20 the Raquette River, a
Gov. miles away within the parks pouhus anu
have had the best Of luck. The large ne" n'u''o
IN ,x ,-actically completed. and the opening mop
~, - ia on IT'S polished dancing-foor on
,rn,,..aov night. Every fair evening the guests
.u-rAl. a, the "campboose." close 10 the ho'e4'
and enjoy the big bonfire. The structure 0o,
Of a largo log roof slopng on all Sizes WIFI
,-eat brick ashestos-lined chimney risiHs uP
,,ro1~h the centre, and directly under the mouth
NJ the chimney a stone pyre on which the ioi ms
,onor. Is kindled. The building, if II may De
osr.s . building has no side walls, the roof being
supported by upright logs.
The ChAdwold has Just issued a ne" cIrcuia'
which Is work Of art. The covers OF 'Ne "'''e
book are Of heavy rough paper the TIM ,he gre"
q. he evergreen forests OF Chidwold While wlthlh
besides the descriptive matter, are views or the
80, I'D some of the cottages and camps and
,,c-rresoue spots and two-page map Of the Adj
rondacks done IN four colors
Aiming the recent arrivals at the hotel are MIS-
cAo-xe E Bullock, ". T. seymour, New IN
Mrs & w Taylor. Mrs. II. V. lsaacs' BroohlSh'
Ms John Prentice and her sou. John r. Prem
,,ce O. Brooklyn, took possession or their ne" oo'
agr here this week IN another cottage. near ny
III.
Thayer Field and Miss Horn, OF Newark ~ D.
THE WINDSOR.
El,zabethtown. n y. July % 'SpeciaD'-4he OK
crIent hotels In this handsome little mountain VII
Il ~ arc doing well this summer. as usual Inc
Windsor, the largest and probably most "'ue's
known for some time has had almost housefu
although August is stii, week away. The Wind
sor,s g,,ssts are fond OF driving, and have "a hne
livery at hand from which 10 make their selections
OF horses and vehicles. One OF the wagons Is
-four horse brake which frequently carries parties
AWAY through the mountains 70 Lake Placid ana
hact Near the hotel is the half-nile trotting
track within which is a slightly shorter plcycie
track; but both are used for speeding bicycles Inc
rpads Of Flixabethtown also hard and well
adapted for bicycling. fact understood by the
permanent residents OF the village. about seventy
Eve Of whom own wheels. Golf Will lie Ieaolng
Sport at the Windsor this season. the course having
boon laid out this week under the supervision OF
Justice Henry A Gndersleeve OF New-York. who
Is q skilled golf player. An orchestra is regularly
attached TO the hotel. playing every day and fur
rahing music for the informal dancing which goes
on every evening.
Among the late arrivals at the Windsor are JUS
tee and Mrs Gilderseove, Miss -Gildersleeve, Mr.
md Mrs. n. d. Ely. Mr. and Mrs. A. {. BOSS
Miss Adele II. Boss Mr. and Mrs. John W. Love,
Mss Love Mrs Henry w. Baldwin, New-York;
1~A MANNHEIM, MISS n. MdnHNe4HI j. II.
k4m, Charles H Reynolds Brooklyn: 2. A. L.
Mannheim. Helena. Mont. William VI. Bell Pitts
burg; +. a. Mannheim. Cincinnati; Mrs. J. Living
s'oo Taylor. Miss Strong. Cleveland; Miss c. E.
lAihro7. East Orange. n. J.
MANSION HOUSE.
Ihe Mansion House, which stands on the plain
WAY the windsor, and faces the shaded village
reen and the county courthouse Is also having
prosperous year and there is every prospect that
|harie7 A Ferrss. its capable and popular man
.Ser' VIII have his house and hts hands full
'nr0ush the next few weeks The house has this
n established a boat livery the Bouquet
~ ana 1t is well pAtronized. Much interest IS
IN, -" N The bowling tournament. which Will be
week or two hence on the Mansion House
alleys. The competition Il omen 10 guests OF the
various hotels in this par, Of the mountains and
1Vu many entries are being received. On Tuesday
HsNl Nhe guests TOOK uari IN tcva bic progres-