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en- route and posted IN the smoking room for
.ne dement, or passengers interested in fuctua-
car is a clubhouse wheels.
The buffet sleeping car ernbodies every I'm
portant feature tending 10 the safety and COM
fort Of the traveller. The interior Is divided
into main saloon, stateroOrn, smoking room
and two toilet rooms. at either end Of tba
car. The main saloon is deliberately decorated
The seats. the backs Of which strongly suggest
the Roman antique chair. are covered with
richiy embossed mOhair plush Of color and
design to harmonic with the draperies and
woodwork The entire apartment is finished
in mahogany. AT night the seats are converted
into comfortable double beds. privacy being Sc
cured by partitions at the head and foot OF
each Heavy plush curtains dependent from
brass rods, screen the open sides AT the end
of the main saloon a door opens into the stat
room, which is conveniently arranged for The
accommodation of small parties or families
At the opposite end of the is a smoking
apartment. furnished with movable chairs and
cOuChes.
The drawing room car is 20 feet long and 10
feet wide. mounted on TWO six wheeled trucks
and is supported by spiral and ellipticaI springs
Entering through the platform vestibule on
the right IS stateroOn. with armchars
and sofa. The drawing room or main saloon
has total seating capacity of twenty-three
There are twenty richly upholstered revolving
chairs and a large divan seating three persons
The windows are heavy plate glass. . feet 8
inches square. Each window is provided with
double SASH which efTectuaIIy excludes dust
and draughts- The shades are dark blue. sur
mounted by old gold satin damask Iambre-
the opposite end IS a handsome buffet from
which light refreshments are served Adioin-
ing IS a comfortably furnished smoking room.
Toilet rooms, with hot and cold running water
are located at each end of the car.
But there are travellers for whom even these
cars are not good enough. and for the accom-
mediation OF these fastidious people the COM
pany has provided a number Of private cars
which are among the most luxurious vehicles
of railway travel ever constructed. combining
all the COnvenienCss OF a hotel with the p-i--
VaCy and comfortable surroundings OF ones
own home These cars vary slightly in size and
detail OF arrangement. TO suit the requirements
OF the lessee, and will accommodate from six
to sixteen persons.
In the rear is an observation room: adjoining
that Is a spacious bOudOir and sleeping room;
next, the parlOr. then another sleeping room.
and at the front end OF the the toilet
room, kitchen. pantry and servants quarters.
In the parlOr movable chairs and cOuches
a writing desk and extension dining table
that Will accommodate twelve persons The
large sofa in this room he Curtained of at
night and the space occupied by two comfort
able beds, upper and lower The kitchen IS
fully equipped. The Commssariat viii be fur
nished by the company when desired. together
with polite and efficient servants.
A trip Of several thousand miles can be made
IN a OF this kind with perfect comfort and
at comparatively slight expense
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OF Colorado. the vast wheat fields OF the Ameri-
can and Canadian Northwest Yellowstone Park
the fertile valleys OF Utah. the Great Salt Lake
the cascade Mountains the Canadian Rockies
the Great Glacier Of the Selkirks. the charming
scenes OF the Columbia River the gold fields of
Alaska and British Columbia. the Sierra Nevada
Mountains, the orange groves of California. the
forests OF Washington and Oregon. Puget sound
the Yosemite Valley and the Golden Gate"
The handsome cars of the New-York Cen
tral are an additional charm. and when the trip
is over they and the comforts which they
furnish are remembered by the tourist with as
ried their party on some lines IL is necessary
10 take a chair in a drawing room car TO be
comfortable but that is not the case on the
New-fork Central The standard passenger
coach on this and connecting lines is GO feet
long. and 10 feet wide and has a seating ca
paCity OF seventy-six. There are convenient lava
tories and clothes racks and the seats are con-
venient. The windows large and fitted
with heavy plate glass and when daylight fails
the cars lighted by Pintsch gas fixtures
But there passengers who are not satisfied
with the ordinary day coach and would be
II II We're still more luxurious, and for these
there drawing room coaches. buffet cars
observation. sleeping and dining cars.
The buffet car combination buffet smoking
and library car. became popular Immediately
after II introduced. These are lux
uriously furnished with movable easy chairs.
touches. tables. writing desks. bookcases. files
weekles and periodicals, a buffet stocked with
choice wines. liquors. cigars. etc. Beyond
the smoking room IS the shaving paror. in
charge Of a competent barber. Opposite Is the
bathroom. conveniently arranged and perfect
~ furnished. The books in the library are for
the free Of passengers. and may be taken
into the other cars II desired. II is only nee
essary 10 ring for porter. who Will bring you
book required. The latest quotations OF the
New-York and Chicago exchanges are received
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SPORT AT KIAMESH4 LAKE.

One Of the most delightful rural sections Of our
beautiful New-York State, and just far enough
away from the city to secure that complete change
of climate which desirable for residents OF the
city when seeking their summer rest, IS Sullivan
County, long notable for the invigOrating qualities
and the general healthfulncss OF the con
ditons which prevail there. In a most desira hle
part OF the county, at elevation Of 1900 feet
above the sea- lies the charming Kiamesha Lake,
whose shores is located the Kiamesha Lake
House. This Is a strictly up to date house with
all modern conveniences. and in its arrangement 1t
is particularly attractive for every room Is prac-
tically front room with a pleasing outlook. and
the entire house IS lighted by gas and provided with
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way by the New-York Central and Hudson
River Railroad. Two fast trains leave the
Grand Central Station every day running
through 70 PIttsfield and North Adams without
change. Lenox Stockhrdge and the other
pretty towns IN that vicinity already reCeiv-
ing their NewYork guests and Adams. Will
Jamestown and the nearby Vermont places are
being made ready to receive their annual quota
Of NeN-Yo visitors
Among the nearby summer resorts there is
probably no district which ia visited much
as the Catskll Mountains. II once long
and tedious Journey 10 the land of Rip Van
Wrinkle. Stages were the only means of convey
anCe. and the trip to the mountains coupled
with much discomfort and fatigue. BY means
OF the \cw-fork Central Railroad the trip has
been made short and convenient. one may
breakfast IN town ard have luncheon in the
mountains, or one may start on the journey af-
ter luncheon. and reach the mountains in time
for dinner
The lake region Of Central New-York which
IS traVersed for almost it's entire length by the
Auburn branch OF the New-YorlI Central. Is one
OF the fairest parts OF the Empire State. Among
the lakes 20 which the road takes passengers
oneida Skaneateies. Owasco. Cayuga
Seneca. keuka and Canandagua. On Canaan
darago Lake Is Richfed Springs. OF the old
est and best known summer resorts in the State
to which people in search = health have gone
for many years. and where others pleasure
bent find refined company and agreeable sur
roundings.
far beyond the confines OF the State, and. In
recent publication It's passenger agent said:
The New-York Central and Hudson River
Railroad and It's connections afford as many
routes across the continent OF North America
Their" are lines OF railway. and include the
following list 81 attractions in the way OF
scenery:
The historic Hudson River. the beautiful Mo-
hawk Valley. Niagara Fails the shores OF Lake
Erie and Lake Michigan. the sugar plauta lions
- Louisiana. the plains Of Texas. the mountains
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sea IS $50 miles long with the Green Mount aims
on the east and the AdirondaCks on the west.
The ruins If old Fort TiconderOga and the re-
realms of the old Crown Point forts still!
pointed out the visitor on the eastern
shore is burlington. and the AdrondaCls AU
Sable Chasr and other points of interest MAY
be reached easily from PlattshurE and Port
Kent. on the western shor-. Another gateway
10 the AdrondaCks. and the one which is the
most in favor. is at Utica the main line OF
the New-YorIl Central The great mountain
region which occupies an area Of upward OF six
thousand square miles in the counties OF iamil-
ton. Herkimer, Lewis. 81. Lawrence" Franklin,
Clinton, Fulton Oneida. Saratoga, Washington.
Essex and Warren. has been made accessible.
its beauties have become known 20 the world,
and its benefits have become available through
New York Central. The Nations pleasure
ground and sanatorium may he reached in the
same luxurious those running between
New-York and Saratoga, and the visitor may
reach the dense, romantic parts OF the North
Woods without discomfort or inconvenience
1t takes time to do the Adirondack Mountains
and go into the woods, far beyond the
stations to the beauties OF mountain for
est stream and lake scenery. but even trip by
rail from Utica TO Malone or to Montreal In
and Will give the tourist a good idea OF the
grandeur Of the scenery. Primeyal forest lum-
boring camps handsome hotels primitive stage
coaches and modern convevanCes may be seen
on the line OF the road, all in an atmosphere
which IS exhilaratinG and refreshing.
Another point on the line OF the New-York
Central which has been brought nearer TO the
people Of NewYork because Of improved rail
road facilities, Is Niagara Falls. A famous
traveller said that one must remain at Niagara
Falls a week to It's beauties When they
have spent at least a week there" he says.
they will feel regret at leaving This Is uu-
doubtedly true. but the Falls and the surround
ing attractions natural and architectural, may
be seen &. time. Mr.. Daniels has b.
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electric bells The wide verandas cover FIVE thou
sand square feet OF space. and noteworthy feat
is the appcrioning OF generous section 10 the
exclusive OF the children. The children also
provided with their own payroom and separate
croquet ground. All Of the public rooms large
and spacious and provided with open hrepaces,
which put TO frequent in the always cool
evenings.
Not only does the lake abound in gamey black
bass and other fish, but this entire region has many
delightful lakes, which afford the fisherman
pleasing variety Of sport. The scenery. too. IS
varied for this is mountain region and many a
crystal stream makes its way down the rugged
hillsides and breaks into sparkling rapids and
graceful waterfalls.
kiamesha Lake House is but two and a half
miles from Fallsburg Station on the Ontario and
Western Railway and thus most convenient Of ac-
cess TO residents of New,York. The house is under
the management Of c. NJ. Bartlett of New-York
who has conducted it with eminent success for the
last five years.
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ere more attractive than quiet evenings in the
country
The Putnam Division. with Its stations from
High Bridge TO Brewster. has its tickets ar
ranged that they include transportation on the
Sixth-aye. and Nipth-ave. elevated trains, and
that makes one feel" as one commuter ex-
planned that no matter how far go. and
although We get right into the country. we
never quite leave town
But the man who lives near New-York and
makes the round trip every day. while he may
have ample opportunity to note the advantages
OF the roa6. never sees its true beauties and
does not realize how nearly it approaches per-
lection until he goes beyond his daily trip and
makes one OF the many pleasure excursions
which have their beginning at the Grand Cen
tral Station.
A tourist who made the trip 10 Saratoga for
the first time asked on his return what he
enjoyed the most the trip.
The scenery along the Hudson comes first
and then the train from which saw IT." was the
reply. The trip made the Saratoga
Limited which will be placed in service again
this season, and will leave the Grand Central
Station every afternoon except Sunday. and
arrive in Saratoga in time for dinner The train
is composed OF Pullman cars exclusively and the
combination buffet smoking and library car
with all the comforts OF a club. the handsomely
decorated and comfortably furnished parlor cars
and the combined parlor and observation car
from which the panorama Of the majestic Hud-
son may be to the best advantage Is the
climax in the car builders art A trip on this
train with the Hudson panorama thrown in
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THE VAST LONG BEACH HOTEL.

ACCOMMODATIONS FOR LARGE NUMBERS oN THE
long ISLAND COAST.
resort that Is unique, only locally. but
unique among the resorts OF the entire country IS
LonE Beach. and It's peculiar characteristic Is in
the and the magnitude OF everything connected
with II The Long Beach Hotel IS impressive IN
It, magnitude. being eleven hundred feet long. Tn"
hotci ,eranGao are % equal length and from
twenty five fifty feet wide The dining room Will
scat comfortably Il thousand persons. and IN har-
nlony with tho vast scale % the establishment the
nlanaPernert Is unparalleled It's Iberality. That
the house IL large IS surprising. FOR the loca-
ton demanded Il. Standing the extreme out
lying border OF Long Island II is far sea,
and as one looks from the wide pazzas It Is no
sound or harbor that lies before one but the open
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ocean, In all its grandeur. Even quiet day
the slow rolling swell impresses the observer with
its dignity and power. and when moved by the
storm the mighty inrolling breakers overpCwer-
ing in their grandeur AT such place great
hotel necessity. The beach. too. is grand. for
II Is Of unusual width and ten miles Tonga vast
e1panse of smooth white sand, admirable for
bathing, walking wheeling.
In such large hotel most liberal spaces can be
allowed for ali OF the public rooms. and We find the
office and rotunda. the drawing room. the hand
ballroom, all unusually extensive and in u
summer resort this means much for the comfort Of
the guests for IL means such volume and free
circulation Of fresh air that even in the most OPP
pressive weather perfect comfort will be found
everywhere
Besides these apartments there Is an ample
billiard room, with billiard and pool tables and
shuttle boards open and women alike;
there is also q handsome palm room. where private
dinners and late supperS served. a bowling
alley and extensive bathing pavilion. provided
with hot and cold salt water baths, are also at
nand AS golf is necessity at all pleasure
resorts. first class golf course will DO ready for
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the entire valley Of the Hudson River be
seem while TO the north the view is bounded by
the AdIrondlcks the the Green
Mountains and the berkshire Hills. and to the
south the Highlands In the foreground the Hud-
be traced for sixty miles. What all this
means in grandeur OF scenery. in magnhcence of
distances and beauty of color. and the vary
Ing lights and shades. only visit to the Catskills
will convey any adequate mpre ssion. Surrounding
tho Catsk Mountain House is a splendid park
OF nearly three thousand acres. traversed In all
directions by many miles OF carriage roads and
woodland trails leading other points of interest;
and in this park two mountain lakes. both
well stocked with fish and supplied with boats and
canoes. The house is 2,250 feet above tho sea, and
the temperature is from Is "a degrees lower
than In the city while the dry invigorating climate
is free from the suspicion of malaria. and is
perfect relief from hay fever and similar troubles.
The Otis Elevating Railway lands visitors within
three hundred feet OF the house. and the entire
Journey from New-York requires but three and a
half hours Much OF the popularity of this resort
Is due the mana cement of Messrs. Charles and
George II. Beach. who have been identified with II
for many years.
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would be interesting in itself, but there Is much
to at the end of the journey. Saratoga. the
most important spa in the country, has many
attractive features aside from its curative
waters, and in the season the place is the con-
gregating point for people from all parts Of the
world The broad verandas Of its great hotels
the drives, clubhouses and the resorts on the
lake shore swarm with people who go there
year after year. and always find Saratoga a
little more beautiful than it tta year before
Lake George. the clear body o. water thirty
three miles long, surrounded by = coded hills, is
Of the short excursions from Saratoga. and
little further away is Lake Champlain. which
belongs TO the Saratoga tour This great inland
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and Mrs. w. f Glyn formerly Mrs W L Kane)
ave; Mr. and Mrs Robert Muirhead. carry CO..
tage. Bath Road; Mr: and Mrs. Charles NJ. Buf One
bod Tg E ,I Esokw'4 RsafTew PARK ". sa4
Mrs John Ellis Hoffman John :. TOoker. Mr.. and
Mrs G.. L. F Robinson. Kay-sr. Mr. and Mrs. \.
Clif-ave and Dresse--st and MI and Mrs Henry
Dudley. CushmaH Via Cathertne-st.
ReUevue-ave cottage Of Mrs Brockholst Cutting
who has sailed FOR Europe with her son. William
Mrs. Hermann oelEishs and her young son are
Mr and Mrs T NJ Davis have as guest Mrs
Anderson judge Horace Gray. Of the United
wishing Professor Alexander AsasSIz Miss Mary
hing Is with Mrs. EdwaTd kl2 re- Mrs George g.
Brown. Miss Edythe Gushing. 81 Mr. and Mrs
Thompson. Of Gordon Mckay: and Harold Wander
h Of his 6TothSr William VIII I + y9 bEG IT.
Wa,o N Mr. and and M 5 eh fn b PSEfsF a.
Kip, F. Rollins Morse, Mr., ana Mrs, e L Nc
Mrs Hugh l. Cole. Mrs. PostIethwalte and Ralph
father. John W Ellis, at his cottage IN Bellevue
CAPTAIN F G, CaaawIek, Z 5 \; !. 70 spend th'
The Misses Gilbert have decided not 10 occupy
spend muS5 Of the summer travelling IN ca3ada
MI and Mrs Charles Aston BTsted. who had a
summer.
ogden Goldman, tr,. has rented taE the seaso3
Champn-st-, and Miss Florence Z H MarviI
has taken the Hunt cottage in AyrauIt-st-
An important transfer OF real estate was recorded
this week by which General Francis vintou
Greene Of New-York becomes the owner OF the
Pond estate Ridge Road overlooking the en-
trance To the harbor. The property was sold ~
the executor and trustee under the will ~ Harriet
y. Pond and Arson Phelps Pond. the price being
SO II includes lots. in all about NJ
teen and u half acres. with dwelling house.
stable and other buildings. IL Gdjoins the estates
of Hugh II. AuChinClOss and Seth Low. General
Greene has been for several years a summer resi-
dent al Jamestown. across the bay
Miss Rose \. Grosvenor who not long since
bought large tract Of land adjoining her already
extensive property on Beacon HIl: has this week
purchased still another piece lying between Beacon
lin and Brenton Roads. and containing over SeO-
Ol1 feet
\ quiet wedding this week that Of Miss
Lydia Malcom. daughter OF the late Rev. Charles
Howard Malcolm. of New Ork. TO the Rev Thomas
WOrr1ll rector Of ST PaulS Church Burlington,
Vt II took place In All Saints Memorial Church
the ceremony being performed by the Rev. F II.
Porter. of this city. assisted ny the Rev. James
Nevett Steele OF Trinity Church New-YOrk.
The enEa cement i DouOCcd here Of Miss Ger
trude Watson; niece Of DR. W: Argyle Watson. 20
stephen Wood LjniuEtOn. OF \ew-NCrlI
George +. Fabyop, who = occupying the Seth
Low villa here. has option the steam YACHT
HallymeuH. the property of the late John Nicholas
Brown. which is row at Bristol ready 70 so into
commission.
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lished a little book in the -Four Track Series"
which gives directions how to the Falls in
days which is we'll worth reading by those
who contemplate making the trip. For the two
days trip should take a train leaving the
Grand Central Station at night. This train
arrives the Falls the next morning, and that
day the visitor may with see the falls from
both sides and make the trip the Canadian
side TO Dufferin Islands. On the second day
trips may be made the New-Yor Central
observation train. on the Lewiston steamer and
on the Park and River Railway and on the
Maid of the Mist the little steamer from which
one may gain the best idea of the power and
awful grandeur Of the cataract.
The Berkshire Hills, a region unsurpassed fos
healthfulness and known for It's beauty of
scenery. may also be reached in the quickest
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use this season; and near the house arc both turf
and concrete tennis courts. The Long Beach Hotel
opens June but hand is the Long
Beach Inn. which is open from May 70 October, a
quiet and most comfortable establishment. For
those who desire NOR" privacy than be had at
= hotel. there rweuty-ciEhf cottages connected
with the establishment which may be rented for
The season.
In such an extensive establishment Il IS proper
that the management should bc intrustcd TO
who f. accustomed 20 handling large enterprises.
and this IS iu the charge % \. l. Dick who has
conducted the hous" for number Of seasons and
who I'm the winter has managed the great Tampa
Bry Hotel. ia Florida.
Long Reach easily reached in forty-Hvc minutes
from tho city by the Long Island Railroad which
lands It's passengers AT the door OF the hotel.
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VACATION RESORTS.
SUBURBAN HOMES ON THE NETWORK
AL-SARATOGA NIAGARA.
THE LAKES AND THE
MOUNTAINS ON THE
GREAT ROAD.

How do you get there" is usually one Of the
first questions asked by people when the name
OF vacation place or health resort is mentioned
Are the trains we'll equipped"
DO they make good tme?"
DO they run frequently"
To those people who have had experience in
travelling in the United States the fact that a
place IS situated on the line Of the New-York
Central and Hudson River railroad IS a guaran-
tee that they need borrow no anxiety on the
transportation question, end it is owing TO that
confidence in the management of the road, its
readiness TO accommodate its patrons and its
uberaIity in the matter Of low rates 10 com
nnuters that many of the places on its line have
become popular as vacation resorts.
In pamphlet recently issued by the company
ninety suburban towns are mentioned as being
in the communication district. and all have the
benefit of the superior service. The Hud"on
River Division. which includes all :, towns
between Spuyten Duyvil and Fishki17 q. ,iiug,
embraces one of the most picturesque parts Of
the Union. Nature has endowed the stretch of
country along the river bank with rare 5eauty,
historical events have made the country sacred
10 all Americans. and the lavish expenditure
OF money has added architectural beauties to
the various places. which cannot full to attract
attention and cause admiration. Scattered along
the whole line. in the villages and near them.
close 10 the magnificent estates Of people
well known in financial. commercial social and
artistic circles the houses and farms TO
which many NEWCOMERS go during the vaca
ton weeks, and their coming to town and re-
turning in time for dinner IS made possible by
the well managed railroad service.
On the Harlem Division. from Melrose to
Brewsters, including Wakefield. Mount Vernon.
Bronxvflle. Scarsdale, Pleasantville. Chappaqua,
Lake Mahopac and many other pretty towns.
there is also a perfect arrangement for the
accommodation of residents who have their
places Of business IN New-York and for those
people also whom city places of amusement