Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-08-21
ON LAKE CHAMPLAlN
Where the President is Enjoying His Well
Earned Vacation.
Enthusiastic Athletic Girls and Their
Amusements-Sosne Charm
Ing Costumes.
Special Correspon,. ,nce of The Evening Star.

| ImS Is CeildlIiiy d perfect pace LOT tue
chief executive to spend his summer vaca-
| tion Today there was grand parade of
| the 21st. the Presidents own! and
| presentation of new colors to the regiment
| by little Carrot Hobart. Imagine IL you
| can. big hotel on high bluff. thickly
wooded, With paths, carpeted with pine
| needles. winding in and out just wide
enough for two. The broad piazza encir-
cling the house is crowded on it's inner
shore side by people of real fashion. nod
veaux riches and wandering townspeopie,
who are seeing one of the most beautiful
sights possible. Stand with them and LOOK
out over smooth. green, velvet-like lawn.
| reaching many acres. where in 'serried
lines" the troops are marching in and out.
often changing stripes of blue and gold.
headed by the blue and white Of the band.
Now they halt. company comes forward
marching. and that with the most perfect
precision, to the spot in front of the Presi
dent, where the new flag. the gift of the
Vice President. is delivered, Respondent in
embroideries and gold fringe, into the
proudly waiting hands of the captain.
Among all the people on the piazza the
President stands out pre-eminent. his mas
sive, powerful face showing most fully that
he appreciates the depth of feeling that
stirs the hearts of the other spectators
A Beautiful Background.
And the background of this scene!
Meadow upon meadow, a winding river.
a distant village, more meadows, until,
suddenly rising, the Adirondacks show
their deep blue outlines against the sky.
And these are not the only mountains.
Wander around to the other side of the
house. There entirely different view
meets the eye. A blaze Of blue water.
dancing in the summer sun. islands dotted
around, and, far away, the Green noun
tains bordering the lake. Down TO the
water opens wide vista among the trees.
and where at hight the red yacht lights
CLEAN daylight discloses yellow beach
of singing sand. the delight of bare-egged~
youngsters. who are more numerous than
the grains of sand themselves.
Busy With Pleasures.
The hotel is not, strictly speaking. gay.
That is to say, not Newport or Bar
Haroor but there is sufficient to keep the
modern athletic girl busy every moment.
Each morning during the Presidents stay
the troops parade, then golf attracts its
many votaries and red coats sprinkle the
beautiful grounds The links are excellent
and tournaments continual. Then there are
boating and bathing. tennis and bowls and
on two evenings of the week hops dear TO
the souls of the pretty girls who flock fere
Last Saturday night was an occasion
among them, for the President ana his wife
looked on while officers and girls ''trpped
the light fantastic Mrs. Mckinley look
ed much improved in health and very
sweet and charming in gown of striped
blue and black. A crowd of curious dow
ayers stood at respectful distance eyeinS
her with their lorgnettas. and occasionally
a group of girls would join the admring
| chapero ns and whisper. Isn't she per-
| fectly sweet" Il am desperately taken
with her, her smile is so lovely, and SO
on after the manner of young girls y
group of statesmen near by were listening
by tiny Marshall P. Wilder, who is GER
| tainly one of the most popular Of the
guests. Young girls positively fight for
him. men desert conferences on stocks to
listen to him.
Some Charming Gowns.
There were some charming gowns that
night. Miss Alger looked most stylish in
| a dashing frock of watermelon pink silk.
| with a sheen of silvery white. The skirt
was surburst pleated and really seemed
endowed with a life of its own as it IN
dulated in and out. The waist was quite
plain the pattern of vague wreaths IN
shimmering white, which crossed II. being
evidently made to fit this gown in particu-
lar. Another very odd and rather eHectlVe
get up was of white, family figured in
pink, large diamonds, outlined in twisted
cerise velvet forming a border as their
middle points touched almost to the knees.
| The blouse waist, with a deep girdle. low
| neck was trimmed front and back by the
same design. but smaller. A slim girl in
| in high neck wore a frock of navy blue
the blouse part white silk muslin, barred
| with black lace in lattice fashion, forming
squares. The beautiful Miss Van Buren,,
whose picture appeared in one Of the much
Illustrated magazines not many months
since. very noticeable in a low-necked
| white gown and huge white hat, com6i-
nation under ordinary circumstances most
remarkable, but with her superb gray hair,
| like the powdered coiffures of bygone days,
| the effect was that of old portrait by
| Gainsborough or Reynolds. Her turquoises.
\ as big ones thumb nail and surrounded
by diamonds, seemed relics of barbar;c
| splendor. Such diamonds as they all wore!
| 1t truly made poor unbediamonded crea-
| ture feel out Of place among rings ard
pins and necklaces. What a place to hold
| up!' What fortunes for wandering dukes
! and princes were worn by mammas of
pretty daughters, for all the daughters
seemed pretty that night and some quite
| superlatively beautiful. One very handsome
| young matron in black and white l no
ticed succumbins to the pleadings of her
| equally handsome little daughter, a child
| of twelve, who, daintily gowned in a flow
| cred white organdie over pink, with pink
stockings and slippers, had almost worn
| out the said slippers dancing with the
small boys.
Historical Plnttsburg.
1t really seems almost criminal to talk OF
| gowns, however, when the country around
! merits many columns of description. Last
Sunday the President drove into Plattsburg
" iiiiiity SuuTCu, Wnere, SOOQ Methodist
| as he is, he listened to the Episcopalian
| service on the invitation of the rector. The
| church is very old and quaint, for the
| town itself is one of the oldest in that part
| of the country. and is distinctly historical
The people cherish tenderly tales of the
great battle of 1914, which closed the lake
| forever to the British. The Royal Savage
relic of a yet earlier fight lies just off the
| shore of Bluff Point. and relics of 1t and of
| the various battles are numerous in the
vicinity. I saw the President one day in
| the village stop before the old house once
| lived In by General BENJAMIN Movers. and
read the tablet which tells of the cannon
ball buried in the wall during the battle.
The Noted Cemetery.
The grave yard where both English and
! American officers who fell in the fight are
buried has many curious remains which the
French-Canadian caretaker shows off with
pride. Madame Albani's mother and baby
sister are buried on the Catholic side under
| a rough stone from the lake shore placed
| there by the sexton. When child the
great singer lived in great poverty in
Plattsburg, her father, Prof La Jeunesse,