New-York tribune., 1901-12-15

| Christmas crowds will heavily overrun those OF
Thanksgiving. and by another week the yule-
tide decorations Of holly and evergreen Will begin 10
| appear all over the place.
| The Christmastide cottage colony will be large
| one with little or nothing in prospect by way or
| formal entertainment. The Goulds will entertain
friends season, usual but there will this
| year be no departure from the informaity which
has always characterized the entertainment OF vis-
tors at Georgian Court The fact that this Christ
mas will be the first which the new baby Edith has
known will doubtless mean Christmas tree OF par
ticular brfliancy this year. while the Gould en-
| ployes OF whom there is small army Will have
| one or two trees with the usual heavy and valu-
! able fruitsge.
From this time out regular golf competitions for
| prizes may be expected, the season custom being
for the regular daily golfers OF the week TO make
! up such competitions Saturdays when results
give practical comparisons the gains or losses IN
playing form through the week. Handicap matches
are the usual rule with morning play at one club
and an afternoon round al the other. The Country
| Club has announced a three day mixed foursome
| tournament for Christmas week when Mrs George
J. Gould whose husband is the club president Will
give prizes 70 the winning pair and second prizes
| VIII be given by Clarence NJ Roof
The handicap Of last Saturday, which was the
! Country Clubs first formal competition was a
gratifying success there being twenty-five entries
and all day play through perfect day. The winner
was f. G. Patterson. a well known hnancler who
registered from the North Jersey Golf Club.
Persistent ruuor has for some time Insisted that
| John d. Rockefeller was buying Lakewood real
| estate presumably for his sons home, and the
latest OF such rurnors the effect that, acting
through New-York real estate agents. he has Sc
cured options upon thirty lots IN sixth-st. and ex-
tending west from Madison-ave Local real estate
men give no credence TO the story
Miss Crocker art worker, whose studio IS in
Fifth-st has announced afternoon studio tea
to be held on Wednesday, to which the younger
members Of the cottage colony are invited.
The presence Of a strong musical interest IN Lake
wood residential circles has been shown this week
in the coming out Of thirty persons Monday
evening in response invitation to assist in the
formation Of choral club for regular work this
season A partial organization was formed, and at
another meeting on Monday evening plans for work
will be effected It is thought that chorus of fifty
or more can be drawn together for immediate work
Social interests will not this season be entirely
confined TO pursuits of literature, art or music Wit
ness the recent formation OF a club which will
study chess cribbage, whist and euchre The club
at present includes Mr.. and Mrs Clarence NJ. Roof,
Dr. and Mrs. I H Hance. DR.. and Mrs. Charles l.
Iindley DR.. and Mrs. W G. Schauffier. Miss Ger
trude Leslie Mrs. William 3. Leeds, Miss Leeds,
Miss Foot Miss Hayden Miss Baldwin. Miss
Douner. Miss Dashier the Misses Marsh, Miss
Glover Mr. Clark. T. NJ p Mills, Mr.. Whitney and
Frank Russell
Mrs. Samuel S. Beard has been elected a vice.
president of the Womans Auxiliary Of All Saints
Episcopal Church. in place Of Mrs David l.
Schwartz resigned.
Charles e Burnham. who has for four years had
the direction Of music at All Saints, has been ap-
pointed instructor in vocal music at Princeton Col
lege but will arrange to keep his church work and
pupils here for the present.
AT THE HOTELS.
A round of the hotels large and small. yields bits
of interest from each Of the large families.
The Lexington office, essentially a mems room Is
a point for interesting discussion on any evening
Farm gardening methods of the Rothschds IN
France and scenery on the Rhine were treated py
expert testimony one evening this week.
Oak Court guests have had their evenings inter
estngIy hred with jolly and informal card parties
and musicals, with an interesting billiard tourna-
The Laurel House has housed ali the prominent
doctors and sanitary men Of the @ state during the
soclation, and many of the house guests attended
The various m M a5d MRS NJ W A anq Ha6ss Pe wei
known New-York people who came down from their
country place. Cranmoor Farm. 10 dine at the
Palmer House people PT5s misc T06
progra mme and the o'clock tea hour in the cosey
and M Pog sps5a 9e nd PfFof Of 9 thus
Cottagers largely rendezvous at the Laure -in-the-
Pines palm room in the late afternoons, for that
hour is filed by the programme OF the big orchestra
av6rs IN 5ne the peasGre Of perfect music
The Hotel LenoX family which Is growing
Billiard room contests and cards. pnoche bearing
present honors as favorite. The reporter was just
in time to hear a winning score telephoned 10
friend in NewYork
AMONG LAKEWOOD COTTAGE HOMES.
Mr. and Mrs Gould. with Marjorie, returned
Wednesday from their Western trip.
Mr. and Mrs William S. Rogers. of New-York
hsva moved into their Forest-ave. home.
Mr. and Mrs Charles L. Pack and family. recent
lv burned out of their Madison-ave cottage. have
secured the Freeman place. at Forest-ave. and
Miss Louise G. HinsdaIe and Miss Finney came
from Flushing to spend Sunday with the Rev. DR..
and Mrs Hinsdale of Fifth-st
Mr. and Mrs Henry A James, of New-York.
at home in their handsome new cottage, in Forest
ave. -
RoIin of Philadelphia. are guests OF Mrs. W. A
Rolin. -
have moved into the Stockly cottage, in Fifth-st..
nr and Mrs W G. schauff1er in Fifth-st., are
entertaining Miss Elizabeth P Stearns OF Hartford
Conn
Mrs T M p Mills, of CIifton-ave
Miss Edith King and Gerard Herrick. OF New
York were visitors at the home of Miss Annie R.
Dashiell. in Madson-ave
New-Yorkers who have registered at the hotels OF
Lakewood this week are. in part. as follows
at the Laurel House-DunCan B. Cannon, William
D. Barbour. Cornelius B Geld, Mr. and Mrs
NTH Mrs William c. Merriam, Robert ". Taller,
Mrs ] Lee Taller D. B. Holmes, George Hbbard.
Clarence Gordon Miss Helen Parish Mr.. and Mrs.
". Murray and family Miss Emily Breyoort Potts,