The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04
NO DUCHESS FOR BAR HARBoR.
But MRS. u. $. GRANT WILL BE ITS
DISTINGUISHED GUEST.


New Cottages at the Fashionable
ResOrt-Bar HarbOr LiOniEing the
PuIItzers-The BIaines to BE There.
FavOrIte Pastimes of Summer
Guests.
Bar Harbor, Me-. June although Bar
Harbor is not to have a duchess to enter
tain this year. it will have distinguish
ed guest in the person of Mrs. Ulysses S.
Grant, who has rented the Vice President
Stevenson cottage at Sorrento, and will
there entertain extensively and lavishly.
What Sorrento owns Bar Harbor claims.so
Mrs Grant is practically a Harborite.
There are to be ten in her household, in
Guiding the ever-lovely Mrs. Sartoris.
whose charm is unequaled even by her
pretty daughters.
Another distinguished Bar Harbor guest
is Mrs William Tod Helmuth. who Will
go down in history as many times presi-
dent of Sorosis. Sullivan Harbor "a child
of Bar Harbor) has a Sullivan Harbor
Sorosis which Mrs. Helmuth mothers ev-
cry summer. This particular Sorosis is
devoted to good works and shows a pretty
little church built by its own efforts. Mrs.
Helmuth has introduced the custom of
"Sorosis grace in Bar Harbor, which is
the singing of the blessing before meals.
She got 1t from the Waldensian Sister
hood of Soross in Switzerland. and has
brought 1t to 1.-The Switzerland of Amer
ica," as Bar Harbor likes to call itself
There is no ointment without the fly
in it, So Bar Harbor has one woe that
bitters its sweetest drop of honey. This
Is the absence of the wealthy Levi p.
Morton family, which might be here-if.
And thereto hangs a tale. The Mortons,
it seems, had heard of Bar Harbor and
it's powers, recuperative and curative, ana
came harborward, settling in Sullivan
Harbor One evening they came over to
Bar Harbor to attend some social func-
ton, but when they started to return
they found they had reckoned without
their necessary host-namely, suitable
ferry-boat. After some difficulty they got
hold Of a craft and started Sullivanward,
at the risk of their lives. They soon after
left Bar Harbor vowing they would pat
ronize no place that took so little account
of the needs of it's summer guests.
But the Maine shore has few riffs with
in it's lutel Its sweetness browns out the
rest entirely.
For one thing, the Kebo Valley Club
opened it's doors a month earlier than
usual this year, and began furnishing
very exclusive entertainments, such as
only Kebo valley seems able to set forth.
Its golf links are in magnificent order, its
drives are filled with equipages and BIZ
cycles, and its neighboring waters are
dotted with shimmering sails.
The New York Yacht Club has promised
to come to Frenchman's bay for its fare
well races and the Bar Harbor people are
offering inducements to other clubs.
During the past few months the archi-
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 built in
a truly unique manner 1t is the fashion
at Bar Harbor to be unique, and so the
cottages are built as much out of the ord
mary run as possible. One of the quaint
est of the cottages is the Allison house.
w. c. Allison of Philadelphia has con-
structed a villa on the Clefstone road in
such a way that it stands in side hill.
The rooms occupying landings by them
selves, and to get from one to another you
take a little trip up or down stairs. This
gives a delightful privacy, as though you
were occupying a villa by yourself.
Since 1t is the fashion to lionize people
who will some day be historic figures,
Par 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 whole retinue of
attendants He is a sportsman and rides
his Kentucky thoroughbred Nameless like
a centaur. He takes part in all outdoor
sports and shows no outward signs OF fail
ing eyesight. His wife is considered by
many the most beautiful woman in Bar
Harbor. The Pulitzer girls are kept very
quiet, in close training for their social
position when they shall come out, Two
are yet in the doll days"
A little cavalry of horses arrived last
week TO some people 1t might have SEEM
ed as though the United States army was
contemplating the establishment of a sta
ton at Bar Harbor but 1t was only the
Gebhail horses arriving for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick are establishing
themselves at Green Court and will out
vie their own former efforts at entertain
ing. Mrs. Gebhard is a contemporary of
Mrs Jesse Tyson OF Baltimore, and Mrs.
Lee Taller of New York. They constitute
the Famous Uncertainties all!
Bar Harbor has its standby names.
One of these Is Blaine Ever since the
summer when the famous James @. rested
by his window, murmurng There's no
place like Bar Harbor" the resort has
been associated with the name of Blaine
as Mount McGregor is with that Of Grant.
The Blaines will be here this summer. as
IL Is hoped Mrs. Burton Harrison will be
also. for Bar Harbor mourns when its sa-
wants are absent.
II you want TO discover place that
lacks nothing come here At Bar Harbor
you feel exclusive like" as Though YOU
were the summer itself, and could make
yourself last forever.
one OF the favorite Bar Harbor pastimes
Is the tracing Of your genealogy II you
can discover that your grandmother way
back was "A Bar Harborite your position Is
forever assured. Bar Harbor recently cell
ebrated It's centennial The centenary
was made very grand feature Of Bar
Harbor life. and the enterprising little pa
per edited by the cunning little lady. Miss
Helen Smith. issued souvenirs that would
have done credit TO a fast press and
megaphone.
Bar Harbor Is less bicycle ridden than
other places. Not that the 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 huckboarding Is not going
10 depend upon any one sport for its ex-
istence. al thr same two fine silver
mounted wheels arrived last week said TO
be for thc Gehhards. and six ~ bikes
were unboxed at the station last night
Henry Germaine