The sun., 1902-06-29
Fashion iuth summer


Fashion ~ I'll" summer.
new and grrd' hotel recently opened
~ lrnoN hls rr,r.v we'd. u seems, reluctant
.u,lal approval IN thai now famous
Berkshire sea- nf fashion. though th"
project ui building ~" vast hostelry had
b.-rn r,',cutcl bv IN" cottage sentiment
Il ~" pH'" 80 AN intrusive innovation
which PROMISED to prove socially rcvo-
lutIonarv II not di~d.'Tous to the long
rr0'r'lluod rN'.u>lv.Tc.- of L"noS
AlroaI,. during the lat generation.
or tNo generations. LcEox has l,as~.Sl
through tNu very radical social trans
formations From having been "oun-
trv town uf rural rcpp~c and >cchisinn,
- rarely beautiful situation iIr~' drew
- y. ~ ~" miGll" ut the last century
. colony ~ summer residents distIn-
cui,hei m chirf part rather hy intel
ic,tual cultivation and social refinement
than hv the possession of wealth and bv
br.' ant social leadership II was AT
I"noN that the famous pr tH,NSISG
made hls lat notable public appearance
when ~ hVgu>' l'l.. hc delivered there
MS addrc- ou the anniversary Of the
,..anctpa'iun - 'hr slaves N the British
W"~j Irir~ The lit'lc red house oc-
ctIpiai by HAWTHORNE gavr further dts
Junction ?" IN" place. and FANNl kEM-
NLE'S residence ther" left "a mark ou
the manner 1T speech, and even the man
uers generally II her cultivated neigh
- ,,lt Oh, t,f cot A.snr ,.hlfa-us,.t
Mis- SFlGwiCK'S school for girls NJ
Icnoy VA. known thrnughou, IN" mon
- y scat "f p"ite education ELIEEY
SEpGWiCK gav" to the then very limited
rir.l, ut lsuo, fHNu- ui graceful Cultl-
V1',un and h'.b-h~rd courtesy. CHARLES
NStou BRI~tlD added hs .;tr'l"ctual
h-ilancv ard social charm. aud drew
- him %, visitors artists nj dl>i,' c'ion
a1d mon pr lr'ter> and scholarship
TNu uf the ,i.Irvw"n Wh, are nov.
avn rrv tr, '...' distinguished IN New
York. u m,y also br not"d. 'ar1o hlther
frrrl lrp.N rari-fr~. the Rev. nr.
P,HkUJ.I,T ~ the Pre- -hytcrian Chur, h
ard jho Rev DR. GRoSvE>oR of the
Eu,ecorgl ,"u~'h
>r,o,,oir- nm, u"rui ard rrithin tho
l1.ttVcrt, ryo vp7r, q complete social
.harrr cam" uvr- I"u"N Gdy ard
luxurious fashion and hruud.'>> wealth
l"-gu to- trylde the pIlct town and
"rnx tnon i'> ula.c hv t"s ~d" e New
prrt a. place I"c I'D hv them ~
.,r"c,al m"r~frc a psc, ard grounds
wli,n htd hr'r royrri~i a. tV~.> -
Nmcrcar c'l.r,r," ~ rural A., hl;c't-
rrr and lt'd,,drs gardening were
rcp.d,rd hy urp~ug seats 81 wealth
and ~p.tl ambition Bv tho SIDE ~
the.c NE old -c"-ncd humble. and
relatively. - far ~ concerns the eS-
'srt Il tho c-tatc, a." pla'c> n'tahl~
~ tho j,co.V "i The rasl were of con-
tl.,"i dim"l.Iou~. \ brilliant prp-
sr...rn - gHNetv b' yan To- PAS through
rh. ni,,r nulcr NuIn,rv roads Fashion
wont from SEASIDE \cNuort ~ the h.
s'u mcr - uInunta n-.ide lcnoN when
Tho cooler brccsc~ Of tho autumn bagan
o. blow
Meantime. and m hp,h periods, no
gr"a' summer hotels Ike those which
give distinction e. Saratoga springs. for
.Nanpc had crrr "Nisre Il waS pre-
..nin"ntlv cottage community
single hot"l ~ Consequence. Curtis's.
accommodated visitors but II wac never
"A Conspicuous feature Of tho village and
was relatively ~ small proportions. II
So iulou~ly preserved IT. distinctly sub
ordinate place IA N" social economy.
Vow g-.,t hItrl rivals ~ It's magnitude
aud luNuriou>nr>- tho most imposing
hotel con>t ,icti"ns Of this tine. Its sit.
j. al~p one oi th' most commanding IN
L.1rv nni nr-t beautiful in Berkshire
Obviously. the large cap tai put into
this undertaking expects To- get adequate
reward and the reward can come only
from hundreds ~ visiting patrons able
and willing to paw handsome prices for
their accommodations. Almost newt
ably such loi.l. now first provided.
will intr0duce into lenox a new social
element and tend tp modify the social
character 81 thu place, II rot TO trans
form, II very decade llv
~ ~ remarked IN beg,nn,ns. the ex-
elusive social s-n, mcnt of LeuoI seems
10 have accepted snrrowf,lly the situation
and the inevitable hv putting the formal
stamp Of IL, approval On the new hotel,
however unw,ilinglv u still another
social reNol,rion l. To cumc 10 Lemon II
L. going tn be delayed, evidently, ana L.
takc place nv slow stages only. The
range Of BerlIshire oountry made attrac-
tive by To- scenery j. vide and fashion
~ill have ahundaat opportunity 10 spread