New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-25
IN THE NORTH WOODS.
THE ADIRONDACK SEASON NEARING IT'S
CLIMAX.
BUSINESS INCREASING AT THE HOTELS AND
GAYETY AND MIDSUMMER STIR EVERY
WHERE IN EVIDENCE.

BUSINESS INCREASING AT THE HOTELS AND
GAyEry AND MIDSUMMER STIR EVERY
WHERE IN EVIDENCE.
Adirondack Mountains July 4-The Adirondack
season is now fairly advanced on the road 10 us
c,nax in early August, and at many of the resorts
the placidity of existence characteristic OF the
early part Of July is giving place TO the sayety ana
merry stir of midsummer. The week mas o'eh
acreeably warm with alternating breezes and days
for the most part clear ana sunny nave a'''rh''.u
with nights cool for refreshing sleep. The people
who have most keeny appreciated the weather
have been those VITO Just emerging into IL from
the humidity and torridity of Ncw-lork ana other
hcat-scourgcd cities. There have thus been good
many thankful hearts here this week, for a soou
many people have escaped 10 the mountains
Yet there is room for more. as there Is up 10 'le
first Of August every summer. for the season Is
shcrt one shorter than II would he II people cou"
be induced to learn for themselves by coming carr!
or going home late some year the hcau'! anu
Measure of residence in the North Weods in June
and September. With the increase OF business III
the last week or all the regular tally-hoS nave
been put into commission. the lively strains oil sh'
summer music are heard from the instruments o'
many orchestras-for nearly every hotel mas Us
musicians, ranging in number from TWO upW@'"
and arrangements for interhote! athletic compeN-
lions Of various sorts are being perfected NO"
that the orchestras are hand, the season OF
balls and hops and private dances which heoes
sarily waits on their coming has itself come ana
10 card playing and conversation as mooes oi
evening diversion agreeable addilioh 10 t""S
made.
WAWBEEK LODGE
wawbeek ~ Y. July 24.-Iife at Wawheek
Lodge in these July days is the ideal Ad'fohudch
existence as nearly it can be realized in MOTEL
For to get the full favor of the woods HE one
must take guide and, going into the soi''uues VI
the wilderness. actually camp there. rms couIs''
though has its drawbacks in the shape OF certain
Inevitable hardships and lack OF comforts; ana
the great majority OF the visitors to the mountains
prefer the hotels from which they can make trlpS
of two or three days into the woods when theE
feel that they would like to rough it, Wawpeeh
Lodge is advantageously located as starthS point
for such journeys. and its guests frequently 'ahe
them But they are always glad to get back 20
chair hotel with its beautiful surroundings. its
pleasant life and its excellent table. Here they may
ride or row or fish. or play tennis or ma iecIe-
alton in various other ways. There are good roaos
10 various points, and blackboard or a carriage
may be got at any time from the NawbeeK STAPLES
The hotel guests seek the salmon trout ana the
p,ckerel in the deep waters of the Upper Saranac
Lake but the size of the catch depends upon the
union of two elements IN the fsherman-lucK ana
skill Rowing is in much favor at Waw oeeK Lodge
and the light boats of the hotel are upon the lake
az almost all times except when the water Is very
rough. Wawbeek, too, Is the postofiice for many
nj the nearby nrivate camps. boats from which
cross to and from the hotel two or three tunes
day But boating is never so pleasurabe ana 50
picturesque in the evenings, when the moon Is
full rs it was a few nights And from the
hotel plaza the lake then is field of beauty on
the islands and the mainland shores twinkle the
many lights of the distant camps and at each boat
landing are the bright beacons reflected apparent!
down deep into the unrufled lake LOOKING IKE
meteors OF the summer sky by some strange FREAK
of nature shooting upward Then across the east
To he riP
in front OF Wawbeek Lodge. a little patcn OF SKY
yennSin lai c6d and then the brgntness the
full moon appears, quickly rising clear OF the On
structng hills. and casting over the lake proad
band OF mellow, radiance across which rowDoa'S
glide from shadow into SHADOW s dow, mile across
from Wawbeek Lodge. services are 4eid b eyGpg
& sse9 9. the Rev George o''''s,,a o.r no
island on the naphtha launch Wawbeek; the camp
ers are rowed over in their own boats ana tne
dsys IS Chartered for excursions to small parties,
on Sunday conveys worshippers TO the Island
Dr.. s W Lambert Of New-YOrk. is the guest ;a Of
Or w HTTr Lodge s B. Ferris and family
ofLakewood. y. j. are at ther camp peer lsIa nw
York, arc now in their camp near this hotel Mr.
and Mrs. G ST Are 5ns HSSr
Some Of the people WHO have Teoehtg '3 3nIeI
Mr. and Mrs Albert Mathews, p D. Trafford' New
York City; Miss Mann, Mrs Lawrence g. sur
H..
Cleveland Ohio.
STEVENS HOUSE.
Lake Placid ~ Y. July 24.-The Stevens House
is taking on its midsummer aspect or gayety' LOT
many light-hearted young people are here as there
are every season. Tennis and other sports hourlsh
as in previous weeks. and to them have heen added
this week some of the entertainments the giving
of which is not practicable az any OF the notes
early I'm the season, when the guests are rev.
There was a large euchre party the other night AT
which the prizes. handsome Oriental souvenirs
were won as follows: First prize for women. Mrs ).
Mickle: second. Mrs r. c. bullard; first Prize lor
men Mr. Mccoy; second, Mr.. Mckle. on Thurs
day afternoon there was given In the music
room of the Stevens House the first OF series OF
musicaes The artists were MISS fIoreHce ue
We're Boese mezzo soprano; Miss Janet Allen, Vio-
unis,: Miss Agnes Mathilde DRESSER, cellist; MIS-
Florence Buckingh Joyce. accompanist; J. liam
. burger yiolinist Harlow Holden Chandler. basso
cantante The hostesses were Mrs D. winston
Wright Mrs George A. Stevens, Mrs. Halbert T.
PAYNE and Miss Van WormeI, who presided al
round tables from which refreshments were served
The large room and the parlor adjoining 1t were
well Allied with an audience which manifested by
frequent applause and encores its appreciation or
the artistic quality of the entertainment. In the
same room on Sunday held Episcopal ser
vices which were attended by congregation larger
than could be assembled Sunday morning at
some resorts which might be named. There were
nresent guests from other hotels near by. and
Whiteface Inn sent its tally-ho over part Of It's
load coming here and part being left few hun
dred yards away at the Baptist church. which ne
Rev w H. Lusk who has charge OF the PTespy-
terrain missions the Adirondack. has leased ior
the holding of Presbyterian services every SUNDAY
dIrine the season. The church was nearly hIlod,
and he preacher was an eloquent ono-'the Rev:
Dir John Reid formerly OF Yonkers, now pastor or
he I,efavette Street Prosby eran Church, Detroit
Some Of the arrivals a. the Stevens ioN ~ me
Miss A. f. Fox Miss A. A. Fox, Mrs. ID. d.. VIII
iamson Miss Williamson, Mrs ~ Hapin ana I MIn
tlv BurnduS,
Ferry New-York City; Miss Judge Miss Asnes NJ
Judge Troy; Robert H.. Mari, Miss Mari: New;
Mrs James G. Beemer, Yonkers; Mr. ard Ms
John j. Musso. Miss Olive Drake, Brooklyn; Nh.
and Mrs Walter Neale Washington; Mr.. and Mrs:
j Van Wormer. Miss Van Wormer Albany, and
Frank Whiting. Jersey City