New-York tribune., 1902-08-24
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pee The shore line is about mile and a hal,
long and the land rises in steep grade from
the waters edge to a broad plateau, ON wbios
stand the house and other buildings Rabi,
these the land begins to rise again untit :.
reaches an altitude of two thousand feet From
the top of this eminence the peaks Of the Fran
conian range of the White Mountains are seon
with great distinctness to the east while IN tn
west the Green Mountains of Vermont bound N.
vision In the valley between glisten the ,Iea-
waters of Lake Sunapee
Rising almost from the edge of this lake m
the side opposite The Fels, is Sunapee Moun.
tain, $500 feet high, and beyond that Ascutnev
5000 feet in height Lake Sunapee is about ton
miles long, and from to four miles wide
1t affords fine fishing, it is yearly stocked With
fry from government hatcheTies and Colonel
Hays lighthouses and bathhouses, barely con-
cealed among the trees at the foot Of his lawn.
show that swimming, rowing, padding and sail
ing are parts of the programme Of summer
amusement at The Fells.
Of the fifteen hundred acres comprised in
the estate nearly all are covered with a thick
growth of pine, maple. beech and birch. A pure
spring gushes from the mOuntainside back OF
the house. in volume great enough to supply all
domestic purposes, including the needs of the
stable and dairy. Colonel Hays hennery is
poultry when he is in Washington in the win
ter as well as satisfying ali the needs of the
house parties at The Fels in summer.
The house itself is low, but covers consid-
erabIe area 1t is painted in different shades Of
yeIIowish brown picked out with white. The
rooms are large and airy. The furniture is
mostly of wickerwcrk other light material
The hardwood floors are covered with rugs Of
various coIors sizes and designs. The house has
been enlarged from time to time, but wide
verandas bind all parts into an attractive whole.
There are several objects of peculiar interest
a bout The FeIIs One of these is the growth of
moss which carpets many shady slades on the
mountain side The writer saw one stretch Of
this moss d inches deep. 20 feet broad and II
yards long of two varieties bright green and
silver gray. These intermingled in patches, pro-
ducing the effect Of d large woven rug flung
careIessly down upon BrObdingnagian bed Of
rcd nine needles. Another feature of interest is
A big maple tree in front of the house, into
whose widespreading branches Rudyard Kpiing
climbed and spent the greater part of short
visit to The FeIIs in reading the poetry Of a
world famous bard who lives in the neighbor-
hood Another OF the sights Of the place is a
mighty glacial bowlder of New Hampshire
granite which in prineval tirnsS rolled down
from the mountains and almost fell into the
lake. 1t stopped short. however, and rests on
the benchland just above the final descent to
the shore Here for centuries the red indians
gathered for their big powwovs when Sunapee
Valley was a prolific hunting ground, and TO
this dav the boxIder is called Council Rock
Miss Alice Hay viii be welded AT The Fells next
month according 10 announcement 10 James ".
Wordsworth ir of GeneseO. y. Y son OF Yep
resentative Wadsworth. The ceremony Is to be
performed by the Rev. DR.. Fl. e. Haydn, OK
Cleveland who married the father and mother
of the bride A special permit had 70 be pro-
cured for Dr. Haydn TO Ofticiate next month,
since without this no clergyman from another
State could legally marry P@ople IN New
Hampshire.
DR.. Haydn during his long career has per-
formed more wedding ceremonies among FromI-
nent Cleveland families than any other five min
listers together. For many years he has been
pastor Of the Old Stone Presbyterian Church.
IN the downtown district. On February +, 1874.
he united in marriage John Hay and Miss Clara
Louise Stone. daughter Of Amasa Stone, one OF
the builders Of the Lake Shore Railroad. Or.
Havdn is now over seventy years old. He is
one of the most scholarly men in the Presby-
terian Church. and he is also possessed Of great
executive and administrative ability as was