New-York tribune., 1907-07-07

The tendency OF the leisure class seek outdoor
life tempered with luxury has led TO the purchase
of wild lands amid the hills Of New Jersey. Penn
eyiTania, Virginia Maine. Connecticut and. IN fact
any locality where fancy may lead, and to the
erection thereon of long, low stretching bungalows
or camps. TO which owners may retreat for
short season in early spring and late autumn. In
she summer they have their cottages as the
houses at Newport. Bar Harbor and other fashion
able resorts are called but the lure OF the woods
fYr month OF quiet, unbroken by weekend
visits from friends. IS making its appeal TO the
Emart set.
1t is chiefly the younger members Of society who
taking UP luxurious camping with so much
enthusiasm. and whether this love OF outdoor life
is the result OF athletics in which the present
generation has freely INDUCED. or whether II is
only a passing whim, remains TO be seen II seems
hardly probable however. that these young men
and women would voluntarily absent themselves
from the gey world did not nature appeal to them
tn way unknown TO the previous generation. II
s the pioneer instinct Of their forebea-s rearoused
y and though the tide has only turned in favor OF
camp life for the last three years with the ex-
cept.on OF the Adirondack campers) it is rapidly
carrying the younger married element and the
bachelors in its drift. In few years more New
port may be used only as a resort for dowagers
and members Of the various legations who seek
escape from Washingtons heated streets for the
summer months. The pleasure OF surprising guests
with various discoveries Of beautiful walks and
eequestered hooks is always close TO the heart OF
the hospitable camper and added TO this Is the
Eiee OF actually securing the proVender Tor the
iarder from ones own domain. Staying for any
length of time in the hills far from base Of
supplies makes even the most fastidous belle or
beau keen 20 garner anything edible from bushes
bearing wild fruit and berrying expeditions al
ternate with fishing trips in a manner dear TO the
memory Of the camper when he has returned TO
the conventional round of social duties
AS a consequence OF this return TO nature lands
that are OF value 10 the farmer or woodsman
ere being reclaimed and enjoyed as nothing tamely
cultivated could be.
Once in a while a deserted farmhouse is re.
modelled. and in this the woman Of the household
finds a wide scope for gratifying her taste In IN
eerior decorations. AS these old buildings are In
varisbly Of the Huguenot or early Dutch style or
architecture the furnishings naturally are made 10
harrnonize in character. To secure such furniture
is difficult for the rich, for II IL is good both
In style and material it is probably in the posses
zion of families whom It has been handed down
through generations and who part with 1t only
when compelled to do so by adverse circumstances
The approach 10 a camp is usually left as wild
possible by the nature lover who dislikes above
all things smooth, well kept roads leading to his
visitors snakes the underorush Is usually
cleared away for twenty feet or more on either side
of the road and the road itself kept in as perfect
condition as possible for, incongruous as IL may
seem the automobile is the favored conveyance 10
and from the camp. The building of a good road
takes much time, as the road any OF the
estates is frequently a mile in length from en-
trance TO bungalow. and much blasting through
rock is necessary before II is complete.
The mountainous region OF New Jersey seems TO
be appreciated more than that OF any other middle
etate for fits exquisite and varied scenery. Among
the men of wealth and position who have acknowI-
edged this fact TO the extent OF buying few hun
ored acres are Albert Gallatin, who at Camp Cav
has discovered a place Of great beauty; Winthrop
Fsutherfurd who has built an Elizabethan home at
Tranquility Farms, Allarnuchy, and Francis 5.
Kinney, whose well known estate. Kinneion. at
Butler is OF the most delightful places in the
state. It comprises fully four thousand acres and
among its attractions lakes, including a largo
one very near the bungalow (Which, by the way is
for either Newport or Lenox). trout streams and
shooting preserve, where imported pheasants,
native quail and other small game abound.
Through the grounds winds a perfect roadway,
over which automobiles spin 20 meet trains
their way TO New York. fifty miles distant. Mr..
Kinneys house had its foundations blasted from a
bed OF rock at the very edge Of the lake On an
glands building for the accommodation OF fishing
implements. Here Mr.. Kinney and his guests re-
tire TO talk their catch" and smoke by an
open fire If the time happens TO be the late autumn
early spring.
Mr.. Rutherfurds house is on q plateau amid the
gradually for several hundred feet 10 a small lake
with woods TO the edge on three sides the
branches oyerhangfng the water. This Is only q
corner OF his vast estate. for the entire territory
in his possession Is q thousand acres part
pf IL given up 70 his celebrated kennels and part
% his pheasants.
true camp in the same region is on Dore |
aeiand in Big SwHrtswood Lake. a beautiful sheet |
OF water, somewhat larger than that the Tuxedo |
coiofay boeAG and far picturesque for heyn-
JOCK forests crown the high points that form tho |
uneven ehore line. and on the rocky shore itself
Poevood and birch end wild cherry trail their |
pfsncheS INTO the water. Tho buildings about /
tweive In number, are in a along the side OF !
- Island that has the most extended view, ana