New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-29
THE WEEK IN THE WOODS.
PLEASURES AT THE ADIRONDACK
RESORTS.

Adirondack Mountains. Aug. IS specian.-Last
summer the progress Of the Presidential campaign
ard other outside matters excited much interest
among the guests Of the Adirondack hoteis In's
season one subject has been the pre-eminent TOPIC
@. conversation Of more general nteres; than even
golf-for there some non-go'fers-the weather.
which has been supera;yely freakish and forbid
ding But a change seems 10 have come 'now. for IN
the middle OF this week. after two days OF usual
weather." the barometer began 10 rise. the gray
curtains of the sky were drawn apart anu All 'he
local prophets now announce settled weather
The guests in the hotels who had been wondering
each why the others didn't so home. now all desire
10 stay on into September. The houses are SUI
crowded but the homeward movement set IN the
last of this week. and by the middle OF next "eoN
IL will he exodus. The hotels. tnoueh' as u
rule. will remain open through September anu
are assured Of a profitable patronage Inc "oouS
will he more beautiful next month than they are
ncw-aIthough the abundance Of rain mas Nep'
them fresh and green all summer-and the Gays
will ~ not too cool for comfort ana eSpco'a"!
a6fpted for walking and notwithstanding anu
gofng and deer-hunting. \ good man! PEI so'.s
come to the North Woods in September TOT 'he'r
vacations a comfortable proportion of the sum-
uer guests remain to the very end Of the season.
ana not few people who have spent August al
the seashore Will De found up here in the mountains
next month. -
GacCndeVille n ".
ply. bu: all TOO swiftly at the Cascade. for now
September is close at hand. and its advent is al
WAYS the imperative signal for many guests OF the
Adirondack resorts end their outings and return
10 the routine and the cares of city life 1ct the
outlook is for sood September business AT 'he
Cascade The beauty OF the changing foliage on
The mountain sides Is the peculiar attraction OF
Sontcmber in the North Woods and nowhere can
that beauty he more fully enjoyed than at the
Cascade standing as IL does in a narrow denie
with the heavily wooded sleeps Of Ausable Mountain
directly In front OF it and Ptch-oT towering lofty
IN the rear. Angus. has been a month OF gayety
here no part of II more than the las; week People
come to the Adirondacks for the outdoor HE. SO
the guests Of the Cascade are abroad every fine
day driving walking or MISUNDERSTANDING
The favorte walks are along the shady ROADS shir'
Ing the Upper and Lower Cascade lakes Else
where in the mountains, as a genera! thing the
fishing doesn't amount 10 much after the middle
If July. but OF the Cascades guests the o'her
day caught thirty-dve brook trout in the lower
lake and less skiiful anglers have excellent luck
ON Wednesday pi> mic party OF young people from
the Cascade drew TO Wilmington Notch. sixteen
miles away. returning ebou; dark after de-
lgh.ful day. Tennis is n high favor mere ana
there j. much interest taken in bowling. 'ne mos,
expert Of the bowlcrs is Mr.. Eame. who has been
doing around ~ and other players have made
scores avcracine more than 30. With the many
younc people here. the evenings canroi he "hI!
on Monday evening german Was held lea ny
%ew-fisvcm. The favors were handsome. There
ENJOYABLE MUSICAL the other eXenlng Sh1Se
ner Childs and Weston and Messrs. Rodenbeck
Newton and Ballard Some of the guests WHO hay! have
registered lately at The Cascade NUMBER OF 'heyn
purposng TO stay into or through Sep;emher: are
saSFr Mr. ffs Mo- Hooper Nd% l City MI
ard Mrs. II Sardcrson Miss snmmer p,, i Ens,
b 1fls Mrs jordan Tayi9r Gncinna G. j. Dude
VIII. Montreal: Mr. and Mrs g. g. r. Nd IooT? NJ
ana Mrs Wetherby and Miss Wetherhy. Burlng-
ton. IT.
PAUL SMITHS.
Paul Smiths. ~ Y. Aug. S-Next week one
should 30 able 10 get good room at Paul smith $
bu, the great hotel is still full literally to the roof
as all this week again the attic beds have been
occupied mainly by wayfarers. come to ''arry but
q night" The house will remain open until the
first week in October. and many guests VIII be
here until the end. Golf VIII be played through
ell the pleasant days Of september The last OF
the conpettions on the links for the weekly handi-
cap cup 10 be presented by President Bird 10 the
member of the ST Regis Golf Club winning it the
rreatest number Of times will close on September
S Colonel Archibald Rogers his son. r. + Rogers.
and Prescott Metcalf have each won match so
the Gun so far is "anybodys race. The twenty
fooer Mono. which last week was one OF the con-
te.tanis IN a notable series OF sailing races on
Lake -; Louis near Montreal arrived here on
Saturday night She IS a beautiful little boat, in
rerfect racing trim. with silk sails. and is so light
that six men can carry her anywhere Or the
seven weekly races planned for this summer on
Jppe- St Regis Lake. f. L. Trudeau. jr.. has won
two and Messrs. Hoo and Rogers have taken one
each The nth race called OF OH account or
,a,k NJ wind so there are three still be sailed
and the I'pner ST Regis yachtsmen confidently eX-
nee, tina; the Mono will win all three. and with
them the trophy This has been a baseball week
two mines from Lake Placid having journeyed
over here with large parties o. friends The hrst
game was on Tuesday. when the Pau Smith s
nine defeated the Grand View team. "a 10 .. al
though the home nine was badly crippled by the
absence OF four Of It's best players. On Thursday
the nine OF the Lake Placid House played mere
the score being TO s in favor OF Paul smith 3
The trout season will last only few days Longer
limited time Some surprising catches or brook
trout being shown F. W Ropes holds the record
i9F ,ns ten or dozen ron which weighed together
hfteen pounds The wing pictures ,s fn-
he benef, OF the Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium
saIa1a nabc asH and it's managers were warmly
and deservedly Congratulated upon the happy re-
IA Among ' the recent arrivals at Paul Smiths are
NJ and Mrs s p Nash Miss tSm MSTe Mrs Hrs. n
Stephens and daughters. Mr.. and Mrs: s. b.
Mathews Miss \. z Park Clarence Is MitchN
F NsT Por ems Miss Porter New-Ycrk City Ed
ward Tolman. Pittsheld. Mass MIS- n y; Moore
IOckDOrt y. Y. Mr.. ana MIS- - H. :nc-> WI, :
Desmond Dune and family, Brooklyn f. A: De
Schweini,-. Washington; r. H. Peasants e. ,
Hopkins jr. Baltimore; Miss Grace Carew Smell
Miss E. F. Auchlncoss. of New-York; is a gnest
NJ 4 G. Agnew's cottage, and DR.. {. g. Miller. Of
New Rochelle, y. y. " staying Mt the 6enly
STEVENS HOUSE
Lake Placid, y. Y. Aug 9s-To say that one Is
fl this part Of August CUES; az the Stevens
House Is not TO assert that he has a room in the
hotel or its annex. but merely thai his name Is
upon its register. for the demand IL stu much
greater than the supply. and guests are quartered
in many nearby private cottages coming 10 the
hotel for their meals and spending the days here.
Next week the Will be relieved. but the
Stevens I-ouse Will be well filed until october l..
when Il closes its doors for the season Of 1897.
With tho coming Of fair weather on Wednesday