New-York tribune., 1908-09-27


RESIDENTS OF Lenox or gaiaping in the Tyrfngham
valley or In Richmond. Sometimes they chase .
fox. but often follow the hounds on +be .pis.
trail David Turner Dana son OF Mrs. Richard
oedrr Dana, is master of the Berkshire hounds
ehe youngest M T. II. in America. Riding at al
most every meeting of the hounds are Miss Kate
Cary, known prominently in New York and West
chester and the Berkshires as an ACCOMPLISHED
whip Miss Helose Meyer. sister of Postmaster
General George L. L. Meyer: Mrs Dana who
was before her marriage last spring. Miss Geor-
gette Collier; Lady Augusta Fame who has many
benox scouaintances Miss Gladys Bloodgood.
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs H. K Bloodgood of New
YORK; Miss Charlotte Barnes and Miss CorneIia
Barnes. daughter Of Captain and Mrs John S.
Barnes; Mrs Robb de Peyster lTytus; Samuel
rockingham. George E Turnure. Herbert B. Shaw,
Newbold Morris, Frederic Bull Giraud Foster.
Charles Astor Bristed and Harold S. Subway.
The idea of weekend party at hotel in the
Berkshires originated at the Hotel Aspinwal this
year and has been found an attraction beyond all
pectations. For q look into the glorious Berkshres
In their October spendors CT nulticolored foliage
and chsstened autumn beauty. place in the hills
gives better vantage than the Hotel Aspinwah.
which is presenting a scsne OF activity and
gayety. To see gorgeous picture of forest gran
deur and social brilliancy. New Yorker has only
to ride for four hours from New York. over either
the Harlem railroad the New York New Haven
& Hartford's Berkshire division. in finely equipped
trains. The Aspinwall sits a ridge ABOVE LehoS
in the heart of a wooded park Of four hundred
acres. The view from the observator1es encem-
passes the Green Mountains in Vermont the SAILS
bury Hills in Connecticut, and the Catskills, in New
York The equipment of the hotel is Of the pest
and here gather hundreds of tourists, passing III
and out of the hills, many remaining for long
period. to make excursions throughout the coun-
try. Because Of late bookings. its season VIII pe
extended well into November
Nowhere in the New England States is automonh-
ing more pleasure than in the berkshiFes' ioiii
Pittsfield TO Stockbridge runs the very core anu
heart of all Berkshire loneliness Inc FeeIoi HI0
often been described in enthusiastic terms oy ID
-,o,,S mans for here have come authors OF renoWn'
meets preachers and journalists, and all are
charmed Artists have carried away pictures 'i
the scenery and all visitors take with them lasIs
and delightful recollections. Everywhere are su-
nerb slopes and wales lake gems, tinted valleys
and nountains-everything touched with nature
;rinnitable grace Winding in all directions alons
.bese sunerb scenes are well kept highways anu
safe thoroughfares built by the stare OF Mas
chusetts under the direction OF It's f14sh"0S
mission. 49,, a-zy
The new C;reenock Inn in Lenox Is at '"e '
+-., m the berkshire beauties In its construc-
+ion This season for the accommodation or aulo-
obi1e rarttes and those seeking quiet hotter NE IN
a beautiful section nothing was le1t uhoone ~
it attractive. ssi-, in
F4ve hundred cars a day are now paSslns /"
- o,+ of the Berkshires. The Greenock Inn Is
midway between Boston and New YORK on ine o'i
automobile highway E C Savage Is Hiane as -,
hotel man well known TO all who nave Nisi'el ''e
Berkshire region .,,. ,,a,-.
,aan snen+ in country homes in LenoX lhese
beautiful estates present some OF the pest eNdlupi
of architecture of their kind that can DC ioUHN "a
the United States. Few village streets can SUI p
tho beautv of the stretch of roadway through
Ienox 1t was upon the majestic eims thaI me
the street on either side that Henry Ward Beecher
pronounced that beautiful benediction, blessed oe
the dew that cools their evening leaves ana 'ile
rains that ouench their daily thirst May the STORM
he ,rerciful to them when in winter 1t roars
+t,ro,,,t +heir branches as is the harpist 10 his
bsrn let the SHOWS lie lightly on their houghs
and long hence be the summer that shall nnd no
leaves 10 clothe them.
Here is the Lenox, another new hosiery opehe1
+b+s season finely located and beautifully equpped
II will he open throughout the year and its inter
es+ing environment. near the centre of the gay
life in Tenox makes it notable addition to the
chain Of hotels in the region. Richard A Stanley
chairman of the Board of Lenox Seiectmeh' Is the
owner and manager of the Lenox
a short run down the mountain from IenoA' win
= grand view of Greyiock. Is Pittsfeld, beautiful
for situation In Pttsheld there are memories ana
souvenirs of great names. Here Oliver Wenasll
Holmes rowed the river. wrote ana cultivated
the acres at The Holmes Place" Here. also, Is
the place where Longfellow wrote The Clock on
the stairs Here wandered and wrought and loved
and lived such men as Bryant and Holmes and
7 .orefeIIov and Hawthorne. Pittsfeld is called
The Heart of the Berkshires-" Count de Ia
Xeaux Charles F. Glidden A. NJ. Herring, Charles
Ievee Dr. and Mrs. Julian P. Thomas, W F
yHbitehouse A Holland Forbes and many others
have made long balloon flights from here. An aero
mark and a balloon. the Pittsfeld, which can he
chartered are controlled by the Aero Club of Pitts
field of which Luke J. Minehan, proprietor of the
Wendell hotel is president The Wendell beside
being the headquarters for balloonists is of the
hest known hotels for automoblists in the region,
and 50 great is its popularity that an addition
doubling the size of the hotel is 10 be built before
next spring.
Here in Pittsheld is the White Tree Inn, place
of delightful comforts and excellent clientele. Also
in = fine green setting OF trees snd lawn is the
NTarleUood This house will be open late in the
fan closing its doors only when the last red leaf
has Nithered and fallen.