Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-11-26
The Evening Chit Chat
BY RUTH CAMERON
N INTERESTING little suggestion along the line of out-ofthe-ordt
nary things that women are doing came under my notice While ID
a vacation trim IL Grand Manan this fall,

A N INTERESTING little suggestion along the line of outofthe-ordl-
~ nary things that women ar doing came under m notice Whhe Oh
" a vacation trip to Grand Manan this fall
Only, 1 suppose me should call it JAM rather than bread ana
butter that these three women were earning, for the little venture l
want to tell you about was merely a side issue with them, teaching being
their vocation.
Grand Manan, be it explained for those whose geography doesn't go
into such minute detais-is a island belonging to Canada and lying off
the coast of Maine. 1t is a quaint and picturesque isle, Inhabited mostly
by fsherfoIks and having a most magnificent coasuine of tremendous
cliffs three Of four hundred feet high, said to resemble the coast of Nor
way, Now tourists and summer folk have just begun to appreciate the
beauty of this place, and the native people have not yet become sufh-
GENTLY used to these guests to know how to supply their wants.
Whereby hangs my tale.
About ten years ago these three girls began coming to Grand Manan
for their summers. For year or two they stopped at one of the native
"hotels" (nuf said"), then they rented a cottage. Friends visited them
and told other friends of the beauty OF TN spot other Hiend began TO
say. Cant we come too and share the expense?" The three girls de-
INJURED at first, but finally yielded and thus, with two IT three guests,
there started what is now known all over Manan IS The Cove Girls
Settlement"
Last year the Cove Girls had twentyseven guests who paid nine or
They have bought the cottage which they originally rented and add
ed to it a large barn, another cottage and a cooper's shop which belonged
with the second cottage, and also several acres of land.
The cooper shop had a large stone fireplace. They nave let that
it up and put in a good Franklin stove. In the barn, right beside the
hay, they have slung Gloucester hammocks, and many of the guests sleep
there although dressing and undressing in the house.
With the cottages they have worked the miracles that q gnt of
taste and energy and a little money sometimes accomplish, Almost all
the place is in perfect taste from the dainty cretonne hangings at the
windows to the artistic blue vases ver he freplaces. which are kept for
ever overlooking with nasturtums.
! said the three girls were teachers That wasn't quite correct. Two
of them teach but the third is a lady of leisure; With her mother she
the planting of flowers and vegetables and in a general way gets things
started.
resource. They know just how to get the best table supplies reasonably.
They know where to get horses and boats at good prices. They know all
the places that are interesting to visit And lastly, but by no means least,
being "ciy folks themselves they know what "etty folks" like and don't
like.
the natives put it the owe girls are making money hand over fist"
Because Oft the paueity of space l have had to give you just the bare
outlines of this little story. but I trust I've told you enough to give you
What these girls have done at Grand Manan / should think any group
but not over exploited spot.
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