The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-11
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Cnliu VI Oar HdTDOrD has c'i''''''
Harbor Sorosis which Mrs. Helmuth
mothers every summer. This particular
Sorosis is devoted to good works ana
shows pretty little church built by It's
| own efforts. Mrs. Helmuth has intro
| duced the custom OF "Sorosis grace III
Bar Harbor, which Is the singing or the
| blessing before meals. She got 1t from
| the Waldersian Sisterhood or Sorosls
in Switzerland. and has brought II 10
| THE Switzerland of America as bar
| Harbor likes to call itself.
There Is no ointment without the ny
in It. SO Bar Harbor has one woe that
bitters it sweetest drop OF honey. rms
| Is the absence of the wealthy Lew =
Morton family, which might be here-h'
| And thereto hangs tale. The Mortohs,
1t seems, had heard OF Bar Harbor ana
its powers. recreative and curative, ana
come Harborward. settling in sullivan
| Harbor. one evening they came over 10
Bar Harbor 10 attend some social ufnc-
! ton, but when they started 10 return
they found they had reckoned without
their necessary host-namely, a suitable
| ferry-boat. After some difficulty, they
| got hold of a craft and started sullivan
ward, at the risk OF their lives. Ihey
soon after left Bar Harbor, vowing they
| would patroniZe no place II TOOK so
| little account Of the needs OF its summer
| guests.
But the Maine shore has few riff.
| within its lutte Its sweetness browns
| out the rest entirely.
For one thing. the Kebo Valley ClS
| opened its doors a month earlier than
usual this year, and began furnishing
very exclusive entertainments, such as
| only Kebo Valley seems able 10 SCI
! forth. Its golf links are I'm magnificent
| order, It's drives are filed with equip
ages and bicycles, and its neghboring
waters are dotted with shimmering sails.
The New York Yacht Club has prom
ised TO come to Frenchman's bay for It's
farewell races md the Bar Harb0r peo-
pie arc Offering inducements TO other
Tbs.
During the past few months the archl-
tect has made himself felt and seen at
Bar Harbor. There are several new cot
tages grazing the roads. Most Of them
are elegant affairs and some are butt
in truly unique manner. Ii Is the fash
ion at Bar Harbor to be unique. and so
tho cottages are built as much out OF
tho ordinary run as possible. one or
tho QuaintSst of the cottages is the AIN
son house. w c. Allison, Of Philadel-
phia. has constructed a villa on the Cleft
stone road In such a way that stands
in side hill. The rooms occupy land
TO the other you take little trip up or
down stairs. This gives a delightful pri-
vacy as though you were occupying a
villa by yourself
Since it the fashion 70 HOMIE people
who will some day be historic figures.
Bar Harbor is lionizing Mr.. Pulitzer.
who is at Chatwold, his own summer
cottage. Mr.. Pulitzer lives IN semi-state
with his wife and children and a whole
retinue Of attendants. He is a sports
man and rides his Kentucky thorough
bred Nameless like a centaur lie takes
part in all outdoor sports and shows no
outward sign Of failing eyesight. his
wife IS considered by many the most
beautiful woman in Bar Harbor. Inc
Pulitzer girls are kept very quiet, IN
close training for their social position
when they shrl come out. Two are yet
in the doll DAYS"
A little cavalry Of horses arrived last
week. TO some people It might have
seemed as though the United States
Army was contemplating the establi~
ing Of a station at Bar Harbor. but II
was only the Gebhard horses arriving
for the season. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
are establishing themselves at Green
Court and will outvle their own former
efforts at entertaining. Mrs. Gerhard Is
a contemporary of Mrs. Jesse Tyson. OF
Baltimore. and Mrs Lee Taller. Of New
York. They constitute the Famous
Three"-beauties ALI
Bar H1rbor has II stand by names.
ono Of these IS Blaine. Ever since the
summer when tho famous James ..
Blaine rested by his window. murmuring
There's no PLACE like Par lIarbor.'
the resort has been associated with the
name Of Blaine as Mount McGregor IS
to % will ~
here this summer, as it is hoped Mrs.
Burton Harrison. will be also. for Bar
HarbOr mOurns when its savants are
absent.
If you want TO discover a place that
lacks nothing come here. At Bar Har-
Dor you feel exclusive like" as though
you were the summer itself, and could
make yourself last forever.
one Of the favorite Bar Harbor pas
times is the tracing OF your genealogy.
II you can discover that your grand
mother way back was a Bar Harborte
your position Is forever assured. Bar
Harbor recently celebrated its centennial.
The centenary was made a very grand
feature OF Bar Harbor life. and the enter
prislng little paper edited by the cum
ming little lady Miss Helen Smith is
sued souvenirs that would have done
credit to a fast press and megaphone.
Bar Harbor IS less bicycle ridden than
other places. Not that the Bar Harbor
people love the bicycle less, but they
love other things as well. a place that
boasts Of golf links. yachting waters,
fishing inlets. and magnificent buck
boarding is not going to depend upon
any one sport for IT'S existence. All tne
the same two fine slver-mounted wheels
arrived last week, said TO be for the
Gebhards. and six ~ bikes were unlocked
at the station last night.