The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-14
BAR HARBOR GOES MOANING
Arrival Of 1.-THE Three Fishers" Sec
rotary Tracy, Morgan and Mccormack.
The GENIAL WHITNEY ABODE EMPTY.
Many Interesting Events Include Bar
uarbors Great Centenary Annlvcr-
sary-Blainc and Damrosh Pam
HES Lead the Political Sc
Important This Year.

BAR ITARBOR NE. July 1o-Bar Har-
Dor does not so TO sleep Tor the reason
that the beating waves keep IL at an
equitable temperature AN winter 10y one
OF those tricks of old ocean. and In
its midwinter warmth tired city folk
love 10 come and bask Many Of the
townspcoplc never close their homes.
leaving always a care-taker and team
of horses cor the weeks visit 20 the
Harhor
The primal society note was given the
spot by "a very fine wedding, the Bond
Tyson nuptais go which the high con-
tracing parties were of Philadelphia and
The friends and acquaintanccs from all
across the country. The dear little So
ciety journal OF the Harb0r. referring 10
st. says. THE gentlemen wore frock
coats white spats and sweet peas. This
paper edited by "a bright little woman,
enters upon another summer OF "a most
honorable existence. And 10 celebrate
this event along with Bar Harhors cen-
dcnnial it contcmplatcs the getting out
Of souvenir paper. Many are the APP
prcciative cakes. the succul'nt grapes
and tho scented posics that come marked
''aiiss Smith. editor"
A CENTENARY.
Bar Harhor celebrates this summer
real centennial one hundred years ago
ono Champlain came upon the island
and named II thus. ne having already
bestowed his own cognomcn upon
lake not too FAR away in the north. lie
gave the quaint and beautiful little place
a snug little baptismal coguOmcn that
has since been ratified by world-famous
people As "a summer home. Bar Harhor
has been known for thirty years II was
about '6s that the first palatial summer
residence was erected there by Alpheus
Hardy. of Boston. and the first summer
resort adj" launched forth for the place.
Although not as old as some of its
neighhors. Bar Harhor is precocious be-
Vond its years. This summer IL boasts
the presence OF cN-Sccrctory Tracy and
family. and will have W G.. Whitney
Tor n little time. Last year it had him
Tor the season.
Bar Harhor does not belle its name
su the excellence Of its water routes.
il is one Of The few places where you
can boat in any and every way. Girls
can put out in rOwbOat for lilies ana
men can sail their white wings for sport.
,rhe Corsair. with j. Piorpont Morgan and
his cvor-yisitant bankers aboard. touches
OF here every few days and the yachts
of the Mccormack family are lowering
ever around the island.
To Bar Harbor come many people who
want more water tnan there Is az New
port and less dancing They want the
admirable roads and the peculiar dry.
soft salty air. The allied families OF Nc
Corrnack and Rockefeller belong TO these.
CYRUS Mccormack. the Reaper King,
comes first and opens the great house
Then follow the strings Of daughters and
sons To i'm il and make Bar Harbor cole
hrated one Of these is Mrs. Emmons
Blaine. the widow Of Emmons. who was
Miss Anita Mccormack. She takes
"Steepways.' a cottage of her own, ana
then there will arrive Harold McCormacA'
whose bride. Miss Rockefeller is not UNI
known here The Blaincs and Damros-
chos visit here an summer and that means
a host of political and musical folk
Many families come here from LenoX
5or a month 10 is "a singular fancy of
people of boundlcss wealth 10 distribute
the hcstowal of their summer affections
20 the extent they do. The Arson Phelps
Stokes family. and AN their attendant
friends. have closed their baronial hall
at Lenox and are at Bar Harbor for
some weeks. so also the William jay
Schieffclin family, which means the Shcp-
ard cousins and the Sloans and All the
people who make country house-parties
a speciality.
SUMMER LIONS.
The lioncsses Of the place this year will
be Mrs May Sheldon and DR. Elizabeth
French. relatives of Mrs French Shell
don Mrs. Burton Harrison, who has
upheld the literary tone of Bar Harbor
s. In Europe. SO also her interesting son.
But there are others, Several Of Bar
Harbors residents are compiling poems
and scenic verses, and small books will
he issued i'm the fan with a fresh sea-
salt atmosphere pervadng them.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick Gohhard are
at Greene Court. where the latter holds
very beautiful sway Her pretty sister
will visit her. and there viii be hosts of
pretty Southerncrs coming and going as
last year. Mrs. Frederick may be the
hoydcn they paint her. wadins IN
streams in fun dress feeding live mice
10 her spaniel drinking wine from her
slipper and forcing Freddy 20 participate
But her demeanor bellies these stories.
II is dignihod. calm and beautiful. sug-
gestng Greek statuary rather than lat
ter-day sportiyencss. None Of the tales
gain crcdcnce here.
There is diplomatic society in the air
Several Of the foreign Ministers will
summer here. and from Sorrento Me.
come the Judges and the Cabinet for days
visits
The dog-carts have reappeared at Bar
UarbOr Some are new, Of latest pat
tern, and others suggest the idea That
summers may come and summers may
80. but they 20 on forever
Several dozens OF new cottages have
been erected. and new hotels opened,
and the season Is I'm the midst of that
summer activity which makes the ocean
send up its most regular pillows in token
OF appreciation.
HARRY GERNiAINE.