The New York herald., 1922-08-06
Nine. GalH-Curci
Building a Home
on CatskiH Peak
Mountain Villa Near High
mount Is English Manor Style
and Will Cost 100000.


KINGSTON. n. Y. Aug. 5.-The month
OF August carries an unusual appeal to
those who enjoy outdoor life. The noun
tains are at their best. The days are
warm and lazy, the nights cool and
bracing as a tonic. Judging from the
increased travel by railroad. steamer
and automobile TO the mountains the
month bids fair to excel other seasons.
Business depression in any part of the
United States is not indicated by any
falling off in the number Of August va
cationists to the Catskill and Shawan-
gunk Mountains.
Mime. Amelita Galli-Curci. grand opera
star, is busy this month supervising the
erection OF her new home to be located
high up in the NCatskill Mountains. al
most at the top Of one of the highest
peaks. The house. which will cost about
100000. is situated near the top of
Bellaire Mountain. which is about 2,700
feet above sea levels and one of the
1oftiest peaks in the Catskills. 1t is
just midway between Highmount and
Fleischmanps, but Nine. Galli-Curci has
elected to use the Highmount Post Office
as neT OtIlClal ADDRESS,. lnlS Is the nlSn-
est post office in the mountains.
The house Is to be erected on a cres-
cent shaped plateau. and commands
view of all the principal ranges in the
Catskills. The railroad station Is known
rs the Grand Hotel Station, and is
located several hundred feet from the
Highmount Post Office. The grounds
consist OF $50 acres. The house is in
the style of the old English manor 1t
;S of gf0na antiraIv pAith 10 ayaaptiop
of the second story of the service wing.
which is done In half timber The stone
is the blue-gray product of this part of
the country and is being used in its
rough state. The windows are all Eng
lish easement The walls are two feet
thick and the wall finish rs rougn pias-
ter. The woodwork is entirely of oak.
Her Singing studio.
The artists studio is to be very large
and is two stories in height with all the
beams and trellises showing. The walls
are oak paneled and the ceiling between
the heavy oak beams consists of OAK
crosshoards two inches wide. This is
said to be much better from the acoustic
standpoint than plaster between the
beams
Nr Q. Galli-Curci is enjoying the
countr5- and the work of supervising the
buGQiilS VI lHt HOuSt. one Is also
strdving the leading role of Massenet's
, "Manon," which she will sing the COM
Ing season. She Is accepting no sum-
E.er engagements, with the exception OF
Saratoga Springs and Atlantic City, |
where she Mill sing August Is and 20. |
The rest % her time will be devoted TO
her new fome and recreation.
The artist has been spending the sum-
mer months for the past few years in
the Catskil.s. which has led her to de-
eide to make 1t her permanent home. |
Many other artists also are finding the |
Catskill and Shawangunk mountain re-
gion ideal for spending the warm period. |
Every season John Barnes Wells the
tenor. summers near Roxbury; while
this summer the latest addition to the
artists colony at Woodstock is Nine.
Ceorgette Leblanc.
Realizing the lack of body of water
for boating bathing and other water
sports. the village Of Margaretsville Is
considering the proposition to dam the
Delaware River where it flows through
the village, flooding about twenty acres
OF land and forming lake which is to
be known as Lake Papadunk, tho oil !
Indian name of the Delaware. Early in
tho week a. hydraulic engineer was In
the village, and after examining the site
stated that the project was feasible by
erecting a small four foot dam at cost
OF several thousands of dollars.
Dam n Good Investment.
The neighboring village of Fleisch-
manns prld something like $4,000. for
a dam known as Lake Switzerland sew
eral years ago. and since then water
sports have proved one of the most at
tractive features to the summer vaca-
tionist.
AT Tannersville the opening of a new
concrete and steel swimming pool at
Fairmont Park the past week has added
another attraction to this popular sum
mer resort. The pool contains $4,000
gallons OF water and Is equipped with
shower baths and individual bathing
houses.
At all Of the resorts festivities are be-
Ing planned this month with dancing,
boating hiking. baseball. golf. tennis
and, other sports and amusements.
AT Glasco the past week new COM
rrunity playground was formally opened
The playground has tennis courts. a
baseball field and all OF the usual play
ground attractions. 1t is the gift TO the
village OF Washburn Bros. Company.
AT Windham preparations are being
made TO hold a celebration in honor OF
the rapid strides made in that popular
summer resort
At Woodstock the artists colony is
holding the annual exhibit of paintings,
and market fair Is being held every
Saturday The Maverick concerts are
also a weekly feature of the summer
months.
At Lake Mohonk horseback riding Is
again coming into vogue. The stables
have a number Of good mounts and there
are more than sixty miles of fine drives.
hn rolf tho
are also popular.
At Ellenville the county fair of the
shawangunkl Mountains will open Au-
gust %.
Pocono ForeSterS Will
Keen Fire Towers Omen