The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-08-24
LIVING LIKE MILLIONAIRES.
The Luxurious Summer Resort That
an Ingenious Woman Is Runninx

an ingenious woman Is Running.
One woman has succeeded in evolving a
novelty in the way of a summer hotel which
has passed successfully through the test
OF two summers. The accommodations
might safely be enlarged to twice their
present limits; but increase of the
limited quarters would interfere with the
idea which has brought success to the
scheme, she will probably content herself
with raising the prices. They are high.
enough now, for economy was not a fea-
ture of her plans. She knew the value of
novelty and set out to supply something
which the summer sOjonrner had never be-
fore been able to find. There was nothing
new in the idea of the elaborate summer
hotel. That had already been tried and
was, anyhow beyond her means. The sum-
mer boarding house with it's supposed fea-
lures of farm life, fresh. vegetables, eggs
and milk was too old a story to promise
much profit But the country house was
something unknown to the field of summer
resorts until this place was opened. The
luxurious life of we'll kept country house
was something accessible only to those who
were invited or had the fortune necessary
to have such place of their own. Beautiful
grounds, horses and carriages of distinctly
modish character, servants in livery, a
handsome and tasteful house, with complete
freedom from any atmosphere of the hotel
on the one hand or the country boarding
house on the other-that was the sort of
establishment which this woman decided to
keep. She was able to rent for a term of
years in a fashionable region near New
York country house large enough to an
swer her purpose. In the lifetime of it's
former owner 1t had frequently contained
house parties of as many as 40 people, The
grounds and appurtenances were as hand
some as any that belonged to the million
aires in the neighborhood. The prices for
entertainment were put at a figure which
n he
it had been kept. Precautions were taken
not to admit persons who might not be
cOngenial. No comfort or luxury that was
characteristic of the place during the days
of it's private possession was omitted. Many
Of the old servants were retained. The
same butler presided every night at the
half-past I o'clock dinner. which is served
now quite as it was formerly. The same
coachman is in charge of the stables, and
the grounds retain their present well kept
and attractive appearance, through the eff
forts of the same head gardener who used
to be in charge of them.) A steam launch
on small lake near the house is as access
sible as when the former owner used it,
and the men who go dalyto the city travel
to and from the st-.uon In coach which
in every detail Of it's equipment is as smart
as any in the neighborhood. Life moves
in this summer resort with the smoothness
and ease that luxury gives. The size Of the
place is such that the guests may wander
about in freedom without the danger of
seeing more than they want of one an
other Such places are not likely to in
crease much in number. The woman who
thought of this one had especial fitness to
make it successful and her own acquain-
lance insured her at the outset guests
enough to warrant unusual a venture. 1t
is expensive-so very expensive that per-
sons might take less pretentious houses for
what a suite of rooms cost in this house.
But they would not get then the particular
luxury which this particular landlady sought
to provde-the luxury of life in country
house which in it's most enjoyable estate
always seems to rest on basis of accumu-
lated millons.-New York Sun.