New-York tribune., 1902-07-20

| Churchill Hall. both the property Of DR.. s. E.
i Churchill. more nearly filed than any other Of
the large houses in the Catskills At the Hall is
merry crowd CT young people, whose amusement
| programme begins with walk before breakfast
or game in the bowling alleys, and ends at II
O'Clock with the last dance. In between is golf on
a beautiful nine hole in Churchill Park
driving to of dozen different points legend
ary popular interest-to Grand Gorge, to Pratts-
Ville down the Delaware to the snake bends where
an Indian once shot across the stream
six times. il is said.
The women at the Rexmere have an innovation
in the use to which they put a number of rustic
camps IN a maple grove not far from the hotel.
The camps are fitted with hammocks. multitude
| Of pillows and easy camp chairs The grove is as
nature made it, and so far surroundings are
concerned the camps isolated those in the
| heart of the North Woods. Many of the women
spend the day in these cool retreats returning TO
the hotel for elaborate dinner, evening con-
cert and a comfortable bed. Several afternoons
each week they give tea parties to their friends
from the village.
There a number of New-York girls In Stam-
ford whose names viii not appear in any of the
society notes sent out during the season. yet they
are having almost as good time as their more
fortunate sisters.
And where do you stop?' asked young man,
after he had met of these girls in an informal
summer resort fashion.
Il am at the New Grand" she said
We'll, I'm glad OF that" he answered. I'm going
there tonight for hop"
"Oh, but you won't me-" responded the girl
You see. work there-wait on table" She did
not say it as though ashamed Of IT, rather as a
matter of
The man looked surprised and nnun,bIed a .1Iou's
that?"
I'm DOOR" she said. smiling. and have to work
most OF the year in Blanks department store.
could not go TO the country at all If 1 didn't do
something like this. X is not always pleasant but
1t is a great deal better than standing behind
counter in a hot store There are lot of US girls
here doing the sort of work"
Well 1 admire your grit" said the chap. IT'S
shame they won't let you go to the dances. but
/ suppose the other girls, the ones whose fathers
can an amor 9f0rd hotel bill wouldn't stand for it,:
Pect everything, and then we look you
bofe bfepgn @ t3e 1 WINDOWS Besides away from the
she went her way humming air that is popu-
lar Just now in sixth-ave.. and she viii go back
strength, the knowledge of a summer well spent
At the New Grand Hotel, which is perhaps the
going up from score @ on Nee grs for % 1s
men men who VIII dance A splendid orchestra plays
girls have to dance by themselves '''' '-''- ''''
one Of the unfortunates Then we could grin d and
bear IT, But with lot Of fellows around. II Is
and why won't they dance?n, she was asked.
down in Birch Creek or trampng over the noun,
But You don't believe them"
She led the way to the back piazza and pointed
biazed with light There was roll as Of distant
thunder, a crash and falling OF pins "A strike"
was the cry which rang out through the crisp.
cool air.
They are up there" she said. too tired to
dance, but they will bowl all the evening
From the Grand. with it's elevation of nearly
$500 feet look down Fleischmann's.
nearly 900 feet lower in elevation several miles
down the valley. The for whom the station
is named has done great deal to develop this
part Of the Catskills, and keeps up Of the
finest deer parks in the country, having a herd OF
seventy-lve. The village retoices in the possession
of the only automobile stage in the Catskills. Il
has not yet ceased to be the biggest wonder in
the world to the natives. Though IL is a dernure
black vehicle, as far removed from a White
Ghost" a RED Devil a church mouse Is
from wharf rat the mountain horses refuse TO
become accustomed to II.
There is mighty rivalry between the hotels of