New-York tribune., 1897-07-17

locked at night and they bring home their groceries
IN n wheelbarrow Meat and millinery-the latter
In the shape of bathing hats and other outing mead
gear-can be bought at the same store Vegetables
and fruit are on sale at the postoice. Fish comes
straight from the ocean.
The residents all of more or less studious
turn of mind and in the morning the schools engross
every ones attention They study mathematics
languages social science. art, photography anu
health culture. Nearly every one takes the last
mentioned subject and Miss Lindey and her assist
ant Miss Barrus, are kept busy from morning I'LL
night But this is only in the forenoon. AFTER L.
no seems to think OF anything Dul sieePns anu
being comfortable
4 favorite amusement in the evening Is to sit on
the sandhills and watch the moon rise over the
water Another is to build fire on the shore and
roast marsh -mallows LITTLE later there VIII pc
receptions nearly every evening In the cottages or
in the Gerard House, and few have been given al
ready.
Miss I.ndley invited her friends to 5-oclock tea
ono afternoon last week and there would have
heen a reception in Mrs Lille DevereuX Blake
cottage on Tuesday evening if it had not been lot
the storm. .
The Grand Order Of the Ittites VIII resume us
sessions in a couple of weeks. the delay pei'ls ha"e
necessary nv the prospective absence OF its high
! priestess Mrs Katharine Blake The high priest
Professor Kroch chancellor Of the summer schooL
| ie on the scene but men do not count at POINT
Woods and therefore the Itttes will walt TIL they
can have their priestess. The lttites are 50 caieo
because part of the Initiation ceremony Is 10 guess
! what 1T is The order was founded con'empora-
neously with Point O. Woods. and is regarded win
| much awe by the unniated.
| Among the many charms OF Point o WOODS IL
has one disadvantage-the difficulty OF getting
| there and the "improbability or impossibil.ty OF
: .var e.tting away" as Miss Cornelia Bradford re-
! marked the dag before yesterday, When she went
| Iou,, ~ sneak on Household Economics" Com
muncation with the outside world is in short pre-
! carious Morning papers may arrive at D. H.
| and mails are somewhat uncertain.
| But this is speaking from he outsiders point VI
View Residents maintain that II Is to this c''cu',
! t,,c. that Point O. Woods its charm IL
shuts out the noise and unrest OF the great "orio
five miles away the Bay and u rapu com, ah
| muncation is ever nscessary-"eh' '"es a'e NV
Dr Nichols OF the School OF Photography, says
that rSpps5 ,ns ri' at tus the Surf Hotel and obliged
there over Sunday and the heft tn ya I've m niles OF
| his destination This year he got OH with on on's
Waiting two hours in Bay Shore but never TOT oto
nnu%here but at Point o Woods If he did the
place would probably go go INTO M Schas IhSan Who ac.
couGn g get bnSe aSaf sas reputation Of being able
cora.s more No Nonsense in a given time than any
o@S Tbss facts about Communication between Point O.
Woods and New-York are these; Terry irsn
Ia II
Which meets the Point o Woods boat: by la, taking
his train the weary wayfarer VIII reacn foiht
Woods before noon. All other trains rains are are s,ate ae
! ,sion and "A snare. The timetable may stag
thai they are met by boat. but trust Il mott
sooling thee" The captain keeps his own time,
and The fact that he is supposed to meet tne
sscand train does not have any appreciable effect
"Sy One can go to Point o Woods from New YORK !.
and return the same day. but 1t Is better TO stay
over night and take the oclock boat in the morn
,no arriving I'm NewYork a little after o clock.
fhis information is given for the beneat OF those
ubo intend to take In the special days arranged
VI nV Miss d Marguerite Lndley. The next two days
an on the programme are Mems Day and Literary al.
nav on Uiy q and q. The Hon ST CAR NC
Keiway Is TO preside Mems Day, pr Nichols
ne he prosramme is locked forward 20 with much
interest by the residents Dr. Nichols was CHOSEN
IS The defender Of his sex because he mas become
| famous In that capacity by waging coh''h"a' war
with Mrs. Blake.
CROWDED WITH STUDENTS.
There are about three hundred people now al
| Point o. Woods. The Grard House Is fuIi Oh SUI
dents. the proprietor having generously mace a
large reduction to those wishing 10 enter the
scbools Mrs Blake and her daughter arrived Ias.
week and have taken up their abode In tnen p1e.y
sottaaa. overlooking the bay. Dr. ana MIA s"e''