New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-22
AU0UST IN THE CATSkILLS.
THIS YEAR. AS USUAL. MONTH or
GREAT BRILLIANCY-GUBs AT
HOTELS
THE VARIOUS HOTELS.

| GREAT BR1LLIANCf-doEoio ~
THE VARIOUS HOTELS.
Kaa,erskill Mountain. Aug. 81 (specIaD.-Here on
| this mountain top August Is always season ~
! much brlllancy. The great hotei "hlch "h' ',a
| tho mountain famous Is In the midst OF succeS''"'
seo.on. which seems likely to continue Tor TWO OF
| ,hreo weeks TO come. Manager Parke says INC
patronage OF the hotel Is In excess OF ast Seas'
| which Is due to the uniformly favorapie "e"'"e.'
| coupled with the excellent conduct OF the resort
| George Harding the veteran proprietor mas oS'
| here all summer, as usual. coming early IN the sea
son with impaired health after severe hlhesS a''
| winter He now seems greatly Improved having
reea,ncd much of his old physical visor ara energy
The twenty more miles OF roads IN the haa'e''
kill Park have been In fine condition this week. ana
tho quests as well as visitors from other sections
| have spent much time in driving. The athie'c
diversions have been divided between baseoaii' soi
| and tennis, fine facilities being Afforded Tor .nese
popular sports. Down upon Knatersk!il Lake ooat-
| ing and fishing greatly enjoyed IL 10 i'oeeu
a fine bit OF mountain water, AIDING huch 10 Tue
| summer pleasures OF the neighborhood.
a mile over the mountain top, by good rootpa'h'
| with the Hudson and It's extended Vaiiey III iui
view brings TO the famous OLD Catskhh Mo"n-
tain House. at the head OF the Otis Elevating Raii-
way and few OF the guests VIII care 10 miss this
| charming walk. This historic resort now reports
a good season. and 1t will remain open for some
| weeks longer. 1t enjoys steady patronage from
guests who return year after year, VINO are rather
| pleased with the somewhat quaint ana oid-lashoheu
| appliances and surroundings. Another delghtiui
walk ~ 10 Sunset Rock. Kaaerskill FAILS, ana the
Laurel House. either by the road or the shorter
| path through the forest
Anton Seidl Is expected to rejoin his vile AT their
| charming cottage Fleschmanns early IN sep
| tember after achieving new musical laureis III
| Bayreuth during a busy summer.
| Dr. and Mrs. Ellery Dennison OF New-iork. are
| al the Grant House. near Catskill.
| Miss Helen Mcdonald and Miss Agnes Rowan, OF
| Brooklyn, are at the Kaatsberg. HUNTER other
Brookyni,es in the range are the Misses Fisher OF
| Hart-st: the Misses Callop and Miss Josephine
| Brennan at the Prospect Hunter Mrs Mallon and
| daughter at Cairo; John p. OReey and sister at
| Catsklll: Mrs c. p Woodford and daughter. at
| Margaretsvil.e and A. H. Wilkinson. at Kingston.
| Adolf Close, organ.st of the Mount Morris Zap
| list Church. has lately arrived with his family for
| the of the season.
Miss Bancroft, superintendent Of physical culture
| in the Brooklyn schools, Is resting at Paenvlle
| Among notable indoor affairs at the Kaaterxiil
| this week was a series Of concerts by pupils OF
| Slgnor Stefan. The recent concert In aid OF the
| babies ward OF the New-York POSTGRADUATE Hos
| p,al. at the Palace Hotel Shandiken, was pleas
| ing
| Mrs. l. X. Funk and son. Of Brooklyn. are at the
! Summit Hill House.
| Frederick Potter and his family among re-
| cen; corners at the New Grand also Mrs. j. I.
story and family and Mrs. ]. S. Leeds OF Brooklyn
The week has been lively at that popular resort
the days being filed with social and athletic occur
| rences. The baseball is under the cap
| taincy of VIII Ottman. Manager Cornell is having
| "A fine August patronage. and the house will be KEPT
| open well into September.
| The absorbing event at Stamford this week was
the b-county fair, which opened on Tuesday and
| closed yesterday. There were bicycles and morse
races. and great variety OF attractive FEATURES ia
10 me snoW 81 IL rI now s'8iH e AN" Win yor
and some Of the houses are in quest OF rooms 5 IA
| private families the village. Churcnill Han l.
! running ful. and ~ many guests contrlDute nEcn
| ie and gayety TO the place. me freSoy 'etia .,
season captain Keator OF the Yale nine mas been
hrap Msnn nis XXI Edo SfF Of Mail iprcs
spenqe some d"ys K Knobd ms sd p
| the Madison Avenue Reformed Church, New-l o it
and Mrs. $. S. Strong, OF Saratoga, are among the
Mrs i NJ Barr gave dinasr party in honor 20 Of
and Mrs. Admiral b. Ely guests ef Mrs Barr
| at her Chateau dc Navarro, in Granthurst Park
w and Miss @" II Goods and Mis- M$reare
Van senaifb are n aS3 cE entsrandr DR.
e l. Bristol proposes TO erect to"Trs on ms nl
| attracted a to this pretty park this after
Judge Gilbert of Stamford is slowly recover
ing from a protraced Illness.
| Simpson Terrace has over seventy guests VINO are
eGj2yas 4f s sne of YALE 5 cocsS is with
y at the r Bar Mfses Msa %e Of S
| j. r. Mcdonald and wife OF London, Engand;
tser wsv to the meeting Of the British Association
for the Advancement Of Science now in session at
f'S, Louis BsyleT. Of Rutgers College is
visiting his father in Marhletown ".
General Passenger Agent Lambert Of the Yves:
shore Railway was recent guest Oh the Ne"
musical and literary in the new
building at HgneT b IN the a S V' vsors Wh
participated on Tuesday night the concert OF Miss
GS IN nniGn sm
presented under nyaus tent s a PACK
nrI ~ the Packard BUSINESS College, viii make an
address at the Methodist church IN Hunter a.,
mai race at the caskll Driving Park Yesterday
under The rules Of the d A. rS"r h onT DOL
SraTsS@ 5S tho to er aSS Of fs
on Thursday olel broueht many hundreds to the
mSumtains for the day. 49,,
KRRa essni erJl'5 G. AndrS%s WIFE s u Seif
GrsSDSd ar 9"" the Msses Misses
dn aTT Nr Marsha and i'v wife Miss + Eddy X L.
West and Peter Weidner and wife =, ,.. -
Kan Nemn ara ap4 fn Nifty FS ass and a" WIFE
i Kmod %"1 and 'ih famy j. Benedict S E Bsnedf,
! C. Coulter. F, F. :,, Lyman f. F. West and D.
summit Nelson and family Miss Fl
6 Ma Ms apS Me Msck sW1sr aHs
aeky Hrso.n h WaSS" sm dnd dhm
t"ancy James Clark. Long Island City. and F. Gee.
Richmond. staten Iss and :. wu,or, Mrs ! p
Uhitcforn and family. Miss Alien. Miss NJ. Rooney,
Miss {. D. Ma.lon; Miss Lena wagner Miss
Miss sophie Rassow. c. Scranton and Rose Reiss p,
and wife Miss J. H. Lawson, T. II. Van Time. jr..
and wife II. 7, Steers and wife G. Il Holland and I'd
Xcentz Mrs H. Lieman and daughter. II. Schroe-
| der ] f. Hirsh c. u. IIiscox and wife. s. III. Ashe
! and Mrs W. Miller and family.
4 HOST or GUESTS AT NOT SPRINGS
| LOT Snrincs Va Aug q (SpecaD.-The weather