New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
LONG ISLANDS SOUTH SHORE.
MANY HANDSOME SUMMER HOUSES NJ"
OCCUPIED-THE HOTELS FULL
OF VISITORS

sayville, July (SpeciaD.-The villages tha' ne
,,e tho South Shore of Long Island to the west OF
pahvlon are distinctly suburban; those 10 the east
NJ Patchogue distinctly rural; and the places De-
tween Babylon and Patchogue. inclusive form one
great club which is generally II not officially known
as the Town and Country Club, because in its pre-
cIncts 1t is difficult to tell just where the line Is
drawn between country and town folK' ana those
of the fashionable set who claim residence on Long
Island are almost numerous as those VINO vote
in New-York At Babylon. in its more exclusive
suburbs. North and West Babylon and West lslip,
there is a particularly large number Of these city
bred country folk. Among them are {. l.. Iappln'
Mrs r. G. Rolstone, f. r. Townsend Edwin
Thorn who lately bought the True property on
Oakneck Road; b. D. Siliman, Colonel Alfred Nag-
staff. Mrs. William Arnold. Richard HYDE ana T. b.
sutton. Ex-Judge Jesse Johnson has come out for
the summer 10 ioin this colony and finish has book
On 1.-The Sonnets of Shakespeare" in its peaceful at
mosphere.
At Bayshore and Islip more and more prominent
visitors are coming every year. and in spite OF their
popularity there is little danger of either Bayshore
or its little sister village becoming common; I'd
ward NJ Post the brother OF Mrs. Regis Post, Is
occupying the Henry b. Liyingstone place on
Saxon-ave.; Charles O'DOnohue has built a cottage
FOR his own use in Clinton-ave. Sheriff Creamer, OF
brooklyn. is his near neighbor; Alfred Hanan, OF
New ork has come down with MS yacht ana me
Mollenhauers are back In their home-one OF the
handsomest houses in Bayshore
Further down the road toward Oakdale theIe are
William Dick and the Bradish Johnsons although
rho latter family IL to sail to Europe, the Gibbs
family: j. Ives Plumb. with his great estate at
Great River: his neighbOr, William Nlchol, and
Rayard Cutting. down on the main road, opposite
he West Brook Golf grounds. william X. Wander
BIZ comes up to IdlehOur, since the house was
burned only for n day two at time; but Nichol
Ludlow and his family have been out since early In
Nav and Frederick Bourne and his family are
watching their mansion steadily nearing completion.
Mr. and Mrs Walter Suydam. one OF the most p0pu-
lar Young couples in all the Town and Country
Club, are at Manatasquott, Bluepoint; X. y. and
Iohn Roosevelt and their families are occupying the
two Roosevelt estates. Meadowcroft and Lotoswood
az Sayyille: John Suydam, the Regis and the Knit
sing Posts back again still further down the
main country road In that miniature city Pat
chogue there is Miss Craven, who is resting after
ono OF her trips abroad l.. Hafner, Mrs. Kate Gil
bert al Brghtwood Mrs Wilmot Smith and many
others both old and visitors 10 the South
Shore of Long Island.
The hotels at Patchogue almost too crowded
10 be comfortable this week account OF the
League OF American Wheelmen meet; but the usual
well-ordered state OF affairs will be Resumed after
the Fourth The Ocean Avenue and The Clifton
both prophesy an unusually good season. and their
bookings show that they prophesy with At
sayyille both the Delayan and the Elmore have
their Inaugural hops tonight. The Linwood. at
Rayshore and the Prospect have been entertaining
a number Of guests for the last two weeks. The
Argyle at Babylon, opened under new management
again on June "a, and good season is promised:
While the season at the Watson House, an Ideally
refned and quiet hotel. began as early as May "a