The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-09-27

enough to command a view of all the
 water sports sailing, rowing, bathing, olVlng' etc. Then study the passing groups and you will come to the conclu- sion that this unique summer resort can
 De all things to all men," that Is, to all
 put the card-players and dancers, who must take a boat to one of the numerous Iashlonable hotels which surround the
 laKe II they wish to indulge in these pastimes
 II seems there are six of these gay sum- mef resorts near, so someone quaintly liNened them to the days of the week: CelerVre, the vaudeville resort. being oatufday, and Chautauqua the Sunday of the lake. If so. it is Sunday in it's modern | interpretation, for the restrictions on dancing and d-playing are about the only signs of the origin of the present assembly in Sunday school camp meet Ing In lSf4 By the way, 1t may interest many to know that Chautauaua in those early days was the birthplace of the W. C. T. U
 But to resume our study of the passing crowd Here come groups of boys and glrls in sweaters or gymnasium suits, bound for their club houses, where they are trained in physical culture sailing,
 taught rowing and swimming and carried To the woods to study the habits of birds and insects-all under the supervision of competent professors. Needless to say,
 the youngster was immediately enrolled and enjoyed many happy profitable hours, While Mrs Solomon Ant could attend the lectures with the sweet conviction that he was in competent hands
 Then a learned and stately college pres ldent saunters by, pondering the exact wording of the talk he Is soon to give
 or 1t may two women who are discussing ' the best presentation of their particular line of thought and endeavor Now comes an army of little toddlers, equipped with pals and spades, or gathering pebbles to
 hurl at the water that strange element
 which their elders enjoy so carelessly, but forbid them to approach. Then d crowd of youths hasten by with bat and ball, to the athletic field. Slowly pacing among this eager host are many elderly ! people whose snowy locks and benign eyes shed a wholesome influence oyer luls modern mixture of play and work.
 For work, good, nard work, is done here,
 though 1t is not so apparent at first glance, because the workers are hidden away in class or practice rooms. And last, but by no means least. come bevies Of girls trouping to the Girls Outlook club, which is a general clearing house for girish interests; and these interests seem to range from the new pope's prob able policy to the latest style in hair dressing, or from Chamberlain's colonial policy to the number of cakes each col- lege boy will consume at their coming re- ception. This Outlook club is presided over by an English woman, who strange
 to relate cannot see the point of a joke
 without the aid of microscope, but can and does give an extra point to many of
 the wittieisms Of course Sis Hopkins was soon member in good and regular standing of this club of kindred spirits.
 Betsy Hamilton and Mrs Solomon Ant
 decided not to adopt any regular line of
 work or amusement, but to leave them- selves free to absorb all the 'ologies and 'isms that naturally thrive in such a hrainy, intellectual atmosphere They first took stock of Chautauqua's physical
 features; the shady paths winding
 through clumps of fine sugar naples or descending into picturesque ravines
 where cool streams tricke amid the prim- | eval forest of beech and oak.
 Tucked away in every nook and corner i are cottages, cottages of high degree and
 low, cottages of every description. where i board can be obtained to suit every taste
 and purse. Instead of formal numbers | these cottages rejoice in names: "The
 Longfellow,' "The Blue Grass "The 1 Emerson," "The Lone Star" etc But
 close scrutiny failed to reveal to the Ala | bamans Here We Rest" for if there be i landady from Alabama she wisely rec l ognizes that the only reputable rest at ] Chautauqua is change of occupation. | The hatless fad that Is now sweeping l the country is a necessity here for if you
 wear your hat in the park the lake breeze 1 is apt to lift 1t off; if you wear 1t to the 1 Amphtheatre or Hall of Philosophy you | are asked to lift 1t yourself; while the | rolled up sleeves and turned in collars
 may be the result of a rush from tennis, | gymnasium or boat to hear some famous | speaker.
 The Amphitheatre, with a seating ca- 1 pacity of seven thousand, a choir of five
 hundred and fine pipe organ, is an n- 1 spring sight when some fine concert or noted speaker is testing it's capacity But l at any hour of the day one may find l curious mixture there; on the platform | lecture or conference on some problem of l the day, while immediately in front will i be thousand or so. who are intensely n- l terested in that special subject; spreading
 and thinning in widening circles are those with attention divided between the speak
 CT and fancy work. or books or letters. 1 This all prevailing fancy work gives ! feminine touch to such scenes, which re-
 lieves the fear that modern woman may become too masculine.
 The Hall of Philosophy is an ideal sum-
 mer gathering place, just a roof supported l by huge white columns and walled in
 only by cool green naples It is in con
 stant use from morning till night, and it 1 is often difficult to determine whether to
 attend concert at the Amphtheatre or
 a lecture at the Hall.
 Betsy Hamilton was complaining of her ! inability to be in two places at the same l time, of this embarrassment of riches" when the youngster chimed in:
 That's just it! There's too much doing
 at Chautauqua; if I go sailing l miss the
 base ball game-it's just like a three | ringed eircusr
 Ye gods and little fshes Chautauqual l Circus