The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-04-23
Owners Reopening
Berkshire Homes
Ready for Season
Mr.. and Mrs. William Van
Brunt Findley Lease Miss
Morgan's Villa at Lenox.

Special Dispatch to THE NEW YORK HnRALD.
LENox, Mass. April 20.
A REPORT that Shadowbrook, the
a Carnegie mansion. might be
bought for hotel purposes was
of interest this week to all OF the
Berkshire region. Mr.. A. c. Barrow,
Mrs. Carnegie's secretary. came UP to
arrange for the removal to New York
Of some of the furniture remaining In
the house. Shadowbrook was used as
a hotel for three seasons before its
purchase by the late Mr.. Spencer p.
Shotter of Savannah. Ga.
Mr.. Frederick s. Delafield on wednes-
day leased Miss Caroline L. Morgan's
villa, Bel Air. in Lenox, to Mr.. and
Mrs. William Van Brunt Findley of
New York. who last season occupied
Mrs. Joseph S. whistler's Plumstead.
The last tenant of Bel Air, which is
nearly opposite the great Morgan es-
tate, Ventfort Hall, on Walker street,
was the late Mrs. William NJ. Kings
land.
former Ambassador to Italy, was in
Stockbridge this week house hunting.
He had villa there several years ago.
Mr.. Johnson's son, Mr.. Owen johnson.
is soon to take over Ingleside, which
he bought of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Wood
ward Haven. who have been there this
week directing the removal OF furni-
ture.
Several Open Cottages.
Miss Kate Cary is back from Pas
adena. Cal, and opened the Butternut
cottage on Wednesday. Among others
who opened their houses this week
were Mr.. and Mrs. Give Livingston Du
Val. Woodland Farm. in Stockbridge !:
Mr.. and Mrs. Banyer Clarkson in Tyr
ingham and Mr.. and Mrs. w. lockwood
Gibbs Rockridge Farms, in Richmond
Among the arrivals at Grey House In
Lenox are Mr.. Robert E. Bonner, Miss
Kate d'A. Bonner, Miss Georgianna w.
Sargent and Mr.. Albert r. Shattuck,
who are in the hills to direct improve
ments on their places. Mr.. Shattuck was
accompanied by his nephew, Mr.. Albert
L. Hoffman.
Mr.. Lindell r. Bates of New York was
in Pfttsheld this week looking over the
Lebanon Mountain estate of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lindon w. Bates, who
are now in Belgium. and who expect to
remain abroad all summer. On the sum-
NIT of the Lebanon Mountain State high
way there is a wide swath through the
woods to the peak. where Mr.. Bates
expects some time to erect a great mon
ument as memorial to his son, Lindon
w. Bates, Jr who went down with the
Lusitania. The original plans called for
han ftrxl~t <ts~l<x 49,
Of the monument.
Among those in Stocl<bridge this week
to inspect their property were Messrs.
Daniel Chester French, DR.. William Gil
man Thompson. Alexander Sedgwick,
Jr.. Chester p. Duryea. Jr., and Angus
tus Lukeman.
Stage Living Pictures.
Living pictures arranged by Mrs
Samuel Gilbert Colt and Mrs. Walter
r. Hawkins attracted the attention OF
Pttsfeld society at the Y. M. G. A.
last night. Among the paintings repre-
sented were THE Duchess of Devon
SHIRE" Mrs. Frederick G. Crane "Poca-
hontas," Mrs. Henry A. Francis; The
Broken Pitcher" Miss Lucy Bishop Bal
lard THE Little Princes" Winthrop NJ
Crane and Frank X. Paddock: THE
Girl With the Muff." Miss Florence
Buckingham Princess Elizabeth" Miss
Wilmot Eaton: 1.-THE Song of the Lark, .
Miss Hope Eaton: 'tSaviola," Mrs. AL
fred S. Whittemore.
Mr.. Albert Sprague Coolidge. SON Of
Mrs. Frederick S. Coolidge, has been
appointed associate professor of chem
istry at Harvard. where he was grad.
uated in 1915. He is to start work in
October. Mrs. Coolidge. his wife. Is a
Radcliffe graduate and they worked In
the chemical laboratories of the War
Department at Washington during the
war. They also have an extensive labo-
ratory in their home on South Noun
tain, Pittsfield.
Miss Ruth Draper of New York. who
has been at the Harrod Inn at Stock
bridge, went to Boston on Monday. Mrs
Clifford Brigham Of Boston is at the
inn.