New-York tribune., 1897-08-01
IN THE NORTH WOODS.
COMFORT INSIDE THE BIG ADIRONDACK
HOTELS.
,.orw,rusr,SDlNG BAD WEATHER MANY PEG
rlE ARRIVE IN THE MoUNTAlNs-slGNs
OF MIDSUMMER IN PLENTY.

,,orv,rusr,Sp,NG BAD WEATHER MANY PEo-
PIE ARRIVE IN THE MouNTAINs-sIG
OF MIDSUMMER IN PLENTY.
Adirondack Mountains, July S.-The weather III
the Adirondacks follows. in the main the course OF
,ho uoo,ber &, New-York although the temper
s,ure here is almost always apprecably lower thah
in the CITY, and General Humidity has never mace
A visit to these parts. SO considerable part 'i 'e
week has been unseasonably cool in the mouhtai's'
a cold rain adding TO the discomfort out Oh ooo'S'
hut in the hotels the big hrepaces nave neeh
heaped high with blazing logs. and The guests nave
devoted themselves with success to the TASK Oh
keeping cheerful until the skies hghten again ~
though the weather unsettled most OF the week.
y il the last week In july, and many people nave
arrived TO claim the which had been rese'Vto
for them for the approach of August always harNs ~
the coming of a large number OF guests. ana all
the hotels expect full houses next month one Oh
the sure Indications Of the seasons advance Is he
alrearance of the entertainers VINO each s"hi''o
40 abou, from hotel To hotel. lie Roy b. Stoddard
has begun his illustrated lectures on the AdroH-
daoks and the magicians and other fun-makers
are making the rounds of the resorts, now tha'
they are assured of auditors and spectators enough
10 make their performances profitable. Ihere hds
been rain enough TO lay the dust. but Ii never s'' ,
laid long for the soil. as rule. is sandy and II
IL were 10 rain for a week the roads would I've or!
and hard day so later. The raspoerries gre
ripe along the roadsides and the blackberres tre
turning red and the yellow goldenrod Is beginning
10 bloom
TAHAWUS HOUSE.
koene Valley. ~ y July Sl.-The famous Taha-
wus House in the centre OF the length ana prs1a'h
n the lovelincss of Keene Valley, is having Its
fun share Of prosperity this summer. ana pdS 'a''
10 have no vacant rooms In August. There are
many younc people here this season, ana (he!
make IL their business to enjoy every minute vi
every day. The chief recreation is bicycHhs' io'
Keene Valley IS the fines, place IN the Aolio"i ms
for this sport. II is six miles long, ana i'r az
nest The whole distance the valley ROAD Is shioo''
and hard ana level A bicycle club mas peeh
formed this year. and the money raised from SUD-
,criptiors to 1t has been devoted to ROAD improve
ment. There are stretches where the ROAD Is mar
row or not in the usual good repair ana mere
side path four feet wide is being constructed 'he
anderbrush and small trees being cut away ana 're
asst vestige of a root being plucked up. The Ia
oawvs House is an l.. A. W. hotel. so especiai IN
.erest is taken here in bicycling. The bicycles OF
Is regular guests occupy whole room. but these
same wheels arc seen out on the road at all lines
# day Scores of bicycles owned in Feene
Valley and no horse now shics at sight OF one
One Of the features of the Tahawus House Is It's
.heatre in which amateur thoatricals and other
Entertainments are often given. and every Tuesday
night the floor is cleared for hop; which is at
1o9 cHIrah M u o, nT pnted hv one Of Nj Eggefeds
artistic friends. who has a summer home near D!
some OF ihe recen, arrivals at the Tahaw9s House
Eugene Never Ncw-York City; the Misses
,ary fTnGGoG and ! NM MISS FIFTH r. Haock @s Mrs
@harIos s Roberts Mrs 4. Roth. MI and Mrs e.
y Gang Miss Gang. Mrs. White. T; ; Perkins
Syracuse. \. Y, and $ g. Barnes Longne"do"
NGss
ADIRONDACK HOUSE
passion for Notwithstanding has seized the
quests Of the Adirondack House and they are at
ackrg the 1ifficultie; Of all the peaks within easy
Walking distance of the hotel Balcony was scaled
not long ago then the Gothics and Giant OF the
Valley were successfully attempted and the next
expedition will b. TO the summit of Hurricane.
Bicycling is popular and so easy mere that II
requires certain amount OF determination OF
character to make mountsin-clmher, hut the labor
Of the ascent is fully compensated for when one
reaches the summit Of one Of these towering peaks
The view OF the valley from which reveals unsus-
pected riches of exquisite loveliness. and the view
,. the innumerable surrounding mountains presents
pictures grander than human hand can portray
with brush or pen Tennis Is played good deal
at the Adirondack House this summer for there
are many young people here and hne dirt court
has been cOnstructed al the end OF the lawn lawn IN IN
baseball, and even the glrls are pracIslms ,h ne
Friday evening hops are "A regular feature OF ,Ae
larly attend these enjoyable functions. Among the
recent arrivals The Adirondack House are George
f. r. Hall Miss Edith Han, Evanston. ILL.,; Mrs.
l. Weston lone 4 !s Ro4Tman Wo1TInsT Ms Mhi
"a SWa2rSer IS Detroit: Mrs. j. ~ Dean Mrs NJ A:
Davis Mrs l. Ws2n vphg R1dokyn mr. Mrs ana
p%r6Tow TTfSTK TS R1er c Mass s"d MISS
ST HUBERT'S INN.
BecGe's, y. Y. July Sl.-As at every other hotel
which has a golf course, golf is the game OF games
At ST Hubert's Inn. TIE links begin and end di-
recty In front OF the hotel and for part of the dis
lance around the course the play can be watched
from the piazza. When ii rains or after the sun
goes down behind the western mountains, at the
tas OF which st. Huberts stands. the links are
deserted, but at almost any other time The expo
nents OF the art of swinging golf sticks are a-fed
demonstrating their skill in hitting the bal! or
-arving turf A goii club has been formed here
this season. of which r. ii. Dana, of Cambridge
Mass, the best player Of ST Iluberts, Is presl-
dent; Il. r Richards. also of Cambridge, secretary,
and ]. H. Magheo. of Jersey City, treasurer. "A
tournament; will be held early in August. and ar
rangeiaents arc preceding for matches with the
cobble Hill Golf Club of Elizahethown and other
clubs Tennis is played 10 some extent, but golf
has driven It far 70 the rear. There Is good deal
Of social gayety at st. Huberts Every Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday night there IL dancing In
the Casino the music 70: which is furnished by
the admirable little orchestra of three pieces, piano
violin and cello The ccttagers join in me dances
haps the mos, hospitable OF them being Miss
Marsh. who has recently given at her cottage sey-
-ral teas and progressive euchre party. 10 which
many of her friends at the hotel had Invitations;
Some Of the late arrivals at 81: Hu6erts are MT Mr
< Brlnsmade and family, Miss Coffin. Eew,York
City; Mrs. T. NJ. Ives and daughters Brooklyn;
Mrs Henry Roberts. Hartford. Conn; Miss Pope
Miss j. b Templeion. Austin Tex; Mrs Radcliffe
Whitehead Santa Barbara. Cal Mrs; + A. Brice
Il Taylor. Mrs. George B. jenkinson. Miss Jenkin-
son Newark " j.; Frederic W. Taylor Cambridge
Mass; Miss Dana and Miss NJ Dana. Morristown.
y. J. ,, -
Among the cotiagers who have come lately are
Nr and Mrs Alfred T. White and daughters,
brooklyn Mr.. and Mrs. samuel Dickson and fam
iv PHILADELPHIA: Mr. and Mrs. Coffin and daughter.
New-York City, and Miss NJ T. Marsh, clifton.
Staten Island.
THE CASCADE.
Cascadeville, y. Y. July 3l.-Everybody who has
made the stage journey Through the mountains
from Westport through Elizabethtowa and Keene
Ler ile nlIsIll attn ctIYe-