New-York tribune., 1897-07-18
IN THE NORTH WOODS.
,rop1r rHRoNGING TO THE ADIRoN-
DACKs TO ESCAPE THE suLTRf
CRIES.


RAINBOW GUESTS AT THE HOTELS
AMusE THEMSELVES. AND
SOME OF THE AR
RIVALS
,urord.ck Mountains, July IT GpeciaD-The
.,osa a, this week hnds the hotels Of the Adiron-
6ack region doing satisfactory business ana de I"
rule well filed. although nowhere IS the hun'.
of euests as large II will be within the next '
xveeks The expectation that the recent eN'e"
nat and humidity in the cities would decide a srea'
MANY people to hasten a; once TO the North Woous
g.. hn.r realized and there have been some heaV!
%rsina on the Delaware and Hudson ana the Ao''
dnck division Of the New-York Centrai with. W ~
last few days. The mountains hao iast "e.N ~ q,
.har their usual share OF hot weather-there 10
"--...,ro oacbinr a hot wave" up here every
..ason hut the mercury does not ordinarily set ~
high or stay there so long as II dio ias' W., We" "a
relief was In sight toward the eno Oh '"e 49, 49, 80
IN Sunday II assured oy 'ne o.'u' "a,-y
showers which by-and-by degenerated INTO RON.
snell" lasting two three days Hut !. oIo Ia
rain 40 steadily but that one could go hs'"e' 60
the not-.o-be-put-off golfers saueezeo IN 'oano "r
xames: and on the whole nobody was h'uo" - =
,turhed over the rain. which has gwen ,"e ,a
needed soaking and has freshened 'ne ,,s Th.
@h. nelds and swollen the depleted streams ~,
,ne ".'u 60. a.. haye been sunny and delightfully."-
cool.
THE ALGONQUIN.
.,..r,u,r n Y. July 1.-THE Algonquin Is so
.,tuated as TO always have breeze IL WV"
oven a breath Of air stirring. as 'ne'r " -
xvav. "a I'D here on the bluff over'ooHi"e ~ =.
car,rac Lake So even in the warm wea'ne' "a
last week the guests at this hotel were ao,e ~ ~
-, ,o,ntortab,e n condition which did not oo's,"
=, sysry Adirondack hotel. The first part OF t,ls
xvaek the sky was overcast. with more OF iess i
hut even a stormy day has its attractions a. @
Algonquin The islands and all the hi''s VIM"
~
th,ckly covered with trees the pine anu 'pu
"a ho,sam matchmaking; and II IL peas"''
oss,,,e only on threatening day. TO watch iro"
the Algonquin's piazza the stormclo"os e
dark the hills and waters Ger mere sleat ., ~
shutting out the view Of the distant mou"'a'
there a fluffy patch. light gray. against the oeep
vreen of the pines amid which 1t rests ana Eonoel
a Thin dust-colored haze. obscuring the "ees -
the hil,ridge Beyond the hotel lawn anu 'e"
courts Is a sharp descent OF Few lee'' ii, .e
bot.om Of which is the handsome two-s'ory ooa'
bouse which Is hidden from view from the nous.
h densa growth of intervening NAPLES ana
b,rches over the tops Of which appear the geah'-
ing waters Of the lake. To the ieit oi t''e ~ 20
house the trees well thinned out 80 tia' n =.
tha lake shore Is in view from the top OF the p'"
The people at the Algonquin are not aiiaiu "
showers so the boathouse was not oeser'eu o Wv NV
S.v. when the sky was lowering. but not actuall!
stormy for these are days on when 'he nsh oi'e
and YOU can go rowing with the certainty 'na' ~.
won't have the sun your eyes; and II you shou'o
bannen 10 be caught In a little shower-why'
they say that no one catches colo IN 'he MI vi
Woods But rainy days few and far between IN
the Adirondack summer, and for most OF .hs weeN
the weather here has been clear ana cooi ana al
together delightful. inviting to golf ana driving anu
tennis and boating and all the diversions OF 'aca,
tion existence out-of-doors The Algonquin Is wen
flIed and Mr. Harding expects that II VIII pe
completely filled before long, for 1t Is stli Ht''e
early for "thc rush"
Some Of the recent arrivals at the Algonquin are
Mr. and Mrs James c. Church. OF Brooklyn: Ut
and Mrs Charles II. Willis. Philadelphia Mr. ana
Mrs r g. Griffin Mrs c. W. Pairo Miss Pairo,
Nss F. G Pairo, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nea.e,
Washington Mrs. A. Van Tassell, Mrs j. Howe
Allen and family Mr.. and Mrs Lawrence H. Kerr
Terence Farrell the Rev. j. r. Kennedy ana .he
Rev J. L. O'Neil New-York City. and the Kew
J. S. Jones' San Francisco
HOTEL AMPERsAND.
Amnersand n v July 17-There s about the
Ampersand a Joyous atmosphere OF gayety and HE.
for at this large hotel. perhaps the most luxurous
in the mountains. the season seems TO nave ar
rived" as the French might say. so many are the
guests and diverse are their modes OF enjoyment
But although they coming In by every tram the
Ampersand is not yet filled TO overfowng. The go.f
links on the rising ground across "Ampersand Bay
from the hotel the centre OF attractioh' ana
those guests who have not played golf IN the past
are taking lessons In the noble art this season NO
sort OF weather daunts the golfers They played on
the hot DAYS of last week and even on Monday OF
this week. when showers were frequent. rev
zealos supported by their caddies. tramped arouho
the links through the soaked grass and across the
muddy roads. Tennis is always a favorite at the
Ampersand whose cement court has been the prac-
tIce-eround for many experts and the theatre OF
many tournaments. One OF the amusements OF This
season Is shooting at clay pigeons. for there are
some fine pigeon-shots among the guests at the Am
persand J. seaver Page. Of New-York is one OF
z &c These
shot an interesting match the other day. the score
being tie.
Among those who have recently come TO the Am
persand are Mr. and Mrs c. A. Robinson. j. c.
Bennett D. w. Tears Ramon Velez. Mrs. John
Flderkin Mrs D. A. Davis. Miss Mclean. New
York City: Mr. and Mrs. W. " Snyder. jr.. East
Orange n. j.: Mrs B. r. Bourne. Miss Warrington
Cleveland Ohio: Mrs. Pierrepont 1sham. Chicago
Mrs Francis Aglar. ST. Louis. and Mrs and Mrs
8. p. HARRISON and family. Allegheny. Penn
HOTEL DEL MONTE.
saranac Lake. n Y. July l7-The Hotel Del
Monte under Its new management Is doing good
business this season. and is now comfortably filled
II Is a small hotel In comparison with It's nearest
neghbor the AmpersaId: yet 1t Is four stories in
height and holds good many people. Mr.. Carpen-
ter who 10 an experienced hotel manager. has intro
duced some Innovations especially popular one
being the o'clock dinner. which is much more
elaborate than is the dinner ordinarily served In the
smaller hotels Of the North Woods. The table Is a
special feature al the Del Monte. and the guests
are thoroughly pleased with It, An orchestra. con-
sisting of VIOLIN cornet and plano. gives concert
every evening and provides the music for occasional
dancing. Among the guests here are some Cubans
and a party OF Spanards from the Isthmus. who de-
lighted their friends the other morning by giving.
informally some Spanish dances including the
famous fandango. Some of the people staying at
the Del Monte are Pay-Inspector George A. Lyon.
United States Navy; George A. Lyon. jr., New
Haven, Conn.,: Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Knapp. Herbert
J. Knapp. Ralph II. Knapp Miss America Suzarte.
Nrs. NJ. c. Poycurich. New-York City, Mrs. A.
Rucda and the Misses Gloria. Leonia and Anita