The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-08-30
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Life at The cedars." down in the foot
hills of the Ozarks, flows along very peace
fully and very delightfully."- these late sum-
mer days.
Any number of st. Louis families-the
rnarmas and the chlldren-have been es-
,abl!shed there ever since school closed, and
they will stay until the very last minute
before books are to be opened this fall Tho
papas. GENE down with great regularity
Zach Saturday afternoon and live very
lazy and all together acceptable kind of a
Sunday. Mr.. Edward Pelton whose family
s.summered at The Cedars for can't be-
fsn,to tell YOU how long-as long as he has
had family-says that it is the only place
he could enjoy with his wife and children,
since getting away for a long distance each
year is out of the question, and by this
convenient arrangement he sees them all
'-x for two days each week st. Louis is, sadly
>. deficient in the matter of nearby resorts.
You know. For that reason The Cedars is
aSbopn
= Almost everybody in town has at some
: time or other been down to this country
place. l was much interested in hearing
little Of the early history of the plantation,
for such 1t originally was. Mrs. Harris and
the Misses Jennie and Betty Harris its
present owners. did not build the place. a
certain Major Benjamin O'Falon was its
original owner. buying the property just be-
fore the Civil War. He was owner of
many darkies. and the little cabins where
they lived still stand. They now make
very comfortable quarters when the house
is full to overlooking, and not a few merry
house. parties have been sheltered within
their ancient walls. This Major O'Fallon
was first cousin Of our Benjamin ORAL
ion. He has been dead many years. The
st,., aud CAN'T
ers.
Sweet-scented cedar trees everywhere
down the broad roads leading to the old
house. which is about eighty years old, they
tell me; way down the pastures and out to
Fern Hollow: lining the roads to Pelvey and
Sulphur Springs, everywhere these trees
abound and enliven the air with their
pungency. II by any chance you should
: rise early enough to see the sun come up
over Sunset Hill" or take a stroll down
the roads at in the morning, while there
Is stin dew on the. grass. the cedars are TO
be seen and smelt In their fullest glory. .
Country pleasures Of the real artistic sort
are always to be had at The Cedars. Sat-
urday night is lovely time. Miss Ruby
Baird, weekly arrival. brings her fine con-
: tralto voice along, and sings for an hour or
more, while gay and frolcsome Ray Byrne
plays her accompaniments in most sympa-
thetic fashion. This always delights the
elders. Then there is music of the rag
time variety from several young girls who
5 have been going down each week. followed
.rby a little dancing In the wide hall, which
is living-room on damp days and even
ings. The glide of many feet has worn its
wooden floor to a high degree of polish.
? i3KnAs and. drives next day. over to Ar
noid's HILL where superb view of twenty.
Wig fivs miles in every direction. frequent picnic
parties, little mild fishing in the stream.
which teens with small fish which do not
re-. care much about being lured from their
places Of repose. These furnish plenty of
healthy adiversion.
Delicious chicken dinners and all products
of a dairy that boasts Of only Jersey stock,
provide much comfort for the inner man
and. woman. Is it any wonder that The
$50 Cedars is always crowded to overlooking,
70 I. both in and out of season? The fall house
parties are just beginning, and to-day finds
- large and very jolly party down there for
the week end.
Some Of those who never pass summer
season without one or more visits to this
unique resort are: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. Ad-
erton, Mrs. Wilkinson and her daughters,
!. a. who have Just come back. after seven
weeks stay; Mr.. and Mrs. Kuhn, who came
with the Edward Pelton party; Mr.. B. R.
Bonner. who is regular summer visitor
and the delight of all the young people on
the place.. Mr.. and Mrs Charles Robertson,
who. with their infant, are there for all the
early fall: Mrs. Kate Chopin, who chap
.eroned q party consisting of the Misses
:, Gleason, Du Mont Jones' James Abeles and
George Brokaw; Charles Thompson, Earle
Robinson and Charles Hoyle, Jr., who
rides all the country round; Mrs. Lemon
and Miss Eugenia Lemon. Mrs. H. B.
Lewis, Mrs. Charles E. Sharp. who will re-
main with her family until October; Mr..
and Mrs William Barnhart, who are set
49,. Lied. this summer in Mr.. Harris's cottage, a
half mile this side of The Cedars. 49,
~. noMiss Jennie Harris, in charming lilac
lowered gown. with picture bonnet of
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