The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-08-15
kate Clyde in the fdrondacks.

|, surrounded by the wilderness, and yet
the interior or the p-sue rUuE,u ITtrtg rTUusr
contains all the modern iu&uries. 4 wish
you could see our place, ana set AZ 10
not bit nicer than the majority OF
camps. Of course, II Is outwardly built
OF rough hewn logs, with projecting
corners and there IS a wide rustic pis ga
overhanging the lake and having for posts
young trees with the branches LETT on.
he inside, however, Is anything but
roughly finished. In the Lrst place there
Is huge dining room, with its polished
haru wood floor fairly covered with beau
tiful skins. The walls are stained "A deep
red and are hung with deers' heads, guns,
hshing tackle, etc, rhe most stunning
thing In the whole room Is the big cob
bIe-stone harth, which is built out into
10 the semblance OF a Venetian fireplace
and which will hold a log OF medieval
proportions There are few pictures on the
walls, but they are By prominent animal
painters and represent hunting scenes.
There are any number OF artistic chairs,
settles and divans with gorgeous indian
pillows snarling lynx so artistically
mounted that IL seems alive crouches in
one corner and little black bear Cousin
Bob shot graces the entrance
The dining room will seat 20 people.
and the walls are fairly covered with
antlers silver TASKS, horns and golf aud
is heavily ornamented with Indian carv-
ing and the large bedrooms up stairs are
as dautly furnished as those I'm our
town house. Everything is lighted by
electricity. We have a fine cellar with
"a furnace which gives US hot water all
over the house. and we'll filled wine
vault and provision closet.
You should see this provision closet
It contains everything from little birds
to aspic Jelly and pate de foie gras. No
more slabs or greasy pork for the mod
ern Nimrod. Even II we should run out
OF things We should not have TO go far
ther than Saransc village for the ma
tlves understand so well the tastes OF
the New York crowd" that you can
buy Camembert cheese aud champagne
in at least two of the tiny shops.
How much nicer this is than the old
way of camping
The girls here wear the most -eeatfet-
tish mountain costumes imaginable.
never thought short skirts could look
so dainty. One Philadelphia damse who
is staying at one of the camps looks per-
fectly bewtching In a suit OF hunters
green. The skirt 10 the very latest thing
Instead of the usual straight band OF
stitching, the lower part is cut I'm deep
points and then stitched down fiat. Below
this comes a scant. circular ruffle stitch
ed I'm the usual manner This gives "A very
skirt fts snugiy 10 the hips. The small
Jacket is bloused and fastens little TO
the left side with line OF stitched points
These pointed effects are also seen on
the cuffs and collar. BY the way, | no.
tice that there Is marked tendecy TO
introduce fancy effects into short skirt
costumes
Mark Twain has hired camp near the
site OF the old Martin hotel. and I un-
derstand that he expects to do a good
deal OF writing here
Speaking OF the Martin hotel reminds
me OF ridiculous incident which hap
pened the other day. There Is nothing
left of the old hotel except a pile OF
stones and a rickety wharf which looks
much stronger than IL is. The other day
Muriel and / were In the rowboat pass-
ing by when we noticed dandifed old
sportsman standing upon this wharf, rub
bering' at us with all his might Re-
membering how old the planks were, look
ed up at him with anxiety. but hem istook
my glance utterly and. drawing himself
mp with fatuous smirk. he advanced
TO the edge OF the wharf. Suddenly there
was a crash Muriei gave scream OF
alarm. and turned 10 see our ancient
beau noundering wildly, with one leg IN
q hole up To the thigh. With red face
he managed 10 extricate himself Then
with n dgnihed and reassuring bow IN
our direction he stepped bravely forward
only 20 crash through arain. this time
with the other les. Muriel buried her face
IN her handkerchif and gave vnnt 10
series ~ choking sounds. 7 seized the
oars and pulled awsv from the M omen-
ed spot. AZ turned the bend ventured
10 look back. and 7 saw the aged gallant
painfully crawling along a stout log on
his hands and knees until he reached
elunp of bushes where he Disappeared.
KATE CLYDE.
saranac Lake, -. Y