New-York tribune., 1908-08-02
Fa fashionable Folk Enter
tanning Early in
Their Cottages.

L-1ox Mass Aug This unusual
midsummer IN Lenox. For years it has been the
fashion TO spend late July and August at the shore
resorts All this has changed and to-day every
one OF the villa owners Is in Benox and enter
tanning The outdoor life includes early morning
meetings OF the riders for canter among the
bf1s picrics and boating at Lake Mahkeenac and
driving AS yet the Lenox cottagers have not
become enthusiastic the motor. 1t is used for
long rips but the villa owner still prefers the
horse during his stay in the country
Nj and Mrs Robert Gibson. Robert ". Gibson
srs Harold Arthur and Miss Gertrude W. Gibson
e--3ve5 at the Hotel AspInwal this week for two
months Mrs Samuel Burlans and Miss Isabel
y Burhans. who have been at the Hotel Aspin-
-sU every summer since the house opened, arrived
With their stable OF horses and viii remain until
,s+. IN the fall Mr. and Mrs L. J. Dougherty
and Miss Dougherty. Of New York. and Mr. and
Mrs " Baysrd Van Rensselaer,. OF Albany, have
arrived.
Tenox villa owners are greatly interested in the
BRETON colony in Lenoxdale. There French peo-
PIE are largely employed on the estates and Mrs Mrs
F5ith Wharton. Mrs Hamilton Kuhn and olneIs
have equipped reading room for them ID I-tsiioA
5siA where this week an entertainment III FieiioH
.-as g4ven. ct which NJ. Terris OF Paris: Miss Ger
- peraons daughter Of John f Parsons; Miss
-o-ne1ie Barnes and Miss Charlotte Barnes tur-
rtshed the programme Ii.
,t.,-,lla FgCleston Post. OF Virginia, the novelist
- o--,xed in Lenox and is so delighted with the
hTn +hst be has decided 10 remain for the sum
Eseal,r,sr Winthrop has been Il visitor III
80 his week. Mr.. Winthrop was formFrlH
-. s-,as- Of Mrs Robert Winthrop, bat since
-. onnointrnent as Assistant Secretary OF the
,r--,- he has rot been in LenoX frequently
,-,,.-,es carroll Jackson gave q number or
ts f,~ the entertainment OF her sister, Mrs
r,t.4.-5 C,srrbriI. who has been her guest MSS
T.-,o,d Dixey entertained for her guest MISS
- D,vaI Grenville /. Winthrop, VINO mas
<4s <4- At. beautiful home this year. entertained
- bts grest Francis Billiard. of Boston. Mrs
TTfrlian B. Bacon gave 3 luncheon for her da"et'-
- Mrs John { Greenleaf. Dinner entertainments
-. hsen given by Mrs. Charles Astor brlsted'
IH'' So = e,rreis and Mrs Carroll Jackson.
-r,-ar5 E7,s-er and Samuel rockingham returned
his week from Camp Restichoque' at Metapeoia'
ouahec where they went for the salmon hsi4hs
~-tb postmaster General George Won l. Meyer
Those who have stayed at home for bass hsilNs
have made excellent catches in Lake MahAeeiiac-
over IN the Tyringham Valley MI ana MITE
pf.hsrd Watson Glider have entertained u'el'
[-iands this week at their villa al -Four bTooA
Farm Mr.. Glider has arrived Iheie I'' IN" "
cation from literary work
.r,es Helen NJ Gould and her guest, MISS Mary
,rUs Patrick OF Constantnople. have been lAh-
t,r motor run through the Berkshires. MI anu
Nrs william / Buchanan, OF Bunaio' Oh 'Hel
Nay 10 the White Mountains were guests - MI
and Mrs George Westinghouse
stookbridge continues TO attract the tourists anu
the rest seekers. All who go TO me olo 'I1ieee y
-. Housatonic become enamoUred OF IL ana re-
..3r Here tennis its best, and gol1 Is more
-, Is, ar any other resort because Of the
.ris,a,5 eighteen-hole course by the Ineado"s on
-. liver The stockbridge villa owner lives qnetiy
s--,,g the season and there is little weekend
-.-+a,,,,~ in comparison with Lenox-
A. r5earon Hall there IS a large company Oh
o,y -eonJe Dancing. music and amuseInents are
., nightly round while by day there are OUT
door sports in abundance
7rs villa owners were interested in the naming
-. = h.uoon Heart OF the Berkshires, in Pitts
ss,6 They were invited by the Aero Club Oh
p+ttsaaId 10 witness the fight, which was con-
s,cted By Leo Stevens. who had win MIN
Allan P Hawley the aeronaut, Of New YORK
nurt.- Of the wealthy cottagers are greatly inter
..+es IN the balloon and II has been placed at tner
s,.noxsI nv the Aero Club Ascensions by men Wei
known IN the social world are talked Of and the
Fs++sAA1S club is hurrying the qualification OF q
hsuoor rilot To give those interested an oppor-
tun,tv II indulge IN bsllooning this summer The
club hopes that society people VIII make the sport
popular.
i-+sHeId lakes are surrounded with tents. ana the
ro+-zzes are filed with campers Lake fishing Is at
sc beIzhr Coli at the country club has been IN
ts-ssriug with a tournament for trophy. Mr. anG
Mrs Frank Dutton gave a reception for their
daughter Miss Florence Colt Dutton, who was pre-
zen+ea 70 society The reception was attended by
three hundred guests, and in the evening dance
vas given for the debutante. Mr.. and Mrs Henry
" Rishon gave large dinner Saturday even
nr for the entertainment OF Judge Peter S. Cross
cun who was their guest, his way by motor TO
fhe Fyhjte Mountains. Mrs. Walter Cutting Of
New York Is now the guest OF her sister. Mrs
Bishop.