The sun., 1903-06-21
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AZ ON FASHION CONF TO IIFE
AGAIN FOR NEW IORKERS.

us Good for Them and Right at Hand "
the Hudson valley Counties Are TN
Ideal Spots for Rcstfui H0ilda!-'
Land OF Little Lakes Close b! 3
A new and simple fashion of summer
vacation making has sprung up among
New Yorksfs in the last few years. II IL
not rsahys&vsh a new fashion. 1t is rather
a return to n lcustom of long ago when the
city was.not so big as 1t is now and when
life inh{t did not go at the present pace
when the country was closer to downtown
and ithHas not necessary to take railway
jourrsy,to reach the purely rural scenes,
In those days of long ago every well-to-do
New5Yorker had his home downtown and
ltt6ahrther out had also his farm or his
countr cottage, which was practically
farm iS1lse so far as surroundings went
Them lew went far afeld for holidays
Wintk8as spent in the city and all summer
the Niuily lived out on the farm The
n,entsSant to business as usual and returned
early IN the evening and all day long the
womsn and the young folks enjoyed
smp)9 country life-good farmhouse fare
and Sarn habits. early to bed and up early
againtan months of rest under conditions
thanftwhich no healthier or more truly
restful could be devised
Na& Workers. have left the year-round
simrA4a life of these earlier days far be-
hind4 fhe city is very different now,
vinkihit is far more complex and the ner-
vous Srain created by the fast pace is much
create But in many people long Injured
to towlAkhere arises each summer desire
for the> he>F6acefukpleasures Of just this farm
o., ~, ts I'm
will bring to. tired nerves.
They &stt neither the gayety of popu-
lar sSAshors' hotel nor the beauty Of the
mountains. enjoyed for a few brief weeks
and then rush back to town. They want
a lone,stay in the country, with rides in the
hay wagon and fishing in the creek. It's
desire left in the blood of the great many
by early associations. and Just about this
timssof the yrar it begins to make itself
felt,
Now There probably never was nor will
be an aErea! ely Which ma has ,n; every y, KING
New FORK. A mile or two away and there
the OCEAN biilows break upol4ong, clean
beao53a. Nearer at hand the Sound pro-
videE u Minging Of scashore and wood
And pleasures. If you would go TO the
mount Sins. IL is but step to train and
whisk!-- --Sh hour or so and you are there.
Ana NEAREST of all, with the stately Hud-
son River, the Rhine of America, flowing
throHaD it, there. is great stretch Of roll
ing o66ntry. cut across with clear streams,
with tiny lakes and picturesque old farm
houses dotted about and with the blue
creets of distant hills hemmng il in. High
set, cool and fertile, it is ideal for such a
holiday as the oldtime New Workers used
to taka.
This Is the country most sought by the
Yolk xyh old fashion re
turned. They carry city favor into West
chester, Dutchess, Putnam and Columbia
counties every year, and they enjoy every
min lte they spend up there.
Tho Hudson Valley has three distinct
types Of beauty. The Palisades and the
suburban towns about it make the first,
the Highlands the second, and the upper
Hudson, the land Of fruits and milk, the
third. All through, the river is seen In its
many phases. Every part of this country
withoT Is charm
north OF Of PeckskhtlI, lies dslishtful i Lake at
region, including Lakes Mahopac, Osca-
summer visitors. This section is now
we'll sequipped with splendid hotels. with
ampie summer accommodations.
Another railroad branch penetrates the
delightful and picturesque section Of
lDutchsa. county a section Of inland vii
erable farms in high state Of cultivation,
and any number Of attractive sceric re-
sorts. Pleasant Valley, Salt Point. Stan
'ordsville and Pine Plains have all become
,ttractive summer resort points South
from Milerton is a charming section TAX
ing IN Armenia. lovely village surrounded
by beautiful drives and the seat of an old
time seminary, hundreds Of whose former
pupils still survive; Wassaic, thriving
village surrounded by the most picturesque
Diai inc RI Do linz ,oh
a favorite resort.
Pawling. only ninety minutes from the
city, is in range Of pct ctures1ue hills 700
feet above the sea. At Millbrook, and
again far below in Wcstchester county
about Lake Mohegan. are reminders OF
Killarney, This is fast becoming second
Lenox. Hills and dales, lakes and stream 3
arc all about, ard the roads for driving
and bicyclpE>tafe not surpassed in the
State
in the wide fertile valley above New York
has any idea of the number Of lakes it
contains. In -Westrhester county there
are at leats two dozen large. enough to
have place and ramn upon the map. in
little Putnam eVuptv there are two dozen
more, ard inthe adjacent part cf Dutchess
county there are half dozen. Thus, there
are uA4re than fifty lakes grouped within
a.splAU, area in what may almost be called
the'sthNths Of New York Who're ia there
CdPHuI tNdl F'drL suCH oil
array? -,Ne,
Fine rssdstencircle most of these lakes,
Niyate estates and game preserves crown
the hills, and there nre walks and drives
Of interest in all directions. It is just the
country for the tired people who like the
woods and fields and a life outdoors. The
railroads have made il readily accessible
aud the chance for summer amid such
surroundings has not been offered for
nothing.
The people are wide awake, open minded
enterprising and hospitahle. and they like
the city visitors as much as the visitors
Ike them. They have cleared up old
dkease.breedinR spots and are suppressing
the mosquito Some say also that country
hSusekeepers are even more alert to the
value Of beauty, home conveniences. sani-
tary, science, good cooking and sensible
meals than risy housekeepers, because
they read more and have more time TO
think.
Town. country and village governments
are DOW everywhere alert to the import
arce OF the summer boarding business and
fa--doinE much to improve and adorn
roada, parks and public pleasure grounds
They have doubled the attractions of their
districts IN the last few years and they make
the city folks sorry to 20 home again.
Summer on the farm is n notion that is
growing In popularity 1t isn't costly, it
Is convenisnt to fathers and sons who must
stay at work. and nobody who has tried it
doubts Its healthfulness. You have it at
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