New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-10
I'm LIFE IN THE COUNTRY.
~ rvS1ITI'TION AT WEST
CHESTER AND ITS HANDSOME
HOUSE

,o when the rumOr got abroad
-. country club was to be s''r'eu sum-
",d sacacous ones in society s"ooN 'nen
S"' and declared the idea rid'cuiouS' 1et
,,oo soon took form IN the Lana ana
Wv CHM which was likened after us ue-
% the iI-fayored Richard-scarce hai1
''' IN so that it died Of sheer hamilton. Tue
~ toveyer. Of having a country clup TOT
'u" ,.,nent Of men and women in society
".' ferred = life in the country during GER
W." r,s NJ th, year and possessed the means
' .,. ,boir desire did not die. for in a
I" .4,o about 1854 the Country cub. To-
'" g., Westchestcr County. was organized.
,,,b which was always known merely
-, Countrv club because II was the pio-
.,,,n, suburban institutions of the kind
49,, ,.tv stands foremost among the or
''' ,..,. If the kind in this country. And
,.,lr.ti,n # this sort Of institution had
49, .i.rf,I effect in rctarding the advent Of
.. ..ae1n in Ncw-York. Boston. Phila-
90 ,,5 WASHINGTON i is a fact that
- n country club has sprung UP cottages
o.,,r.i,1i,d ana the gay cottagers prefer
.Dro.il. in ,h,la unit! the cold blasts Of winter
s the bleak days ard long nights force them
:. .,,,r, 70 town. As it often happens. these
.h,n, the moths and butterflies Of society are
.or, 20 circle Helcr the social doinss Of the
. az. stale. fiat and Improbable until the
o,aninc Of tn Horse SHOW when mas become
oo,uaI fixture in the social calendar. and
tho inauguration of thu opera season.
IT.. Country club Of Westminster County is
. model institution. and the white Colonial house
,,aro,kinr the Sound is one of the most beau
,;t,I substantial and comfortable of the many
,i,Lborsas POW existing in suburban districts
II. ,i-v from the piazza or windows OF the
clubhouse j., a charming and interesting one
7. presents beautiful picture and perfect
,anorarna II sky and water and passing SAILING
craft and steamers. and on the Long Island
shor. ar, seen picturesque Great Neck ana
o.b4- points If interest with their attractive
sur-oun1ire. The clubhouse L. three stores
high and in length almost the size Of an ordi-
nary city block. Directly in the centre IS
snsci,us notwithstanding hall with plants
bra and there vases filled with briGht-colored
flowers and a fireplace almost large enough to
roasf an OK in. The highly polished hoor Is
covered with rich rugs ana furnished with
rabies on which are to be found the leading
navsuapcrs # the metropolis and the latest
novels and magazines on tho west side Of
tba hall are the billiard and reading rooms. the
wall, If which aie covered wijh pictures Of
tn hunt. and on the east side are the large
re,.rt.on-r1oms for the use Of the women. The
larg. dinins-room Of the club which opens on
The piazza overlooking the Sound. is one Of the
most attractive features Of the house. and par
tjcularlv at this season. when it is inclosed by
awnings. making 1t an ideal place to eat
luncheon or dinner.
Tn. second story Of the house is fitted up
with about a dozen and half suites Of rooms
ELEGANTLY furnished. one side being devoted 10
th. married members and their wives and the
other To the single members who may wish 70
live At ;he clubhouse for any length Of time.
The upper or third. floor is given up entirely
to thu servants The culinary department and