The Morris County chronicle., 1903-05-15
'HOPATCONG'S
EARLY SEASON
CottagerS are Now Beginning
to Arrive and the Place
Grows Lively
SEASON TO OPEN MAY BOTH

SEASUN lU UPEN MAY 3UlH
| The season at this popular New
Jersey inland resort promises to be
one of the best yet known. The most
encouraging indication at this early
stage is the increasing demand for
cottages and the demand, at present,
is far above the supply. AS far as
can be gathered there are but three
cottages on the eastern shore of the
lake, and not more than five on the
western shore that have not been
taken. The individul tastes of the
cottage-seekers alone prevent these
few cottages being rented their
time will come month later.
Mt. Arlington is prinking itself for
the summer season. The beautiful
cottage grounds land their name is
legion) are all aglow with choice
plants in bloom, and the pretty
country drives through the wooded
sections show a blaze of color on
either hand. And the dainty apple
| blossoms are the daintieSt of all.
The Breslin this year will be under
the management of Messrs. Palmer
| & MacDowell. Mr.. Palmer for sew
eral years has managed the Magnolia
Hotel at ST. Augustine, Fla, and
Mr.. MacDowell conducts the Vic
toria Hotel in Brooklyn, New York
The Victoria is the New York office
of the BreSlin. These gentlemen
purpose Transforming conditions SO as
to meet the ideas of the old Country
Club, and make it the hotel of the
lake. The house is undergoing
thorough renovation. Awnings will
be placed along the entire western
front and southern end to exclude
the too-searching rays of the sun
during the heated term. The cleo
trio service is being overhauled and
the grounds will be lighted by arc
! lights, and colored incandescents will
mass their effect with the towering
plants and shubbery. The cuisine
staff has not yet been selected; but
the dining-room service. will be at
tended to by colored walters under a
competent head The service of last
year will be totally eliminated
Music will be furnished by an or
chestra of five pieces, and it is hoped
and expected that the old-time
"hops' for which the Breslin was
once noted will be revived with a
! large attendance from the ''west-
shore' cottages. George Adshead,
who has had charge of the Mt. Ar
lington dock for several years, will
manage the Breslin dock this year,
and will furnish a capable fiotilla Of
pleasure and fishing boats.
The Mt. Arlington!Hotel, or rather
the anneXesE and cottages, Ewill be
under the management sof Mr.. f. NJ.
Duryea, formerly of the Forest
House at Budd Lake. Many of Mr..
James Leavie's friends had hoped
that he would have seen his way
toward renewing ibis lease. But the
burning of the large hotel building a
year ago was somewhat of setback
on his ideas of two years ago, and he
was disinclined to pay a heavy rental
on vague chance for fair profit.
Thess Mt.sAlIington Twill accommodate
about eighty patrons. The house is
now open, and Sundays register
Shows some Paterson fishermen stop
ping there. There seems to be no
idea at present of the burned hotel
being rebuilt.
Shaefer's Cottage Villa is an open
house the year round and has a
choice custom. During the summer
and early fall several New York
musical association, among them the
Mendelssohn Quintet Club, make this
house their gathering place, and
their open concerts attract the
music-loying element.
Werner's Boulevard House has a
large patronage owing to its con-
venience. This house will remain
filed during the season.
Richard |. Chaplin & Son have their
stables already filled, having brought
portion of their Chatsworth winter
stables from east Jersey. The firm
has usually had their thirty-two fine
horses for driving parties; this year it
will have thirty-eight.
Regarding the cottagers: Mrs.
Roberts, Colonel G. G.. Green, Mrs.
Arnott, Mrs. Agnes POTTER. Harry
Altenbrandt, the Tilt family, Dr. Tay-
lor (who has not been here for several
years., Francis Hempler, Philip Hex
amer, ex-State Senator Rabe, A. Beh-
rens, Max Norman, and Mrs. Trundy
will occupy their own cottages. Mr..
Richards, of New York, will take Mrs.
Roberts second cottage, Baron Rich
endahl has rented the Hensler cot
tage. Miss Lolita Crabtree was up
last week, but as she will go either TO
Atlantic City or San Diego, she will
probably rent her cottage here, al
though no name is mentioned as a
seeker.
Across the cove from the Breslin is
the Woodstock, which will open May
26. Further up is the well-known
Lake View House, which will not
open until June 20. The American
House, which did a fine business last
year under the management of f. S.
Gerards, is now open and several
Brooklynites are stopping there.
The Llewellyn, favorte resort for
Newark people, will open on the 26th,
and be under the management of Mrs.
Knight, as last year.