New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-12-18
LAKEWOOD'S HOLIDAY TIME.
p,rpApArIONS UNDER WAY FOR THE
CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION.

orr OF noon SPORTS. GOLF. HUNTING AND
sv.r,Sc-c;-rsTs At THE BIG HOTELS.
,.reuooa \ J.. Dec II (SpcciaD.-Thc coming
uaak will work a wonderful and charming trans
formation in the interiors Of LaKe"oooS ho,e's anu
cottages and the Chrstmastde arldhs'ment Oh '"e
evergreen and scarlet -berred holly VIII DC a'l-per-
voainr The forests for miles around are being
diligently searched. and the sample lots "h'ch nave
.,re.dv heen brought In will be followed all through
the week by load upon load OF lulc'iue sarishhss'
all Of which will have ready SAFE anu VIC iasn.
,onine OF stars and wrcaths and ropes and all
manner Of Ingenious forms VIII oc an important
item In tho activities OF the week
Tho uberaIity OF all the large notes N throwing
ooor IN tho winter cotagers Of tho place their en-
tertalnments during the season Is JUS. HOW par
,icularv to the advantage OF those "nos' ho"'S
ero here for these attractions are NOR '"n or'i
rarily inviting during the hohoaFS' ->' '"e "''''
horo ,beir morning and evening concerts win
,,ar order Of Informal dancing each evening.
"a ,he ,ousc prepared is handled by artists OF
talent whose programmes arc always enloyao'r
and arranged with reference 10 'i'' '' 80
al possibc The same court"ses Hi' q"
the annual New Years balls. to whcn 'nc hni'' VI
invitation IL general yet not Pubic anu ,o' ms
chief attractions preparations are airea"' "e'ns
made upon o scale more than usually ''aoord'e'
Golf competitions Of a pubic nd'"'' ''' We
active since the great tournament oil ihHnNsfiVms'
Al the Golf Club of Lakewood there Is membership
MIA
Governors Of the club has not yet fully arranged
tho details Of n programme which VIII shortly No
announced. At the Ocean County Hunt ana com.
try Club the Saturday open fixture promises wen
from the success OF last weeks nift meeuhE ana
rrohahv nothing additional will he attempted until
eve vcos NJ Christmas which will he well furnished
with golf This club. recognizing inc fact mat
golfers from New-York coIld participate IN tns
SATURDAY contest ny leaving that ci'y on me 80
train has announced a free carriage when VIII
meet players arriving on that train getting 'n'i"
~ the club in good season for the day s play.
t,roz,r ground made necessary the postponement
~ the first run planned for the hunting pack OF
George J. Gould Tuesday. but since Lakewood
has had unusually severe treatment 'I'i' "'
weather thus far this season. the chances OIL an
carly return 10 normal conditions grow better with
each dav ard hounds. hunters and riders are pu'
waiting for the arst opportunity To star' IN nor
nursu,t Of the big " anise-s Another hunting
aot known ne the Lakewood Fox Hounds. has
inst announced a months programme. with j. !
Dwver an experienced and wel-knowa huntsman.
IN charge Of details. Tho meets ere arranged as
ro,,oxs. December o. at Laurel House December
- =, The Iarrel-In-ihe Pines: December g. A. the
Lakewood January 3. at Hope Chapel. January =
AZ Lakewood depot; January 10 az mo Kehhe's'
January a. at the Lauial-in-the Pines January
., =. Uhuesvillc: January q. A. Hop Chapel
January % at the Laurel HOUSE """ ''""'' "''
q, tha Lakewood
AZ nroo: that there arc compensations for even
cold weather az a winter resor. the lakes are Gov
cred with ico and the grea. majority oi those de-
string outdoor exercise ar" enjoying the hnest
ekatine which Lakewood mas had for many years.
Mrs Jasper Lynch. local agent for III" society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty Animals. last week
made a complaint against one Charles Jones f"r
leaving his horse unblanketo0 and unfed In an
open shed on Of the recent cold nights one
secured his conviction and the payment Of fine.
and intends to follow up all such cases brought to
her attention
The Voman's Auxiliary ~ All Saints Memorial
Church held n meeting on Wednesday. The presi-
dent Mrs Kinedcn being in tho chair. good
number Of the members were present. and occupied
themselves in tho packing Of q chris mas hoN
which is 10 be sent 10 missionary in Boydstown.
Va whogo work is among the poor whites The
next meeting OF the society will he held with Mrs
William A Hamilton
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE LAKEWOOD HOTEL
II is a woII-oontented company of guests which
is "a be found a.. any hour Of the day or evening
in the splendid big room which IS the common
ground Of the Lakewood Hotels family. Away at
the further end the foot logs In the huge yawn-
ing Fireplace cracklc and blaze cheerily and about
II are grouped those to whom an open hre Is the
most attractive OF entertainments. while here and
there about the in deep easy chairs or on me
most comfortable ard inviting Of lounges, are
others reading writing. chatting ana laughins,
over al topics possible 20 he mentioned from golf
broad hall gives plimpses Of dining room, various
parlors music room and blard-room. all con-
venent Of access generou. as 20 space. and FUR
nished sumptuously. upon scale which has given
no consideration whatever to exnense
The bookings for the holiday season are salts
factory. and by anoth week the Lakewood will
he pushed 10 the full limit OF accommodation. AMI
the details Of entertainment will he complete, from
the powerful electric ligh. in the high tower which
is the first beacon 10 he approaching Lake
wood. to the basement roors Of the big house.
where the appliances for heat, light and the
power which makes the wheels OF house mechanism
revolvo. By another week also the fame big room
above mentone4 will be transformed by holiday
fusey uscd Throughout the pubic rooms ana nails
the lower floor Manager Sileck states that
this years decorations viii b. even more elaborate
than last years but that seems hardly POSSIBLE
was then the most beautiful Of anything in town.
M. Silleck makes special enteItainments nr9ml-
fractions for he present season The irst OF which
4. NJ Irdcroc for the sophomore class Of Coumhia
University. and 10 bn produced by company OF
turc and Accomplishments will be carried by the
lakewood llcte, Orchev.rd. Sarl MenzeI dlrector.
Later In the season the Princeton students will
give similar entertainment. and the SUNDAY even
The recent pertecon Of the medical bath depart
ment Of tho Lakewood constitutes. perhaps the
most valuable ard important blessing 10 high
ing the summer the manaFcmon, ~ the hotel added
thirty-eieht private baths puting N imported
plumbing and every detail OF the most expensive
order All this the simple meeting 81 demand
ny an exactnV patronage. But the perfection II
ella borate system OF hyd o-thera pe1tic baths
broader IN its scope and ~ far greater Importance
to the public being I'm IA he placing within easy
reach Of sufferers IN This country taculiies for
treatment which have heretofore been found only
the
a visit the rooms IND an exclamation OF the
workings of the apparatus arc extremely interest
ing The ba tn department OCCUPIES suite OF several
connecting rooms, and II Is difficult 10 how A
more convenient arrangement could he made
Everything ie done b. e-act formulas. and the at
tending physicians prescription is literally fol-
lowed II concerned the most deadly of poianns