Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-05-17

! POLLY LARKIN |
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

can scan its pages without making a
mighty resolve in their own heart that
before the dance of the midsummer
fairies is ended they will be enjoying
some, if not all, the pleasures and in
ducements held out to recreation seek
ers who want to throw dull care to the
winds and forget the very name of
duty and work of all kinds. IAN Out
ing on New Plan," says the next sub
head line, and turning the page you
find the name, Camp Reverie." Where
is it? you ask. In the Russian River
redwoods, on the line of the California
Northwestern Railway. From June I'M
til the end of summer the guests of
Camp Revere will make the welkin
ring. There is food for thought, food
that will satisfy the inward longing
and craving for the beautiful in nature;
the daintiest and most appetizing of
meals that cannot fail to satisfy the
most fastidious of epicureans, and be-
sides addresses will be made every fore
noon by able speakers. Literary peo-
pie will flock to this ideal camp, which
will be dotted with little white tents
thicker than daisies in meadow.
There will be occasional evening enter
tainments, music, boating on Russian
river and pretty Mark West creek that
flow like silver ribbons in the vicinity.
Here the wild flowers and ferns are in
their glory, and it isa perfect paradisef for
the artist and dreamland for the poet.
1t will be filled with congenial spirits,
and there will be enjoyment and rest
for all, no matter what your nature
may be, and best of all, the prices are
so moderate that they are in the reach
of the many instead of the few. An
other feature of this model resort is that
it is only three hours travel from San
Francisco. The heart of the summer
sojourner will be as light as thistle
down and as joyous as the bird that
trills his hymn of praise in the beauti-
full Guerneville redwoads in this charm
ing Russian Rivea valley, one author
claiming that "it is as fertile as Egypt
and fair as Italy" The very atmos-
phere and the surroundings make you
feel like a new being, and you may feel
so thoroughly lost in this haven of rest
that you will feel like quoting Rip Van
Wrinkle when he said, "If my dog
Schneider vos here, he would know
me-" The little book is gem from
start to finish, beautifully written and
filled with exquisite little views of this
charming summer retreat and verdant
valley that invite the attention of the
reader and makes one long to flee from
the windy and dusty city and towns
and forget everything for the time being
except the beauties of this little Eden.
A trip to this favored spot will give you
new lease ON life.
What to wear on our summer jaunts?
That is the question that is puzzling
more than one fond mother and fair
summer girl. And here is what one
wise little lady has prepared for her
family of six, ranging like SO many
steps from the youngest to the Oldest
She has provided three little suits
apiece for the girls and they are made
of blue and white ticking of good quail
ity, and how these wee folks can romp,
with never a fear of tear or snagged
dress. Little short skirts and blouses,
and sunbonnets made of the mating
that comes around tea, and pink and
blue lawn, as the case may be. For the
older daughter, who has passed the age
of "sweet SIXTEEN" she has for daily
wear skirts clearing the ground made
of the ticking and plenty of shirt
waists, while for Sunday and more
dressy occasions she has provided neat
white duck suits with plenty of dainty
neck-ribbons. The boys are to be at
tired in brown overalls, and they can
romp and climb at their will, with no
fear of the consequences. Underneath
the overalls they will wear out all their
old clothes, which are too good for the
ragpicker and yet could not be worn to
school. They are just the thing for
summer jaunt and save them from be-
ing handed down or made over for
Tom, Dick or Harry, as the case may
be. Polly has never known boy yet
who did not hate to wear his brothers.
old clothes. This brings to mind the
indignation of a certain little boy who
rose up in his wrath one day and said,
''It's bad enough to have to wear pas
old clothes, and 1 just won't wear Bob's,
so thereW
The above are suitable for camp life
and roughing it, and when it comes to
the fashionable summer resorts there
are dainty lawns, dimities, zephyr,
ginghams and sheer, pretty white
goods that make little girls and big
girls as well look like summer fairies.
This seasons wheel of fashion has
brought out many beautiful wash-silks
in the daintiest of colorings that will be
used extensively for children and for
pretty and effective shirt-waists. There
are all sorts of lovely gauze materials,
some of them wonderfully like the fab
rics used in the days of our grand
mothers. Many of them consist of
broad tan stripes relieved by narrow