The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-03
MOMAUGUIN OPENS TO-DAY
THE FINEST SHORE RESTA UR1 NT
 ON THE CONNECTICUT COAST.

At the Fine New Pavilion at Cosey
 Beach of the Fair Haven and West.
 viIIe Road-First Class Dinners-Nr
 Dunne, Formerly of Various Promi.
 mont Hotels, in Charge-A French
 Chef-The New Building and It's
 Euuipment and Beautiful Surrounds
 ings.
 One of the most beautiful of summer resorts along the New England coast, Cosey Beach, with it's companion attrac- ton, Mansfield Grove has been rendered doubly attractive by the enterprise of the Fair Haven and Westville Railroad company in erecting the beautiful and commodious new pavilion at Cosey Beach, while first class shore dinners, admirably served, will be one of the specialties This new building has been named the Momauguin. Here the visitor may now enjoy the best and most ap- petizing shore dinners or lunches. All the delicacies of the season requisite to complete repast of the kind will be provided with attentive walters and very pleasant surroundings. From the pavilion dining rooms and the ample ve- randahs, which are sixteen to twenty five feet in width, surrounding the building, a grand view of Long Island sound is obtainable, as fine as can be found at any point along the shores of the Sound. The railroad company has secured to take charge of the restaurant J. w. Dunne, gentleman formerly of the Shoreham, Washington, the Hygeia at Old Point Comfort the Savoy and Grand hotels of New York, and private parties will be served in the best man. ner either in the spacious and beautiful dining room which can accommodate a large number of guests or in the private dining rooms up stairs, which are also very tasteful in style and appearance. An accomplished French chef with walters from New York are secured and the cuisine and service will be unsur- passed along our coast The building is quite an imposing structure and is a fine addition to the beach. It sets hand somely near the beach, about twenty feet from high water mark, with noth- ing to mar or obstruct the view of the Sounds broad bosom and is nearly one hundred feet in length by thirty feet in width the wide verandah not included It is in the Swiss style of architecture, and in front is a wide spacious velvety lawn several hundred feet in length and width in the center of which a broad plank walk leads from the building en- trance across the lawn to the trolley cars. The lawn is well shaded by fine trees and in the central part Is an old fashioned sun dial. The house is paint ed in two shades of green with dark red trimmings and from the flag staff floats to the breeze a big red burgee inscribed with "Momauguin' in white letters. l There is massive stone fire place at the | east end built of field stone and swell | ed brick, etrikingly original and pleas- l ing feature A winding staircase leads | from the big dining room to the private | rooms overhead, which open upon a 1 piazza on the water side All the inter- for of the building is handsomely finish ed in hard woods. Separate from the dining room to the eastward is a large kitchen furnished with a mammoth range, boiler, pantriee, store room and | serving room and a great refrigera- tor and on the upper floor over the kitchen are the sleeping apartments for the manager and his assistants.
 The building is lighted throughout with electricity and electric lights il- illuminate the lawn and piazza at night Near the east of the building are thirty six bathing houses, and bathing suits can be rented if desired A regular shore dinner will be served in addition to the meals la carte
 The name "Momauguin' given to this fine house is exceedingly appropriate. and few words historical on the sub- ject of the famous old Connecticut h. dian chief, after whom the house is named, is appropriate
 On the 24th of November, 163S Theo- philus Eaton, esq, Mr. Davenport and other English planters, made their first purchase of Momauguin, sachem of that part of the country, and his counsellors. The English promised to protect Mo and his Indians from their enemies, and that they should have suf- fcient planting ground between the har- Dor and Saybrook fort This ground was located in East Haven, from the