New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-25
THE GRAND VIEW.


THE GRAND VIEW
As the RAILWAY train approaches Lake Placid
there into sight. on the summit q one oil ire
most commanding hills Of this hy town. the long
and pleasing outline Of one Of the noted notes OF
| the Adirondacks. the Grand View for when some
Of the passengers the train are perchance pouh"
for these are the days OF the Unlocking OF the
summer hosts one Saaing at the big hote! rom
the cars says: THAT house must have spehou
view" and when he reaches the hilltop, after an
| ascending mile of stage journey from the s'a'oh'
! he knows. and will tell his friends at home tha'
! his hotel has used no eXaggeratior In Us "cecuoh
! Of The Grand View as its title. But the house
| does not depend solely upon the noble OUTLOOK Oh
| lakes and mountains for the entertainment; OF It's
| guests 1t is cheerful place where there Is usu-
ally something going on. Two outdoor sports nave
usually been features at the Grand View. as they
are this season--te tennis and baseball The annual
tennis tournament will lee held the first week III
August. ard the Grand View players who expect
to enter for i, now in daily practice, perhaps
the most skilled of them being Miss McAdam. Miss
Phelps and Miss Cobb, all Of New-Nork CITY an"
d. r. Altland and II NJ. Safer. Princeton students.
The house rather rallyirg place for ff'hce-
10. men, and by-and-by a baseball nine, composed
OF players representing the venerable College OF
Nev.-Jersev viii be organized to challenge and lie
chalcr ged to games for the hotel championship
OF the Adirondacks. Driving Is ono of the popular
thinss with the guests at the Grand View tne most
attractive drive OF all being that to tn" wilmington
Notch ten miles TO the eastward. The orchestra
this year consists Of three pieces. cello violin ana
piano Professor Williams Of Boston, being the
leader The tents on the hotel grounds are now
open for the season. and it is expected that all OF
them will be occupied
Marcus T. Hun and family. of Albany. are occu-
rying one of the Grand View cottages. and in the
other are Hamilton w. Salmon and family OF
some of the guests who have recently arrived at
ha lew
Winters. Mr. and Mrs. Harmon y. Hull, Mr and
Mrs. charlcs Phelps. Miss Phelps. Gouyerneur, +.
smith NeN-York City; Mr.. and Mrs. " u. van
RHg 1scIl% ,n MT5 the Kew chares Erdmag
GgGsT GTdT PSo GITRan MT and Ms G Gage
brooklyn: Mrs. Clans Ve;hs and daughters s.
Louis.
LAKE PLACID HOUSE.
Not on ground 20 elevated as the Stevens
House and the Grand View. the Lake Placid House
is nevertheless sufficiently high above the lake
levels 10 have a beautiful view as II stands on the
ridge between Lake Placid and Mirror Lake ->o'
SO gay as are the larger hotels here. IL II none e
less place a; which one may spend a delightful
vacation There Is an orchestra here this season
violin and piano. so that there is music al dinner
and every evening and there never is any trouble
in getting up little dance The hotel mas n, hp1l a.,
houses on both lakes. and the days are devoted ny
the energetic to rowing and fishing ann ana 'ot tbcT
playing and the scaling OF Whi,e'"cf "n' ar =
peaks not too far away either III lteLr ~ w. ya
perpendicular line some of the peG6de Tme are
nj
DR.. and Mrs Garrett and daughter, Kingston Ont;
w c. Shaw, Washington, charles !. hIci, hoSso
MrS H. Gha% Ms Mr. M and Mrs Joscrh Garry
ana family New-York City; Miss Lawn. Ms que
F. E. Howe Troy. and Miss Duckett baltimore
THE WINDSOR.
FIiyabethtown. y. Y, July 24.-This pretty little
mountain village has for many years been the
summer home of a large number OF city people It's
popularity anedating the opening OF the reso''
to the westward by the extension OF the chateau
gay road from Lyon Mountain to Saranac Lake
and Lake Placid and the much later construction
Of the line now known as the New-YOrk CentraFs
Adirondack division. That popularity. which II
has always held has been largely due 70 the high
reputation of its leading hotel, the Windsor, OF
which Orlando Kellogg has been proprietor and
executive head for more than twenty-five years.
II Is a time-honored custom with the Windsor 10
have good season, and this summer witnesses 40
departure from that custom The ola guests ara
the new coming in by every stage from 'e
Delaware and Hudson road and the Lake Cham
plain steamers Westport, and the big house VIII
soon be filed as is It's wont in midsummer Driv-
ing and Notwithstanding and tennis while haV-
ing fair share of favor are eclipsed this year
as they were last summer. by the vogue Of golf.
Judge Henry A. Gildersleeve, OF New-Iork, presi-
dent of the Cohble Hill Golf Club. is here for the
season with his family. in his cottage just across
lie road from the Windsor; and now the golf sea
son is in full tide. Arrangements are under way way
which handsome prizes will be offered ,.,..,... ..o
MI Fan and Mrs T. H. Newman, Professor and Mrs
c. r. Carpenter. Mrs. Crane, Miss Crane, the iteI.
N@m Nf cS Mra John AT M aa Miss
Buffalo; Mrs = w HaTkness Norris , W: e Hark
er. Mrs De Forea! Merriman' Mis- C Bhnod W..
Mar n3ge M ana Ma cOrd B. Gree6y Az
pleton Gregory, Mrs. Daniel Gregory Mrs. l.;
G. ha'msrb creepy %Is Mannheim Miss Nann
I heim Mr. n'' and Ms Ms benjamin j. Brown Pr
ard Mys rTce DR. % T. jameson me ME
son. Boston and Mr. and Mrs. II. l.. Hutchinson.
San Francisco
MANSION HOUSE.
The Mansion House near the Windsor. and hav-
ing the same fine view Of the mountains between
which lies Pleasant Valley. the same dry, pure
air and the same excellent roads. has also prac-
ically the same popularity which the Windsor en-
Joys although it doesn't nave as many guests for
II I. rather smaller house than its near neigh
Dor It, too is fast filing up and among the ar
rivals are many whose names are on the register
under date OF previous seasons. The guests Of the
Mansioa House are jealous golf players, like their
friends Of the Windsor. The links are only short
walk from either hotel and every fine day sees the
eo!fcrs scattered along the course The playing
of golf is a quckencr Of the appetite. but the
Mansion House guests don't worry over that. for
they know that they will come home to good
and bountiful table Tonight there is cuchre
Marty TO be followed ny "A dance. in the hotcl
rarlors where every few evenings there IS some
n.,asant entertainment, for golf cannot b. played
after dark.
House: The, Rev. and Mrs j. T. Marvin ,,,,. ah h
Uses bullock John G. HALEY. Miss Ellen Gunton,
MIss Larson. Mis-. Mary La,son Mrs.. George B.
Ms r. b. Martin New-York city; Mrs. Mary {;
i'9ton and daughters, Rochester; Professor and
Mrs. Walter NJ Smith Cambridge. Mass; John
Tali anI family Montreal; the Rcv and Mrs.
George f. Freed Miss Gregory. Miss Il. l.. IA
Mont, Brooklyn; Mrs; T. +. Edwards and family,
Philadelphia; Mrs. ". \. F. Junk!n. Montclair.
y. J.
TIE CHATEAUGAY.
Merrill y. y. July 2i-lAfe flows on TRANQUILITY
and happily at the Chateaugay. quiet. restful
house which breatheG Of neatness and comfort.
and which delights the eye little less with it's own
pleasant appearance than with the large view Of