The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-02
PoTEAY ST. LAWRENCE SUNSETS.
And Two Months of Absolutely Fine
 Weather.


 Woronoco Island, Thousand Islands,
 New York, August "A, 1898.
 My last letter closed with the wealth. CT, and the beginning of this must be the same interesting topic. Can you imagine nearly two months of absolute ly fine weather? This is the first rainy day since July first, Even if the morn ing sky were cloud obscured the even ing sun would not fail to paint with gold the west, and spread before the ad- hiring gaze it's panorama of cloudbuilt castles, palaces, towers, turrets and battlemented walls all bathed in silvery mist and golden glory. o, these St. Lawrence sunsets they cannot be eclipsed by sunny Italy nor by Alpine heights! And as for fine weather, mo- where can one find-says one of our cottage neighbors who has spent many summers in other ,lands-another spot so comfortable and withal so beautiful.
 shall confine the description and ex- perience to the islands between Clayton and Thousand Island Park on Welles- ley Island, First then on the right, Calumet" Mir. c. D. Emory's island, rising from the St. Lawrence like an emerald gem and surmounted by his handsome residence; Round Island, on which are forty or more cottages and the fine Hotel Fontenac; Robbins Is- land, where is the Emory farm and greenhouse; Maple F, Wilson Island, owned by Syracusans (and by the way for sale), Murray Island, with Park and Murray Hill Hotel Grenell Island. with twenty-five or thirty cottages, Pullman Hotel and a beautiful little chapel for Sunday service and Sabbath school And out in the stream side by side, "Baswood," MT. T. A. Gillespies island, and ''Woronoco," belonging to MT C. A. Terry; besides these there are several other small islands all in view in this wide river-so wide-(about nine miles l believe) at this point, that one sees only the American shore, which stretches in a continuous line as far as the eye can reach. Besides all this is- land beauty and river grandeur there is the never ending water procession grain-laden ships from the great lakes, three, four and five lowed by one small tug, the lights at night glittering like stars from the tall masts and ref1ecting in the water like so many gems as they move slowly along on the journey down to the sea; the large steamers making the regular trips from Kingston to Montreal and Quebec; others to Alex andria Bay and all intermediate places several times daily and return; exeur- sions around and among the islands by day and the "Search-light" by night, and of these there is no end; then the graceful yachts, MT. Gillespies "The Jean" MT. Holden's Lotus Seeker" MT. Emory's ''The Nina" and many others from the Bay; the pretty little naptha launches like gondolas are eve- rywhere; the yawl Wander" the cat | boats Tiger" and Montana and l hosts of smaller sailing craft; f1sher- men towing and gentlemen fishing; | young men and maidens ditto, and thus | the ''endless chain continues, and as difficult to break as was the Ice Plant i Auxiliary effort for the Red Cross so- | ciety."
 This is paradise for young people; | unconventional enjoyments the summer | through. Does one enjoy rowing? Row | boats are always at hand. Sailing? There are sailboats galore and knights, sans armor perhaps, but better | equipped in the mysteries of sail and river lore. Would they dance? From tenac and Murray Hill extend their po- lite invitations to their Wednesday and Saturday evening hops which are much enjoyed by their own guests and by a few of the young people of the is- lands, but as a rule rowing and sailing with or without the accompaniment of | the moon are more in vogue.
 Here Is a gay party on the Tiger" or Wanda or Montana bound for a picnic on some picturesque island.
 After the sailing has given sufficient zest to the appetite landing is made, coffee boiled (?), the cloth spread, the | danties arranged. Such feast! Such appetitesi Ample as the river itself, and the feast as satisfying.
 The 'cake- walk" given by our hospit- able Pittsburg neighbor for her young people and their friends was entered into with great zeal and afforded an evenings enjoyment not only to them selves but to some of the "older young people" who were fortunately present What transformations Chicago, Or- ahge and Englewood ball-roon belles, and Princeton and Yale men were | transformed into Aunt Chloe, Topsy and Eliza, Uncle Tom, Sam and Andy, veing with each other for the prlze-a huge cake-awarded by the four grave judges to the Chicago belle and the Yale | sophomore. And now the summer wanes; the birds from our island have flown, the home-going and September are near. and with sigh we say fare well to thee andth y pleasures, oh! rare | St Lawrence! S. l.. c.