New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-15
NORTH WOODS PLEASURES.
A NOTABLE WEEK FOR THE MOUNTAIN
RESORTS

,,o,.,,,,rxrs or THE PRESIDENT AND VICE
PRESIDENT INTERESTS THE SUMMER VISIT
ORs-ourpooR ENTERTAINMENTS AND
INDOOR DIVERSIONS FILL UP THE
ROUND or PLEASURE AT THE
GREAT HOTELS - THE
WEEKS ARRIVALS
Adirondack Mountains. Aug. H-Pres'oeh' ~"
1,,r,ny this week followed the precedent es.a
ushea nv his immediate predecessors IN ONCE ~.
Cleveland and General Harrison. IN haAe ,,,,n
TO the Adirondacks. His visit. thousn' w'S ia
theirs IN that II was limited TO a Single ''', ~
ma Iobn Browns grave, at North Elba' near IAN
r.,, "a ,,s oh,octiye poin;; and the pleasurap'e
interest aroused among the summer guests anu w,
residen,s Of the country round ABOUT Lam -,
YVES heightened by the presence a'So "a 49,. .ha
dent Hobart a large number OF guests "a
various hotels Of Lake Placid. Sararac LAM or
80. rosor,s drove over 10 the John Brown rarh
,oora than would have assembled there le" "e
ago for this is the very height OF the Au'' ~
season and almost all the hotels III 'io - =,
filled 10 overfowng. The unfa'oraoie 49,
July had naturally deterrent erect ou' 80
last two weeks the rush has been on anu '"
.s ,,onoos ., ovcn millionaires of National repu-
,atio, boing compelled to journey from no'e' "
hotel IN search Of desirable rooms Inc "e
been cool and rather showery, out mas nv col, Ga
any real obstacle to out-of-door pressure .t.
hoip rla we'd
are large hotels. tally-ho parties are
,nh, overv dav on the mountain roads. ana al .'ie
lakes are dotted with rowboats since inc .e
Of deer with hounds has been prohioi'e' wv 49,
est in this sport rather less than " nus 80
On nrev,ous seasons; yet a good many men VIII 20
out into the woods next Week WIN BUN W o
for the Flaw is on tonight
STEVENS HOUSE
,, p,oo,d y Y Aug 1.-THE feature OF the
,,oor q, tho Stevens House OF course 'he Nisi'
on Wednesday of President and MIS- McN."'''
Vice President and Mrs. Hobart ana pa"
friends who came by speciai tra'h vi w.
rhoteaupay road from Hotel Champaign 10 Visit
John Browns grave at North Eiba 'hice VI i
- ,o,,, hore and TO enjoy the magnificent view
-, Tho mountains which encircle with gigahuc
chain the hilltop which stands inc Stevens
House It was nearly o'clock IN the ai'ei"oo"
when the party reached the hote! from 'ieh lam
and as the four-horse brake in which were 'he
PRESIDENT and Vlce-President ana lheIi "No'
dashed M the hill and stopped at the hotei Ell
trance under a temporary arch festooheu WIN
evergreens hearty cheers were given oy '"s
Of this and other hotels who were gathereu ." 'i0
,iazzas many Of whom had driven IN from nouSe'
ten or fifteen miles away. Rooms hdo zee" ~.
served for Mrs Mckinley and Mrs. Hobart ana 10
these they retired to prepare for dinner. In ie"
minutes the party, led by the PRESIDENT anu . :,
Mckinley came through the main once nan
which was adorned with a profusloh OF soiuen'0u
nd Oth
hail where two long tables, decorated WIN oiu
fashioned blooms had been prepared Tor theih
After dinner the President held an INFORMAL revep
ton for about twenty minutes. and theh' VIII" N'
McKinley walked out upon the piazzas ~ ENJOY
tho Wow after which the party started Tor the
historic grave at North Elba. going thence orec'
"a the train which was to convey them back TO
PINT Point Governor Black was expected 10 ar
rive by the evening train from MS camp mean
Saranac Inn: but he did not come. and on lhu's-
day morning Mr.. stevens received elter lroih
him saving that he would be compelled TO return
10 Albany at once by train via Utica. ana express
ing his regret at his inability TO visit the stevens
House at this time
House courts which opened on Tuesday was heces
sarily interrupted Wednesday by the fresldeht
visit but play was resumed on THURSDAY morning
An interested throng watched the contestants from
the hotel piazza. The Stevens House follows us
own custom and the rule OF the mountains In being
full these days. Some of the recent arrivals Vi
permanent guests are Mrs. NJ. a. kingsbury III r.
ID Kingsbury Charles Lee Tracy, Mrs NJ [. " mt
man. Charles W. Place. II. Wood Bruce, Miss Mae
Stuart scholeheld, Mr.. and Mrs. ID. D. Nedwiii ana
family New-York City; Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ Crocker,
Miss Crocker. Cambridge. Mass; Miss Carrie Bald
win. Allston Mass Mr. and Mrs /" r. snepaWLq r
a snd MIS- Hcniy NEVER MoniSaiS 5 Mr..
ana r Miss 81 Kidney, Washington; John VI. Powers
Miss Powers ii; h. Adams, BaI5imG2TH,; Mi bo ana
Mr. and Mrs Gsorge T TsT6el Ithaca "a ,n \ N T
Mal6y, ogdens6urg. y. y: Henry Hitchcock st:
i-0"''' THE RUIssEAUMONT
Az even the Chief Executive of the Nation is not
superior to the law and as Is contrary to the law
OF nature that man should eat dinner in two
hotels a mile apart at the same time. a choice hao
10 be made for tho President on Wednesday ana II
fell 10 the Stevens House 10 have the honor OF en-
aft President
Mckinley and Vice-Presdent and Mrs. Hobart paid
the beautiful Ruisseaumont special visit on their
way &c John Browns grave. "a compliment "hch
was fully appreciated by the many guests For the
Russeaumont is filled up 10 It's last room. and, IKE
several of the other hotels in the North Woods, has
lately been compelled TO away intending guests.
There is something going on all the whie here' ana
the evenings lively and gay as the DAYS "oii
is easily first among the sports, ana oeVoteu Daiu
.. ro,sers NAV be seen the links whiie udHhe''
lasts on Thursday afternoon there was N'V
,or IN the form Of a reception rendered by the
Golf climb 10 the other guests OF the hotei on w.
links Refreshments were serve, h III tv and an
which is used temporary cIupiouse sr az ~ ha
exhbition game by some Of the crack payes u 9 nn
CLUB added 10 the pl 5e the annual boat
races the course being on Lake flaciu ON 80
Rock TO the OF the boys and girls not
being overlooked and some bra par,Y the other
T nIght conducted BY = westcrnhHgen ,hSss
sIss wh Time P1 We're w'sf Mrs s'IS' a':s
pIaa G9''SM Mr. Morehead j. W Clark and Miss Helen
i'nnIncott on Thursday, night pound paSNa axe
.Ip,; was held FOR the benefit OF the fresh Ar
Fund o, the Home at Summit. n j. The , oidd ,b
was brisk, and large sum Vas ,ieht in the hotel
esriors german will be he'd the nvits' ,b a aGr
NnlSh ", The Russeaumont Mrs. Edward H.
Lshaed Miss Marion 'chheld Bsya tnm + Mrs.
nsia Mf AM Maxwell. Miss Maxwell Miss NJ G
maxwell Mrs. J. W Halleneaek BrG0Kyn ss hT~Iyu
E Wb,1oock Miss H. l. Gardner New,york CITY:
MIR and Mrs; s. S Beard baXewosS %nm nj
Clarence cspen!sr DeG Mrs B. wasner Mrs
ferce Mckinney, Cleveland: B. b. Lamb; Chicago;
NJ and Ms A. l.. Pratt. Kalamazoo. Mich
,.ut- .CJD HOJrSE