Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-08-25
At Pine l. axe.

A party composed of Mr.. and Mrs
M. G. Kusel, Mrs. A. F. Solliday, the
Misses Emile Buchheit, Jennie Kusel,
Birdie Habhegger, Ella Winkenwer-
der, Josie Hoffman, of Chicago; Messrs.
J. F. Prentiss, Henry Winkenwerder,
L. H. Kusel and the writer, spent Sat-
uraay as guests at the delightful
summer home ''Buen Retiro''-of 0.
G. Hansen and family at Pine lake.
Mr. Hansen, who in Milwaukee bust
ness affairs is known as the head of
the Cream City Hat company, passes
the entire summer months in his ideal
country retreat, having for neighbors
host of other well-to-do and proni-
nent citizens of Milwaukee. all of
whom are enabled by the excellent
railway service 30 attend to their bust
ness duties each day.
To judge from our experience of
Saturday, cordial hospitality reigns
supreme at Pine lake. Mr.. Hansen,
his good wife and interesting daugh-
tiers, the Misses Emile and Claire,
made their guests feel perfectly at
home and in a mood to appreciate
the rare beauty which nature and the
hand of man has rendered possible.
Boating, bathing, tennis, the yacht
regatta, dancing in the evening, an
abundance Of excellent things to eat
and drink, together with the most
perfect weather, contributed each in
a generous way to the thorough en-
joyment of the occasion, and when,
late in the evening, adieus were said
and the visitors took their departure,
it was the unanimous verdict that a
more ideally pleasant day could hard
ly be imagined than the one just spent
at the hospitable Hansen home.
Pine lake lies between the stations
of Nashotah and Hartland, being ac-
cessible from either. 1t is an extreme
ly pretty body of water, three and
one-half miles long by about two in
width, it's romantic shores completely
studded by the fine homes Of its sum-
mer denizens. The palatial residences
of James S. Kirk, the Chicago soap king.
and A. A L. Smith, the prominent
Milwaukeean, are among the hand
soonest of the entire Waukesha county
lake region, the grounds of the former
being the marvel of all beholders.
Nautical and other outdoor sports are
much in vogue, rendering the resort
very popular one. A yacht club with
fleet of seventeen sloops is among
the leading organizations catering to
sport, and Saturday afternoon the club
INDUCED in prize regatta on the lake
with the Pewaukee Yacht club, the
emblem contested for being the Pabst
cup. A very light wind prevailed,
however, rendering it impossible. to
cover the course in the prescribed
time, so ''no race" was declared. One
of the most interesting experiences
Detailing our party was the visit to
what is known as ''Brumder's Tower"
1t is quite a tall pavilion built on the
crown of hill in the estate of George
Brumder, the well-known Milwauk ee
publisher. This hill is the greatest
eminence in the vicinity. From the
deck of the tower an excellent view is
obtained of the surrounding country.
Six lakes with wooded banks-Nago-
wicka, Pine, Mud, North, Beaver and
Okauchee- fine farms, and here and
there a hamlet dot the landscape,
while fourteen miles to the north in
the dim distance can be discerned the
historic Holy Hill. Nesting directly
below us and fronting the north bay
of Pine lake are the pretty little cot
tages of A. H. and Henry Atkins, of
Milwaukee, father and brother, re-
spectively, of our resident, Mrs. E. E.
Davies. The scene as we viewed it,
just at the time of glorious sunset,
was most beautiful and left lasting
impression.