The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-26
VISIT THE ISLE OF SHOALS.
PEACE CONFERENCE Watchers
y TAKE 4 DAY OFF.
Quiet and Restful spot Out Of Touch With
the World-Ports;n Outh Has an Inter.
esting "Doc" Who wanders Around In
Public In . Nightsiiirt and . Straw Hat.

estlng "DOC" Who WAntlers ArOunO III
Public In . Nightshirt and Straw Hat.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H.. Aug. 25.--visits to
the Isle OF Shoals have been tho order OF the
day. The weather was bright and neither
too hot nor too cold the sea between the
harbor and the islands showed never q
trace of a swcll and since 1t Is up to st.
Petersburg and Toxic again the Went
worth rested. Capt. Hank. the ancient
German mariner who runs the boats st
the Wentworth landing, made three trips
back and forth with the gasoline launch
In the afternoon the Russian attaches
who fingered about the hotel with little
to do caught the contagion. The forces
Of Uncle Sam in Portsmouth are at the dis
posal Of the official parties. and when after
luncheon Nine. Rojestvehsky mentioned
that she would like to see the Isle Of Shoals
a message was sent to the Mayfower and
an ensign brought down the ship launch
for NJ. Rojest vensky, Nine. Rojestvensky
and the Rojestvensky dog.
The Isle Of Shoals, which is really five
or six little islands about as big a. fair
sized meadow, lies ten miles out to sea.
There are summer hotels on two Of them,
few cottages and a lighthouse. For
their size there Is lot OF history on them.
Once Appledore Island had a village OF
900 people, which the British wiped out
root and branch in the Revolution. The
foundations of the village houses are there
yet-a big checkerboard Of stone work.
Here lived Celia Thaxter, poet, after her
eccentric father abandoned the world and
went away to be an island dweller. Her
grave is on Appledore.
Star Island also has its graveyard-the
tombs of the Caswell family. who began
to bury their dead there early in the last
century. The fishing town Of Gassport
once stood on Star Island. It got tired
of corporate existence and quit being,
leaving debt Of $4,000. which will remain
plastered to the island, 30 far as man can
see, until the morning stars sing together
On fine days you can see the debt from
the Wentworth.
Longfellow, Whittier and the other great
of their period used to summer out there,
and every tree has had a poem or a tale
nailed to it. You can't be eminent In New
England letters until you've touched up the
Isle of Shoals.
The hotels are inhabited by quiet and
restful persons who are summering there
to get away from the hustle Of the world.
They are not without their excitements.
Both hotels have croquet grounds. At the
Appledore. on Appledore Island, they play
crokinole every evening and on Star Island
there's progressive authors party every
Friday night.
One OF the guests on Star Island said
yesterday that it was just like taking va
cation on q ship at sea. only you missed
the roll. The young people take out their
vacationing in rowing from island to island
and then back again. The ohaperon sys-
tenn is wholly unnecessary. There is not
spot on either island which ia not in plain
view from the hotel
The King OF the Isle lie Oscar Leighton.
brother Of Celia Thaxter. He was born
there and never saw the mainland until he
was Ia. He has seen it very few times
since. The only horse on the islands until
very lately was mare named Madge. She
was brought there as Ally and never saw
another horse until this summer, when
they brought one out to relieve her in her
old age. When she beheld the terrible
beast. she acted like q country horse who
sees an automobile for the first time.
Oscar Leighton is a character" Every
town hereabout is long on characters. In
Kittery, they have Mel Stimson, the author
and the only Southern gentleman born on
New England soil, also Old Man Patch,
the weather prophet and political sage.
and Sam Lee. the Chinese ally Of the Rum
Devil.
In Portsmouth, they have them on every
street corner. Just now, Doc attracts
the most attention. He is a real doctor Of
medicine, in spite Of the title, has command
OF six or seven languages, and was present
as medical student at the first administra-
ton Of ether as an anesthetic. boo"
lives alone in beautiful Colonial house Of
the Washington period. OF late he has been
dissatisfied with the arrangement Of the
coal bin for the hall fireplace. Therefore,
he cut a hole in the hardwood ceiling Of
the old hall, rugged bin and chute up in
the air and now he has but to pull string
and the fireplace ia full.
His dress, however, is his title to he called
a character. Summer and winter, he wears
straw hat with hole cut In the top for
ventilation. On one Of the hottest days this
ping clad in flannel shirt, dress suit, fur
overcoat, a straw hat and a pair Of tan
shoes without heels. He always cuts the
neol6 on Hlb ouOcS, UcIoNHS tNdt ~ 10 u
healthful plan. When asked to explain
the fur coat episode, he said that he was
,only showing the folly Of modern dress.
Sometimes he appears on the street in his
night shirt, maintaining that q night shirt
is fully as chaste and proper as the costume
OF the ancient Greeks.
1t was only last month that a modest
young man Of Portsmouth was driving
through town, escorting woman visitor
from the middle West. As they drew near
the DOCS house, he said: Nov. there is
a noble example Of our architecture Of the
Washington period Observe the beautiful,
white doorway They passed into full
view just then, and there was the doc, in
his nightshirt, painting pillars.
John w. Hutchinson passed Gown Main
street, Portsmouth, yesterday. with the
new Mrs. Hutchinson. Their bridal tour
begins tomorrow. They will wind up at q
grand reunion Of the Hutchinson family,
where q statue to fraternity will Be I'M
yelled. Mr.. Hutchinson caused on the
pavement to lecture on peace and the
brotherhood Of man, while Mrs. Hutchinson