New-York tribune., 1900-09-02

annual horse show. Already invitations have been
sent out by the leading cottagers for dinners end
entertainments a month in advance, and every
thing points to gay month.
Golf week which the 10th. will be
filed with dinners and entertainments. The women
of the cottages will serve tea each afternoon OF
the play at the clubhouse. Most OF TIE c9ttagers
will entertain house parties in that week. The
entries for the tournament coming in fast and
some of the representative players of the East VIII
contest for the handsome trophies offered by the
club. Especially large is the number OF college
men that have entered The colegians come to
Lenox attracted not only by the handsome prizes
but by the number of entertainments that are
given during golf week. The prizes for the tour
nament include. besides the valuable Lenox Cup
trophies offered by the club. by William D. Sloane
and by John E. Alexandra
The young people of the cottages have deter
mined to revive the Aoral parade. which until
few years ago was of the picturesque incidents
Of the fall season. There for years gay scenes
on the village streets the day of the tub
parade. as It called. The handsome traps,
decked with the flowers of the fall. adorned
with gay ribbons and trappings. was sight that
brought people TO Lenox from miles around, With
the coming Of the golf interest the floral parade
died. and for the last three seasons no parade has
been held. This year it is TO be taken up again.
and there will be some innovations In the line OF
automobiles, four-n-hands and bicycles. Among
those who are interested in the arrangement for
the parade are Joseph w. Burden, jr John Sloane.
jr.. Benjamin Moore and several others.
Following the floral parade. II is proposed 10 have
a floral boat parade at Lake Mahkeenac, of which
the young women of the cottages will have the
management. The canoes and light craft OF the
lake are TO be decorated with flowers. and the
parade will be reviewed from the boat club piazzas
After the boating tea will be served, and the en-
tertainment will end with dance in the boat club
house.
The Lenox Horse Show Association has
nounced this week the prize list for its second horse
show at William D. Sloane's High Lawn Farm
Friday, September 21 The Executive Committee of
the association is Chairman, Giraud Foster;
tary and treasurer. DR.. Henry Z. Jacques: Miss
Kate Cary William d. Sloane and John z. Alex
andre. The association has offered prizes for
twenty classes sixteen in the harness department
and four for saddle horses. Some classes have
been added since last ear There will be driving
contests for women, the judges to order the
nanouvres; coachmen's driving competitions,
jumping hurdles and other interesting
tests The association will offer ribbon prizes
cept in two classes. where money will be offered.
Already there is great interest in the show. Last
year with ten days preparation the show
made great success and Immediately the Lenox
Horse Show Association formed. Some of the
cottagers are already preparing for the show, and
new traps and horses have been purchased.
with the intention of making the show of a
higher standard than in 1899. The stables of Will
lam D. Sloane, George G. Haven, John 5. Barnes,
Anson P. Stokes, Charles Laner. Alfred r. Shat
tuck George Westinghouse and others will make
large entries
The dates for three assembly dances will be set
next week They will be held during September
and October in Assembly Hail.
Mr. and Mrs. William d. Sloane and Miss Lila
Vanderbilt Sloane have returned from the Thou
sand Islands
Baron and Baroness Fava, the Italian Ambassa-
dor and his wife, arrived this week at the Curtis
Hotel. Baron Fava has been fall visitor TO Lenox
for the last ten years.
Mrs H w Curtiss and Miss Curtiss left this
week for Southampton. Long Island. attracted by
the golf tournament They win return within two
weeks.
Bishop Henry Potter. OF New-York, is guest of
H A c. Taylor at the Furniss cottage.
Mr. and Mrs William B. Bliss who spending
the summer at Bernardsytlle, \. j.. are guests Of
MT ana Mrs Louis C. Cireeneaf of Boston are
guests of DR.. and Mrs, Richard c. Greenleaf.
The Rev. and Mrs. Harold Arrowsmith are home
from Paul Smiths, in the Adirondacks. where they
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs: Anson Phelps
%rs r Mackay and Miss Meta Mackay OF New
York have returned from Newport and are at the
Prince and Princess Brancaccio are again the
guests of Mrs. David Wolfe Bishop, They have
tention to remain in Lenox throughout September.
Bishop & and o abroad He the
Mr. and Mrs. George Winthrop Folsom:
who have been at Bar Harbor, have returned TO
their cottage Bel-Air IN IN the & Lee Road @ vi.
their daughter ana s0n-in,Iaw, Mr. and Mrs; Carlos
de Heredta nave gone 10 Newport, Whefe they VIII
spend q few weeks.
! Miss Sarah Seaman, OF New-York, is Q guest Of
her sister Mrs. William A. Read. at the Kneeand
cottage
! Miss Bliss, OF Baltimore Is guest OF her sister.
Mrs John f.. Alexandra.
Mr. and Mrs Richard S. Dana and David It.
| Dana are a their Golden Rod cottage They have
been at Southampton for some weeks.
John T. Parsons and the Misses Parsons, with
Mrs ID. Percy Morgan. OF New York, left this week
for Newport, 10 be present at the wedding OF Her
| bert Parsons and Miss Elsie Clews.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. James Ahercrombie Burden. Jr.. are
at Newport for short visit
WI - M n hfg aakx
| to lock over his eight Thousand estate on
! October Mountain. There has been great deal OF
road building on the estate this season. Mr.. Whit
ney viii spend the latter part of the month the
! lodge and II iE expected that during October Mr.
! and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney will hrins house