The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-05-24

sailed your ears and bring you into a
region where peace and quiet reign. yet
when you look for amusement I am go
Ing to give you q choice OF all the out
door pastlmes except surf bathing, and
In place OF this ! offer bathing IN the
cool lakes and streams OF the mountains,
where the gravel bed looks cooler and
more inviting than the sands Of the
ocean.
You are not prepared FOR a long Jour
ney? Nonsense. the journey is not a
long one and you do not need much
preparation. because, ne one OF the most
successful landlords In this territory e1-
presses It TO his patrons: You will please
as you dress here II you dress as you
please" So you can appreciate the fact
thar ! am not taking you 20 a place
where It Is necessary to spend fortune
on dress.
You haven't the time you can only
get a week OF? That is sufficient In
three hours We can be nj our destina-
ton and can enjoy the dinner that will
be- waiting FOR Us
You don't Ike travelling By rail?
Well. let us take the boat and enjoy a
cooi SAT- up the river to the gateways
OF the mountains and then travel by
train or stage 10 our destination.
You can't sleep on night boat? Well.
let us walt until morning and take the
Day Line boats and enjoy the most de-
lghtful sail In the world through the
scenic Hudson River and reach our des-
tnation tomorrow.
What kind OF hotel are we going to
visit' You may make your own selection
OF hotels and all you need do Ia to tell
ne what you want IN that line and your
wishes will be granted. Should you desire
20 send trunkful OF clothing ana spend
your time at place offering all OF tho
attractions provided at one OF the Broad
way palaces you win find such a hotel
ready for your entertainment Should you
desire TO have me take you 10 small
Farm house, where you can rest. eat good
plain home cooked food that will rout the
most severe case OF dyspepsia. presto,
II Is at your disposal
Between the two extremes are more
than thousand boarding houses and
hotels each Offering attractions that make
them the summer homes OF over 200, 900
people annually
You don't want anything OF the kind?
Well you are pretty hard 10 suit; tell me
what you do want. Oh. you want TO take
blanket along and lie IN the woods,
where you can listen 10 the music OF tho
brook. where you can catch ana cook
trout In the prlmeval way, or where you
can pitch tent and camp FOR the sum
ner7 Well, get your blanket and tent
and we Will ind you place 10 pitch
your camp.
You're going with met why, certainly
you are, and tomorrow morning we will
start for our vacation IN the greatest of
tho American summer resorts. the Catsklll
Mountains, the tabled land OF Rip Van
Wrinkle, where for over ninety years New
Workers. have enjoyed their vacations and
been benefited By sOJourn AT some OF
the many places open for the entertain
ment or summer visitors In that vast
region.
Covering almost three counties, Greene
Ulster and Delaware, T. would almost
seem as though the 1000 miles OF forest
embraced In this region had been formed
for the special benefit OF the people OF
New York and Brooklyn
Years ago the Catskills inspired Amer
ica's most gifted writer's, The scenery
to-day IS tust as attractive, the contour
OF the hills has not changed, the same
Streams miniature lakes and waterfalls
are on every hand. but In the place OF
the tedious stage coach and sailing vessel
which brought our grandparents 10 IN.
Cstskills We may reach them now by
fast trains from New York to the heart
OF the woods or by palatal steamers TO
the gatowRys, either In the day time or
ut night, ana be carried from the boat
landings 10 almost the doors OF the larger
hotels by trains,
Three hours from Broadway" IL .
popular slogan that has made this re-
Son the most popular Of the American
resorts because Il means 10 the business
man thh' n an emergency ne can ret
back % 'le city quickly and also tina:
h. can bring h'y family 10 the woods and
leave them and after the close OF busl-
ness speUd the week end with them
iraNnng them a., night IN time 10 dine
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