The Republican journal., 1915-08-19
In my last letter said that the season,

IN my last letter said that the season, I
up to that date, was duller one than last
year. Time has changed all that. The
house now is filled to overflowing, and
new guests are constantly arriving. In
the evening, when the lobby is crowded,
the scene, with the beautiful evening
gowns and flashing jewels, is brilliant
one. The noise of conversation and
laughter is almost deafening. Being
fully aware of the enormity and incon-
gruity of the thing l am about to per-
petrate here it is. Years ago Mr.. Levi
Whitcomb-the only real farmer City
point boasted-asked me what could
make more noise than pig under gate,
and the answer was, 1.-TWO pigs"
would like to ask Mr.. Whitcomb today
what can make more noise than hum
dred people in hotel lobby, and the an
swer would be-three hundred people.
pigs is pigs" and people is people, but
noise is noise. Sometimes, to misquote
little. I feel that it would be happiness
to shoulder my umbrella, unbend my
brows, and then go back to my bees and
cows"-and pigs. A lady just said to
me as she got her mail, "The Outlook.
Do you know l just love The Outlook,
but there's no time to read it here" and
that is the whole thing in a nutshell. In
this ''mad whirl" of social life there
tn ho orufbipr-av-
cepr knitting sweaters. Everybody here
is knitting sweaters. Pink, blue, white,
yellow or green-almost every woman is
working away with two big needles and
a mass of soft Shetland floss. 1t looks
easy, easy as rolling off log, and the
only reason l am only locker on is be-
cause the ten hanks of Shetland floss is
"ack-spensive" as that same little four
years-old said about gold fish. 81 sup
pose they are more ack-spensive than
other fish," he said.
For the past two weeks we have had
many sales in the exhibition room, and
there are many more to follow, of beau
tiful gowns, fancy articles, pictures and
silverware. which would make the heart
of any daughter of Eve move little
quicker. To keep on the safe side, l
seldom enter into the charmed limits of
the room, but now and then the beauty
of wonderful embroideries or pictures
proves too alluring and l cross the line
always, however, taking the precaution
to leave my pocket book in the table
drawer.
Have you read of the new house that
is just being completed on the top of
Mt. Washington to replace the Summit
House that was burned in 1908? 1t IS to
be called the "New Station and Restau-
rant" and there will be comfortable
accommodations for the travellers who
wish to spend night on the rooe of
New England" Upstairs there are to
be eighteen guest rooms with twin beds
in nearly all of them, and the whole
house is to be fitted with modern com.
most attractive. 1t is to be opened Sat-
urday, August 21st, and on the evening
of that day big fires are to be lighted by
the Appalachian Club on the SUBMITS of
various mountains in New Hampshire
and Vermont in honor of the occasion.
Miss M. A. Clark, who for twenty-five
years has had the management of the
old Summit House and the Tip Top
House, and who in winter is housekeep-
er at the Ormond Hotel, Ormond, Fla,
will manage the new hostelry which is
owned by the Barron Hotel Co. Miss
Clark has been staying at Crawfords
during the summer, and has so endeared
herself to all of US that we are very 10th
to see her leave for higher altitude,
but we wish her every success in the
new house.
And now visions of your waste basket
rise before me-and still, small voice
says, "stop." Only one thing more and
stop 1 will. From far away California
there came to me kind letter of appre-
citation and encouragement after my
little poem, 1.-THE Brooks ofeMaine," ap-
peared in your columns. And more re-
Gently there came beautiful booklet
views of the Exposition but as these
communication from the distant land
are anonymous, can only say to you.
dear Journal, that l am deeply grateful
to my unknown friend-and very curl
GUS.
R. T. NEWELL,
Crawford House, N H., Aug. II, 1915.